DAILY DEAL #8 :: 12 Days of Christmas

It's the "12 Days of Christmas Daily Deals" event!

On the EIGHTH day of Christmas the gift fairy sent to ME . . . 

 

If you LOVE fun, one-of-a-kind, handmade accessories, then you will LOVE Skylar Raine! This stylish shop specializes in one-of-a-kind, stylish accessories and is dedicated to creating unique, trendy, accessory designs for YOU & your home! You will find all kinds of hair accessories for girls of all ages, bow ties for the boys and pins to accessorize with in the current inventory.  With the recent addition of the HOME decor line, you will also find stylish fun for your home as well. Stop on by and browse the current creations or contact Laura with a custom design request!

 

Visit me on in my shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/skylarraine

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SkylarRaine1

Instagram: http://instagram.com/shopskylarraine/

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Today we are offering 

25% OFF all accessories in my shop

This daily deal is valid for through 12/12/14!

Please enter code: 12DAYS25 at checkout to receive the discount.

Skylar Raine was a business that came to be a few years ago, with the help of my daughter. When my daughter was born, I used to create hair accessories for her because I could never find exactly what I was looking for. This continued through her early years and then she got to an age where she was helping me with designs and giving her input on what to make & telling me what the girls her age liked. So I decided that maybe we should try our hand at selling these creations since people were always asking us where they could find them. So our fun hair accessory business was born and we started selling. We are always trying to add new items to the shop that we hope people will like and come up with new ideas. I hope to one day hand the business completely over to her (and I pray it continues to grow) as she is learning how to run a business with the help of her momma, by watching me with mine. I love that I can show her how to take a dream & make it a reality. ;)

Let's have some FUN & really get to know the girl Skylar Raine was created for, my daughter Skylar . . .

1. Pretend YOU are a kid again (well you are, so anyway) . . . what toy you asking Santa for??  

ShopKins, Legos and some Toms

2. Favorite Christmas song? 

O Holy Night

3. If you were a reindeer - which one would you be? And WHY?  

Blitzen because he is really fast.

4. What is ONE tradition you do EVERY year that makes the holiday SPECIAL for you?  

about 5 years ago, my mom & step-dad played a trick on me & my step-brother & bought these hand-held grabber toys & then made us open a few of our presents with them- which meant NOT using our hands to open our presents, just using this toy to. Now every year on Christmas, we look forward to using them again to open a few things because it is so funny to watch.

 

5. What does YOUR stocking look like? 

It's green and has a penguin on it.

6. Favorite Christmas treat?

my grandma's gingerbread cookies

7. A Christmas Story or Christmas Vacation? 

Christmas Vacation

8. When do you start decorating your house?

I get to put up my tree when my mom does - which is usually around the beginning of November.

9. How many Christmas trees do you put up? What color scheme are they?

I just have one but my mom has a ton.

10. Are you on the naughty or nice list this year?

definitely NICE!

 

So are you ready to go check out the page?

Come visit me & my daughter's page at Skylar Raine, and say hello!

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Make sure to check back tomorrow for the next DEAL.

ALL 'daily deals' will post by 9am (EST) to ensure you don't miss it! ;) 

If you have missed any of the other days of "daily deals", catch up here: 

DAY 1, DAY 2, DAY 3, DAY 4, DAY 5, DAY 6, DAY 7
 

 

 

Have you entered to WIN the 

"12 Days of Christmas" GIVEAWAY yet?

We have some fabulous prizes for you from some amazing vendors, check it out!

Thanks for being here & I hope you will enjoy this event I have planned for you!

 

TOP POSTS :: Best of November

     

Can you even believe we are here in December already? Stockings are hung, the tree is up and before you know it we will be talking about how it's 2015. Ok can someone just reach over and press that old 'pause life' button for a minute? Mmmmkay!
 
Ok, so guess that didn't work ;) so we may as well take a look back over what you all were reading in November & viewed the most. I would also like to say THANK YOU to all who stop by to read, comment from time to time & send me emails. I SEE IT ALL! So thanks again. xoxo

:: TOP POSTS for November 2014 ::
 

CRAFT :: Glam Headband Holder

 
ART PRINT :: Blessings

HAND LETTERED :: Table Tents + Birthday Banner

LOVE :: Fresh Flowers from the Bouqs Co

SHOPPING :: IKEA Finds

So now you are all caught up on some of the most read posts here on my blog. Hopefully you will just add me to your BlogLovin feed so you don't miss any posts. =) You can find it on the top right sidebar here - super easy to do!

Are you loving the "eye candy" here? 
 

Then join me over on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter & Instagram so you never miss out on an exclusive deal or any behind the scenes photos!

Check out my designs, artwork & decor in my Etsy shop! 

 
  Looking forward to seeing you again! :)

CRAFT :: Glam Headband Holder

Thanks to FloraCraft® for sponsoring today’s fun craft challenge! The project and tutorial are all my own. I was challenged by FloraCraft® to come up with a way to use one of their foam heads. #MakeItFunCrafts


I am so excited about my latest craft project that I am sharing with you today! Check out this Glam Headband Holder . . . pretty chic huh? Now you may be wondering how I decided on this kind of project, because it DOES use a foam head! Well recently I was asked by FloraCraft® to participate in their Foam Head Creative Blogger Blitz and they sent a box of foam heads plus some of this blingy Diamond Wrap and I was to come up with something creative! As soon as I opened the box and saw these foam heads staring back at me, my first reaction was to do something with a Halloween theme BUT the more I thought on it, I wanted the challenge of coming up with something useful and fun.

As you know I am putting the finishing touches on my daughter's tween room and then it hit me! Why not create something kinda glam but still fun. Something practical yet chic. So I give you . . .the Glam Headband Holder!

You will need a few supplies before you get started. 
- FloraCraft® foam head(s) (which can be found at JoAnn stores or Michaels)
- FloraCraft Design It:® Simple Style Diamond Wrap (Silver, Fuchsia or Turquoise)
- your choice of paint colors
- paint brushes
- glue sticks/ glue gun
- scissors
- your choice of a base for your 'head'

 

I will tell you that while I was doing this project, I changed my mind about three times of how the finished product would look. Does anyone else do that? I decide to add another head and try two different ideas, so my daughter could have options when using this! ;)

Step 1: 
- paint the head in the color that you chose and allow to dry in between coats
I gave these three coats of paint to ensure their durablilty!

Step 2:
In an attempt to try & take away from the "alien-look" factor (lol), I grabbed a silver Sharpie and add a definitive eye line with a few lashes and then also added some eye brows.

Step 3:
Grab the diamond wrap and measure around the neck to determine the length to cut for her bling choker necklace! Once you decide on the length, cut it out in the length and height you like and hot glue around the neck.

Step 4:
Next we are going to give her some lips! Using the diamond wrap again, determine the shape of the lip, cut out and hot glue on.

Step 5:
The final step is deciding on a base for the head. For the teal one, we used this fun plate as the base so my daughter could use it on her nightstand for placing her necklaces, hair clips and headbands on. As far as how to attach it to the plate, simply hot glue it on or just set it on there - the choice is yours.

Here are some ideas you can do using the two heads together or just one by itself. As you can see, the pink one I just set on a covered box base and you could simply place hair accessories and jewelry next to it. Or you could do something where you can have two sitting together so you have more of an 'artsy' vibe with these and maybe use them by themselves. 

This can be fun discovering different options but the one thing it does is solve the question of: 'which headband do I wear with my outfit tomorrow' for my daughter. She simply chooses and places it on the head so she is ready to go!

Will you be giving this a try? I hope you are feeling inspired now and I would love to hear from you below . . .

For other fun projects or to see what others did using these foam heads, visit FloraCraft® for lots more FAB ideas!

 

 
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{PEACE LOVE & FUN-Do Party} Lovin amazing vendors

~ hello everyone ~

Hopefully you all have seen the 'sneak peeks' I have been posting about my daughter's "Peace, Love & FUN-do" party this week. Honestly, I wish I had more time in the day to do all the things I need to get to but sometimes we have to choose between actual 'paying' work & writing a blog post & right now, client work is a priority. I was really hoping to have the full blog post up by now but decided that if I do it in tiny stages, then it might actually get done! As some of you may recall, I have yet to even blog/ show you her party from last year! (insert feeling-like-a-horrible-mom feeling here) Such is life I guess. {sigh}

Anyhow, yesterday I shared with you some pics from all the AMAZING & very generous people they wanted to collaborate with me on this party & wanted to take the time & highlight them all in one place - here - for you to see. Especially in case you missed it, as their work is beyond amazing! 

Plus I wanted to give all of them the SPOTLIGHT before I posted about the party as they so deserve it! =)

When I first designed the theme, I posted on my FB page asking people- my fans & followers, if anyone who had a business & would like to collaborate, to please send me an email & we'll chat about the opportunity. What happened next I did NOT expect. All the sweet emails - LOTS of them, saying they would love to collaborate on a project with me. It blew me away & I felt so humbled. I just figured what better people to work with than the people who follow me on a regular basis - ya know? I am super excited to collaborate with some very talented people & so looking forward to doing so with ALL of them - if we can. So I still have all the emails & plan on trying to work with all of them at some point but for this party these are the ones that had the time for right now to get in on this one.

~ Linda from Frog Prince Cake & Cookie Design ~

I have known Linda for awhile online & she's such a sweet friend. I really got to know her better when she asked me to design her logo for her. I have since done some other work for her & always wanted the chance to "use" her talent in one of my parties, so I was so EXCITED when she wanted in!

I sent her my designs as she wanted to do the cookies AND a cake topper for my daughter's cake. This is what I received:

Can we all say it together: GORG, GORG, GORG, GORGEOUS!!!!!!

I love the attention to detail & how it glitters in the light. Not to mention they were delish!

But oh, we're NOT done. Look at the sculpting fondant goddess' creation . . . Feast your eyes on this piece of fondant "eye candy":

This is soooooooo my daughter's likeness - I love the chucks, the skirt, peace sign tee, the headband & bracelet, the blue eyes -just absolutely GORGEOUS!

And don't you just love her little "9" pendant? CUTE!

~ Sheri from Blondie's Treats ~

How did I come to know Sheri? She started out as a fan, we worked together & I did some design work for her (including her logo) & now we're friends! We have gotten to know each other pretty well & are even trying to meet up this year at a blogging conference so we can hang out together! These kinds of things are DEFINITELY one of the bonuses of working for some awesome people - the friendships that can form from working for someone. 

She of course does cake pops & she totally brought it! Check out these super cool & super groovy bad boys - complimented well with parts of my backdrop (BONUS!):

~ Luci from I Love Candy! by Luci ~

I first met Luci when she asked me (you guessed it) to design her logo for her. I just adore her as she is so pleasant to work with & is very professional. She even does design boards when working with you to ensure she is making you EXACTLY what you want! Love it! She decided to make chocolate peace signs lollipops, thank you lollipops & chocolate pretzel rod stix for the party. She also sent some Snickers party favors as well. Lots of variety with this one!

~ Julie from CakesandKids.com ~

I believe Julie is the only one that I have worked with before & I just LOVE her shop. It is FULL of everything you need for your party supply products - drink straws, favor boxes, favor bags, twine, fruit/nut cups, & much more! She sent me some goodies to use & it all matched up so perfect & having used her products before I can say that they are a GREAT product at a GREAT price & I highly recommend her! Here's a couple pics of her items at the party:

One of the adorable goodie boxes is pictured a couple photos up holding the Thank You lollipops & this is one that the kids could fill up with candy- such fun boxes!

 

~ Staci from Lizard & Ladybug ~

Staci is a crafting genius! Period. I know her from online & I just love her as she is such a huge supporter of mine & everyone else. She is just that way - she ROCKS! We were chatting one day & she came up with an idea to do party favors for all the kids & use my designs. Alas - bottle cap necklaces with MY designs in them to give to all the kiddos - LOVE LOVE LOVE! Definitely hook up with her if you are searching for a practical party favor idea that ALL the kids will love!

She also designed one of those acrylic tumbler cups for me. You know the ones that have a lid/straw. But that will wait until I do my full blog post. ;)

~ Laura (me) from Skylar Raine ~

And last but not least, party girl HAS to represent! She picked out this headband to go with her outfit. Matched perfectly - yay!

I so hope you have enjoyed this post & learning about just a few of the amazing people that are out in the party world that do exceptional work! I know there are TONS more but I am glad I got to work with these people on this party since most of them I had not gotten the chance yet. 

Again THANK YOU to all of them & please be so kind as to go visit their pages, check out everything they have & give them some Eye Candy love & tell them I sent ya. I know they would appreciate you saying hello! =) 

Stay tuned for the FULL blog posts on this party coming in just a few short days!

Have a great weekend! xoxo