40 Beauty Questions

Hey Ya'll!

This is another questions & answers blog!
Here they are:

40 Beauty Questions -How many times do you wash your face daily? Once.
-What skin type do you have? (dry,oily,combo) Combo.
-What is your current facial wash? Neutrogena
-Do you exfoliate? Not as much as I should.
-What brand do you use? I've tried several, nothing I'm in love with yet. (Suggestions?)
-What moisturizer do you use? Currently using the rose oil I mentioned last beauty blog.
-Do you have freckles? A few.
-Do you use eye cream? I haven't found one I love.
-Do you or did you have acne prone skin? Not really. As a teen I had a few big breakouts, but nothing major.
-Did you ever have to use Pro-activ? Nope.
-What foundation do you use? Currently, Bare Minerals powder foundation. I'm not a fan of heavy/high coverage liquids, to me they feel yucky.
-How about concealer? None.
-Do you know your undertone color? Yes.
-What do you think of fake eyelashes? Too much work. Also the huge ones tend to hide all that beautiful eye shadow work.
-Did you know that you are suppose to change your mascara every 3 months? Yes, but I don't wear it every day, so I tend to go a little longer.
-What brand of mascara do you use? I have several, but my current favorite is Stila.
-Sephora or MAC? Sephora! Not a MAC fan, and there isn't a MAC store anywhere near me to my knowledge.
-Do you have a MAC Pro-card? Nope.
-What makeup tools do you use in make up application? Brushes.
-Do you use make-up base/primer for the eyes? Sometimes, other times I'm too lazy/don't want to spend the time doing it.
-For the face? See above, although it never looks as good as when a primer is used.
-What is your favorite eyeshadow (color or shade)? One shade????? I guess a more nude color, it goes with anything.
-Do you use pencil or liquid eyeliner? Pencil.
-How often do you poke your eyes with an eyeliner pencil? Rarely. I've been doing it since I was 13.
-What do you think of pigment eyeshadows? Some are nice, some aren't.
-Do you use mineral makeup? Yes, but not exclusively.
-What is your favorite lipstick? I have way to many to pick a fav.
-How about lipgloss? See above.
-What is your favorite blush to use? The Balm Frat Boy.
-Do you buy your makeup on ebay? No. I just never think about it.
-Do you like drugstore makeup? Typically no. It's not as good IMO, and cost almost just as much as high end.
-Do you go to CCO's? (cosmetic company outlets) No, but only because the closest one is 2+ hrs away.
-Did you ever consider taking make-up classes? I went to Cosmetology school, does that count?
-Are you clumsy in putting on makeup? I can be.
-Name a makeup crime that you hate? Sharpie eyebrows.
-Do you like colorful shades of makeup (lipstick,eyeshadow) or neutral ones? Both, but I am a fan of color.
-Which celebrity always has great make up? We all have off days.
-If you could leave the house using just ONE make up item,what would you use? Eyeliner.
-Could you ever leave the house without any makeup on? I have lots of times.
-Do you think you look good even without any makeup on? Yeah, better with, but yeah.
-In your opinion, what is the BEST makeup line? Controversy around the brand at times, but I own a lot of TooFaced. They make good stuff, and I try not to follow too much drama.
-What do you think of Makeup? Love!!





Have a great day,
~Craftin'Wife

A Day Late.... Crafty Questions

Hey ya'll!


I didn't craft at all this past week. I did finish the craft room, at least until I can move the donations out. Can't wait for outside to be open again. We also moved the Living Room around, that was an all day project, but I'm glad we did it, the room looks so much bigger (and cleaner).

Here's the questions and my answers.


1. What is your name? Amanda
2. How did you come up with your You Tube name? It's CraftinWife Amanda. I craft, and I'm married.
3. What is your favorite craft? Probably making stuff with the Cricut.
4. What is your favorite place to shop for craft supplies? Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn, Ben Franklin.
5. What are your top 5 favorite crafty you tubers? I don't watch any regularly, and am not subbed to any. (Suggestions?)
6. What is your favorite color? Purple.
7. What is your favorite craft tools? Cricut, Sizzix, ATG.
8. Where do you get your love of crafting from? Dad, and Mom.
9. When did you start crafting? As a kid. Dad drove truck for JoAnn Fabrics, and also worked at their distribution center/corporate headquarters in Hudson, OH. They had awesome employee sales back then, I don't know if they still do those or not. With mom we'd do a lot of kid crafts, and even more crafting in the winter. We also did a lot of iron on and fabric paint on shirts, jeans, bags, etc.
Then as a teen/YA I quit crafting for awhile and picked it up again in 2010 when my niece was born, I started making her hair bows, it grew from there.
10. What has been your favorite craft so far? The decorations I've made for B-Day parties. Those are always fun.



Do you have any questions you'd add? Post them below!


Thanks,
~Craftin'Wife

Beauty Products I'm Loving Right Now

Hey ya'll!


Here is a list of products I've been enjoying lately.
Includes affiliate links.

1)Rose Oil
I've been using this all over my skin. Chemo makes you so dry, and my skin was dry before that. I've only been using it a few days and have noticed an improvement already.

2)Dr. Lipp Lip Balm
Just like the rest of my skin, my lips have been so dry. I received mine as a sample in my January Birchbox and when I first got it I had been using it several times a day. It's working well and I've noticed I don't "need" to use it as often. I generally only put it on before bed now.

3)Shampoo & Conditioner 
Herbal Essences Sulfate Free. It's working well for my peach fuzz head, however I've been told Baby Shampoo is the best and may switch to that soon.


What have been some of your recent favorite products? Share in the comments below!


Have a great day!
~Craftin'Wife

Craft Room, Making Progress

Hey y'all!

This past week I made my warrior tee, and continued working on the craft room. I also spent a lot of time on YouTube and my phone doing nothing, and searching for new project ideas.



Warrior Tee:
I made this using my Cricut, HTV in black and peach, and a white Hanes V-neck. (Peach HTV was insanely hard to find! Finally got some here: Amazon)

 And I just now noticed I misspelled "whispered" both times on this shirt. Go me! :/ There is no room to fix it either. I'm blaming chemo brain. This font was also very difficult to weed, and I won't ever use it with vinyl again. I'm totally wearing it anyhow, what else can I do?

The Progress:
I knew this was going to be a task, and it has been. I hope to finish it this week, I'm almost there.

 Desk area is finally mostly cleaned off and mostly organized the way I want it.

 Cricut Easy Press area, need to find a home for all the tote bags. In front of it is the pile of stuff I've picked to be donated/sold. The floor is trash/packaging I don't need to keep.

 (Kodak) Printer, that I hate & Hubby loves, and Bookshelves.

 Blurry bookshelf and more sell/donate stuff on the floor. Got the box of books put up this morning.

Mess. Most of this (not the racks, or the stuff on/in them) is sell/donate, now to find somewhere to store it all until the outside is back open again..

I've made a good bit of progress so I should be able to finish it this week no problem.


What have you all been working on? Are you making progress?


Have a great day!
~Craftin'Wife

It Was Time, Shaving My Head..

Hey ya'll!

As the title of this blog says, it was time. My hair started falling out tremendously after Chemo #2, so I decided it was time. We used a Wahl clipper, with the 1/4in attachment. I've used Wahl clippers since Cosmetology School (1998) and would definitely recommend the brand for hair dressers and home use.

I am (clearly) not a video editor, nor do I {we} shoot well either for that matter, but we did record the process:

I actually am not as in shock at the sight of myself as I thought I may be, but my "team" did warn me before chemo even started that with the types I was receiving it wasn't if I was going to lose my hair, but when. They all predicted about 3-4 weeks post chemo #1 and that was on track. 

 Befores:
The day before, the week before, and way before (last year).

 All done!

All made up, and no where to go! :)

Thanks for sharing in my journey!
~Craftin'Wife

Quarantine and Crafting...

Hey ya'll!

First I wanted to share a few freebies I've been enjoying during this time:
(Not Sponsored.)

First is this adorable digital stamp from The Greeting Farm, Social Distance Anya, free for a limited time. (Was still available at the posting of this blog.)

Second is a mostly craft class website (Bluprint) that I've been using a lot to learn new tips, tricks and techniques. They do also have kid friendly classes, and classes on cooking, and gardening. Seriously, like 1400 online classes, all FREE until 4/9. (With no C/C needed.) 

There are tons of freebies out there, especially at this current time, these are just my two current favorites.


What I've been working on:

Starting to plan the week in my kikki.k planner. This is my first kikki.k planner, and I think I finally found a planner size that works for me! The bigger ones seemed to be to bulky, I didn't need that much space per page and they were near impossible to take with me. The smaller thinner ones were too small and didn't give me enough room to write ( I write fairly large, always have.)

My Warrior mug! Made with one out of a set of 4 clearance to-go cups from Walmart, my Cricut, and some Cricut brand Holographic Vinyl!
(If interested in a how to leave a comment below!)

Lastly this week is my constant WIP (work in progress). The CRAFT ROOM!!
It's a mess! Cleaning this up is going to be a project, but I'll post updates as I go. I'm working on purging things I haven't used, deciding what crafts I want to continue to do, and getting the rest put away and organized. 

What crafts, or other projects have you been doing this week? Please share below!


Thanks,
Craftin'Wife

Wow.. I knew it had been awhile.. A lots happened since then..

I don't even know where to begin. So real real long story somewhat shorter.

Lost my job in June 2019, company closed that location, all other locations too far to travel on the daily.
Around December started feeling real ill, but hoped it would pass, plus I have white coat syndrome, lol. By mid- January 2020 it was obvious this wasn't going to happen. Made a doctors appointment, Feb 7th, was sent for a bunch of tests, and super abbreviated version here spent over a week in the hospital to remove a HUGE tumor, and ended up also having a hysterectomy. At follow up (Feb 25th) we found out I have Endometrial Cancer Stage 3C.

(If you want to know more of what happened you can read the story and updates here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-my-wife-amanda-beat-cancer)

Yesterday was Chemo #2. So far I feel great day of, and day 2. Day 3 and 4 last time I was tired and bone pain, then pretty much on the up swing again. My chemo's are 3 wks apart.

On the days I'm feeling good I'm crafting again, something I was too busy to do much of while working full time, then even more so to get the store closed and cleaned out.

Hubby got me Birchbox (1yr) for Christmas, haven't played with everything yet, but look forward to each one.

I plan to blog twice a week for now, Monday & Wednesday. One craft related, one beauty related, occasionally a third for the week, kind of a  what's going on blog, on Friday's if there is one. After a few weeks I'll evaluate and see if more are a possibility.

Thanks for reading, cant wait to share with you all again!

~CraftinWife