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Personalized Caddies
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It’s Monday Made It! Woohoo! Today I am sharing two Monday Made Its!
First up, the block letters I purchased from the dollar bins at Micahel’s! As soon as I saw the letters that Kristen from Easy Teaching Tools painted, I knew that I needed to get some for my classroom! I quickly headed over to my local Michael’s and sat on the floor searching for all the letters that I needed. Only problem – I could only find red A’s and a pink R and D! Can you all say “SPRAY PAINT!?!”
Here are what my letters looked like before:
Introducing Seaside and Key Lime spray paint:
And here are what my letters looked like after:
I just love the bright colors! They will match my new color scheme perfectly!
Next up, spray painted, personalized caddies from Target! I just knew these caddies would be perfect for either my guided reading table or my reading easel. They were so useful that I just HAD to get one for my coworker and our new team teacher! I actually bought three pink caddies, even though there are only two in the picture.
Again, I had one small problem! The pink caddy was the perfect color for my classroom, but my two coworkers both have a different color scheme. One uses turquoise and black, while the other uses lime, turquoise and red. Soooo, I decided to spray paint them, and by I, I mean my wonderful husband, a.k.a. The Spray Painting King!
Remember the spray paint from my “READ” letters?!?! I used the same Seaside color to paint the caddies turquoise. First, I taped off all the white.
Then, my hubby got right to spray painting! It took about three coats, but they turned out BEAUTIFUL!
Now, of course I had to pull out my Silhouette Cameo and use one of my favorite Kevin and Amanda Fonts to customize each caddy! Here’s a close up of my pink caddy:
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Ashley Sharp
As a dedicated Kindergarten teacher for nearly 20 years, I believe the words “fun, play, and creativity” can sit right alongside the words “developmentally appropriate, engaging, and rigorous.” Learning is meant to be fun and messy!
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34 responses to “Personalized Caddies”
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Love it all!!!!
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Thanks, Hadar! My husband is going to be tired of spray painting after this summer! He is working on my filing cabinet and desk right now! 🙂
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Those are so cute! I think adding ribbon to the handles would look great!
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Thanks, Kayla! I am going to play around with the ribbon today and see what I think! I will keep you posted!
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I love both projects! I need to get myself to Michael's and snag those letters!!! I say go for the ribbon- some extra ribbon always makes things better!!
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YES! The letters were a great deal, and they did come already painted. I just wanted them all to be a different color. They came in pink, green, purple, and red, I think.
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Well those turned out awesome!!! I need a Cameo… Man!
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Everyone needs a Cameo! Best investment ever, and I haven't in gotten into making anything crazy with it yet!
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Ahh, don't you love spray paint?! It has been my go to item this summer. But, I didnt even think about spray painting those caddys from Target. I saw those a few weeks ago and didn't like the colors they had in stock. I just may have to make a trip back to Target. Shh, don't tell my hubby! 🙂
Your projects all look so happy and bright!~Katie
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I do LOVE spray paint! My husband, not so much! LOL! Good luck finding one! I am going to check one more time when head out today! Don't tell my hubby either! 🙂
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Those tubs are super terrific! I'll have to keep an eye out for those.
Mrs. Brown Loves Bookworms-
Thanks, Sara! I went to three Targets to get them all! All of the summer stuff is on clearance now, so if you find one, it will be a great deal! Good luck!
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Those are so awesome. What do you run through your Cameo to get them on the tubs? Paper?
Sarah-
Hi Sarah! I run adhesive vinyl and then use transfer paper. You can buy the vinyl and transfer paper at the Silhouette website, or Michael's carries it in their stores. I have also bought some from Amazon. I love my Cameo!
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I love your letters & caddies. I think I may have to run out to Target today!
4th & 5th Grade Happiness-
Thank you, Wendy! I hope you can find one when you go! Good luck!
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I bought two white ones for this same project, great minds! I think they look amazing as they are, but I'm sure they would look cute with ribbon too!
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Yes, great minds do think alike! I have one I bought from Target last year that I might jazz up! It is white, but I think I'll use hot pink vinyl and some fun ribbon on the handle!
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What a good idea with your tubs from Target! hey turned out SO GREAT! 🙂 I have also been wanting to do the READ signs–maybe next week?!
Thanks for sharing:)
~Kayla
Kayla in the Classroom-
Thank you, Kayla! I can't take any credit for the spray painting! That was all my hubby's work! I did tape them off though! 🙂
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I am going to have to look for those caddies! they look adorable!
Kelly
MyFabulousClass-
Thanks, Kelly! I wish I would have bought a couple more! I'll have to check again next time I am in Target!
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The caddies turned out really great! I am a disaster with spray paint and always end up having to open up a new package of contacts. Lol!
Alison
Rockin' and Lovin' Learnin'-
LOL! I had my hubby paint them for me! I am not that great with spray paint either! 🙂
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Those caddies are so cute! I'm getting too many cute ideas today! Oh, and I vote for ribbon 🙂
Stacy (new follower)
Second Grade Sweetie Pies-
I hear ya! Everything I see I want to make! It is killing me! My Monday Made It list is growing!
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I really love those caddies. When I am at Target {the nearest one is 30 minutes away} I am going to HUNT for a pink one. 🙂 This would be perfect for my guided reading table. Where in the store did you find them? Your READ letters turned out super cute! I hope to make some cute letters for my library too- I just have to find some!
Cassie
Funky in Fourth-
Thanks, Cassie! I found them in the summer clearance stuff. Every Target I went to had a least one pink, but no other colors. The letters were in the dollar bins at Michael's. Such a great deal!
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I hope I can find some of those caddies at my Target. Your turned out super cute!
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Thanks! I can't wait to give the two to my coworkers! Good luck!
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Wow our color schemes really are the same! LOVE it! Your letters turned out fabulous! Have you been able to get into your room yet?! I can get in on Thursday and cannot wait to start decorating!
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I am doing lime, hot pink, turquoise and some yellow! I have been to my room for the past few weeks, but I really didn't get anything done until today. I worked on my bulletin boards and borders. I LOVE how they turned out! I will post pic's soon! Thank you again for adding my button to your blog! I featured a link to your blog in my sidebar too! 🙂
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Can you tell me specifically the font on the caddy? Thx
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