Monday, July 27, 2015

Monday Made It

Like most teachers, I have been busy making things for my classroom. Here are some of my "Made It"s.

Made It #1

Here is a picture of a chalkboard  I made for my Centers in my classroom.


I made two of them. They are made from a cabinet door. We recently remodeled our kitchen and I kept the cabinet doors.
To make the chalkboard, I painted the middle part with black chalkboard paint.

My cabinet door was already white. I  hot glued lime green ribbon (hard to see in the picture) where the black chalkboard paint met the white of the cabinet door to create a nice straight line. I also hot glued 2 clothespins to use if I want to hang a paper.


I removed the handle and hot glued some paisley pictures from the Schoolgirl Style set I bought. 
This hid the holes left after I removed the handle.



Made It #2

I bought a small child's toy box/bench at Goodwill last year for $4. It had been painted black. I wanted to give it a makeover to match my classroom. First, I put primer on it.


Then, I painted it lime green.

I painted the top of each post turquoise. Then, I glued a thick piece of foam to the top (recycled from another project). I covered the foam in fabric and stapled the fabric under the top.

I hot glued ribbon along the front and sides.


Made It #3


This is one of the Student Mailboxes I have had for years from Really Good Stuff. It was a dark green color on the outside. Since I am focusing more on lime green and turquoise in my classroom, I wanted to change it. I painted the outside lime green.


I hot glued a white border around the edges and a ribbon on top. I glued the words "Kids' Mail" to the top.


Here they are both together.



10 comments:

  1. I LOVE how you repurposed everything for your Made-Its! I bet they look awesome in your classroom :)

    Emily
    http://www.comfortablyclassic.blogspot.com

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  2. All of your Made Its are lovely and so creative. Love the chalkboard idea and how you made over the mailboxes. The bench, wow. Have a great day~

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  3. WOW! You've been super busy. Your Made Its look fabulous!! I used to make trays out of cabinet doors, but I never thought of using them in this way - so creative!! Thanks for sharing such great ideas.
    Janie
    Are We There Yet?

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    1. I like your idea of making trays. I was thinking of trying to make a tray from one of the cabinet doors I have left.

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  4. Wow! Love the look of your student mailboxes. They look great!

    Jordan
    Team J's Second Grade Fun

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  5. WOW...you are so creative! I want everything that you made. I've got mailboxes in my room that could really use some updated love. Thank you so much for sharing!
    Alison
    Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'

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  6. I love all of your made-its. I will be on the lookout for more paisley throughout your classroom.

    My Bright Blue House

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  7. Are your mailboxes the cardboard ones from Really Good Stuff? Did you spray paint them?

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