Fall Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Fall Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

       Its almost that time of year again, the Fall.  Personally my favorite holiday, I am quite excited for the fall! I especially love the weather, which is perfect for awesome sweaters. Also the fall contains possibly one of my favorite holidays, Halloween! So in honor of the approching season, I thought I would show you guy's some awesome pumpkin decorating ideas! I found these cool pics all over the web and i must say they are giving me ideas for future blog posts! I especially like the studded pumpkins! This look adds a modern touch to an old tradition. I also love the black pumpkin I saw at Michael's that had writing on it that represented chalk on it. I think I might steal that idea, becuase the prices at Michael's can be a little out of this world sometimes. Another cool pumpkin look, is the glitter pumpkin, that I also saw at Michael's. I wont personally be making that one, just because of personal taste, but its definetly an awesome look! I plan on making a bunch more of these Fall posts later on, just bare with me because I started school, so I don't have all the time I used to. So until next time, please comment down bellow and let me know what you guys think of these pumpkin ideas! And share your ideas for Fall!

Off Fifth Saks Fifth Avenue Haul

                 Off Fifth Saks Fifth Avenue Haul

      Hey guys! So this is kind of a different haul than the ones I have done before, as it is not a thrifting haul. But about two days before school started, I realized that I needed to get a new backpack. So after I found the backpack at Marshall's, I headed over to the Off Fifth Saks Fifth Avenue, just to see what they had on sale. Immediately I went over to the Buy 1, get 2 free section and started looking. My best find of the night, was this amazing black jean shirt, that was bleach died. It was just my size and I thought it was awesome. So then I had to find two more things of lesser value so that I could get the discount. So I found some gloves by Marc Jacobs, which I liked because thy had my initials, MJ, on them. The last think I found was a beanie from the brand, Penguin. Not the most exciting finds but I had to get the things so that I could get the sale. So overalls I really like the outcome of the shopping trip, and hope to find more! Let me know of you guys like these men's fashion blog posts!

GENERAL UPDATE

GENERAL UPDATE!

                   Hey Guys! I just wanted to come on here to give an update since I haven't posted in a couple of days. I haven't posted because I just started school this week, and that takes up a lot of my time. I wont be able to go thrifting as much as I did over the summer, but I'm going to try to go do some thrifting tomorrow. I do have some planned blogs that will come out this weekend. Thanks for understanding!

Thrift Find Of The Day #5

Thrift Find Of The Day #5

           I'm happy to report that today was quite a succesful thrifting experience! Let me Explain. After looking around Goodwill today, and not finding much, I managed to find this amazing vintage hand made abstract art piece. The frame and everything is in good condition too, so it was a no brainer, and especially because it was marked at only $6.99! I think it was a good find and I have already put together some cool ways to use it on a shelf or a mantle. the first look I incorporated the gold tones, by adding the yellow gumball machine, and the gold two person decor item. I also added a black candle to add some contrast to the look. The second look I put together incorporated the black, white and grey tones to it. In this look I added two vases on the right, which brought the black/white/grey and on the left I used a cool zebra, and the same black candle from the last look. Both can be incorporated into any home and its super affordable! Thanks for reading, and leave me feedback!

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Golden Thrift Haul!

Golden Thrift Finds

              So finally after a while of accumilating some cool, eclectic golden thrift finds, I am getting around to posting a whole blog about them! There will be another color specific thrift finds post coming soon, but first lets get on with the Golden collection! So The first item I found was the two person object. I found it for only $1.99 at my local Goodwill, and I was quite happy because it still had its retail sticker from Marshalls that read $9.99! And the best part, was that it was in pretty much brand new condition! This made the find so much more fufilling and rewarding! The next find on the far right is this cool plastic candle holder. It was only $.99 so I couldn't resist it, but looking back at it now, it was not the best purchase of the day. I am still sure that it will look amazing in future staging projects, like with a black candle in it. For less than a dollar I couldnt say no. The last find of that day, was this awesome golden mask. I was in the lighting section of Goodwill, right when I was about to give up, I foundd this awesome mask laying on the top shelf where I couldnt even see the amazing golden color of it. It was such a quirky piece, that I could not leave it, especially the $2.99 price tag! Upon further investigation, I had revealed that it was a form of porcelin or some kind of clay. I dont care what material it is, because i am still in shock at how awesome it is! So that was my Golden thrift finds and boy were they good! Thanks for reading and please leave me feadback! 

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Movie Review: You're Next

Movie Review: You're Next

         So I know that this dosen't have anything to do with thrifting or DIY, but I'm gonna be reviewing movies that I see from now on, but don't worry I'll still do the thrifting posts! So on with the review! I was on Netflix the other night, and I saw under the popular section, a movie that I recognized, called, You're Next. And the plot seemed pretty decent, so I decided to check it out. From the beginning the movie kept me interested and focused. Never a dull moment in the movie, I was forced to pay attention, which I guess was a good thing because the plot was not half bad! The director, Adam Wingard did a great job at making this movie compelling and interesting all the way through, and making it feel like an 80's slasher film, which I love! I definitely look forward to watching more of his movies, as he has talent for this craft. I also loved the music in the movie, there was some super old school beats in it that made me feel like I was watching an 80's slasher flick. The acting was pretty good too! There weren't many parts that disappointed me, as the death scenes were fulfilling. So overall I would give this movie a 7/10. Check it out on Netflix now!

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Thrfit Find Of The Day #4

Thrift Find Of The Day #4

            Hey guys! So after an annoying school orientation, I decided to go thrifting to ease the annoyance. So I went to my local Savers, and started thrifting. I only found two items today, one including an old tshirt and this awesome red gumball machine! I bet I would have found a bunch more stuff, but I was talking on the phone with a friend so I was a little distracted. Anyway, when I saw this awesome little thing, I immediatley put it in my car, and I sure am glad I did! I was a little suprised to find a second gumball machine, but glad at the same time. The piercing red color will go perfectly in my red collection. It is aslso date stamped with 1985, so I thought that was pretty cool. Well that's it for this blog, I know that its a little short, but I have some huge blogs coming out in the coming weeks! So until next time!

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Easy DIY project

Easy DIY project

Today I'm gonna show you guys how to update an old work out food/TV tray! So we had this super old TV tray just around out house and then eventually it ended up outside and started to get really ugly, so I thought, that's the perfect opportunity to make it look amazing! So first I sanded it down a little, just enough to get the old paint off a little. Then I wiped it down and primed it with my flat grey primer. After that I let it sit until it dried. After that I spray painted the top part a gloss grey and let that dry. After it dried, I taped off the parts I wanted to keep grey, and I started to make a fun pattern on the top of it. Then I took a semi gloss black and painted it. After that dried, I took off all the tape and painted the rest of it black, like the legs and the under area. So the final step was to put a clear gloss coat all over, so if you spill anything on it, it won't ruin the paint. So that's how I turned an old outdated TV/food tray into a modern, stylish piece that we are going to use around our house for the years to come! 

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Thrift Find Of The Day #3

Thrift Find Of The Day #3 

                So for my third thrift find of the day, I'm gonna show you guys this awesome old valet chair! So I found this piece at my local goodwill a few weeks ago. I was just browsing the furniture section, when this awesome vintage chair just jumped out at me! At first I didn't know what it was, or what you do with it, but after some research I discovered it was a men's valet chair. Unfortunately it did not open in the stool part, but it still had the original manufacturers note on the bottom! So I'm not really sure what to do with it, I was thinking that I could maybe just make it a stool, since it has that awesome MCM look to it. So let me know what you think I should do with it!

Transformation Tuesday: Furniture Addition

Transformation Tuesday: Furniture Addition

                  

Before/After

              For my first transformation Tuesday, I am going to show you guys this awesome old Mid Century Modern (MCM) foot stool that I got for free from my great aunt and uncle for free! So I found this amazing piece while up in the attic of my great aunt and uncles house. I was up there just looking around because they said that they want to get rid of a bunch of stuff, since they are down sizing from their huge Chicago bungalow, to a considerably smaller condo. Anyway, I was exploring upstairs when I saw this amazing old foot stool just sitting there in the corner. I have seen that thing up there all my life, considering it has been up there for 30+ years, but until that moment, I have never really though much of it. When I really looked at it, I saw that it needed a lot of work and would take some time and money to really fix it up and bring it back to life. When I found it, the leather off the top had started to rip, and the old stuffing had started to smell really bad considering it had been up in a stuffy attic for all of its life.

               So I took it home that day, and I started to get to work immediately. First I took all of the leather and stuffing out of it, which left me with just a board and four legs. For a while I did not know what I was going to do with it, since I had never re-done a stool before, so I just started to look for large pieces of foam online, which I found one on eBay. You can also get large pieces of foam at Joann's, but it is more expensive than eBay. So after that I thought about what fabric I wanted to use for quite some time, when i found this awesome chevron print burlap! Before that I was considering many different options of fabrics, from black and white stripes to magna print fabric. Overall I'm glad I picked the chevron print burlap, but I do wish that it was a softer form of burlap and not so rough. I saved the old board from the original stool which saved time and money, next I just traced the shape of the board onto the piece of foam, and simply cut it out with a knife. then I simply upholstered it, which you can find a video of how to do that online. For the legs, I know I didn't want to keep them that old brown color, I wanted to give the piece a new life and a fresh start. So I sanded them down, not all the way. Next I primed them with my flat grey primer, then did a layer of semi-gloss black paint on them. I decided to preserve the color of the base of the legs, and keep its aged gold color. I think it adds some character to the piece, and mixes the old with the new, to give it a fun look. After the legs dried, I screwed them onto the upholstered base and I was done! overall this project was a lot easier than it seems. So now I just have to find a MCM chair that I can upholster in grey velvet and make a pillow to match the stool and I"ll have a set.

                         

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