Some LacqueredBliss one of a kind polishes

Here are a few of my one of a kind polishes that are now in the shoppe!

The Red Wedding
So, I read Game of Thrones, knew what was coming, and the TV showing of the Red Wedding still shocked me.  In the aftermath, I took to my hobby of nail polish making to calm me.  This polish is really nice as a topper for a gold polish.

Ostara
As I began making polishes for this spring, I started this beauty.  I attempted to capture all of the beauty of all the egg hunts we used to go to in the country when I was young.  Thus, Ostara was born.

Plumstruck
This one will be the hardest for me to let go of.  Dark purple with teal glitter, this one is my absolute favorite so far:

These along with several other OOAK or LE polishes are now available in my shoppe!!

Calling all glitter nuts!!

So, a lot of you know I work for Horizons School here in Birmingham.  I am working to keep up some craft opportunities for the students, and one thing several of the girls want to do is make nail polish.  I have decided to allow them to design one polish (I will do the pouring since the pigment and everything could be messy) and we will make two copies of it: one for them to keep and another to sell on ETSY.  The money from the sale of the polishes will be donated to the school.

If anyone wants to donate some leftover solvent-resistant glitter, please email me at larabeth.pm@gmail.com.  Any tiny amounts would be good: these will be for two 15mL bottles only.

Thanks everyone!

PS- if you want to make a monetary donation to the school, click here!!  We are non-profit. ^_^

Starry, Starry Birmingham

What in the world happened?!  Anybody that is part of fantasy football knows that college upset Saturday kind of turned into pro-upset Sunday.
My team lost, and I'm no longer undefeated, but that's OK. There is absolutely NO way anyone would have seen Jimmy Graham getting shut out (for the first time since 2010, btw).  I was right about Russell Wilson, but being right wouldn't have been enough to save me from the shameful 60-93 loss I suffered, hahaha. Next week I shall return with a vengeance!!!

My scores from this week (The Eagles defense was a last minute nervous decision, but at least it didn't hurt):

I have found a really neat idea on Groupon for a poster I want.  I usually buy directly from the site, but this particular deal features canvases of Starry, Starry Night with city skylines superimposed.  Of course, Birmingham Alabama is not nearly important enough to be on there.  So now I'm working with two of my friends to get a good skyline photo (of the Southside angle, since I live there) and get it placed over Starry, Starry Night.

<<In case you're not already on Groupon, let me plug for just a minute... it's a site with crowd-sourced deals that allow you to do things in your area at a discount or allow you to find neat things online at a good discount.
I've bought a canvas print for $30 that was originally over $100, I've had tickets to different events in the area at 50% off, and I have gotten good deals on cooking classes in the area.
Here's my referral link if you're just dying to check it out:
http://www.groupon.com//RAF/USERREFERRAL_RP/121015/10R1ACT/LK/UU53185538
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My manicure currently is featuring one of my polishes and using Sinful Color's Black Magic as an accent:

For those of you who are unaware, I'm starting a polish line this Spring called Lacquered Bliss.  I've got the Facebook page up and running.  https://www.facebook.com/LacqueredBliss  Feel free to "like" it for promotions.  Bloggers, feel free to email me about special pricing for your blogs.

I was totally going to write about food now, but I've realized the fridge is pretty well empty and tonight will most likely be my famous breakfast-for-dinner spread.  Simple but filling, I usually go with bacon, eggs, and pancakes.  I now have a smiley face pan for pancakes, so I think this may be happening more and more often. ^_^

The UPS-store has just sent me a notification that the robot vacuum I bought off of Groupon is here!!!  It looks as if my day will be spent picking up the apartment, setting the machine up, and pretending to workout to Jillian Michaels while watching the vacuum do my job.  ^_^  Tonight, I will be teaching my students, rearranging my bedroom, and cooking.