Nails & Etsy

I've wanted to do a post on my nails for a long time, but never got around to it. Here is my attempt at ombre nails!

I thought that pink is a nice summer-y color (and is the only color I have 5 shades of!).

Here's what I used:

*Thumb: Justice's Hot Pink nail pen

                 (left to right)

*Migi's Pink nail pen

*Petites Cherry Slush (my fave nail polish ever!)
*Sally Hansen Diamond Strength Pretty Petunia
*Cricket's Light Pink  This one is super old but still works beautifully! The bottle even looks vintage-y!

Sorry! Bad pic!

                              I finished it all off with a topcoat of Revlon Liquid Quick Dry!
                                                    Have fun trying your own ombre!


The other thing I wanted to mention is, drumroll please, I opened an Etsy shop!!!!! I'm so excited! My shop name is Freshhaze. I don't have much up right now, but I am working on more items! I am trying to save up to take pointe in the fall, and hopefully this will help. Please check it out!

One Direction

       Ok, I'm trying the Polyvore thing again. This is my favorite set that I've made so far!

What makes you beautiful by neverstopdancing 

Beauty Tips

I'm back! I am sure you were all very worried about me. Anyway, I'm done with school, so I have more time to blog and be crafty. Yays! I found a bunch of beauty secrets that look superfun, so I thought I'd share them with you. The ones marked with a √ are the ones I've tried. Have fun!

                                                                          Skin
 •Banana & Honey Mask
       Smash up a banana and add honey.  Apply to face and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash off.

åOrange Blast
     Grate up the peel of one orange and mix it with milk to make a paste. Rub on face in circular motions.
Wash off.

 •Oily Oil
     Apply olive oil to face. Leave on for 10 minutes.

 •Oatmeal Mush  Stuff
      Blend cooked oatmeal and honey together. Apply to face and wash off after 15 minutes.

åSteam Treatment
      Boil water, lemon juice, & rosemary in a pot. Lean face over NOT IN the pot and cover head with towel. Breathe deeply.

åCuke Out
    Mix cucumber juice and milk. Rub on face with cotton ball.

åPimple Blaster
      Make a paste out of baking soda and water and apply to pimples. Leave on for 5 minutes and be sure not to leave on for more than 10.

åPore Strip
    Microwave a spoonful each of milk and gelatin (flavored or not) for 15 seconds. Apply to nose and let dry for 15 minutes. Peel off.  ~All credit for this one goes to the lovely blog The First Lime~

åCrystal Clear
     Mix olive oil and salt to make a paste and rub on skin. Leave on for 1 minute. Repeat every day for a week and you will begin to see clearer skin.
                                                                   
                                                  Lips


 √•Choco Lip Rub
     1/2 tsp cocoa powder
2 1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp oil
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 vanilla extract
3/4 tsp honey
Mix this together and scrub on lips for 10 seconds. Lick off!

åSweetie Pie Lip Scrub
  Mix sugar, honey, and Vaseline tog. to make a scrub-like consistency. Follow application instructions of Choco Lip Rub.

åLip Gloss
    Take a dollop of Vaseline, microwave for 15 seconds, and add whatever you want to make it your very own lip gloss. Glitter, hot chocolate mix, kool-aid, the possibilities are endless.

                                                                      Teeth
å Strawberry Whiteness
       Crush up one strawberry and mix baking soda in to make a paste. Apply to teeth and leave on for 5 minutes. Wash out mouth with water. Do not do this more than once a month as the baking soda could begin to break down your teeth.

                                                                        Hair
•Hula Honey
Mix 1 tablespoon of honey and a cup of milk and apply to hair. Leave on for 15 minutes. Wash hair.

•Oily Oil 2
Apply ether coconut or olive oil to hair. Leave for 20 minutes. Wash out.

•Chilly Chilly Cool Cool
Finish your shower by rinsing your hair with cool water for extra shine.


Hope you guys like these and find them helpful!
To the BFF who has been bugging me to post: HAPPY NOW? :P

New Look!

So I know my blog isn't that old, but I thought it could use a face lift. I love it! There are a few things I want to do that I can't figure out how to do though…

SQUEEEEE!!!!

SCREAM!!!!!!!!!!  OMGOMGOMGOMG  Guess what!! Today at ballet we got report cards! Guess what else!!!! I got in to ballet 3!!!!!! (4 is the last level) Me and my friend both really wanted to get in, so it would be just as bad as not getting in if you made it and the other didn't. Here's how it went down:
* Teacher hands us our report cards*
We look at each other. We look down. We read. I finish first. I read over her shoulder. I whisper, "We both got in." She doesn't say anything. She looks at me. She reads mine and re-reads her own. We look at each other. Then we scream and hug and jump in a circle and try and say stuff like "I'm so glad we both made it" and "We did it", only it just sounded like we were trying to pick up a cow or something, because we were screaming at the same time. I am soooooooo HAPPY!!!!!!! Now I can take pointe!!!! I just have to earn enough money to do that…    SQUEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Owl Cuff

Here's a really cute cuff that I just made. Hope you love it!

Supplies:
               Felt (4 colors of your choice + orange or yellow for the beaks)
              Buttons
               Permanent marker
              Glue
               Embroidery floss
              Needle



1. Cut out your owl shape.

2. Draw on wings.

3. Cut belly out of a different color of felt.

4. Cut out beak.

5. Glue everything together including the buttons for eyes.

6. Make 4 more of these.

7. Stitch them all together on the sides.

8. Woo Who! Your done!

Tribal Necklace

OK so I know that tribal stuff is in this season, so here is some Indian–inspired bling.

Supplies: Panty hoes (bahahahaha! LOL panty hoes…sorry, moving on.), a bottle cap, paint, feathers, hot glue gun & glue

1. Paint bottle cap.
2. Glue feathers to the back of the cap.
3. Cut 3 long strips of panty hoes (or tie short ones together) and braid them to make the "chain".
4. Glue "chain" to the back of the bottle cap.
5. Done! Rock your tribal bling!

Life Lesson

Sooo…I am typing this using my pinky finger because the others have super glue on them. Therefore, the lesson is: never, EVER use super glue unless you absolutely have to. See, I was trying to open the cap, but it wouldn't open, so I used a toothpick to make a hole. Big mistake, cause it splashed ALL over, including on my hands. I was like "Well, now I feel stupid." I DID learn that if you use this salt scrub stuff, and rub it on your hands until you have scrubbed off a layer of skin, ALMOST all of the super glue comes off! So, yeah, that didn't go so well. It was my first time using super glue! (I'm only 13!) Don't judge! Anyway, I hope you learned something. :P

Mockingjay

I'm sooooo sad! I am on the last chapter in Mockingjay, the last book in the Hunger Games series! What will I read now!?! This is TRAGIC!! I can't wait to see the movie though! I'm 455 on the waiting list for the DVD at the library. *slouches in chair and pouts* I'll keep you updated on what good books I find. Go team Peeta!

I walk out of the shop and this is what I see
Katniss Everdeen starring at me
I've got a loaf in my hand and I ain't afraid to throw it throw it throw it
I'm Peeta and you know it

Easter fun!

Happy Easter!!
Today I'm gonna show you 3 things to make your Easter special!!

•Jelly bean bracelet
If you are anything like me, and practically get jelly beans thrown at you in the days leading up to Easter, then this is the project for you.

Supplies: Thread,  needle,  jelly beans

1. Thread the needle. Make sure it's big enough to fit around your wrist.
2. (Optional) If you want your bracelet to last, you can paint each jelly bean with clear nail polish. It can get a bit sticky if you don't polish them, but I find it easier to just do without and throw them out at the end of the day.
3. String on the jelly beans. If you are making multiples, you can shake it up by stringing some vertically and some horizontally.
4. Yays! You're done!

•Egg-celent scuba diver (Heh Heh. See what I did there?)
It's adorable! I named mine Larry.

Supplies: Tempera paint,  paper,  hollow egg,  bottle cap,  straw,  rubber band
















1. Cut out flippers from paper.
2. Paint on swim trunks.
3. Cut straw appropriate size.
4. Draw eyes on bottle cap. Glue rubber band onto cap.
5. Assemble.
6. Ta da! Name him!

•Carrot cake & cream cheese frosting (allrecipes .com)

Supplies:

Frosting:
1 stick butter,
2 bricks cream cheese,
1 cup powdered sugar

Cake:
3 eggs,
3/4 cup buttermilk,
3/4 cup vegetable oil,
1 1/2 cups white sugar,
2 teaspoons vanilla extract,
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon,
1/4 teaspoon salt,
2 cups all purpose flour,
2 teaspoons baking soda,
2 cups shredded carrots,
1 cup flaked coconut,
1 cup chopped walnuts,
1 can pineapple,
1 cup raisins

1. Pre-heat oven to 350º. Grease a 9x13 pan.
2. Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon.
3. In another bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Mix with flour mixture.
4. Add carrots, coconut, raisins, pineapple, and walnuts.
5. Bake for one hour.
6. Let cool.
7. Eat! Yummy!

Hope you have fun with these! God bless!

SSR

Wow! I've been so busy lately! It's finally getting warmer, so now we can wear our SSR things! Here's this weeks–          
                                                            Button–Down Skirt
                                                       (This one's kind of tricky!)

Supplies: One used men's button-down work-shirt
                Enough elastic to wrap around your waist

1. Cut off the bottom of the shirt so that it's the length that you want the skirt
2. Cut a strip from the sleeves that will fit around your waist and is wide enough to accomedate the elastic
3. Sew ONE SIDE of the strip to the top of the "skirt", bunching as you go
4. Lay the elastic under the flap and sew it closed, (still bunching) but don't sew on the elastic, it won't stretch
5. Spruce up the area where they connect (you can sew it closed or add something like a bow over it, which would be easier)
6. Done! Wear your skirt with pride!

                                                             { It's much cuter in real life }

OK guys! Back to business! SSR time!!
             
                                             Today you will make an adorable tank!

Supplise: Old tank (preferably too tight)
                Strip of fabric

1. Cut down the middle of the front of the tank.
2. Sew the strip of fabric in.
3. Done. How easy was that!!
Now add your own personal flare–add trim, buttons, sparkles, whatever makes you smile!
                                                         
                                                              Hope you have fun!!

                                                                {sorry–not a great pic!}

Polyvore-sorry!

Sorry guys!! The link didn't work! Oh noes! Well you'll just have to go on and take my word for it - it's an awesome site!

Polyvore

Hey guys! I'm finally done with the talent show, so I'll get back to SSR soon! For now, here's something from Polyvore. It's a great site! All about fashion! Check it out - my name is neverstopdancing.



<div style="width:500px;margin:0 auto"><div style="position:relative;"><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/diy_chandelier_earrings/set?.svc=copypaste&id=44839548"><img width="500" alt="DIY Chandelier Earrings" src="http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/44839548/id/J4oPKZBYQ4yfkaoFk6OVwQ/size/x.jpg" title="DIY Chandelier Earrings" height="500" border="0" /></a></div></div><br/><div style="text-align:center"><small><a href="http://www.polyvore.com/diy_chandelier_earrings/set?.svc=copypaste&amp;id=44839548">DIY Chandelier Earrings</a> by <a href="http://polyvore-editorial.polyvore.com/?.svc=copypaste">polyvore-editorial</a> featuring <a href="http://www.polyvore.com/yellow_gold_jewelry/shop?query=yellow+gold+jewelry">yellow gold jewelry</a></small></div>

Dance

Hey hey! I might not be able to post a SSR (super spring revamp) this week. Sorry! I just found out about a talent competition and have to choreograph and perfect a dance in a week. Yeeps! I'll post a video of my dance as soon as its over! The song is 'Drops Of Jupiter' by Train.

Springy Flowers!

 I want to show you how to make these adorable flowers. They are great because they are so versatile. You can put them on head-bands, clips, pins, even bracelets!


Supplies: Some fabric (depends on how big you're making your flower)
                Felt
                Hot glue gun
                Optional: Beads or buttons to glue in the middle
                Something to put the flower on

1. Cut out 18 circles of fabric in 6 different sizes. To make a flower about this size-















-the largest circle should have, roughly, a 4" diameter. Don't freak out trying to make each circle perfect-lopsidedness adds to the rustic look. If you want something uber modern though, you probably should be more careful.

2. Fold each circle in half, and in half again. You should get a triangle. Glue shut. Don't use too much glue-just a bit near the tip of the petal.

3. Once you have all the petals finished, cut a circle of felt. it doesn't need to be too big-a 1 1/2" diameter should be good. Once again, everything depends on how big your flower is.

4. Glue down the biggest petals in a circle. Now the medium sized one. Next the little ones.

5. (optional) Glue a button or beads in the middle.

6. You're done! Now glue to whatever you want!

Tip: For the lace flower below, I took regular white lace and dyed it in tea for a vintage effect. Use your imagination and create your own styles!




















{ Like my model? :P }

Collage!

Hey hey! Just wanted to clarify some things! The only catch to my having this blog is that I can't share any personal info. So in all of the pictures that I post you will never see my face. Anyway, I also wanted to show y'all my collage!

                                         [sorry everything is backwards! I can't flip it!]

I am making it super-huge (it's rolled up right now) so I can put it over my bedroom door. You can find stuff to clip everywhere! Coupons that come in the newspaper on Sundays, catalogs that come in the mail, and (my fave!), whenever my library has a book sale, on the last day all the magazines are free. Collage heaven!! Magazines are awesome cause you can just get one's that have stuff that you like in them, and then your guaranteed to good clips! I haven't done it yet, but soon I'm gonna write out the lyrics to some of my fave songs and put that on there too! So exciting!!

Launch Of The Super Spring Revamp!

Hey guys!
I'm going to tell you about my fashion project now! I'm sure you have been thinking about this day and night:P  Drum roll please… *drum roll*
                                                          SUPER SPRING REVAMP!!!!!
I went through all my spring & summer clothes and weeded out all the pieces that were too small or needed sprucing up. They are now in a pile on my dresser. Every week I'll show you how to make something new, fresh, and super-cute out of stuff you already had! (I'm very into recycling) Here's your first revamp:
                                                              Magnificent Mini - With Pockets
Supplies:
               1 tee-shirt

Suggestion: Read through all the instructions before starting-I'v messed up lots of things because of not doing this.

1. Cut a boatneck to fit your waist.











2. Cut off bottom depending on how short you want it.











3. Sew sleves together--these are the pockets.











4. Sew what you cut off the bottom onto the boatneck.












5. Turn inside-out.

                                                       Voila! Now you have a cute new skirt!

Yay!! My first post ever!

Finally! After months of begging, I finally have a blog!!  Many yays!! I can't wait to start posting pictures of my latest fashion project. You'll have to wait and see what it is cause I don't know how to post pictures:P I got to go now. Bye!