Christina Bell ~ Art & Interior Design

I thought it would be fun to share some photographs of the constant flow of animals around my home. Deer Our first floor has a perfect window for feeding deer.  We simply throw out apples and fruit and watch them up close. Bears Now we know where our pond fish have been going! This bear gave the trampoline a try! lol! Skunks This curious young skunk attempted to climb our son's batting cage net and became hopelessly stuck. He hung upside down for a long time until our animal control officer could come rescue him. This pretty white mama wakes me often while she digs for slugs in front of my bedroom window. I had to take this picture with the "night" feature on my phone and it is through a screen so forgive it's quality. Toad This is "Mr. Jackson". He is a toad who lives under a shed on our deck. We named him Mr. Jackson after the Beatrix Potter character in The Tale of Mrs.

Don't take your laptop to the store to have them fix the keyboard! Just replace it yourself and save hundreds!!! It is so easy! This kind of knowledge makes computer repair shops cringe! One way I save money is by trying to fix my own electronics. Sounds crazy right? You wouldn't believe how easy it really is. I have replaced many laptop screens and keyboards. I have replaced motherboards.  I have also replaced circuit boards in LCD TVs!  Please watch my video to see how easy it is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoQIdNjcnQY&list=UUsloBiNAUQE9xImAwgWOGtA I first looked up my Dell model number.  I then looked up the part number of the keyboard. I then took that number and did a broad internet search until I found one which cost the least amount.  All it involves is removing the bezel holding the keyboard down to expose the screws! Then you take out the tiny screws holding the keyboard down... put them in a white bowl so they are safe and easy to

I was challenged to make an inexpensive but impressive change to a tiny bathroom. I knew that just changing paint colors and adding some artwork was going to make this bath shine but I took it up a level and created a paneling look with molding and a high gloss brown paint. I had to remove vinyl tiles from the wall and did not spend too much time sanding the spackle because I knew the imperfections would add to the effect I was hoping for.  In the end the walls looked  like they were covered in leather:) A neighbor offered me some solid wood molding he was looking to get rid of a while back. I am a bit of a pack rat when it comes to things like this! I hope you watch my video to see how it turned out:) Click on my name:  Christina Bell on a Budget