Liberté Méditerranée yogurt and Being Featured!

Good morning everyone!

I woke up this morning to a message in my inbox saying that our Glitter Pumpkins were featured yesterday on Pam's Party and Practical Tips.  Thank you Pam!

So, on a complete side note, I wanted to share one of my favorite things right now.

A few weeks ago a lady was giving out samples and coupons for 

Liberté Méditerranée yogurt 

at the grocery store.  I am such a sucker for samples when I'm at the store.  That may one of the biggest reasons I love Cosco, but that's another story.

I LOVED this stuff immediately.  They had samples of the lemon and the coconut and both were SO stinking good.  The lemon has such a fresh flavor and the coconut is amazing.  It even has little coconut flakes throughout!

It does have a lot of sugar.  That's why it's a treat and often times my dessert!

Here are a few facts:

*they refrain from adding gelatin, sugar substitutes, or preservatives

*comes in seven flavors

*All are kosher certified, except for the coconut flavor

*they only use suppliers that provide milk from cows not treated with rBST/rBGH

*Gluten free

YUM!

Bird Painting: Using Heavy Gel

This week, during my MOMS group, we painted pumpkins.  I really enjoyed it and it made me remember how much I missed painting.  I didn't bring too much when we moved into our apartment due to lack of space and just honestly feeling a bit overwhelmed.  Most of my art supplies are in storage so I haven't been super inspired to dig into painting.  However, after painting the pumpkin it was on!  

Yesterday, the girls were napping, football was on, my hubby went running, and I decided to pull out the paints.  One of my favorite things to use is Gloss Heavy Gel from Liquitex.  There is a lot you can do with this stuff.  It thickens your paints, adds texture, and a little bit of gloss.  I love how it makes my acrylics last a little longer too.

There are a few ways you can go about doing this.  You can take the gel and spread it across your canvas.   I LOVE using a palette knife.

Or you can mix the gel with a color.  The color doesn't change, but it spreads out your paint so it lasts longer and gives you that texture.

Okay, so in storage I have a projector that I use for writing text on canvases.  I freehand sometimes, but I love being able to pick from hundreds of different fonts.  With my projector being in storage I had to find a new way.  I used GIMP to type up the text and then mirrored it, which flipped it horizontally.

Then, I put the sheet of text facedown on my canvas.  So, unlike this picture shows, flip your paper so the ink-side is touching your canvas.

Take a pencil and trace it.  I had to press hard as I did it and I would peel it up as I went to see if it was going through.  It was faint, but it worked!

This is the almost finished product.

I LOVE this Gloss Varnish from Liquitex.  It not only protects your paintings, but gives it that just finished, glossy, wet look.

Happy painting!

And the winner for the Lolli's Kitschy Krafts giveaway is...

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It is...

Congratulations Kemberley!  

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Thank you everyone else for entering!  More giveways to come!

Glitter Pumpkins

After seeing a few pictures of sparkly, glittery pumpkins I decided to give it a shot.  So, the other night, I ventured out to the grocery store, hoping to get a few medium size pumpkins.  They were completely picked over!  They had a few moldy ones and that was about it.  I dug through the piles of gourds, squash, and pumpkins trying to find something that I could cover with glitter that would resemble a pumpkin.  I came up with the carnival squash.  I searched for a few with flatter bottoms so they would sit like a pumpkin when on display, instead of rolling off to the side.

This is the end product. I LOVE the way they turned out.

This is how it went...

Carnival Squash...I may like these better than doing regular pumpkins!

To begin, I got out one of my baking pans and lined it with a napkin.

Materials:  Glue that drys clear, extra fine glitter (LOVED the extra fine), sponge brush, and a few cups for putting glitter and glue in.  This made it easier for Bumble to participate (even though it was still a mess).

Paint the pumpkin with the glue (half of it first).

It is best to do one side, let it dry, and then do the other side.  I am not so patient so some of my pumpkins aren't so perfect, but that's okay.

I attempted to do stripes because I loved the coloring of the squash underneath.

The smaller pumpkins were easier for Bumble to hold and paint with the glue.

For Bumble, I put the glitter in a cup and let her sprinkle the glitter on with a spoon.  I just shook it straight out of the glitter bottle.  The spoon method may be better.

I sat them pretty much anywhere to dry.

I LOVE the way they turned out.

Happy glittering! Linking Up with: Not Just a Housewife Sweet Bella Roos The Crafty Blog Stalker All Things with Purpose The Shabby Nest