In the last post I was talking about how 100 days of school will be arriving soon, and that got me thinking…. if you are almost at 100 days of school your pencils must be getting old and it is time for some new ones. Well, instead of just using the same old standard pencils for school… why not take it up a notch. Let’s make our pencils fancy and fun with some decorations. Today I’m going to show you how to make decorated pencils. The craft will be so much fun…. almost as much fun as these pencils will be to use. So, let’s get started.

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Laura · Back to School Crafts, Beads, crafts for girls, Feathers, Painting Crafts Activities, Pencil Toppers · 0 Comments

Do you love to read? I love to read. My only issue is I seem to never have a bookmark when I need one. I don’t know what happens to my bookmarks, but they seem to disappear. I land up just using a paper napkin…. or sometimes I even just fold down the corner of the book. I hate doing that though… I like nice crisp pages in my books. At any rate, I am getting to a point here…. Today I’m going to show you how to make cute bookmarks for your books. So, grab the supplies needed and let’s get started.

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Monsters can be scary, but some of them can be quite cute too. There is nothing to be frightened of with the cute ones…. actually, they are very friendly. In this post I will show you how to make a Monster Bookmark perfect for protecting over your spot when you are done reading. And, this monster might look quite cute, but he is plenty tough to make sure your reading spot stays safe.

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Laura · Back to School Crafts, Bookmark Making Crafts, Halloween Crafts, Halloween Crafts for Kids, Painting Crafts Activities · 0 Comments

School is back in session once again. And, with school brings tons and tons of school supplies. Instead of using the same old pencil box that everyone else is using why not make a funny case that is like no other. Check out this funny nom nom pencil case craft. Why nom nom? Because it looks like it is eating your pencils….. “Nom nom nom.”

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Laura · Back to School Crafts, Bags & Purses Crafts, Buttons, Fabrics & Materials, Sewing & Fabrics · 0 Comments

Do you want to make your Plain Jane notebooks look awesome?! This is a great craft for teens (boys and girls – it doesn’t have to be flowers) who want to have the coolest notebooks in school. Find out how to decorate your spiral notebooks here.

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admin · Back to School Crafts, book making crafts, crafts for girls, Decorative Paper, Mother's Day Crafts, Notebooks · 2 Comments

School is only days away for many kids so I thought that I would share a way to decorate your backpacks and messenger bags to make them unique and pretty cool to look at. Below, I will show you how to sew on beads so you can sew on cool designs or your initials. It is easy and a lot of fun.

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A very simply craft that your kids can do. As easy as 1-2-3. You can do this to add a little fun to your kid’s pens or pencils. Or this can also make a pretty present.

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Celeste · Back to School Crafts, Crafts for Boys, crafts for girls, Keepsake Crafts Ideas, Pipe Cleaners · 0 Comments

Get your kids excited about going back to school with this cute and functional organizer. From crayons to calculators, this sturdy box will keep supplies handy for your busy youngsters. This is an affordable craft so it can be totally customized each year according to their current interests and ever-changing style.

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How to cover your child’s book with book cover made from a decorated gift bag. I will detail how I turned a gift bag into a homemade school textbook cover in the tutorial / article below.

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As my kids get older and older, there seems to be more and more books that we need to cover. I have become a pro at turning brown grocery store bags into neat little school book covers. I decided to turn my son’s Math book cover into a fun comic book cover. I covered the book cover with contact paper to protect the comics. I also put a word search on there, which can be done over and over again since the contact paper can be used as a wipe-able surface for washable markers.

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With the new school year, also comes tons of school papers … homework, tests, crafts, artwork, notifications, and so much more … and all of these papers will pour into my house. I never know what to do with all the papers and the new paper clutter. I am afraid to throw things away for fear that either my children or me will need that paper soon. So I decided that I would create a school papers organizer. This school paperwork organization system is the craft that I will share with you today.

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You don’t have to be a an artist to paint and or draw on your backpack, but if you or your child loves to draw, then this book bag painting craft will be even more fun for you or your child. Nobody else will have the same exact knapsack as you…it will be a great keepsake to keep for years to come. It would also be neat to make a different personalized backpack every year so that you can put all of your special projects from that year in your personalized book bag from that year.

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admin · Back to School Crafts, Bags & Purses Crafts, Keepsake Crafts Ideas, Painting Crafts Activities · 2 Comments

My daughter, Sarah, wanted to make her school backpack to look extra special this year. As a Mom who loves to draw, I figured that I would put my talents to use and brainstorm with her to find out what sort of pictures I should draw on her backpack.You don’t have to be a an artist to put together a personalized backpack, but if you or your child loves to draw, then this book bag decoration craft will be even more fun for you or your child.

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admin · Back to School Crafts, Bags & Purses Crafts, Keepsake Crafts Ideas · 3 Comments