Some Ways To Simplify Your Daily Beauty Regimen

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Ways to Simplify Your Daily Beauty Regimen

Want more time to craft the night away before and after work, or after a long day of taking care of the kids? Simplify your beauty routine! It’s easy to get caught up the full blown beauty treatment, from several layers of makeup to taking way too much time reapplying your hot eye makeup look at work. However, wouldn’t it be nice just to go all natural for the day or at least spend less time on your beauty regimen when it needs refreshing? Here’s how:

Apply Primer to Your Lids – If you enjoy wearing a hint of eyes shadow on your lids it’s definitely fun to do so, but instead of worrying about touching it up or reapplying your shadow mid-day at work, why not set it in place all day with primer? Apply your eyelid primer prior to applying your eye shadow and your eye shadow will stay on your eye lids all day long.

Slim Down your Face – Did you know that bronzer helps slim down your face? Not only is it a natural sun-kissed look, but it is a lot easier to apply bronzer once as opposed to finding the right blush to go with your outfit. Bronzer goes with essentially any ensemble and will look fabulous on your skin all day. It’s time to go outside and glow!

A Simple Yet Sultry Hair Style – If you don’t have time to straighten or curl your locks early in the morning before you head to work; why not try a simple top knot? It’s definitely an on-trend look that’s easy to pull off and it will look ultra chic in your hair. Don’t put much time into your hair and hair extensions (if you have them), and you may be surprised with how fabulous the hairstyle will turn out!

Make Lips Plumper – Who needs lips that are surgically enhanced when you have lip gloss? Lip gloss is a natural and easy way to make your lips look pouty and pretty. This visual 3-D effect will look lovely on your lips all day long, so keep on applying your favorite shade of gloss and have fun with your easy yet stunning makeup appearance.

Perfect Locks is a web site that offers a variety of Indian human hair extensions and more! Learn more about Perfect Locks by stopping by their About Me section on the site and don’t forget to check out their Facebook and Twitter page as well. Plus, browse the huge hairstyle picture galleries and read up on the latest fashion and beauty trends and tips on their blog.

Winner of Creativity Craft Kits Giveaway!!!!!!!!

Holey Moley, I've been busy recently!!!!!! 

Vacation, work, parties, end of summer stuff.....you know the routine. 

But, I did want to let you know the winner of the 

2 Creativity Craft Kits:

#14

Cherl who said: 

I liked you on Facebook
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I'll be sure to contact you through email Cheryl. Congrats!!!
Thanks to all of you for entering the contest!!

Why Supplements are Important

Why Supplements are Important for Your Child to Take

As the fall time settles in and you’re getting ready to take the kids back to school, it’s also important to concentrate more on their health as a new season begins. If you’ve felt hesitant about having your child take supplements, it’s okay for them to take them once a day. Vitamins are very important for children as they grow older because it promotes excellent health. If you’re still apprehensive about giving your child supplements, learn about how they are beneficial to their health and body development.

What are Supplements?

The word supplement may come across confusing, so to clear up any confusion, the definition of supplements covers a few different factors. First, supplements essentially contain the food that you eat. They also contain one or more dietary ingredients which include vitamins, herbs, botanicals, amino acids, minerals, and other substances. Since you most likely don’t get all of the vitamins that your body needs on a daily basis, supplements are an important part of a child’s development and you should be having them take one multi-vitamin daily.

How Vitamins Help Improve a Child’s Health and Your Health too!

There are several vitamins that help improve a child’s health, such as vitamin A, which supports vision and bone growth. Vitamin E helps improve the immune system and in addition helps repair your DNA. Overall supplements will create an extra barrier or protection against mineral deficiency, which unfortunately impairs the body and leads to illnesses and other possible health problems down the road.

In addition to the vitamins just mentioned, as a parent you may want to consider implementing silica supplements into your child’s health later in life and taking them yourself now. Silica is a great supplement to take for adults because it helps the body absorb many minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus deposit in the bones. With silica your body will properly absorb minerals and you will be around a lot longer to watch your children grow up!

Keep in mind that it is still very important to have a healthy diet every day and that supplements will not make up for a lack of vegetables, whole grains, and fresh fruits. However, multivitamins and mineral supplements are great safeguards against a lack of vitamin shortfalls and will help improve your diet on a daily basis.

Sierra is a freelance writer and owner of Paige One. She takes her vitamins every day!

A Marvelous Mess #75 and Creativity Craft Kits Giveaway!!!

Welcome to the 75th Marvelous Mess Party!! 

I've got a fun giveaway to go along with our usual link-up.... two Creativity Kits from Faber-Castell. Faber-Castell has got a really fun line of crafts products called Creativity For Kids. I got a chance to check out 3 different kits. 

The Deluxe Glitter Art:

Love this one. It comes with a variety of fine glitter, lots of glitter glue, some glittery tags, cards, and some cardboard shaped boxes to decorate. 

The Mossy Meadows Gnome Home Kit:

This Gnome Home was a total blast. It comes with all you need to create a little gnome scene, even grass!! 

We also received a Tile Art Necklaces Kit:

And, I'll tell you the truth.... I haven't gotten a chance to try it yet. :-) But, it looks like a lot of fun!! 

Here is what Faber-Castell is going to give one lucky winner two prizes:

*A Deluxe Glitter Art Kit

*A Beach Buddies Shell Crafts Kit

I think you will love both of them. 

To enter this contest, all you need to do is: 

-Leave a comment at the bottom of this post (Mandatory- 1 Entry)

-Like Marvelously Messy on Facebook (Optional- 1 Entry)

This Giveaway will end on the 26th of August at 12:00am EST. 

Good luck!!

.........

Back to the feature from last week:

The post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week is....

Ruler Lamp by Something Created Everyday. So cool and funky. I love the different shades of the rulers. 

Thanks to all of you for linking up to A Marvelous Mess!! If I featured you, feel free to grab this button:

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By publishing this post, I received free products as part of a promotional program with MomSelect. All opinions are my own.

How To Make Cake Pops: Guest Post

How to Make Cake Pops

Cake pops are a delightful way to celebrate a special occasion by blending the delicious flavor of cake with the easy accessibility of lollipops. Currently, cake pops are a popular option for providing refreshments at occasions for people of all ages. A large reason for their popularity is how easily the flavors, colors and toppings of cake pops can be altered to appeal to a person’s specific tastes or to the theme of a party. 

Additionally, the process of making cake pops is fun for everyone. The following information will help anyone who is interested in making cake pops get started on making these tasty treats:

Where to Buy Ingredients and Materials 

The cake portion of a cake pop simply requires the same ingredients as a person would need to use when making a cake. This is also true of the icing. Boxed cake and icing mixes can be purchased at a grocery store, or the cake and icing can be made from scratch using basic ingredients from the kitchen. 

Cake pops also will need a chocolate or candy coating. Melting chocolate and dipping chips can be found at craft stores or large family retail chains. In order to present the tops, many people prefer to wrap them in ribbons and fabric from a place such as HartsFabric.com where fabrics can be found in a variety of patterns and colors to fit the theme of a party.

Basic Cake Pop Instructions 

The first step to making cake pops is to bake a cake and let it cool. Then, the cake should be crumbled and mixed with enough icing to make the cake stick together. Once the cake and icing are mixed, then it will need to be formed into balls that are approximately one inch in diameter. Lollipops should then be placed into the balls. 

The balls should then be cooled in the refrigerator for long enough to get them chilled. Once the balls are cold, then they should be dipped into melted candy coating, and then stood up in foam to allow drying. It is important to avoid lying the cake pops down as it can cause the candy coating to come off of the pop.

Adding Special Touches 

Once the cake pops have been made, finishing touches can be added to make the cake pops even more festive. Chocolate in a contrasting color can be drizzled over the balls, or the cake balls can be rolled in sprinkles before drying. Additionally, different cake and icing mixes can be experimented with to create exotic flavors. For example, a cherry cake mixed with chocolate icing can have a very different flavor from a traditional vanilla cake mix.

When making cake pops for a special event, it is important to experiment with different flavors, sprinkles and fabrics to create a unique effect. Serving cake pops at any type of function is certain to generate excitement while highlighting a person’s culinary creativity.

Contribution provided by Becky W. 

Fall Activities To Do

Photo of Upcycled Owls from Flax and Twine

Falling into Amazing Fall Activities with Your Kids

Since fall time is on its way it’s time to start thinking about all of the fun fall time activities you can do with your kids! Some may be obvious, such as buying pumpkins and decorating them or teaching them how to rake the leaves. However, there are still many other fall time activities to explore too, such as revamping an interior or simply encouraging your kids to keep their room organized more. With the fall times comes endless possibilities, so start dreaming up some fun activities and have a blast with your children when it gets a bit colder outside!

Falling for Fall Time Crafts

It’s easy to fall in love with crafts during the fall time because it gives you a nice excuse to pull on your favorite sweater and drink some hot cider. Set up the perfect work station for you and your kids and have them color pictures out of a coloring book of pumpkins, decorate small pumpkins with embellishments, or create pretty leaves with sparkles. Whatever you have your kids create during the fall time, the point is to assist them in having fun with amazing crafts. Plus, you’ll love watching them create and they’ll love the finished project.

Revamp a Room and Add Special Elements

Since interior design trends come and go, sometimes fall time is a good time to revamp a space and add something extra to it. If your room is currently a tropical haven but it seems to be missing a main element, why not incorporate an aquarium? Stock up on aquarium supplies and set up an aquarium during the fall time. Not only will it remind you of the warmer days to come (even though it may seem far away right now), but it will also teach your kids the responsibility of taking care of fish. In addition, you might want to teach them how to clean out an aquarium indoors when they can’t go outdoors as often because it will be a lot colder.

Trick or Treat and Thanksgiving Memories

Of course two of the most anticipated activities during the fall time happen to be Halloween and Thanksgiving. Both holidays offer up the opportunity for you to be creative as opposed to spending a lot of money. This means perhaps making costumes for your kids as opposed to buying expensive ones at Target and for Thanksgiving, instead of buying a ton of decorations, why not make some yourself? Be creative this fall time and cut back on the spending. You’ll have a beautiful home filled with fun fall time projects and your kids will also have an amazing time creating and adding to a lovely home during the magical fall time months.

Sierra is a freelance writer and lover of fall time and fall time crafts. Not only does her birthday fall during the fall time, it just so happens to be her favorite season of the year too. Connect with Sierra on Twitter and find out what fall time activities she’s been up to.

A Marvelous Mess #74 and Features!!!

We just got back from a two night camping trip in northern Maine. Can I just say I love this state? Not just the state of Maine, but this state:

The state of relaxation and a closer *connection* with nature. 

I totally recommend it. 

Here are my fave's from last weeks party:

Olympic Cake Pops from Pint Sized Baker. So adorable. 

And, the post I'm going to feature for a week on my sidebar is....

Chocolate/ Carob Chia Pudding from Balanced Platter. Doesn't this look delish??? Toally going to pin this recipe. 

Thanks to all of you for linking up to my party. If I featured you in this post, feel free to grab this button:

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