Stitch Fix #6 - July 2016

It's time to talk about my July fix!  This month I asked my stylist, Melissa, for cover ups to wear with my ever expanding dress collection and she certainly delivered.  Read on for details!

Dragon Fest Food Walk

Last weekend was Dragon Fest in the International District.  They had a food walk where businesses offered tasty small bites for $3 a piece.  We had all kinds of delicious dumplings and other dim sum type bites in addition to Japanese taiyaki and even a small fry from McDonald's (the sponsor of the event).  It was a fun outing and we'd definitely go back again next year!

Small Crochet Chicken

As mentioned in a previous post, I'm currently working on a line of crochet animals to sell in my upcoming Etsy shop.  As I'm sure anyone could predict, my first work is a small amigurumi chicken to match the medium and large/jumbo size chickens I've made in the past.  Here she is:

Jeff has made it clear he wants to keep her, so I guess I'll have to make another for my Etsy shop.  We'll see how quickly that happens since making small chicken feet is a pain.  Stay tuned for more info about my developing line of amigurumi animals!

Nail Art Play With Pigments!

I'm always searching Instagram and Youtube for fun shellac nail art examples/tutorials.  I found several videos using Lecente's neon pigments a few months ago and immediately wanted to purchase the set, but I could only find them for sale to professionals in the UK (which I am neither).  Luckily, Lecente recently got a US distributor and I was finally able to purchase them!  These five little pots of pigment showed up nicely packaged a few weeks ago and I tested them out during my next DIY shellac manicure.

I decided to go all out and use all five pigments for a rainbow effect on each nail and then stamp over it with a new Bundle Monster plate.  It took me almost two hours per hand because I'm slow and a perfectionist, but it was totally worth it.  Read on to for more about how I did it:

Stitch Fix #5 - June 2016

This month's Stitch Fix was as delightful as always thanks to my stylist, Melissa.  This month my only request was a cargo jacket since the greater Seattle area's weather can't seem to make up its mind if it wants to be warm or cool.  I told Melissa to surprise me in regards to the rest of my fix.

Read on for details!