Fonts…Fonts…Fonts, Fonts, Fonts!

I hear the title of this blog post sung to the “Shots” song by LMFAO.

DO NOT click that link unless you’re at a Las Vegas pool party.  

Don’t say I didn’t warn you!

So, does anyone else have cabin fever?!! I have it in the WORST way.  It has been so stinkin’ cold this winter, and the Mr. and I have been holed up inside because of it.  I HATE the cold, and I’m a pretty big baby when it comes to temps below, say, 50 degrees, so I usually sit on the couch and pout from January 1st to mid-March.  It’s a sad sight.

Anyhoo…all this time on the couch in front of the fireplace leads to a lot of time on the iPad, which leads to a lot of new fonts…

Remember this post?  I created my first font, and named it after one of my very favorite students: Bobby.

Here’s a visual reminder:

Here’s a few more, named after some of my other favorites kiddos*. 

First Up: Gabby.  Gabby is in my reading group.  She's smart and funny.  I feel like she could be a character in a children's book.




Nathaly is such a girly-girl and she loves her pink.  She wants to be a fashion designer when she grows up.

Taylor is neat and responsible, but sweet.

Jefferson is a genius.  He marches to the beat of his own drummer.

Just click any of the pictures above to download the fonts.  If you like them, please leave me a little note telling me so :)

If you use them in any of your products be sure to link back to our blog.

Thanks so much!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Halle
*Teachers don’t really have favorites ;)

I Made a Font!

You guys. You guys!  This new to me  iPad App {iFont Maker} is going to take the blogging world by storm.  Mark my words.

I caught on to it when I became obsessed with Jennifer’s fonts over at Hello Literacy.  I did some digging around and realized the iPad app is how she makes her fonts.  She has it down to a science.  Her fonts are perfect, and they’ve replaced ck handprint on almost every printable I’ve made since July.  I’m obsessed with fonts, and they usually can’t hold my attention for long, but I love, love, love Jennifer’s fonts.

Anyways, I’ve been playing around on my iPad all night, and I finally came up with a font I’m ready to share.  I’m going to name my fonts after some of my favorite students, so I present to you Bobby.  Bobby always thought outside of the box, so that’s what I wanted from this font.


Click the picture to download a copy.  Let me know what you think, and if you love it, use it!  Just link back to our ‘lil ol’ blog!

Alright, I’m off to bed font.

{I think I just made up a new verb}

Halle :)

My Name is Halle, and I am a Font Addict: A Linky Party!

Good Morning!


Miss Nelson, over at Run! Miss Nelson's Got the Camera is hosting a Linky Party of my favorite sort, A FONT Linky Party.


I am addicted to fonts.


I have been forever.  Since before the very first teacher blogged.  When my first lap top crashed, I didn't mourn the pictures lost, I mourned the fonts.


I used to pay for fonts.  I still will, if I really love it.  I almost dropped 80 bucks on a font for my wedding invitations, until I found a suitable *free* replacement.  But now, through teacher bloggers mostly, I've discovered site such as Kevin and Amanda, Really Quite Lucky, Miss Tiina, and dafont.


So, without further a-do...my very favorite fonts {it was soooo hard to pick!}

Click on the picture to make it larger.  Sorry it's sooo small!

My go to font is ck handprint.  Google it, it's free.  I almost had it as my favorite font for student sheets, but some letters {like to O} in ck handprint don't show up as capital.  And since I am so strict about proper capitalization in my classroom, I feel like sort of a hypocrite when I use ck handprint for student sheets.


While I was deciding on my favorite fonts by using wordmark.it {thank you Miss Nelson!  Genius!}, I rediscovered what I already knew...I have a specific addiction to dot fonts.  See image below:

Again...click the picture to make it bigger!

It has taken more forever to find the perfect dot font.  Right now it's Hello Dot Stick, but before that it was Scrap Circles, and before that DJ Doodlers.  I just think dot fonts scream "TEACHER!!!  TEACHER OF ELEMENTARY STUDENT RIGHT HERE!!!!!"  Although, I know a middle school teacher at my school who uses Scrap Circles, and I am obsessed with everything she does and makes.  She's amazing.


So there you have it, my favorite fonts, broken into categories {great idea Miss Nelson!}.  Most of them are free, but I think anything that starts "LD" or "Scrap" I purchased from Lettering Delights.


Go check out Miss Nelson's blog to find some new fonts, or share yours!

And just to remind you, I'm giving away 3 sets of cute classroom labels here.

All you have to do is leave me a comment with marriage {or any} advice.  I've gotten a lot of good advice already, so thank you if that's you!


Have a good one!


Halle