Brace yourself!

I went to the dentist the other day for my routine check up. I've always been super lucky with my teeth, they are strong and fairly white... that was until I had children!! They seem to have changed the strength, colour and SHAPE of my teeth! I now have crooked teeth...

 

This is something that I am not happy about. The dentist said it's either gum disease or old age... I think it's the first time in my life that I was hoping I had gum disease!!!! So it seems I'm getting old! The husband seems to think it's all part of 'growing up' and I should just leave it and appreciate I have teeth at all... I on the other hand cannot stand the thought of them being like this or GETTING WORSE!! So I have the option of having braces on the top and bottom... it's pricey and a long process, but i'm doing it!!! I booked myself in... and I am super excited to get the whole thing started. The way I look at it is: having braces will hopefully make me look like a teenager ;) .... I will have adult braces along with my adult acne GREAT! I'm just hoping the results will be worth it. I'll keep you posted!

Thanks for reading.... Did braces work for you? x

When BAD Craft happens to GOOD people

So I like to experiment on new craft projects all the time, much to the annoyance of my husband because I tend to start a project and half way through get bored or distracted by a new crafty thing to do.... also known in our house as 'half job John'. I love watching videos of painting techniques, crocheting etc.... This week, I stumbled across this video online about a mother who has given her daughters dolls a "tree change" and I was immediately hooked, not only because Edyth has loads of these dolls with their stupidly made up faces and bored half cut looking pout, but I really like the finished result and I like the message it would send to Edyth about image and beauty!

Original Tree Change Doll

Here is the You Tube video that I loved. Tree Change Dolls

So I got straight to it and followed Sonia's tutorial video.

My doll started out looking like this

 

So after the nail varnish remover and tea tree, my doll looked like this.

 

This was not going to plan... Sonia made it look so simple, whereas I was having a freaking nightmare trying to get the makeup off, and the worst part about it was Edyth keeps asking what has happened to her dolls face!! I tried everything...

I left her like this overnight in a solution of nail varnish remover... NOTHING CHANGED and it stank! So I gave up.... Half Job John strikes again and it's fair to say I ruined this dolls face.... I won't be trying this again soon. If any of you have had similar projects go wrong drop me a line, it may make me feel better! Or if anyone knows where I have gone wrong, please let me know! 

Thanks for reading.