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Image Courtesy of Google and Freepik Happy New Year and Happy Anniversary to my Blog!! This Blog is a year old and I have some plans for this year! I want to add fun and easy recipes this year, as well as, more renovation and decor content. We are renovating our bedrooms this year and I will post before/after pics this coming Spring! I will continue to post product reviews, and more makeup looks as well. If there is anything else you would like me to post about, please do let me know in the comments section.  Otherwise, I look forward to another year of creating fun and thought provoking posts for you, my lovely audience!! Cheers!!  

 Happy Holidays!! Today I am sharing my easy makeup looks for the holiday season. Both looks use only 1-3 shadows/glitter. Look #1 Bronze Babe: On eyes: Pat McGrath Shadow in Bronzed Mink, from the Celestial Nirvana 5 Shadow Palette in Bronze Bliss. In the inner corner I added Copper Pressed Glitter from Teayason. I love a one-shadow look 90% of the time. Sometimes I will use two shadows or a shadow and a glitter. There is the odd time when I will use three shades/media on my eyelids. Look #2 Green and Gorgeous: For this look I used the Viseart Petit Fours palette in Peridot. I used  Greenlight all over the eyelid over and above the crease. Then I added Gimlet to the middle of my lid and inner corner. This is a quick way to get a the look of a halo eye but without the fuss. On my brow bone I used my Starburst Highlight from the Anastasia Beverly Hills Sugarglow palette. I used my project pan products on the rest of my face: Face Primer is the e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer; Eye ...

  From Door to Windows, I had great fun decking my halls!!   A simple wreath and vase filled with fun twigs and berries to welcome guests at the front door.  More rustic decor in the candle holder from PartyLite and an up-cycled candle holder originally from Bath and Body Works wrapped with twine. The rustic decorations are from Costco. An old gold stocking hung under the window sill and some cute Santa figurines from Dollarama. Our tree all decorated with old and new decorations from a variety of stores. The tree itself is from Canadian Tire. The large Nutcracker I got from a performance of the iconic ballet. The smaller one is from Dollarama. A hurricane filled with Christmas bobbles and twinkle lights and two plaid placemats under the wine tree and glass tray. This Santa figurine was purchased from Home Depot. This Santa Figurine was made for me by my Mom, so extra special! And of course, I couldn't forget to add some Christmas to our powder room! How do you like to de...

Christmas Decorations outside the Edmonton Legislature Building. The tradition of decorating the tree for Christmas was said to have started in Germany with Martin Luther:  "Walking toward his home one winter evening, composing a sermon, he was awed by the brilliance of stars twinkling amidst evergreens. To recapture the scene for his family, he erected a tree in the main room and wired its branches with lighted candles" ( history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees ). Ancient Egyptians would fill their homes with green palm rushes to symbolize the God Ra's triumph over death (at the solstice). Early Romans would decorate their homes with evergreen boughs to celebrate the feast of Saturnalia, to commemorate Saturn, the God of Agriculture. Finally, the Druids decorated their temples with evergreen boughs at the Winter Solstice as a symbol of everlasting life ( history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees ). Whether honouring the solstice or the God o...

  Image Courtesy of Google Images and Bored Panda Most adults don't dress up for Halloween unless they have children or they are throwing a Halloween Party. I love how the family in the picture above dressed up as Scooby Doo characters. Last Year Hubby and I hosted a Halloween Party and dressed up in costumes. Hubby went as Mr. Clean and I dressed up in an outfit from the 1950's, with a poodle skirt and saddle shoes. The party was a lot of fun. We had neighbours and friends come over, some dressed some not. We lit small fire works and sparklers. It was one of the best parties we've had since CoVid turned our world upside down.  This Halloween we will probably take it easy and just watch our favourite horror movies: Halloween, Witches of Eastwick and Interview With a Vampire...oh and probably Dracula Dead And Loving It for some comic relief.  Are you dressing up this Halloween?