Zebra Ties

So over Christmas Break my goal was to work on as much wedding stuff as possible so I won't have to stress about it during my student teaching.  Well I haven't accomplished as much as I would have liked to but we have a BIG project going on right now...  ZEBRA TIES!!!!  I am super excited about these because 1. They are zebra and 2. They are handmade by me and mom which makes them 3. Totally original!  We didn't even use a real pattern or anything.  Instead we cut up an old tie that has been hanging on my doorknob for years and went with the flow to create a zebra tie with a hint of pink on the back.  =D

I cut out felt for the inside of the ties

Yeah it was so much fun

Ever wondered what a tie would look like if you ripped out the stitching and ironed it completely flat?  Well now you know.

Trying to figure out the best direction to cut the ties

That is one beautiful completed tie!

The backside with a touch of pink.

My dad modeling the tie =D

I am very delighted with the way they are turning out!  But there are still many more to make!  We are making 10 adult ties and 2 bow ties for the ring bearers.  =D

I am a HORRIBLE Blogger

So the past two posts I claimed I would be a better blogger.  Yeah that didn't turn out so well but if at first you don't succeed, try try again!  Here are some of my favorite creations since my last blog post...

Watermelon Shark

Owl Wreath

Crayon Monogram

State Float Project

It's a Crazy Beautiful Life

So I said like two months ago that I was going to be better about posting and I totally haven't been.  But school is starting up and I am really going to try to document more things I am working on and projects!  I want to spend this school year practicing because hopefully I will have an actual teaching job in the fall and then will be posting pictures of my classroom and things we do in class!

So here is my latest creation.  I found my inspiration on Pinterest and turned it into my own.  I'm super excited to give it to one of my best friends tomorrow at her bridal shower!

I'm planning on setting up on a cake stand I got her and giving her some cake mixes and food coloring.  (Baking cakes is one of our favorite things to do together)

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars...

Wow I really need to do a better job of posting!  I feel bad because I spend SO much time browsing through other blogs but never really contribute anything to my own!  So here is the big project I have been working on...

AIRPLANE DIAPER CAKE =)

This is how it started out but I felt like needed a little more in the back and I  was still planning on adding a few other things besides diapers...

So the final product turned into this!

Its kind of hard to see but the propellers are bottle brushes and there are bottles underneath for the wheels and a pacifier in the front =D

Over all I am pretty please with the way it turned out...  I just looked around online found a picture that looked somewhat easy to create and ran with it!  I am helping throw an airplane themed baby shower tomorrow.  I really hope the mother-to-be likes it!

Animal Print

So I really love zebra print!  My bedding and curtains are zebra print and I have really been into painting zebra print lately.  Well I am trying to expand my painting abilities and decided to try my hand at giraffe print and I'm actually pretty proud of myself!

Here is the giraffe print picture frame I painted tonight!

Here are some things I have painted with zebra print:

Mirror

Picture Frame

Earring Holder I made =D

Spring Break What's That?

So I'm officially on Spring Break but it won't really be a break for me.  I have so many school papers and projects to work on and I'm babysitting so its more like work week for me.  Here are a few pics of more school stuff that I've been working on...

This is what the laundry basket in my previous post turned into.  A pumpkin prop box for my pumpkin unit =D

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree

Again with the letters on it

Bill Grogan's Goat

Five Little Ducks

The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything

Ella Sarah Gets Dressed

Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

which can be turned into We're Going on a Lion Hunt


Most of the projects I have left aren't near as fun or exciting as these =/

School Has Consumed My Life!

So I didn't realize that it would be so hard for me to post blogs!  School has pretty much consumed my life and I really haven't even had time to browse through others blogs for craft inspiration either...  I have a list of about 10 big projects/assignments that I'm working on all at the same time and I'm losing my mind!  So here is a little peek of what I've been doing...

I have to make 10 felt board stories and here is some of what I've made so far:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (minus the butterfly)

Here is a project I finished up today for a vocabulary "mini" lesson:

This is before I added the velcro.

This is with the velcro.  The whole purpose is to match the food to it's correct group.  Ex. banana would go in fruit etc.

And before I get back to homework and projects here is the start of a prop box I have to make for Effective Teaching...

I bet no one can guess what I'm going to turn it into!