A Beautiful Mess

So I've been getting crafty on myself and creating fonts that I just absolutely adore! I'm considering this a beautiful mess since my life while creating these was a beautiful mess with a newborn and a four year old. I didn't realize for, well, my entire life that I was able to create fonts that actually look great when put on paper! So I worked to get the fonts I've created so far into a Free download at my TpT store. Yes, that's right! A free download for you to use for your personal crafts!! I hope you love them! Just click on the image below! Please feel free to leave some comments!! Thanks!

TpT Tips: Increasing Sales

Wow!! It's been a long, long time! So how did everyone's summer go? Hopefully, it went very well! I spent mine creating a handful of new products and a lot of bundles, bundles, bundles! And I also welcomed a little Bundle of joy this summer, my first baby girl, EmmaKate. I know, such an adorable, southern name. I just love it.

So, back to the tips. I can tell you I've really improved my sales since creating bundles for some of my most popular items. Create bundles and create lot's of them! Buyers, especially teachers, love, love, love things on sale! I know I do! Here's two examples of my cover pages for my bundles! They were so fun to make! I just love to create things that are popping!

One last random tip I would like to give is this. I had a few buyers ask for particular things, such as a poster here or a poster there and I started to realize I was doing a lot of extra work for free. Well, I decided it was worth it to create listings for custom orders so I did and it is going so much better! Click the image below to see my listing!

I hope all of this helps!!!! Good luck with your TpT store!!! 

Barnett's School House

Grow your TpT with Store Improvements

So you've had your TpT store for several years now and this summer you just don't feel the ideas flowing for new product lines. That's okay. Don't panic until next summer, at least. This summer, simply focus on your marketing strategies and how presentable your store looks.

SELLER TIP #1: Making your store attractive

So, first off, you want your store to be eye catching because when a buyer lands on your page, you want them to look at your products and mosey around for a bit. This will likely lead to a sell. I started with my banner. I'm a chalkboard kind of girl with pinks and teals, just basically anything girly. This banner is just perfect for my store and it goes along with my blogger theme (we'll talk blogger in a few). The next things I did were to make sure that the products I placed at the top as featured were attractive and had either good ratings or none at all if they were new. A lot of my products featured in my store at the moment are new so they don't have ratings and that's okay! This is a picture of my banner I created. It's just me. Make sure the banner you create fits your style and not someone else's.

The next things I have been working on this summer are making over some of my cover pages. I have joined the TpT {seller} Makeover challenge and it really got me hopping. I took a minute to look through my store and found some products that just weren't pretty and gave them a makeover! As you can see, I got a little carried away. I've also made over a few more, but I couldn't help myself.

Last, but not least your store categories. Make sure they are organized and easy to follow. I cleared some of mine out, rearranged some products and deleted a few categories that had absolutely nothing in them. To modify these, you need to hover over "My TpT" and click on "Product Listings". This will allow you to see your categories on the left with a "MANAGE YOUR CATEGORIES" link. Easy as pie. 

I hope these tips will help you in making your store more attractive!

Have a great day!

NGSS Resource Packet: ENTER FOR your chance to WIN a copy

IT'S FINALLY COMPLETE!!!! MY 3RD GRADE VERSION OF MY NGSS LESSONS AND RESOURCES PACKET!!!! I can't wait for you 3rd grade teachers to grab a copy out there!!! Have a great day!!! If you would like a chance to win this, go to: https://www.facebook.com/barnettsschoolhouse and follow the directions!!

Have a great Sunday!!

Sunday's...

Here I am sitting here enjoying my morning, upstairs in my little nook looking out at God's beautiful creations. My man and my little guy are downstairs making the most delicious pancakes ever. Love them. Today is a beautiful day and thanking God for another is the perfect way to start your day! I hope everyone has a great week!!

P.S.
NGSS resource packets are coming out for each grade K-5!!! I have a 4th grade one that everyone just can't get enough of so I've decided to expand! Have a great day!

Classroom Decor Bright Colorful Owl Theme

I'm very excited to announce the release of my latest classroom decor set!! Owl themed and just plum bright, what more could a girl ask for!!! With over 100 pages of signs, posters and labels, you'll be sure to start the year off bright! Be sure to check out some other great classroom decor coming out this summer to get you decked out for your school year!

Barnett's School House

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$25 TpT Giftcard GIVEAWAY

The LUCKY WINNER OF OUR GIVEAWAY WAS MS. HEATHER SNIFFIN!!! 

We've reached a milestone of 400 followers! To celebrate, we are giving away a $25 TpT gift card! Register at this link by April 3rd for your chance to win it! The winner will be announced on our facebook page! Have a great week! 

Barnett's School House

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FREEBIE!!! Test Prep Worksheets

We've all been prepping for testing all year long. Just the other day, one of my kids had asked that one question all teachers get asked at one point or another, "Why do we need to know this?" Before I answered, another student spoke up and said "It's going to be on the test, duh." That just really can get to me sometimes. I really don't like having to prep so much for a test that isn't truly going to show the intelligence of a child. There are so many things that can affect a test result. You have students who have test anxiety, or they may not take their time or care for that matter. Then in the end, all of this is reflected on you the teacher. To get off my soap box now, I'm offering another morning work FREEBIE. If you're in need of some 3rd or 4th grade math review in multiplication, adding and subtracting multi-digit whole numbers, and word problems, check out this limited time FREEBIE! 

Have a great week!

Barnett's School House

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