classroom projects have begun

My wheels have been turning since I accepted the job.  If you haven't heard yet I am the new art teacher at a nearby school.  I will be teaching K-12 Art.  I am SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!  I have so many ideas.  Classroom layout, decorating ideas, lesson plans, classroom rules, hallways displays, oh the list go on....

Where do I start? I sat down an wrote down lesson plan ideas for all grades and tried to map out the first few projects we will do for each.  I don't have class numbers yet and my classroom is under construction so I can't get in there to really feel things out much.  But I am getting new windows and sinks.  I am pretty darn excited about that!!!

I started a few projects here at the house.  A chair (for my desk), a coat tree (I can't stand jackets on the floor, they are trip hazards and it's the art room so there are a lot of spills), and a piece of wood (to make a sign out of).

I started by painting them all turquoise last week.

Then today I painted "Mrs. Campbell" on the wood and took a sander to it to distress. 

I just added some ribbon (by stapling it to the back) to hang it with.

(yeah I match, it wasn't planned)

Next I took the sander to the chair to rough it up and then I recovered the seat.  

I found a beach towel on clearance and I LOVED the pattern.

It was a cheap and practical "fabric" to use.

Cute huh???

Recovering a seat is easy!  All you need is fabric, scissors, stapler, and staples.

I just go over the original seat cover.

I love how the chair turned out and I have a bunch of "fabric" left over for other projects. 

And then lastly I distressed the coat tree with the sander. 

 My 1st 3 classroom projects are finished!

I can't wait to get into my room and start getting it all set up and organized!!

Here are a few of my other purchases for my room...Oh the possibilities