Beginning my third year in the middle school, just about everything is cleaned out and organized just the way we need it, so I've turned my attention to some of the things I don't usually notice.
The school banner strung up with paperclips and a brass rod? Still hanging, but in a better spot with a much nicer looking set up. Did that really take me three years to even notice?!
I saw an idea on Pinterest a few months ago and put it into motion last week. I had a full day of no classes (shhhh!!!!) so this was a great project and it has an immediate "Wow!" factor whenever someone enters the library.
Thanks to my scrapbooking tool the Silhouette Cameo, I was able to cut out the letters for all these words. I spent a lot of time just playing with fonts, sizes, and colors. I only wish I had a "before" picture--I always forget to do that! The before was a plain wooden checkout desk that was totally blah. I used black bulletin board paper for the background and either cardstock or regular copy paper for the letters.
It's mostly been adults who have noticed the change, or at least commented on it. I'd like to think that the kids notice, too; they just don't say anything (typical middle schoolers!).
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