Only two more off my July idea post left. Need something easy next week.
...til next time
Monday, September 2, 2013
Fire & Ice Cream
Only two more off my July idea post left. Need something easy next week.
...til next time
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Taken for Granite
Until this very moment, I hadn't realized that I followed what was the most crap-tacular work week with my "Taken for Granite" nails. Irony.
I used Wet n Wild French Creme as a base, dobbed on Essie Master Plan with blotted out saran wrap and then did an alcohol spray effect water marble of Revlon Top Speed Varnished.
This is one of several I posted about a month ago. I only have a couple left but wanted to play around so I came up with a few more manicures that will be coming up. They are:
My daughter wanted this one. We haven't done it yet.
WnW Black Creme base with gears and chains (not pictured) from plates BM03 and BM12 in Orly Luxe
I had wanted to use the peacock one for a while but didn't know how to approach it so I would be happy with it. I finally saw a tutorial that used washed out blue as a base and really liked it so here is my interpretation of that.
Brash Electric Sky Base. Orly Luxe stamp BM212. Dots in Orly Snowcone and Revlon Midnight Affair.
This is another plate I had been wanting to use. I knew that it would have to really appeal to me for me to be happy with it and I finally came up with this combination.
Base is Sally Hansen Xtreme in Golden-I. Stamp is BM215 in Revlon Colorstay Rainforest. I think I would do an accent nail using my Salon Effects stamp of a turtle.
And yet another plate that I had really been wanting to use. I used Sinful Colors Skylark as a base which is a lot more peachy than it shows here. I did the stamp (BM204) in a gradient effect with Revlon Sorbet and Orly Blue Collar. I added a mock french tip in a red but I think when I do this one I will use all three colors to stamp with instead.
This last one is an idea taken from some cloth that we have at work. I really like this dotty material and had been eyeing it as a possible Halloweeny manicure since I first saw it. I don't have the dot placement out very well but you get the idea....
I used Sally Hansen Sunkissed as the base. Dots are done in Wet n Wild Black Creme, Orly Dazzle and then topped with a single piece of purple glitter. I might do a four tier dot when I do it and give the glitter a white frame which will set it out more.
and to finish... here is a photo of a roadrunner in my yard. I don't think I posted this before but I found it when going through my SD card.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
What 12¢ gets you at Walmart
I got all this after work on Monday for a whopping 12 cents.
11 bath puffs. 87¢ each - $1 coupons = $1.43 overage
2 packs vegetables for $1.29(ish. I can't remember) each - $1 coupons = $.58
bottle of fruit water $.33
buns $.98
minus my discount = 12 cents.
Disco Ball'd, Duckie, Mermaid Tail & Candy Crush
And this one is my Mermaid Tail idea that I did on myself last week.
I lost a couple nails last week so this week I'm just doing a crackle with one of my new polishes and hoping my nails grow enough over the next two weeks to do the sunset and phoenix manicures I posted a while back. I would love to find a small phoenix/firebird charm but haven't had any luck.
I've been getting a lot of new bottles lately since Revlons are free at Walgreens this week and CVS last week. That and the Sinful Colors sales have been pretty good so I've been able to fill my palette a little with some needed colors. I also got a new storage system since my old one was completely, astonishingly over capacity. I'll post photos of it soon, too. I'm quite proud of it.
... til next time
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Marilyn Monroe nails
I wanted to try a technique I recently saw today. My daughter volunteered her nails. I'm a little disappointed at how light some of the photos were but it was mostly trial and error getting the prints wet enough, leaving them on long enough, etc.
Monday, July 22, 2013
Mint Mani for Talia Joy
This mani is in honor of the lovely Talia Joy.
Just a few ideas for upcoming nails.
Phoenix Rising
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Ombre apply via makeup sponge of Revlon "Poppy" and Revlon "Saucy"
Stamp from BundleMonster 314 done in Orly "Naughty" but Orly "Wild Wisteria" might be better
Kaleidiscope
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Block style application (smaller than on the stone obviously) of:
Revlon "Superstitious", Revlon "Sorbet", Sinful Colors "Innocent", Revlon "Optimistic", Sally Hansen Xtreme "Mellow Yellow"
stamp Red Angel 108 in Wet n Wild "Black Creme"
Black Eye-let
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Folly"
Diagonal of Wet n Wild "Black Creme"
Stripe of Salon Perfect "Silver Plated"
Dots (w/dotting tool) Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
create loops (dot to dot) with dotting tool.
placement of chunky glitter "Silver" at bases of loops
Mermaid Tail
Base coat of Revlon "Blue Slate"
Apply coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme "Blizzard Blue" then dab off with saran wrap
Stamp used is BundleMonster 209 but the Red Angel 111 might be better as it is more fish scaly looking with a curved side
Scatter while wet with chunky glitter in "Glitz"
Take Me for Granite
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
On balled saran apply Essie "Master Plan" blot on paper then lightly apply to nail
Prepare alcohol spray water marble of Revlon "Varnished". Use a sparse spot for application.
Watercolor Horizon
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Ombre application via makeup sponge of Revlon "Superstitious", Sally Hansen Xtreme "Mellow Yellow" and Sinful Colors "Innocent".
Not sold on the stamp. Might try to find something different or use a different color. Or both.
Summer Sunset
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Omber application via makeup sponge of Brash "Gone Bananas", Sinful Colors "Courtney Orange" and Sinful Colors "Folly".
important - - I screwed this up on my sample. Yellow should be on top, orange in middle and pink at bottom.
Also, it took two coats to apply color bright enough.
Stamp is from Salon Express 18. Stamp first, create island using Brash black striper, leaving a line for definition. Birds created from dotting tool and same striper.
Paper Girl
base coat of Essie "Mamba" topped with a coat of Sally Hansen "Dura Pearl".
Type out then print *in mirror image* the words you want. Cut out a piece about 1 ½" long and about as tall as your nail. Soak in rubbing alcohol for 10 minutes while your nails dry.
Take the piece out of the alcohol and press lightly onto nail rolling your finger over the top lightly so as not to smudge but heavy enough to coax words onto nail for about 30 seconds. Remove paper and words should appear.
I saw an idea for these that had a rose painted on top and really liked it. Looked kind of victorian and antiquey.
These are my ideas for the next two months. This week I will be doing a mint theme in honor of Talia Joy.
.... til next time.
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Ombre apply via makeup sponge of Revlon "Poppy" and Revlon "Saucy"
Stamp from BundleMonster 314 done in Orly "Naughty" but Orly "Wild Wisteria" might be better
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Block style application (smaller than on the stone obviously) of:
Revlon "Superstitious", Revlon "Sorbet", Sinful Colors "Innocent", Revlon "Optimistic", Sally Hansen Xtreme "Mellow Yellow"
stamp Red Angel 108 in Wet n Wild "Black Creme"
Black Eye-let
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Folly"
Diagonal of Wet n Wild "Black Creme"
Stripe of Salon Perfect "Silver Plated"
Dots (w/dotting tool) Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
create loops (dot to dot) with dotting tool.
placement of chunky glitter "Silver" at bases of loops
Base coat of Revlon "Blue Slate"
Apply coat of Sally Hansen Xtreme "Blizzard Blue" then dab off with saran wrap
Stamp used is BundleMonster 209 but the Red Angel 111 might be better as it is more fish scaly looking with a curved side
Scatter while wet with chunky glitter in "Glitz"
Take Me for Granite
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
On balled saran apply Essie "Master Plan" blot on paper then lightly apply to nail
Prepare alcohol spray water marble of Revlon "Varnished". Use a sparse spot for application.
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Ombre application via makeup sponge of Revlon "Superstitious", Sally Hansen Xtreme "Mellow Yellow" and Sinful Colors "Innocent".
Not sold on the stamp. Might try to find something different or use a different color. Or both.
Base coat of Sinful Colors "Snow Me White"
Omber application via makeup sponge of Brash "Gone Bananas", Sinful Colors "Courtney Orange" and Sinful Colors "Folly".
important - - I screwed this up on my sample. Yellow should be on top, orange in middle and pink at bottom.
Also, it took two coats to apply color bright enough.
Stamp is from Salon Express 18. Stamp first, create island using Brash black striper, leaving a line for definition. Birds created from dotting tool and same striper.
Paper Girl
base coat of Essie "Mamba" topped with a coat of Sally Hansen "Dura Pearl".
Type out then print *in mirror image* the words you want. Cut out a piece about 1 ½" long and about as tall as your nail. Soak in rubbing alcohol for 10 minutes while your nails dry.
Take the piece out of the alcohol and press lightly onto nail rolling your finger over the top lightly so as not to smudge but heavy enough to coax words onto nail for about 30 seconds. Remove paper and words should appear.
I saw an idea for these that had a rose painted on top and really liked it. Looked kind of victorian and antiquey.
These are my ideas for the next two months. This week I will be doing a mint theme in honor of Talia Joy.
.... til next time.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Yuma Famous
So I learned this week that we are Yuma Famous.
My family was at Target without me because I had the cold crud that has been going around, that's why there was no post last week. According to them, they were approached at Target by a woman who said that she had seen us at various stores around town and thought we were doing a great job and loved to see how much we are able to save. Too funny.
Though that is better than the alternative which seems to be throwing us scathing looks at the register. So tired of that.
I have a ton of photos to share this time since half were from last week. Let's start with last week.
Target
On target.com you can get coupons for all of the things seen here.
The Milk Bone was a great stack with a manufacturer's coupon that may still be available on coupons.com. Both coupons are $1 off and in most of the country these are around $3 making them under $1 a bag.
The pasta coupon is $1 off 3 and these (in most of the country) are on sale for $1 each making them 67 cents. The ketchup coupon is actually $2 off the 38oz or larger ketchup or three Ore-Ida potato products. At the time the coupon came out, the ketchup was $1.99 a bottle making them free. The price here went up a few days after the coupon came out, but it's still a pretty good deal for 69 cents. The antacid coupon is $1.50 off and these were $1.74 but are now $2.04. The Up n Up cotton coupon is 50 cents off and these small packs are 87 cents making them 37 after the coupon.
This was another Target trip a couple days later. The cat food coupon was from Target and was buy one get one free, so a great stock up price. More ketchup, pasta, Milk Bone and cotton pads. The Peanut butter was on clearance for $2 with a expiration date of next month, it'll be gone by then!
The M&Ms were a coupon stack of $1.50/2 mannyQ and $1.50/2 Target coupon making them $1.49 each. The Shick razors had a $5 gift card when you buy 2 so along with my $4 mannyQ they were under $2.50 each.
CVS
I only went in for free toothpaste.
In the circular, they advertised the Colgate having an ECB of $4 making them 99 cents each. I had snagged some blinkie coupons a couple months ago for $1 off one of these so I actually got paid a penny to buy them!
My daughter has started using the Sally Hansen polish strips that we picked up on clearance at Target. With our $3 coupon and a ECB of $5 when you spend $10, we picked these up for $1.99 each.
The Chex Mix and Combos were on a surprise sale for $1 each. I had coupons for 50 cents off 2 so grabbed most of these for 75 cents each.
Walgreen's
Colgate was $3.49 with a $2.99 register reward that wound up being $3 plus I had a 50 cent coupon so again made a penny on Colgate.
Olay was on sale and I couldn't pass it up.
Jelly beans were 2 for 4. Had to.
Fry's
I'm really beginning to love Fry's. Their "every coupon is $1" is pretty great and I've been able to save a bunch. The Hamburger Helper was 88 cents and I had 75 cents off 3 coupons so they wound up being 55 cents each. The French's onions are on sale for 2/$4 and I had a 50 cent coupon so paid $1.
Albertson's
They had a buy 8 save $4 sale. This made the tp $2.49 each and $1.99 with my 50 cent coupon. The Lay's were B1G1 at $4.30. With two $1/1 coupons I paid $1.15 each.
Last week I spent $265 on $509 worth of product for a 48% savings.
And now this week.
Target
There is a breakfast sale at Target this week. Buy 5 of the selected items and get a $5 gift card. We did one transaction of 4 cereals and 1 juice. The juice is $3, $2 after the gift card and $1 after the $1 coupon from last Sunday's paper. The cereal was $2.49, $1.49 each after the gift card and 80 cents after my coupons.
I did the same transaction again with 2 juice and 3 cereals that wound up being $1.05 each after coupons. The Jimmy Deal was 99 cents each after the $1.50 coupon that is available. I also picked up another ketchup, more antacid and cotton rounds.
CVS
The Magic Coupon Machine is giving out coupons for $1 off 2 select Kellogg's cereals which are on sale for 2/$4. Along with my coupon I paid $1 each for the Corn Flakes. The Rice Krispies were $1.50.
Jelly beans are 99 cents with a 99 cent ECB making them free.
Hershey's Easter candies are 2/$5 and when you spend $15 you get a $5 ECB. I also had $2 off 3 coupons so when I bought 6 packages they were $6 or $1 each.
M&Ms are 4/$12 with a $ECB. I had $1.50/2 coupons so they came out to $1.25 each.
This is Walmart. Sunbird seasoning and large burritos were free after coupons from the paper and at coupons.com. Activia is on Rollback for $2 and there were $1/1 coupons in the paper.
Walgreen's
One of my favorite deals of the week, the tuna is on sale for 99 cents and in the Walgreen's monthly coupon book there is a coupon for 50 cents off of one making them 49 cents each. The Miracle Whip is on sale for $2.99 and I had a $1/1 coupon. The deodorant is on sale for 2/$6, the coupon book has a $1/2 coupon and there were $2/1 coupons in the paper making these 50 cents each. I think I am way overstocked on deodorant now. The Puffs were 99 cents each and I had 25cents/3 coupons.
Fry's
There were 75 cents off one of the new Ten sodas in the paper. These were on sale for 88 cents each so only 7 cents each!!
I went back to Fry's this morning. The one store was out of the Dial so I went to the other store which seems to be better stocked most of the time. The Dial is on sale for $1 each. I had 35 cents off 1 coupon but remember... at Fry's every coupon is $1 (except for the soda because it was less than $1) so I got these for free!
The flower was on clearance for $1. Bologna 88 cents. The Pink Lemonade cookies were calling to me.
Target
I hit Target again because yesterday after shopping I found out about the toothbrush deal. In the paper last Sunday were coupons for $1 off 1 or 2 Oral-B toothbrushes (depending on the style). They are all buy 4 and get a $5 gift card as well as being on sale for $2.25 each. So:
$2.25 - $1Q - $1.25 (giftcard) = Free when you buy 4.
Since they had a problem ringing them up, I paid 38 cents for the toothbrushes on my first transaction.
Second transaction was the razors and cotton rounds. The razors are $9.49, I had $4 off 1 mannyQs plus $5 off 2 Target Qs. I paid $2.99 each for them which is a little higher than I would have liked but my stash from last year is getting low.
This week I paid $68.34 on $237.60 in product for a 71% savings.
Til next time...
My family was at Target without me because I had the cold crud that has been going around, that's why there was no post last week. According to them, they were approached at Target by a woman who said that she had seen us at various stores around town and thought we were doing a great job and loved to see how much we are able to save. Too funny.
Though that is better than the alternative which seems to be throwing us scathing looks at the register. So tired of that.
I have a ton of photos to share this time since half were from last week. Let's start with last week.
On target.com you can get coupons for all of the things seen here.
The Milk Bone was a great stack with a manufacturer's coupon that may still be available on coupons.com. Both coupons are $1 off and in most of the country these are around $3 making them under $1 a bag.
The pasta coupon is $1 off 3 and these (in most of the country) are on sale for $1 each making them 67 cents. The ketchup coupon is actually $2 off the 38oz or larger ketchup or three Ore-Ida potato products. At the time the coupon came out, the ketchup was $1.99 a bottle making them free. The price here went up a few days after the coupon came out, but it's still a pretty good deal for 69 cents. The antacid coupon is $1.50 off and these were $1.74 but are now $2.04. The Up n Up cotton coupon is 50 cents off and these small packs are 87 cents making them 37 after the coupon.
The M&Ms were a coupon stack of $1.50/2 mannyQ and $1.50/2 Target coupon making them $1.49 each. The Shick razors had a $5 gift card when you buy 2 so along with my $4 mannyQ they were under $2.50 each.
I only went in for free toothpaste.
In the circular, they advertised the Colgate having an ECB of $4 making them 99 cents each. I had snagged some blinkie coupons a couple months ago for $1 off one of these so I actually got paid a penny to buy them!
My daughter has started using the Sally Hansen polish strips that we picked up on clearance at Target. With our $3 coupon and a ECB of $5 when you spend $10, we picked these up for $1.99 each.
The Chex Mix and Combos were on a surprise sale for $1 each. I had coupons for 50 cents off 2 so grabbed most of these for 75 cents each.
Colgate was $3.49 with a $2.99 register reward that wound up being $3 plus I had a 50 cent coupon so again made a penny on Colgate.
Olay was on sale and I couldn't pass it up.
Jelly beans were 2 for 4. Had to.
I'm really beginning to love Fry's. Their "every coupon is $1" is pretty great and I've been able to save a bunch. The Hamburger Helper was 88 cents and I had 75 cents off 3 coupons so they wound up being 55 cents each. The French's onions are on sale for 2/$4 and I had a 50 cent coupon so paid $1.
They had a buy 8 save $4 sale. This made the tp $2.49 each and $1.99 with my 50 cent coupon. The Lay's were B1G1 at $4.30. With two $1/1 coupons I paid $1.15 each.
Last week I spent $265 on $509 worth of product for a 48% savings.
And now this week.
There is a breakfast sale at Target this week. Buy 5 of the selected items and get a $5 gift card. We did one transaction of 4 cereals and 1 juice. The juice is $3, $2 after the gift card and $1 after the $1 coupon from last Sunday's paper. The cereal was $2.49, $1.49 each after the gift card and 80 cents after my coupons.
I did the same transaction again with 2 juice and 3 cereals that wound up being $1.05 each after coupons. The Jimmy Deal was 99 cents each after the $1.50 coupon that is available. I also picked up another ketchup, more antacid and cotton rounds.
CVS
The Magic Coupon Machine is giving out coupons for $1 off 2 select Kellogg's cereals which are on sale for 2/$4. Along with my coupon I paid $1 each for the Corn Flakes. The Rice Krispies were $1.50.
Jelly beans are 99 cents with a 99 cent ECB making them free.
Hershey's Easter candies are 2/$5 and when you spend $15 you get a $5 ECB. I also had $2 off 3 coupons so when I bought 6 packages they were $6 or $1 each.
M&Ms are 4/$12 with a $ECB. I had $1.50/2 coupons so they came out to $1.25 each.
One of my favorite deals of the week, the tuna is on sale for 99 cents and in the Walgreen's monthly coupon book there is a coupon for 50 cents off of one making them 49 cents each. The Miracle Whip is on sale for $2.99 and I had a $1/1 coupon. The deodorant is on sale for 2/$6, the coupon book has a $1/2 coupon and there were $2/1 coupons in the paper making these 50 cents each. I think I am way overstocked on deodorant now. The Puffs were 99 cents each and I had 25cents/3 coupons.
There were 75 cents off one of the new Ten sodas in the paper. These were on sale for 88 cents each so only 7 cents each!!
The flower was on clearance for $1. Bologna 88 cents. The Pink Lemonade cookies were calling to me.
I hit Target again because yesterday after shopping I found out about the toothbrush deal. In the paper last Sunday were coupons for $1 off 1 or 2 Oral-B toothbrushes (depending on the style). They are all buy 4 and get a $5 gift card as well as being on sale for $2.25 each. So:
$2.25 - $1Q - $1.25 (giftcard) = Free when you buy 4.
Since they had a problem ringing them up, I paid 38 cents for the toothbrushes on my first transaction.
Second transaction was the razors and cotton rounds. The razors are $9.49, I had $4 off 1 mannyQs plus $5 off 2 Target Qs. I paid $2.99 each for them which is a little higher than I would have liked but my stash from last year is getting low.
This week I paid $68.34 on $237.60 in product for a 71% savings.
Til next time...
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