My First Monday Made It: Teacher Toolbox

Apparently I cannot get my act together, because I have been attempting to get in the swing of this Monday Made It business over at 4th Grade Frolics and just haven't been able to make it happen. 

Why I chose this week to jump in is beyond me! Not only do I have two of my own kiddos and two brand new puppies I'm trying to potty train, I also have one Mother-in-Law (Who, by the way, I adore! Big {hugs} to all you awesome MIL's!), a 9 year old niece, and a very busy 2 year old nephew visiting. Welcome to the crazy house!


And if all that wasn't enough my stinkin' printer was going bezerk all afternoon. This is why it's nearly 11pm and I have just finished my Monday Made It. 

Teacher toolboxes have been floating around on Pinterest forever now so I am probably the last teacher on earth who hadn't made one, but nonetheless I was still very excited about my project.

I started with some scrapbooking paper, vellum, some paper ribbons from Creative Memories, and adhesives. 

I printed my titles on vellum instead of on the printed scrapbook paper. (Mrs. Rojas over at Create-Teach-Share has some great how-to tips for printing right on to the scrapbook paper.) I loved the polka-dots but didn't want the words to get completely lost by printing right on that paper. I thought the vellum might help break it up a bit.  

 
Next it was time to trim my paper. I cut 14 pieces that were 1 and 1/4" x 2" and 8 pieces that were 2 and 1/8" x 4 and 1/4". 

 
After I had my pieces cut, I stuck on my titles, added a little flair with the paper ribbons and clip art, and....TA-DA...

Now the pressure is really on for next week. Yikes!


If you want to join in head over to 4th Grade Frolics, grab the Monday Made It button and get busy!