Hello Mrs Sykes

Y'all know  I have a huge crush on VistaPrint, right?!?  Check out my latest order... My personalized 2 G flash drive Magnetic Clip Stress Ball - for a couple of ADHD kiddos A measuring tape - since I can never find mine! Grand total - 4 items, including shipping and tax...  $11.05 (I had 30% off from an email).  Absolutely love these!  If you are new to VistaPrint , be sure to click here  to get a special discount using my code.  I haven't quite figured out how the code-thing works, but we can give it a shot.  :)  All of these items are located under Promotional Items, and prices are given for large quantities.  Click the item you want, and look for the words "Try a Personalized Sample" - only $7.99 for the flash drive. I think I'll be picking up a few more as teacher gifts - what teacher doesn't love personalized stuff? What are you going to shop for?

My hubby says I am obsessed.  My teaching buddy, Casey , calls me an addict.  Me?  I accept myself for who I am... and I love, love, love me some Vistaprint .  Maybe it's because classroom supplies are a fun perk of the job.  Maybe it's because I'm so broke cheap  frugal.  Possibly, it's just that I like things that are personalized.  And cheap.  And make my classroom look nice.  Let's face it - I spend a lot more than 40 hours a week in that room, and it helps if I have pretty things to use while I'm working.  Here are some items I bought to use in my classroom: I created the blank business cards to use for flash cards, labels for our classroom library, name tags, you name it.  Best of all - 250 in the box.  To make blank business cards, select the design you like, and simply remove the sample text.  You know, name/address/phone number/etc.  Too cute!! Blank Business Cards - Owls Set of 10 note cards f...

VistaPrint... oh VistaPrint... what would I do without you?  Here are a few more of my VistaPrint classroom creations; maybe they'll inspire you to make something for your classroom.  A car-door magnet reminding the sweet peas to find the answer to their question from a classmate...  Business card - sized magnets... Students write their name on one with a Sharpie and we use them to create bar graphs, Venn Diagrams, indicate where we are in the writing process, etc. Self-inking stamp to label classroom library... Personalized postcards for parent contacts, supply reminders, thank you notes, etc... Another car-door magnet listing our morning routine...  so many different ways to use these! A cute personalized notebook for taking notes at meetings. Self-inking stamp for stamping notes to be signed... My personalized teaching bag...  Love it! Personalized stickers to label my items in the classroom... I pur...

OK.  I feel safe saying this here; I'm not sure why, but I feel that I can share this...  My name is Jennifer, and, (sigh, hang head in shame) I'm addicted to VistaPrint .  There.  I said it.  (Whew!)  I'm starting to feel better about it. In full disclosure, I feel that I should tell you to stop reading now, because the VistaPrint addiction spreads like crazy.  That being said, I'd like to share a few things I use in my classroom: Banners - totally awesome, and can be vertical or horizontal.  (Usually you only pay shipping if you buy just one per order.) I made this one for my Daily 5/CAFE wall.  We refer to this often during our reading block. This banner hangs in our hallway to promote student work.  We get SOOOOOOOOOO many compliments on this one; it's my favorite! {Source} This is an inspirational piece for our classroom wall.  Since I'll have to track in/track out of my classroom next year, I'm trying to avoid too...