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Today’s eye shadow comes to us courtesy of Keira. She’s chosen a very minimalist approach to this colour, but it looks just lovely (I wore a variation of this yesterday with lime green!) CREAMSICLE SWIRL by Keira2 scoops yellow iron oxide4 scoops creamsicle mica6 scoops FD&C lake yellow #52 scoops of baseThis is a great...
Okay, so I brag about them like they were my own, but the girls of my craft group came up with some amazing colour blends that I simply had to share with you! Apparently I cannot take a picture to save my life, so please excuse the awfulness you see before you (the pictures not...
It’s time for more mineral make-up fun with the eyeshadows created by the amazing colour blenders in my Chilliwack craft group! These are from the last class – I’ll be posting more in the next few days! All of these start off with the basic eye shadow base. Most of these are very shiny in...
Don’t you just love this polymer clay hamburger from our summer class? Melissa is an amazingly talented DIY girl (and a chemistry enthusiast as well!) Thank you to the wonderful people who have donated funds to my youth groups. So far we have raised enough to pay for five craft groups! I can’t thank you...
BATH BOMBSClick here for the handout from today’s class!These are super easy if you follow the instructions properly. Bath bombs are made with citric acid and baking soda. When you add them to the bath, they fizz up when they touch the water. (It’s like the volcanoes we made for school as kids with vinegar...