My Cleaning Friends :-)

I have really tried to convince myself that cleaning is so fun!! :-( ha ha Since the beginning of time I know it's a must to clean with music!! My mom taught me that!  ;-) It gives you a pep in your step, helps you move a little faster, relax and imagine your somewhere else besides cleaning.

 I have memories of certain songs (Angel Grant "Live your life" "Lil Red Boat" <3 ) that go along with smells of Lysol, Windex, and Mr. Clean.  Of course I still use these products but I have grown to LOVE something better!! It's Mrs. Meyers Clean Day.....AHHHmazing!!!! Lavender scent is my favorite, and all the scents are aroma therapeutic.  It's relaxing and doesn't have an artificial smell.  I use to find the products at the Neighborhood food co-op in Carbondale IL. www.neighborhood.coop  (LOVE THIS PLACE)  Now I can find it at Wal-mart!

This product is my go to everyday! Spills, dishes, bathtub, a lil pick me up :-)......this stuff does the trick.  Smells soooooo good and relaxing!!!!  It's Eco friendly, so I'm sure that means it cost more, but.....I'm addicted.  I recently went to the website and found so much more information as well as other scents I never knew they had because the stores are limited.  www.mrsmeyers.com  I can't wait to order some more things I don't see in the store!!

COUNTER TOP SPRAY, ALL PURPOSE, & DISH SOAP    *Laundry Detergent......not pictured*
RADIO IN THE BACKGROUND!!!!!!!!! :-)

I love this stuff for everyday use, but if I really want to disinfect, or scrub a really dirty spot, I need to go back to my roots and use all the unhealthy chemically induced products!!!! ;-)

I think it's the smell that really gets me!!!!!!!

Here's to Music while cleaning!!! 

Love, 

Sweet Candy Girl :-)

A place for Bows to live :-)

I'm so happy I decide to make some letter bow holders for my girls!! :-) Of course there are some beautiful, unique bow holders I could buy, but I thought...."I can do that!"

The whole point of a bow holder is to........hold bows hahahahaha. Mommies we want to make sure we keep track of all the pretty little bows for our little girls. Especially in the new world of homemade bows right? :-) We want to avoid buying double or using the same one just because we're in a hurry and it is on top of the pile.

I simply painted the letters with acrylic, added a design, polka dots or strips, and of course blinged them out!

 

This is Scarlett's bow holder, her room is still accented in Pink!

I am very proud of myself :-)

This is Laylah's aka Charlie lol, we have changed her accent color to Violet!

YOU CAN DO IT TO!!!!!!!  Or I am totally down for making more :-)

(I am also excited to say I wrote this blog on My Macbook pro, and added the pics on my iPad!! At least I tried!, Can't wait to really get creative with my blogging :-) )

Here's to Bows having a place to live! :-)

Love Candy Girl <3

Learning style from my 4 year old!

There was a time when I would dress Laylah in a "perfect outfit".  What I thought she should look and be like.  I made sure she looked put together everyday like a grown up.  Perfect Bow to complement her outfit and shoes.  Perfect hair, nothing out of place.  I have learned to ease up on the everyday life of looking perfect. I am appreciating her style, personality, and 4 year old swag! haha

One thing I did and still like to do, is let her help make decisions while shopping (its so fun to see her style and reaction).  I realized I needed to back off and choose my battles wisely when it comes to her getting dressed.  Of course I help her make decisions when we have somewhere important to go! But............. I just let her do her thang and stop worrying if she "looks perfect"! 

So here are some cute photos I have captured of Laylah just being herself...... ( With the help of growing up with me) hehe

She looks so sweet and angelic in this photo, you would never know she got into my makeup kit and applied a couple layers of mascara.  Besides a little bit on her eye lid she actually did a decent job. How could I be mad?? :-)

Another time I caught her in my purse, Well, I obviously didn't catch her or she wouldn't have the red lipstick on.  Guess she's team Gaga and wants to be a little monster ;-)

We were doing our makeup together one day and this is what she wanted to look like :-)  (This would be good theater make-up.....right?) haha

She knows she could always wear a swimming suit and a skirt (every skirt is a tutu).  Her necklace (she got it by embarrassing me sooo bad in the mall) and cousin Lele's shoes....Perfect!! :-)  

Fresh out of bed, can't go wrong with a pajama top and skirt/tutu. 

A monkey night gown, black and white heart leggings, mommies necklace and a bag from g-ma April.......Yep I'm ready mom! 

There's nothing wrong with tucking in your shirt to your leggings!! And some play heels.....Complete!

She wouldn't be a little girl without mommies shoes, hat and a fan to accessorize!  This one reminds me of the Fancy Nancy character! Love Her (We need to get some more of her books!)

Let me take a moment to imitate what she could be saying...."Wait mom, let me strut on em!" haha

 YEP!! I'm Speechless! haha

So tell me about getting your child dressed, or there "style" you try hard to break! haha I know you have some similar stories!

Here is to Toddler Style or Swag if you will. haha

Hugs and Kisses.....Candy Girl :-)



Candy's Head Dress! :-)

I have been interested in buying a head piece/jewelry.  They are showing up everywhere but I have yet to find one worth buying or that I can afford.  I have to say one person I think works the look very well and has pieces anywhere from $200.00 to $500.00 NICOLE RICHIE!!! (I know right!!!.....she's soooo amazing and a fab designer!!) :-)

So I made one myself.  It's a very simple piece, that took me no time because I brought the chain links, linked them together and added a key charm :-)  I would like to take the time do some elaborate handmade pieces in the future. Or purchase some that are my style.  Until then, here it is.............

Back view, Key Charm detail

If you can tell, Laylah got into my mascara (again) while I was making it. haha

Front View

Side View :-)

Next time I will defiantly where this piece with my extensions to look extra hippie chic :-)



Happy Head Pieces :-) Love Candy Girl!

Blinged out Lilac Letters for Laylah :-)

Things are a changing :-) and I'm supper excited about it!!!  If you are like me, you can't stand for a room to stay the same way for very long! Even if you don't buy new things, changing the position of your sofa, tables, or TV etc. gives you a different vibe. Or shall I say a different chi ;-)  I seriously change around every room in my house every other day.  It can be as small as the position of a candle haha.

Sooooo, I'm totally redoing Laylah's room!  She had the standard pink room with white furniture.  We switched out her white 4 in 1 crib (we ended up using it 3 different ways), and went with Espresso furniture.  I kept thinking this type of furniture was fit for a boy, and all the advertisement paired it up with blues and sporty items! I finally said forget it!!, thought outside the box and I'm going to pair it up with shades of violet! Purples, lilac, lavpp-]]\ (that was a small message from Scarlett :-) hehe) lavender and other soft shades. 

I hope to add a lot more personal pieces and crafting to her room this time! I also want to come up with some ways to include her involvement.  This should be fun!

My first piece........I still love the idea of letters spelling her name on the wall so I decide to repaint the letters she already had.  I didn't have purple so I decide to mix red and blue ,little to dark, so I mixed in a little white, better, but not really! Laylah helped me make a decision by secretly painting/scribbling on some of the letters while I wasn't looking.  So back to Hobby Lobby I went! They still had the exact same letters from 4 years ago and they were still 50% off. Whoop! 

It took about 4 coats to look good.  I remembered when I painted her pink letters, I painted it with a texture because I couldn't figure out how to paint with a smooth coat. :-)  I also added some bling this time to shine it up, I'm very satisfied with the outcome. 

Here they are.....

Make use of a Tank Top you NEVER wear!!!!

Every girl knows Costume Jewelry is a must!!!! It's that certain pair of earrings that only go with that one outfit! You know the earrings we spend a couple of bucks on for that one night! They might fade out with a couple uses.  Or the earrings that are sooo big they get tangled up in our drawers.  How about you don't even know what you own cause you CAN'T SEE IT! We wish we were the "celebrity type" with the walk in closet space not only for clothes but our accessories!  Its not necessarily the fanciest but......I might have a solution for your earrings!! It doesn't cost anything, ITS FREE!!!!!I know all of us have a tank top, t-shirt, or piece of cloth we NEVER use!

I took a tank top I never use, pinned it to my bathroom wall with thumb tacks and poked my earrings in them!!! YEP that easy! Now I can see all of them when I get dressed, I know what I have and they're not being tangled in my jewelry box! I keep my precious jewels (which are usually smaller in size) in my jewelery box! 

TIP:  I usually put all the backs to the earrings in a section of my jewelry box.

This is helping me a lot until I come up with something that's a little more fancy ;-) I told my mom about it last year and she told my aunt. They LOVE it!!  Now I am sharing it with you, because I know a lot of us have this problem and I'm sure you are dying without this solution! haha

Let me know if you have any similar interesting ideas!!

Happy earring and other miscellaneous item hanging :-)

Love Sweet Candy Girl! :-)

DIY: Dip Dye Bleach Denim

I have really got back to my creative side of DO IT YOURSELF fashion!! I have been exploring ideas and since it is summer time I thought it was appropriate to revamp some denim shorts.  This idea is as easy as it looks! Seriously just dip your shorts in bleach and POW! A new fun casual look for the summer!

What you need:
1.) Pair of shorts
2.) Bucket
3.) Bleach
4.) Gloves

This is from last year on one of my favorite fashion sites whowhatwear.com

Steps:
1.) Fill bucket up with bleach and a little water. ( I did not do any measurements, I try to stay away from things like that unless I'm really clueless haha) Make sure it is at the level you want the color to change. Remember you could always do more but you can't take away.

2.) Put on your gloves....

3.) Place shorts in bucket standing upright....

4.) Let them sit for and hour checking on them occasionally until desired look

5.) Get them out and rinse with water..

6.) Wash them alone for the first time,then they should be fine to wash with other things as long as the bleach is washed out

7.) POW.....New shorts :-)

Here's mine...........

I think  should distress mine a little more :-)

I did these before I thought about my blog so I don't have a before pic....sorry!  This is an outfit I put together for a day of running errands :-) Mustard tiered tank and wedges...Perfect!

Here's to mommas workin summer fashion!!
!!!!!TRY IT!!!!!!!!
Hugs and Kisses...Love Candy Girl!! <3