I've been home for about a week now since my trip to Asia. After doing some necessary cleaning, organizing, laundry (mountains of laundry), and spending some much needed fun time with my hubby, I think I am finally ready to get back into some DIY-ing! Before I left, we were mid-way through our Master Bedroom Redo Project and I am eager to get moving again on that again. Also, I realized I never wrapped up our Guest Room Redo (post tornado repair) so I hope to get some pictures taken and write up a quick post for that too! For now though, it is time to wrap up the wainscoting tutorial and show you some more 'before' and 'afters'! The whole idea of adding wainscoting to our Dining Room came after Alex read an "All About Wainscoting" article in This Old House magazine. It gave us a lot of ideas and information for the project and it inspired the crap out of Alex so much so that he put it as his #1 project during the time I was away. Now before I begin I thought I would include this image below from This Old House to help with the terminology for this project, however, their construction is a bit more complex than ours. Alex did a few things differently since we wanted a more simplified look that would fit nicely in our home. Two examples: he used our existing baseboards and individual plywood panels between each stile instead of one on each wall. Did you know what a stile was? Neither did I, but I do now! Let's get started! First, Alex removed the base cap from our existing baseboards. Then he measured and cut the chair-rail pieces for each wall (we used 1 piece of wood instead of the chair-rail cap and apron pieces in the image). After each piece was cut, he installed them with nails and nail glue. We chose the height for our wainscoting according to the height of the breakfast bar that separates our kitchen and dining room. After the chair rail was in place, Alex installed the stiles evenly spaced along each wall. Next, Alex cut the 1/4" sanded plywood panels. Notice Alex opted for "Diddy" glasses again instead of taking the time to grab real safety goggles? These are the panel sections that are installed between the stiles. Alex installed them using nails and nail glue. After they were all in place, Alex smoothed out the finish and saw lines using wood filler, caulk, and sand paper. Then it was time for the last step... paint! Love that 'Before' and 'After' action! It really helped to brighten up the space and make it feel a bit larger. Now, I know a few of you are wondering why we aren't using my DIY Numbered Chair Covers (if you want to make your own view the sewing tutorial here and the painting tutorial here). We take them off from time to time, but Alex removed them from the chairs when he began working in the room. Maybe I will put them back on soon... or make something new and exciting, hmmm?!?! One last look, ahhhh I am in love with this change! Alex estimates the project cost ended up just under $200 for the wood and small supplies. That's it for the wainscoting! Now I need to get our Dining Room decorated for Easter! See you soon with an updated look at our Guest Room and progress in the Master Bedroom!
Beat that back-to-school struggle that always occurs after summer break! This math pack is designed to be used in the beginning of the year or as intervention for your students regarding their basic math facts/concepts skills. It focuses on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. Automaticity is key before you start teaching them the new skills for the year. INCLUDED: 8 printable worksheets for you to use to help them get back in the groove of quickly reciting their facts. 6 different activities/games that can be played in small group, as intervention, as centers, as review, or even just on their own for early finishers. Download the free preview to see inside the pack before purchasing! Feel free to contact me with any questions! :) Thanks!
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Between the rise of Pinterest, the hipness of green cleaning, and the increased appreciation for being thrifty, this really is vinegar's time to shine. It has SO many purposes and my goodness, what a bargain it is! In my home, we use vinegar as part or our cleaning arsenal primarily because it is a way
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Ok, I know - it's too soon. But it helps to be prepared! Here are some resources that can help save you some time in September, so you can enjoy your summer for a bittttt longer! These French Immersion start up activities are great for k-2 Immersion, depending on where your students are. My grade 1s are BRAND new to French, so when I use these with them we practice a LOT, and the activities are done over a few weeks. I use the colour mini book as an assessment once they've learned all their colours! For grade 2 Immersion students, the activities make a great review of everything they learned in grade 1 (and may have forgotten over the summer). These French back to school activities are fun, quick activities to do during the first week of school. I use the activities in here to set up our classroom and make some bulletin boards to showcase their work! If you're ready so start thinking about your program structure, then you might be interested in this poem and song duotang file! I use this as our weekly homework activity. My students have a general homework duotang, and we focus on 1 poem or song each week. We also use the Shadow Puppet app to record it and post it on our class Weebly website, so my kids can practice at home with audio! These printable worksheets are quick, easy activities that your students can do to practice their French. I treat each one as a longer activity than just completing the sheet. We read a related book, talk about the vocabulary they'll need to use at the carpet, and practice talking about what we're going to draw/write with a partner. Then when they're done, they can share their work with the class (and you can take anecdotal notes)! They also make great activities to leave for a supply teacher. If your students are not brand new to French, Bingo games make a fun way to review their fall vocabulary. Last but not least, these cootie catchers can help your kids get back into the groove of speaking in French! We used them in grade 1 last year to review colours, numbers, and letters. If your students are further along in French, they can use them to practice building sentences with the vocabulary! Enjoy the rest of the summer!
My 4th Camelot circle completed. I hope to get back into the groove with these and make some real progress on them in 2013! hand pieced.
It’s been quite a long time since my last post here. I haven’t been cooking much, but I recently started to get back into the groove. I made a few things and they turned out pretty great. I also got a new camera – Nikon D700, so I am extremely excited and can’t wait to...Read More »
You do not need access to a full gym or a big block of time to get in a good workout. Hopefully we know that by now. Truthfully, I think 30 minutes is my sweet spot when it comes to solo strength workouts (as opposed to group exercise). After that I start dilly-dallying, looking at my …
