WAYBACK WEDNESDAY: 2016 Makeup Collection

 Makeup Collection and De-clutter, April 21, 2016

This doesn't include the stuff I just purchased.

Cleaning this all out and reorganizing was a fun project, but it definitely took longer than I expected.

Anything marked with a red "X" is what I pulled out of my collection to trash, there really wasn't anything worth giving away this time around. (To see up close, click on the picture to enlarge.)
I didn't pull out any lip products to give away/toss, I really need to try them out first, a good portion I've not worn yet, others I know I like.

Not pictured is two eyeliners I knew I was trashing going in, and four Halloween E.L.F. palettes I knew I was keeping. (I can picture those if you're interested, just leave a comment below.) Anything I pulled out was either old, or wasn't working for me.

The last time I went through everything was in November, before Thanksgiving, so it was about time to do it again. I'm going to try and do this every November (before Christmas) and every April (we always travel in May, and my B-Day is in June).

Eye Shadows.

 The huge palette is old, like years and years old, and was never very pigmented to begin with. The e.l.f. creams I hardly reach for and are a bit old as well. The Coastal Scents is the worst formula I've ever tried working with. The Wet 'n Wild is a bit powdery and something new I got is far better. The profusion cosmetics just don't work for me. The color looks good for about an hour and then it fades and looks like I have barely anything on, regardless of primer(s) used.

Favorite Product pictured here? The E.L.F. Baked Eye Shadow Palette in California

Eye Liners, Eye Primers, & Mascaras.

 The only things I got rid of here were due to age.

 Favorite Product pictured here?  Benefit They're Real Lash Primer.

Eye Products. (took this pic, then decided to get rid of more mascaras (as pictured above))

Face Primers, Concealers, & Color Corrector.

 I didn't ever notice the e.l.f. wrinkle reducer making any kind of difference, and I gave it more than a fair shot. The Jergens is super old, and I only used it once, I obviously didn't like it, but don't remember anything about it.

 Favorite Product pictured here? Another Benefit product, Porefessional.

Highlight & Setting Mist.

 Nothing to get rid of here.
The next picture, the e.l.f. tinted moisturizer is old, and has oxidized. 

 Favorite Product pictured here? The Ulta Highlight, and in the picture below it's gotta be my Physicians Formula BB Cream Powder (light/Medium).

BB Creams, Tinted Moisturizers, & Powders.

Bronzers.

 Favorite Product pictured here? The Avon, followed closely by the Beauty Treats Palette.

Blushes.

 Favorite Product pictured here? The Beauty Treats Palette.

All Face Products.

Insane Lippie Pile.

 I am aware this is A LOT of lip products, I plan to eliminate some of these in the coming months, but really want to try them all out first.

All Laid Out.

 Favorite Product pictured here? Hard to say but I love all the L'Oreal Collection Prieve  Nudes, and the NYX Intense Butter Glosses are fun!

Organized Lip "stuff".

Storage.

I got my vintage blue storage boxes from various thrift stores, they work for the space I have, and the best lighting is in that space.

When is the last time you de- cluttered?
Hope you enjoyed!!

Have a great day!
~CraftinWife

This was long before I really had any high end items in my collection. I don't have any of these anymore- obviously. 

I did really like the PF BB Cream, it was a great product. I also really remember liking ELF back when it was all $1, $3, and $5. Do you remember that?

I hope you enjoyed flipping through these old products as much as I did.

Thanks!

How To: Having Fun With Design Space

  Hey Y'all!

Now that we know all the basics, and then some, let's play around in Design Space!

Need to catch up? Start here:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/12/how-to-cricut-design-space-on-pc-android.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/01/how-to-cricut-design-space-on-pc-part.html

First, let's start with font manipulation, and all the possibilities there-

1) Design Space always defaults to Cricut Sans Text/Font.

2) Once you double click your text, you can type out whatever you'd like. The font box will also come up:

Tab 1 is Cricut Fonts

Tab 2 is the fonts you have installed

Tab 3 is anything you've bookmarked

Tab 4 is any fonts you've used recently

You can resize your text by clicking any of the corners, or mid sections, with your mouse and dragging. You can also resize your text by clicking on it and using the top tool bar: Font Size, Letter Space, and Line Space, as well as size (above the text tools) are all helpful in getting your sizing just right.

3) Next is the "style" either a regular or writing font. Writing fonts are great for use with the markers, or pens!

4) Alignment tools, we covered these in the How To Design Space Blog (linked above).

5) Curve- You can set the curve of the text where ever you'd like by using the slider.

6) Advanced Tools:

Ungroup to Letters, Lines, or Layers.

7) Now each letter, once ungrouped, is it's own image, and can be moved independently.

8) Offset. (We've went over this before too.)

9) In the layers panel, you can see each letter is still independent, so we'll unite them, and then group the (now 2) images. Uniting them will keep the placement and cut out as one, rather than each individual letter cutting out of order. This is especially helpful with script/cursive fonts.

10) Access Members Only- Warp Tool! Mentioned in detail here: https://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/05/how-to-cricut-design-space.html

There's so much you can do with fonts! If you have any questions leave them in the comment section below!

Image Editing 101-

There's a lot to cover here, but I'll touch on some basics and feel free to leave a comment on anything you'd like to learn!

In this section of the How To, I'll be editing one image throughout.

Here's the image:

First I'm going to contour out the Hot Air Balloon, it's cute but I just like the stars and clouds...

We've gone over contour in the earlier Design Space blogs, if you need to refer back to them.

Now that the balloon is gone, we have a funky bit of clouds in the center we need to fix...

To do this I added a circle to my canvas, sized in manually to fit in the space, then united the two images.

Here's the aforementioned circle in place:

 

I then decided an offset might look nice, and played around with the scale to get the sizing I wanted.

That open space, where the balloon was, needed something though. A short name, or initials, fit perfectly depending on the sizing and font you choose.

I also added the same size offset to the name as we used on the image, and changed my colors to match.

Then I united my black offsets, and my purple images so they'd cut in 2 pieces, rather than 4.

Centering them, just for the visual.

All finished!! 

What we started with, and what we came up with!

Have fun playing around in Design Space, you can even download it and begin before you purchase your machine!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

BONUS BLOG: Getting To Know Me, Craft Questions

  Hey Y'all!

I found this interesting questionnaire here:

Crafting Questions 

I thought I'd share my answers to the relevant (to this platform) questions here!

 Section 3  Your craft

1. What crafts have you tried? Scrapbooking, Cardmaking, Bows, Jewelry, Various Cricut Crafts, Party Decor, Crochet, Painting, Etc.

2. Which is (are) your favourite(s) and why? Cricut crafting, and cards. Both just have a lot of space to be as creative as I want in a way I'm comfortable with. 

3. Which is (are) your least favourite(s) and why?  I like them all, but scrapbooking less so, simply because it's so time and space consuming, and I like a finish product within a limited time frame (and I only have so much space).

4. Any you hated? Why? I don't think I've hated an entire craft category, maybe a specific project, but not the craft type overall.

5. Which do you do on a regular basis? Cricut crafting, simply because it's so versatile. T-shirt, okay. Wood sign, done.  All within a few hours time or less.

6. What did you do with any supplies you purchased for the crafts you didn't like? Either use them in a different way, or give them away.

7. Do you have any crafty goals/New Years resolutions for yourself?  My crafty goal is to always learn new things. I never do New Years it seems so fake to me, you should always strive to be a better you, not just because it's New Year's and tradition tells you to make a "goal".

8. What craft would you like to learn? I would like to get better at crochet!

9. Have you ever done crafts for a company for payment (in kind or money)? Yes! A few times for Craftables Vinyl, in exchange for product. It was so much fun! The company very quietly closed in December. Some people became aware when a local private auction site posted about an auction to be held (February). It took some searching to get this information, which I found today. It was hard to find, and they were never very active on social media so that made it even more difficult. 

Section 4 Craft Classes

1. Have you ever taken a craft class? What and where? If not, why not? No-ish. I've done free online craft classes, and you can also learn just about anything on YouTube. But I've not gone to any classes (unless you want to count Christmas in July at KOA), I'm really not that social to begin with, plus travel!

2. Did you enjoy it? The online classes? Sure, not to sound conceded but I knew most of the information being taught. 

3. Have you ever taught a craft class (even informally)? Taught your kids? An actual class no. Other people? Yeah.

4. Ever take a class you hated? Describe it. N/A

5. Ever take a class where you knew more than the teacher and could have taught the class? Knew more than what was being taught yes.

6. If you could take your dream class, what would the topic be, where would you take it and who would teach it?  Not that into classes, I'll stick to YouTube.

7. Who would you like to teach your craft(s) to? This can be a dream like teaching a celebrity or more realistic like teaching friends or family. I've shown a few people how to do stuff in person, the only one remotely interested is my BFF. I've done several different How To Blogs, and videos. I like teaching this way.

8. How would you teach your craft(s)? (In person, online, video, written tutorial etc...) Would you create a project or just practice techniques? In person, and online.. I find it easier to learn by doing, so you'd have a finished project at the end.

9. Have you ever been to a craft convention or festival? Yes, it wasn't as "cool" as I expected, but it was local..

10. How do you learn best? By doing/seeing.

11. If you could choose how long a class would be, it would be____? Around an hour per class.

Section 5  Travel and Crafting

1. Do you take any crafts with you when you travel (anything from waiting room at the doctors to airplane travel)? If so, what and if not, why not? Y'all know... I have a few different things with me. 

2. Does what you take with you differ depending on the type of travel? Nope, it's the same items,

3. Have you ever traveled somewhere specifically to visit a particular shop, take a class or go to a craft convention? Nope.

4. Do you look up stores near to your vacation destinations?  Sometimes, depends on where we're going. 

5. Ever have trouble with crafts while traveling? Messes, issues at airport?  We don't fly, we enjoy the journey of driving (plus it cost way less). Never had any issues, just hate dragging it all out to only craft a few minutes and clean it all up again.

6. Ever met with a crafting friend or met a new crafting friend while on vacation? No.

Section 6  How You Craft at Home

1. How much time do you spend crafting? Depends on what I'm working on, and if I'm in the mood to craft.

2. Where do you craft? In the van, outside of the van. At our BFFs house... 

3. What time of day do you craft? Anytime.

4. Do you wish you could spend more time crafting? How much would be enough? I have the luxury of spending as much time as I want, but I do wish I spent more time crafting.

5. Do you let other things slide to make time for crafting? I don't think so.

6. Do you craft while you do something else? (watch TV, listen to music) Usually YouTube, either vlogs or music, simply because you don't have to completely see what's going on to know what's happening.

7. Is this a permanent space, a temporary space or one you set up each time you craft? It's a van, everything is always being moved around to do something else. All my crafting stuff is in 2 boxes though.

8. Are you organized? Now I am, but it's usually an ebb and flow between not being able to sufficiently work in the space allotted and complete organization.

9. What types of storage do you use? I've shared my joy bag before. It's that and a box. 

10. Do you wish you had more space? Doesn't everyone?

11. Do you need to destash/reorganize? I just did not long ago, there's a video on my YouTube if you're interested.

12. Describe your dream space? You could send a photo if you already have it!  If we were in stick and bricks? What I'd like is higher quality and larger storage. That's being real, in a dream room it'd be better storage, and larger, and a separate work desk. In the van? Longer power cords, and an infinity box, that could store everything I could think of but never got full lol.

13. Does anyone in your home craft with you? Who and what do you do together? If no, who do you wish would craft with you? No. in general I'm happy to craft alone. I'm glad we all have our own hobbies. (Hubby's is computers/gaming, photography, etc.)

14. Does anyone in your home steal your craft supplies (for crafts or other household use)? Usually just tape, on occasion pens or markers.

15. Do you ever make things to sell? How do you sell them? Give us a few examples of what you charge on average. I do custom orders currently, through FB and word of mouth. Obviously it depends on what it is as to how much I (or anyone) charge. 

16. Do you use what you make? Gift it? Give it away to charity? Stash it? Something else? Use or gift are the top two. If it's not for those reasons I don't generally make it.

17. Do you use your craft to make gifts? For what occasions? Yes, any occasion, just like most gifts.

18. Do you think people really appreciate what you make (whether they just see what you make or you give it to them)? I would hope so.

19. Does anyone else in your family or who lives with you craft or have crafty type hobbies? Getting a bit repetitive now aren't we?? My nieces almost all draw, paint, etc. My sister paints, mom has made her own curtains, quilted, etc- all by hand. My nephew was doing metal jewelry and art but I don't think that lasted...

Section 7 Reading and Internet

1. Do you buy magazines about your craft? Rarely, they've gotten to expensive and are mostly ads.

2. Do you buy/borrow books about your craft? Hardly ever.

3. Do you read blogs or visit internet sites about your craft? Again, rarely.

4. Is this mainly for inspiration or to learn? Both.

5. Do you have a blog? If so, what do you post and how often do you post? Please give us a link. If not, why not? If you had a blog, what would you call it? What would you post? Obvie, you're reading it...

6. Do you enter any contests online? For a craft challenge or for prizes? Ever win? Yes, those are fun. I've won a few times, the prize was a bunch of crafting supplies and/or vinyl, once was colored pencils! I still use a lot of them today.

7. Do you ever look up instructions for your crafts? If I'm stuck, or have a die I can't remember how to piece together, yeah .

8. Whose work do you admire? So many, just look up crafting on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube tons of fantastic creators.

9. How long do you spend doing crafty things on the internet? Depends on the day.

10. How long do you spend reading crafty magazines (paper or online)? Online? Never. Paper, maybe 30min every 3 months.

11. Do you think paper magazines are becoming a thing of the past? Somewhat.

12. Do you subscribe to any magazines? In what format? Again repetitive... I've said no.

13. How many crafty books do you own? Quite a few, but I rarely reach for any of them.

14. How often do you buy crafty books and where? Close to never, and usually at a thrift shop if I do.

Section 8  Shopping

1. Where do you shop for supplies? All your major American retailers, and occasionally an odd shop I come across, or a website that's AD pops up.

2. Ever shop online? If so, where and for what? If not, why not? Yes, mostly for stamps, vinyl, or SVG's. 

3. Favourite shops? See #1.

4. What do you spend on crafting? Per???? Day? Week? Month? Craft? It depends on what's on sale and/or what I'm working on.

5. Ever gone into debt to buy crafty items or things for your crafting space? No, that's just stupid.

6. Do you save money by making things you'd otherwise buy? Yes, but also no. At the retail price I'd never buy the item, so if I craft it and even if the supplies are in my stash I still spent money on it. 

7. Ever buy craft supplies at a garage sale or second-hand sale? All the time.

8. Ever have supplies donated to you? Nope.

9. Ever donate supplies to a charity? Yes.

10. What was your most expensive purchase? My Cricut, hubby got it for me one year for Christmas (Black Friday).

Section 9 Crafty Thoughts?

1. What motivates you to craft? Seeing something I want to make for myself, or someone else. 

2. How long is too long without crafting? IDK. It depends on what you are trying to do, and how much time you have.

3. How do you feel if you can't craft for a while? Perfectly fine. It is what it is.

4. Do you ever get frustrated crafting? Sure, weeding intricate designs can be difficult.

5. Have you ever lost your mojo (lost desire to craft or lack inspiration or hate everything you make)? Yeah, that's life.

6. Ever had a long period of time when you had to quit crafting? Why? How Long? 1) Work 80 bajillion hours a day, 2) Sick. There were a few years I barely crafted at all.

7. Ever thought about quitting? Entirely? No. It's part of who I am.

8. Can you imagine a life without crafts? See above.

9. Ever get angry at how someone spoke about your crafts (like putting it down, calling it home ec-y)? No, that's their opinion. I do get peeved when people call crafting cheap, 'cause that's simply not true.

10. Ever argue with someone you live with about the amount of time, space or money dedicated to your crafts? Never, we support each other 100%.

11. How does swapping make you feel? What do you get out of it? I've hardly done any swapping, but enjoyed when I did. It's fun to get new things, and get inspiration from that as to how you'll use the items. I'd like to do more swaps.

12. Anything ever threaten your ability to craft (physical, situational)? I mean duh. If you're reading this you know. A good portion of this blog is about my Endometrial Cancer.

13. How do you feel when you gift something you have made? Awesome, and a bit nervous hoping they like it.

As you can probably tell I started getting a little aggravated at the questions towards the end. Glad I finished it up, and you all got to know my crafty side a bit more.

Do you craft? What are your hobbies? Share in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife