Character Posters

     These posters were some of my very first Cricut creations two years ago.  The "Fruit of the Spirit" are wonderful qualities to cultivate in young lives regardless of religious background.  I have always believed that a teacher has a greater responsibility than just instructing academics, we must shape our students' character.  

 

     I do not even remember what cartridges I used to create these signs.  I remember taking basic shapes, such as a heart, to make the strawberry, and cutting part of a flower to make the strawberry stem.  I used various sized circle to make the grapes.  I have bought the Cricut Preserves cartridge since making these.  I feel certain it would be easier to make using the wonderful images on "Preserves."

Blessings!
Becky 

First Grade Banner

     This is the bulletin board at the end of our first grade hall.  Those names you see are some of the most wonderful women around.  I am so blessed to work with such a fine group of people.  We moved into a brand new school building this fall.  Our principal wanted our hall bulletin board to serve as a directory to our visitors.  

 

     For the banner, I used the roly-poly font and a tag from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge.  I used my Gypsy to "hide contour" and remove the hole from the original tag.  I turned it around and punched two new holes to string the banner.  The fall leaves and nuts are from the Doodlecharms cartridge.  The ribbon for the border is wired floral ribbon from Wal-Mart.  It is my new favorite bulletin board border.  I think it is much cuter than the old scalloped corrugated stuff.  Don't you?  :)

Blessings!
Becky

Happy Fall Y'all!

     I will not even apologize for saying "y'all!"  I am a Mississippi girl and proud of it.  I think the word "y'all" is just oozing with Southern charm.  :)
     This is my classroom door for the months of September and October.  The letters are from Plantin Schoolbook cartridge and the fall shapes are from the Doodlecharms cartridge.  I used my Gypsy to "hide contour" so the leaves were just simple shapes.  The cutie-patootie scarecrow came from the dollar store. 

Blessings!
Becky

Pick of the Patch

Hall Bulletin Board

This is a bulletin board I made for our main hallway.  I used Plantin Schoolbook font cartridge. I used the basic font and the font shadow for the lettering.  My first grade students made the pumpkins.  They tore orange pieces of paper to make a sort of mosaic.  The three-dimensional pumpkins are made using some great rolled fabric I found at a local home store.  The pumpkin vines are made using a similar material, only on a narrower roll, and lime green.  The cute scarecrow came from Wal-Mart. 

Blessings!
Becky