At Syracuse Heritage Days I had a drawing for a free face painting party. I’m happy to announce the winner, but first some photos.
With no further ado, the winner of the free 10 person face painting party is:
Congratulations, Shay. I’ll be in touch soon.
You can find a step-by-step of this design at Daizy Design. Daizy is amazing and also in New Zealand so I have no qualms about recommending her. 🙂
This second design is also one of Daizy’s. She really great at fancy frilly eye stuff.
Isn’t Memorial Day just the bees knees? It’s such a nice little taste of summer. Even though the kids have to go back to school the next day and a pile of work is waiting on the other side of sleep, it doesn’t seem to matter because summer is officially here.
My family always has a huge BBQ on Memorial Day, complete with groaning tables of salads and scalloped potatoes and screaming kids and elderly people swapping stories and parents being lax and letting everyone have seconds of dessert. This year, I brought my face painting kit along for the ride.
I want to mention that the weird green old man face is supposed to be Yoda. I’ve obviously never painted him before, so I was kind of winging it. For those who wonder why I’m painting a licensed character when I’ve been so against it in the past, please note that this was not a paying job, so I wasn’t violating copyright.
Last weekend I had the chance to paint for a lovely pair of siblings that shared one fabulous birthday party. The theme was carnival, and the mom went all out with amazing homemade decorations and lots of fun games and activities. The kids had a great time, and I had a lot of fun painting for them. They were all so excited and enthusiastic; it made my job easy.
Sorry for the poor quality of these photos. I forgot my camera and had to make do with my phone.
The birthday boy and girl.
This was my first request for a princess castle. I think it turned out okay considering it was my first time.
Isn't she a beautiful zebra?
This is my generic Spider Man and Batman. What do you think? Since I don't offer commercial characters, this is my compromise.
This weekend, I was lucky enough to book a HUGE party for an awesome family in honor of a little boy’s first birthday. This is one lucky kid! His family came out in droves to celebrate with him. There was a bouncy house, DJ, carnival games, and of course, face painting! The best part was that people kept bringing my and my hubby (who was working as my balloon twister) huge plates of delicious food. Then they sent us home with even more–I paid my babysitter in food. The potato salad was the best I’ve ever had–no lie.
Once again, I forgot my camera, so the family was kind enough to email me this picture. There were a lot more faces painted, but here is a sampling.
I like boys, I really do. But the REAL fun comes from face painting little girls. I love how they know exactly what they want and how spunky face paint makes them. Girls love to strut around and show off my work, and that makes me feel great.
Last weekend, I had the chance to paint some of the cutest girls ever! There was no particular theme to the party, but it soon became clear that they were little princesses, and they wanted to look the part. I had a lot of mermaid and Rapunzel requests, which is something a little new for me (got to work on those dang tiny princess faces!), but I’m glad the girls gave me a challenge.
The birthday girl gets all blinged out
My charity event with Megan Rees of Princess Parties and Events was a wonderful evening. Rapunzel and Flynn Rider were there to welcome everyone. We learned how to dance like a princess (or prince), met the real life Pascal, played fun games and made awesome crafts. To top it all off, there was a dessert bar that would make anyone a little lightheaded.
Best of all, we were able to offer a little financial help to a family in need. While it’s not possible for me to do every charity event that I’m offered, I was truly proud to be a part of this one. Thank you to everyone that made it possible.
I spent the weekend face painting at the Utah Kids Club Spooka Palooza at the South Towne Expo center. I worked with the very talented and gracious Denise Cold of Painted Party, based in Utah County.
We had a great time painting all the cute kids in their Halloween costumes. Thanks to everyone who came out to make it a fun event.
The Painted Otter 