Fake lashes on your nails!

Since I was about 17 everywhere around Halloween I hit any and all store that have fake lashes and buy all the fun cheap lashes. About two years ago while still buying I stopped going to shows and events as much so I have stopped using the lashes I buy. I have maybe 60 pairs under my sink in a small box just not being used so I though I'd give a try adding them to my nails.

This is how they came out, I think they look pretty cool but took a little longer then I thought they would.

Here's what you'll need: A top coat (I use Rimmel Top Coat), a base color , small nail scissors & lashes.

First, prep for your manicure, to make it last longer. Remove your old polish, if any, and soak your hands in warm water for a few minutes. Trim your nails and push back your cuticles but don't cut them. Do not use lotions or oils on your hands before you start, it may make the dry time longer.

Paint you base color, I am using Julep's Sophie. Its currently my favorite color.

Your cheap lashes, I ended up only using one.

Cut it in to ten pieces.

It can be tricky but apply a light coat of your top coat. I wouldn't recommend using your base color, the color may get on the lashes and hide them. 

While nail is still wet use you scissors to cut off the extra, try to cut as close to you nail bed as possible. Apply a few coats of your top coat and your done!

 After doing my left hand it was so much easier.  I was using just a small pair of craft scissor from my desk but after my left hand was done I grabbed our nail scissors and it was so much better!

Let me know if you give it a try!

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Halloween Inspired Eyes in the Bushes Nails

I've seen a few eye nail art for Halloween so I wanted to do my own. When I think of eyes on Halloween watching you I think of creepy crawlies in the bushes so this is what I cam up with.

Here's what you'll need: A top coat (I use Rimmel Top Coat), a base color (I went with black and a transparent brown), feature colors for your eyes, bush and stars, a sponge or q-tip, & a toothpick/small paint brush/nail art polish.

First, prep for your manicure, to make it last longer. Remove your old polish, if any, and soak your hands in warm water for a few minutes. Trim your nails and push back your cuticles but don't cut them. Do not use lotions or oils on your hands before you start, it may make the dry time longer.

 Creepy eyes watching you from the bushes!

 Start by painting your nails black, I added a transparent brown polish over the black for mine.

 Using a q-tip or sponge cover about 2/3 of your nail with your bush polish, I didn't have a good green color so I mixed two greens.

 With a dotting tool, nail art brush or a tooth pick add a few eyes.

 With a smaller dotting tool or other add the pupil of the eyes.

 If you's like add some glittery stars to your night sky.

 I mixed some green and the brown I used on the black to add some "texture" to the bushes. it looks better in person than it does in the picture!

 Apply your top coat and you are done!

Happy Halloween!

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Very Enchanting's November Giveaway- Updated

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Voting is over and the most voted goodie is the flower necklace! 

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Giveaway ends 11/20

Also, if I reach 100 followers on Bloglovin.com I will do two giveaway's this month for the top two voted goodies, second top voted item was the

Black Bow Pearl Earrings!

 I am still going to do the refer a friend entry on facebook too so there will be a chance for 4 winners this month. 

 

 Thanks for voting and good luck!
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~~~~~~Updated 11/10~~~~~~
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The prize will come gift wrapped in case you'd like to give it as a gift or if you'd like just pretend that you don't know what's inside for a little treat for yourself.
Giveaway will be done on facebook.
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Make your own Halloween inspired wreath for under $10!

I have seen a few really cute Halloween wreath posted here and there and decided I wanted to make my own. I must say this wreath did not turn out the way I wanted. It looks fine and I am happy to have something on my door but this is not how I wanted to do it. For the first time ever my fiance Rob decided that he wanted to "help" me make something. I thought it was so sweet that I could not say no.

The few I've seen.

What you will need. 

a wreath

a few spooky plastic toys 

a glue gun

& spray paint if you are not happy with the color of the toy

Paint your toys whatever color you want. I spray painted my bats 2 nights before.

I got the glow in the dark bats at Target, it was $1 for each pack I grabbed 3 packs. I used two packs of bats on the wreath.

Rob wanted me to leave the bats as is, I did a light spray so they still glow but I got my black bats.

 This is the wreath I found at Micheals for $4, I thought it was a nice size. 

I wanted to paint it black but Rob thought it would be spookier if we left it as is... I still want to paint it black.

 Glue your toys on and that's it, you are done! 

I was going to add some small black flowers around it but Rob also though that would be lame.

 That is Smee, I have had that skull since I was in high school. I know Smee didn't have an eye patch but I did named him after Smee from Hook!

 Done and done, hang that bad boy up!

 This is Rob eating his egg sandwich while "helping" me. I don't know why he has a fork for a sandwich.

 I asked him if it looked good and this is him saying yes.

Then he got very excited because both of our cats jumped in the basket and told me to take a picture.

That is Athena and Artemis, the cutest little sister kitties ever!

Watch Artemis playing fetch!

Halloween inspired spiderweb nails!

Hope you enjoyed, 

Happy Halloween!

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A very yummy beef roast recipe.

 The one day of cold weather we had Southern California last week has made my stew and roast hunger start. I make light chicken soups in the summer and heavy beefy stews in the colder months. Anyway, although California has changed it's mind and went back to summer weather I have started the first of many roast for this year. 

This is the man that has started it all. 

My grandpa, he made it this way and showed my ma and she showed me. Pretty much any roast or stew Mr. John Flood made was not right unless it has brown gravy, potatoes, and onions. That man was crazy about onions too, my ma use to tell me that after the war he would eat onions like apples almost everyday. I do that with garlic but an onion is a little too much for me!

So, here is how you make this lovely homemade roast and or stew.

This services 4-6 people depending on the serving size. 

You will need for the roast

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 (2-3-pound) boneless chuck roast
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 chopped onions
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 (14-ounce) can beef or veggie broth- we have always used Swanson

2 oz tomato sauce

2 tbsp brown gravy
1 bay leaf
4 large carrots, peeled and cut diagonally into 1-inch pieces
3 medium or 4 large potatoes

1-2 cups of fresh petite green beans

Add any other veggies you want, I like to add cabbage... to everything.

If stew double the broth, pepper, tomato sauce, gravy, bay leaf, and add about a tsp of cumin, some water, and whatever veggies you want. I always add cabbage and cauliflower and sometime I add a tsp or two of cayenne pepper.

The beef!

I marinade it over night in some veggie broth, pinch of salt and pepper & some garlic power.

Preheat oven to 325º.
Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chuck roast with salt and pepper. Add roast to pan; cook 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove roast from pan. Add onion to pan; sauté 8 minutes or until tender.

Place browned roast in your baking dish. Add all of your goodies to your dish and bake at 325° for 2.5 hours or until the roast is almost tender.

Remove bay leaf from dish.

 Yummy!

Shred meat with 2 forks. Serve roast with vegetable mixture and cooking liquid. 

If it is stew just put everything in a pot and cook for a few hours. I cook it until the cauliflower has become one with the broth because my fiance hates cauliflower.

Enjoy!

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Leave a comment here with the color you'd like to have if you win!
Only way to pick the color is to leave a comment below between 10/14-10/29!

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October's giveaway will be starting soon and before it does I am giving you a chance to pick and vote on the prize!

Take the poll below to pick your favorite!

The giveaway will start on facebook on the 19th.

Pick your favorite here and leave a comment if there is a color prefer.
The only way to pick the color of the prize if you win is to comment here.
Winner(s) will be sent a random color if no comment is left before or during giveaway.
Earrings with the most votes will be the in October's giveaway! 

Pick your favorite!
	Flower Studs
	Zebra Studs
	Bubble Studs

October's giveaway will be on facebook but just so I know if you'd prefer it not be now is your chance to let me know.

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Halloween Inspired Spider Web Tip Nails

 I love this time of year & the holidays that come with! I have been dying to break out my Halloween goodies and start decorating my house. My fiance and I moved into a house last year with very tall ceilings and we were not prepared to decorate that high. Everything turned out cute but it wasn't awesome. This year I am going for awesome. Anyway, so I don't seem crazy I am waiting till next week to start setting stuff up but I still wanted to do something right now so I did my nails! 

Here's what you'll need: A top coat (I use Rimmel Top Coat), a base color (I went with black to make the white pop), a feature color for your web, tape, & a toothpick/small paint brush if your web color polish isn't nail art polish.

First, prep for your manicure, to make it last longer. Remove your old polish, if any, and soak your hands in warm water for a few minutes. Trim your nails and push back your cuticles but don't cut them. Do not use lotions or oils on your hands before you start, it may make the dry time longer.

 Using good ol' scotch tape cover the part of your nail where you don't want your base color to be.

 Apply one or two coats of your base.

 Remove your tape when it is completely dry.

 You will be making three lines like this.

 I used a small paint brush and dabbed white polish on some tape. Make a thin line along the bottom your your base color where the tape was, make one in the middle and along the side or top of your nail depending on where you started. You can make more lines if doing your whole nail but make sure you have an odd number of lines.

 Lines along the top and side.

 You can touch up your lines with your base color if you lines are as neat and you'd like.

 Inside the lines make bowed lines or "c" shaped lines.

 Apply a coat or two of your favorite top coat and you're done!

Webs!

 I am pretty happy with how it turned out. 

I think closer to Halloween I'll give it a try with purple.

Thanks for stopping by!

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