I'm Back? Sort of... Maybe.... Just a little....

Hello and Happy Wednesday Everyone!

It's been about a bajillion days since my last post!

WOW! That's a long time! LOL

 I'm still plugging away at remodeling my home...

I'm working on the kitchen, which is becoming the most 

costly of the whole renovation plan -

We've got my sister into her place and she is hooked

up to our electricity for the time being - As we wait on the

electric company to come out and fix things - If that ever happens???

She's had to do some work on her place and it's

coming along nicely. She really likes it!

Here's what her house looks like -

Mind you - I took these a while ago, She has done some

more updating since these photos were taken. :)

This is actually the backside of her house when they were dropping it off

It was a mess when it arrived and some things were damaged -

she was upset and Hunter came over to help her clean it up

I was out of town when it arrived...

This is one of the loft bedroom areas 

With an insanely large & heavy barn door

that she did not ask for -

I suggested she change it out for an accordion door

as you can see she did! :)

Her pantry was destroyed during the move so she's

using one of my brown storage shelves til she can

make herself a new one - 

This is her other loft bedroom area - This side has

stairs that were built for it, the other side was supposed to

have a ladder built, but they built it crazy big and heavy

she could barely lift it... When she tried it out, the large

ladder fell from under her and so we tossed it as well -

Here you can see what we came up with - We added

some black metal pipes and attached it to the wall -

We added a metal frame banister as well (it was put on after

I took the picture) :) 

Here's the living space - She was able to find a really

nice couch with storage it fit in here - it looks great!

This is the kitchen area - She has a fridge, dishwasher,

Oven, cutting counter, and a reg. counter -

Again it looks a little different now since this

photo was taken... :)

Her bathroom area - She has a small sink, Toilet, and Regular Shower

She wanted a larger bathroom, so there is actually an area

in there for her Washer & Dryer and she has a huge Storage

shelf area - She has added a mirror since this photo as well - 

This is the view from the bathroom looking out -

She has plans to add on a front porch & back porch

We know a local guy in town who is called the

"Honey Do" list guy and he can help with adding

things she wants done to her place - He's been

a BIG help! :)

It's certainly been an adventure for both of us...

I'm just glad she's nearby and we can help each other out when

needed - I promise to share some

photo's of my place soon - 

In some rooms, we just changed a couple of things and

other rooms we really gave it a makeover - Like I said we

are still working on the kitchen -

After that, the Master Bdrm & Bath will get done -

One of the spare bedrooms has been turned into my

crafting space for the time being - It's been nice to finally get to craft

even if it's for a little bit - 

I've been making some Fall/Halloween Home decor

projects since I couldn't last year

So I thought I would share one of them with you today!

YAY for crafting!! LOL

It's been a long while since I've revamped anything

from the $1 store - So, that's what I've been doing...

I have tons of items from the $1 store that I've wanted to 

re-design myself and this is one of them -

Unlike the YouTubers, I watch on $1 store makeovers

I personally like to remove the entire front of the item -

I like the shape of them but want to add my own spin

to it - so in this case as you can tell it was a witch

hat with some sentiment (forgot to take before photos) OOPS!

Either way, I started by sanding the entire front down

I even took off the paper design -

Then I chose my paints - In this case, I used

some glittery black & Purple Acrylic paints

I added some dry brushing to the edges with white paint

Then I Mod Podged it - I Mod Podge before adding

the vinyl because for some reason (in my case)

The vinyl won't stick as well and YES I use the

good Vinyl, not the cheap stuff... :) 

It's just the way it works for me I guess...

The Spider and parts of the witch hat were cut out

with some My Creative Time Dies & Vinyl

The Sentiment I found in the Silhouette Store 

Other than my time, I already had the vinyl, paints,

 dies, & machine... I only spent a $1 on this fun sign

that is sitting on my coffee bar...

I just love it and the sentiment!

I hope to be back with more to share!

Have a BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!

Theresa