Bring Back My Bar!

It is the final week of Bring Back My Bar with Scentsy!!! This offer runs until July 31, so hurry up and get these scents before they are gone!!
There are great scents to choose from and I am sad to see leave again!

List includes:

Banana Nut Bread
Cashmere
Banana Flower
Exotic Vanilla/ Velvet Spice
Cutiepie Cupcake
Fried Ice Cream
Coconut Palm
Fresh Cut Cantaloupe
Grape Granita
Luscious Lemon
Lemon Lavendar
Irish Cream
Oxford
Red Delicous
Orange Dreamsicle
Root Beer Float
Tuscan Garden
Strawberry Sweetie
Spiced Orange Harvest
Watermelon Patch

Order Bring Back My Bar Scent

Seedbead Bracelets

Once again, you must bare with me for the pictures that I am using..... My camera cord is a very good hider which leaves me to use my phone from my camera.

These are the different bracelets that I have been working on in my spare time.... they took forever! And required a lot of patience!Once I finally find my camera cord I shall take better pictures and replace these!

Shades of Purple

Shades of pink

Brown and Blue

Blues and Greens


For a limited time only, I will be selling these bracelets for $12 a piece. PS: I custom make every piece to your liking! You can choose as many colors as your little heart desires! Colors to choose from: Any!!

Popcorn Cake!!!

I saw that one of the blogs I follow, 24/7 Moms , had found this recipe!! Is this not the coolest thing ever!?!?! Living in a house full of popcorn fanatics...this will def be a must use recipe!!

You can find the full recipe at Happy Home Fairy

Random Beauty

So I have been meaning to post reviews on different products that I have been using for the past couple of months now but just could never find the extra time with school and Jaydon......

But do not fear because today is the day!

Just a warning: I will be mentioning Laura a LOT in this post! 

So without further ado...

1) Neutrogena makeup remover cleansing towelettes: Night calming: SO BFF Laura had purchased these a while ago and just fell in love with them! So of course just had to try them out for myself and just fell in love with them! I am pretty sure that I kicked myself in the rear for not getting these sooner! I am always amazed at how well the makeup just comes off without having to put any muscle into it! I also have very sensitive skin but these wipes are so gentle on your skin! My skin is always so soft after using it also! I feel like the wipes also moisturize my skin as well...... It is not messy.... gentle....soothing... and well worth it! I will be using this product again!
Cost at Ulta: $6.36 (cheaper I hear from Target)
Comes with 25 towelettes (which are huge towelettes....could probably get away with cutting it in half)
What Others Are Saying:

Laura

Ulta

Neutrogena

2) SpectacuLash® Maximum Volume Mascara Black from BeautiControl

So I always have a difficult time finding mascara that I like that does not leave your lashes clumpy and nasty or dries out.... Laura, who also sells BeautiControl, suggested this to me several months ago and so I tried it out.... and I love it! It goes on smooth, does not clump, and is all around the best mascara I have ever used! I def recommend this to anyone looking for new mascara.

COST: $10

3) GEL EYELINERS! Maybelline $9.99 at Ulta or Drugstore MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack and Dip Down $15.00 MAC Cosmetics

Ok... So Laura had purchased both of these and then after realizing that one alone would set her for life she gave me the Maybelline gel eyeliner....

I LOVE THIS AND WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE PENCIL AGAIN! 

That is the truth! 

SO... This is an amazing thing! You just take your brush and apply the eyeliner to your eyes... It goes on smoothly... covers great.... and looks fabulous! PLUS.... It takes VERY LITTLE to get the look you love! I have been using this product sense around April and it still does not even look like I put a dent into it.... I will probably not have to ever buy eyeliner again!  Laura is using the MAC gel Eyeliner that she ordered also.... I have used both... and there really is no difference 

Laura's Thoughts 

And Laura again hehe..... 

If you have not guessed yet... Laura is my Beauty guru!   

4) TimeWise® Firming Eye Cream from Mary Kay
Due to life: being a mother, wife, school and work.... I have had difficulty with the bags under my eyes for a while now. I have tried different products to try to help with this but also ended up disappointed. I have recently purchased this product from Mary Kay to try and improve the area around my eyes. I have only been using this product for a couple of weeks now and so far so good. It has been helping with the bags under my eyes and when I where my Bare Minerals makeup I can barely even notice the bags any more. That is all I am going to say for now though because I want to use it for good solid month before I report my overall feelings of how it went.... check in to see how it goes! PRAY it works!!! 
COST: $30...... I am a VERY cheap person...but if it gets rid of the bags under my eyes I will be more than happy to pay it again! 
PS: I do use products without Laura hehehe

5) Freeman Facial Clay Mask: $4 and some change
I have been using this product forever and I just love it! This is my relaxing, bath time, no one else in the house night that I use this! It goes on green and smoothly over your face and then you just leave it on as it dries up. I will keep this product on forever when I am having a me night. It leaves my face so soft and refreshed after using it. This is a must for any relaxing you time! 

6) Midnight Pomegranate Shower Gel from Bath&Bodyworks
One of my many addictions in life is Bath&BodyWorks. Currently right now I am using Midnight Pomegranate in my shower. My sister Jess is in love with this scent and she just spent the week with us so I pulled this out for her little pleasure while she was here.... I know... I spoil her! I just love this scent! Bath&Body has a sail going on now for their shower gels buy 3 get 2 free. I usually wait until the sail is buy 3 get three then I usually have a coupon cor 10 off that I use....If my husband actually paid attention to our cabinet about the toilet he would flip and would probably not allow me back to the store! But the great thing about this stock up that I have is that when Birthdays or Christmas arrives I will throw in these items in gift bags that I put together. But no matter how bad my stock pile is of these different products... it will never be worse than Laura's because she works there part time! She has a mini Bath&Body store out of her bathroom!!!

Well Folks.... The little person is FINALLY up from his date night with Nana last night.... They went and saw Cars II which he just LOVED! I will  post more reviews soon!

Till next time!

Bare Minerals

When us girls are in Springfield we usually can not leave until we stop in at Ulta. This last time we were there the husbands hung outside while Laura, Mandy and I went in to do some shopping...... The guys were very patient actually hehe

So, I was in desperate need of new foundation. I tend to battle oily skin and occasionally my son likes to get into my make up and destroy it. This occasion however I was just running on fumes and sense I was there I went ahead and looked around for something new that I can use.

Laura was looking into Bare Minerals at this time, but being the cheap person that I am I did not want anything to do with it. I then had asked Mandy what she uses for her face, because her skin always looks flawless, and she claimed that she used Bare Minerals also. Sense both girls know their skin care products and research this stuff religiously, I decided to let my cheap ways aside and try it....worst case scenario is that I did not care for it and then I would just return it.

Mandy had recommended that I purchase the starter kit. This kit includes foundation, mineral veil, bronzer, mineral primer, and three brushes. All of this for $60, which saves you over $70.

I had never really much money at all on foundation before so I really did not know what to expect.

The first time I used this product I had a few blemishes on my face. After putting on the foundation I just kept thinking "there is no way this is going to cover this up, I just wasted that money"

I then applied the veil and the bronzer. I soon realized that it did cover it up and made my face look flawless, young, and refreshed. The thing about this product is you will want to use more than what you really need, because it progresses into coverage. I know that sounds really confusing, but it gradually covers everything. I have learned that a little bit goes a LONG ways! These products will last a long time that is for sure! And I am pretty sure that I will never have to buy bronzer again.

So after the first time I used these products, I found myself occasionally checking back to the mirror to make sure that I had applied makeup. The makeup was so light that it felt like I wasn't even wearing makeup at all. It gives off such a natural feeling and look....just LOVE IT!

Something else that I really like about these is that the foundation, veil, and bronzer have a screw top as well as a clasp that rotate shut to keep the powders in the container. This keeps the powders from leaking every where and eliminates messes and wasting.


Because this makeup goes on light my skin has showed remarkable improvements when I don't where it. I have seen a drastic change in the health of my facial skin.

It is now official that I have finally found my one true love in makeup coverage!!! I am hooked!

And it is totally worth the $60 to get the whole kit with everything in it.

For other opinions on Bare Minerals:

Ulta Bare Mineral Starter Kit and Comments

Laura's Thoughts

Award!

So I know you y'all hear me talk a lot about my bff Laura from The Life and Times of Laura, well she has given me my first award!!!! How awesome is that!?!?! This is one of the main reasons that I have been doing some major reconstruction to my blog. If I am going to post this award, then I am going to give it justice! 

Award Rules:

1) Link back to the person that awarded this to you. 

 

2) Share 7 random things about yourself:

    * My favorite snack is crushed saltine crackers in milk..... I know what you are thinking because I hear it from my husband all the time.

     * I secretly love that my son is obsessed with Scooby Doo because this allows me to curl up on the couch and relive some of my favorite episodes from my own childhood favorite..... or maybe I programmed my son this way...hehe

     * I come from a very large family where I am the oldest out of 15 grandchildren. But because of the age difference between myself, my cousins, and my aunts and uncles, my younger cousins call me Aunt, my aunts and uncles consider me their youngest sister, and I  occasionally have a problem of acting more like a mother to my siblings then their sister.... I am working on this one.

     * I grew up on a family farm where we grew our own vegetables and fruits, raised chickens, cattle, pigs, turkeys, and geese. I canned in the hottest parts of summer and plucked feathers from chickens whenever the freezer ran low. I grew up racing 4-wheelers and dirt bikes down gravel roads, fishing, hunting, trapping, and all the fun farm projects like building fence and bailing hay.

     * I started driving when my feet were long enough to reach the pedals. So I have been driving sense I was 10 years old!

     * I will graduate in December with a duel bachelor's degree in Special Education and Elementary Education. I went into Special education because 1: I love working with students who have difficulties in with school. They are shining starts in my eyes! and 2: I had a lot of difficulty when I was in school so I feel that many students are misunderstood and cast off.

     *My life starts and stops with my son Jaydon. He is my life, my star, my sun and my moon. He is the reason for who I am today, what I have accomplished and how far I will go. He has saved my life in more ways then anyone would ever understand. I love him with all my heart, my mind, my soul.

 3) Award other blogs!

 

I don't know if you can do touch backs, but of course I will sneak one back to bff Laura.... Although I will not make her fill this out again hehe...

 

Megan Moss from Some Moss Family Fun 
I grew up with Megan and I love checking in to see how the kiddos are doing, the things she makes, and the advice she gives! A must for mothers! 

4) Answer the following questions:

 

-Favorite Color: Green! Not John Deer Green but more of like a calming green....I also like blue, purple, orange, pink...hmmmmm I like color alot!!!! 

 

-Favorite Song: I do not have one favorite song for I love all music (or at least most).... 90's are my sweet spot however! I find myself wrestling with my husband when he tries to pass over a song from the 90's! No joke!

 

-Your favorite dessert:  Either my Grandma's homemade lemon pie or my Grandpa's homemade pineapple cheesecake.

-What is pissing you off: That my house boycotts staying clean longer than a few hours! 

 

-When you 're upset, you: Clean like a mad woman.... and when I say clean like a mad woman I mean I turn into the cleaning lady from hell.....

 

-Your favorite pet: Our  pitbull/ lab mix Colby! We rescued him from an animal shelter on my birthday last year. I went in with the thought that I wanted to be no where near a pit bull then I laid eyes on him and we just clicked....he is my baby! 

 

-Black or White: Black.... sheds 10 pounds to any outfit! 

-Biggest fear: I turn into the biggest baby when it comes to heights... crying...shaking... a real weenie! 

 

-Best feature: Body: eyes, Personality: Understanding

-Everyday attitude: Overwhelmed

 

-What is perfection:When there is nothing more that I can do to fix it....hehe that was my OCD coming out.... But no... perfection is being completely  happy and in love with the end product. Knowing that there is nothing more to add to make it great

 

-Guilty pleasure: Oh Lordy......Yarn, books and bubble baths!

Construction Zone

FYI

I will be working on my blog for the next week trying to spice it up a little bit. Be patient with me through this process and I promise that it will be worth it in the end! Have a great Monday all!

S'mores it up!

My little secret for the day....
I have never been a sweet tooth person (not by choice I assure you), but for some reason every time I am in the general area of a s'mores I loose it! I have an addiction for these sweet little mouth watering bundles of goodies! I came came across Be Different Act Normal where she had posted a cluster of ideas from other blogs. I decided to take what I would probably actually use from different blogs.

So here are some unique and fun S'mores recipes that I am sure the whole family will enjoy!

The recipe for these S'mores bar can be found at Baked Perfection. Such a great idea and so mouthwatering! 

Now how scrumptious does this look??? AMAZING if I do say so myself! This recipe can be found at Nest of Posies.

These two recipes can be found at The Decorated Cookie. So super easy!

 

 

S'mores Dip!!!! I found this at Sweet Cheeks Tasty

  I will be adding more recipes as I find them!! 

Make sure to continue checking in to see what else I find!!

I just ran across these S'more Croissants at Northern Cottage

Grilled S'mores from Heart Maine Home

S'mores on a stick! from Catie's Corner

Smores Cupcake from Heck Fridays... Can't wait to make!

Another S'mores bar! from Itsy Bitsy Paper

What I am working on......

Now that I have had some free time on my hands I have been spending a great deal of time working on different projects. Here are a few things that I have been working on this past week. I want to appologize however that the pictures are not the best. These are pictures that I have taken with my phone because some how I have managed to loose my cord for my camera to upload the good pics as well as other really pretty things that I have made....

Check in soon....the cord cannot hide from me forever!

Just a little background... so I work part time at a craft store and for months now I have been avoiding buying jewelry making supplies because I have seen how addictive it is.... So I finally broke down and this was the very first piece that I made! This necklace also has matching earrings. 

 

 

My sister and I have been making these FABULOUS flower beads for necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and hair pieces. We went through dozens of different products to get these flowers to turn out how we wanted them! So time consuming but totally worth it!

Another flower bead necklace with matching earrings. Absolutely loving these flowers!

More flower beads that I plan to make jewelry out of....are they not adorable!

I just love the colors of this blanket that I am working on!

Well peeps there you have it.

Hope you enjoy the pictures of what I have been working on to keep myself busy while waiting for student teaching to start up!

Like I said though... I have a TON of other pieces that I have been working on that I cannot wait to share with you... Check back soon to see other pictures of projects that I am working on!

Until next time

What I am reading:The Friday Night Knitting Club

I just started reading this book that my bff Laura loaned me. I will keep you posted on what I think.

Country Love: ~Scentsy~

Country Love: ~Scentsy~: "I just recently had a shipment of Scentsy come in and I was wanting to share some of my scents that I am just LOVING!!!!!!!!! For my Kitch..."