Bathroom Upgrade with Dollar Store Finds!

So when we moved into our home we slowly got each room done. One room that I am still working on is the upstairs spare bathroom! So I decided to get to work on it! I only spent $5 with this upgrade!
Items:
3 picture frames= $1 each
2 jars= $1 each
Paint= I already had it
Cricut=  I already had it

I found picture frames at the dollar store…I needed three black frames. Two out of the three were brown, so I painted the two brown ones black!
I then attempted to give my dog a bath! Now mind you my dog is a black 60lb, 6 month old Lab. Lets just say it was VERY interesting getting him in the tub and out of the tub! Check out the pictures I made to hang up in the bathrooms!
Brown picture frame:

Paint it black!

Jack is in the bath tub looking up at me!

Waiting to get cleaned!

He is trying to dry himself with the towel! It was pretty funny!


Finished product:

I then found these jars at the dollar store:

I decided to put q-tips and cotton balls in them! I got the idea to use the cricut to cut out the letters for each jar from again my wonderful cousin-in-law over at Mine for the Making!!

 

Finished product:



Do you have any inexpensive bathroom upgrade ideas? If so I would love to hear about them!! I am always looking for new ideas to give a room in my a house a little upgrade!

Enjoy!
XO

Halloween Wreath [tutorial]

What you will need:
Get WHATEVER you want! I went to Michaels AND the dollar store and picked out odds and ends that looked good to me! I got a black boa, foam wreath frame, ribbon, skull, wooden letters, and a wooden sign!


Step one: Cover the foam wreath frame with the black boa. Keep a spot up top to tie a ribbon!

Step two: Tie the ribbon of your choice on the wreath. I used two different ribbons: orange and black polka dots

Step three: Paint the wooden sign..I painted it black.

Step four: Paint the skull…I painted it white.

Step five: Glue skull head on the wreath.

Step six: Paint the wooden letters, glue them on the wooden frame then glue the frame on the wreath.


FINISHED!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

  




 Enjoy!
 XO

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PECAN BARS!

My mom made these for me a couple of years ago and I LOVED them! These are so easy and so yummy!! Just made them for my neighbors and they too loved them as well!! Let me know what you think!

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.

Crust
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 egg

• In large bowl, stir all Crust ingredients until dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan using floured fingers. Bake 20 minutes.

 

• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, stir all Pecan Filling ingredients until well blended. Pour over hot crust.

Filling
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

• Bake 15 minutes or until center is set.

• Cool completely, about 2 hours.

• For bars, cut into 9 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Only four were left over!! :)

 
EXTRA:  Add chocolate chips, butterscotch or white chocolate chips to the 'filling' for a little extra!!

Enjoy!
XO

Beads, Beads, Beads!!

So my neighbor was so kind to share with me her joy of beading! I never thought I could get into it but oooo did I get in to it!!! I got all the necessary tools, string, wire, beads, bead board, cutters, pliers etc. And I got to work…
Bead board
 
Bead Kit

The wire: make sure you get the proper size and width.

The brackets to close the jewelry together!
  

 
I JUST started my venture on beading but so far I LOVE it!! Thanks Nicole! =)
Enjoy!
XO

Job…

So to give you a little background I have wanted to be a teacher since I was 5 years old! I just graduated college in ‘09 with my undergrad in Elementary Education. I am currently getting my masters in special ed. Finding a job has been so hard and I am so lucky and grateful that my brother-in-law and sister have been so flexible with letting me work for them. I recently went for an interview at my old elementary school and was hired today!!! I am so excited! I am a one on one teacher in a self contained classroom. I am super excited and can’t wait to start on Monday! It is a foot in the door to some day having my own classroom!! I am just so happy that the school liked me and wanted me to come and work for them!!

My best friends mean the world to me! I don’t know what I would do without them~ We have known each other for almost 11 years now and every year is better then the last!

 

 

They came over tonight and we celebrated me getting my first teaching job!!! We made homemade pizza and it was so good!!! They surprised me with a bottle of wine  and  a yummy cookie cake!

This cookie cake had a red apple on it too but we ate it lol =)

 

 

Love you again girls! Thank you for supporting me and being the best friend, sister and partner in crime a girl could ask for!

 

XO

Melis

Guacamole

What you will need:
4 Avocados
5 Tomatoes
1/2 An onion
1 Hot pepper
Salt & Pepper

Cut them horizontally and vertically:

 
Scoop out with a spoon into a bowl:

Cut 1/2 an onion up (I used a food processor):

Cut up the tomatoes:

Cut the hot pepper and take the seeds out..make sure it is chopped finely!
 
Add salt and pepper to taste!
Refrigerate…it is that easy!
YUMO!

Enjoy
xo