Red, White, and Blue! 2nd Grade is Nautical for you!

Hello world!!!!

So today I am sharing my new 2015 classroom make-over. This theme has been my dream since May 2014 so over a year now! I'm pretty sure all my co-workers are soooooo tired of hearing me talk about my Nautical themed room for over a year now! I know they were probably like, "woman stop talking about it and start decorating!!!!!"

Obviously being a teacher on a teacher's salary it takes TIME to save up to redo a classroom. So for over a year I have been gathering items to turn 2nd grade into a Nautical Oasis! 

You can check out what my jungle themed room looked like here and here. Good Bye Jungle.......you have been fabulous the past 5 years! 

As you can see I'm a HUGE theme person! I love a good theme and when people walk into my room I want them to know instantly what I'm trying to convey.

So first things first. My super sweet Granny helped me sew 30 curtains for my classroom bookshelves. It took us over 6.5 hours but the look was completely worth it! Not to mention the AWESOME quality time we got to spend together. 

Granny sewing on her 60+ year old sewing machine. It was her mother's machine. 

My sewing machine. I tackled the nautical fabric. 

So here it is finally!!! 

How fabulous did the curtains turn out?!?!? I LOVE ruffles (especially ruffle pants!!! Matilda Jane addict right here) so I am obsessed with the ruffle affect the curtains give the bookshelves. 

I am also in love with lanterns! They just add a touch like nothing else! I added the large anchors with hot glue to give it an extra nautical touch.  I found the lanterns on sale 50% off at a local paper shack that was going out of business. 

Here are my mostly bare bulletin boards. No worries they will soon be filled with all kinds of goodness. In between my bullention boards is my Super Improver system I am implementing with Whole Brain teaching! I didn't get a close up of it but it's nautical themed as well, created by me and will soon be on my TpT store for free! 

 This bookshelve holds my AR book, my birthday box, my small goodies (I have not been able to 100% cut out the treasure chest...maybe one day sooner than later) 

Prints from the fabulous School Girl Style Nautical collection! One of my main inspirations for nautical theme came from this classroom set she created! I found the frames which are actually certificate holders in the clearance section of Wal -Mart! The red one was originally black and I spray painted it red. Super easy and cheap!  

Alphabet Line across the front of the room. This is also from the School Girl Style nautical pack. To the left of the SmartBoard is the fabulous 5 rules from whole brain teaching. I found those for free on TpT from Adventure in Whole Brain Teaching. 

Up close of curtains.....and yes I know one nautical print is running opposite of the rest! It will be changed soon!!! They are also getting steamed ASAP!

Here is my window section/cozy corner. I originally planned on hanging a curtain above the pennants but decided it would be a little too many curtains. Instead I went with a simple fabric banner. I used scraps of the material from the curtains along with a solid white and yellow I had laying around the house. I think it turned out so cute! The pennants are another fabulous download from School Girl Style I put together in less than 5 minutes. 

Last showcase of the classroom are these red, white, and blue patio lights with star light bulbs inside them. I found  these gems on sale for $2 at Walmart in the clearance 4th of July section. I grabbed them up not exactly sure where I was going to put them. In my first jungle theme room I had plant vines coming out of the ceiling to create a real jungle atmosphere. I used a similar concept and strung these zigzag across the room. They have turned out to be my FAVORITE touch in the room. They don't shine very bright but they give off an awesome glow when the lights are off for SmartBoard use! I honestly feel like they are the icing on the cake to my red, white and blue nautical themed room! 

You can see the soft glow a little in this pic! 

So how's your classroom coming along??? Let me know in the comments below! I would love to see pics too! I know it's hard work, but once it's done the kids will absolutely love it!!! You can do it!! 

Love~A