Monday Made-It!

Good afternoon, fellow crafters! Here at Edison and Bean we are proud to announce that laziness, (if only for today) has come to an end.  We are presenting three, yes, you read right, three fantabulous Monday Made-It projects!

First up:  that awesome little teacher tool box/caddy that seems to be the rage on Pintrest (I've seen about 10 different versions of these handy little things and finally have decided to try making my own.)  The tool box itself came from Lowe's (at a cost about $20).  The scrapbook paper paper and labels I had on hand, and the time it took to complete was about 30-45 minutes depending if my little one let me work.  Here is the "before" picture...

And here is the "after"....

I love it!  All ready to ditch those 3 drawer-rollie thingys that take up a lot of valuable space and just collect a ton of junk throughout the school year.  Now, If it doesn't have a drawer, it doesn't have a space in the classroom!

Monday Made-It Project Number 2:  fabric borders for the bulletin board.  This year I have decided to change my room theme to "Superheroes"and  try to find cutesy borders in that!  Not happening, fellas!  So, what's a girl to do when she can't find what she needs?  Make it herself, of course!  

If you choose to do the same, this is what you need:  fabric of your choice, heavy duty shipping tape, good fabric scissors or a rotary cutter, and time on your hands.  

What to do:  Lay your fabric right-side down.  Lay a strip of shipping tape along the edge.  Cut.  Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.  

The PERFECT Superhero Fabric! Uncut.

The 2nd PERFECT Superhero fabric cut into strips with the tape backing on the other side.  

Now, I've put twin unfitted sheets (black) from Walmart on my shopping list (they run about $2.00 per sheet) and I'll cut the amount that I'll need for the back for the bulletin board.  Lined with these awesome borders, they'll keep for at least a few years.  I am SOOOOO tired of those cheap corrugated cardboard borders that seem to become destroyed when you look at them with cross-eyes.  The kids play with them and they NEVER LAST.  SO hopefully, these will stick (ha!) around a year or two.  

Monday Made-It Part Three!  Oh my gosh!  Anchor charts.  What do you think?  Pretty cool, huh?  I felt like I needed to color something and when I get in the mood, nothing will soothe that particular itch like a box of Crayola crayons and markers.

Saw this one on Pintrest and needed to make my own.  Love how it shows/tells how we listen.  Sometimes I even need a reminder of that!

These two will be laminated and hung on the wall after I cut them out.  No more guessing on what a question word is!

This one still needs to be shaded and colored in, but Bean needed to eat.  It happens.  

All my anchor charts could be a post of their own.  I love just putting in a movie (my favorites are: The Princess Bride, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, or any Frankie and Annette Beach movie) and just going to town on my paper with pencil, industrial-sized eraser and my box of markers.

Well, I hope you enjoyed your tour of my creativity here at Edison and Bean.  I hope to post more crafty things in the future, but alas, I hear wee little child waking from his delightful little nap.  My other job has begun after this exciting little respite.

Always yours,
Shauna