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Monday, July 2, 2012

Made It Monday Link up

Ok, for those of you who have seen my mantle posts before:

After sanding it, I stained it:
 (It didn't look this good in real life.)



But it didn't look that much different than it did originally, so I spray painted it:
(It looks better in real life. A little.)
It's actually a metallic olive color, not silver. Still  don't love it.  This week one of my sons said,   "I like it. It's weird, like us." So stay tuned next week for another exciting adventure in Mantleville. It's like my hair, always changing color. We'll see what it looks like next week.
I need to talk to Schoolgirl Style and see what she would do with it. She'd have it totally looking cute in about 15 seconds.

And my Luau themed cake this week:


 That's a Tiki Hut, not a mushroom or a volcano, as my children thought. Out of the mouths of babes. 


And lastly:
Before:


After:
Notice the open door? It's 107 here in Phoenix. But the smell of the paint on the mantle is SO strong, CPS would be knocking on my door wanting to know why I'm trying to get my children high. And yes, it is not done. Sigh. There's gotta be a pill I could take for my unfinished project issues. Actually, I think there is. They're little and round and all different colors, and they have an "m" printed on each of them.

Before this post gets totally long, I have to tell you that everything in my store at TPT will from now on be $1. (Except my Rainforest story) I'm hoping people don't get upset at that for it deflating the value of their products, or think it is a gimmick. It's really not, and I'll explain more about why I'm doing it in my next post. This post is getting too long.

 Thanks for reading!

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17 comments:

  1. Hello! I'm a new follower. I found your blog through Jessica. I love your slogan because it is sooooo true, life is a balancing act! I just began blogging and hope you will find time to stop over. I appreciate comments, ideas and suggestions.
    Amy

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    1. Hi Amy
      I did stop over and become a member! Thanks for stopping by!
      ann

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  3. Hi Ann,
    Love your projects! Your cakes and cupcakes are just adorable! Sorry you have such terrible heat!! That's no fun! Thanks for linking up:))

    4th Grade Frolics

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    1. Thanks Tara. I LOVE Made it Monday. And it's totally coincidence that I keep making these cakes, they just happen to fall on Made it Monday. Thanks for stopping by.
      ann

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  4. You did a great job on your home projects. I want that cake! =)

    Emily
    I Love My Classroom
    www.ilovemyclassroom.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks Emily! Thanks for stopping in. I'm gonna go check out your blog!
      ann

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  5. The cake looks just amazing! I wish I had the patience to make thing like that! :)

    NotJustChild'sPlay

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    1. Thanks! It's actually relaxing to do during the summer. I really love to do it. During the school year, not as much. (: THanks for stopping by.
      ann

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  6. Thanks for following me! I'm following you right back. :) I love your blog design, it's so pretty.
    I think the mantle looks very nice, but maybe that look isn't what you were looking for.
    I'm just starting on TpT. I put my first item for sale over the weekend. I probably have it overpriced, but I did read an article about pricing. I'm curious to see what you have to say about your $1.00 products.

    Kelly @ I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher

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    1. Good luck with your store. I'll check it out. I saw that pricing article too. I know pricing is a tough thing, but my "Dollar store" is about more than just pricing for me. Come back probably tomorrow and read what I have to say. Then let me know what you think. I'll be curious to see what people think about it. It's not a huge deal, but it's important to me. (:

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  7. You did a great job on all of your projects. That cake is amazing! I wish I had the talent to do something like that! :)
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

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    1. Thanks Lisa! I'm sure you do have the talent to make a cake like that. It just takes practice. I don't have time to do much of that anymore. Thanks for stopping by.
      ann

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  8. I love the cupcakes. MMMM Cupcakes!

    I'm your newest follower! I hope you'll check out my "manly" teaching blog!

    Greg
    Smedley's Smorgasboard of Kindergarten

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    1. I WILL check out your manly blog, Greg. By the way, I read your "MMMM....cupcakes" comment with a Homer Simpson voice. I hope that's what you were going for. Or else I just aged myself. Thanks for stopping by!
      ann

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  9. I am you newest follower from Mrs. Sanford's class! I love the cake - to cute!

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    1. Thanks Kelly! Thanks for stopping by! Good luck with Jessica's giveaway!
      ann

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