SLANT Box Reveal & A Sale!

My buddy for the September SLANT box exchange was Lindsay at Flipping Over Fourth Grade. Although we didn't get as much time to talk as we both would've liked, I still enjoyed getting to know her! September was a very busy month.

Here's what she sent me:

I loved every bit of it! You can be sure the colorful pens will be put to good use in my classroom. I also love the sticker sets - one is full of quotes (I love quotes) and the other is a nautical themed set that's way too adorable! I also adore the necklace - in fact, I wore it to school the very next day. (I even switched away from my pre-planned outfit to find something it would go with!) I'm not sure how she managed it but this box is absolutely perfect!!

Also, for those of you that don't follow me on Facebook (they found out yesterday), I'm hosting a 10% off sale in my TPT store through Monday!!

SLANT box

I'm a little overdue in posting this and I do apologize. I got paired with two lovely ladies for the SLANT box exchange. I really enjoyed talking to them and getting to know them - even if I was running around like a mad woman getting in back to school mode.

Crystal at Strive to Sparkle sent me the following box of goodies! I was so excited to open it and loved it all!!  I can't wait to put it to good use.

I love it all!  The Smurf notepad was pretty fun since it referred to blondes and I'm sure I will find lots of ways to put the tape and stickers to use in my crafting.

Thanks so much Crystal!!

And I'll be back to blogging more next week when things finally settle into more of a routine. Long story to come!

Blogger Exchange

I have been anxiously waiting the day I get to make this post since I received my awesome package in the mail. A few weeks ago, I signed up to participate in a Blogger Exchange hosted by Covered in Glitter and Glue. I love buying things for others and I love receiving gifts in the mail! This was perfect for me.

I received the email saying I was paired with Sara at First Grade Funtastic. My first excitement with the exchange was discovering how cute her blog was! The second thrill was learning that she loved owls. Buying for her was so much fun!

I love buying gifts for people and I definitely love getting snail mail. The snail mail that came from Sara was beyond perfect! I'm not sure how, but she really nailed this gift for me! I've been working in my room this week and these items quickly made their way up to the school right away.

Here is a group shot of everything I got. The nifty organizer she decorated in red and black to match my room will be sitting on my desk this year. It was filled with lots of fun notecards and certificates. It also had the cutest alphabet cards that I will be showing off in an upcoming classroom reveal post.

Here is an up close shot of the pencil holder that matches the desk organizer. As you can see, I've already put it to good use. I love the homemade touch of this!

These notecards were so precious that I actually snuck them back into my bag to bring home. I think I'm going to use some of them to attach to the back to school gifts I have for my new first grade team. They were just so cute! And my mom and I couldn't say enough about the cute container they came in.

These adorable thank you cards also made it into the bag to go back home. They just scream me in so many ways. Like I said, Sara really nailed it with this gift. :)

These are the pictures I thought to take before leaving the school the other day. There were so many cute items included in this gift that I'm sure I'll be featuring them and thanking Sara for days to come!