lost in wonderland

I love Alice, can't wait to March 3rd! I also love Johnny! Lalala! I want to buy this ring. I collect tea pots. My favorite is this Cardew set, I also have the cute mug set that comes in the little case.
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works in progress 1

This is a paper mache figure that I am working on. I"m not quite happy with how its looking. I still need to paint it, she needs a lot of work. :(

ugh! never have time to blog :(

so its been a while. i have so much stuff, so many ideas, many projects that i have begun and seldom finish. i did however finish knitting a pink scarf that took me about a week. i will make it a point to blog about something each week and then possibly i will feel more enthusiastic about finishing it. i am currently working on a paper mache tree woman. i have only paper mached (if that's a word) once before, for the school parade. we made an alice in wonderland float. i made the cheshire cat and two mushrooms out of paper mache. there was a contest and we won first place! yehayyyyyya!!! not that a lot of people put much effort in such things. i guess most teachers are more occupied teaching than crafting and whatnot....

I did this today for Open House on Monday. More paper doll buddies!

New to blog

Just wanted to share so many ideas and thoughts that I have. Being a new teacher, I was told to keep a journal, I forgot the reason why... shows my attention span. However, posting it online can be tricky... you never know what might come back to haunt you. Look at Casey Anthony... LOL! Time is an issue... hence, we will see how it goes....

I love art in all of it's mediums, literature, music and art especially. I was a Graphic Designer for almost 10 years but I felt like I needed a change. Sometimes it felt like my MAC was my only co-worker, and the ebay shopping got out of control. Sitting in front of a computer all day with some down time has it's repercussions . Now that I have become a teacher, I love to share my passion for arts and crafts with my students, even though they are babies. I teach Pre-K. I find them using the word "design" a lot, along with "creative and imaginative". They make my day, but sometimes it gets tough. I enjoy the crafty part of it, as much as the academic. It makes me happy when one of my little 4 years olds leaves Pre-K reading short words and sight words. In the future, I might persue teaching art. For now, I am content.

It's holloween... this is my bulletin board for this month ( I almost said billboard again! The graphic design lingo will not vacate my mind yet) . I loved paper dolls growing up. I decided to make it my theme this year, and then I decided to dress them up for Holloween! I made them out of construction paper and they are all pretty easy to make, surprisingly. It's just your basic shapes: triangles and circles, the very stuff I teach my kiddos!