Dawn K Homeschool

I played with it this week and made these.

I went crazy.  A C Moore had their Sizzix ambossing folders on sale -- buy one pack, get one half price.  Each pack comes with two folders! Each pack ended up being $7.07 -- that's $3.54 per folder!  They had gloriously beautiful Basic Grey folders and cool Tim Holtz folders.  I am just giddy.  I also had a $10 rewards certificate. :)  These are the ones I bought. Dearly & Frost  Sugar & Starry Night  Plaid & Snowflakes  Christmas & Thin Ice  Collage & Notebook Bricked & Woodgrain  Powdered Sugar & Snow Globe  Peppermint Twist & Scallops  Evergreen & Snow Diamonds & Snow Cap 

Martha Stewart Fringe Scissors

These are only $1.00 each, peeps!  I LOVE these stamps, and yes, I already have enough Christmas stamps to last me the rest of my life.  I told the boys we are going to make our own gift tags this year.  FUN!

Aren't these wooden ones are wonderful?  Such large sentiments -- perfect for cards.  I thought the "be happy," "my life," "lucky me," and "love you, love you, love you" would be perfect for scrapbook layouts as well. I only bought three of the new acrylic stamps.  Oh, and Christmas dollar items were sitting in a cart near the dollar section waiting to be put into bins, so I helped myself to the little Christmas trees.  They will make perfect triangles for banners!  I have way too many Christmas stamps that none of the others were tempting. Oh, and I just realized I never posted my Studio G dollar stamp finds from earlier this summer.  These were all bought at Michaels.                          

Just click here to order. It qualifies for free Amazon Prime shipping too. :)  Uncover the secrets of Leonardo da Vinci's highly debated masterpieces with this interactive investigation of the original Renaissance man. Our Da Vinci Kit will satisfy fans of Brown's book who hunger for more information about the enigmatic Leonardo da Vinci, his masterpieces, and the Renaissance era that defined him--in an appealing, interactive format! Kit Contains: 32-page, full-color history of Leonardo da Vinci Facsimile sketchbook containing Da Vinci's handwritten notes The Last Supper restoration simulator Replica of Leonardo's flying machine Punched sketch study for The Last Supper Detailed paper model of Florence's famed Duomo Full-color timeline of Da Vinci's life and influences Alberti Grid for drawing like the Masters Charcoal sketching stick

You have to be a homeschooler or teacher to order from them (or a parent who can order through a teacher).  Readers get all 10 books, collectible cards, and a Scholastic Book Clubs exclusive collector's poster that includes five codes for five free game cards. The Scholastic Book Clubs exclusive set includes The Maze of Bones , One False Note , The Sword Thief , Beyond the Grave , The Black Circle , In Too Deep , The Viper's Nest , The Emperor's Code , Storm Warning , and Into the Gauntlet . All for $69 plus free shipping. This boxed set includes Book Ten. It will begin arriving in classrooms on August 31, 2010. Don't forget the 39 Clues interactive website .

I received the following four books today.  Nathan has already begun reading the Queen Zixi one; this is one of the only L. Frank Baum he hasn't read.  Out of curiosity, I checked today to see how many books I've received from PBS since joining in March 2009.  The number is 391 ! Queen Zixi of IX or the Story of the Magic Cloak (L. Frank Baum) Knights (Usborne Beginners) Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln  (Jean Fritz) Explorers Wanted in the Jungle I also received another out-of-print book I ordered, Corvus the Crow from the "Out of the Pond" series by Franklin Russell written in 1972.  This completes my set of the trilogy.  The other two titles are: Lotor the Raccoon , and Datra the Muskrat .

I just returned from our library bookstore, which sells wonderful used and discarded children's books -- 50 cents for paperbacks; $1.00 for hardcovers. This is what I bought for $11.50: Read-Alouds Miss Pickerell and the Weather Satellite (Ellen MacGregor) Here's Pippa (Betty Boegehold and Cindy Szekeres) Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Great Illustrated Classics) Tell Me a Riddle (Tillie Olsen) Science Bird Watching With Margaret Morse Nice (Naturalist's Apprentice Biographies) The Moon Seems to Change (A Let's Read and Find out Science Book) History The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus  (Aliki) Hernan Cortes (Fact Finders Biographies: Great Explorers) The Importance of Charlemagne (Timothy L. Biel) As Far as the Eye Can Reach (Landmark book about Lewis and Clark) Lewis and Clark -- In Their Own Words (George Sullivan) Gold Rush (Bobbie Kalman)

1. Check your local library. Ours has a wonderful program which allows the child to choose one book from a wide variety of books. 2. Barnes and Noble Read any 8 books from May 25 through September 7, and choose one free book (selections can be seen here .) You can download the form here . 3. Borders Read any 10 books from May 4 through August 26. You can download the form here . Happy reading!

And, they were only 49 cents (plus I used my M's birthday coupon for an extra 20% off all).  So, they were only 40 cents.

The pink one with lines is an older stamp, but the rest are new.

These are the newest ones at my Michaels.  I bought them on February 12 and they only cost 49 cents!  Stamps must have been on sale that day. :)

Look what A C Moore has stocked for Valentine's Day!  To celebrate these great deals, I will give the "Owl Always Love You" stamp to a randomly-chosen person who comments on this post. :) The winner will be announced Tuesday, January 26 at 8:00 PM EST.

Here is a photo of new Studio G dollar stamps I found at Michael's today. Aren't they fabulous? In honor of this excitement, I am giving away the "Thank You" stamp found in the second photo to a winner chosen at random. Just leave a comment here by Thursday, Feb. 21 at midnight EST, and I will announce the winner.

While in line at Tuesday Morning, I saw these mugs and plates. I bought two of each for those special times I have a friend over.

Look at what I found! Big Lots: American Crafts 'MiniMarks' rubons for $2.00 a booklet. Tuesday Morning: American Crafts 'Remarks' stickers for $1.99 a booklet. Making Memories 'Chelsea's Place' specialty paper set for $4.99. They also had Making Memories 8x8 paper pads. I bought: 5th Avenue ($3.99) and Eliza ($2.99) and a double-pack of Sydney ($2.99 -- $1.50 each). Each includes papers, borders, and stickers.