DIY upholstered headboard

Hi again! This winter, I made an awesome  project for my bedroom: an easy and inexpensive headboard! I forgot to post it so here it is. I had to shop in a couple stores (the lumber was an interesting adventure) but I love the finished result - and it cost just under 100$ !

Materials:
✂ Plywood (64'' x30'' for a queen)
✂ Thick 2" foam
✂ Batting
✂ Durable Fabric
✂ Staple gun and staples
✂ Mounting brackets (kit with wire)

I followed the instructions here 

Got my wood, foam, batting and fabric all ready to go!

Had an extra pair of hands helping me out! Thanks Philippe!

Things got a little silly with the excess materials...

Even dogs love this headboard!

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DIY ukulele bag


Hi there! I had a pretty creative afternoon, seeing up a storm! I signed up for a ukulele lesson this Saturday because I've had this instrument lying around and my living room for months. The only problem is that I have nothing to carry my ukulele with to the music studio! My budget is a little tight these days so I decided to whip up my own! I found a picture on Pinterest and just decided to wing it. I even added some quilting batting to give it some extra cushioning and padding. I love it and it only took me 2-3 hours!
My inspiration.. found on Pinterest!

Some quilting to wrap up my little Uke!

Looks awesome!

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Toilet Paper Roll Creatures

Today was a snow day!!! I only had 6 students show up in my class, so we did some crafts before lunch time. I had a bunch of toilet paper rolls, so we covered them in colourful paper and made some pretty awesome creatures!

Materials:
- toilet paper rolls
- coloured paper
- glue & scissors 
- various craft materials: straws, pompoms, googly eyes, etc.

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DIY Christmas Cards for Kids

Hi again! Last week, my students made some awesome gifts for their parents: a pine cone ornament and some beautiful collage cards. They had the choice between making a collage reindeer or a tree. I brought my funky patterned x-mas paper and look at the results! Magnificent!

Materials:
❄ coloured cardstock
❄ construction paper
❄ patterned paper
❄ glue
❄ scissors


Reindeers! Had a stencil to trace for the head and nose.
Awesome trees! Just start with a big triangle!
All wrapped up!
I wonder if they'll be able to wait til december 25 to give them!

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Pine Cone Ornaments




Hi there! The holidays are here and you know what that means: CRAFTS! My students were so excited when I told them we would have an afternoon of crafts last weeks (And I was too!). We made some cards and pine cone ornaments for the tree. We made some cute reindeers with some pipe cleaners, googly eyes, pompoms, ribbon and lots of hot glue. The only propblem was getting my pine cones all clean before the craft....







My parents have a huge pine tree in their front yard, so my mom gathered about 40 pine cones (and they are FREE!) Only problem is they were all sticky from the sap, and looked like this:
before

So I did some research and figured out a way to "clean" them, so that they're craft ready!

➊ Remove all leaves, dirt and needles
❷ Place the pine cones on a baking tray, lined with aluminum foil*** (very important or your tray will be ruined afterwards)
❸ Bake then at 200〫  F for 20-30 min
➍ Remove them immediately from the tray or they will stick there. You'll see that most of the sap melted onto the aluminum or crystalized onto the pinecone.  They wont' be sticky anymore and can be decorated!
after
We transformed them into pine cone reindeers! So cute!

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Fall Leaf Garland

Fall colours! I just love 'em! I wanted to buy some garlands to decorate my classroom but everything was either too cheap looking (dollar store) or to expensive (craft store). So I decided to make my own! I found this awesome template one one of my favourite blogs, a Beautiful Mess. Also, it shows my students that you don't always have to buy stuff, you can make it instead!

Materials:
❧ coloured cardstock
❧ yarn
❧ needle (big one for yarn)
❧ scissors
❧ printer

Instructions:
① Download the template and print onto your cardstock (I only printed the pattern on half the sheets).
② Cut out the leaves (I cut two sheets at once - one with the image, one without underneath).
③ "Sew" the yarn into each leaf, alternating colours!
④ Voilà!
Pretty colours! 
Looks so cute on my classroom door!

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#Selfie #égoportrait



Hi again! On our first day and her new class I decided to present a fun project to my students. After talking about what we expected from each other I asked them what they looked forward to the most. Then I asked them to write it in a little bubble and post it on top of a selfie they made in the tiny iPhone. This was a really cool project and the kids were so excited. We put music on while they were drawing and it was the perfect project to start off on the right foot, in a new class!
I got the idea off this amazing French Website, la classe à Karine. Check it out HERE!

They even made apps!
So many selfies!
Hashtag signs (the kids thought it was the COOLEST!)

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