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Easy to make dry erase to do list.

Materials:

1. Frame

2. Scrapbook paper

3. Letter stickers

4. Dry erase marker

5. Sticky velcro

 

Directions:

1. Cut the scrapbook paper to the size of the frame.

2. Place the letters “To do list” at the top of the scrapbook paper.

3. Place the paper in the frame.

4. Attach the dry erase marker to the back of the frame with sticky velcro.

5. Start using your new to do list!

 

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

This is a cute spring door decoration. You can make it any color or size.

Materials:

• Thin wood
• Spray Paint (colors and primer)
• Burlap
• Glue gun
• Twine
• Tacky Glue
• Scrap Book paper
• Ribbon
• Drill

Steps:

1. Cut out the flower and center circle from the thin wood
2. Glue burlap on the petals
3. Paint the petals with primer
4. Glue the scrap book paper on the center using Tacky glue
5. Paint each petal while covering the others with paper
6. Glue twine around the edge of each petal and around the circle using a glue gun
7. Attach the circle to the petals
8. Drill two holes for the ribbon
9. Tie ribbon thru each hole

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I hate weeding.  REALLY hate weeding but I LOVE gardens. When we purchased our house a few years ago there was a beautiful stone pathway.  At one point it had gravel between every rock but over the years it seemed to have disappeared.

I felt like I was spending hours each summer weekend weeding the walkway. I’d tried all sorts of weed and vegetation killer- these things were relentless!

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

 A cute little holder to keep your rings safe while you wash dishes!

Materials:

1. Small frame

2. Scrapbook paper

3. Small hook with a screw end

 

Directions:

1. Fill the frame with a piece of scrapbook paper.

2. Screw the hook into the front of the frame.

3. Place on your counter and start using the frame to keep your rings safe!

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Children love to pretend it is their birthday. This will make a fun addition to any play kitchen.

Materials:

• Thick wood (2″-3″)
• Spray paint (Colors of your choice and primer)
• Drill (use a bit a little larger than the dowels you choose or the candle)
• Dowels for candles
• Wood biscuit for flames
• Sticker or decal for decorations
• Tray for cake

Steps:

1. Cut wood in a circle the size of your choice (sample is 8″)
2. Cut circle into four equal parts
3. Drill holes for candles
4. Cut dowels to desired length
5. Drill small hole on top of each candle
6. Cut down one end or biscuit to make a point to glue into candle
7. Paint all pieces with primer
8. Paint all pieces desired color
9. Decorate with decals or stickers

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Need a quick wall hanging to spruce up a child’s room or nursery?  Try this simple wall hanging.

Materials:

1. Scrapbook paper in several coordinating colors and designs

2. Tacky glue

3. Bakers twine or string

4. Printed animal silhouette

5. X-acto knife

 

Directions:

1. Find an animal outline or silhouette that you like.

2. Print out the design in a size that you would like.

3. Carefully cut out your print out, using the x-acto knife when needed (especially on the detailed parts).

4. Use the print out to trace onto the different types of scrapbook paper.

5. Cut out two silhouettes of each type of paper.

6. Cut the twine to the length you would like your wall hanging.

7. Apply glue to one of the silhouettes.

8. Place the twine on top of the silhouette and place the second silhouette on top.

9. Repeat with the remaining silhouettes.

10.  Let dry.

11.  Make a loop in the twine at the top.

12.  Hang and enjoy.

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

This project is easy and you can make them any size. They are nice to hang on the wall or set on a table. A group of them with related themes looks nice as well.

Materials:

• Thin wood
• 2 x 4 cut to 1″ x 1″ pieces
• Paint of your choice
• Printed cardstock of your choice
• Glue

Instructions:

1. Cut thin wood into the size of your printed cardstock
2. Trim the piece of wood with the 1″ x 1″ strips using a miter box for the corners
3. Paint the box
4. Spread glue on to the top of the box
5. Apply the printed cardstock

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

Need a quick visual to let family members know whether the dishwasher is full of dirty or clean dishes?  Check out this quick DIY project.

Materials:

1. Tiles from Scrabble game

2. Card stock paper

3. Felt

4. Magnet strip

5. Glue

 

Directions:

1. Cut a rectangle of card stock paper about 1 inch by 3 inches.

2. Arrange the Scrabble tiles to make the word “clean” upright and “dirty” upside down.

3. Glue the tiles onto the card stock.  Be sure to use glue in between each tile as well.

4. Cover the card stock with a rectangle of felt.

5. Glue a magnet strip onto the back of the felt using a strong adhesive.

6. Let dry and then place on your dishwasher.

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

This is fun to make but is a bit tedius. You can make it any color and even add grass if you want.

Materials:

• Different color cardstock
• Paint sample cards
• Glue
• Ribbon

Instructions:

1. Print baskets and ribbons onto different color cardstock (free templates online)
2. Cut out the baskets and ribbons
3. I cut color cards into egg shapes and then cut them in half.  Then I glued two different color egg halves together with a strip of white cardstock down the middle to hold them. You could get paint card samples already with two colors.
4. Punch holes in the baskets for the ribbons.
5. Glue eggs into the basket. Glue a paper ribbon on each basket
6. Put silk ribbon thru the holes

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Make it Mondays are brought to us by Creations by Ra-Re. Ra is a Kindergarten teacher by day and crafter by night.  Re is a pre-k teacher/bookkeeper/content curator and avid DIYer.  Their Store, Creations by Ra-Re, is a collection of unique hand-made collections. 

 This project is time consuming but it is easy to make. You can then spell things and out on a shelf or just display all the letters and numbers.

Materials:

• Wood of varying thicknesses
• black paint
• 1 sheet of printed cardstock with letters and numbers
• Good quality glue

Instructions:

1. Cut the letters and numbers apart
2. Cut wood of various thicknesses into pieces the same sizes as the letters and numbers
3. Paint all the wood pieces black
4. Glue a number or letter to each block

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