Getting the perfect berry kissed lip

 Summer always makes me long for the lips that look like they've been stain by me eating too many berries. Its not a lipstick or a lip gloss, its a flush of color to the lips that give a slight impression of looking like your lips are naturally that red. My niece's lips are like that. 

I've been wanting to make some for a while, so I experiemented with finding the perfect shade until I found one that fit the color I had in mind.

Heres how I did it:

See this colored lip balm, well it doesn't really tint your lips. Its decieving in that way. Its from burt's bee's and besides it being colorless everything else about it is great. 

 I had all the ingriendents to whip up some lipbalm from stratch, but I decided to make use of what I've already had. Go me for reuseing!

Here is my perfect blend. Some light plum and crimson. This gives a rasberry hue. I tested this combo several times, compared it to other ones, and liked it the best overall. There is sightly a little bit more of crimson then there is plum.

OOPS! I got so into the process I forgot to take pictures of the process. I basically put the entire tube of chapstick ,with the colored powder, into a microwaveable measuring cup. I heated it for 40 seconds in two 20 second time periods. It needs to be fully melted and blended before you start to pour. If you have to repeat microwaveing it to make sure you get every last drop you possibly can, do so!

Here it is being poured into the tube. I might as well say that melting this in a double boiler is another great option. Of course let it cool completly! Don't burn your smackers with your impatience to try it out.=)

Here I am, bare lips and all.

Are you ready for the results?

KAZAM! Holy Berry Kissed Lips Batman!

See how matte it is? I can leave it like it is or put some high gloss on for dramatic effect. I personally like it how it is. Also, each layer adds more color. Beewax stays on your lips for along time too!

If you like this, try it! Its so easy. Also if you try this and blog about it let me know so I can check it out.

Makeing trends without breaking the bank,

Danielle

Tatertots and Jello

Reinvent

What is this? Before I tell you ( in case you can't tell) I'm going to show you what it once was.

A long long time ago, I created this little crown. It was beautiful with crocheted gold wire and iridescent grey beads that shimmered anyway you turned it. It reminded of the Princess in The Never Ending Story. So I put it in my Etsy shop were it sat, and sat, and sat. It never sold, and thats ok, because I don't think I was ready to tap into The Never Ending Story niche ( and I know you guys are out there.... somewhere).

Every once in a while I would get it out and play with its shape. I like the original design but I felt like it needed to change. I continued to play with it for 9 months making it into a necklace, brooch, or bracelet. But nothing seemed to fit. Until recently when I decided to coil it around itself.

Can you guess what it is?

Sea Urchin Cocktail Ring

The reason I ask is because I feel like the photos are not doing it justice in showing the actual drama this ring contains. I will post a action shot later.

It reminded me of a sea urchin as I was coiling and sewing gold wire through it to keep it in place. I'm probably not going to put it in my etsy shop because I'm curious to explore what this design process will look like with different types of beads. I'm going to decide if I'm going to make a tutorial of it later.

{A Deeper Thought}

You know, we all reinvent something in our life whether we recognize it or not. Sometimes it is a physical thing, like the ring. Sometimes its ourselves. Have you reinvented something and loved the result?

Danielle    

   

Seriously Wondering....

If Blogger will repost the post that I just posted the day before everything crashed.

Funny Quotes for Mother's Day

I thought instead of just wishing everyone a wonderful Mothers Day, I would round up some funny, make you crack a smile, mother quotes. Because every mom out there needs a good laugh once in a while, especially when it comes to raising children. Heres some silly and funny quotes for all you fine mommies out there. I hope you are truly celebrated on this day.

"I'm a mother with two small children, so I don't take as much crap as I used to."

— Pamela Anderson

"There is only one pretty child in the world, and every mother has it."

— Chinese Proverbs

"I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them."

— Phyllis Diller

"I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on."                                  

~Roseanne Barr

"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."

— Mark Twain

"The phrase 'working mother' is redundant."

— Jane Sellman

"My mother's menu consisted of two choices: Take it or leave it."

— Buddy Hackett

"The hand that rocks the cradle usually is attached to someone who isn't getting enough sleep."

~ John Fiebig

"I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids."

~Unknown

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new."

~Rajneesh

"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back."                 

~William D. Tammelus

"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."

~Elizabeth Stone

Do you have a favorite? I would love to hear it!My personal favorite was Pamela Andersons. I laughed out loud when I read it. There's nothing like children to toughen you up and melt your heart.

 If you had a good laugh, chuckle, or even cracked a smile while reading you can find more funny mother quotes at Nanny Deprived.

Danielle

Redesigning a Ugly Shirt Part 1

  In a past post  I showed a picture of this 80's shirt I said I was going to re-make into something fabulous for me to wear. In honesty, I actually don't know if it is from the 80's or 90's...maybe you can tell...all I do know that it caught my eye in the resale shop.

Ugly shirt $3.99

 I started the process of sketching out my design ideas to see which one would look best. And I have to admit, I started to get scared. The longer my eyes lingered over the shirt's bright, bold pattern and lack of detail in shape I really started to wonder if I bit off more than I could chew. Never the less I have forged on with the remake.

  I looked for inspiration on the net, hoping that something would catch my eye.

like this!

 There were some details I fancied, but in trying to gain added inspiration, there were some things I had to consider:

• Respect the limitations. There are things I can and can't do while working with a already made shirt.  
• Moderation is key with busy prints. I don't want to overwhelm anyone with crazy floral while they are forced to look at me walking by them. Nor do I wan't to overwhelm myself while looking at me. I must take away to gain.

Here are my design sketches. Please do not be intimidated by my awesome drawing skills.

Actually I should say don't let my novice drawing skills distract you from the designs. No your eyes are not tricking you,  its just that I can't seem to draw the shape of the shirt the same three times in a row.

I wanted to do a wide open sided tank. I like the idea of the sleeves becoming pockets, but that means I actually have to lengthen the shirt so the pockets don't hang out at the bottom of the shirt. My answer to that is is crocheting a border. At first I decided to crochet it in dark navy, but as I was drawing I had the thought that maybe dark grey would look better.  

Which one do you like best?

I would love to hear your thoughts about this. What do you like and what don't you like. At this point I'm obeying the rule of measuring twice, cutting once. Even though I'm not measuring, I am planning this out  as much as possible because I would like to wear it for more than one year.

Danielle

Something fantastic is coming your way...

I am deep in designing something functional and fantastic for my craft room and I can't wait to show you all. But because I'm so excited I'll give you a hint: it will include this amazing paper.

Danielle