Tuesday To Do #29 & #30 List Makers

I've had such a great week!

How about you?!?!

Can't wait to show you what I've been up to...hopefully soon!

We had such a talent filled party last week, that I had the hardest time picking out my favorites! 

These were my List Makers from last week...were they your's too?!?

Love this "boo"tifully shabby banner from Keri at Pressed Down, Shaken Together!

Don't you just ADORE this Champagne Crate Table by Art is Beauty?!?

What can I say?!?  Just go to Misadventures of Mrs. B. and get the recipe...I KNOW you want to!

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a  LIST MAKER button:

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Now on the the party...

Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1.  Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.

2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

4.  Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!

Tuesday To Do #28 and #27 List Makers

Hi Sweet Friends!

Happy Tuesday!!!

Are you ready for some party fun?!?

Check out these List Makers:

Chef in Training's Banana Cookies

Tags from Ribbons by Ricochet....very cool.

Bleached T-shirts by Wayward Girls Crafts

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a  LIST MAKER button:

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Now on the the party...

Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1.  Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.

2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

4.  Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!

Tuesday To Do Party #27 and # 26 LIST MAKERS!

What a wonderful party last week!
Seeing all of your creative projects is making me so antsy to make something!!!
When I'm back in the saddle, I'm not going to be able to decided where to start!!!

Here are some of my favorites from last week:

Heart Bunting by The Lazy Hobbyhopper

Vintage Race Car Art with Pallet Frame by Our Wonderfilled Life

Love Is Sweet Dessert Table by Melinda Ann

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a  LIST MAKER button:

TUESDAY TO DO

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Now on the the party...

Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1.  Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.

2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

4.  Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!

Tuesday To Do #26 & #25 LIST MAKERS

Hope everyone has had a happy & restorative Labor Day.

Now that you're rested, you may have the energy to try some of this week's List Makers...

I adore this Birthday Seat Cover created by Freshly Completed.

 

 

Bliss Bloom Blog shared how to make this great stone placemat...of course I'm thinking of making 12 for an awesome tablescape!

I know a little girl I'd love to give this sweet gift to. 

 Three Pixie Lane put this together and even suggested a cute chocolate brown monogram on the pocket.  I love me some monograms!

If you were on this week's To Do List, then please feel free to grab a  LIST MAKER button:

TUESDAY TO DO

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Now on the the party...

Link up your creations!  Sewing, crafting, cooking, tips, photography, tablescapes, parties, scrapbooking, collectibles...it all works.  Please save your items for sell, your giveaways and your own parties for those specific blog parties.  You're the best!

(Borrowed these little rules from the Shabby Nest...she's got it going on!)

1.  Become a follower of The Blackberry Vine.

2. Link directly to your post and not just to your blog.

3. Grab the TUESDAY TO DO BUTTON from the sidebar, and link back to the Blackberry Vine.  (Yes, it can be a little time-consuming, but it's the sweet blogger thing to do!)

4.  Please visit other participants and leave them some comment love.  Comment, comment, comment!!!

I reserve the right to remove posts that are not in keeping with the spirit of Tuesday To-Do including but not limited to those that link to your shop, your giveaway or your linky party, and those that do not link back to the Blackberry Vine. Thanks for playing fair!!

Book Boxes - Revisited

Another year, another book box.

(Last year's is at bottom of the post...)

For the newbies, the kindergartner teachers ask that each family create a book box out of a cereal box.  The kiddos use them to hold the books they make at school.

It's a great way to recycle and to show a little of the kids' personalities.

What I learned last year, was that using decoupage to apply the paper is a great way to reinforce the box.  It just feel sturdier.  J wanted his picture on his because that's the way H's teacher requested his look in 1st Grade.

Here is what I came up with:

Because I'm still recovering, I just used a group of coordinating papers and decoupage.  My mind and energy level would only allow mindless crafting.

Aren't packaged papers the best?!?!

Turned out pretty cute, don't cha think?

Oh, I just stamped his name on with rubber stamps and acrylic paint after the Mod Podge dried.  Because I wasn't sure which end would show, I put his picture on both.

Doesn't he look like a happy Kindergartner?!?

 This is the 1st Grade version.  They sent home the book boxes (very sturdy) with only one request...to include a picture of your child reading a book on the short end.  The teacher added the names so it gave all of the individual book boxes a unified look.

Here'slast year's version - Click here for link

Happy Fall!

Smiles!

Get to Know the Teacher - Updated Version

Last year I created this little "Get to Know the Teacher" questionnaire. 

 Click here for link.

Many of you have either downloaded it or used it as a guideline to create your own.

Well, our school is AWESOME, and they already had a similiar form available online for each teacher.  A school after my own heart!

Well this year, after a little "real" school experience under my belt, I decided to create a NEW "Get to Know the Teacher" that is just a little bit more specific.

Click here for Free Printable.

My boys eat VERY early in day, so there are only a few places nearby that I can pick up a "take out" lunch.  You may need to adjust the names of the restaurants to suit your needs.

Also, when its hot (105+ degrees) outside, like it is here, a teacher will probably say her favorite drink is something cold...ran into that problem last year when it was 30 degrees in January.  It just didn't seem right to bring the teacher an iced coffee drink!

Hope some of you may find the little form useful!

Smiles!

May link up to some of the great parties in the side bar --->