It's wedding season, meaning time to start thinking about that special something that you are going to give your beautiful friends on their special day!!
1. Find a frame! Papyrus has gorgeous seasonal selections in all sizes! As the wedding I was attending was in the summer, I decided to purchase something fun, fresh & of course floral!
2. Decide how you would like to personalize your frame! I decided to craft my own frame insert with a wedding couple! I used a Cricut machine/Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge to create these little paper people but if you have an artistic talent, use it! Be it just the frame as is, or creating your own frame insert, it's really the thought that counts! :)
3. Place your insert inside your frame! Make sure to measure & test out proportions prior to making your design elements permanent! If you decided not to create an insert, think of a creative way to wrap your unique frame!
...& voila! A newlywed worthy frame to highlight your friends' special day!
It's your turn to c's the d.i.y.!
I'd love to see what you can create! Happy D.I.Y.-ing!!
One of my fav desserts to make is mochi (sticky rice cake)!! I used this recipe all the time in college & my roomies loved it! So go ahead, try it yourself...you won't regret it :)
1lb box mochiko* 1-1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp baking powder dash salt 13.5 oz can coconut milk* 1-1/2 cup water 1 tsp vanilla food coloring katakuriko (potato starch)* for coating -- or -- cornstarch
Preheat oven 350 degrees Grease 9x13 pan Cover pan with foil Bake 1 hour
Remove foil & cool Sprinkle cooled mochi with katakuriko Use plastic knife to cut mochi into strips; coat with katakuriko
Most of these items can be purchased at any grocery store. You may have to do a bit more hunting for the * items...but if you're near a Marukai or Asian food store, you can probably find these there!
This weeks How-to Tuesday will also be birthday themed!
Summer is the perfect time to play around with bold, bright & NEON colors!!
Last summer...I was dyyyyying to try out a neon make-up look and of course I also wanted to try the hair chalking craze that took the fashion world by storm...
Unfortunately, I had no clue where to start on either of these beauty ambitions so I turned to some fab Youtube beauty gurus to complete my sassy birthday look!
Kandee Johnson's Hair Chalking (for dark hair!!) tutorial
....and drumroll please...
TA-DA!!
Honestly, I was a little disappointed that the hair chalking didn't work out so well--I think this works better on lighter hair and/or I needed to invest in better chalk--but Kandee's results are amazing! You can kind of see the yellow/orange/red ombre I was attempting to go for in the bottom photo; if anything my girls look so GLAMOROUS! I was VERY pleased with my neon makeup look though, which is all thanks to Elessa's tutorial--I followed most of her steps but had to substitute some of her products with my own or ones that I could find--mostly drug store finds too! Loved the way they popped without being too out there--went very with the boring black ensemble that I chose to wear haha.
See below for a list of main products used for these looks! Happy experimenting :)
xoxo
~carlykins
"Naughty Neon" Products
Eyeshadow Primer Potion, Urban Decay Cosmetics
Jumbo Eye Pencil, Milk, NYX
Paint Eyeshadow Palette 01, Milani Cosmetics
Fluidline eyeliner pot, Blacktrack, MAC
"Cool Kitty" lashes, Katy Perry for eylure
Hair Chalking
Soft pastels (check the label), Daler-Rowney (from Walmart); I would suggest looking for a better brand!!
Spray bottle + water
Flat iron or curling iron (to "seal" in color)
Hair spray
Heat protectant hair product
Wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty! ...or use a towel to cover your outfit.
Just a note: for darker hair, warmer colors tend to come out better!
