*LIP SCRUB *

Here is my recipe for DIY *EDIBLE* LIP SCRUB :)

measurements aren't exact....  :/

I put in (a lot of) brown sugar (delicous)

and a bit of extra virgin olive oil.

i added a tiny drop of honey, to make it a bit more sticky and tasteful

and added a little bit of vanilla extract, to counter with the taste of the olive oil.

**** note that there should be more sugar than liquids****

You could also substitute the oil for equal amounts of honey.... but I dont really like honey. :)

The honey and vanilla are to taste...

The sugar will exfoliate your lips, rubbing off old cells and allowing new, soft cells to emerge. 

The oil acts as a moisturizer

add ingredients until a thick paste is formed..... 

you can then rub the mixture onto your lips, exfoliating. 

and the final step is the most crucial and important step. 

you must carefully, quickly...... lick it all off  :) yum :)

ENJOY <3 x

My first pie :)

I made my first pie the other day.... and, not to bragg... but it was DELICIOUS! And i made it all my myself :) *soproud :P*

Heres the recipe :)

Easy Banana Chocolate Pie

Chocolate Chips

1-2 banana(s)

1 cup shortening

2 1/2 cups all purpous flour

1/2 tsp salt

5+ tbl spoons of ice water

(^add more if needed^)

9 inch pie pan

I mixed flour and salt in a medium bowl, and then cut in shortening. I gradually added the ice water, adding more if needed. You dont want it to fall apart, but you don't want it to be sticky.

I then split the dough in half, and rolled out one half, placing it on the bottom of the pan. I sliced up my banana, and sprinkled (however many) chocolate chips over top. I then rolled out my second portion of dough, and covered the pan. I cut slits in the center to let air escape. I cooked at 400 degrees... for about 35 minutes.... or until golden brown. 

After cooled, I put it in the fridge... and had a slice the next day... make sure to microwave it, to make sure the chocolate is melted... SO GOOD!! :DD

ENJOY! <3

IM BACK! :D

I've been gone for soooooo long! It's the last month of the year already :)

Recently I've REALLLY been into makeup a lot... and, as always.... DIY-ing.... sooooooo here's what i recently came up with.....

>>> A lipstain :) im always busy... so i dont want to keep reapplying my lipcolor..... and most of my lipglosses dont have a lot of color.... this way I can use my lipgloss, and once it wears away, I still have color :)

*note Im using my webcam, sorry for the bad quality..

I made this lipstain using..... (dont laugh) food coloring... and water to dilute the staining...

I put it in an old lipgloss bottle that i depotted and cleaned.....

*foodcoloring can dry out your lips... so use lipbalm afterwards*
 

                 I also made a cheekstain... Its in a cream/liquid form... I dont like to use blush, therefore this is my preference.... you can use the lipstain (above) as a cheekstain too, but it's kind of streaky and not very blendable..... SO I MADE MY OWN :D

I used food coloring and... (don't laugh again... :p) sunscreen. :) I was going to use a moisturizer, but soon found out that it dries up when out of its bottle. So I opted for sunscreen.... safe for kids, wont dry out, blendable, and cheap :) so I mixed about 4 drops of red... 1 drop of green (to make it more orange) and about half a drop of purple.... along with multiple pumps of sunscreen... just enough so that it doesnt stain too harsh, but their would still be colour payoff. :)

So thats what I've been doing..... making lip and cheek stains... whatta life :)

haha
~ Bailey

a little friend

While searching through the many beading tutorials by My Daily Bead, I came across this little fella :) and decided to make a beaded penguin!

The tutorial originally called for bicone beads... but I didn't want to use mine up right away. So I opted for round beads for the body. It's a fairly easy tutorial. And only takes about 15-20 min.

You can find the link for MY DAILY BEAD here. 

they are also on Youtube.

May showers, bring May flowers :D

 Excuse my being away for so long... I havent gotten around to making anything lately.  However, it is 23 degrees out and things are starting to warm up. Lately we have been having rain, rain and more rain, nonstop, so this is a wonderful change. I have to telly you that May showers also bring May flowers. Including this one...




It is a beaded necklace. I used a variety of beads; purple, white, silver... I love this necklace. It is fairly long. I just love the pewter flower pendant also!






                                                              


                                                      A close up of the beading. I just strung on a variety of crystal, glass and, yes plastic beads. And some pearls, too :)

Close up of the pendant detail.







                Well hopefully that puts a 
spring in
            your spring!  hehe :)








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This girl is ahmazing!

Check out this girl's site! I found her on Youtube, and she's awesome. I'm going to watch some of her tutorials, and make some things to post here ::)             JynDesign

Aunties Beads :)

This is a site I have been using. They are great! They are located in the USA, but I buy from them a lot. Their merchandise is ahmazing, and their prices are really great, too. Not to mention that every week they have a new sale on, and boy are those good ;)

My favourite thing about Aunties Beads is that they have all kinds of tutorials, both written and videos. There are soo many options! The only downfall is that I live in Canada, therefore it takes a while for the order to come in the mail. But when it arrives, it's worth the wait :)

Charcoal and Champagne :)

These earrings are so cute ;) They are made with glass charcoal 4mm bicones, and champagne Chinese Crystal ones of the same size. I used two "bubbled" coin beads to complete the earrings :)

(I apologize for the fuzzy photos :)

Two little Pendants :)

This pendant is made using vintage rose bicones and red rondelles. 
Both are made into beaded beads. I created a tassel like piece
onto the bottom using plain silver chain pieces.
I also used a bead cap to separate the two beads.

Both of these pendants can be strung onto simple chain or ribbon to create a necklace, or they can be attached to an ear wire to create earrings. But don't forget to make a matching one :)

This pendant was made using  one green, 

one brown, and one purple luster rondelle. 

I attached each to different lengths of chain,

and then slipped them onto a jump ring.

Latest Jewelry ;)

 This is one of my favourites. It is a layered chain with silver pearls, purple luster rondelles and hematite cubes. The layers meet near the top with heart shaped glass beads.
                                                                                                                                                                    

 I absolutely LOVE this ring! Made using amethyst chips, and a beaded ringband <3
                                                                                                                                                                      

 These are my favourite earrings. They were very easy to create. I used 40 4mm Chinese Crystal bicones in copper, vintage rose and champagne. I clustered them between two gold stardust 4mm round beads.
                                                                                                                                                                      

 This necklace can be worn with a simple T shirt or tank top. It features a fired glass bead, red rondelles, round beads and a mixed metal black donut pendant.
                                                                                                                                                                       

 This necklace is soo cute! I used wire to make a bow out of silver glass pearls. I also incorporated 4mm lavender Swarovski crystal bicones.
                                                                                                                                                                        

 This one is really cute too. I used all kinds of beads! but the main ones are beige crystal rondelles, gold stardust round beads, white clouded glass beads, and to top it off a large acrylic rose :)
                                                                                                                                                                        

 This one is one of my favourites also. It is a butterfly made using honey gold rice pearls, and maroon seed beads.
                                                                                                                                                                    

 I really like these earrings. I used white and bubblegum stardust round beads, and made a beaded bead. I then finished it of with hematite cubes. I love the texture of the beads :)
                                                                                                                                                                       

 Sorry about the pic... can't figure out how to rotate it :/ I created this set using a beaded bead made of purple luster rondelles, and a whole bunch of round beads. :)

 and here are the earrings ;) purple luster rondelles, copper glass 4mm bicones and topaz gold luster seed beads were used ;)
                                                                                                                                                                 

 

 I made this star out of pacific blue seed beads, and added a simple silver chain for the band.
                                                                                                                                                                      

 This is my very first necklace! I used gunmetal links, and added silver glass pearls and turquoise coloured rounds. :)
                                                                                                                                                                     

And lastly, this is my fave :) It is a tiered necklace with wire wrapped glass beads and lavender 4mm bicones. I added a little white bow to top it off. :)
                                                                                                                                                                    
 Thanks for reading! More soon!

Enjoy! <3

Hello!

Hey guys! This is my first post! This blog will feature posts on my artistic creations, such as my handmade jewelry, sewing projects, or just.... whatever! :) Enjoy!