DIY Back to School Survival Kit

Hi everyone!  Here’s a quick and easy tutorial for a back to school survival kit to get you ready to head back to school in a few weeks.  All you have to do it gather the supplies and put them in a cute pencil-case or cosmetics bag!  This is a great kit to put in you locker whenever you need some lip balm, lotion, etc.  Here’s what you’ll need:

• Pencil case or cosmetics bag
• Lip balm
• Hand sanitizer
• Mini lotion
• Nail File
• Hair bands
• Tissues
• Stain remover “pen”

And that’s it!  That’s all you need, and the last and only step to this DIY is putting these items into the cosmetics bag.  I hope you find this DIY helpful when you head back to school.  If you are homeschooled, you can even use this kit for anytime you go out somewhere.  Thanks for reading!

~Melissa

 

 

 

EOS Lip Balm Review

So for my first post I decided to do a review of EOS lip balm because of how popular these lip balms are right now.  If you’re considering buying them to try them out, this review will tell you everything they need to know.  I love these lip balms because they are all natural, they smell great, and they have a super cute sphere shape with fun colors and designs.  Each lip balm is usually around $3.29.  There are many different types of EOS lip balms too.  There are normal moisturizing lip balms, lip shimmer, crystal see-through vegan lip balm, and lip balms with SPF 30.  My two favorite lip balms that I have bought from EOS so far are the EOS Organic Lip Balm in the scent Summer Fruit, and the EOS Sheer Pink Lip Shimmer (The black and pink lip balm pictured below.)  It’s definitely my favorite lip gloss!  EOS lip balms go on very smoothly and feel great on your lips.  They also have a sweet flavor too.  I hope this review helps you if you’re trying to decide if you want to try an EOS lip balm!

~Melissa

*Blog Update*

Hi everyone!  I’ve decided to change my blog a little.  Instead of writing about only my experiences and book and movie reviews, I’ve decided to turn my blog into a craft and DIY blog.   You can find anything girly here now!  I’m also planning on posting more often.  Thanks for stopping by!

~Melissa

Movie Review: Live Action Beauty and the Beast

Hi everyone!  I just saw the new live action Disney movie ‘Beauty and the Beast’ starring Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast/Prince.

I thought the movie was really good, and it might have even been better than the cartoon version.  The movie was pretty similar to the cartoon version but it was different in a few ways:

• There were a couple of new songs
• Belle and the Beast discovered how Belle’s mother died
• The movie showed what the prince’s life was like before he turned into a beast
• In the live action version, Belle was the inventor instead of her father being the inventor
• There was a new character: Cadenza, one of the enchanted objects

I  thought it was a great movie, and Emma Watson was perfect for the role of Belle.  I definitely think you should see the movie if you enjoyed the 1991 version!!!

Melissa

 

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Recipe: French Fries

Hi everyone! I have decided to start posting recipes and crafts instead of book and movie reviews. I may still post about other things, but not as often.  Here is an easy and healthy recipe for french fries that doesn’t require a deep fryer

French Fries

Ingredients:

Potatoes

Olive Oil

Salt

Instructions:

1. Cut potatoes into thick strips. Leave the skin on.
2. Pour enough olive oil to cover the bottom the frying pan into a large frying pan.
3. Put fries into the frying pan and cook on medium heat. Cook until golden brown.
4. Sprinkle with salt.

 

~Melissa

 

How to Make American Girl Doll Peeps

You will need:  Clay, Liquid Glue, Yellow Craft Sand, and a Brown Marker

Step 1:  Mold the clay into a rabbit or chick shape

Step 2:  Use a paintbrush to paint the glue onto the clay

Step 3:  Roll the glue covered clay into sand

Step 4:  Let dry, then draw eyes and a nose onto the peeps

Black Beauty Book Review

If you love horses,  then you’ll love the book Black Beauty.  The author, Anna Sewell, shows people how horrible it is to mistreat horses.  Black Beauty is one of the first novels that was narrated by a horse.  The theme is that it’s wrong to mistreat horses and drink too much alcohol.

“I have now lived in this happy place a whole year.  Joe is the best and kindest of grooms.  My work is easy and pleasant, and I feel my strength and spirits all coming back again.” -Beauty

The quote shows a time when he wasn’t mistreated, and he had a happy life.  In Black Beauty, Anna Sewell uses the time when Rueben Smith ruined Beauty’s knees as an example of how it isn’t good to drink too much alcohol.  Rueben got drunk, and drove Beauty to run hard and travel recklessly.  Rueben lost his life, and Beauty was injured.  Sewell wrote this book to show people how to care for horses properly, without mistreating them. The book helped people realize how horses feel when they’re mistreated.

 

New Disney World Attractions

In 2016, Disney World is coming out with some new rides!  They are making a Frozen ride, Avatar Land, Toy Story land, and a Star Wars land.  The first image is one of the scenes in the Frozen ride.  The ride will be called “Frozen Ever After”.  It will be replacing the Maelstrom, which was a viking ride.  The new Frozen ride is a slow moving ride that shows you scenes from the movie.  If you have gone on the Maelstrom before, then you might remember that you saw a polar bear figure on the ride.  The polar bear will be replaced by a giant Marshmallow figure.  Marshmallow was the snow monster in Frozen.  One of the scenes will be Elsa in her palace, which is the first image.  In Toy Story land, they will have a Slinky roller coaster!  The second image is what it might look like.  It will be called “The Slinky Dog”.  The car will look like you are riding in Slinky.  I don’t really know that much about it yet, but if you like thrill rides, you will probably like that ride!  They are also making a new Avatar ride in 2017, but I don’t have any images for it.  I am excited to see all the new rides, and they look like a lot of fun.  Which Disney ride is your favorite?

 

Maryellen

Maryellen is the newest American Girl doll Historical character.  She came out on August 27th.  She lives in Florida and her time period is the 1950’s.  The first image is Maryellen is wearing her original outfit.  The second image is Maryellen wearing her poodle skirt.  And the third image is Maryellen’s birthday dress.  She is the 14th historical character American Girl has made.  Since American Girl just came out with Maryellen, they will be getting rid of Caroline.  Caroline is a historical character from 1812. The last image is a picture of Caroline. I am disappointed that they are getting rid of Caroline , but I am glad that they are coming out with new dolls.  I think that Maryellen is a pretty doll.  Who is your favorite American Girl doll?    

Lego

One of my favorite things to do is play with my Lego sets. I love to build the sets that I have, but I also like to create my own Lego sets. The type of Lego’s I have is Lego Friends and Lego Disney Princess.  One of the Lego sets I have is the Lego Friends News Van. The News Van is in the first picture. The second picture is a picture of Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle Lego set from the movie Frozen. I don’t own that set but I made a model of it using the pieces that I already have. Here is a link to the Lego website.   http://www.lego.com/en-us