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This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchased made through those links at no additional cost to you. All views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support! We originally posted this wreath in September 2019, but thought we'd share it again as it is so cute, fun and easy to make. I'll add some new links to the Dollar Tree website with some fun things you can add to your wreath! Just because we're still in Covid quarantine fun times, doesn't mean we have to give up on decorating for our favorite holidays! Enjoy! Recently, when Maddy and I took a trip to DollarTree, we found so many spooky and idea inspiring products for Fall and specifically for Halloween! When I saw these sparkly, light-up owls, I knew that I wanted to put one on a wreath for my door. (The owls aren't available anymore but they do have cute jack-o-lanterns that light up! ) I started with this mesh ribbon in orange and purple. There is even instructions inside the label to use it for a wreath. I'll show you my way and how I blinged it out! Supplies: 1 Wire Wreath Form 4 rolls mesh decorative 1 package chenille stems items to decorate your wreath; 3 larger ones and some small spiders. 1 Glue gun and hot glue Black thread To begin, use pipe cleaners cut in half to form the mesh bows and attach them to the wreath. Click on the pictures below to see how I formed the bows. I alternated the orange and purple colors around the wreath to fill it out. The mesh poofs out really nicely to give a fuller effect. As you can see, I used 3 large items and then some small spiders to decorate the wreath. Besides the owl, I used:
The owl, the skull and the lantern all had their light switches on the bottom so that they are easy to switch on when I want the wreath to light up. I attached them with a glue gun, smooshing them down against the wire wreath form. Then, I also tied them on with black thread to add extra support. I simply glued on the spiders.
Et, VOILA! A fun and spooky wreath all ready for Halloween! It was inexpensive and looks pretty great if I say so myself! If you aren't into owls, skulls or lanterns, Dollar Tree has a ton of items to choose from! Let me know what you use! **This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. But, all opinions expressed are my own. No one reminded me that yesterday was Sister's Day! I found out late in the evening! It was one of my sister's wedding anniversary. So, in honor of those two things, I thought I would re-post this popular account of our sister's retreat last year. I've been hoping that we could do another on this year, but with the pandemic going on, I don't know if it will happen. As I reviewed this post, it makes me hope it happens even more! I have 4 wonderful sisters. I love them all dearly and one thing I have wanted to do for a long time is go a sister's get-away with them. Unfortunately, one of our sisters passed away unexpectedly a few years ago. Since that time we have all felt a longing to hang onto each other a little more tightly. So, when my sister Carol's children gave her a get-away trip with her sisters for her birthday, it was the perfect way to get us started at taking time to be with each other! THANKS CAROL'S KIDS! The plans for this trip all came about very quickly, so it required some quick planning and organizing on all our parts to make it happen. Our youngest sister wasn't able to make it happen this time and we really missed having her on the trip with us. But, the three of us that did go had so much fun that we have promised her that we will plan another trip a little farther in advance so that she can make arrangements in time. Our trip was to a coastal town in California called Cayucos. Our hotel was right on the beach! It was amazing! Since I live in Arizona, that meant a plane flight for me. Here is how I made it happen as inexpensively as possible: The Plane Flight:
We stayed at the Shoreline Inn in Cayucos. The sliding back door of our room opened up to this gorgeous view of the ocean. When they say shoreline, they mean it! We were right on the beach and it was wonderful! The first day that we were there, the weather was beautiful and we saw a large pod of dolphins! The water was like glass, with only tiny, near to the shore waves and it was easy to see the dolphins jumping and swimming and enjoying themselves. It was amazing! Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera with me, so you will just have to trust me that it was a fantastic sight! While we were there, we drove to neighboring areas of Morro Bay, Pismo Beach and Cambria. The views were beautiful and we ate some wonderful seafood at various restaurants. I was in heaven, eating salmon and shrimp! As you can see in the picture above, on our 3rd day, the fog came in and the waves started getting higher, too. I found quite a few shells that were in perfect condition and this funny little picture in the sand, naturally formed by seaweed. My sisters and I had a great time staying up late laughing, crying and talking. It was a wonderful trip and I highly recommend to everyone that you take some time to spend with your sisters, or daughters or close friends. It was a great way to relax, recharge and reconnect. I can hardly wait to do it again! Speaking of sisters, last year my sister gave us each this necklace to celebrate our sisterhood! You can order similar ones at this website. To read more about gifts that give twice, go to this post.
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Staying at home, not able to get hair done very easily, wearing a mask when you must go out. Has anyone been wearing makeup at all during this pandemic? I was thinking about it the other day and decided that if we aren't wearing makeup, at least when we go out, we are missing the opportunity to let our eyes be the window to our souls, so to speak. Let me explain what I mean...
In my regular, pre-pandemic life, I always made it a point to put on a little makeup and to smile at people when I passed them. It always made me happy to see them smile back and I hope that by being friendly it would brighten their day a bit. It always amazed me to see the saddest looking person's face light up with a return smile. Now, wearing a mask, no one can see me smile. I look people in the eyes and it is hard to tell what their expression is. But then, the other day I saw someone with eye makeup on and her expression, just through her eyes seemed so friendly, that it made me feel like smiling, even though no one could see it. That is when I decided that I was missing an opportunity to play up my eyes and still try to spread some cheer in a world that really needs it. "Since the pandemic began, we often hear the term “social distancing”—implying the idea that we should keep a certain distance between ourselves and other people. Personally, I prefer the term “physical distancing” rather than “social distancing” to refer to this practice."..." Mask your face, don’t mask your heart."--Dieter F. Uchtdorf #stopit
So, I talked to my girls and asked them to make up their eyes and share a photo of themselves with a mask on. We are sharing some of our favorite eye and eye brow products today to help you out and encouraging everyone to look one another in the eyes and try to let people see that you care. Lindsey even shared a hashtag with us to remind us that we can overcome sadness, hatred and hard feelings when we replace those feelings with love. Since you can't smile at others with your mouth, show your love through your eyes. #stopit
Another great reason to put on your eye makeup is that you will feel better about yourself! It does wonders for your self esteem to just know that you are looking your best and feeling confident. And besides that, playing with makeup satisfys that artist flair in each of us. If you are stuck at home, learning some eye makeup techniques can be a lot of fun! Here are our tips and tricks:
Me- Don't mind my bandana mask, my regular ones were in the car and I was too lazy to go and get them, ha ha.
My tip is to do your eyebrows! My girls have taught me that having neatly groomed eyebrows can make a huge difference and since I have begun using an eyebrow powder, I am loving the look of my brows. I feel like they make me look younger! What do you think? I use this awesome brush set that Maddy gave me for Christmas from e.l.f. I am crazy about them! There is a smallish one that is great for doing my brows and I love the angled brush that helps me apply a dark shadow like a liner along my lash line! For a rookie like me, I am so glad that the set comes with instructions for a smokey eye and each brush is labeled to let you know what is to be used for!
Alicia has always had perfect eyebrows and long, beautiful lashes. For this picture she had had a bit of sun as well! She is somewhat of a mascara expert because she has tried many brands and their various types of mascara. Here are the products she loves-
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer for a tired mom's eye circles. Then some L'Oreal Voluminous Mascara.
Lindsey has that beautiful pregnancy glow to her skin that makes everyone smile. She says that she puts on makeup whenever she goes out, mostly to doctor's appointments since she is working at home! One thing she has been doing with her blond features is pumping up the volume of her lashes by using a lash serum.
She says that she first curls her lashes, then she uses Cover Girl Lash Blast Primer and finishes her lashes off with Cover Girl Flourish Mascara by Lash Blast. She has only been using the primer for a short while, but already sees a difference in the fullness of her lashes.
Isn't Maddy's eye shadow treatment to die for? She is my only child who got my husband's eye color and she plays them up so well. Two of her secrets are her Fenty Killawatt Highlighter and her e.l.f. brow brush that also has a comb! I also love how she does her eyeliner!
I know that I am biased, but my girls are beauties inside and out and they always make me smile!
So, go ahead, put on your mask when you go out and put on your eye makeup as well. Look right at people and let them see your smile through your eyes. Let's make the world a little better by showing we care.
Another way to serve while physical distancing:
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
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