Paint Problems!

Paint Re-cap/Oil Paint Problems!


So I painted a poppy flower last week!
the painting was a red poppy, with black outline, a stem & swirly things in the corner!
I posted it on my facebook and my Sister-n-law LOVED it!
So I gave it to her for her birthday. (which was Monday)


We went out to dinner for her birthday on Sunday night!
While we were at dinner her best friend (who is also a good friend of mine)
asked me to do a elephant painting for the bathroom she was decorating for her son!
So she showed me a picture of the shower curtain and i painted pretty much
the exact same elephant that is on that shower curtain!
It turned out great if I do say so myself, I even added a tree that is also on the shower curtain!
 BUT i did a bad thing...
I used a oil paint!! :/
Never do that! After i had finished painting it and everything else had dried EXCEPT
the tree trunk (where I used, said {evil} oil paint)
So I thought i was done for! 
(after having another accidental bad experience with another oil paint)
So, I went where?
GOOGLE!!!
I dont know what we would do if we didnt have the internet!!
I mean, 
we wouldnt know how long it takes for oil paint to dry
(or if there is a way to make it dry faster)
we wouldnt know the color payoff of that lipstick on the MAC website you've fallen in love with!
Or if that new BB cream that you wanted to try was worth the $13.. 
(that answer is no, thanks to YouTube)
And my personal favorite:
We wouldnt know if our favorite TV show was being renewed for another season or not!


Anyway!
I went searching for 
"how to dry oil paint"
Someone else had asked this question and there were multiple answers!
All of which said...dont dry it!!
Making it dry faster could cause the paint to chip off the canvas!
(which of course is the last thing you want to happen when you are making something for somebody,
and you're name is going to be on it!)
So the other part of this answer...
IT WILL DRY NATURALLY WITH-IN ONE TO TWO WEEKS!
...Not exactly what I wanted to find, but oh well!
So the painting is curantly finished and looks great, but it will be a few days before she gets it!
I showed it to my sister-n-law and she said she loved it
(I sent her friend a picture of it and she loved it too, by the way)
But she said that the wall is bigger than the painting, 
so, im going to make 2 smaller paintings to go on each side of the main painting!
Instead of doing more elephants or something,
im going to do one smaller canvas with
trees on it, and the other will have a bird on it!




Well thats all for now!
I promise i'm going to be back really soon with more posts!
I've got some new favorites for you guys, so be on the look out for that!
Talk to yall soon!
xoxo

-Sami-

Catchup!

Catch up time!

Well I totally failed at the pinterest thing...

so We're going to change it!

The first Friday of every month i'm going to post a

Pinterest Favorites!

Seems like the first week of the month is going to be a "favorites week"

each month will have a different "theme".

More favorites for the first week will be:

~Monthly Makeup Favorites

~Art Favorites(?)  

~Pinterest Favorites 

So other than that...I really dont have an excuse as to why I havent been blogging,

but I'm finished with school for the summer, and i've been 

sleeping in, and painting...

And totally overloading pinterest! LOL!

I've been so obsessed with it!

I found this on Pinterest:

Click here! :)

I had been searching for an idea of what to do on a 8" x 24" canvas

that I had...

I found this and I loved this so much and i thought I could do it on my canvas...

SO I did it! :)

And It turned out pretty good! 

Top 10 Pinterest Boards - My Style

Top 10 Pinterest Picks!

So I love Pinterest and i know alot of people do!

So the title says top ten but really its going to be 10 categories with

5 boards....

The five boards for each category are not in any specific order, 

just some that i like!

I hope you guys enjoy this! :)

Category #1:

Style!

1. My Style - Catherine Fair

http://pinterest.com/catiefair/my-style/ 

2. My Style - Sarah Thomson

http://pinterest.com/sarahliz762/my-style/ 

3. My Style. - Amy Thorpe

http://pinterest.com/amylane7/my-style/

4. My Style - Sara Buzzitta

http://pinterest.com/sarabuzz617/my-style/

5.  My Style - Denise Kubala

http://pinterest.com/yaya2005/my-style/

Mine: Fashion

http://pinterest.com/pandasnelephant/fashion/

Next Category will be up, either tonight or tomorrow night!

Hope you guys like it!

Leave your "My Style" boards in the comments,

or leave a "my style" board you love!

(leave the link)
Also leave the link to your account and i will check it out and follow you!
:)

Thanks for reading!

-xoxo Sami! <3

WW Snack: Fro-Nana's!

Weight Watcher Friendly Snack:

Fro-Nana's!

If you'll look back at my last post you'll remember 

i said i had been craving ice cream.

I was browsing the internet today when i saw a WW snack

that was frozen fruit salad.

SO i thought about doing it, then realized all we had in the house

were oranges, apples, and bananas.

Freezing oranges and apples, might not be so good!

so i thought "hmmm...frozen bananas. Let's try it!"

So after dinner i cut up a banana into slices and put it in a bowl 

and put it in the freezer.

about a half hour to an hour later, i took the bowl out,

grabbed a fork, and dug in.

it was really cold, at first, then it started to "melt" in my mouth.

At that point I realized, This has the same texture as 

ice cream!!

I was so excited!

That craving for ice cream had just been satisfied,

and for only 0 points!!!

I will deffinately be doing this again whenever i have that craving for ice cream!

I hope you guys will all try it, even if you arent on 

Weight Watchers!

It's so much healthier!

Until next time, I hope you guys enjoyed this post!

xoxo, Sami!

The Beginning of My Weight Watchers Journey

The Begining of My

 Weight Watchers Journey!

Resently, I decided to start weight watchers, because well for one it was

very much needed and two my best friend did it

and it worked and she looks amazing! :)

SO I did it!

But I didnt realize how much i snacked throughout my normal day!

I also didnt realize how much unhealthy junk i ate during those snack time!

Anyway!

I started sunday and i've already lost four pounds!

I'm so excited!
I expect to fluctuate, but still its progress!

Anyway!

One of the first things my friend told me when I told her i was starting

Weight Watchers was,

"You will feel like you're dying the first week, but then you'll be ok!"

And while I dont feel like i'm starving myself, 

I do find myself having terrible cravings for things i dont really crave that often!
For instense, I love ice cream, fro-yo, etc.

BUT!

I rarely find myself saying,

"I REALLY WANT ICE CREAM"

(you could also replace ice cream with any other sweet treat! lol!)

This week I have been saying that!

Also 

I drank, Coca~Cola, or Sweet Tea with

EVERY MEAL!

I never drank water before, especially not at meals!

So i've found that i had become somewhat "addicted" to caffeinated drinks.

(another reason why ww is a great idea for me to do)

I am a person who gets headaches really easily, so i have been getting

small headaches everyday, from not having caffeine.

So for one cup (8oz.) of coke or sweet tea, its only a few points.

So i have one cup a day (or two depending on how many points i have left at dinner), 

and drink water with the rest of my meals.

(although i still dont much care for water but i've found that it

taste better if you add lemon juice)

I know that's helped!

Meals arent so much a big deal, but snacks

and drinks are really where i'm having cravings!

So i've found some snacks that i like that i make at home,

so i'm going to be doing posts on those,

and i'm going to do a weekly weight watchers diary!

I hope you guys enjoy

and maybe i'll inspire some of you to start 

your Weight Watchers Journey too!

xoxo, Sami!

Feed Back Time!

OK guys!

It's feed-back time!

I really want this blog to do well and succeed but in order to do that,

I need to know what my readers want to see!

So EMAIL ME!!

I have put together alot of ways for you guys to connect with me,

Email me: pandasnelephants@yahoo.com

Tweet Me: @PandasNElephant

And of course, you can always comment below!

Also I have a Pinterest account: Pandas&PinkElephants

One more thing, i'm thinking of making this a arts/crafts, etc. account

and making another account specifically for makeup!

Please, please, please contact me with your feed back!

Thanks guys!

xoxo, Sami!

April Favorites 2012

APRIL FAVORITES!!!

Yay! My first Favorties post!
I'm so excited!
I'm going to be doing beauty favorites and a few random favorites!

I hope you guys like it!

My first favorite is
Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in the shade
05 Fresh Pink

The description says that it is lightweight like a powder,

yet melts into your skin like a cream!

And this is very true! It is cool and creamy and feels great

on your skin!

Fresh Pink is the perfect color for my skin and gives me a light

pinky color without going overboard, and without needing alot of product!!

My Next favorite is

Maybelline One-by-One Volume Express Mascara

in the shade Blackest Black

I bought this mascara a few months ago and I really like it,
but I forgot to check and see if it was water proof or not when I bought
it and it wasnt.
But other than that I love it and I love the way it looks on my eyes!




The Next Favorite is
Almay Intense i-color powder eyeshadow
trio for blues 202

I've had this for a very long time!
Almay doesnt even sell this one anymore, sadly!
I've been using when i dont feel like doing alot for my makeup.
I'll just sweep the top shadow on my eyelid, 
and sometimes i'll put the darker blue color (middle one) in my crease.
It looks great and it's really simple!
(usually i'll wear the Maybelline One-by-One with it)




My Next Favorite is
88 Color Shimmer Palette from BH Cosmetics

 (excuse the glare)

 (second row, bottom two, the pinky peach colors)

(second row from right, the top one and the third one down)
I got this palette for Christmas and I think it is great 
for someone who is just getting into
makeup or wants to experiment with colors, other than neutrals.
:)




Last But not least,
Maybelline Color Sensational Lip Color 
Coral Crush

This Gorgeous spring color is definately one of my favorites!
If you want to know more about it check out my last post here!


-Other Favorites-


Gel Eyeliner: It's something that i'm new to but i really, really like it!
I thought I would like liquid eyeliner more that gel, but (while i do still
like liquid eyeliner) I like the gel eyeliner much better! :)


Favorite Song: 
Stronger - Kelly Clarkson!


Favorite App:
Draw Something!!


Favorite Show:
America's Next Top Model


Well that all for this month! There will be alot more posts
coming soon! In the mean time,
Email me your suggestions, or comment below, and i'll talk
to you guys later!
xoxo Bye!