I have shared with you my past and present in the art of Henna, and now I would like to share with you my beginning road of Jagua.First of all what is Jagua?Jagua is a trade name for the skin dying gel made from a rainforest fruit by the name of Genipa Americana. Thousands of years, South American natives have used the indigo/black dye obtained from the unripe Genipa fruit to adorn their beautiful skin and ward off stinging insects.There are some pretty dreaded stories about "Black Read more [...]

Thank you to Sleeping Organic for providing me with product in exchange for review purposes. All opinions belong to myself. Some people are stomach sleepers, other find more comfort on their backs or sides. I myself am a side sleeper at least when I start to sleep.  My husband is more of a back sleeper to start with and might migrate to his side depending on the night. So what does this mean for the sake of a pillow? For myself I need a more firm pillow that fills my shoulder space, but that Read more [...]

Thank you to Mansfield Plumbing for providing me with product in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.We purchased our home a little over a year ago. The house was built in 1989. It was in great shape. All we had to do was make some cosmetic changes to make it ours. One of the first rooms we gave a makeover to, was our downstairs guest bathroom. It had floor to ceiling floral wallpaper. We removed the wallpaper, textured the wall and then painted it lunar surface Read more [...]

Thank you to Rust-Oleum for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.My two young daughters (ages 7 and 9 years old) love watching home improvement shows with me. They enjoy seeing all the different projects  and decorating ideas.Recently we saw a show where furniture was being transformed with chalk paint. The girls were inspired. They asked if they could paint their desks with chalk paint. I reached out to Rust-Oleum Read more [...]

  Thank you to MyLoview.com for providing me with product, free of charge, in exchange for this honest blog review.  All opinions are 100% my own.I love finding ways to make our home unique and welcoming.  When we first redid our upstairs, I had the bright idea that I could make our daughter's walls look like sky and clouds.  That lasted all of one wall before I realized I had no idea what I was doing and painted over everything with a solid color!  So, while I'm definitely not artistic Read more [...]