A Marvelous Mess!!

We've got full Autumn color here is Maine now!!!
There is nothing quite like it!

Here was my latest craft this week: 

The Moss Monster

And my fave from last weeks party is.....

Some Easy Homemade Caramel from Back For Seconds Blog. Such a handy recipe for this time of year!!!!!

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Now, to the party!

BISSELL Vaccume: Light and Easy

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of BISSELL Homecare, Inc. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

 

If you haven't already guessed from the name of my blog, I'm a messy kind of gal.

Amazingly enough, I spent a couple yars as a cleaning lady. I actually ran my own business! Now, I can't guarantee that I ran it right.....creative minds don't tend to be the most organized..... but I can tell you that I, at the very least, made some money. 

The real trick to house cleaning as a business is to have the right supplies. If you've got a vacuum that weighs a ton, you're going to hurt your back. For a time I had one that had great suction, but it was so heavy..... I could only clean for a couple of years before my back became really sore and I couldn't do it anymore. To truly be successful, and not hurt yourself cleaning houses, you need to have a light weight machine with a long reach so that you aren't twisting your back.

The BISSELL vacuum is touted to be very light weight, yet have a ton of suction. Those two qualities *have* to go hand in hand  for a good vacuum. Here are some of it's other characteristics:

~Swivel stearing

~No loss of suction and sealed system

~12 " foot for stability

~27' cord

~Large capacity dirt cup

~Long stretch nose

~One step removable pod for easy cleaning

 When I was cleaning a house and I knew that the owners were planning on having a party, there were extra steps that could be taken to give the house a little extra sparkle of clean. Here is what I reccomend:

~Clean lampshades and curtains, it brightens the room and makes such a difference in the way a room *feels*. This is a great step to take if you don't have time to thoroughly clean a room, but you want it to look wonderful.

~Take extra care to clean the pet hair off the furniture. You don't want the guests to be wiping themselves off when the stand up. 

~Vacuum the dust around stiar railings, window sills, and baseboards. It makes a big difference!!

Here are some other cleaning tips!!

BISSELL is currently holding a contest to win a new POWERGLIDE vacuum with lift off technology or a $50 gift certificate to be used at BISSELL:

enter to win

Also, if you use the promor code: POWERGLIDE 

you can get $20 off plus free shipping for the following products (valid 9-12-2013 to 11-30-2013):

-PowerGlide Pet Vacuum with Lift-Off Technology 2763

-PowerGlide Pet Bagged Rewind Vacuum 38631

-PowerGlide Pet Vacuu

So, go ahead!! Check out that BISSELL. If it's as lightweight and full of suction at they say, it's bound to help you keep your body in shape while you clean! 

 

 

 

A Halloween Moss Monster Craft

This post was sponsored by Plaid Mod Podge. I received compensation for this post. All opinions in it are my own!! 

For this craft of awesomeness I used Outdoor Mod Podge: a waterbased glue, sealer, and finish that let me use my decoupaging skills outdoors. Yay!A few years back I made a fun little bunch of Moss Monsters that lived in a little Moss Monster Mansion:

They were just teeny. But I loved them so. 

And, then I thought....

Why not make them bigger??

It was so easy to do.

And they look super dooper funny on the lawn.

Here's what you need:

~Mod Podge Outdoor

~Spanish Moss

~Wire

~Foam Block

~Spray Adhesive

~Big Googly Eyes

~Antique Paper

~Light Plastic (I got mine from a binder divider)

-Take the wire and push it through close to the middle of the foam. 

-Go outside and spray the block with the adhesive.....then quickly place the spanish moss all over the foam. 

 -Using the Outdoor Mod Podge, cut some triangles out of the plastic and some antique paper the same size and mod podge the paper to the plastic. These are going to be the teeth. 

-Use the Mod Podge on the googly eyes you've chosen to give them a little extra strength.

-While that is drying, go outside and use some clear acrylic spray to cover all the moss on the monster with a coat. 

 -Hot glue the teeth and eyes into place. 

-Hot glue some brown moss over the base of the teeth, then hot glue a little bit of spanish moss over that to make them blend together. 

-I used a little extra mod podge on the face, anywhere that I could see that the acrylic spray didn't do a very good job.

Once he/she is dry, you're done!!

This guy looks great all over the lawn. 

Kind of like a Halloween Muppet.

There was a little mouse outside scurrying around. 

I wonder if it was scared of my Moss Monster?

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Between Naps On The Porch
Tatertots and Jello

 

Here are some other crafts with Mod Podge!!!