Working like a dog & Playing like a puppy...FREE BACKGROUNDS 2

Wow! I can't believe it has been almost a week since my last post!! I feel so out of the blog loop. Plus also (in my best Junie B. voice), ever since I joined the TT group on Facebook, I have lagged in reading all of your blogs!! 

Today is a new day; however, and I can set new goals....starting with some heavy blogging (-;My TPT sales have been low (very low) and I have a feeling it has a lot to do with my lack of blogging...eeks! Does anyone else notice this relationship between blogging frequency and sales?? Just wondering...Like my title states, I have been working like a dog lately. I have taken on quite a few custom graphics orders, but I am having a lot of fun. I have met some great peeps in the blogosphere.I do not typically do custom blog designs because it just takes a lot of time away from my graphic sets, but I just had to on this one...I made Sarah a button and a header for her blog that needed to match the existing background...what do you think???

I noticed that her code does not work properly, which I hadn't done for her. I will send her proper code - but for the meantime, this pic is linked! Definitely check out her blog & send her some love if possible...you are all so wonderful!!

I actually had fun creating the button and header... mostly because I loved the colors I had to work with (-;

Things I will be working on over the next two weeks:

I give you permission to get excited over...

Firefly and insect set

Leave it to the Greeks (clip art set)

Back2School Set #2

It's a Silly World Set #2

The Hop (Grease themed set)

Science & then some

More frames (stripes, patterns, scribbles & doodles)

I hate to admit this, but I am most excited about the Greek theme!! 

I am also excited that I am working with a great gal (I believe there are two, but I think I have only chatted with Krista) who has developed Reading Olympians - an education program used to integrate teaching students Greek and Latin roots to deepen their understanding of words. Her program currently covers grades K-3 (and possibly 4th), and 5-8th is to come. I believe what she is doing is incredible and I can't wait to get the images completed. If you would like to learn more about the Reading Olympians program, you can stop by Krista and Julie's website

http://www.thereadingolympians.com/

Or follow their TPT store

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Julie-Kiss-Krista-Miller

I also want to take a second to thank all of you who continually send people my way for clip art...it always puts a smile on my face. I have Nicole from

to thank for the Greek referral! Thank you Nicole!! I am so excited to get started on this set!!

I don't want to make this post too long, but I have so much to tell....

Moving on....I decided to rearrange my office because we got a new filing cabinet that I just had to somehow fit into my teeny space. Our office is the smallest spot in our house with a little over 3300 square feet...and that is not the worst part...I spend 90% of my time in there!!! Anywho, my son and I took EVERYTHING out (boy did I have a lot of teaching junk   Urr, treasures. The furniture is all big and woody, and hard to move....which is why we ended up moving things around about 8 times (no joke) just to end up only switching TWO pieces of furniture!!! hehehehe...My husband and I were a mess, our backs were aching and our patience was slimming, but I did manage to snap a few photos....shhhhhhh

Stuff we took out...in order to be able to move the furniture...

These pictures do not do the mess justice at ALL!! I tried to keep it as organized as possible, but I was getting help from my little helper dude...and well, I could not complain about that...

Here is the move...maybe here would look nice...take apart the computer, unplug, move to the side, move the desks and the bookshelves, hook the computer back up....and

HMMMM..."Do you like it?" Says I to my husband. "Hmmmm, Do you like it?" says my husband to I (me)...

Something is just not right...lets move it another million times, in every possible angle, and...

The middle of the office is not lookin' so great..."Let's try again" says I to my husband..."hmmm, let's not", says my husband to I (me)...

Yikes...here comes the final straw & here is the end result...HAHAHA

I forgot to mention that I wanted to pain the walls...maybe I will tell him later...hahahaha

And yes, my office chair is covered with a sheet...WHY? You ask...well, the leather stains my legs because I sit with my feet on my desk and my knees peeking out from where I am sitting...I can't help it...I'm SHORT-FEET TALL!!

 (this is what a previous student of mine use to called me...HILARIOUS!!! LOVE SAVANNAH NIX!!!)

I cleared out many of the things I no longer use and put them in my closet...because that area needs to be cleaned out next...Bwahahahaha! Oh, but I saved a little spot for my friend...

TT Bloggers...UNITE...hehehe

It is pointing down because that was where my desk had to stay...exactly where it was before we rearranged the furniture...tehehehe..

With work...there is also a little bit of puppy play involved...SHOPPING...and swimming...and looking at the puffy clouds in the sky and having a difficult time not thinking about making smores...)-;

Here is my little treasures I found at Target (which we pronounce the rich people way...hehehe)

My daughter and I could not resist the dollar area...it calls for us......PRECIOUS!

Here are a couple puffy clouds for you to enjoy so we can all crave the gooey goodness of chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallows!!

I have to say...my phone takes pretty good pictures...when it likes what it sees apparently...

And like I said before (for those of you puzzled because these pics do not appear to come from AZ)...our neighborhood does not look like Arizona....enjoy the deception people...once you get on the freeway, it is nothing but rock, desert, and the 120 heat....

As always...I would like to leave you with some FREEBIES!!! I am almost done with my new website for my growing graphics store and I have a few new sets I can't wait to get uploaded...

Enjoy these while you can...

(please read my TOU)

I am working on updating my terms of use as well. No big changes, just more clarity. I will leave you with a thought...if you remove the clip art from something you created and there is nothing left....you might get a message from the 3AM police...hehehe...JK. But you want to make sure that you have a resource that can stand on its own if the clip art is removed. If not, then you must go back to the drawing board...

Enjoy these Freebies...

Thank you for following my blog and supporting my art!!