Monday Made It!

      I hate to say it, but this may be my last or one of my last Monday Made It posts for a while.  School starts for me next Monday and this week I have a few PD workshops I signed up for. :( I am bummed because I really do love this linky, but once school starts, my other projects start to slow down and my focus is mostly on what I need at school in the nearest future!
     In the meantime, I am linking up again with Fourth Grade Frolics for another Monday Made It!

       This week I am spot lighting two projects that weren't actually mine, but my mom's!  The first two Monday Made It projects were made by my mom, but I just had to share them!

       This past week, my mom came to visit for the day and she brought me some soup.  Ironically, she had watched The Chew last Monday when they celebrated Meatless Monday.  I had watched the same portion of the show, too!  She made a soup they had on there with squash, tomatoes, beans, etc.  We topped it with her homemade salsa, a little avocado, cilantro, and some tortilla chips.  Delicious!!

       My second project was also made by my mom!  This is a T-shirt quilt that my mom made for me from a bunch of my old t-shirts! She has been working on it for a while and while it was a TON of work, it looks awesome!  There are shirts from grade school, high school, and college.  The whole thing is backed in a fleece type fabric and it is super soft.  

      My third project was made by me!  Last weekend I went to Ikea and grabbed some white stools. White stools were a little too boring, though, so I changed them up a bit. Before putting the stools together, I used a little spray paint and Mod Podge.  I spray painted the tops with 2 or 3 coats each.  Then I printed numbers and Mod Podged them on the top.  I put numbers on them so that I could assign seats if needed.  I plan on using these at my horseshoe table for guided reading groups.  Last year, I had some kiddos with special needs and they did better in certain seats.  Also, it just eliminates time and arguments if kids always go to the same seat.  So, I am thinking of letting the kids CHOOSE a spot at my table and always go to that stool.  

      My last project is NOT finished, but it should be soon!  I am in the works of my next Cam Jansen Novel Study.  You know how much I love using Cam Jansen with my kiddos.  My newest one, soon to hit the store will be Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery. 

       Until then, go to my TpT store and grab some of my other Cam Jansen goodies or any goodies for that matter.  The whole store is on sale at 20% and with the TpT store that means 28% off for you!  Don't miss the chance for some savings! Ready to shop?? Click HERE!!!