Make-up Magnet Board Round-up

Everyone remember about my sale tomorrow?  This Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm I'll be at the Garth Veal Ice Arena in Magrath at the Kids Show.  I'll be there with a large stock of Make-up Boards and Jewelry Organizers.  Since I first posted about my make-up board they've started to pop up all over the internet.  I thought as one final way to keep these boards and this sale at the front of your mind I'd do a round up of just some of the make-up boards I've seen floating around (I especially appreciated those that took the time to link back to me, to show a little blog etiquette).

Beautylish shares a really pretty tutorial, I like the subtle fabric choice.

Alexa Gianna made hers a strip of fabric covered metal instead of a large frame.  Would work well for a specific space and not too much make up.

Janessa shared her cute board on her blog.  I like how she hung it with ribbon and the thick wood is really cute too.

The Momnivore added cute labels to each section, love it.

Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts simplified the process by using a metal bulletin board she found at Ikea.  I don't know why I haven't thought of adding my bobby pins to the board, I can't ever keep track of those things.

Feisonista added little personalized words of inspiration, just what you need first thing in the morning.

Bipolar Spirit also used a magnet board, I like the shelf underneath, would be very handy.

I love Ginger Goddess's.  The paper she used is just gorgeous and she found a really interesting frame, I think hers really pops.

Audra at the Kurtz Corner embellished her cup.

Liz Marie had enough make up to require two boards side by side, and check out how she stores her brushes.

AnJayla got creative and used an old cookie sheet.  She was also really clever, all of her make-up is the same brand and they all have black lids so she put the magnets on the lid instead so she could see the colour on the bottom.

I love Jami's fabric choice and the distressing on her frame is the perfect compliment.

And lastly is Priscilla, who rather than hang it on the wall uses an easel to display her board. 

These aren't the only boards out there but just a few I could find.  Hopefully you've been inspired and reminded just how useful these are so that on Saturday you'll come on down and buy one from me.  If you live far away then I'm sorry but chances are I'll have some stock to offer up on the blog.

Thanks for putting up with my advertising, I swear this will be the end of it.

What Catie Wore Wednesday #51

These will probably be the last of our outdoor fun pictures, fall has certainly set in.

Thursday

We went to Bryn's house to play on the deck only I couldn't find Catie's bathing suit so she just wore a diaper.  They had a great time.

Saturday

Brad played in a softball game on Saturday so we went to watch.  Catie loved all the running around and all the balls.

Tuesday

The duck and the horse are part of the Little People set she got for her birthday, she carried them around all day going quack, quack and NAY, NAY (she always yells the nay)

As a special treat I have a video today.  She did this all on her own with no instructions from Brad or I.

Make-Up Magnet Boards For Sale

So I think it's fair to say that the Make-up Magnet Board has been popular.  It's been featured on more than a few sites and I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone on Pinterest who hasn't seen it.  I'm pleased that so many people have seen just how useful it can be and I'm still grateful for mine every morning when I get ready.

I've considered making and selling them before but I always get hung up on shipping.  That across the border shipping is ridiculous, so after a lot of thought I've decided the answer is a craft fair.  This Saturday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm you can find me at the Garth Veal Ice Arena in Magrath at the Kids Show.  I'll be there with a large stock of Make-up Boards and Jewellery Organizers, all for sale, all really beautiful.  Let me give you a sneak peak.

I have some incredible frames and the colour combinations are so pretty.  I can't wait to finish them, I'm just hoping they are as well received in Magrath as they have been here, on the blog.

So if you live in the Southern Alberta area you should stop by on Saturday and say hello and pick yourself up the best organizer you'll ever have.  Admission is free and there are going to be a ton of different vendors there.  

Perhaps if I have stock left I'll offer it here, we'll deal with the shipping when we get there.

September 12 - Catie turns Two!

I can't believe she's two already!  To celebrate I wanted to keep the day sort of low key since she's two and doesn't really get birthday's yet but I still wanted her to have a nice day.

We started the morning with delicious chocolate chip pancakes and orange juice.  Then she spent a couple hours pantless because that's what she wanted and it's her birthday.

Brynn and Gwen came over and the girls made cookies.  We'd done this recently so I thought I knew what I was in for, turns out three girls are more difficult to entertain and find jobs for.  We made it through with minimal mess and the girls had a good time.

Gwen cracked her first egg and did an awesome job.

The end result, they were delicious. 

These are three really cute girls.

They ate lunch and then it was nap time.

Later in the evening we celebrated the 4 birthdays in September, the cupcakes were well received.

Her little people gift was a hit

And I figured out what I would like for my next birthday.

What Catie Wore Wednesday #50

Okay, be prepared for an onslaught of photos this week.  We had a good week with lots of activities.

Wednesday

Today cousin Gwen  came over and the girls made cookies.  It was adorable and they did an awesome job and I really should have done a post on this alone but I didn't.  This was the first time I've really baked with Catie and it was so successful I'm sure there will be many more baking days in our future.

The cookies needed to be rolled into balls and Gwen was really good at it (until we could no longer convince her to stop making snakes).  Catie's were a little less round, often she'd drop it on the cookie sheet and we'd hand it back to her again for a little more rolling.

I love how hard Gwen is concentrating.

Look at that pan of rolled cookies, they did so well.

Catie eagerly took each new lump of dough (the girl's aprons are pretty cute hey?  You read about how I made them and find a tutorial here).

Once the cookies were rolled they needed to be slightly pressed with the bottom of a glass and it was some work convincing the girls that the glasses were for pressing and not for drinking.  I kept having the refill Catie's glass between cookies.  Again, you can tell Gwen is older because she caught onto this step really quickly, some of Catie's were really well pressed.

This is also my favourite picture because of the obvious bite out of one of Catie's cookies.

The cookies were delicious, a good time was had and the mess wasn't as big as I had anticipated.

Thursday

Nothing special happened today, just hanging around the house and again, I can't remember why she was so upset.  I swear this sweater vest is magic, it just seems to have always fit her no matter how she grows.

Grandma laid down on the couch and Catie decided it looked like a good idea so she spread out on the love seat.

Saturday
Every morning for breakfast I get Catie some cereal and milk and then while she eats I make a smoothie.  When I'm finished I give her a little glass and a straw and she drinks a little but normally it's not very long before she tells me she's done so she gets down watches TV while I finish my breakfast.  Only every morning she comes and sits on my lap to watch her show and drink smoothie with me, her head pressed against mine.  It's lovely.

In the evening cousin Brynn and Catie fed the ducks (and geese and seagulls) and I couldn't have been more pleased with Catie's reaction.  

She took the bread, threw it and then laughed.  I just happened to get a great video of it so you can all enjoy her really great laugh.

Once the bread was all gone the girls spent their time chasing the seagulls and sitting on the edge of the lagoon.  It was a perfect way to spend the evening.

Sunday
This girl is tall, she really needs some new church clothes.

Monday
Playing at Gwenn's house, she has the best toys.  A cardboard play house and a dog bed.

Tuesday
We went to the park today, she's especially interested in the regular swings these days.

As if this post wasn't long enough, I thought I'd add a few Catie tidbits to make sure we remember them.

As all parents do, we think she's a genius.  Through nothing we've done she's learned to count.  She counts 5,6,7,8,9 and 10 all on her own, she knows which number comes next.  When we count with her we say 1, and she says 5.  We say 2 and she says 5.  We say 3 and 4 and again she says 5.  Only after we say 5 does she move on to 6.

She's getting pretty good at what animals say.  She has a really great lion roar and dogs say woof woof (only her mouth stays in a really thin line when she says it).  Sheeps say baa and birds say cheep cheep but hands down our favourite is what a cow says, BOOOOO, BOOOOO.

She's lovely and this stage is awesome.

Cupcakes in a Jar

What this?  A post that isn't What Catie Wore?  Shocking!

 Ages ago I pinned this link from cakies for cupcakes in a jar.

These cupcakes in a jar are so unique and beautiful and I knew I wanted to make some but I also didn't have any jars and wasn't willing to buy them.  Then I moved in with my Mother-in-law and she had a whole case of small canning jars, not as cute as the ones in the photo but not bad.  I knew I wouldn't package mine as beautifully (those wooden spoons are so awesome) but they still turned out not too shabby.


Before we go any further, let me tell you my opinion of red velvet cake.  I think it's stupid.  The colour comes from nothing but a whole lot of food colouring and I've never understood the draw to them. I do know that lots of people love them and they're kind of gourmet for some reason so I made them to take to my husband's work bbq.  After making them twice now they might be starting to grow on me.


As I mentioned above, I moved in with my in-laws but most of our stuff is in storage including my cake decorating supplies.  I tried to make do but my first attempt wasn't really anything special.  I had to use an icing tip that was too small, a ziplock bag for my icing but worst of all I didn't have my gel food coloring.  Instead I used what was on hand, the liquid stuff.  Those red velvet cupcakes were awfully pink.  People forgave me though and ate them anyway and they were tasty.


Not too long after my cousin was having what I thought was a Dr. Suess  themed baby shower (I think mine was the only red and blue item there).  Red velvet cupcakes with blue cream cheese icing was perfect for the theme (think Thing 1 and Thing 2).  This time I got proper food colouring and borrowed a proper tip and bag and the difference was surprising.  I didn't take a photo of my first attempt because they weren't photo worthy (being very pink and all).  Just compare my two different batches of batter.  I knew I was in trouble with the pink stuff there just wasn't anything I could do about it.

I used Bakerella's recipe for the cake and it was delicious (much better than the last recipe I used), like I mentioned above, it's cream cheese frosting tinted blue.

Since they're kind of unique I added a label to the top so people would know what they were eating.

And a photo from the top so you can see the pretty swirled top.

I'll definitely be making these again, they're delicious and so pretty.

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