Are You Ready For Fall Bitches!?!?!

Nothing Inspires Me More!

Than a good ole Change of Season!

The Autumn has been near & dear to me for a long time...

Sights, Smells, Texture, Festivals...

Let the Inspiration BEGIN!!!

I am Totally Obsessed!

The Sunsetty Magenta, Eggplant, or Aubergine, and Ox Blood Reds!

Pumpkins! 

Sweater Weather! 

Mums! 

Switching out the Floral Fabrics for the Leathah! 

Blacks & Greys!

OPI's Mrs Oleary's BBQ on the Nails!

( ^it may be that it's discontinued at that price, try a dupe)

Target has its finger on my pulse this year for the Halloweens! 

Follow that Target link! 

Wants to buy ALL the things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

o.0

Day Dreamin like a Mo-Fo over here - for this over there!

I'm seeing it ALL over the Social Media Feeds! 

Love it! 

Keep Inspiring!!!!

It was a cool morning on the Gypsy Porch :-)

And the Coffee was Pumpkin Spicy!

The Matte Black Starbucks cold cup was full of Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte!

We are Stalking the Grocery Store for their Stocking the shelves with Pumpkin Pasta Sauce!

Great on Pizza & I'm thinking a Slow Cooker Stew needs to be Conjured ASAP!!!

And Yes Pumpkin Spice Latte M&Ms on Cheesecake is a Win!

In case you were wondering... ;-)

Pumpkin Fest is getting closer!!!

What will be my design this year??????

And my Halloween Porch needs a theme...

So Many Thoughts...

The Pup has had many costumes...

This years is So Cute! 

Charli Girl is so willing.

My Costume from A Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far Far Away...

Last Years Glam Witch Get Up :-)

Each year I gather more Ideas...

Love this! Found on Pinterest...

Besides the Sweaters...

The Fun Socks!!!

Hello, Bears wearing glasses!

And do NOT forget the BOOOOOOOOOTS!!!

I've got a lot to do...

To be finished with all the Fall Decor...

So get out ALL the Pumpkins!

Put on yer Sweatahs!

Pull on some BOOTS!

And Sip some PSL while you MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO
~JM

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Bitch, Make Your Own Nail Color!

Spring Time is ALMOST HERE! 

Anytime now, the weather will be getting warmer, & we will be shedding layers!!!

I've already got a new pair of sandals that I can't wait to wear! 

That means I will be getting my summer polish colors ready!

The Toes will be dressed & ready for the view!

And Sometimes...

I find myself getting into the idea of certain colors for Nail Polish & then not being able to find just the right shade in the stores...

That's when that lil voice inside perks up and says... "Bitch... Make It Yourself."

As always, I listen & take to the net for research.

There are tons of tutorials online for mixing your own color! YaY!

Here's what I used to achieve my Rose Gold Nail Polish: 

-An almost empty bottle of Top Coat or Base Coat (works as well, but depending on opacity it can change the results). You can just buy empty bottles to mix your own on Amazon if you don't have any almost gone bottles that you want to sacrifice.

-A fresh bottle of Top Coat to fill up the almost empty bottle with a base to mix the pigment in.

-Eye shadow to use for the pigment.

-A white sheet of paper to mix the shadows on & to use as a funnel to get all that pigment into the bottle!

-A lil implement to scoop out the shadow with & mix it together (no clumps!).

I crushed the shadow up & mixed the pigments with this wee fork.

Funneled some into the half empty bottle by rolling the paper with the pigment on it into a cone shape.

Then I tested the shade on the back of piece of card stock.

When I was satisfied, I put some of the Top Coat in to mix in & stretch out the color a lil.

I shook & rolled it, and so on & on until I felt like it was completely mixed & blended.

Good to go!

Maaaaahvelous!!!!!! ;-)

What if you don't have any "spare" shadows to use on Nail Color crafting?

I take to layering.  I have a sketchbook that I use for swatching things like Nail Colors.

Layer, mix & match, see what you like without having to experiment on yourself.

I try my luck with all sorts of new styles & ideas I find on Pinterest on paper to see if I like it, & to see if my hands are steady enough to achieve them.  

Sometimes I'll have a color in my collection that I never wear only because it's too light/dark/bight/muted.  That will be when I break out my color wheel know-how & mix something else from the collection in.

This Peachy Color Above: 

I took a sheer nude that had a bit of shimmer, but always went on too streaky...

Added a deeper peach color that I thought was too saturated to go with my skin tone...

Mixed a lil, did a Swatch.... A lil more & Pow! 

It's now the perfect thickness, color, tone, etc...

Have I ever ruined a bottle of polish...? Yup.

It wasn't doing me any good just sitting in a drawer getting goopy & old...  

Why not at least try to make it into something usable? 

;-)

Make a New Color!

Make Whatever Color You Want!

MAKE SOMETHING!

XOXO

~JM

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Holiday Glitter Deer

Nothing says Holiday Cheer more than GLITTER!!!!!!

I found some wee deer at Michael's...

Took some liquid sand textured nail polishes....

One good coat...

Almost there...

Boom...

Bam!

Awwww...

MAKE SOMETHING FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!!!

Gotta go Make More STUFF!

XOXO

~JM