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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:59 PM PDT

Beautiful, big eyes are surprisingly easy to achieve. A touch of little mascara, eyeliner and a few touch of the makeup brush can give you the look that everyone loves to get. So, if you are looking for some eye makeup tips to make your eyes appear bigger, here are a few tips for you. The key to make your eyes look bigger is the right way of applying the mascara, eyeliner and the right eyeshadow shade.

Make Up Tips For Big Eyes

Apply the darkest shade of eyeshadow on the outer corner of your eyelid, staying below the crease, about one-third of the way across to form a small triangle. Do the same starting at the inner corner of your eye. You should have a bare stripe down the center of your eyelid between the two triangles. Repeat on the opposite eye.
Apply the medium shade of eyeshadow in the bare stripe, from just above the crease all the way down to the lash line. The medium shade should be at least two shades lighter than the dark shade. Repeat on the opposite eye.
Apply the highlighting eyeshadow along the brow bone, beginning just behind the “head” or thick part of the eyebrow. Repeat on the opposite eye.
Blend the edge of the highlighting eyeshadow with your ring finger so there is no marked line. Then, still using your ring finger, gently blend the edges of the dark eyeshadow and the medium eyeshadow where they meet. Be careful not to remove too much eyeshadow; the idea is simply to erase any lines between the colors. Repeat on the opposite eye.
Pull the skin on your eyelid just above the center of your eyebrow taught with your ring finger. Carefully apply a thin line of liquid eyeliner as close to the lash line as possible. Repeat on the opposite eye.
Place the curler against your eye, with the lashes between the clamps. Gently close the curler, being careful that no skin gets pinched in the clamps. After the curler is closed, apply more pressure and hold for five seconds. Release and repeat on the opposite eye.
Twirl don’t pump the mascara wand inside the tube to fill it with mascara. Hold the mascara wand to your eye and gently close your eyelashes over the wand, raking them through the wand’s brush several times to apply the mascara. Gently run the brush across your lower lashes. Add a second coat of mascara for a more dramatic impact.

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How to Make Cotton Ball Jewelry Tutorials

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:00 AM PDT

Image from Infarrantly Creative

Remember the Turk's Head knotted ball tutorial? As I mentioned back there, the knot balls can then be strung in different ways. Soft round balls from yarn and other materials are a fun alternative to round glass beads. Here are some tutorials to inspire!

If you are not into knotting, then glue lengths of yarn around wooden balls. Just check out Infarrantly Creative`s super easy Cotton Ball Bracelet jewelry tutorial for bracelets or necklaces in any color you choose. Just don`t get glue everywhere!

Alma Stoller actually uses cotton balls - the kind you use to wipe off makeup or dab antiseptic onto wounds. Her clever How to Make Fabric Beads from Cotton Balls tutorial shows how to make the balls and embellish them with 24K gold plated beads. Via

The round balls can also be created by crochet as shown by Craft Passion's beautifully written and illustrated tutorial.

The above necklace is my favorite. It is but 1 of 5 necklaces she made in all sorts of colors. Doesn't it look good with a neutral colored outfit?

I also loved the fun safety pin dangle earrings by Divya over at Jewels of Sayuri. She removed the heads of safety pins to cleverly use the rest of the metal as chandeliers. Her soft round balls are fuzz beads but you could also add crochet balls.