Christmas pattern block mats

I just made and added 18 beautiful Christmas pattern block mats to my TPT store.  

You can purchase them for only $1.00 for the next 48 hours!

Click the link below and it will take you to the Christmas pattern block mats.

18 Christmas pattern block mats by Simply Delightful in Second Grade (teacherspayteachers.com)

Thank you so much,

Simply delightful in second grade

Teachers pay teachers cyber sale

Teachers pay teachers is having their cyber sale Monday, November 30 - Tuesday December 1!!!!  You can get up to 25% off your purchase using promo code CYBER20!! 

I hope everyone finds lots of amazing deals! 

You can find my store here:

Simply Delightful in Second Grade Teaching Resources | Teachers Pay Teachers

 Thank you so much and enjoy all the amazing deals!!

Simply delightful in second grade

Teachers pay teachers sitewide back to school sale

Teachers pay teachers is having their back to school sale August 4 - 5!!  You can get up to 25% off your purchase.   Remember to use code: BTS20!!

I hope you find all of amazing deals!!

Thank you,

Simply delightful in second grade

TPT QUOTEBOX tutorial and Tpt free product!!

I wanted to make an image for my quotebox on TpT, but it wasn’t easy to find the correct steps anywhere on the internet.  It took me a long couple days to research and get it done.  I’m very happy with it and glad it’s finally finished.  I had the same quote up there for years, and it was plain and boring.  Once I got it done, I wanted to blog about it to have the information saved.  And I knew others were in the same boat, looking for an easy tutorial to help make your store look amazing!

First you might be asking...

What’s a QUOTEBOX image?

It’s the gray space beside your profile picture on your TpT page.  You can either write a quote/message in the space or add an image.  
Adding a picture makes your store more inviting and pretty.

Here's how I did it:

Step 1:

Open a new file in PowerPoint.

Click design

Slide size

The make the slide 4.7 x 1.5

This will be a JPEG or PNG image 

that’s 450 x 150 pixels.

Step 2:

You can make your background transparent or color it to match the gray background on TpT.

To make it gray –

Click design

Format background color

Click the  arrow next to color

click more color, then custom

Color code: RGB

Red – 242

Green – 242

Blue – 242

or use the color code - #f2f2f2f2

https://rgb.to/242,242,242 link to get HTML color codes

Step 3:

DESIGN YOUR IMAGE!

Make sure you use the entire slide, but make sure everything it on the slide.  If you leave it off a little, it will be cut off when you save it.

You can add covers for the files you’ve made, clipart, words, an inspiring quote, something you want your buyers to see, something you put on sale, something you just made.  Use your imagination and be creative.  You want your buyers to want to come back.  Make it inviting and friendly.  You can simply write a welcome message for your buyers.

or you can write - 

Have fun and make it reflect your personality.

Step 4:

SAVE YOUR DESIGN

When you’re finished making your design image. 

SAVE it in PowerPoint.

This way you can edit on or change it at anytime.

Then save it as a PNG picture slide.

Step 5:

UPLOAD YOUR IMAGE

You now need to upload your image to the internet.

You can use photobucket, your blog, pinterest, or anywhere that’s secure.

Here's the links to photobucket and pinterest for you to pick from to upload your image.

https://photobucket.com/

https://www.pinterest.com/

If you choose pinterest, make a secret board to upload your imagine.  You don’t want others using it.  You can also keep this board and upload all your images to it, so they’re all in one spot.

Once your image in uploaded and save to a secure place on the internet.  Right click and save the direct link.  You need to copy the link for the next step.

Step 6:

Making your link shorter

The image link you just saved is to big for TpT’s quotebox, so you need to shorten it.  The easiest way I found is to go to TINY URL.

Here's the link - 

https://tinyurl.com/

Enter a long URL to make tiny:

---

Put your long URL in the blank box.

Then click the make tinyURL!

When you're finished you will see

TinyURL was created!

Now click this - 

[Copy to clipboard]

You now have a shorter URL and can use it on the TpT website to make your quotebox.  

Step 7:

UPLOAD IMAGE TO TPT

It’s finally time to upload your image to TpT!!

Log into your TpT account.

Click my account

Click store profile

edit

Click image/link instead of text.

add your shorter link you made in TinyURL.com in the box below.

Then click on browse and add your image you saved as a PNG slide.

Go to the bottom of the page and click SAVE!!!

You can go to your store page and see your creative image right beside your profile picture.

and

ENJOY YOUR CREATIVITY!!

I hope this made it easy for you to follow and make your quotebox.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Simply delightful in second grade

NOW FOR THE 

TPT PRODUCT!!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/TpT-quotebox-image-tutorial-5634969

It's a step by step document for you to print out and follow as you're making your QUOTEBOX!!

Enjoy and have a wonderful day.