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Craftholic nails recreated by the one @joycesayshello did at a nail salon😍 using @glistenandglow1's HK girl top coat! My index broke off at the side hence the giraffe looks a bit odd 😂😭 set available...
Cupcake Nail Design Hi everyone! Today’s nail design is inspired by my love for cupcakes. I created this manicure using a cupcake water nail decal from Lucky Star Decals. Recently I placed an order with them and they were very nice to me and sent me some samples, which I really liked. The colors I...Read More »
Does anything say fancy more than a garden party? (Pinkies up!) If you’re not exactly what one would call “cooking inclined,” however, figuring out what to bring to such an event can be stressful. Enter: These six recipes. The hors d’oeuvres are…
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Yes, you read that right. 101 manicures, more than 1,000 fingers and endless possibilities!
Calligraphy design is valuable, eternally changing & ever appreciated. In this post, you’ll find creative Calligraphy and lettering Design.
White nail arts become trendy for this season. Today we are going to introduce some pretty white nail designs to you. The post will show
(hint: click on the picture for a nice close up view of the goodies inside the box) for awhile i have been collecting the old typesetting...
Pie crust is NOT just for pies. It’s also for crackers! Paleo crackers! These are light, crispy and a pretty close match to those boxed crackers called “chicken in a biscuit” that we all used to eat. Needless to say, these are better than those. What’s great about these paleo crackers is you can customize the add ins to match the flavors you enjoy the most. For us, we added some fresh thyme, poultry seasoning and a dash of the Trifecta seasoning. Switch up the herbs and seasonings for a new cracker every time you make them.
To round out this year’s top Oscar Costume Design Oscar Contenders, in my humble opinion, is none other than three time Oscar winner, Colleen Atwood for her work on Snow White & The Huntsman. T…
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Do you love to read? Have you found your reading tribe? If not, you are surely missing out. I have loved reading every since I was a little girl. My love for reading started with books like The Baby Sitters Club, Sweet Valley High and Nancy Drew and evolved over time into books like 50
For today’s inspiration I picked a Paul Smith Scarf. The minimalist design and great use of contrasting colours immediately drew...
Scale back on the pomp of a traditional reception and ramp up the good times with an elegant cocktail party instead.
Fancy Nancy is growing up! Read my Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth book review and see the Finger Print Matching Game it inspired.
"The Hunger Games" premiered in Los Angeles on Monday (Nov. 16) night, and here's a picture round-up of everyone on the red carpet.
It started with me not being satisfied with my white on black tiles. For awhile, I couldn't really put my finger on why. When I drew this Meer, I thought I'd try using line width to emphasize my highlight. Whoa! That I liked. So I looked at that and I looked at my other black tiles. You know, the appreciation step.... But this time I was trying to see why I liked this so much more. I realized that on my earlier attempts I was using the white pen just like I did the black, usually to draw the outline of a shape or pattern. Where the black worked because the edge of a shape typically drops towards the background, the white brought it forward. And I was using the white for both highlights and shading and sometimes black was my highlight (for instance making the pen skip for a typical sparkle). All this back and forth really confuses the eye. When I expanded the white by redefining and broadening the line, that highlight was pleasing to my eye. And even though I also mainly use the white for the contrasting shadow, just by line width (a thin line) I could make that work too. This really challenged me to think differently as I was drawing. Definitely focused deliberate lines here. So give it a try. Draw your tangle then redefine and thicken some lines. It's like the black you leave showing is your line, not the white. Consider where to leave contrasting thin lines (kind of like shading, too much or to little doesn't work all that well). The added benefit of the thicker white lines? You can shade on top of the white. I used graphite and occasionally my black micron, but you could also use a gray marker or other colors. Think layer. The downside of all that white? The white gel pens don't seem to last as long as the microns. This one is my favorite, I love the thin white edge on the right side of Shattuck giving it dimension. I used a Sakura white Gelly Roll, Zenstone, a white CretaColor Aqua monolith pencil and woodless pencil. I also used a black micron to redefine some line edges (for instance around the pearl sides of Meer). Tangles: Meer, Keeko and Shattuck. This Monotangle of Ambler only uses the black tile and white Gelly Roll. Really, there is no other shading other than line width! I started making them solid white, but the varied line width makes it so much more interesting. This is two tangles, Static on top with Maryhill filling in below and I used the Gelly Roll and graphite shading plus a little Zenstone around the edge. A Fife monotangle using Gelly Roll, graphite and (not sure whether I used Zenstone, General's white charcoal or CretaColor white watercolor pencil, or maybe a combination). Maryhill and Tipple using Gelly Roll, graphite and black micron on a prestrung Zendala. If you too aren't quite satisfied with your black tiles, give this a try. Even if you are, it's a nice alternative (or could it be a variation? ;-) Posted with Blogsy
Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is an elegant stole designed for a night out, weddings, teas, or anytime you want to add a touch of panache. It has a lacey floral design that looks lovely in single or multiple colors, and may be beaded or unbeaded. I’ve used Shalimar Paulie, but any of Shalimar’s beautiful fingering weight yarns would be perfect. There are charted and written instructions. Pattern is rated as intermediate or experienced. US terminology. Materials: 2 skeins of Shalimar Paulie fingering weight. 1st shawl pictured—2 skeins of Billie’s Blues Paulie. 2nd shawl—1 skein Silver Sage Paulie and 1 skein Damson Paulie. Because of the lace design, blocking is important to open the st(s). Choose your yarn accordingly. Hooks: 4.5mm (#7), 3.75mm (F)
\"A cozy whodunit that cheerfully affirms girls' and women's contributions to aerospace.\" --Kirkus Reviews \"Comparisons with Nancy Drew and Sammy Keyes come to mind, but this satisfying mystery seems more like the works of Ellen Raskin, E.L. Konigsburg, and Gennifer Choldenko.\" --School Library Connection \"A wonderful tribute to Amelia Earhart] who herself came to embody mystery.\" --Booklist Amelia Earhart's famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them before the night is over in this girl-powered middle grade whodunit. Eleven-year-old Amelia Ashford--Millie to her friends (if she had any, that is)--doesn't realize just how much adventure awaits her when she's given the opportunity of a lifetime: to spend the night in Amelia Earhart's childhood home with five other girls. Make that five strangers. But Millie's mom is a pilot like the famous Amelia, and Millie would love to have something to write to her about...if only she had her address. Once at Amelia's house in Atchison, Kansas, Millie stumbles upon a display of Amelia's famous flight goggles. She can't believe her good luck, since they're about to be relocated to a fancy museum in Washington, DC. But her luck changes quickly when the goggles disappear, and Millie was the last to see them. Soon, fingers are pointing in all directions, and someone falls strangely ill. Suddenly, a fun night of scavenger hunts and sweets takes a nosedive and the girls aren't sure who to trust. With a blizzard raging outside and a house full of suspects, the girls have no choice but to band together. It's up to the Amelia Six to find the culprit and return the goggles to their rightful place. Or the next body to collapse could be one of theirs. Author: Kristin L. Gray Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books Published: 06/30/2020 Pages: 272 Binding Type: Hardcover Weight: 0.80lbs Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 0.90d ISBN: 9781534418851 Audience: Ages 9-12 Accelerated Reader: Reading Level: 4.2 Point Value: 7 Interest Level: Middle Grade Quiz #/Name: 509063 / Amelia Six Review Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2020 Publishers Weekly 05/04/2020 Booklist 05/01/2020 pg. 66 School Library Journal 06/01/2020 pg. 60 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2020 Shelf Awareness 06/30/2020 About the Author Kristin L. Gray is the author of Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge, which Publishers Weekly called a \"sensitive and uplifting coming-of-age journey.\" Booklist called her latest, The Amelia Six, \"a wonderful tribute to [Amelia Earhart] who herself came to embody mystery.\" Kristin is also the author of two picture books: Koala Is Not a Bear (illustrated by Rachel McAlister) and Rover Throws a Party (illustrated by Scott Magoon). She lives in northwest Arkansas. Visit her online at KristinLGray.com.
