July Currently

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer. I am new to blogging and I am so excited to have a new blog for next year so that I can share things going on in my classroom. I read the July Currently on Darling Little Learners and thought this was such a fun idea. You can participate too by clicking here.

Here is my July Currently:

Listening: I am just enjoying a lazy afternoon and hear the ceiling fans. It has been raining here almost everyday for the last few weeks and the sun is shining today so my neighbors are cutting grass (what I should be doing) so I can also hear their lawn mower.

Loving: As teachers we are so busy throughout the year that I am loving summer time and just having time to relax and get some things done. 

Thinking: I am thinking about crafting projects and school projects that I would like to get done before school starts. I made an owl rosette for my classroom and would like to make more rosettes and more owl things for my classroom.

Wanting: I am wanting to craft and make things for my classroom because I know once school starts I will not have as much time.

Needing: With less than a month until I go back to school I am definitely needing more time to get the things done that I wanted to accomplish this summer and just more time to relax. :0)

Tips, Tricks, or Hints: Like I said earlier I am new to blogging so I don't really have any tips, tricks, or hints but could really use any tips, tricks, or hints. I have learned a lot about blogging from Mrs. Stanford's Class so I would recommend any new bloggers to check out her blog.

Thanks for visiting!

-Mary
aninspiredclassroom@gmail.com

Owl Rosette

Wow, I can not believe it is already July and the summer is half way over. Since it will not be long before we are hearing those school bells ringing I want to use the rest of the summer to make some things for my classroom. Last year I decided to do a theme in my classroom. I went with a polka dot and owl theme. So this week I made an owl rosette to hang in my classroom next year.

I love the way it turned out and can't wait to make more of them to hang around my classroom.

Directions for Owl Rosette:

To make the rosette I cut a piece of 12 X 12 scrapbook paper into three strips that were 4 X 12. I then made score marks every 1/2 inch along all three pieces and folded the three pieces in and out like making a fan. Next I glued the three strips together making a circle. I then pushed the circle together and hot glued it in the middle. I decided to use the colors mint, purple, and pink for the center decorative piece. I cut the mint scallop circle at 3 inches and the purple circle at 2.5 inches using Cricut Craftroom Basics. The owl was cut at 2 inches from the Create a Critter 2 Cricut Cartridge using the colors pink (body), mint (wings, ears, & belly), white (eyes), yellow (feet & beak), and black (pupil of eyes).

Here are a couple more pictures of the owl rosette:

 

I hope you like and can use this idea in your own classroom. 

Thanks for visiting!

-Mary
aninspiredclassroom@gmail.com