Step By Step

I decided to take some pictures as I worked on one of my orders today, so you could see the process that I take when creating one of my items. I hope you enjoy!!

Beach Themed Behavior Kit

I start each project with a blank sheet of paper.

I fold the paper and staple the sides, to create a pocket

I make four of them becuase there are four needed for this behavior kit.

Before I start I have a business card with each customer, the date they ordered, what they ordered, and the amount they spent on the items and on shipping.

Before I start I also open the email that the customer sent me with details about their order.

I usually start by writing with marker and then going over it and outlining and then adding details.

This first pocket is finished!

Again, you can see I've written in marker, and then I go back and add details to make it look cute.

This second pocket is ALMOST finished! Not quite...

The third pocket starts with the title on the top.

After adding the necessairy information, I can go in and make it look more detailed.

This is the last pocket. These letters in particular take quite a while to create. They're very detailed!

After adding the letters, I added the picture and then I'll add text.

The next step is to measure the individual sticks for the kids to use. Each child will have a "stick" with their name on it and that's what gets moved into each pocket (as necessary).

One index card gave me three equal sized sticks to use.

I made enough for 30 students

Next, I outline each stick. I made 10 green, 10 orange, and 10 blue for this particular order.

Here are the 10 of each color before adding stickers to go with the theme

Nine orange with stickers (one without a sticker)

Nine green with stickers (one without)

Nine blue with stickers (one without a sticker)

This is the completed order! As you can see, there are more colors and details added to some of the pockets. This is what will ship tomorrow!!

I hope you've enjoyed getting a peek at what I do with each order!! I absolutely love making things and am always amazed when I see the end result, knowing that I started with a blank piece of paper!!

:)
Cat

Cherry Theme

Right now I'm working on a really awesome theme that's taking me FOREVER to complete!! It's a black and red, polka-dot and gingham cherry theme. I am so excited to see how really beautiful it's turning out to be, but it's taking me a lot longer than any other theme has.

The girl that placed the order only ordered a few items, and I thought for sure that I'd be able to finish the entire order last night. However, once I got started, I realized that it's going to be a lot more work than I had thought! I timed myself this morning and it took me 45 minutes to make one sign (Turn In Work Here poster). This poster usually takes anywhere from 10-20 minutes, and this theme takes four times as long!

I'll be sure to post pictures of the whole set when I get it finished.