Look for the day...

I have to get the shorts and tights from Kohl's to pull off my new Christmas outfit, but this was the look for the day:

Since I have green eyes, I use purple a lot. This particular look was created by using an eye shadow kit from the Sally store, eyeliner by Wet N Wild, liquid eyeliner by Hard Candy, and mascara for green eyes from Almay.  I used baby powder on my lashes to make them thicker/longer looking and corn starch for the finishing powder.  It makes my makeup last so long!

I normally wear gloss, but I switched up to a lipstick that came in a makeup bag my dad's ex gave to me for Christmas...

I recently got my hair dyed; I wanted ruby red but I guess my hair was too blond for it to take to a darker hue.  To make the waves, I used a crimper and Not Your Mother's Sea Salt Spray.  I love the spray, it works on your hair whether it's pre-crimped or not.

I always get compliments on those shoes, would you believe they're from Avon?  Most people don't. O.o  Slap on a pair of skinny jeans, a tank underneath (not exactly the same color) and a sweater.  Done!  Comfy and cute...except for the shoes.  :D

Melted Crayon Art

This is my first attempt at melted crayon art, don't judge too harshly.  It was extremely messy, but I tried to make it that sepia tone on one side and the rainbow on the other side.  It proved to be harder than I thought...

Sorry the picture is kinda crappy, I didn't get up close with it.  The canvas is also taped where Dorothy is cause it ripped when I was moving to my new apartment.  The crayon really did get all over the place, I recommend doing this project on a surface covered in newspaper or outside.  It's great to do with the kids though!

Gingerbread Men

My friends and I made some yummy, tiny, and a little horrorific gingerbread men.  Here are some pictures:

Megan's business gingerbread men.  One has a mustache, one has a tie.  They're very professional.

My cannibal gingerbread man.  The horror!

Did you vote?!

I sure hope you did!  So excited to watch TV again.  Haha!  Will be making the itty bitty gingerbread army today sometime in celebration...and also because I will be starting a new diet.  Then you can check out how it's going from time to time.  I'll be trying the famous 17 Day Diet, if you'd like to know how it works and if it works.

King Ranch Chicken

Looks delicious, no?  It was!  Much melty cheeses.  Don't understand why Ranch is in the title, as it is not present in the actual dish.  It is, however, just a little spicy.  I would say it is something someone with a  sensitive palette could handle.  Mine turned out a little soupy, so I would try perhaps half of the cans of soup.  It also came out a little brown at the top, as you can see, but that's just because my stove is a higher watt than the recipe probably expects.  Here's the recipe if you'd like to give it a whirl:

3 large chicken breasts, cooked
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, chopped (or minced)
1 can Rotel tomatoes (mine had chiles in it)
1 jar Cheez Wiz (8 oz.)
Dash of Tobasco
Dash of Worcestershire
salt and pepper
Crushed tortilla chips
8 oz. Cheddar
4 oz. Mozzarella

Dice the cooked chicken breasts.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  In a saucepan over medium heat, mix the soups, onion, tomatoes, Cheez Wiz, Tobasco, and Worcestershire until blended.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Line the bottom of a casserole dish with crushed tortilla chips.  Place the chicken on top and pour over half of the mixture.  Add a layer of half the Cheddar.  Repeat the process, topping with Cheddar and Mozzarella.  Bake for 35-45 minutes, until bubbly.

50 Shades of Grey and Hotel Transylvania Review

More like a ton of pages of not-so-greatly-written crap.  It seems like the words she uses are a distraction from the fact that this book is meant for adults, but written like it's for teenagers.  I'm honestly waiting for the part where they get into the kinky.  If there weren't so much hype behind this so called "novel", I would have lost interest a long time ago.  And I can't help but notice how many references there are to Twilight.  All in all, I'm really disappointed.  Not sure if I'm going to buy the next two, all depends on how the ending is.  For some reason, I'm still intrigued, and I think it's only because I'm trying to figure out why everyone thinks it's so amazing...and they're going to make a movie out of this?  I hope it's more entertaining...

On the other hand, Hotel Transylvania was great!  I went in expecting it to be sub-par, but it was actually really funny.  The only complaints I have is that the main story line has been slightly over used and the animation looked kind of cheap (which is probably the reason why I didn't think it would be that good).  The characters were fun and the love the father had for his daughter, though overprotective, was adorable.  Great family movie!

Crackle Nails

These are (one of many different variations) my crackle nails.  This time I used pink-the brand name is Pure Ice, $2 from Wal-Mart-and black mosaic from Avon.  Pretty, no?  :)  The middle and ring finger got a little funky cause I didn't shake the polish all the way.  Oops!

Different makeup looks

 This one is a lot of brown.  I use the type made for green eyes.  The mascara is the falsies brand and the eyebrows are also powdered in rather than "markered".  The eyeliner is from Avon.  Avon is awesome, I have so many shoes from them that I get compliments on and every time I say where they're from, the person complimenting gets surprised.  I'm not usually too vig on their makeup, but some of the eyeshadows are really pretty.  I can't remember the brand of eyeshadow I use here, vut I'll look at it when I have the chance and let you know.  :)

This look is a little more purple and light colors.  I don't have my eyebrows done, nor do I have liner.  I do, however, use the same brand of eyeshadow that I can't remember.  Again, it's for green eyes, different collection though.  And the mascara is also for green eyes: Almay.  The picture also looks much greyer than the other and I apologize for that.  It might be because I included some hair in it. O.o  Thanks for checking it out!  I do way funkier things with my makeup with different colors, so don't forget to come back and look it up. ^_^

Nightmare Before Christmas drawing

Last blog for the night.  This is something I made for my friend who loves Nightmare almost as much as I do.  :)  I think it looks rather good, so I thought I would share.

Sally Hansen sticky polish

I love this stuff!  Well, I liked these, I've gotten others and they didn't really work out as well.  These were the first pair I got for Christmas from my mom.  If I hadn't gotten them, I honestly don't think I would have tried them out for myself.  I didn't think they would work out so great and they're kind of expensive.  But I highly recommend them now! :)  If you'd like to see some of my own nail artwork here's my site: www.nailinit.weebly.com

White Russian Cupcakes

These are delicious!  I got the recipe from a cook book in the library.  You could use your own recipe for the cake, or just go for the box mix.  One word of advice, put the cupcakes in the fridge for a little while before frosting them.  The frosting can get messy, you want everything to be as cool as it can be.

1 package yellow cake mix
1 package vanilla pudding mix
1 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons Kahlua
3/4 cup milk
4 large eggs
1/4 cup vodka
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F.  Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.  Set the pans aside.
2.  Place the cake mix, oil, milk, eggs, vodka, 1/4 cup Kahlua, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.  Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds.  Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.  Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes, scraping down the sides again if needed.
3.  Spoon or scoop 1/3 cup batter into each lined cupcake cup, filling it three quarters of the way full.
4.  Place the pans in the oven.  Bake the cupcakes until they are golden and spring back when lightly pressed with your finger; 17 to 20 minutes.
5.  Remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks to cool for 5 minutes.  Brush the top of the cupcakes with the remaining 2 tablespoons of Kahlua.
6.  Run a dinner knife around the edges of the cupcakes, lift the cupcakes up from the bottoms of the cups, using the end of the knife, and pick them out of the cups carefully with your fingertips.  Place them on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes before frosting.  Prepare the frosting while the cupcakes are cooling rather than while they are in the oven.

Kahlua Whipped Cream
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 tablespoon Kahlua
2 tablespoons semi sweet chocolate shavings (I used mini chocolate chips)

1.  Place a clean mixing bowl and electric mixer beaters in the freezer to chill for 1 minute.  Remove the bowl and beaters from the freezer.
2.  Pour the cream into the bowl and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until the cream has thickened, 1 1/2 minutes.
3.  Add the sugar and Kahlua.  Beat the cream on high speed until stiff peaks form, 1 to 2 minutes.
4.  Place a heaping tablespoon of the whipped cream on each cupcake and swirl to spread it out with a short metal spatula or a spoon, taking care to cover the tops completely.
5.  Garnish with chocolate shavings.

Keep refrigerated for one week.  Enjoy!

New blog!

This is my new blog, I couldn't remember the password to my old one.  I'll be posting random things that I like almost  every week, hope you enjoy it!