March Makeup Looks!

 Hey Y'all!

I know I did more looks than this, but I'm pretty sure I forgot to take pictures a couple times!

Previous Makeup Blogs:

March Shelf

February Looks

March Mini Review

Looks for the month~

1) My uncle's funeral. I wore quite a bit this day, because it had to last from 9am til at least 10pm, and it all (but lip) held up really well!

2) Bumming around KY on our way home.

3) Hiking with Hubby.

4) ? Probably grocery shopping.

5) Playing with the Anastasia Lip Kit some more, grabbed way too much black and not enough blue or red.

6) Embrace the 80s/90s vibes.

7) My favorite look for the month!

Which was your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

Sorry this isn't longer/more detailed but it's fixin' to storm here, and I gotta get a few things done before that happens.

April Store, FB, Etsy, Go Imagine Items!

 Hey Y'all!

Here's the link's to all my current products:

Smoky Mountains Handmade Creations

Facebook

Etsy

Go Imagine

Some place have items that aren't listed anywhere else (for now)!

For example, SMHC is currently the only place with color changing cups, Facebook has an Easter limited kids shirt, Etsy has an exclusive shirt, and Go Imagine is the only place with door mats, just to name a few! 

For this month I'm already busy working on custom orders, and getting ready for a local craft show, so I don't plan to post anything new in the shops. I am however always taking custom orders on all platforms!

Here's my most recent makes:

Can you guess what I'm working on?

Did you guess?

Here's the reveal:

Which one is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day, 

Craftin' Wife

April Blog Schedule

 Hey Y'all!

Happy April Fools! No jokes here, just the blog schedule:

Just a reminder, Mondays are craft related, Wednesdays are beauty related, and Fridays are anything goes!

April:

1st Fri~ Blog Schedule

4th Mon~ New Items!

6th Wed~ March Makeup Looks

8th Fri~ Get To Know Me Part ??? (126-150)

11th Mon~ How-To Make Confetti Vinyl w/ Scraps... Does it work?

13th Wed~ Hair "Stuff" Collection

15th Fri~ Craft Show Prep, the show is today & tomorrow!

18th Mon~ Testing out Dollar Tree Craft Items

20th Wed~ Nail Polish Collection

22nd Fri~ Hubby's Company Spotlight

25th Mon~ What I'm Working On

27th Wed~ May Everyday Makeup Shelf

29th Fri~ Giveaway, if I make it to 200 Instagram, 50 TikTok, 50 Twitter, or 100 Facebook Followers by this date!

May:

2nd Mon~ May Blog Schedule

4th Wed~ April Makeup Looks

6th Fri~ Get to Know Me Part ??  (151-175)

9th Mon~ How-To Layered Decal

11th Wed~ Products I'm Loving from Hair, Skin, Nails & Makeup!

13th Fri~ What's new with us?

16th Mon~ Dollar Tree Vinyl Projects

18th Wed~ Any Recent Empties? (Mini Review)

20th Fri~ My Birthday Wishlist (June 19th)

23rd Mon~ What I'm Working On

25th Wed~ June Makeup Shelf

27th Fri~ SMHC Craft Show Prep

30th Mon~ June Blog Schedule

Fun Friday:

Be sure to leave your response in the comments below, or on any social media post (@craftinwife).

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

March Mini Review & April Everyday Makeup Shelf

 Hey Ya'll!

This time I've decided to put next month's shelf first, and the March Mini Review at the end. Let me know in the comments which you prefer!

Here's what I've chosen for this month:

I'm looking forward to having less to choose from. I'll still grab something else if I need to, but I'm excited about starting with a smaller group of products to choose from. 

Close ups:

I've decided to leave the Anastasia out, until I use it up or get sick of it, which ever comes first.

The same with the Dose of Color nudes, plus I couldn't fit them back in the nude box without picking new ones out, and I really want to focus on the Anastasia this time.

Just a few palettes this time, but I should be able to get a large variety of looks out of them.

Middle section stayed the same.

I've only used these Wet 'n Wild Highlight products a couple times, excided to truly try them out.

Previous Everyday shelf:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/03/february-mini-review-march-every-day.html

March Mini Review:

I had a lot of fun with makeup in March! These BH Cosmetics palettes are awesome ( I picked mine up at TJ Maxx)! I'd like to find the rest of this collection. They're very pigmented and pretty easy to blend.

The Mean Girls palettes from Profusion were also pretty good (both the eyeshadow, and the face trio).

 It was the first time I've used the Storybook Cosmetics palette, even though I've had it quite awhile. I also really like it. I love the color story, blendability, and packaging.

 March was full of hits!

Y'all know how I feel about that Too Faced mascara, it's okay. Just like y'all know I love IBY Beauty.

The shelf for March (pictured above) it what was missing from my makeup collection:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/03/my-makeup-collection-part-1-of-2.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/03/my-makeup-collection-part-2-of-2.html

Now that you've seen all my makeup what products would you have added to this month's everyday shelf? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

SMHC (Store) Update!

 Hey Y'all!

My store contract has officially ended and is now month to month, but I still haven't decided beyond April what I'm doing. 

I have sold a few smaller items at the store, and received a few orders through the store, via the owners referral, and the facebook group. 

It's still not entirely profitable, as I have so much product sitting in the store currently, but I am at least making more than rent.

Previous blogs about the store:

https://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/02/how-did-smhc-grand-opening-go.html

https://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2021/12/store-update-smoky-mountains-handmade.html

https://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/01/one-month-store-update.html

Here were the  latest custom orders:

Referral~

A 12x12 decal for a Noodle Board.

I gave her a couple options, and this is what she chose.

Probably should have taken the picture BEFORE putting on the transfer sheet.

Customized~

The store sign.

Mailbox Decal set.

My thoughts:

Pros~

Semi-passive income, once I've delivered the items I don't really need to be involved. ( I am, I like to promote my products, and the store as much as I can as it's beneficial to both to do so.)

The owner is really passionate about this being a success for everyone.

The other vendors are super helpful/supportive of each other.

I don't have to do sales tax.

We can set up our displays however we'd like.

We set our prices.

Cons~

It's super slow. 

The location isn't the best.

The store is still brand new, so there is not much community support.

As stated above, I've decided to stay thru April, and just take it monthly for now. It's a new venture for everyone involved, and it is slowly picking up. I have other avenues I'd like to put some more focus on, and I am doing a show in April (locally) . I'm very undecided right now.

What are your thoughts? Any selling platforms you frequently shop? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

Fun Friday!

 Hey Y'all!

Here's this weeks Fun Friday:

(You can also find it on all my social media platforms!)

In the future these Friday Blogs will have some "real" content as well. What would you like to see? Let me know in the comment section below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

My Makeup Collection Part 2 of 2

 Hey Y'all!

Here's part two of  my makeup collection, the rest of my eyeshadow palettes, and all my lippies! I did video again, and it's getting better. At least this time isn't mirrored. I also did pictures, and I'll interject my thoughts under each of those.

These collection blogs did not include the everyday shelf for this month, I'll give thoughts on those items in April (or I have mentioned them previously).

Part 1 if you missed it:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/03/my-makeup-collection-part-1-of-2.html

The previous declutter blogs:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2021/11/makeup-declutter-part-1-of-2.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2021/11/makeup-declutter-part-2-of-2.html

Eyeshadow~

Are you interested in swatches? Of which palettes? Let me know in the comments below!

I'm still wondering what's going to happen with BH Cosmetics, I haven't heard anything new lately.

This is all my single, or few of brand palettes. I've yet to try the Revolution Huda Beauty dupe, my sister had it and hated it, so I'll try it soon and let you all know my thoughts. I love the Simpsons collab, but what are the Revolution Beauty umbrella of brands so hit and miss? The L.A. Girl Hey Hey Vacay is also very nice! I love the color story, and the pigmentation, and blendability are both good.

I actually like both of these, mainly because they're full of such fun colors!

I love IBY Beauty! Both the Carry On palettes have everything I need to travel.

(If you're going to shop the brand use code CraftinWife25 for 25% off your order!)

Out of all my Juvia's Place my favorite is probably The Tribe, those green shades looks phenomenal on everyone! My least favorite would probably be The Nudes, the mattes are just too close to my skin tone, and such similar shades I can't get a look I like with them alone. 

ColourPop creates such cool eyeshadow palettes, my issue with them is that the whole brand has such a quick "on to the next thing" mentality that each collection is starting to be very repetitive, and I can't keep up with them. I do love all of these palettes though, and picking a favorite is impossible.

I'm new to this brand, Kara Beauty, and I've only tried these three palettes, but I want the rest of this collection:

https://karabeauty.com/collections/eyeshadow-palettes/products/es126-road-tripping-shadow-palette

https://karabeauty.com/collections/eyeshadow-palettes/products/es125-party-girl-shadow-palette

Are any of your favorites here? Am I missing your holy grail? Tell me about it in the comments below!

Lippies~

I know some of these look like I have them in with the wrong category/color family, but when I swatched them last year this is what made the most sense to me. Want to see swatches? Let me know below!

Reds! My favorite here are the two Stila Stay All Day Liquid Lip, they just wear nicely. They don't budge and aren't drying.

Purples! The Kat Von D are on the chopping block for sure, I've worn them maybe a handful of times, and I just don't love them. They're getting kinda old anyhow, same with the Too Faced Melted Metal, though I do like them.

Pinks! I like all of these, and they're all different. I think my favorites are the LA Qa & Co Cheeky Lip, and Sephora Jem collection (the movies sucked, but I'm old enough to have watched the cartoon, and it was awesome!) both no longer available.

Random! Again, the Kat Von D blue is on the chopping block. The Boost (from Birchbox) got cut off in the video, but they're both pink lip balms. Not my favorite, but I use them at home in the winter when my lips are super dry.

Lastly,  Nudes! I clearly have a favorite, especially since the bulk of the everyday shelf is also nudes. There are some here that probably need to be in the next declutter too. I love nude lipsticks!What's my favorite here? It changes all the time!

What's new in lipstick? I have no idea, so let me know in the comments what you're buying!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife