I am so excited to announce my new partnership with Creative Teaching Press!
From the beginning of my teaching career, I have LOVED the products from Creative Teaching Press. I could sit for hours looking through their catalogs circling what I planned to purchase for the upcoming school year! You might say I was a little obsessed. Doesn’t everyone have multiple copies of their catalog all over the house? I knew every item they carried and had practically memorized item numbers for my favorite products! Well, that’s stretching it a bit…but you get the point…I LOVE Creative Teaching Press!
I have always strived to have the perfect classroom environment and their products helped me to create my dream classroom year after year.
So…when I was asked to partner with their company, I didn’t have to think about it – the answer would be YES!!!
It felt like the perfect partnership.
Taking on this amazing opportunity means that you will be hearing more from me through Creative Teaching Press! I will be inspiring teachers and educators with tips, ideas, projects, shortcuts and activities for teaching and learning including:
Classroom Environment
Designer Décor
Classroom Management
Content-based lessons
Holidays
Seasons
Crafts
Grades PreK – 5
Character Education
Classroom Community
and MORE!
I also have another little SECRET…you will see my Designer Classroom ideas in the July 2012 catalog arriving in your mailboxes in early July! I had a ton of fun designing rooms using CTP’s new BW Collection and Robots Designer Décor.
PLUS…you will love what I’ve done with the Dots on Turquoise, Dots on Chocolate, Poppin’ Patterns and Monkey themes.
I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek of the catalog and it is AMAZING!!! Just wait until you see it!
If you do not receive your catalog, go to http://creativeteaching.com/CTPRequestCatalog.aspx to request a copy.
I would love to know the room that YOU like best! Once you get your catalog, hop on to my Facebook page and tell me which room was your favorite!
Follow CTP on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter for my guest posts every Monday.
Happy Decorating!
~Melanie ~

Congratulations!!!! So exciting!! I want to change my theme this summer but haven’t been able to decide on just one LOL!! They are all so cute!!
Congratulations to you! Can’t wait to see the new catalog.
That is absolutely wonderful! What a great fit! I love your items and ideas as well as CTP! I can’t wait to see the catalog and am looking forward to more ideas with the Turquoise on Dots line.
Congrats and hugs,
Laura
TIPS: Teach, Inspire, and Prepare Students
Congratulations Melanie! How so very exciting! I’m so happy to see that your dreams are coming true. Will your Dots on Turquoise and Dots on Chocolate ideas be in the new catalog too? Can’t wait!
I was so surprised to see that you were walking away for teaching. I knew you had something up your sleeve. 😉 Wishing you all the best!
Congratulations! That is so exciting! I can’t wait to see the new catalog and see all your beautiful and inspiring products! 🙂
Congrats! That’s awesome news! I just went over to their site and requested a catalog so I can check it out! =)
Ashley
The Resource Room Teacher
Melanie ~ that is WONDERFUL news!! I am sooo happy for you!! I LOVE CTP and their products!! Congratulations . . High-Fives!!!
Much Love,
Lauren Ayers
Congrats Melanie! You must so thrilled. I know you struggled with deciding between teaching in the classroom and pursueing your design career and obviously you picked the right choice for you. Good things are definitely coming your way, congrats 🙂
Best wishes from Manitoba, Canada
Miss L
Miss L’s Whole Brain Teaching
I am SOOOOOO excited for you! You truly have a gift! I can’t wait to see where this new adventure will lead you! We are so lucky!!! Yeahhhhhhh
Congratulations!!! I struggled with decorating my room year after year, but I spent time looking at your tips and ideas and have decided “if you can’t beat ’em – join ’em” I am going to be at peace with my TEAL walls and cabinets (not aloud to change them)! I’ve taken everything down. Decided on Brown/teal combo. I redesigned all of my rule charts and word wall words to match. Reread your tips and feel great. I have just finished cutting the fabric (teal pleather!) to reupholser my class couch. I was going for brown, but a local designer gave me a SUPER FANTASTIC deal on an end cut of crazy teal! I also learned to use a steamer to “re-poof” my foam – coolio. I look forward to seeing your wonderful designs and styles! jh
Congrats!! We always knew you were amazing!! 🙂
*jealous* just kidding! …LOVE CTP! What an amazing opportunity!!
Congrats!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
You’re awesome!!!! Congratulations! See how HE works???? 🙂
Hello Melanie, I’ve been following your blog for some time and I’d like to tell you how happy I am for you to be representing Creative Teaching Press. They are a great company and they always have the prettiest and most cheerful decor along with quality educational materials. I’m sure you are going to be a real asset to this company.
I am the owner of the Parent Teacher Tech Center in Brighton, Michigan and we’ve sold CTP for more than twenty years in our store. From what I have been able to find on your blog, you are not far away from my store, and perhaps have even shopped here. If anyone on your blog would like to order the CTP materials you use in your creative presentations, please remind them that we’re here in Brighton, Michigan. Good Luck to you, I’m sure you’ll be successful in your new endeavor. Marcy Aller
Thank you for contacting me! You are right – we are actually very close! I never knew there was a store in Brighton. I will be sure to stop by and refer you to my friends! 🙂
Congratulations, that is AWESOME! I’m doing my room this year with CTP’s Dots on Turquoise. I’m soo excited to see the new catalog!
Welcome to the party!!!
I love a good party and agree with Tommie…..”Welcome to the party!!”
How exciting to be partnering with Creative Teaching Press. I love them too! I just found out I will be floating next year and will not have my own room to fix up. I am bummed but I want to decorate and organize my cart…any ideas or suggestions?
Wow! A HuGe CoNgRaTuLaTiOns to you! Quite a nice announcement and so happy for your new partnership.
Thanks, Pam! JUst wanted to also thank you for being so loyal to my site! I always see your kind remarks and how you “like” everything. It really means a lot to me! 🙂
Congratulations!
Congratulations!!
Mel, I am SO happy for you!!!! “YEA!” 😀
CONGRATS! I am all teary eyed I am so happy for you. This is the perfect position for you. I never new CTP had a catalog but I do now and of course I ordered it! I told them you told me too! I love your stuff and am over the moon excited!
Big Hugs my sweet friend!!
Misty
You are the sweetest!!!! Thank you so much! ~hugs~
Congratulations! That is awesome! I’m so happy for you! I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you and all your creativity!
What a perfect combination! I love my CTP catalogs. I can’t wait to see what you will do with their new designs. I currently use their popping patterns products, but I am doing a pirate theme this year so I might change up my design some. Best wishes as you start your new journey!
Oh my goodness! This is fantastic news! Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations! I completely agree with you when you say that it was a perfect partnership. What a great opportunity for you through Schoolgirl Style. I am excited for what is in store for your future! I can’t wait to get my catalog! 🙂
Congratulations Melanie!!! I am so happy for you!!
Thanks so much, Kristen! ~hugs~
I’m loving the designs in the catalog- of course everything else too. Just wrote about you on my blog.
LeadingandReading.blogspot.com
How sweet are you?!? Thank you so much, Stacy!
Congratulations! I really like what you did with the monkey canisters that are holding the markers and coloring pencils in the monkey classroom. I also really liked the awnings, ice cream poster and marker container in the dots on chocolate room. Good luck on your new adventure!!!
What an exciting opportunity for you!! I enjoy all of your work and can’t wait to see more. I’ve always loved CTP products!
Congratulations!!
Always A Lesson
Congratulations! Can’t wait to see the new catalog! Please tell CTP we NEED black pocket charts!!!!! 🙂
Hey! Congrats! I just requested a CTP catalog! What a terrific opportunity, your work fits right in with the company.
Dee
First Impressions
CTP is so lucky to have you! I am going back to teaching after being retired for 4 years and your owl classroom got me so excited about decorating my rooom. Thanks so much for sharing all your adorable ideas and I wish you the very best as you begin a new adventure!
Carol
Congrats friend! I knew you could do it and cannot wait to see all that you accomplish – GREAT things! I just know it. Love ya girl!
Did the research and found her site. LOVE IT ALL!!!
I got my catalog today and smiled when I saw your stuff. Your decorations just make the classroom so welcoming!
Received my catalog today and immediately contacted Heidi! What an awesome adverture. Love ALL of your colors and designs. Congratulations and Best Wishes!
I just got my catalog and I loved what you created! You are so talented!!! I can’t wait to get many things from the BW collection! I was wondering if the pics were done in your home? You get an A+ from me!
Congrats,
Andrea McEvoy
I was so excited for you when I got the mail today and saw your designs on the first few pages. Hooray for you! You are so creative; you deserve this blessing!
Cecelia
PS Want to come to Colorado and design my room???? I need the help!
Melanie,
I am going using the Dots on Turquoise and an owl theme in my classroom. I love the ideas that I saw for the d.o.t. in the catalog! One question, do you know where I can find the red border that was used behind the paisley border? I want to find it! Thanks so much for such amazing ideas!!!!
Courtney