Fried pasta with sun dried tomatos and artichoke hearts

Hello people,
This is a simple 10 minute meal from start to finish. It is what I call jar cooking or dump and stir. Using the ingredients you keep stocked in your pantry, you can create a bunch of different versions of this recipe. It is super yummy, easy to make and quick!! Enjoy. Also, if you do make your own version, post a video or share the written recipe.

Leslie

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Tee shirt revamp project

Hello people,

I have a project for making over a basic tank top tee shirt.  What I have done is taken a2 yrd tulle trim edging and sewn it it into a a circle by sewing the ends together

Then I have taken a 3/8 inch wide elastic, measured my waist and removed 3 inches.  Taking the elastic and stretching it as I sew, I have sewn it to the the tulle.

By stretching the elastic as I sew a zig zag stitch (at the widest and longest setting) to the tulle, it creates a gather and makes the tulle ruffly. 

After turning the tulle into a ruffled circle I pin it to the tee shirt and then sew using the existing stitch line at the hem of the tee shirt as a reference point to sew the two pieces together. 

Then viola!!  Here is a picture of the finished shrt. 

This is a nice little pop of whimsy to just a plain tee shirt!  I love being a girl.

Can a girl ever have too many ruffles?

Thank you for stopping by to check out this project.

Leslie

Advice on makeup primer and a little advice on life

This is a quick video with a little makeup tip and a bit of advice on living!

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RapidLash experiment

Hello people,
As You know I have lost my lashes and brows due to chemo.  My brows never really grew back healthy after my chemo in 2001.  So, with this round of chemo the eyelashes are gone and the brows are not far behind.  I can easily get a prescription for the latisse.  It isn't something that they do a lot of at my chemo office.  For now I think I will try the over the counter option.  The Rapid lash ranks second under the latisse as an eyelash and eyebrow regrowth product.  Starting today I will begin using the rapid lash at bedtime.  They say that it takes 14 days to begin to see results.  That is the pretty much the standard with the top four lash products.  They all say that they take 14 days to begin showing results. 

Gross close up, but you can see that I have only 8 or 9 lashes left and the other eye is bald.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall Fashion hunt

Hello people,
I have been on a Fall fashion hunt.  My current search is for Long sleeve tee shirts that are fitted and feminine looking.  I have had a little luck finding shirts at forever 2, I got two long sleeve shirts while there I also treated myself to some awesome boots that will be trendy but in style for a long time if I take good care of them from mod cloth.  I also got a really cute messenger bag that is tan and red. It smaller version of a standard messenger bag.  It gives it a delicate, feminine style.  Last Spring I purchased an adorable coat that I haven't gotten to wear yet.  I'm waiting for cold weather to get here.  Hurry up Autumn!

So, here are the photos of the shirts, boots and purse.

this is a hoody tee shirt.  I love these, because I can cover my head and stay warm

This is a really roomy purse, with lots of pocket.  It should match a lot of outfits.

I love the detail of the buttons and how the flap folds down, the double stitching and the nice heel pegs on the heel.  Plus they sent extra heel pegs for when these wear out.  

 

 

 

 

 

So, my plan is that with jeans I already have and pants and skirt, I just need to add long sleeve shirts and sweaters to the equation.  Do any of you have ideas of online shopping or places that are chains where I can get shirts that are cut in a bit at the waist line to make the sweaters and shirts more feminine and less boxy looking?  I would Love for your to share your advice with me.

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Leslie

Eyebrows are the windows to the soul.

People,  my transformation is complete.  The chemo I have been going through has completely removed my lashes and brows.  My current fixation is with finding ways to make  my eyes have the two little accessories they were born with.  So, I purchased a benefit brow zing.  I have used other eye brow products in the past.  They are great if you already have brows to accent, but the brow zing is different.  It is more suited to drawing in brows that don't exists. 

The product is in a nice small kit.  It comes with two small brushes and a small pair of tweezers.  I use the rounded brush to put the dark wax on and then use a longer brow brush of my own to apply the lighter color that simulates the individual hairs that you shade into place.  It looks quite natural when you practice a bit.

How do I look with my newly drawn eyebrows?  I think the chemo chic hairstyle is what makes the whole look flow.  LOL!

Thank you for stopping by,

Leslie

Shelac manicure

I intended to post this last weekend, but couldn't get the picture to load from my cellphone to blogger.  I am home now and able to load the photo.  Here ya go.


You won't believe what I did today People! I went amebas one of those fancy new Manu heed. It is called shellac.it is just like polish and comes I'n a wide array of colors. I chose a light purple. First comes a clear base coat of shelac. Next they applied two coats of the prple.'then a couple of top coats. The final step is to cure it under av light. The final thing the nail tech did was to put some shiny oil on with acotton ball and buff the polish to shine. That sort of freaked me out. Cause you know you would never run cotton through your freshly polished nails!?! But this just made them so sparkley.
The difference between a regular Mani and a shellac Mani is that the shellac is thicker. More like acrylic in a sense. They tell me I won't have to polish for 4 weeks. The pplush will not chip or peel lime polish. It will stay newly manicured looking other than a little gap at the base of the nail with new nail growth. I didn
T take the time to ask for sure, but I suspect you'd use polish remover to get it off at home. I'll find it and let you know in a future post. Here is a photo of the finished product.

You won't believe what I did today People! I went amebas one of those fancy new Manu heed. It is called shellac.it is just like polish and comes I'n a wide array of colors. I chose a light purple. First comes a clear base coat of shelac. Next they applied two coats of the prple.'then a couple of top coats. The final step is to cure it under av light. The final thing the nail tech did was to put some shiny oil on with acotton ball and buff the polish to shine. That sort of freaked me out. Cause you know you would never run cotton through your freshly polished nails!?! But this just made them so sparkley.
The difference between a regular Mani and a shellac Mani is that the shellac is thicker. More like acrylic in a sense. They tell me I won't have to polish for 4 weeks. The pplush will not chip or peel lime polish. It will stay newly manicured looking other than a little gap at the base of the nail with new nail growth. I didn
T take the time to ask for sure, but I suspect you'd use polish remover to get it off at ho
E. I'll find it and let you know in a future post. Here is a photo of the finished product.
You won't believe what I did today People! I went amebas one of those fancy new Manu heed. It is called shellac.it is just like polish and comes I'n a wide array of colors. I chose a light purple. First comes a clear base coat of shelac. Next they applied two coats of the prple.'then a couple of top coats. The final step is to cure it under av light. The final thing the nail tech did was to put some shiny oil on with acotton ball and buff the polish to shine. That sort of freaked me out. Cause you know you would never run cotton through your freshly polished nails!?! But this just made them so sparkley.
The difference between a regular Mani and a shellac Mani is that the shellac is thicker. More like acrylic in a sense. They tell me I won't have to polish for 4 weeks. The pplush will not chip or peel lime polish. It will stay newly manicured looking other than a little gap at the base of the nail with new nail growth. I didn
T take the time to ask for sure, but I suspect you'd use polish remover to get it off at home. I'll find it and let you know in a future post. Here is a photo of the finished product.