Archives for August 2011

This post is dedicated to all my east coast friends out there who are glued to the weather channel.  As you know Hurricane Irene is on her way and from what everyone is saying she will be bringing some major damage with her.  The news will tell you to make sure you have an emergency…

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I was so excited when I finally had the chance to redo the bookcase in my classroom that I had been waiting to tackle since last summer.  When you take over a classroom it’s hard to know what your going to need and what you should get rid of so my rule was keep everything…

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I recently mentioned how I wanted to make a burlap board in my class after seeing one here.  After making a trip to Joann’s and picking up 7 yards it was time to put it up.  Now if you have ever worked with burlap you may notice that it is pretty hard to cut straight…

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It’s that time of year, a very bittersweet time of year.  Summer is starting to come to a close and that means school is starting! One of my favorite things to do around this time is to get into my classroom and start organizing.  I recently went in to get started and was completely shocked…

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One thing that I have always had trouble with is hanging frames evenly.  Before painting my living room I had a mirror and canvas art on either side of the one bare window in the room and after I painted it I put the canvas back even though it didn’t go at all with the…

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The dirty thirty has arrived! To commemorate the curvy digits I wanted to show you all a little craft project I did for my cousin who also had the pleasure of meeting her third decade recently.  This project took me one DVR’d episode of White Collar to accomplish and took a few materials to make…

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Since I can remember my family has been making and jarring their own tomato sauce.  When the time comes around every summer it’s a great way to get everyone together and quite the reminder that summer is coming to a close.  Nothing can beat the sweet smell that fills the air while crates of meaty…

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I love me some cheese.  All kinds of cheese! So when my dad handed me a container of his homemade ricotta cheese I knew I wanted to make something tasty with it.  What did I come up with? Spanakopita! My mom makes her own version of it which we just call pita but pronounced more…

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I am not a huge chocolate lover but I do enjoy an occasional Hershey kiss every now and then.  One kind of chocolate I am completely and totally in love with is Nutella!  I remember my love for this amazing chocolate hazelnut spread started when I was just a little girl.  It wasn’t often that…

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Remember how I mentioned my love of fabric changing the look of any space?  Well, how about some furniture!  Recently, my friend Beth brought over an old chair that she wanted to incorporate into her classroom as well as a bench.  The problem…ugly, stinky, old seat coverings. Solution? Why let’s reupholster them! Ok, that was…

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