FLOWER POWER!

So, I've got this little obsession.....nope, not nail polish, though that would certainly qualify too.

I've got a serious thing for cocktail rings. 

Big, gaudy, bright, old, new...I really don't care, 

if it grabs my eye, I must have it. 

I've got a separate jewelry box, just for my rings.

I've lost count just how many there are. 

So, the kiddies are home from school this week 

and it has been pouring outside for 3 days straight.

I decided I needed a little brightness to lighten the cloudy day, 

and so I ended up making this rainbow flower cocktail ring.

Loved it so much, I kept going LOL, typical me.

I created a few more, and decided to put them up on the Etsy shop.

They are just TOO cute!
I want to keep these beauties so bad...but I have to remind myself that I can just make more! 

I can share my addiction!

(A - Wisteria   B - Coral Reef   C - Modern Girl   D - Rainbow)

Shrugs, there are worse things in life to be addicted to, right?

Easter Basket Weave

The first of my Easter looks, this was inspired by colorful Easter baskets by my fellow YouTuber, Linda165

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Nail Systems Base Coat

Sinful Colors in - Tokyo Pearl

Hurrincane Striper in - Sky Blue

So Easy Stripe Rite in - Lavender Pearl

KISS Nail Art Striper in - Soft Mint Green

L.A.Colors Art Deco in - Baby Pink

"Franken" Striper in - Pale Yellow

2mm Round Rhinestones

Seche Vite Top Coat

For full tutorial on this look, please visit my You Tube channel

www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772

OR

click the You Tube icon in the sidebar

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**** 1st BLOG GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED ****

I'm so excited! 

Thanks to everyone for subscribing to my blog, I've reached 100 subbies!

As a special thank you to each and every one of you, 

and also to celebrate the Grand Opening of my Etsy store, 

Littlest Charm Factory,

I'll be having my 1st blog giveaway!!

So, now for the rules :

* You MUST be my follower/subscriber to my blog.

* If you have a blog, write a post about this giveaway 

and include one or more of my photos, 

linking to my blog, my You Tube Channel AND my Etsy store.

* If you don't have your own blog, you can let people know in some other way such as Facebook, My Space, YouTube, Twitter...don't forget to link back to my blog, my You Tube, AND my Etsy store


Write a comment to this post & be sure to include your name & e-mail so I can contact you if you are the winner! 

There will be 1 winner.

Here are the prizes:

Zoya's La-Di-Da Creme Collection

NYX 

"Champagne & Caviar"

10 Eyeshadow Palette

8

  L.A. Colors Art Deco Nail Art Stripers in 

Bright Orange

Yellow

Bright Green

Baby Pink

Magenta

White

Black

Gold Glitter

Your choice of one necklace,

either from my existing listings at the shop 

OR a custom made piece just for you!

THIS GIVEAWAY WILL RUN UNTIL APRIL13th

WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED APRIL15th

Thanks & Good Luck!

xoxox ~ Dolly

NOTD

I decided to coordinate with the outfit I plan on wearing for my son's birthday party today.

A Moonicure with Sally Hansen's Salon Manicure in -"Gilty Pleasure" for the base & Nfu-Oh's # 52 for the moon tip. 

Really pretty color combo, gives an almost aquatic feel to it.

Runway Ruffian (plus Konad)

Inspired by some of Spring's runway looks, I came up with this design.

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Systems Top & Base Coat

Wet n Wild Megalast in - Sugar Coat

Gray "Franken" dupe for - Nubar Barricade

Nailene "Perfect Tips" - French mani strip guides

Konad Plate # 8   

For full tutorial, please visit my You Tube channel

www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772


OR


click the You Tube link in the sidebar


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Rainbow Haul!

I assure you this wasn't done on purpose, but after coming home with my little haul, and placing them on my desk...I had to give myself a little chuckle because I seemed to have picked out a single color from every spectrum of the rainbow. Shrugs, it must be Spring Fever!

Starting from left to right :

L.A. Colors-Color Craze in - Magnetic Force

L.A. Colors-Color Craze in - Shock

Klean Color in - Melon Green

Sinful Colors in - Mint Apple

Color Club in - Factory Girl

Color Club in - Pucci-licious

Klean Color in - Neon Pink

Sinful Colors in - Tokyo Pearl

Klean Color in - Pearl Silver

L.A.Colors-Color Craze in - Circuits

Paint Strokes

This is an uber simple design and can be used with any color combination.

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Systems Base & Top Coat

Nfu-Oh # 554

Maybelline Express Finish in - Goody Plum Drop

Zoya in - Ginessa

For full tutorial, please visit my You Tube Channel

www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772

OR

Click on the You Tube icon in the sidebar

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A Sneak peak at the latest from - Littlest Charm Factory

Here's just SOME of the new goodies added to my Etsy shop.

Be sure to stop by to see what other sweet treats I've got listed.

Grab these delicious goodies while you can!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittlestCharmFactory 

Move Over Lush!

OK, so after some postal issues and getting over a bad cold, I can FINALLY give my review & plug for Pure Simplicity Soaps.And I just want to give a special thank you to Hilary for re-sending me soaps so that I could finally get my goodies. Thanks girlie, you rock!

 I ordered two bars, Candy Girl and Banana Split & she sent me two samples along with it.

This is Candy Girl, it's a dupe for LUSH's Rockstar. Need I say more?

This smells so good, I've got to hold myself back from  taking a bite out of it.

So, anyone who knows LUSH, knows Rockstar, but if you aren't familiar with it, the scent is a cross between a sweet smelling candy and vanilla. I've had this baby in my shower for the last week and every time I open the door, I'm blasted with the scent. SOOOOO yummy! What? LUSH who??

Banana Split. I can tell you this is the best banana split I've had in years, cause this one doesn't add any lb's to my already too wide ass. Bathing in chocolately-banana goodness without the calories? Yeah, that SO works in my book.

Two samples, the blue soap on the left is a sample of Seaglass.

This is not the type of soap I'd typically go for myself, I'm usually a sweet kinda gal, but I must tell you...this soap smells AMAZING!

The scent is very crisp and clean, definitely a fresh air - ocean type of smell. This is in my next order, for sure.

The white heart is a bath bomb. I don't know the name or the scent, but O-M-G it's brilliant! A VERY divine rich vanilla scent, it's truly to die for. 

I'll be saving this little gem till I can find a prime time to kick hubby and the kiddies out of the house for at least an hour. 

* Sniffs again * Yeah, better make that two hours.

All the soaps are rich in oils & completely hand made by Hilary herself.

You must go check out her Etsy shop and grab some of her amazing goodies!

YOU TUBE:

http://www.youtube.com/user/HilsHeavenScents

ETSY:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/PureSimplicitySoap

 

Sharing the love...

Check out new kid on the block.....no no, not the guys you are thinking of!

Meet Nikki & her new blog!

www.nailtalez.blogspot.com

 

 

 

Go check out her great blog and show her some love!

And the winner is.....

I am SOOOO happy & honored that I won!

This design took SO long but it was SO fun, I'm so proud to have it chosen as 1st place!

A very special thank you to LuxuriousNails for having this amazing contest & giving me to chance to challenge to ol' creativity muscles!!

For my full tutorial on these nails, please visit my You Tube channel

www.youtube.com/user/dollfac22772

OR

click the You Tube link in the sidebar

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MY STORE IS NOW OPEN!

My Etsy store is officially open!! 

YAY! 

Thanks to everyone for the support and encouragement!! 

Now get over there and buy all my stuff! LOL =D

http://www.etsy.com/shop/LittlestCharmFactory

St. Patricks Day Green Marble

This design is using the water marble technique.

For full tutorial on how to do water marbling, please visit my You Tube channel.

www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772

OR

Click the You Tube link in the sidebar

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PRODUCTS USED:

China Glaze in - White Out

O.P.I. in - Jade Is The New Black

Sinful Colors in - Happy Ending

PRO Systems Base & Top Coat

Konad Haul

I've been on a Konad kick lately. Here's some goodies that I just recently picked up.

Plates:

M2

M8

M10

M14

M36

M59

M66

2nd bottle of Konad special polish in White, just in time for some pretty Spring designs.  I also got the long double stamper, which I hear is much easier to use.

I've yet to play with the new plates, but I'll be sure to post them when I do!

10 Second Eclipse Teaser

Tomorrow the full length trailer will be release, and on this Friday, March 12th, it will air on the big screen as a preview to " Remember Me "

More miniature goodies....

First off, let me say thank you for everyone's input and support for my miniature charms. 

Thanks to all of you, 

plus the support of family & friends I have indeed decided to open up an Etsy shop selling all my little goodies.

While I am busy setting up shop, I wanted to share with you some of the charms I have right now, and also their pricing.

 

 Chocolate Chip Cookies

 Chocolate or Vanilla cupcakes with various frosting & toppings

Single charms are $ 4.00 each.

 

Strawberry Sundae

Cell Phone Charms are $ 6.00 each.

Cheeseburger

Keychain's are $ 5.00 each.

 

Chocolate Cake w/ white frosting with fruit & chocolate topping

Earring's  are $ 8.00 a pair. 

Chocolate Cake w/ white frosting with fruit & chocolate topping

Necklace's are $ 10.00 each.

 

Rainbow Lolipops

Sets (necklace & earring's) are $16.50 per set.

And for all of those who asked, here are the nail polish bottles.

Pastels on the left, Jewel tones on the right.

(Other colors can be requested.)

*** PLEASE NOTE ***

These items are completely hand-made.

No molds or pre-fabricated pieces were used to make these charms. 

No two are alike.

They are NOT perfect.

They ARE, however, quirky & fun!

 

Shipping within the U.S. will be $2.00

International shipping will vary depending on the area.

For those that would like to purchase these items NOW, 

rather than wait for my shop to open,

all you will need is a PayPal account

&  to

simply e-mail me at

dollface22772@hotmail.com

With the specific items/color/quantity you'd like.

Thanks so much for the support

&

happy buying!

 

Find a job you love....

My mother has given me loads of advice of the course of my life. Some has fallen on deaf ears,...ok, ok, most of it.  But some has been truly a goldmine of knowledge.

1 such piece of advice she told me was...

" Find what you love most in this world, 

then find a way to make money doing it! "

That little gem still sits with me.

But I'm getting ahead of myself....onto the blog!

Mention the word, PlayDough to my mother and she will go into a 30 minute babble about how I, as a young child( 6-8 yrs. old) used to make the most wonderful miniature food with my PlayDough. Bacon & Eggs, ice cream, hamburgers, and my favorite, birthday cake. I really couldn't tell you why I've always had a love an fascination with making these little mini goodies. But, what I can tell you is that the love has never died. When I see a container of Playdough, I light up & giggle like a 3 yr. old.

My daughter, who just turned 10 has really been into these miniature food jewelry pieces lately. I bought a necklace for her with a smiling marshmallow and the moment I saw it, all those giddy feelings came back in a "whoosh"

I quickly found out what type of clay was used, etc...and ran to my nearest Michael's . The clay is pretty cheap, so you know I had to buy just about every color they make....yeah, no one can ever complain about me doing a half-ass way of anything. It's either all or nothing with me LOL

I had a bit of down time this morning, so I pulled out the clay with my daughter eagerly peering over my shoulder. As per her request, this what I made for her.

 

  

 

It was pure innocent joy that I felt while making these.

Somehow, I know that a pile of these gems will grow quite rapidly, and with that, perhaps a new business will bloom?

My mother's words quickly ran back into my head, and I couldn't help but think...

  Should I sell these?

What do YOU think?

St. Paddy's Day - Luck O' The Irish

2nd look for St. Patrick's Day, a simple french with an Irish twist.

 

Products used:

PRO Systems Base & Top Coat

N.Y.C. In A New York Minute polish in - Mulberry Street

Sinful Colors in - HD Nails

Sinful Colors in - Call You Later

L.A.Colors Art Deco in - White

Hurricane Nail Art Striper in - Gold Glitter

O.P.I. in - Jade Is The New Black ( for Shamrock)

Dotting Tool

For full tutorial, please visit my You Tube channel

www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772

OR

click the Y.T. link in the sidebar

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FENDI inspired nails

This is a contest entry for a fellow YouTuber, lololicious69. The theme is designer's. I chose Fendi and did a look based on the logo.

 

PRODUCTS USED:

PRO Systems Base & Top Coat

China Glaze in - White Out

KleanColor in - Black

L.A. Colors Art Deco in - White

Hurricane Nail Art Polishes in Black & Silver Glitter

Nailene Perfect Tips - French Tip Guide Strips

3mm Clear Round Rhinestones

For full tutorial, please visit my YT channel

www.youtube.com/user/dollface22772

OR

click the YouTube link in the sidebar.

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Birthday Goodies...

Well, I had a great birthday yesterday. I received some really nice presents, but none as nice and unexpected as the goodies I got from my best friend,Elaine. I unwrapped my present & began grinning with childish glee.

 

I really don't have any idea how she knew that I wanted these polishes so badly, but then again, maybe it was about the 1,001 time that I mentioned these beauties that gave her a clue.

I've seen so many swatches of these, on blog after blog talking about how incredible these colors were but you really cannot appreciate them until they are in your actual hands. 

Sadly, no matter how hard I tried, my camera couldn't capture the true essence of these magical colors.

These polishes are not sold in the U.S., sadly it is extremely hard to find them anywhere! To my knowledge they can be purchased from 1 site & that is where my gf found these.

fabuloustreet.com

Nfu-Oh's #51 , it's their top seller.

And it's so obvious why. 

Duo-Chrome? Nope, try quadruple-chrome. 

This color is insane. 

Purple base, with an  iridescent flecks of red, green and blue. 

Truly an orgasm in a bottle.

 

Nfu-Oh # 52 

Blue/purple base with flecks of green.

This isn't your run of the mill kind of glitter, no way. 

They are random size flecks of sparklely goodness.

Uh-huh....another orgasmic color.

 

Nfu-Oh's #554

This is a brilliant purple creme.

Glides on like your best silk nightie.

Oh yeahhhh.

 

 

Nfu-Oh's # 169

The palest of Perwinkles.

Wow, incredible creamy color.

I've yet to swatch these on my actual nails, 

but just staring at these bottles under the light 

makes me feel in need for a very cold shower.
I'm drooling on myself just posting these pics.

If you can get your hands on these, 

I highly, HIGHLY recommend them.