Hey it’s me Camie

Hello!  I'm still around.  Do you remember a while back I mentioned how we put our house on the market, so I wasn’t really working on projects?  Well, I still haven't  worked on any projects because I'm just not sure where I will put them when we move.  I found out tonight that we got an offer on our house.  YAY!!!  So hopefully it will work out, and we can get  the move on the road.  Unfortunately, we have not found a house to buy in the new city, but are kind of leaning on building again.  We can’ t find that perfect house for us to buy that is already built.  If we  end up building we will have to rent for a few months.  My kids are super excited and want us to move into an apartment, but let me tell you, I AM NOT EXCITED about going from 2800 sq. foot home to 1000 sq. foot apartment with a dog, 2 kids and a husband.  OHHH NO, I'm pretty sure I will flip a lid. 

 

 

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Well, of course I saved this as a draft to go back and finish and since then things have changed.  WE did except the offer and we DID find us a New home already built.  We went on Tuesday and signed the papers, and if my house inspection goes good, we will be signing papers on the 6th and 7th of June for both houses.  WOW!  It did all happen really fast, but that’s great news, because we can get moved and settled before school starts.  So Twist of Dazzle will be taking a little break on making crosses , so I can get settled and ready for the busy Fall.   I’m really excited that this is a new home so I can start all over again on decorating and trying new things that I have pinned on Pinterest.  I have a lot of ideas spinning in my brain, so it should be a fun and stressful few months..

GOOD BYE OLD HOME!  IT’S BEEN A GREAT 7 YEARS. 

 

 

 

HELLO NEW HOME!  WITH MANY YEARS TO COME!

 

 

Camie

Whoever said size doesn’t matter LIED!!

I have learned over the last three years of living in this house that I will NEVER be able to buy anything off the shelf at any store that will fit!!  My windows are all odd sizes so everything has to be custom.  That is why I have no blinds on most of the windows!!  I’m working on that one room at a time.  Well same goes with curtains.  All my curtains need to be at least 108”.  If you have ever looked at curtains online that long they pretty much break the bank!!

So one day I was walking around a large home décor store and on clearance for $9 were 96inch black blackout curtains!  I about had a heart attack.  9x3= pretty much free in my book for curtains! 

And listen people I DO NOT SEW!!!  So I had some black corduroy fabric just sitting in a box and some Heat and Bond ultrahold hem tape and the clouds parted and the rays of sunlight beamed down on me because I had just won the lottery (ok not really but it is definitely one of my proudest cheapest moments!)

See those cute arrows I made showing how short they are? Well I fixed that!

I cut my fabric and then just put the heat and bond tape on the edge and flipped it over and ironed it.  How super simple is that.  I left one edge raw and did not “hem” it, since I had to attach it to the curtain.  I ironed that end to the bottom of the curtain just following the manufactures hemline so it would be straight.

 

Then up they went and they are awesome!!!

Windows in the TV room have been PIMPED! (yes I know I need wood blinds)

Kristin

New social networking buttons up in here

Last year we had our blog redone by Designer Blogs!  We love it, but some how (and I'm sure me or Kristin screwed it up) but our Social Network buttons quit working and so did the tab buttons at the top.  So we contacted  Kristin from Simply Klassic Blog Design and she hooked us up!  We also had Pinterest added to the buttons.  Twist of Dazzle now has its own account so head over and follow us!http://pinterest.com/twistofdazzle/  Be sure to head over to Kristin's website and check out all her stuff.  She was so helpful and super easy to work with.

Happy Monday everyone!!!

There is some NEW CHANDELIER LOVE in this house

 

If you read this blog then you remember how my house caught on fire all because my lovely chandelier decided to burn my house down (well not down but it sure did suck).  Well it has been about five months and I have been shopping and shopping and shopping for one that I would like.  Ugh! They are all so typical looking and cheap looking without a cheap price. FINALLY found one!

She is in and I love her!  She looks to small in the picture on the right but it really is not (it’s just a bad picture that I am known for)

So I can know mark off something off on my Pimp My House list.  This was a big one people these ceilings are 30ft up and nobody ever wants the job.  Today I am working on curtains in the living room off the kitchen and these little bad boys are getting a simple little redo today!

So I will be back soon with an update on those soon

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Kristin

Product of the Week

I’m linking up with Aly  and Tiffanie  for product of  the week.

I decided since I couldn't think of anything last week that I would do 2 this week.  (man I'm smart)

First up to bat is my Mary Kay lip gloss.  I really like the way this feels on my lips.  A lot of the lip glosses I buy are really sticky, and I find that this one does not glue my lips together.  My other item is my Loreal mascara.  Again, I have bought many different ones and they either clump, get all over my face, or doesn’t look like I have any on.  This ones really covers my lashes good and stays on all day, AND  even better it less than $10 bucks.

I see that Kristin already linked up today!  Well guess what you are getting 2 posts from TOD in one day.  YAY.   Also, I couldn’t let Kristin out do me in her OR gear.  Check this!

Happy one day closer to Friday!

Camie

Eye Candy

Well it is that time again to fill you in on something that I love.  You should head over to Aly and Tiffanie's awesome blogs and get in on the fun! I had no idea I loved so many things ha!

So until recently I NEVER wore makeup except mascara. I always felt like I look like a clown.  But mostly because my family looks like this

We pretty much look like this year round and not from a tanning bed. Robert is Brazilian and I am German so there you have it! 

Enough of all that lets get to my favorite product this week.  So last summer I went in to Sephora for mascara and came out with a makover and makeup that costs $300+ YIKES!  So I started buying cheap stuff and cutting coupons for drugstore makeup (the only thing I splurge on now is my foundation still on the hunt for a cheap one I like) I came across this little eye wonder at Walmart one day for $6. Yep that is a price I like!

 

I have the brown and the silver and I LOVE LOVE LOVE this eyeshadow!! It’s a wet shadow but goes on great and DOES NOT come off during the day.  And it has some glitter in it!  What girl doesn’t like a little glitter when you have to look like this during the day ha!

Ohhh Camie and I have the life…just saving lives people…just saving lives…It’s what we do!

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Kristin