Ever since I saw this tutorial for chevron tip nails from Dana at The Wonder Forest, I’ve been playing around with all kinds of color combinations. I love her tutorial because it’s so simple and easy to do. But since I wanted to use 3 colors, this tutorial is a little more complicated. (It’s still pretty simple and you don’t have to be a skillful nail artist or anything.) I
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Braided Bead Bracelets
These bracelets are so easy to make, and you can really make them with so many combinations of cord and beads. I made two different versions to share with you. Version 1 – Brown silk cord and coral beads. Both of these materials are so easy to find at any craft store. Keep in mind that you will need a bead with a large center to fit the thicker silk
Make Your Eyes Look Bigger and Brighter
This is my favorite way to wear eye make up. It makes your eyes look bigger and brighter, and is perfect for someone like me, who has flat set eyes and heavier eye lids. It’s also pretty quick… just 8 simple steps. I used: Bare Minerals Correcting Concealer (Light 1) Benefit Cosmetics Eye Bright Pencil Clinique Creamy Gold Shadow Base Stila Eye Shadow Trio, Ethereal Lancome Dark Brown Eye Liner
Back Home
We are back home in Orlando. Finally! Benjamin (3), Lyla (20 months), and I have been on the road/in the air for over 2 weeks now. We had a lot of fun and were able to see all sorts of family and friends. I’ll post more pictures and little stories of our adventures later. Here is a quick summary of the craziness. In the past 16 days we have slept
Fun Summer Braids
Between the hot humid summers in Florida, and the adorable little grabby hands of my two toddlers, I have been wearing my hair up almost every day. Most of the time, you’ll catch me wearing at least one little braid to make a simple pony tail a little more fun. I also love to braid my little girl Lyla’s hair. Here is a little bit of inspiration for some stylish
Make Your Own Beads
This is a fun and simple project… a great way to use up those little scraps of paper and thread that you don’t want to throw away. What you need: 1. Scraps of paper or card stock 2. Scraps of embroidery thread 3. Mod Podge What you do: 1. Cut your paper to the width that you want your beads to be. Wrap the paper around something like a BBQ