Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Cricut Confessions

About a year ago I inherited a Cricut from one of my friends after she won it as a prize at a craft and scrapbooking party. She had never used it, so she passed it along to me! Now, since I'm not really a scrapbooker, I never found a good use for it.

I've come to realize how short sighted I was! Every since I started checking out all these wonderful teacher blog sites I see how useful it could be to a teacher!

There's only one problem... I don't really know how to use it. I know, I know... it's crazy!

So that's one of my goals for this summer. Learning to use my cricut so that I can find fun ways to use it in setting up my classroom.

Cricut Craft Room


Have any tips or ideas for me? Please let me know! I welcome any suggestions!
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7 comments:

  1. Fancy Free in 4thJuly 10, 2012 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks for coming by my blog! Your blog is so cute!
    I am your newest follower! I love connecting with other upper grade teachers!
    Layla

    Fancy Free in Fourth

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    1. MelanieJuly 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM

      Thanks for checking out my blog Layla! I love finding upper grade teacher blogs, since it seems like the majority are for primary grades. I'm already enjoying following your blog!

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  2. AnonymousJuly 10, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    Hey there! I'm giving you the versatile blogger award! Head on over to my website to check it out!

    Ms G. In Grade 3

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    1. MelanieJuly 14, 2012 at 6:44 PM

      Thank you! I'm so honored! I'll go check it out now!

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  3. Keri KellyJuly 10, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    I used a Cricut this year at our board office. It was pretty fun. My advice would be to take your time. Make sure that your paper is "stuck" to the little boardy thing before cutting or it can get all jammed up.

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    1. MelanieJuly 14, 2012 at 6:43 PM

      Thank you for the Cricut suggestion! I still haven't found time to tackle it, but it's on my to-do list!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 14, 2012 at 6:53 PM

    Hey girl! I can only imagine how badly you want to get into your room!! I don't own a Cricut (although I wish I did) but two lovely ladies at work brought theirs up and I went CRAZY with it. The best thing I've used it for is labeling EVERYTHING. Vinyl is my new best friend, and you can get it at Hobby Lobby for 8.99 for ten feet (and then use your 40% off coupon!) It's super addicting, and I don't know how I ever lived without it!

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