Craft Store Haul

Hey Ladies! As usual, I've been shopping... I've recently been finding some good coupons for my local craft stores, so I wanted to share. I also wanted to show the last few things I got from Ebay.

I found a printable coupon for A.C. Moore for 40% off your entire purchase! Can you believe I didn't know there was one around here?! When I went to check it out, I noticed it's a bit more pricey than Michael's or JoAnn's but they have a lot of stuff that they don't as you'll see. So I was very pleased to get this coupon. Unfortunately, the last I didn't get on sale. =(

Doodlebug Sugar Coating Chunky Glitter's regular price is $19.99 but $11.99 with the 40% off coupon.

Doodlebug Sugar Coating Glitter Assortment regular price $16.99 but $10.19 with 40% off.


Craft feathers regular price $2.49 the 40% discount brought the price to $1.49 The pack came with red, blue, hot pink, green, yellow, white and purple.

I didn't get theses craft shells on sale, I can't remember exactly how much these cost but I know they were less than $4.00.

I am really sad that I didn't get these Sable Kolinsky brushes with my 40% off coupon even though I bought them the same day cause I was gonna get them @ Michael's but they didn't have any so I had to go back to A.C. Moore to get them. =( I got size 1 which cost $8 and size 2 which cost $12.


The only thing that I got from Michael's was This Martha Stewart's iridescent hearts & stars glitter. The retail price is $19.99 but it was $11.99 with the 40% off one item coupon.

These last 3 items I got from ebeautyhouse on Ebay.

Rhinestone wheel $1.18

4 size pearl wheel $1.88

1,000 4mm Pearl Hearts $2.99

I deco'd my phone up with the pearls, the pink and clear heart rhinestones I got from Karlinsu88 and some pink and clear rhinestone's I got from Michael's a while ago. =D Here's a pic... It came out OK, I should have got swarovski's though. Oh well...it's cute though =)

In case you like to hear me ramble, here's the video haul. =) Gotta love the wii shopping soundtrack. LOL Hubby been buyin old Intedo games so much I was whistleing this at work Friday! =P

Revlon Fruitful Temptations, Mon Cherry

Good morning, Dear Reader, and Happy Easter!


I was bound and determined to leave my Not So Blue-Berry Konadicure for today, but I simply couldn't resist playing with another scented Revlon this morning.  They're just too much fun!


Today's manicure, a Konadicure, looks more Valentine's Day than Easter, but it's consistent with the name of today's base nail polish, Mon Cherry.  I started with three coats of Mon Cherry, which, like Not So Blue-Berry, brings me right back to the late '70s.  I didn't take a picture of Mon Cherry by itself (it's just a red creme), but I'll tell you the story of what it smells like that makes it special (skip to the pics if you don't care!).


When my sister, who's less than a year older than I am, and I were kids, we went to grade school about two miles from home.  From when we were 8 & 9 on, our dad would give us bus fare every morning for us get home, $0.50.  The problem was that there was a penny candy store between us and the bus stop, and almost every day, we'd stop there and blow our bus fare on candy and then walk the two miles home.  Mon Cherry smells just like the red jelly penny coin candies (which were actually $0.01 each then), the smell of which permeated the candy store.  So wearing this, even though it's just another red creme, makes me think happy thoughts of being 8 and walking home with my sister while we ate our little bags of candy.  I can't quit sniffing it!


So that's why Mon Cherry is a special red creme nail polish.  To make the manicure a little more fun, I added a polka dot tip pattern to it from Konad plate M45 using Pastel Pink Konad Special Nail Polish, and then added a fun little pattern from plate M71 to my ring finger using Konad White Special Nail Polish.  Here's the finished Konadicure, again in the spectacular sun on the balcony.






It's a fun one, I think!  As I said, more Valentine's Day than Easter, but I just couldn't resist.

I have your two reminders for you again today, Dear Reader, before we go about our respective Easter Days.

First, be sure to throw your name in the hate for a Claire's Magic if you haven't already. This one's open to all readers worldwide, and I finally figured out how to set up the entry form so your names don't show!  You don't have to enter your full name anyhow, and your email will only be used to let you know you've won.

Second, don't forget that WowSoCool is giving you 20% off of your Konad orders with code "nailphile," and they have free shipping on orders over $20 (after the coupon is applied).  They just notified me that the Coraline II kit I've been coveting for a good month and a half will ship tomorrow, and they have all the new plates (the M7... series), as well as a great selection of Konad Special Nail Polishes.  Every time I've ordered from WowSoCool, I've gotten shipping notice literally within a couple of hours of hitting Send Order, and they have yet to make a mistake on an order.  I love them!  There's not an end date set on the code yet, so get in on it while you can!

I think that's everything, Dear Reader.  I hope you have a great Easter whether you celebrate it or not, and until next time, love and nail polish to you!