Pepperoni and Tomato Bagel Sandwich

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I know I said I was going to be posting more, but you know how life is! I was planning on painting my nails Wednesday, but my boyfriend's truck broke down Tuesday night around 11 so i had to go pick him up and I've been staying with him so I can take him to work since he has no vehicle. So the whole nail painting thing didn't happen. But, I do have a great lunch idea for you guys today!

My mom and I have been trying to eat healthier for lunch, but we get sick of things after eating them for an entire week so we feel the need to mix it up. I was browsing Pinterest for bagel sandwich ideas and we came across one that we thought sounded good but ended up creating our own anyway!

What you need:

• Bagels (We used plain but you can use whatever kind your heart desires)
• Cream cheese
• Pepperoni
• Cherry/Grape tomatoes

First, you'll need to toast your bagel, unless you like how chewy raw bagels are. After you toast your bagel, let it cool for a minute and put cream cheese on the top and bottom. Then add pepperoni and tomato halves!

It's as simple as that and it's absolutely delicious!

One tip I will give you though is to take the seeds out of the tomato halves. I made the mistake of leaving the seeds in there and they exploded on me, which was not pleasant.

Let me know what you think!

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Vertical Stroke Manicure

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Sorry that I keep going AWOL! I totally planned a posting streak, but I got sick and everything just went downhill from there. I am happy to say that I am better and I finally painted my nails last Monday after a month of them being naked!

I've seen manicures like this all over Pinterest and Instagram! I was dying to try out this blue polish I got from Avon so I figured this would be the perfect easy and quick manicure!

What you need:

•  Base Coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
• Glitter detail polish (I got mine at Meijer)
• Blue Polish (Avon Nailwear Pro+ Vibe)
• White Polish (Avon Nailwear Pro+ French Tip White)
• Top Coat (Seche Vite)
• Gelous (Optional)
• Detailing Brush
• Orange Stick for Clean-up (Optional)

The first thing you want to do is apply a coat of your base coat to protect your nails. After this is dry, apply one coat of your base polishes (blue and white) to your desired nails. I chose to alternate my colors. Once this coat is dry, apply a coat of Gelous and let dry. Now, apply another coat of your base color if needed. I only applied one coat of my blue but needed 2 of the white.

 

After this coat dries, begin making vertical stripes with your silver glitter polish on all of your nails. Once you're done with that, do that same with your blue and white, using blue on your white nails and white on your blue nails. My brush is a little thick so my strokes didn't turn out quite how I would have liked them to. If you have a long and thin brush, that would be the best one to use for this manicure.

 

Once those strokes are dry, apply a coat of your top coat and one last coat of Gelous after that.

 

This manicure has lasted me about 8 days and I plan to take the polish off tonight. The Gelous method has been a great help in the longevity of my manicures, I just wish my nails didn't grow so fast!

Let me know what you think! I hope to paint my nails again tonight, but I may not be able to because my sister has her last choir concert of the year, but I will definitely be posting more soon! I will have some great lunch ideas coming up as my mom and I try out some new, healthier options!

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Avon Color Creme Eyeshadow Review and Tutorial

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So I thought that when I started summer break I would have tons more time to do my nails and other fun DIYs. I was wrong! I haven't painted my nails in 3 weeks or more and it makes me kind of sad! Not to mention, I'm starting to run out of drafts so I'm going to have to start going DIY crazy!

 

Today I'm going to review this color creme eyeshadow that  got from Avon! It was on sale so I just HAD to buy it, plus I have been looking for a pink eyeshadow like this for quite some time now!

 

It comes in this cute little squeeze tube with a nozzle for dispensing the product.

 

This is the box it came in. Apparently when I was thinking of writing this post I thought it was important to show you the box!

These are the directions on the back of the box!

I like this eyeshadow but I don't use it very often only because it really frustrates me. It can be sort of hard to blend and it's not a very bold color so you can barely see it on my eyelid. I find that it works best when you use two coats and then ass some white in the corner of your eye.

 

This is the Avon mascara I use religiously and I absolutely love it! It does a great job at making this toned-down shadow pop!

To apply the shadow, I put a small amount on my finger and rub it on my eyelid. I start in the center and work outwards.

 

This is what the shadow looks like after it is blended. This is one layer:

 

This shows you a close-up of the shadow after I applied liquid eyeliner and mascara. (Ignore the gross breakout on my forehead)

Here is the finished product!

As you can see, it is a very subtle color. I like to add the liquid eyeliner because I feel it makes the color pop a little more. I was so excited about this eyeshadow that I ordered the Champagne as well but they kept telling me it would be in the next order and it never came! I was super disappointed!

Unfortunately, they have discontinued this line of eyeshadow, so I can't give you a purchase link! You can purchase the mascara here though!

Let me know what you think! I would also love some suggestions on future DIYs and tutorials that you want to see!

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Ebay Guides

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I have recently joined Influenster and I am absolutely loving it so far! I joined maybe 4 days ago and I may already be receiving a VoxBox (which is a box filled with things you are expected to test out and review)!

Another opportunity I had was to write 2 Ebay guides in order to receive a $25 Ebay gift card! How awesome is that? I strongly encourage any of you who are interested in reviewing new products and earning these great incentives to try it out!

Below I will link my two guides for you to check out and hopefully you will consider joining Influenster as well!

Yarn Substitution Tutorial - This is a tutorial that walks you through which types of yarn are best for you and how to figure out which yarns you need for your projects and how to substitute yarn!

Avon Skincare Expert Techniques - This tutorial lists and explains each of Avon's ANEW lines and what aspect of aging they target!

If you want any more information on either of these subjects, feel free to comment or email me and I would be more than happy to help!

Have a great day!

Pink and Grey Nails

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I'm still working on catching up on my old posts, bu I have almost finished all of my drafts! It's actually a scary thought because I'm scared I will run out of things to share with you! Yikes! Hopefully I will be painting my nails tonight though, so I should have another tutorial for you in the next few days!

 

I did this manicure las summer I think, and I absolutely loved it and still do! It's simple and elegant!

 

Here is the finished look, featuring the steering wheel of my old Escape (tear):

 

What you need:

• Base Coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
• Gelous
• Gray Polish (Maybelline Color Show Impeccable Greys)
• Pink Glitter Polish (Avon Stardust Crystallized Pink)
• Pink Polish (Avon Cotton Candy)
• Top Coat (Seche Vite)
• Chevron Vinyls (Vinyl Quickies Small Chevron)

After yur base coat dries, apply a coat of your pink polish on all but one of your nails (I chose the middle finger).

 

On the nailthat you left blank, paint a coat of your glitter polish.

 

Once this coat dries, apply a coat of gelous.

Now, paint a second coat of your pink polish. A second coat of the glitter is optional, depending on how opaque your first coat was.

Once that dries, apply a coat of fast dry top coat (such as seche vite) to 2 of your pink nails (I chose my pointer and ring fingers). Once the seche vite dries, apply your chevron vinyls (I only needed three, but depending on the length of your nail you may need more or less).

Once your vinyls are appled and the edges are pressed down, paint a thick coat of your gray polish over top of them.

Remove the vinyls immediately after applying your gray polish or else you will end up with a sticky, gooey, mess.

 

Now, apply a coat of top coat to all of your nails and let that dry. Once that is dry, apply one last coat of Gelous!

 

***As you can see in the picture, you may have some polish that comes off when you remove the vinyls. It shouldn't happen if you use fast dry top coat beforehand, but I did not know that trick when I did this manicure. If you don't ahve fast dry top coat, you can list take a toothpick or a small brush and touch those spots up***

As you can see, you can't even tell that I had to touch some spots up!

I hope you all enjoy this manicure as much as I do! I would love to see your recreations posted to #countryclassdiy! I am also always looking for ideas and inspiration! Comment with your ideas or contact me through email or Pinterest!

 

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Pink Ikat Nails

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I apologize for my lack of posts lately, but with the semester winding down I've been swamped! I just turned in my last big project today so now I just have a presentation tomorrow and exams on Wednesday and Thursday! On top of all of this, my laptop has a virus and I am now unable to use it!

 

With all of this going on, I haven't been able t paint my nails much. Though I have managed to finger knit a blanket and hat for a very special baby named Brielle, you can read about her and her family here.

 

Now, on to the tutorial! I did these nails quite a while ago and they are the oldest draft I have sitting in my posts.

 

What you need:

•  Base Coat (Avon Ridge Filling Base Coat)
• Pink Glitter (Avon Stardust - Crystallized Pink)
• Pink Polish (Avon - Cotton Candy)
• White Polish (OPI Alpine Snow)
• Top Coat (Seche Vite)
• Black detail polish
• Gelous (Optional)

After applying your base coat and allowing it to dry, paint your ring finger with your glitter polish, your thumb white, and the other 3 fingers pink.

Paint a layer of gelous over top of this first layer once it dries.

 

After your gelous is dry, apply another coat to all of the nails.

Once your thumb is dry, paint 2 shapes similar to a triangle on your thumb.

now, with your detail brush, paint ragged triangular lines around these 2 shapes.

Now, apply some black strokes in the center of the triangle.

Once that has dried, apply a coat of top coat and then top it off with a coat of Gelous!

I hope you all enjoy this manicure as much as I did! I hope t be back on a regular posting  schedule soon!

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Pink and Zebra Toes

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School is really picking up again so I will probably not be posting for a few weeks after this! Here is a pedicure I did last summer! It's super easy and a fun way to paint your toe nails, especially in those warm summer months!

 

What you need:

•  Base Coat (AvonRidge Filling Base Coat)
• Glitter Accent Polish (I got mine from Meijer)
• Black Accent Polish (I got this from Dollar Tree)
• Hot Pink Polish (Sally Hansen-no name)
• Top Coat (Seche Vite)
• White polish (OPI Alpine Snow)

First, paint a coat of white polish on your big toes.

While that is drying, paint the rest of your toes with your pink polish.

Now, carefully take your pink polish and diagonally paint half of your big toe nail pink.

While that is drying, paint lines resembling those in zebra print on the white wart of your nail. I found that it looks best if you do some triangle type lines and also mix in semi straight lines.

Now paint a line of your silver glitter between the two polishes.

Apply your top coat and you're done!

This is a really simple way to spice up your toes for the summer and it really doesn't take all that long either!

Let me know what you think!

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