Life Update: What Have We Been Up To & Winter Plans

 Hey Y'all!

Previous Updates:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/11/whats-up.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/09/our-fall-plans.html

What's up?

We've finished Christmas shopping, all the presents are wrapped and under the tree. All the food we're bringing I finished shopping for today. (The store wasn't too busy, but the traffic was pretty heavy.)

I also had a port flush today, everything still looks good. Next scan and follow up are in late February.

In November We did the Black Friday shopping and took our nephew. It wasn't the least bit busy which surprised us. We shopped 'til we dropped, but didn't buy much- just enjoyed the tradition of it & spending some time with the nephew.

Until today it's been unseasonably warm, which I've enjoyed! Today still isn't bad but 40 (degrees F) feels real cool after 60's. It is supposed to get & stay cold from here on out according to the forecast, but they do well to predict about 3 days at a time.

Hubby's work Christmas dinner (family) was nice, traditional foods for the most part. We enjoyed socializing. His actual dinner at work was last night, they had steak dinners, and received a $50 Visa gift card (that we used on groceries today).

Our towns Christmas parade is tomorrow, but we're thinking about adventuring to NC just because instead. We did go to the town over and watched that parade, which is larger and will feature some of the same floats. 

  

Photo: Kingsport Times

Winter Plans:

Nothing as far as travel goes. Maybe a day trip depending on the winter weather we get this year.

Business wise I plan to really get busy posting after Christmas. I'd like to be more active, and get more engagement on social media as well.

We haven't decided if we're moving the LR around yet or not, but we have to get the basement back together & organized. That's the biggest thing on the agenda for winter, re-doing the basement.

Beyond that- overall home organization is what's needed and winter is the perfect time to tackle the task!

What are your winter plans? Share in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

FUN FRIDAY:

Since last week I asked about the worst gift you received, this week...

Current Faves & Fails

 Hey Y'all!

I do a mini review, within the everyday shelf blog, monthly. Therefore I don't have a ton to share right now (less than I thought I would, in fact) but here's a few of my current favorites, and one fail.

First here's our Christmas Card:

Past blogs:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/11/december-everyday-makeup-shelf-november.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/11/makeup-declutter-pt-2-for-real.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/10/november-everyday-makeup-shelf-october.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/10/october-everyday-makeup-shelf-september.html

Favorites:

1) Pretty much all of this~

Colourpop x Disney's The Muppets

(Full review HERE.)

If I had to choose one or two stand out products it would be the red Beat Drums Super Shock Shadow, followed by Chill, Chill, Chill Glowing Lip.

2) Too Faced Christmas Bake Shoppe Palettes~

3) Too Faced Pillow Balm Pop* (Lip Gloss)~

Do y'all want a review on this one too? Let me know in the comments below!

I really like the Sugar Cookie palette, especially the minty shade. I was surprised that out of the three this one has been my favorite.

The balms are nice too! The strawberry is my favorite of the 3, but all are nice.

*I couldn't find it on Too Faced site, and is is limited edition, but as of the posting of this blog it's still available on Ulta.

FAIL:

1) Pacifica Pineapple Bubbles Clarifying Mask~

It seems like this may have been discontinued (I can see why.) as I can't find it online.

Pacifica site:  https://www.pacificabeauty.com/collections/skincare

I never could get this to work right. Maybe it was user error, but it didn't bubble, but also didn't feel like a mask (or a cleanser). I gave it several tries, and it never "worked". It also didn't do anything for my skin, it felt and looked the same before & after. The scent was okay, but fairly overpowering. I've not tried anything else from the brand, am I missing something? Let me know in the comments.

What are your current favorite beauty products? Share below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

How -To: Card Stock Earrings

 Hey Y'all!

Today I'm sharing a simple cardstock project, earrings!

Supplies:

Cardstock 

I used my DCWV scraps from previous blogs, and a pink piece from the Cricut x Martha Stewart Collection.

Earring Template 

I used my Cricut & this image:

Jump Rings

Earring Findings

I got both of these from Hobby Lobby on sale.

2 pair of pliers (or other tool to separate jump rings)

Any other embellishments you may want to add

Let's get started:

Link to this project in DS~ https://design.cricut.com/landing/project-detail/63978beeec3120ba69dcb50f

Step 1) Assemble Supplies

Step 2) Choose design.

A) We chose to layer the design. Duplicate, for a total of 3, then size to your liking.

B) Send the project to mat. Since this was a smaller project I moved all the pieces to cut from one mat instead of three. Would you like a how to on this? Let me know in the comments below!

Step 3) Cut your earring template!

With this cardstock on my Cricut Explore One this is the setting I chose:

Step 4)  Assemble! Would you like a step by step on this? Let me know in the comments and I'll make a short video.

Open your jump ring,

 add your cardstock pieces, 

 add your earring hook,

 close the jump ring.

Embellish as you choose.

(I added an additional jump ring, but that's not a necessary addition. Do whatever you like. The more jump rings you add, the longer the earring.) 

Step 5) Admire your work!

If you have any questions about any of the steps please ask in the comment section, or find me on social media, I'll get back to you ASAP.

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

Other Paper Crafting How-To's:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/11/how-to-simple-thanksgiving-placemats.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/10/how-to-halloween-treat-bags.html

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/09/how-to-stencil-with-cricut.html

Colourpop x Disney's Muppets Collection Review

 Hey Y'all!

As of the posting of this blog (Dec 9th 2022) the collection is still available (and on sale!) on the website:

https://colourpop.com/collections/the-muppets

From the website:

I’m in season.

Celebrate the holiday season with this full collection featuring your most favorite Muppets characters!

❄️ Holidays! Holidays! Holidays! Pressed Powder Palette - This festive 16-pan palette is a colorful mix of soft pastels and vibrant brights in Pearlescent Glitter, Matte Sparkle, Metallic, Matte finishes!

✨ Glowing Lips - Glow all out with all 4 of our ultra-nourishing formula that delivers a glossy pop of colour that glides on oh-so-smooth - inspired by Fozzie, Miss Piggy, Animal and Beaker!

⚡ Super Shock Shadow - Swipe on 4 of our OG crème-to powder formula for supercharged, ultra-creamy colour inspired by Miss Piggy, Kermit, Fozzie and Animal!

🐷 It’s Moi Glitterally Obsessed Glitter Gel - Be a total diva with this Miss Piggy-inspired shade! Our easy, mess-free formula features glitters in an adhesive gel so there's no need for glitter glue.

Get the full Disney The Muppets collection for the holidays! 🌟

©Disney

shadow palette

icy patch: warm ivory with gold and coppery glittery highlights

snow business: metallic soft warm nude with peachy pink duo chrome finish

holiday party time: matte pinky nude

celebrate moi: baby pink glitter with mint green and silvery highlights

meep! meep: metallic vibrant tangerine 

ice to see you: metallic golden bronze

frazzled: matte yellow green with silver pin points

haute holidays: matte baby pink

*be cool: matte bright coral with silver pin points

stunt santa: metallic periwinkle blue with violet and blue duo chrome finish

being green: matte lime green

peace on earth!!!: metallic coppery red

party animal: metallic burgundy red

festive: emerald green glitter

celebrate in style: matte rich plummy brown

*not intended for use in the immediate eye area.

shadow palette highly pigmented shadow that applies evenly and feels ultra-velvety and silky. this long wearing formula contains a unique combination of softer powders which adheres easily, gives a soft focus effect, and blends smoothly and evenly.

finish matte, matte sparkle, metallic, pearlescent glitter

shade greens, pinks, nudes, neutrals, reds

NET WEIGHT  17.50g/0.62oz

My Photos:

Top tier packaging for shipment, everything arrived in perfect condition.

How cute is this collection? I've loved The Muppets since I can remember. I think my first introduction was Kermit on Sesame Street, and then Muppet Babies. I always remember Miss Piggy being my favorite, who's yours?

The Makeup:

I am really impressed with the quality, I've not use celebrate moi, winter wear, or celebrate in style from the palette yet, but every other shadow has preformed well. Snow Business I used by itself on grocery shopping day, and I was in a bit of a hurry. I don't love it alone, it's a bit too light for that, but I don't think that's what the shadow was intended for either. 

I really like all four super shock shadows, I did that look with no eye primer to see how well they'd do. The gold (Wocka Wocka) lessens a bit in intensity, however with a primer I think it'd do great. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the red (Beat Drums) did, a good red shadow is hard to find.

The glowing lips were also a hit, they glide on, and stay put pretty well for a hydrating lip product (which I need this time of year). I like all four shades, but my favorite is Chill, Chill, Chill. (Shocked it's not the nude?)

The surprise out of the collection was the glitter gel (It's Moi). Admittedly I am not typically a fan of glitter, because it's so messy. This isn't, and I applied it with a brush. It glides on, and dries down nicely. It's not sticky, and I couldn't feel it on my face like some products. I'm easily annoyed by textured makeup, but had no issues with this.

My Looks:

1) Just the lip.

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5)

6) Super Shock Shadows.

7) Grocery day (mentioned above).

Cons:

The glitter gel is workable for about 20 seconds, then it's dried down.

Woka Woka had to be built up, and still faded (no primer, will revisit).

Warning label on Be Cool shade. (This is for all brands, Can y'all stop putting these type of shades in EYE shadow palettes?)

What are your thoughts? Is this collection on your list? Let me know in the comments below which holiday collections you're buying!

Have a great day, 

Craftin' Wife