Glitter Hairbrush

"Hi my name is Shae and I'm a glitter addict ."

I guess that's not a huge surprise since my blog is named Sprinkles & Glitter...

A few months ago, Caylee, Meg & I had a Girls' Weekend and painted our little hearts out. Of course, no day with me is complete without some glitter, so we also made a Snap Cup (which I've talked about several times before). The base and rim are covered in glitter.

I was on Pinterest a bit ago and saw a glittered hairbrush. Well, duh, why didn't I think of that? I don't really enjoy brushing my hair (sorry, Caylee) but I figured it was a good habit I would start if I had a glittered hair brush! I improved changed the directions from the link above, so follow whichever directions you feel comfortable with even though mine are better, clearly.

1. Assemble Supplies
You'll need Mod Podge (not the matte kind - I used gloss), glitter, a sponge paint brush and of course your hair brush. Not pictured: Mod Podge Super Hi-Shine Sealer. I worked on giant white poster board so I could put the extra glitter back in the jar. Also, I didn't use fancy pants glitter, this was actually from Walmart. I wanted chunky glitter rather than super fine glitter, but you can use whatever your heart desires.

2. Using your foam brush, paint some mod podge on the back of your brush. Don't be stingy, but don't put gobs on there either - enough so the glitter will stick. 

3. IT'S GLITTER TIME!!!!!

Sprinkle the glitter over the mod podge. Shake, shake, shake! Clearly I used a lot of glitter. What do you expect, really? Also, you'll see I didn't glitter the handle. Two reasons: 1. I didn't want to hold glitter while I was brushing my hair and 2. I bought a squishy handle hair brush (mainly so I wouldn't over-glitter it, if we're being honest. I can sometimes go overboard with glitter. Ha! As if that's even possible.).

Allow this layer to dry for a couple of hours, then repeat steps 2 & 3 to make sure you have it super covered. Again, let it dry for several hours - like more than last time.

4. Spray it! I don't recommend doing this inside, because you will smell paint fumes for days! Also don't do it by vehicles if possible. 

5. Again, let it dry! I keep emphasizing this because there's nothing worse than a fingerprint in the middle of your craft. Okay, there are worse things, but that would really stink. I literally didn't touch mine for three days. I'm pretty sure it was dry enough to use on Day 1, but I wanted to be really sure I wasn't going to mess up the glitter. 

6. Enjoy your creation! I've brushed my hair every single day since glittering my hair brush (Caylee, are you proud?) and I just love having it sitting out so beautifully! #PrincessProbs

Also, be prepared for the following reaction when you tell people that you've glittered your hairbrush: "You're so going to complain when glitter gets in your hair every morning. I don't even want to hear about it." Firstly guys (side eye family), when have I ever complained about glitter? And second, this is such an awesome method that your glitter won't come off! It's stuck! You have a beautifully glittered brush to fix your equally beautiful (although probably not glittered) hair. Hooray!

What are you going to glitter today?

-xo

High 5, Friday!

I've thought it was Friday every day since Wednesday, so I'm clearly excited today is finally here! It's been a super fun week though, so let's hand out some high fives :)

1. Marley Lilly had a flash sale! I already talked about how in love I am with the #Merica bow I ordered. Well, my order is processing, which means it should be headed my way soon!

One of the best emails to receive!

2. Thabo visited the dog park! We went Wednesday after work, and Thabo made friends this time :)

He also enjoyed the water and was a little duck swimming (and walking) around like a pro. He's the dot in the middle of the video. 

3. All together now...."Awe!!"

My brother's pup, Max. He now likes treats. #oops

4. Last night I got to feed the cattle with daddy. He had me stop the truck in the middle of the field as we were herding our donkey (formerly known as Johnny Appleseed - now called Bugs) so that he could pick me a weed. :)

5. The last high five goes to Pinterest...just for being awesome. 

Now it's time for the weekend (well, after a day of work)! It better include a snow cone...and lots of Vine videos, of course. :)

What I'm Loving Wednesday

I haven't participated in #WILW in a loooong time, but I'm loving a lot this week so I decided it was most definitely time.

1. This post by Matt, which was posted last week but I randomly saw today.

2. Duck Dynasty. How the HECK am I just now getting into this, Jack?!

3. My coworker David & and new friend K.k. got engaged and made this awesome video, and it's being picked up by all sorts of media. They're so fancy pants - such a fun couple!

4. Oklahoma is getting some SUPER RAIN this week! Even though I'm not a fan of storms or yucky, dreary days, I am loving this soaking, much-needed rain! Praise Jesus!

5. Essie's Turquoise & Caicos. My love of this color is back with the spring and I look forward to using the entire bottle :) I'm currently rocking it with one silver sparkle nail on each hand {of course}.

6. It's exactly 30 days until my birthday! May 2, I fully anticipate you to be a fantastic day. Ahem, mom, your reminder.

Alright, that's a lot of love for the night, and I've got some Duck Dynasty and New Girl to catch up on. Toodles. 

Friday Favorites

1. New U Nutrition {Herbalife}
I stopped by Monday at lunch for a shake & tea, and my comment on Facebook was "hello delicious." Seriously - I had a Reese's Cheesecake shake & a Raspberry Lemonade tea, and it was amazing. I will definitely be going back soon I've gone back every day this week. That good. Find a place that makes Herbalife shakes in your area and try one (this is east of Mustang across from Aaron's on the north side of highway 152, for my local friends). I've tried making the shakes myself and failed miserably, it just didn't taste the same...but their Cinnamon Toast Crunch tastes just like the cereal. I'm more than willing to spend $6 to get to drink a delicious, healthy shake every day.

2. My Birchbox eyeliner
I already talked about this one this week, but I've worn it every day and I appreciate it more each time I see that it's stayed put. That's all.

3. Girls Night
Aka tonight. Caylee is in town and we are staying at Meg's and having a blast. In fact, I wrote this yesterday because she's here right now and if I had to guess what we'll be doing today, it'll probably involve laughing at each other's hilarious stories and shopping for the Pinterest-y sort of night ahead. There's just something about having best friend time that makes my heart really, really happy.

4. Marley Lilly 

I ordered one of their Long Sleeved Monogrammed T-Shirts on Thursday and I already am planning when and where to wear it. My go-to outfit lately has been a long sleeve shirt, a long cami, skinny pants/leggings and Uggs. Within like 10 minutes of ordering, my shirt had started being processed. They're SO fast on creating and delivering things, so I'm quite certain I'll have it next week...meaning I'll be wearing it soon. #CantWait

5. Liquid Mucinex

I was definitely feeling a little sickly-ish earlier this week. I took off from work a little early and went to the doctor. While I won't get into the hot mess that was the doctor's visit, I will say the advice to get liquid Mucinex was probably the best thing to come out of it. Within two doses I started feeling better. You'd think my sinuses would eventually realize I live in Oklahoma and the weather will always be crazy, and they'd behave. #DreamOn

PS - have you entered Cassie's book giveaway yet? 

{Fantastic}Fonts

In my line of work I get to play with a lot of fonts. This means I spend a lot of time searching for the fonts to match whatever I'm designing just perfectly. In these searches, I come across many fonts I love but can't use for the project I'm working on, so I download and keep a document full of fonts to look at (pretty fonts make me almost as happy as glitter). Soooo all of that to say, I'm going to share a few of my favorites with you, and if you're lucky/if I remember, I'll make a habit to share favorite fonts regularly.

If you're on Pinterest, you probably have seen one or a million chalkboard signs floating around. I love Jessica's chalkboards (you've probably seen them on Pinterest) and she even has a tutorial on how to make a chalkboard like hers. My handwriting isn't nearly as perfect, therefore my kind of chalkboard is the kind I can make on a computer...thus the need for chalkboard-y fonts!

Fonts with download link:
Dora Smooch
Chalk Hand Lettering
for Winter
Orange Juice
appleberry
Wednesday

PS: Cassie is having a book giveaway on her blog. Go visit her and say hello for me, okay?