I don’t pull my DSLR out as much as I’d like to and I don’t carry it with me everywhere (I really need to buy a cool camera bag/purse or get a wrap for my camera for when I throw it in my purse). Fortunately, I capture some fun moments, meals and pieces of life on Instagram so I thought I’d share a few of this week’s gems.
My refrigerator and pantry are pretty low and I’ve been craving breakfast for dinner a lot lately. I whipped up a great potato and bacon hash the other night and poached eggs and had biscuits for dinner. So hearty and good. And did you know IHOP has red velvet pancakes? I ordered their short stack of two to try them out on Wednesday night and they’re not bad at all. A nice sweet treat…although I’m still craving blueberry pancakes.
I also got a fun delivery this week, a yarn swifter and a winder. The week before last Joann’s had a 40% of sale and I grabbed both of these items for about $50 (score!). I am now a yarn winding fool.
This weekend I’m going to the Preakeness horse races out in Pimlico, MD. Perhaps I’ll wear one of my fascinators? It isn’t as fancy as the Kentucky Derby but why not have a little fun with it? Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
I’ve talked about how AH-Mazing I think bareMinerals Ready shadows are before, so I thought today since I was sent the new colors that came out this month I should share some looks. It’s the right thing to do. There are seven new READY Eyeshadow 2.0 duos ($20) and two new 4.0 quads ($30) and these colors are just as great as the first batch. From left to right you see The 15 Minutes (pink and burgundy), The Soundtrack (camel, gold, bronze and olive green), The Last Call (bright shimmering blue with a sparkly navy), The Cliff Hanger (dove grey and shimmery charcoal).
From left to right above: The Hidden Agenda (camel and grey), The Phenomenon (lavender and copper) and The Alter Ego (shimmery light green and purple).
I thought I’d show you my four favorites in the bunch.
Top left is The 15 Minutes a very soft neutral shimmering pink and burgundy shades. I like this when I’m trying to do something soft and neutral for a subtle glow.
Top right is The Soundtrack Quad. This is a great set of metallic gold and olive green shades. Perfect for summer with a bronzed cheek and nude lip.
Bottom left is my favorite, The Last Call. I have a thing for vivid blue shadows and this duo is definitely a statement maker. LOVE IT.
The Alter Ego is a soft celery green with a gorgeous deep shimmering purple. You didn’t think those two colors could place so nicely together did you?
I really do love the texture and feel of these shadows and they give great pigment. They also blend wonderfully on the eye and last. I also use a primer with any eye shadow and these babies will be definitely be on from sun up to sun down. So have you tried any of the new Ready Shadows? Which ones are your favorite?
Six weeks ago I started a ‘Knit Your Own Baby Blanket’ class at Fibre Space in Alexandria, VA. I’ve knit a blanket before but I wanted to learn how to construct them and create my own patterns to make unique gifts for my friends. Six weeks ago I started off making a white, pink and purple blanket for a baby girl (anyone want a half of a blanket, you could say it’s for naps…) and then found out that my new goddaughter-to-be was really going to be a godSON!
I ran back out to the store and picked a palette of apple green, orange, teal and navy blue for the border – something boy but still fun. Heck, I’d give this to a little girl perhaps without the navy border. I’d even knit one for my own house since it matches it so perfectly. I knit the body of the blanket in a staggering 10 days so that I could be where I was supposed to be in class when I learned how to add a border to a completed blanket.
I finished the border last night, wrapped it up along with some other goodies I picked up for baby boy and gave it to my girlfriend for Mother’s Day. She and her husband were very impressed and I’m eager to see baby boy wrapped up in a blanket knit with so much love for a little person I haven’t even met yet. Another girlfriend of mine asked me yesterday if it was hard to give up the blanket after so much work and the answer was no. When I knit a blanket for a baby I’m happy knowing it will keep someone warm and cuddly when it’s cold out, it can become their security blanket and that it will always cover them in love. I spend all that time knitting something for someone special, it’s hard not to infuse it with a bit of love and isn’t that the best part of giving a handmade gift?
