Spooky Decor at a house in my friend's neighbourhood!
Well both Halloween and the Feast of All Saints have both passed us
by, but there is no reason to not show off the manicure I had! I won't
show my costume because I was a lame witch (it kept me relatively dry)
and it was just an uncreative unremarkable costume. Like I mentioned
before I was not feeling very creative, but I did use a shimmery green
MAC pigment all over my face and I did not break out : )
One
of my favourite Halloween movies is Nightmare Before Christmas and this
manicure was inspired by the movie. The first time I did this manicure
I rushed and it just looked terrible. I took my time and surprise,
surprise it looked pretty good.
From L to R: Sally Hansen Whirlwind White with Jack's face drawn on with a black striper polish, China Glaze Riveting and black striper , Nina Ultra Pro Black and white striper polish, Whirlwind White and OPI black crackle, Wet'n Wild Buffy the Violet Slayer with Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-Ment
The Pumpkin King!
From L to R: Wet'n Wild Buffy the Violet Slayer layered with Nicole by OPI Make a Comet-ment, Urban Outfitters Slime stamped with a spider from plate BM13 and stitches painted on with black striper polish, Nina Ultra Pro Black layered with Ardene Hollywood Star, Nina Ultra Pro Like Butta stamped with witch from plate BM 13, Oogie Boogie is Slime with Nina Ultra Pro Black dotted and painted on.
Nina Ultra Pro Like Butta and BM13 stamp... these Nibs were eaten shortly after the photo shoot.
My favourite mug, Sally side
My favourite mug, Jack side
Crystal Skull Vodka : )
Pumpkin King cookie and the original nail fail.
Candy and Harry Potter Lego. Look at me and my hubs in the background!
A jar of rats, a jar of eyeballs and a Jack O Lantern.
I am! Sorry for the absence, but I had to deal with illness (in my family as well as myself) and I was immersing myself in job hunting. I don't consider this blog a distraction, but rather a creative outlet and there will be times that I don't feel very creative. I've learned from the bloggers who came before me that I should keep a few posts on hand for when I don't have time or energy to write. Also I should keep some edited photos of swatches or give a quick update so that I'm not absent for a month without notice.
I have also been learning more about using blogger so I haven't posted much but I have done a lot of photo editing and site tweaking which you will notice in future posts. Later this week I will sort of do a catch up showcasing Halloween, Thanksgiving, Breast Cancer Awareness and of course Prostate Cancer Awareness for Movember. I will split them up a little sot that the post is not just some crazy photo filled extravaganza... but then why else would you be here!
I awoke today feeling really good and closer to "back to normal". I felt focused and not anxious and very optimistic. This round of job hunting has been difficult because I'm not working and I don't have much of a safety net. Another thing that I am noticing is the lack of stability and how little companies are willing to pay someone. After taking a paycut by taking my previous job, I don't think I can take another. I want to have kids but not until my debt is paid off by at least half. At the time I didn't want to quit with nothing lined up, but when it comes to ethics I would rather keep my name out of the mud. I am an amazing employee with good moral sense and I think that it is better to be able to sleep at night knowing that the patients I took care of are safe. I am a registered Lab Technician with a lot of experience in patient care as well as customer service and I am knowledgeable in terms of Lab Technology. I have a little something more up my sleeve and I'm sure that I'll get some bites soon because I'm a catch ;)
Well this past weekend was Nuit Blanche (all night art exhibits around downtown Toronto) as well as one of my sisters' birthdays. I made her a yummy cake but forgot her present so my sister of the year card did not get punched lol. I really need to practice making frosting more because I know how I want my buttercream to taste but it is not quite there yet. If you have any tips please add them to the comments. I am basically trying to make it less sweet and more creamy.
So after hanging out with my sister and her friends and having yummy dinner, the texts began to flood my phone (Can Adria come out to play?). I ended up missing the bus (really I don't know how he didn't see me) and waited an hour for the next one. I want to rant but I will save the TTC rant for another time. I finally met up with my friends and my Hubs and we went to find some art. We didn't see many of the exhibits and were a bit disappointed with the lack of displays this year, but we had fun anyway! We drank Mulled Cider tea and I spiked mine with a bit of Whiskey. Something about 40 Creek Whiskey and Cider... it just screams fall! Don't worry I don't drink to get drunk so I really enjoyed it :) So after wandering around the financial district in search of art (the most concentrated area of exhibits). We ended up on King St. at around 3:30 in the morning and I was starving! There was no way I was going to make it with that long lineup at Tim Hortons... I just wanted a bagel!
Stop motion film of different vegetables growing. Very informative and relaxing :)
Can you guess what this is made from?
Frosting!
Humber Bay Exhibit... It was on the Humber Bay Bridge since this summer.
It looked like a weird sea creature.
It had colour changing LED's that you can control with an App.
Messages on floating blocks with Throwies inside. Throwies are LEDs with a watch battery electrical taped to it. I barely went to the bathroom all night because I was scared of lineups.
This one just looks cooler than it sounded. It was a suspended electric guitar that was being raised and lowered with amplified feedback. Worst mass ever... I didn't even receive communion!
Drunken Streetlamps near the Cloud Gardens.
This one was really cool: It was a drive through fun house with projections and a guide. The line was crazy though!
There were guys with microphones attached to their sweater cuffs as they speed solved a Rubix Cube.
Space invaders! Apparently you could play along.
Thumb: Sally Hansen Whirlwind White, Color Club Smash Hit and Wet 'n Wild Silver Frost Index: Nina Ultra Pro Black, Revlon Silver Dollar, and Essie Set in Stones Middle: Whirlwind White, Love and Beauty "Cannonball", LA Girl Glitter Addict Uninhibited, Sally Hansen Glass Slipper Ring (sorry about the chips!): Color Club Worth the Risque, Claire's Holo Topcoat Pinkie: Nina Ultra Pro Black, Ardene Paris Nights (I'm holding a Kozik Smorkin' Labbit vinyl art toy in my left hand)
Thumb: Nina Ultra Pro Black with Claire's Silver Crackle Index: Whirlwind White, Love and Beauty "Cannonball", Essie Set in Stones Middle: Nina Black, Revlon Silver Dollar and OPI Servin' Up Sparkle Ring (gradient): Sally Hansen Pewter, Ardene Hollywood Star and Sally Hansen Glitz Gal Pinkie:Whirlwind White LA Girl Uninhibited and OPI Servin' up Sparkle (right hand)
I did some art inspired nails. I chose to do black and white because that is the colour of all the Nuit Blanche billboards. I wanted to capture the vibe so I also did some abstract stamping, but it looked so bad I should have just done a plastic wrap mani. I could have called the whole thing a failure because it turned out so different from the original idea, but art is art and it was salvaged by GLITTER! I did each nail different because it is something I have never done before and it had a greater effect in the end. I wish I could have taken close up shots but my nails were jacked up! I promise I will do this again because it was so fun doing such an obnoxious mani :)
