Responses to Inquiries

Hello Everyone....WOW! It has been such a long time since I have found the time to come on here and write a post. Summer has quickly come and soon will be gone as we set sail into another school year.

Amazingly, I will not be doing a new theme this year. I loved the circus one so much, I have decided to stick with it for one more year. (Already planning my theme for 2013-2014)

I wanted to post regarding the many questions I have received about my circus classroom and where I purchased the items you see in the pictures.

Question #1: Where did you get the cute tablecloth?

Both the tablecloth on the small table outside and the kidney table skirt were both made by my very talented mother. The blue fabric with colored stars is from Jo-Ann Fabrics, but the circus material she ordered from online because she could not find any circus materials in stores.

Question #2: Where did you find the circus performer clip art?

There is wonderful circus clip art online. The circus performers in the hallway are from Thistle Girl Designs. I also used a lot of clip art from Lettering Delights to make the desktop nameplates and nametags.

Question #3: Where did I get the banners that hang from the ceiling?

My very talented mother made them by hand with various colorful material. The flag banners are 3 feet long.

Question #5: Where did you get the little clips to hang student work outside?

My mother and I made those. Pretty simple to make. All the materials are from Jo-Ann Fabrics. They sell little wooden rectangles in a package. We took those and painted them. Bought some cute 3-D circus clip art and added it. Then used E6000 (awesome glue) to attach the little silver clips (these are in the jewelry section). We had to use a staple gun to get them into the wall because they are a bit thick, but they held on all year and pulled right out of the wall at the end of the year.

Question #6: Where did you get the red and white circus tent?

The circus tent is actually a child's gazaboo tent. We ordered it and then my father had to cut down all of the poles because it was way too large for the classroom. My mother then removed the overlay that it came with and made the custom red and white circus overlay, including the flag and little sign. The overlay easily comes off the metal bars and brackets and we can use the mold of the gazaboo for other future themes. The fabric for the red and white tent is from Jo-Ann Fabrics.

***I hope I was able to answer everyone's questions about my circus room. If you are thinking about doing a circus room this year, please do not hesistate to ask me. I would be more than willing to help. E-mail me at QtJenny19@aol.com.***