So this morning I had no clue what to write for today’s Thoughts on Thursday post. None, nada, nothing.  Then what did I hear on the radio but a song that Ashton Kutcher and his step-daughter Scout wrote and low and behold I liked the lyrics. I couldn’t find all of the lyrics on line but I think this gives you a good taste.

‘You’re my sober when I’m wasted/ You’re my courage when I’ve got a doubt/ You’re my happy when I’m grumpy/You’re my smile when I’m stuck with a pout’ and ‘You’re my weapon ‘gainst the sandman/ Feel so warm in my hand.’

Read more: Daily Mail

So I decided to look up a few more lyrics that I liked. Here is a song by Anberlin ” Inevitable” that was one of our songs:

I wanna break every clock
The hands of time could never move again
We could stay in this moment (stay in this moment)
For the rest of our lives
Is it over now hey, hey, is it over now

I wanna be your last, first kiss
That you’ll ever have
I wanna be your last, first kiss

Last but not least “Miracle of the Moment” by Steven Curtis Chapman

There’s only One who knows
What’s really out there waiting
In all the moments yet to be
And all we need to know
Is He’s out there waiting
To Him the future’s history

And He has given us a treasure called right now
And this is the only moment we can do anything about

So breathe it in and breathe it out
Listen to your heartbeat
There’s a wonder in the here and now
It’s right there in front of you
And I don’t want you to miss the miracle of the moment

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Thoughts on Thursday

The things that make me happy are pretty simple. They are the things that normally make me grin so I pull out my phone and snap a picture. You want to see the pics I took on my phone this week?

I removed this rolling wire trash bin thing from inside that really didn’t help it just got in the way. I used baskets that I already had in the house and now I can see everything we have!

I covered a bottle of wine in chocolate for my (1st) mother in law. I’ll be honest when I was done with the dark chocolate it didn’t look so hot, but after I added the white it was great and tasted amazing! It was a hit. Ok I’ve had a few questions about this so  here is the short version.

I Basically I criss- crossed ribbon under the bottle  and tied it around the neck. Then I wrapped it in waxed paper and taped it on. Next I used a double boiler to melt chocolate chips with a little water to make it more spreadable. Used a spatula to smear it on. Let it cool and harden. Melted white chips and water in a pyrex measuring cup  and then drizzled it all over! Pretty simple but it takes a little time.
 
I hope thats clear if not I will be making on next weekend so come back on the 7th for the tutorial with pictures. Maybe even a video.
 

Other than the fact that Cooper doesn’t always listen to me grrr, he is pretty darn cute. We gave a friend a ride to the body shop last night to get their car back. The window was up while driving but when we were parked he was adorable.

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You Capture

Many of us are trying to watch what we put in our body (food),  around out body (cleaners) but why don’t we watch what we put on our body?

Make-up is part of most Americans everyday life. Have you ever paid attention to what is in your makeup? Did you know there are chemicals in our American make-up that are banned in other countries? Check out a few of them:

Paraben preservatives or alkyl-p-hydroxybenzoates (methyl, propyl, butyl, and ethyl)

Amine family Diethanolamine (DEA), triethanolamine (TEA), amonoethanolamine (MEA)

*~* All of the above information is from The Environmental Working Group’s Cosmetic Saftey Database.~*~

Then you have companies like forget me not who care about the ingredients of their products. Liz makes all of her make-up in small batches by hand. That means she knows exactly what is in them and what isn’t. Not only does this make a greener product but also a high quality product, it sticks around all day!

My Thoughts

Honestly one of my favorite thing is that each product has an ingredient list, you know exactly what you are getting, another favorite? She sells refills in a small plastic baggie! Not only are they cheaper, since you are refilling the container you already have you are wasting less! I’m also impressed with how long the color sticks around. Here is an example of how and what I used on my eyes.

Nothing too exciting just the basics but look how it turned out:

• I used the Ambercolor as a liner its simple to do with loose powders like this just use a tiny brush wet  it down and dip it in the color. Then draw a line against your lashes. Then I used the same Amber color in my outside crease.
• Lotus was my all over color
• I used Buttercup as my highlighter

You can win these same 3 colors!

Liz is being very generous by giving one of you a set of her eyeshadow in colors that will work for everyone. This is a world wide giveaway, if you are from out of the country and you win I’ll have her ship it to me and I will ship it to you!

Leave a SEPERATE comment for each of the 4 possiable entries:

Required:

• Tell me which 4 colors you would choose for the 4 for $18.00 special.

Extra Entries:

• Follow Forget Me Not on Twitter
• Like Forget Me Not on Facebook
• Tell me your favorite post of mine on Life, Love, Green

~*~Giveaway ends on February 8th at 3:00 CST~*~

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Giveaway, Green, Make-up, review

A little while back I picked up some free 3 ring binders from the law studies office in the building where I work. Problem is it says law studies office on the cover, bleh. So I decided to make a new cover for it.

1st I took a piece of card stock and cut it down to size, then I added this self stick die-cut boarder that I had. It was a little too big so I used a corner rounder to make it smaller but keep the oval shape going.

2nd I sewed it on with my sewing machine. Yep thats all I did.

I put some tape on the back where the stitches started and ended so that they wouldn’t pull through.

3rd I cut out letters on vinyl (its like making stickers!) from Expressions Vinyl. I used transfer tape to place them exactly where I wanted them on the cover.

4th  I covered the whole thing with clear contact paper to make it stronger. I used the vinyl tool I bought at Expressions Vinyl and it made the job very easy.

5th I loaded up the cover with glue attached the cover and set some books on  it for a few hours. I don’t know if this was the best way to attach it but its all I came up with. Here you have it:

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Craft, Cricut, Reuse