Monday Made It {July 8}

I'm linking up again with Tara from Fourth Grade Frolics to share a little Monday Made It I worked on for my classroom this week.

Two years ago I found cheap picture frames on clearance in the Target Dollar Spot.  I thought they were cute and wondered what to do with them after I bought them.  I decided to hang them on Command hooks with some ribbon after putting pictures of students working at different centers in them.  I received lots of compliments from parents and staff, and students loved looking at them throughout the day.  It was a good idea, but I never got around to it again this past year.

I was in Michael's after inspiration from last week's Monday Made It and saw the frame below.  I thought surely I could do something with that!  They had some that were on clearance (I bought those of course) and some in the regular aisle too.

I also bought a cheap picture album (one like those little Dollar Tree ones) on clearance because the cover was damaged for 75 cents.  I then used scissors and cut all the pages out.  I thought these would make it easier to change the pictures throughout the year.

I brought them home and painted them the colors that match my classroom library bins (pink, blue, green and yellow).  I glued one of the photo album pages to the back of the frame with tacky glue.

I am going to get some fun ribbon (when I get in my classroom) and put it through the corners (tie a bow at the top) and hang these on Command hooks throughout my classroom.  They give it a "homey" feeling on the cheap.  The total cost of 7 completed frames was under $7!  I still have pages left from the picture album, so I may have to pick up more frames.

What do you do to make your classroom feel more like home?

Don't forget to link up with Tara for Monday Made It.  I love seeing all the new ideas!