Summer Shopping Linky

I am linking up with Kristen over at Ladybug's Teacher Files

to share some of my summer shopping finds, and maybe

provide you with a little inspiration too..

On Sunday, I headed over to JoAnn's to get some

crafty stuff to finish up my desk blotter.

Besides the bling, I found colored craft sticks and

mini velcro dots to make these math angle kits.

Next, I made a trip with hubs to Home Depot to get some paint and pots

for another craft project I wanted to do.

I found these pretty red and turquoise glazed pots that would go

 perfectly with my new room design.

Problem was, they didn't have enough,

so... after trips to 4 different Home Depots...

By the way, the paint kits I found at HD had just come in that day. 

The regular one (on the right) was $6 for 12 bottles and the metalic set was $9. 

A bargain right?

I still need a few more, but I think these are going to be cute on my tables

to hold pencils and erasers.

I even made this one for my table to hold paper clips and binder clips, etc.

I painted these to be jewelry holders for my bathroom and my

daughter's bedroom (she is a purple freak!)

  I had picked out a bright lime green for the middle part of hers,

 but she wanted black instead.

The colors of mine do not show really accurately. 

The top and bottom are a coppery color burnished with the gold,

and the middle is the gold burnished with the coppery color. 

It is prettier in person than in the pictures.

(3" pot, 4" saucer and 6" saucer)

While I was Home Depot surfing, I stopped at Target to get the fabric drawers

they have on sale this week ($5.99 versus $7 at Lowe's.)

...and I found some new duct tape patterns!

I also oreded these cute little mini boggle games

from Oriental Trading Company.  $8.50 for a DOZEN!

OK, must stop shopping and get some work done!

What great stuff have you found?

Link up with us!