Storing School Memories

Like about everyone else, I have become a bit of a Pinterest junkie. While mindlessly searching one day, I stumbled upon this fantastic idea for storing/labeling kids' school papers/work. Mine are still a bit in progress, but here's my take on it (not much different from the original post, I will say!):

Supplies needed:
Plastic file folder tub (recommend the see through kind)
Hanging file folders
Labels (I used Avery shipping labels- the kind you can run through the printer)
Possibly photo corners

Not sure if all brands have this, but Avery has templates available for free online and I was able to easily design my labels the way I wanted. I had mine print out with a table that included the following categories: Name, School, Year, Teacher

Print these out and attach one to each folder. As your child gets his/her school pictures, you can attach a photo to the folder as well using photo corners. We do not have any school photos, so I have not added this yet.

I love that each folder can hold quite a bit, it's all in one container, all you have to do is slide something into the folder and you are done!

Easter Garland

Here we go again! Another one of my ribbon/wood shape garlands! I just love the way they look on my mantel - a quick, inexpensive way to change up for the seasons and hardly requires any room to store!

As always, this is highly adaptable. If you want to focus more on the meaning of Easter, you could always pick circles or a different shape and write out "He Is Risen", maybe add a cross, etc.

Here's how I did mine:
Supplies needed:
8 oval shapes (I get mine at a local chain craft store - can cost anywhere from 10-39 cents a piece)
Ribbon
Paint and paint brushes
letter stickers (if desired)
hot glue gun

First, I decorated each oval to look like an Easter egg.

Once dry, I opted to use letter stickers to write out EASTER. (I had some left over and really did not like the way my hand lettering turned out on my Valentine's garland.)

Cut as much ribbon as you desire to hang across your mantel. Space the finished wood shapes on your ribbon and glue.

Hang and enjoy!