One Week of Work, One Week 'til Fair

CRUNCH TIME!

This past week we made a lot of progress on Bell. My mom, uncles, and I got so much done.  Things are coming together nicely and its been tons of fun working on Bell! 

 Take a look!

I started and finished painting the cupboards.  I really like the color!  The area where the cupboards are will be this same color.  The rest of the trailer will be a lavender color.  Should be pretty! 

My Uncle Chuck running the drill while Uncle Steve and my mom watch.  My uncles came for a little visit last week and were very helpful to my mom, Bell, and I.

When I got home from boating, the futon had been delivered.  It's nice and should be comfortable enough to sleep and sit on.  Muscling it through the little trailer door is going to be a chore, though.

Uncle Chuck and I measuring to cut the linoleum.  We were so nervous to make the first cut.  Neither of us have ever measured and cut linoleum before.  I'm fairly certain every measurement was measured a hundred times.  We even got big paper out and cut that first as a test trail for the actual cuts.  It took us a long time to get this done.

 The first set of cuts are on the left.  Thankfully, it fits!  Tight in places but will be easy enough to smooth out when we put it back in after painting.  In the right picture, is the reframed front end of Bell that Chuck and I worked on last week.  Now we just need to put new paneling in and paint!  It looks pretty good. After all, we put in long days working. Chuck and I stayed out until 10 both nights he was here working. 

My mom sawing metal to build screens.  We made two new ones and replaced screen and spline on the frame for the door window.  Making new screens is so easy!  I tell ya...I'm learning lots of home repair type things while working on this big project!

With one week until fair, we have just enough time to finish her up...well kind of.  We will paint the inside, move the futon in, put up the curtains and decorations, and stock her for fair.  After fair, Bell will get painted on the outside and reframed in some areas.

I'm getting good at moving

So earlier this month things changed to where I felt my best choice was to move out of my apartment in Pullman and find a new place.  I loved my space, location, and friends nearby at Campus Commons.  However, due to unexpected things, my roommate and I got rid of the apartment and I found a new place and roommates faster than I expected!  Thank goodness because I was a stressin'!

Over the weekend, I went back to Pullman and moved my things across town to a new house with two new and great roommates that I found on Craigslist.

Let me tell ya!  I know how to move because I have moved before every semester except for one since going to college.  My intent has never been to see how many times I could move, but It seems to have turned out that way.  Anyway, I just pack my things in tubs based on which room they go in.  I have kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, desk, and clothes tubs.  That way when I get to the new place the tubs just get dumbed where they belong.  Then I up pack them.  Once all my tubs were moved from my apartment to my house, it took a little over five hours to unpack everything; this includes making my bed, hanging pictures, building a shelf, and stopping for dinner.  Before I started unpacking, it only took my parents, sister, and I like an hour to load, unload, and get furniture into the house. 

So here is my newest bedroom and desk area.  Things are snug but cozy in my room.  Thank goodness for a big living room and kitchen dinning area in the house, though.  The house is great!  It's three bedrooms with two baths, a laundry room, a two car garage, a living room, kitchen with dining room, and a neighbor who mows the lawn.  It's very cute and homey, and I'm excited to be living with two great girls!

I'm thinking of sewing a little curtain for the window.

I really like how my decorations look hung above my desk.

So I'm all moved into another place.  I'm back home for about three weeks.  I guess classes start in exactly three weeks.  One more year of undergrad left in Pullman, but I don't know what my exact plans for after college are.  If you happen to know, let me know...it'd be a big help.

Bell Bell Bell

Two weeks ago my mom and I were not able to get much work done on Bell because we were busy with work and I was writing a 10 page term paper for my summer class.  But when writer's block or whatever the saying is took over my productivity at writing, I started making decorations for Bell.

The colors we have chosen to go with are a lilac, bright fuchsia/purple, navy, and a hint of avocado green.  The "theme" of our trailer is Be Dazzled Bell.  This means jewels and sparkles everywhere!!  I've put jewels on the lights, mirror, clock, outlet covers, salt and pepper shakers, napkin holder, and little storage containers.  Other things that will get dazzled with jewels are the garbage can, the curtains, curtain rods, cupboard door corners, and anything else I can stick a jewel to with mod podge or hot glue.  I'm just having a blast with the decorating part!

Some of the decorations I've bought or made and/or be dazzled!  I can't decide which door mat to go with...bright with flowers or green with an owl that matches the vintage oven and decorations already in the trailer??

Finished cushion covers with the salt and pepper shakers sitting on top!

Last week my mom and I tore out the front paneling of Bell to replace some broads and add new boards for strength.  I also started sewing stuff for Bell last week. I was able to finish cushion covers between driving tractor and finishing up my summer class.  I also got a futon mattress ordered up, a few boards painted, and cupboard doors ready for painting!

So a little rebuilding and putting back together is called for here!

There are a few goals for this week.  1. Start sewing curtains, pillow covers, and a table clothe. 2. Order (check) and put new tires on Bell.  3. Rebuild the front frame.  4. Wash the outside of the trailer and get ready for sealing and painting.  AND 5. Paint some more.

At this point, we have most of the materials we need for fixing our little trailer up.  We have the primer, paint, wood trim, linoleum, wood boards, and seal.  The trick is putting it all together and me holding my horses so things get done in the order they should.  I just want to jump to painting!!