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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

DIY Glitter Toes

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

DIY Glitter Toes

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Where I live, it's finally gotten to be summer weather - and we all know what that means... you'll be wearing flip flops and you need to make sure your toes look their best!! Pedicures can get expensive, so I have come up with a way to do glitter toes YOURSELF!! And for cheap - which I think is the best part! I talked my sister and her friends to let me try it out on them and we had so much fun!

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Want to know how to do it? All you need is nail polish and craft glitter. Yep, that's ALL. You can use any color of polish, or even clear. I recommend using a thicker topcoat if using clear, but regular clear nail polish works great, too.

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First, place foot on a paper plate or cardstock. Paint the big toe with nail polish. Paint it on kind of thick.

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Pour glitter on big toe and let sit. Paint the rest of the toes while the glitter sits on the big toe.

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Pour glitter over the rest of the toes. Let sit for a couple of minutes then tap toes to get most of the glitter off. Making sure to wait long enough so the paint is dry, I recommend using a makeup brush to brush the rest of the glitter off your foot and toes. Pour glitter on plate or cardstock back into the container to use again another time!

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Wait a few more minutes and then cover nails with a clear topcoat polish. Then you're done!
If using clear polish as a base instead of color, you can keep layering the polish & glitter to cover the nail (polish, glitter, polish, glitter, polish). You can add more layers if using colored polish as your base, too, just add glitter over topcoat and repeat the process. Just make sure to end with topcoat to seal glitter.

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The paint should last a few weeks, depending on your quality of polish. The possibilities are endless!!

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Fancy Little Outfit - Part 2

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Fancy Little Outfit - Part 2

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First-off, I just want to thank ALL of you!! I now have 300 followers!! You guys are awesome, I love reading your sweet comments and sharing my projects with you! I can't thank you enough :)

So as promised, here is the top-half of the outfit to go with the fancy pants! It was a little tricky for a beginner sewer like me, but now that I'm done, I feel a little more confident that I could make another one! Thanks to my mom for helping me understand all that sewing-lingo!!

I love how it turned out and it looks adorable on!!
Ta-da!! The finished outfit :)
A closer look at the top. Love it!!
Had to share this picture. I think it's hilarious.
We were getting ready to head to the park, and she wanted to be a cheeser for the camera.
Love that girl.
Modeling her new outfit. I love that it fits her perfectly!! Still need to add some bows though...
She loves going for walks with daddy!
The outfit held up pretty well while playing outside. Gotta love that. I'm pretty excited that I finally finished sewing an outfit for the first time, can't wait to try some more!!

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Mexican Lasagna

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Mexican Lasagna

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I love easy recipes. LOVE. This is a recipe I make pretty often. Even my husband, who is the pickiest eater EVER, loves it! Score.

Mexican Lasagna

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Dr Seuss Wall Art

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Dr Seuss Wall Art

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I saw this quote while surfing Pinterest (I'm obsessed, I admit it) and it was just what I was looking for to hang in my daughter's bedroom. I was about to put it on canvas (I just love canvases) but then I had a thought to try something different...


I used six 2 1/2"x12" boards, and two 1"x12" boards to make the wall hanging. I had paint leftover from my hairbow holder, FolkArt acrylic paint in Tickled Pink. Total amount spent on this projects was about $6.


I alternated the boards and made them about 1/4" off to give it a little bit of an uneven look. My lipped sewing ruler worked perfect for this project!


Then I put the two smaller boards on each side of the ruler and centered on the larger boards. The "top" board was placed a little higher so that hanging it would be easier.


Leaving the ruler in place, I put some Amazing Goop glue all over the back of the board and pressed it down, making sure it was centered and then put some packages of copy paper on top until it was dry. Don't want the project to fall apart!


Once it was dry, I turned it over and got ready to paint!


I painted about 2 coats, letting it dry in between.


Once the paint was dry, I 'distressed' the edges by sanding all the way around, and in between each board. Then I covered the entire thing in Mod Podge.


I don't know about anyone else, but I get a mini panic attack before I use my Silhouette. Don't get me wrong, I *love* the machine - I just get so afraid of messing up & wasting vinyl! I end up making mistakes all the time, but I'm slowly learning...

Anyway... So I set up all the words on my own and then cut them out in white vinyl. I love how it turned out!!


It still needed a little something, so I got out some glitter glue and went around the words "you" & "youer" so they would stand out. Super easy!! And that's it!!



I really love it, it's so girly and hopefully the quote will always remind my little girl how special she is :)
Saturday, June 11, 2011

brownie crap

Saturday, June 11, 2011

brownie crap

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Since my husband had this weekend off, I decided to make him one of his favorite treats that his amazing mom usually makes. (Someday I will be half as amazing as she is!) His family calls these babies "Brownie Crap." So messy that you can't hold them in your hand to eat them - you better have a stash of napkins on hand. YUM!! They are mighty tasty!!
 

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

laptop cover

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

laptop cover

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My awesome husband let me get a laptop last week, so of course I needed to make it a cover so I didn't scratch it up whenever I take it somewhere. I wanted something unique and hopefully simple enough for me to make myself. (since stores charge so much for ugly, plain ones!) Soon, I found this cover and knew it was perfect for me! I also ended up making my husband one for his laptop - with different fabric, of course.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

fancy pants

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

fancy pants

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I am proud to say that this last weekend I sewed my very first article of clothing:
the pants-half of an adorable outfit! (the other half to come soon)
Thanks, mom, for helping me out! I love how they turned out!!
This is the pattern I used. It says it's easy, but I am sewing-challenged and needed some extra help. I think the next time I make them it will be easier. I just need more practice :)
 Now, on to my little model to show off her new pants!
I still need to add the bows to the bottom, but we will get to that another day.
I love the little faces she makes when she knows she's having her picture taken!!
 
We went to the park to really test the pants out. She had no problems at all!
I think she may even be able to run faster in these!! Not good... :)
Even after a couple falls, climbing up stairs and sliding down slides, the pants worked great!
Stay tuned for part 2 of this outfit!
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