New Job = Really Busy

I have been so busy lately!  I'm sorry I haven't been up to many craft projects lately, I'm actually working on organizing my craft room.  Its takes a lot of work!  I have tons of stuff, and I'm not at all an organized person, though I love anything that can help keep me organized!  I'll include a future post of my craft supplies and some of my new organization methods.  Hopefully it happens soon, I try to do a little every day.

As for the reason I have been MIA, its because I have become newly employed!  Extremely happy to say I am now the Licensed Massage Therapist at Fringe by Carrie Salon Studio!  Life is good, finally at some place that feels like its a great fit for me!  I'm so happy to be here, and since I haven't been doing craft stuff lately, I'll instead introduce you to the lovely ladies I am working with (and for), and my workplace!  I know you are just as excited as I am!

Details: 

Address:   3316 Glanzman Rd  Toledo, OH 43614

Phone:  419-382-0891

Facebook:   www.facebook.com/fringebycarrie

Website:  http://www.fringebycarrie.com

Blog:  http://fringeatbeverlyplace.blogspot.com/

Cool logo right?  Wait til some of you get some of the coolest marketing materials around!  BOOYAH!  haha

Doesn't this look cool?  ------------->>>>

Picture a theme like this for our marketing materials as well as the NEW salon, coming to the Toledo, OH area during the month of November!!!  Its going to be amazing!  More details to follow!

Now, let me introduce you to the ladies of Fringe!

Carrie, Owner of Fringe by Carrie

Stats: 

Artistically transforming hair to masterpieces for 17 years

Master colorist and stylist

Networking extraordinaire

Marchelle, Colorist and Hair Stylist, John Paul Mitchell Systems National Color Educator

Stats:

Creating gorgeous color and cuts for 5 years

Outstanding product knowledge of the Paul Mitchell product line

Alicia, Jr. Stylist and Colorist

Stats:

Graduated early this year from Toledo Beauty Academy

Learning up a storm and delivering gorgeous color transformations

Christina, Licensed Massage Therapist

Stats:

Performing relaxing massage therapy for over a year

Sharing the benefits of massage with the world

Delivering artistic beauty to the world of Fringe

We hope to see you soon at Fringe!  Come have not just a cut, but a hair experience...

Upcycled Hair Barrette

For the past few days I've been simmering on an idea to use buttons and old hair accessories to make a new hair barrette.  Finally I decided to just dig in, I knew I'd feel better once finished!

Ingredients:
Misc buttons, beads, hair accessories
Hot glue gun
blank barrettes or other hair clips

Here is the before/after photo.  I have multiple blank hair clips just sitting around, so its easy to show you what it used to be -nothing!  I'm sure at one point it held a ribbon and we eventually just ripped that off.

So instead I used buttons we had around the house:

Which I sorted yesterday and as you can see, had a few set out in a row trying to decide what I wanted to do.  I'm also thinking of fancying up my flip flops with some buttons or old earrings.  (Process to come!)  So thats why I have so many laid out and grouped by color.

I also went through old hair accessories:

These are no doubt from when my sister and I were in grade school and used to wear the hair ties that you looped over with beads, because most of these have the loop on the back of them.  I just cut off the loop with my specialty kitchen shears (any store similar to Walmart should have them, they cut through bone!), and that worked really well.  Just be careful of flying pieces!

So basically all I did was plan out how I wanted the beads to look, them hot glued them one by one!  I think it looks super cute and I can't wait to pair it was a cute summer dress!  Its a pink monkey and pink banana! :-)