*Throwback Thursday*

===Throwback Thursday!! from July 13, 2013!!======
Over the last couple of weeks I've been very fortunate to make some Custom Classroom Designs for a some lovely ladies.
I shared a photo on Instagram of my Aqua & Gray Classroom Decor.

 Tiffany commented, that she would like to know if I had it in black and red. I asked her to email me and that is when the fun began. Tiffany had a great vision for her room.  She had a polka dots and paws theme, but was having a lot of trouble finding items to fit her decor. 

(I found some great clip art form Graphics from the Pond of paws and scrappin' doodles--of puppies.  The polka dot backgrounds are from Ashley Hughes. The colors clip art comes from Krista Wallden at Creative Clips.)

Tiffany also wanted to add a clip-chart for behavior, #'s and colors as well.

I really loved how it turned out!! She came up with some great ideas for the clip-chart wording--very clever on her part--so I cannot take credit for it.

Here is Polka dots and Paws Classroom Decor

From there, I met Kari!  She was a winner in my Giveaway at the beginning of the month.  She loved the Polka dots and paws, but had a dilemma. She had invested in a lot of lime buckets and her school was going to have a Garden theme this year.  She wanted to do Ladybugs with lime and black. I found some pretty lime with polka dots background from Dreamlike Magic, black and white from Ashley Hughes and some pretty blossoms from Jessica Weible Illustrations. The pop of red from ladybugs makes it just beautiful!! Kari also asked for calendar #'s, so this Classroom Decor unit is about 20 pages bigger than the polka dots and paws. The editable file is also larger and contains more labels.

Here is Ladybug Love

 

Last but certainly not least in my Owl Love Decor. If you came to my classroom or have seen my gifts from students you would know my theme was Owls last year and was a huge hit with my class. I really made this set with my own room in the back of my mind as far as colors are concerned. It is not a full set--as I am still working on it. However, it started out as Chalkboard theme for an elementary classroom. Again, Instagram has opened up many new doors, someone asked if it came in cursive. So I made this set in Chalkboard style and Cursive Style (the cursive font comes from bvfonts.com and is called Learning curve) 

Here is the Chalkboard Style

Here is the Cursive Style

I made the Graphics a bit smaller as cursive is usually taught in older grades.

So what do you think?  Do you have a theme in mind, but can't find what you are looking for. I'd love to work with you!!

CTP 50th Anniversary Giveaway

Creative Teaching Press is celebrating their 50th Anniverary! I am thrilled to be a part of this giveaway and to share with you some new and tried and true products from this great company.

If you have read my blog before you know that I'm probably the #1 fan of Dots on Turquoise from Creative Teaching Press . 
I have had this collection decorating my classroom for the last 3 years. You can see images of my classroom from this year here at Take a Peek Inside My Classroom  and here at How Do You Calendar? 
 As I am finishing up the 2014-2015 school year, the teacher/planner in me can't help but look ahead to the next school year and see how I can update my classroom look for the new crop of first graders to come.
Here are few must haves from the Dots on Turquoise Collection. I use a combination of all the borders to make it more interesting with out being too distracting for the students.
Dots on Turquoise Border Collection: #1038 Dots on Turquoise Border and #1040 Stripes and Stitches Border or try out the Dots on Turquoise Perfect Pair #6585 with the Stripes and Stitches and Paisley paired up.

 I use the Dots on Turquoise Pennant Border #7144 on the top of  my Word Wall bulletin board.

Dots on Turquoise 6" Designer Cut-outs
These beauties have adorned my word wall for some time. They are the perfect size to display the letters of the alphabet.

 

The Posters below can be used in a variety of ways. Of course you can display the Dots on Turquoise Welcome Poster outside your door, and the Dots on Turquoise Paisley Poster  can be laminated to make re-usable as I used it on my calendar wall.

Now, to Spruce up my look with Chevron and Painted Palette for the 2015-2016 School year. Here are a just a few (wink, wink) of the items I'm looking at to color coordinate with my Dots on Turquoise classroom.

I'm sort of in love with these layered borders. These are just a few of the color combinations you can go with. I love the pop of poppy in the new Herringbone border! And ombre is not just a hairstyle anymore. The scalloped Ombre borders are just gorgeous!

Playful Paisley, Poppy Red Herringbone and Ombre Turquoise Scallops

Playful Paisley, Lime Green Mini-hexagon and Orange Chevron

Painted Palette Turquoise Maze and Ombre Orange Scallop

Ombre Turquoise Scallops and Lime Green Mini-Hexagon

 I love having crisp clean lettering on my bulletin boards that both students and parents can easily read. The Painted palette letters are 4" in height and will really pop on my turquoise blue background. I love doing patterns, so I'm looking at both the green and orange letters to do patterns in letters and words.

Painted Palette Orange Paint Chip 4" Designer Letters #0281

Painted Palette Lime Green Paint Chip 4" Designer Letters #0283

Painted Palette Ombre Poppy Red Herringbone 4" Designer Letters

 These letters also come in Turquoise, if you prefer to stay with the turquoise theme.
I can never have too many labels at the beginning of the year. The labels below are great for notebooks, folders, report card or progress report envelopes. You can color code by subject, reading group or table teams. Again, these labels come in more than just Orange and Lime Green. So if you are looking to spruce up a collection of your own, make sure to check out the other colors available.

Painted Palette Orange Herringbone Labels #0714

Painted Palette Lime Green Paint Chip Labels

These Library pockets are so versatile. I currently have the Dots on Turquoise Library pockets for my jobs board and to hold my students PBIS rewards cards. But since, I'm sprucing up for next year, I'm thinking of changing out the old and replacing with these bright and bold colors.

Painted Palette Ombre Lime Green Hexagons Library Pockets

Painted Palette Ombre Poppy Red Herringbone Library Pocket

Painted Palette Orange Paint Chip Library Pockets

 

 

You can also use the Painted Palette Name Plates to coordinate with the Dots on Turquoise colors. 

Chevron Solids Name Plates the name plates are great for desks or cubbies. 
These borders are bright and fun and will make a great accent to the borders I currently have. They can be layered or stand alone.
 

Painted Palette Ombre Turquoise Scallops Border

Painted Palette Ombre Poppy Red Scallops Border

 

Turquoise Chevron Border

Orange Chevron Border

Lime Green Chevron Border

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