math... and a sneak peak

i have always been a math person. i not sure why, but i would like to give the credit to my excellent teachers! i was good at math until senior year of high school. then i hit calculus and my brain said, "no more!!!!" even though i was an art major in college and didn't need to take it, my math career isn't over! i work with 5th grade students and they are in the midst of pre-pre algebra. the worst of the worst... fractions!!!! all forms of fractions! adding, multiplying, reciprocals, simplifying. each afternoon, i have 20 kids looking at me with blank faces and questions marks above their heads. i am overwhelmed with how to make math as fun as i remember it. last night i was thinking, math is only fun when you understand it. so i am striving to teach these kids to understand and love math!!!! what does all this have to do with art and etsy? nothing, but i think it's important to give kids the tools to succeed. so they can strive to meet their dreams of becoming a engineer, mathematician, teacher, or even start their own (etsy!) business!

speaking of businesses, i will be adding a few new items to my etsy shop greenbugmarketplace soon. here is a sneak peak! i also bought some new vintage fabric over the weekend and hope to be making more inventory for my greenbugbags store.

oops! how'd this get here! :)

can you guess what these might be????