Re: Gradient Nails

Re: Gradient Nails

Whatever, I get obsessive! I know! But I had to make them match my hair and jewelry, didn't I?

Again, can't find the tutorial video I learned from, but this is the closest.

    P.S. Now this time the right hand came out better, rather than the left. Probably I was trying to correct for last time, and was just hyper-careful. Either way, the both hands look more like each other this time, so I'm getting better.

How To : Make Your Own Lipstick/Lipgloss

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1) Petroleum jelly, however much you'd like 2) Scrape some old/used eyeshadows onto jelly until you get a color you'd like (I actually did this in a separate cell, and THEN mixed it with the jelly, so I could blend the colors thouroughly.)

If you want a gloss, use less eyeshadow. I noticed the matte colors also aren't as sharp, so use those. 

If you want a lipstick, use more eyeshadow, to the point where you start to think you've actually used a little to much. Glittery colors seem more highly pigmented. 

3) Add peppermint extract for flavor. (And tingle!) 4) Mix together 5) Melt in microwave 6) Spread into container. (I used a $1 e.l.f compact, and it was VERY MESSY, but totally worth it.) 7) Done! You've officially made your own lipstick.

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Someone needs to stop me from watching tutorial videos on youtube!

Only shirt we could find was a medium, but it was stretched out – and the cutting opened it up even more – so it's fits my XXL shape well-enough. Still wouldn't wear it in public though, because I hate the color. Oh well!

So I watched this easy Newspaper Nail Art tutorial the other day, tested it out, and it worked great! Then I thought to myself... "You know, self, they also print photos and art in the newspaper, in color! Do you suppose that would transfer as well?"

Apparently the answer is yes.

Quite like how grainy and subtle they turned out. If you look closely, you can actually SEE the pixilation.

Pro Tip : Use a light touch when putting on the top coat or the brush will rub off the newspaper ink! Example: my thumb in the second picture. And please ignore the bad paint job in general! I'm not great at painting and I was doing this in the dark, to boot.

All patterns taken from a photo of one of Shepard Fairey's wheat-pasted Wynwood murals - featured in El Sentinel

Snickers Pillow Cookies   [source]

½ tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened

¼ cup all-purpose flour

24 miniature Snickers candy bars *

Red and green colored sugar **

1) In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined.

2) Shape 1½ teaspoonfuls of dough around each candy bar. ***

3) Roll in colored sugar.

4) Place 2 in. apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

5) Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

6) Remove to wire racks. Yield: 2 dozen.

* = Using half the tube as directed, and a tablespoon of dough per cookie, I only managed to yield 10 cookies, and 9 when I used the rest of the tube.   ** = Obviously I used silver and gold sugar, because red tastes gross and it's not even Christmas yet. *** = As I mentioned above, except for the very last cookie (center gold), I only used a tablespoon of dough per cookie.

Who can resist taking photos of rainy day flowers? Not I.