First LINKY Party {Currently} & Newest Product!

I am SO excited to be a part of my FIRST Linky Party! I've been following blogs for quite some time, and I LOVE a good Linky! One of my favorites to follow is Farley's from Oh' Boy Fourth Grade! Take time to check out her cute little {mustache} lovin' self and great ideas!

So, here goes...my *first* linky {I feel like I'm a for real blogger girl, now!}:

B2S Must Haves:

1) I LOVE my Cricut! My husband got it for me last Christmas and I was SOO excited!! I love using my vinyl to cut out words as labels...FAV!

I get my vinyl from Expression Vinyl and shipping is so fast!

2) CUTE CLIP ART! Other than using clip art to jazz up my TpT & TN files, I also use it ALL YEAR LONG on gift tags, classroom newsletters, making CUTE desktop backgrounds, etc, etc!!

My Current TOP 3 Go-To Clip Art Sites:

1) Digi Web Studio {http://www.digiwebstudio.com/store/} Ummm...I don't know if I'm one of the last people in the world to jump on this wagon, but this site has TONS of Commercial Use clip art at great prices, NOT TO MENTION they are AH-dorable! LURVE them!

2) KPM Doodles {http://www.teachersnotebook.com/shop/kpmdoodles} PRECIOUS clip art at a great value! I am in LOVE with all of her graphics and can't stop buying them!!

3) Miss Talley's Shop: Small Town Clipart {http://www.teachersnotebook.com/shop/Ms.Talley} I LOVE her doodles and she has such GREAT borders and backgrounds!! She is just starting out, but the quality of her products are wonderful and I always look forward to visiting her shop!

3) New *FUN* Ink Pens! I LOVE a good ink pen {you just can not have too many...I mean, seriously!}

These are my favorite ink pens {and I've even gotten my husband using these pens, too!}, and I ask for them at Christmas and for my birthday....is that normal?!

If you'd like to experience my obsession, click on the picture. My favorite colors are purple, green, orange, & black.

So, now that I've expressed my sick obsession excitement over vinyl, clip art, and ink pens {I mean, if that doesn't sound like a teacher, I don't know what will}, I'm going to share my newest product.

I really needed something for my classroom to (A) fill a wall space with something that was cute, eye catching for the students, and matched my polka dot classroom and (B) reinforced the reading strategies that we hit really hard on in the beginning of the school year. I'd been dying to use my newest KPM Doodles clip art set {this one....see, I told you I can't stop buying from her store...}, so I thought, "What the hey!"

In this packet, there are 10 colorful strategy posters with a definition and visual representation of each strategy. The strategies included in this packet are: SCHEMA, MAKING CONNECTIONS, TEXT-TO-TEXT, TEXT-TO-SELF, TEXT-TO-WORLD, VISUALIZING, QUESTIONING, INFERRING, SYNTHESIZING, and SUMMARIZING.

The *first 2 people* to Follow my TpT store and comment below {don't forget to leave your email address} will receive this FO' FREE!! Also, for this weekend only {8/4-8/5} this product will be 50% off! WOOHOO!! CHECK IT OUT!

OH, and don't forget to check out Katie from Queen of the First Grade Jungle's blog tomorrow {8/5}! I will be guest blogging over there {and that's ANOTHER first for me!}.

Until then,