tiny blessings

I was sent this ADORABLE pillowcase dress by Tammy at Tiny Blessings, LLC (facebook) in a size 4t for my 4.5 year old.

".. specializes in handmade baby accessories and children's cloning. Unique and affordable.
Dresses range from Newborn to 5t in size. Pricing is $20 for Newborn to 2t and $25 for 3t-5t. Special requests for older sizes is an option.
Personalization is available for an extra $5 (machine embroidery, monogram, name, etc)

.. was launched in July 2012.. because of my love for creating and babies/children, i decided to share my craft with others"

I am in LOVE with the print.. and the fun little detail that was pointed out to me.. the shabby chic flower near the bottom.. it's removable!

Makes it easier to wash, because you don't have to worry about washing the flower too often.. if she spills something down her front.. take off the flower before tossing it in the laundry! (and.. IDEA! might be able to order separate flowers to mix and match?!)

The length was great.. my little bug is almost into size 5's now and this is perfect to throw on over leggings and play in. And because the width gives room to grow, and the 1-sided shoulder tie also, it can easily convert to a top through age 6, probably!

I'm so used to pillowcase dresses having two shoulder ties, it took a bit for me to adjust this, and get it just right, but hey.. once it's set, put a tiny safety pin behind it and it'll stay put until said child grows. ;)

After checking out all the seams, the binding, the hem, the materials used.. (i'm a seamstress.. i do this.. lol).. I'm very impressed with the quality and structure of this clothing item.

I would say it'd be well worth your time and money to head over to www.etsy.com/shop/tamstinyblessingsllc and grab a few for your princess today! Summer is almost upon us.. and these are so versatile!!

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Holo-y goodness!

I recently entered a giveaway on Ellagee's Fanpage and I don't usually win anything.. but hey, you never WILL win anything unless you enter giveaways, right? So here was to hoping! :)
(she does a weekly giveaway, starting every monday!)

AND IT HAPPENED!
And I got to pick out any full-size bottle of nail polish from her store! WHAT?!
I was SO excited.

I found this pretty grayish holographic polish.. and thought, hey, I only have like 2 holo's, maybe 3.. let's go for that.

DUDE! You don't even NEED the sunlight for THIS holo to be amazing!!
WARNING.. PIC HEAVY!

I love how it's not too thick.. it's a fantastic neutral holo.. that you can see the rainbowy goodness from any light.. it's such a smooootth formula, and it's so choc full the glitters, you don't have to worry about not having enough coverage.
I did a dark Zoya blue on my ring finger, and the rest got a nice Orly purple. And after I put on the holo, my inital response was "oh shoot.. it looks too thick, it's not gonna show the color at all". NOT SO.

It ACCENTED the color from underneath.. and the under color made it look like the holo itself had a base color. (I hope you followed that).

I know I wasn't sent this polish to DO a review, but I just had to share. Enjoy the following photos!
and make sure you grab one at www.ellagee.com

indoor lighting

in the one below, you can see the blue and the purple

 and this is what happens with just the flash on the camera going off. that's not even sunlight!

 THIS is sunlight! (3 pics)

 inside photo with my webcam.. a beautiful gray with nail art :)

 just the light from the flash on my camera again.. unbelievable!

Kawaii: Green Goblin

The other glitter that Kawaii sent me is called Green Goblin.
It's a mix of green hex's with "white" shapes in between. I'm not quite sure what the white shapes are.. they're different. They give another dimension to the polish.. they're really quite cool. :)

I used this polish 3 different ways.. by itself (3 coats, and not opaque) and two different top coats.. 1 over light color, 1 over dark.

Using it as a top coat, I think, worked really well. :) It was a nice accent to the lighter color (Mary Kay Signature Pink).. and on the darker color (Sinful Colors Green) it just added a touch of glam, since it was about the same color.
I really enjoyed it by itself as well! My original thought was to use as many layers as possible to get it opaque.. but after 3 coats, it was still pretty sheer. I think it would probably take like 6 layers to make it opaque, IF it does. :P SOO this is a good fun glitter to ad to a mani.. not use by itself. :)

Which is great! It ads just enough fun.. it's an easy application polish. I recommend putting a top coat over it, just because the glitter is a BIT chunky.

Head over to Facebook to join in the fun on her fanpage, or to her store on Etsy to do some shopping. :)

Kawaii: Electric Connection

This was a fun review to do. :)
Kawaii sent me some great glitter polishes to try out and show you all!

The first one I used for my mani was Electric Connection. This is fun combination of milk and glitter!
The base is a nice milky color, with blue, green and yellow hex's.. a mix of mini's and mediums.

It's great by itself OR, to brighten it up, you can use a white base coat and use less of it. :) I used it over green (as seen in photos on my pinky) and it looks streaky. So using it over colors, i would discourage. I also did 2 thin coats of it on my right thumb (also in a photo) and that looks nice too. It takes 4 coats to be fully opaque. But I do like the depth that it creates.

The glitters lay nice and flat, no "taco" look which is great!
To me these looked like little pieces of cyberspace floating around on my fingers. :) And it almost doesn't need a top coat on it, it's quite smooth!

All in all, i would give this one 2 thumbs up. :)
Head on over to www.facebook.com/kawaiinaillaquer to check it all out, or the Etsy shop to purchase!

Indie Polish- Ruby White Tips #3

THE LAST POST FOR RUBY WHITE TIPS!
This mini "series" has come to an end :) I wanted to show you the whole fabulous package she sent me.

And it was fun to play with ideas for the nail polish pendant.. ended up going with the Kim Custom Collection.. which is the polish i'm reviewing for you today, as well!!

A lovely rose tinted NUDE holo!!

A fantastic neutral, fun to use as a detail color as well!
This color is opaque in two coats.. VERY easy to apply, no top coat needed! (which is good, because i've heard that top-coating a holo takes away some of the effect.)

Such a beautiful shade.. GREAT for wear, too! I put this on (thinking back..) wow, last Friday. And it's now the following Wednesday. No chipping.. which i've never seen with any other polish of mine after 5 days!!
And I made sure I did this review last because I knew i'd want to wear it for a while. LOL. Didn't know that this polish would have to make it through easter egg stuffing at church, vigorous dish washing and laundry, and 2 days of being sick. SO happy with this!

HEAD ON OVER TO www.facebook.com/rubywhitetips and ask how to order your own!
Direct link to her Etsy store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/RubyWhiteTips and look for the polish named "Kim"

Indie Polish- Ruby White Tips #2

The next polish that was in the package from Ruby White Tips is a purple called Gracelyn.

This polish was actually thought up by Laura's 9 year old daughter! :)
I LOVE the colors in this.. mostly purple.. BUT when the sunlight hits it right it's got green and blue in it as well!
Not quite holographic, but still gorgeous!

Now with this glitter, i put on 3 layers and it wasn't quite opaque yet. So i put on a 4th layer on my pinky. That makes it mostly opaque, but you can still see through it when you move it around up to the light.

This made a FANTASTIC top coat on my accent nail! I put one layer over a golden yellow polish, and it set it off just right!

It's a pretty stinky polish.. so for those of you who are sensitive to smells, I wouldn't recommend it. I'm still hoping she stocks it in the store for the rest of you. :)

Head over to www.rubywhitetips.com to contact her, or her etsy store to purchase more amazing polishes!
Also, if you're on Facebook, follow her at www.facebook.com/rubywhitetips