crazy for blue

so i've been having a bit of an obsession with the color blue lately.

it's not unhealthy or anything and it's totally ryan gosling approved......

ryan is that you? nope, just the ups dude....

oh ryan! i knew you'd understand! 

look how good we both look in our blue today. swoon, slobber, sigh....

monday mani time!!

 

here was my inspiration for these nails. it's a new fabric that i have ordered for the showroom. i think i will make some pillows out of this- it's pretty great fabric right?? 

you should see the pink colorway-i drooled on it-(there is a point when you just put it out there and no longer hide or be ashamed of your downfalls) ok, back to the mani....

zig zag is really cute too- you can also run your tape horizontal

apply your tape wherever you'd like and paint

i wont even do a mani anymore without seche vite. fastest drying coat ever and the only reason this mani only takes 15 minutes! i have also heard you can use pam cooking spray.

final result

sugar cookie bars

so how do you feel about eating stuff that doesn't taste good?
well then you are gonna love a whole lotta me today!
try this recipe. do it.
i will gladly accept virtual hugs as thank yous for the change i am about to make in your waistline lives.

there are tons of versions of this recipe out there and i will say i am not an almond flavoring girl but it really is a whole different cookie when you add the almond. 
trust in the love i am sharing with y'all today and add the almond!!!

what i also la la love about this recipe is that not only is it easy peasy, it makes a huge amount aaaaand you can change the frosting color and sparkly sprinkles to suit the holiday or event. duh. but ya know, sometimes we forget the obvious.

oh p.s.- i only bake mine for 10 minutes max-keeps 'em moist.

happy licking your fingers.

heart shaped eggs

oh my i missed you guys! it's been 4 whole days! 

i've ignored my blog, email, hardly looked at facebook, and ate. i really ate.  
apparently i can't successfully get my mind out of the food gutter (not the worst gutter my lil mind's been in so i'm not altogether embarrassed) so, in keeping with my week-end gluttony, here is a way to make your hard boiled eggs cute!
i know, you've been racking your brain and spending sleepless nights wondering just how to make eggs cute right? i'm a real friend.

my son found this on oh, i dunno, you tube or somewhere out there and asked me to try it. it works! a flatter chopstick that can make a larger indent would probably make more of a heart but we liked it. it was also my son's first ever boiled egg. he would never try one until i put a little "love" into it. now he likes them but i will probably always have to make them into hearts. 
sigh. 
why do i do this to myself???

newsprint mani!!

have you ever seen the newsprint mani? its really fun and super easy.
it doesnt take a steady hand or an artist so it's the mani for me!

actually, my friends 11 year old daughter has the best nails ever. i know. she is 11.
so i borrowed her and her 10 nails.

now, you are actually suppose to use vodka instead of the rubbing alcohol but i didn't think my friend would appreciate me returning her 11 year old smelling like vodka. i dunno, didn't seem right.

also, i think if you dip the actual paper strip itself in the alcohol it would work better.

make sure your nails are completely dry. completely. we were in a slight hurry so we didn't wait as long as we should have and you don't get as clear of a newsprint (as you can see) if you don't let it dry. plus 11 year olds like to play on their phones while drying so we had to do a few fixes.

lastly, don't let the paper move around too much or it gets smudgy.

now go on, try it!

arm candy love

i thought i would share with you some of my favorite stacking bracelets.

i'm an arm candy girl. 
there.

i admit it.

whadyawant from me?!

sometimes i care more about dressing my arms than my body....hey, at least i wear clothes outta the house.