Side Note: Sorry About Infrequent Updates:(

I'm moving to Cali in October, I've been super ridiculously unbelievably busy with packing and what-not. This means that I've got all my craft supplies sealed in boxes ready for the movers to come and move them cross-country for me:). I have left out my jewelry making supplies, but I've been so consumed with packing correctly *perfectionis*, that it's pretty impossible to do blog posts. However, I did snap some pictures of my first visit to Cali and here it is for your viewing enjoyment!

DIY Cell Phone Rhinestone Bling Repair & How I Make Cell Phone Charm Straps

Quick video of my doing some repair work on my cell phone bling rhinestones or whatever... I have a tendency to be a little rough with my phone and some of the rhinestones can undone and fell off around the camera lens. I repaired the spot using rhinestones, E-6000 industrial strength jewelry glue and a cuticle pusher. I then proceeded to make a ridiculously cute cell phone charm dangly, because my phone actually has a hole for a cell phone charm strap. 

"Golden Sky Blue" Entry Look for BeautyNewbie's Back to School Contest

Ta-da! My first video on Youtube, about time right?

Great inexpensive look for back to school:) I used all dollar store or clearance pharmacy cosmetic items only. It's a sparkly, glittery sky blue look with gold accents, light blushed cheeks and nude glossy lips. I really enjoyed making it, it's my first video ever...ever;)

*Sorry for the pixilation, didn't realize when you speed up a video it degrades the quality a whole lot...:(

Song:
(CC) "Goodbye to Spring" by Josh Woodward 
From jamendo.com Licensed under Creative Commons

                   

   

L.A. Colors Nail Art Deco Polishes: Last Haul, Promise!<3

Ummm yeah, I get kind of carried away sometimes, but at $1.00 a piece I really couldn't pass these up. I'm wondering how I didn't notice them before as I frequent this particular Dollar Tree A LOT. I walked out with 11 polishes for $11.00 which is nice because I know the stripers at Sally's are about $4.00 a piece (I already had a light matte pink, white and green), so I stepped out with these fine colors:

*BNA510 Yellow

*BNA509 Green Glitter

*BNA502 Silver Glitter

*BNA508 Blue Glitter

*BNA506 Baby Pink (same shade as the one I own, but this ones pearlescent:)

*BNA507 Red Glitter

*BNA503 Gold Glitter

*BNA504 Black

*BNA513 Intense Pink

*BNA514 Magenta

*BNA512 Bright Orange (looks like a red to me, but whatever:)

I got really super inspired lately to possibly do tutorial videos on how I do my own nail art. Which I noticed I've never made any mention of.... which is strange because nail art is totally kawaii and crafty and it kind of makes sense. I'm going to spend the rest of today putting together a video tutorial on how to do hot air balloon themed nail art. 

Wish me luck, it'll be my first vlog!

**Update, it's 9:41 now... still working on vlog for hot air balloon tutorial... batteries died, need to charge them and then well, it should be up by tomorrow.

**Thursday Update, umm so yeah I totally didn't get to making that video last night, long story short... I am however, going to do my first video contest for BeautyNewbie's Back to School Contest:

Dollar Tree Birthday Haul #2

I really truly couldn't resist, I got a check from my grandma and grandpa for my birthday yesterday and I had been in desperate need of new makeup and so I went shopping of course. I promise I won't go shopping  for the longest time ever now:) I got some INCREDIBLE deals.... Here's what I cashed out with (everything was $1.00):

* 3 sets of pink travel bottles (for my upcoming vacation:)

* Spray-on detangler in "Watermelon Smile"

*  3 sets of Soft On The Eyes eyeshadow by Revlon (loose): 

-"Whisper Sweet Neutrals" 760

-"Head in the Clouds" 765

-"Sub-lime" 770

* Green nail brush (because for some odd reason I've never owned one, and yet it's the most important part of a mani:P)

* Covergirl Smoothwear Liptints "Next to Nude" 220

* Mix & Mingle Revlon "Caramelt" 275 lip palette

* Bonnebell Eye d'Votion eye glaze in "Illusion"

* Marble-ous Match Revlon liner & shadow duo

-"Set the Nude" 960

-"Made for Jade" 970

* Bonnebell Eye Style Glossies "Pure Bliss" 312

* Covergirl Shadow Squease "Latte" 430

* La Cross square tweezers w/ pink case

* Maybelline Wet Shine Liquid Lip

-Diamonds "Mandarine Ice" 35

-"Peach Pit"

-Diamonds "Plum Solitaire" 30

-"For Love or Honey"

-Diamonds "Marquise Peach" 10

* Maybelline Wet Shine Lip Color Diamonds "Brilliant Bronze" 500

* L.A. Colors mineral eyeshadow

-"Gold" BME490

-"Purple" BME498

* L.A. Colors lip palette "Delicious" BLP81

* Maybelline Shadow Stylist loose powder "Opulent Green" 635

* Bonnebell VitaGloss "Mindful Mango" (THE BEST LIP GLOSS I'VE EVER USED PERIOD.)

* L.A. Colors Expressions loose eyeshadow

-"Honey Suckle" BES401

-"Radiant" BES404

-"Snow White" BES400

* L.A. Colors Expressions 6 Color Eyeshadow

-"Hipnotic" BEP412

-"Precious" BEP411

*Nail art kit w/ rhinestones, wooden cuticle pusher and clear polish (I'm going to use the polish to mix a custom glitter polish)

*Side note: I tried to mix my own glitter polish last night and it worked out pretty well. I think my glitter ration was a bit too high, because it ended up a little lumpy, but oh well. I'm using clear dollar store polishes to experiment. I picked up a 13 pack of glitter from Michael's for about $4.00. So worth it now that I'm getting back into doing my nails...

- ps. when you work in food you can't wear polish, I'm making up for lost time I suppose.