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Saturday, November 1, 2014

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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Thursday, October 30, 2014

BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY :: Eye Candy turns FOUR!

this giveaway is now closed. 


 

whoooooa . . . .Eye Candy Creative Studio is 4 already? Say what? 
It just seems like yesterday I was starting this old business up and now look at it. It has survived a name 'tweek', a shift in direction and has grown into something that I dearly love doing.

I definitely want to say THANK YOU . . .to all of my followers for being with me on this crazy adventure! I welcome all of the NEW followers, am humbled by all the followers who have been here from the start and look forward to the future followers who I have yet had the privilege of meeting yet. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU!!!! If you have been with me from the beginning (oct. 2010), let me know below in the comments as you never know what I have up my sleeve for my loyal fans! ;)

Who's gonna PARTY & throw some confetti?
That would be ALL of US!!!!!

Are you READY? Let's go . . . 
 

 
we're celebrating with a BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY!
Let's go . . . 
the BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY will have ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER and 3 additional WINNERS for a total of FOUR WINNERS to celebrate FOUR YEARS! 



GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
grand prize package worth $130!

1. winner gets to choose $75 worth of pre-made designs from my shop (does NOT include custom design changes)




2. an original custom hand lettered art print of their choice using a phrase/quote of their choosing






PLUS 
3. a $30 shopping spree from my (other) shop at Skylar Raine



3 additional GIVEAWAY WINNERS:
1. each of the 3 additional winners gets to choose $50 worth of pre-made designs from my shop (does NOT include custom design changes)

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The GIVEAWAY is OPEN to ALL U.S. followers!
runs through next Monday night (11/3) until midnight (E.S.T.). 
Winner will be announced On Tuesday morning!
Good luck my friends & have a cupcake to celebrate with me!












Feel free to share about the GIVEAWAY & THANKS AGAIN so much for being a FAN! xoxo




 

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

DECOR :: Black & White Halloween Mantel


black and white Halloween decor ideas, EEK letters, wreath, 31 pumpkin


Today I wanted to share with you a quick peek into my home so you could see what I did for my mantle for Halloween. I decided I would do a black and white Halloween mantle for this year. My living toom is already black and white with accents of lime green in it so I wanted to keep with that color scheme and see what I could come up with, especially when trying NOT using orange. I think it's pretty modern and chic if I do so so. ;)


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Like I mentioned, I like to use things I already have. For instance, the green fall bunting wreath hanging from the mirror you may remember from my front door last year. I decided a pop of green was needed plus I like to hang wreaths from that mirror. The 'BOOyah' sign you have already seen too as I had it as a FREE printable already at the beginning of the season. Feel free to hop on over there and print one out for yourself.

I did do a couple little new things for this though. Like this pumpkin. Found it in the dollar section at Target and painted it white, used a green paint marker to draw a '31' on there, added a bow and BOOM - done!

I also added a new 'word art'. I love creating them and the "EEK" I decided on a few months ago when I was at Target picking up these letters on clearance. Yup. Remember those cork letters Target had at the beginning of the school year? Well when they went on clearance, I snagged these (and more) to make some fun art for next to nothing. I just painted the EEK white and then did the same glitter process like I shared with this FALL project.




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Here's the FULL shot of it. I am really digging the black and white this year. What colors did YOU decorate in this year? Let me know below as I love hearing what others are doing too. ;)


black & white Halloween mantel ideas, decorating for halloween, BOO


If you would like to see my other Halloween decorated mantel from the year before this one, you can check it out here in my glam Halloween mantel decor.


Have a great one . . . until next time my friends! xoxo
 





 
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