Sew Nauti Embroidered Halloween Bag

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We're super excited for Halloween!  Although we're not quite sure what we're going to be yet, we know we'll definitely be toting these cute bags for candy.

They're handmade and feature cute embroidery!  I love these little candy corns.

Plus you get to choose between burlap and canvas for the bag.

Plus, when you inevitably wind up carrying your child's candy (and stealing a few here or there, they probably won't notice) you can still totally rock it!

If you're the one at home handing out candy to all the trick-or-treat-ers you can use this awesome basket.

Are you as excited for Halloween as we are?

Cassi & Katie

7 Deadly Sins Link-Up

Happy Friday everyone!  Today I'm linking up with Shane.

 

seven great things in your life.

1. Supportive family

2. Few friends, but the ones I have are always there when I need them

3. This blog's growth

4. The ability to take as many dance classes as I do

5. Being able to do school online instead of having to go to public school

6. Artistic talent

7.  Baking abilities

seven things you lack and covet.

1. Time

2. Flexibility

3. Clear skin

4. Sewing skills

5. 20/20 vision

6. Patience
7. Writing skills

seven things that make you angry.

1. People who try to one-up everyone

2. People who text and drive (at least when I am there because I will gladly type it for you, otherwise you can wait until we get to a stop sign seriously)

3.  When I actually watch a show live and have to sit through commercials
4. When someone doesn't know the difference between their/ there/ they're

5.-7.  I really don't have anymore

seven things that you neglect to do.

1. Answer texts

2. Thoroughly study before tests

3. Eat dinner

4. Stretch

5. Clean

6.  Put laundry away

7.  Sew my pointe shoes before the day I'm going to need them

seven worldly material desires.

1.  New leotards

2.  Pointe shoes I can actually break in

3.  Allegiant- I'm 20 on the list at the library

4.  That's about it actually

seven guilty pleasures.

1. Netflix

2. Tea

3. Chocolate

4.  Sleeping in

5.  Raw cookie dough

6.  Tumblr

7.  Ravioli

seven things you love about love.

1.  I don't know dude

-Cassi

10 "Don'ts" for Halloween

DO NOT

1. Kill any pets.  If you see that someone’s black cat got loose, let it be unless you intend to return it to its owner.

2. Smash or set fire to other people’s pumpkins

3. TP people’s houses if they aren’t handing out candy/ decorated

4. TP people’s houses if there are handing out candy/ decorated

5. Shame people for the costumes they’re wearing

6. Shame people for wearing/ not wearing costumes

7. STEAL CANDY FROM CHILDREN

8. Make kids cry

9. Be unlawful

10. Be an asshole

You also shouldn't forget to link-up your 5 Little Grins with us this week!  Plus, enter our giveaway for the chance to win some awesome prizes!

-Cassi

NAIL FAIL: Spooky Spider Nails

So since Katie was over on Friday (She's actually over every Friday and she does help make some of the big decisions behind the blog, but she doesn't have that much time to do posts and such.  She is working on one now, though, that will be up soon!) I decided I would paint her nails.  It really did not go as planned, but I took pictures, so now you can laugh too!

Originally I was doing to do a gradient on four of her nails with spiders on them and just a solid color on her thumb with a spider web.  You can decide for yourself what you think it turned out looking like!

Don't worry though, we'll have some better tutorials up for you soon! :)

-Cassi

Hair

New here?

Three-stranded vortex (instead of my usual two)

My hair has gotten a lot longer since this and now my bun is even larger than this normally.  Crazy!

Made two tiny braids starting from the base of my neck and wrapped them to make a head band.  Pinned in place.  They each only reached to my ears, but you couldn't tell!

A horrid picture, but I put my hair half up, twisted it into a bun, then french braided what was left starting at the bottom right, then kept going and wrapped it clockwise starting from the left!

This is from recently so it is pretty accurate on how my hair regularly looks now!

My hair post straightening it for dance.  I'm not sure why I bother because I spent an hour and a half and it doesn't even hold it.  UGH D:

Not hair, but I found it on my phone from 2 years ago- dance team all carved pumpkins together for our Halloween party!

-Cassi

Learn about the end of the boating season and what that means to me here.  On Wednesday I talked about the hell-err- blessing of doing pointe work.  Tuesday I shared my September playlist with you!  Back on Monday I showed you what I got in the mail and a giveaway!

Halloween Skittles Mani

Hey Guys!

Today I am finally sharing my Halloween skittles mani from like a week ago with you!!

So here is my left hand!

and here is my right!

 

 



For my left hand, I had a pumpkin on my middle finger.  I did this by doing everything from the Jack-o-Lantern tutorial, but I stopped right before the face. 
My ring finger was inspired by someone- I can't remember who right now, but I'll add it in when I do.  I painted my nail orange, then let it completely dry.  Then I painted it green, purple, and black, only waiting 30 seconds in between colors.  Then take an index card with a zig zag cut out along the edge.  Bend it so that it matches the curve of your nail, then drag it across your nail while it is still tacky.  You can do this multiple times if you don't get the exact look you want.

Jack-o-Latern Nail Tutorial!

The boring fading purple form my last mani was driving me crazy!! So I pulled out my oranges, a green, a black, and a tooth pick and made this!  It currently is only on one nail lol!

What you need-
2 different oranges- 1 should be more faded and matte, and 1 should be shimmery and brighter
a green, I used a lime, but a darker forest green would probably go better
a black or yellow, I used black, but when jack-o-laterns have a candle in them, they're yellow

1. Paint the whole nail with the matte orange, then paint vertical stripes with the shimmery one

2. Using the green paint a sort of zig-zag at the top.  This might be easier if you use painters' tape.

3. Add a creative face using the black and the tooth pick!

4. Top coat!!


Here you can watch the youtube video if you would prefer:

Thanks for Reading/ Watching lol

-C

Spider Webs Nail Tutorial

So last night I finally got to Sally's and got some rhinestones so I was able to do my nails!
Here is what it looks like!

Here's what I used!

 

(I didn't use the paper with a pumpkin on it, it was just there so you didn't see as much of my desk lol)

 

1. Put a dot of purple in the corner of your nail, and do this to 2 nails, with out getting more nail polish on your brush.  Then wipe excess nail polish off your brush on the rim of the bottle and use the brush to blend the polish out.  You want it to look like it is fading, sort of ombre-ish. Do this to every nail but 1 on each hand (I did pinky and ring finger) Paint those black.

 

2.  Next use the black and paint spider webs on your thumbs.  You can use a tooth pick or dotting tool, I just used the brush because the tooth pick was a pain for me. 

 

3.  Paint a layer of glitter on every nail.
 

4.  Make sure you have your rhinestone(s) out so you can place it quickly.  Paint a layer of top coat on 1 thumb, then quickly place your rhinestone and repeat with the other thumb.  I pput my rhine stone in the corner where the center of the web would be.  Then add another layer of top coat, mainly focusing on where the rhinestone is.

 

5.  You can add top coat to the rest of your nails, or I used a couple coat of Goulish Glow.

 

 

-C



Saran Wrap Black, Silver, and Purple

What you need:
Black, purple, silver, and saran wrap!!

Paint every other nail black and purple, and let it completely dry.  Cut up 2 inch squares of saran wrap and crumple them up.  Paint one layer of silver over your first nail, then dab it with the saran wrap.  Repeat this alternating with black and silver, but make sure you don't do black on black.  Make sure you use the saran wrap quickly after, otherwise it may dry.

You can watch the tutorial on youtube here!

-C

October!

So finally it is October!  That means Halloween is right around the corner.  You may not be a crazy Halloween person, so maybe you don't dress up.  But, I can give you some cute nail tutorials, so that you can be festive and subtle!!

In the meantime, you might not have these nail polish colors, so here's what I am using, so that you can get them!

-Orange
-Yellow
-White
-Purple
-Glitter (silver specs is good)
-Black

My orange and black are Wet 'n' Wild, which are BOGO free this week at CVS!!

Also, you'll need saran wrap and rhine stones!

Stay tuned for the tutorials!!

-C