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By Sami, on February 28th, 2011
Okay, so maybe my hair hasn’t changed as drastically or as frequently as Audrey Kitching‘s, but I’ve still done some fun stuff with it {I was Mish’s test dummy throughout beauty school}. Here’s a photographic collection of my hairstyles over the last 4 years:
Though I had dyed my hair before, I first dared to have unnatural colors {pink, of course!} in my hair in May 2008, for my 21st birthday. Mish used Manic Panic. I think it was Hot Hot Pink. Please disregard my silly facial expressions {Stan says I should do a “face timeline,” but I think you’ll see enough of my smug mug here}. O_o
Mish touched up the pink and gave the first haircut where I had distinguishable bangs since my Nana cut them when I was about 9. Look at those dumb expressions! I am really a ham, huh?
I went very very dark brown — almost black — so that I could look like Alice for the book release of Breaking Dawn {I was a bookseller/barista at Borders at the time}. I can’t believe how obsessed I was with the Twilight Saga. I look back on these days in shame. :( The right-most picture was a part of my hazing after I started working for Apple. Just kidding, no hazing, but I did don these crazy sunglasses for the benefit of my new co-workers during a night out.
This was the first time I visited Mish in school and the first time I had a real, professional hair cut and color. Mish gave my hair lots of texture & layers & color! Because my hair was already dark, we didn’t add any base color. Mish bleached chunks of my hair, then colored those chunks with Pravana ChromaSilk in Magenta. If you are ever going to put non-traditional colors {like pink, purple, or green}, use Pravana! But, only professional hair stylists can buy it.
These charming photos of me {one of which you might remember from this post} were taken after I dyed my hair red for Halloween 2008. I had to take advantage of the fact that it was my & Stan’s first Halloween together and make him dress up as Harry Potter before he chickened out. I, of course, went as Ginny Weasley. Mish used box hair color this time {which was my reckless choice, not hers}, so it faded pretty quickly and turned into what you see on the right. Yuck, right? But check out that Pravana! Still going strong!
…I didn’t realize how much I’d changed my hair, so this will have to be done in a few posts :)
By Sami, on February 22nd, 2011
I’ve been wanting to announce this for a few days now, but our Internet has been down since Friday! To make room for new spring scents {because I want spring to hurry up and get here!}, I’ve decided to put everything in the Cupcake Soap Shoppe on sale for $5. That’s $1-$1.50 off the original price! Yay!
By Sami, on February 12th, 2011
As much as I would love to try to win this for myself {because I LOVED my & Stan’s session with Jillian}, you should totally enter to win a free photo shoot with Jillian Farrell of 60b Photography. She is awesomely talented and so much fun to be around!
Check out her portfolio here & read the details of the contest here. She’s accepting entries until February 24th. Good luck!
All images © Jillian Farrell & 60b Photography.
By Sami, on February 9th, 2011
Stan and I usually don’t get too carried away with Valentine’s Day. This year, we’re just happy we have an apartment! But, I thought it would be cute if we made each other Valentines and Stan had the idea of layering hearts. Here’s our diy:
What You’ll Need:
- pieces of different colored {and patterned} papers
- a few sheets of card stock {heavy-weight papers}
- scissors
- glue stick
- tape
- pencil
- razor {or an x-acto knife, if you have one!}
- cardboard
As you can see from the images above, when Stan said “layers,” we had two different visions of layers. His were inverted and mine were built on top of the card stock. Mine is probably the easier way, but his is, admittedly, way cooler. To do my layers, all you have to do is keep cutting smaller and smaller hearts out of your different papers, then stack them on top of one another and use the glue stick to stick each layer together and then onto the card stock. Stan’s is a bit more involved.
Creating “Inverted” Layers:
1. Place your card stock {which you’ll fold into your finished card} on the cardboard and cut a heart {or 2 or 3 or more} into it with your razor or x-acto knife. Please be careful! Don’t cut your fingers!
2. Tape a piece of colorful/patterned paper inside of your card, covering the heart{s}, so that when you flip it over, it looks like the right-most image above.
3. Cut a heart into the paper you just covered your holey heart with {in Stan’s case, the red paper} and cover this new heart hole with a different sheet of colored paper.
4. Repeat #3 until you have as many layers as you’d like, although I recommend not doing more than 4-5 because after this many layers it gets hard to do step #5 {Stan also added another heart in step #4}:
5. Use a glue stick to paste another sheet of card stock on the inside of your card so that it covers up your layers. It also adds a nice layer to the card itself. Stan recommends putting your card underneath a pile of books so that the glue adheres better.
Hope everyone has a nice Valentine’s Day!
P.S. There are still plenty of my Sweet Heart Valentine cupcake soaps {below} left in the Cupcake Soap Shoppe! If you order by Friday at 7am {EST}, The United States Postal Service guarantees delivery by Monday {Valentine’s Day}. I won’t be making a trip to the post office later in the day, so orders must be placed by 7am.
By Sami, on February 7th, 2011
I have a huge blogger crush on Elsie {Elsiecake} from A Beautiful Mess. I love her photography, inspirational sayings, fashion sense, and endless creativity. I also love that she and her fellow crafty friends just opened up a new online shop, choc full of gorgeous vintage & vintage-inspired clothing and accessories with prices that won’t kill your wallet. They’ve also got e-courses, decor, and a lookbook. Check out the Red Velvet Shop.
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