Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sunday Share and DJ Inkers Giveaway

I start back to school Monday, but the kids don't come until the following Monday.  I have been spending most of the last couple of weeks in my classroom getting ready and I am STILL not there...but I have made progress.  I am not ready for a big reveal YET, but here are some of my projects: (keep in mind these are pics with my phone =)
I used contact paper to paper my ugly wall between my windows

CHanged the back paper in the back of my room on my bulletin board

Used Simply Kinder's adorable bulletin board pack to decorate my hallway board for first day pictures

I painted my cart =)

I used clipart from the CD I gave away to create my Back to School Survival Pack:


153 comments:

  1. I hope you have a WONDERFUL start to the school year!!!!! Your room looks fabulous :)

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  2. Your room looks so colorful and fantastic. Have a great year!

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  3. Thanks for sharing your pictures. You look all ready to go even though you don't think so. Have a wonderful year!
    Debbie
    debjac9@aol.com

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  4. Your room looks great! I hope you have a wonderful first day and a great school year! :-)

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  5. Love your room
    Teach2737@yahoo.com

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  6. Your room looks AMAZING Jennifer!!!!! I LOVE the red with the light blue and the polka dots!!!!

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  7. Your room looks amazing! I love what you did to cover the wall between the windows. It looks very nice. I can't wait for the "big reveal."

    Crickett

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  8. I'm obsessed with clipart -- and think that DJ inkers clipart just makes anyone smile :) I'd looooove to win! Ps. your room looks awesome, can't wait to see the whole thing!!

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  9. AWESOME giveaway! Fingers are crossed!! :o)

    Cindy
    ccfirstteacher@gmail.com

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  10. What else do I have to say that I haven't already told you!? You are a ROCKSTAR!!!

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  11. I love all the sneak peeks into your room and can't wait to see the rest! I would LOVE to win the clip art prize :) Thank you for all you contribute to the world of education with your awesome blog!!
    sarachrobot

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  12. Your room is looking great! The contact paper really makes a difference!!
    -Kaia
    KinderColors

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  13. Great idea of your bulletin board for 1st day pics!

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  14. I love that you used contact paper on your "ugly" wall. I am doing the same thing to an "ugly" door. Just waiting for a big giant order of contact paper from Amazon. Your hallway bulletin board is super cute!
    Tanya ☺
    fantabulous1stgr@aol.com
    First Grade is Fantabulous!

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  15. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
    Yvonnee

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  16. Love your blog. Good Luck this year!

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  17. Thanks for sharing all of your cute ideas! Love your blog!

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  18. I LOVE DJ Inkers. The bright colors look great in your room.

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  19. Love what you have done so far. Have a great year!
    marciahoj@gmail.com

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  20. I love to use clip art. Thank you for the chance to win! Love your blog.

    Suzzanne5571@gmail.com

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  21. Your room looks great! I love the chevron wall!

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  22. I love everything you create and would be so excited to win this!
    kimworthey@yahoo.com

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  23. Your room looks great so far! I love the chevron contact paper! Where did you find it?!

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  24. I am LOVING the blue on your bulletin board. Very, very pretty! Also, thank you for the great giveaway chance :)

    Sara
    Miss V's Busy Bees
    ventrellasara@gmail.com

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  25. Your room is so inspirational as I move into a new room this week!!! LOVE!!!!

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  26. Your first photo is amazing! Chevron contact paper & bunting- what an adorable combination! :-)

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  27. I love the chevron contact paper on the first page. I liked the ship on one of the pics. What is that? Cute class!
    Donna
    donna@vccubed.com

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    1. Here is a post that has a few more pics of it:
      http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-classroom-pictures.html
      It is my center rotation chat =)

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  28. I love your room, so inviting for the little ones.

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  29. I absolutely LOVE the bulletin board for taking your 1st day pictures.
    Tania
    My Second Sense

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  30. Your classroom is looking good! Have a great year!

    Jennifer
    www.mrsjbond.blogspot.com

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  31. I'm amazed at how well you got those chevrons lined up! I tried to do my bookshelf and had a complete meltdown! I recenly got a DJInkers commercial license and a few cds, but not that one so I would love to win!

    Rachelle
    sweetkindergarten.blogspot.com

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  32. I love your chevron wall! It's adorable!

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  33. Your room looks wonderful. I especially love the chevron!

    Heather (heathernnance@yahoo.com)

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  34. Your room looks great so far! I've had 2 days with my kids so far. Tomorrow will be our 3rd!
    Karen Rowland
    Adventures With Firsties

    karenrowland112677@yahoo.com

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  35. You blog makes me want to go back into the regular classroom. But I do love teaching Music... so that's where I'll stay.

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  36. I love the contact paper between the windows... never would've thought of that!

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  37. Love your classroom! I hope you enjoy the new school year!
    Jen

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  38. I love your room!! Totes presh!! I will be teaching 1st grade this year and it's also my first year teaching.... ever! Your site has been such a valuable resource for me!!

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  39. I have a week down! looking forward to week 2!

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  40. Everything looks great! I love the chevron wall! I just bought some contact paper like that and can't wait to use it! I also love your pirate ship! Adorable!!!!!
    Rambling About Reading

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  41. Love your First day of First Grade Bulletin Board!

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  42. Our kids started back on August 1st and because they use my room for Summer Day Camp, I only had 3 days to get my room ready!!! Needless to say, there are still areas I'm working on. Thanks for all your inspiration! :-)

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  43. Love the snapshots!
    I start working tomorrow and our in service begins on the 19th!
    Have a great year!

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  44. Where did you find Chevron contact paper? Love it!!!! Our school meets children tomorrow and school begins for them Wednesday.

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  45. I love your room - I am getting a new start after a bad year and you helped me feel inspired!

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  46. I love your pirate ship! That is always something that I've wanted to make for my classroom!!
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something To Treasure

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  47. I love DJ Inkers and I love your pirate ship. That is way too cute.

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  48. I wish I had the energy to put into my room what you have done to your room! Looks awesome. I soooo want the DJ inkers CD!!!

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  49. Your room looks great! :) You can tell you've put a lot of work into it!

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  50. I love teaching kinders! Good luck to the new year. Room is looking great!

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  51. I can't wait for the big reveal! Already looking great! :D

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  52. Your room is too cute...The little peek you gave =)

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  53. OMG! #1-- You room is ADORABLE! Seriously amazing! I love all the chevron and how everything is so shabby chic. And #2-- Thank you for such an awesome giveaway! I have never won a giveaway before... please Rafflecopter fairies, pick me! :)
    Karen
    Mrs. Jones’s Kindergarten

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  54. Your room is so colorful and inviting! Wonderful job on the organizing and decorating!

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  55. Your room looks fantastic! We start with our students on Thursday, August 22. I hope my room will look as good as yours does by then.
    Sharon
    http://laramiesfantasticfirstgraders.blogspot.com/

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  56. Your room looks so nice! I love DJ Inkers too....I hope I win!!

    Jessica
    Run529@aol.com

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  58. Great room! Good luck this school year!

    Crystal Shepherd
    lucytumnus@gmail.com
    Lamppost in a STEM classroom

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  59. LOVE the chevron wall and bunting!!!

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  60. I love DJ inkers! I used to have tons of the clip art CDs but unfortunately I let te wrong person borrow them and she moved schools and took them with her :( Best of luck starting the new school year!

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  61. Hope you have a great year! Your room looks awesome!

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  62. O.M.G. Your classroom couldn't possibly be more adorable! I LOVE it!

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  63. Love your room. Wish I could put up contact paper to coverup some zones in my room! I love dj inkers! Finger crossed!

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  64. Great job on your room so far! Love the use of contact paper. We could never get away with that!

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  65. I love your room. Thank you for sharing all your great ideas.

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  66. Cute room! Hope you have an amazing year!

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  67. Oh my goodness! You're room looks amazing and this clip art would be perfect for me to finally get my start on creating fun things! You are truly an inspiration!

    I'll keep my fingers crossed!

    Megan
    A New Box of Crayons

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  68. After your post using the contact paper I ran to Marshall's to find me some! Never thought to use it on the wall! What will you think of next?

    Lauren
    Go Fourth and Inspire

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  69. I love your sneak peak pics of your classroom. I can't wait to see the finished product.

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  70. Love the contact paper on your wall. Looks great!

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  71. School will start soon. I'm just starting to feel like my to do list is getting manageable.

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  72. I LOVE LOVE LOVE DJ Inkers!! Best clip art there is! Your classroom looks awesome! Thanks for the giveaway :)
    Sara

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  73. Your classroom looks great! I can't wait to see what ideas you come up with this year!

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  74. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Your room is looking cute!

    Ashley
    arclark2012@gmail.com

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  75. I love all of your craftiness. You are so creative! I hope I win!! :)
    xoxo,
    Erin

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  76. Your room looks great so far! Thanks for the opportunity! Have a great year!

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  77. Oh I can not even imagine the rest of your room! DJ Inkers is amazing.. I would love to have a copy of this cd. Thank you fire an amazing giveaway!

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  78. Your room looks so inviting!!! :)
    Carol-Ann

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  79. I absolutely love the painted cart! I might have to do that to mine!!!

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  80. I love your rotation chart pirate ship!!! So cute!

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  81. You have the cutest wall displays and bulletin boards! Thanks for sharing the inspiration! :)

    Megan
    strunk_megan@yahoo.com

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  82. LOVE the contact paper- turned out so cute! ....basically just love your room in general!
    Thanks for all the great ideas- they are truly appreciated when this teacher is feeling rather brain dead.

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  83. I go back tomorrow with kids coming on Wednesday...conflicted!!

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  84. Thank you for sharing! I am looping up to 1st this year. It is the first time I have taught this grade, very nervous. I meet parents tomorrow night. Kiddos come on Thursday.

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  85. Your room looks great! I love DJ Inkers!!

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  86. I love DJ Inkers! Thanks for the chance to win one of their CD's :)

    Christine
    Preslar's Place

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  87. Ohmygoodness. You can put contact paper on a wall?! *mind blown*

    Also love your first day bulletin board as opposed to the picture frames that are all over the place right now! Too fun!!

    Andrew
    Mr. First Grade

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  88. Your room is adorable!! LOVE! DJ Inkers - one of my faves! :)
    Julene Hoffman
    jhoffman143@yahoo.com

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  89. I love the room so far. It makes my mind start ticking about ideas for my room. I can't wait to get in there, I have to wait for summer school to get out and then I can move in!

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  90. Your room looks great!! Hope you have a great year! :)

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  91. Fantastic Classroom! Your kiddos are VERY lucky! wendy 1stgradefireworks@gmail.com 1stgradefireworks

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  92. I love your bulletin board for the kiddos pictures on the first day. Your room is awesome!
    lmehr@dsdmail.net

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  93. Your classroom is looking amazing. I like the backdrop for back to school pictures and I really like the blue and white chevron between the windows. I can't wait to see the big reveal.

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  94. I love the contact paper on the wall. It really brightened up the space.
    Priscilla

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  95. Your room looks great. I am excited about this giveaway because I have a cute clipart obsession!

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  96. Your room is beautiful! I start tomorrow too, but kiddos come on Wednesday - ready or not!

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  97. Hip Hip Hooray!!! I love your room, DJ Inkers, and I love all of your ideas and packets! I teach K and many of your ideas work with my kinders too:)

    Thanks! I am crossing my fingers:)

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  98. I love our hallway board! And I love DJ Inkers Clipart!

    cheriemae@gmail.com

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  99. our kids have been in school for a week!!! love DJ inkers :0) have a happy year!!

    lorinademello@hotmail.com

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  100. I love DJ inkers!!! This would be great!!
    Eolson@madison.k12.al.us

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  101. I love your room and all your ideas!

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  102. Your room looks great and is so bright and cherry! Great giveaway as well!

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  103. Your room looks so cute. I have spray painted some classroom furniture to give Ina new look for this coming year. Have a great new school year!
    Kimkbs@sbcglobal.net

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  104. Love the first day pictures board!

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  105. Love your room! Did you cover a marker board behind your SmartBoard? Great idea. Thanks for the chance to win DJ Inkers. I love them!

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    1. It is a large bulletin board that I covered with paper =)

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  106. I love your First Day of First Grade bulletin board!
    Michelle
    mjaquillard@oregoncs.org

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  107. I love the contact paper on the wall. That is super cool. I like the painted cart too. I painted my book shelves black. They needed a makeover :)
    delting01@yahoo.com

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  108. I just LOVEEE everything that you do and you are so nice to share! I wanna be you when I grow up!! Tee Hee! :)

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  109. By the way you so inspired me... I have started my own blog!! check me out on www.onceuponafirstie.blogspot.com THANK YOU!!

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  110. I love their clipart! SUch fun stuff! Your room looks amazing!

    Jaime from www.adventuresinwholebrainteaching.blogspot.com

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  111. Love your room! The clip art looks great!!

    Tiffany Miller

    tiffanym7707@gmail.com

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  112. Love your room decor, I like the colors!

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  113. Just love checking in with you and your blog. Keep sharing. Thanks a bunch!

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  114. I have been a follower for a while and love your work. Your classroom and bulletin board look great! Thanks for sharing. Brianne bmiller@lockport.wnyric.org

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  115. I love that you used contact paper to cover your wall. Have a great school year!!!
    Pam

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  116. Your classroom is looking great! It is giving me the inspiration to get going with my room! I don't go have kids until after Labor Day, but I need to get busy!
    Bobbi K Mettler

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  117. Love the contact paper!!!!!

    imgoingfirst@gmail.com

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  118. Love your classroom!!!! Amazing photos! :-)

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  119. The room looks great! I wish I could do things to my classroom walls, like cover with contact paper.
    Love DJ Inkers

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  120. I LOVE DJ Inkers!!! Your classroom is awesome! Have a great year!

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  121. I LOVE DJ Inkers and your room looks fantastic! I love the bulletin board for the 1st Day of 1st Grade. I do a similar activity with a matted frame, but the whole bulletin board is a brilliant idea!
    Mrs.Frost's Kindergarten

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  122. Your room is wonderful! Come on down south to Brewton and do my room.

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  123. I love it! Can't wait to see the rest!! Great job!

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  124. Where did you get chevron contact paper???

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    1. There is a link to it on this blog post: http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/2013/07/monday-made-it-chevron-covered-table.html
      Hope that helps! =)

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  125. Love the chevron! I'm kinda sorta obsessed with this trend!

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  126. Love your blog. It's bright and cheery!

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  127. I love the happy faces of the DJ Inkers characters. Your room is looking very cheerful!
    ~Colleen P

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  128. Your room looks great! I like how you spray painted your cart.

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  129. Just LOVE your chevron wall. Where did you find that type of contact paper? I would love to "borrow" your idea! :-)

    Jeannie
    Classroom Decor & More

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    1. Here is my original post about the contact paper with links to the paper:
      http://firstgradeblueskies.blogspot.com/2013/07/monday-made-it-chevron-covered-table.html
      Hope that helps! =)

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  130. Love how you painted your cart! Your room is so cute!!

    Katie Rhoads
    KatieHRhoads@gmail.com

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