Tuesday, August 2, 2011

A tiny Piece of summer/ Mason jars

I watched my grandma jar tomatoes, pickles and peaches, I adore everything about canning.
I loved the smells and the special canning tongs, and the popping of the lids when they sealed

-WHEN SOMEONE GIVES YOU JARS TAKE THEM!!!!
Here are some reasons why-

-------------------For a Picnic--------------------------------
If you are going on a picnic, fill jars with lemonade or tea 1 inch less then jar..and add some cut lemons.
*place upright in freezer for at least an hour.
-Just as your about to leave take the jars out of the freezer , have cloth napkins ready (you should anyway --it's a picnic!--- wrap the jars with the napkins and place in picnic basket . This also keep your food cold , when you get there its perfect .

another great idea-- is to use - Mason Jars for weddings!!
Makes a wonderful design for the invite

another amazing wedding invite

Perfect for a wedding simply and perfect ..and cheap

Why not buy some beach sand, or save some from the beach, and make this swell votive

Try goodwill/ garage sales are usually the best/ save then up , have a party us the heck out of them if they break .....who cares you have a case more----plus drinking out of plastic is gross!!!!

perfect for kids birthday partys

Perfect setting, for a wedding, kids party, anniversary

-Romantic, lovely and fun

you can get cute lids!!!

Another really neat thing to do is , every time you go on vacation, take a mason jar, unless your on an airplane a plastic bag - that can later be placed in a jar.

You can save shells , beach sand, rocks, beach glass, it will be like a time capsule from your trip.

I save all cool shaped glass jars with lids -

They are also great for crackers, open candy.

Its so much cooler to see jars full of pancake mix and not the boxes.

And it will stay fresh longer! !! B-O-N-U-S!!!!!!!

This image even smells like summer to me !!!!!!!!!!
I love that they make the battery powered candles, perfect when you have small kids, unless your is like mine and turns them off -:)
Xo Rebecca

Sunday, July 31, 2011

Modern shoot with Ryan

Inspiration for shoot

Mother mary/romantic/ goddess

Photography by Ryanpphoto.com

hair / make-up and styling- by Rebecca Gohl

model-

Jacalyn G. Wood

PIN CURLS

I did not like them at all in the beginning . But now they are my favorite!

Im gonna show some examples-because Im super visual .

then Im gonna give you a step by step-

Items needed- Gel (pink or green) you can but a gallon for cheap at an ethnic store. Rat tail comb, Hair clips, mirror , pin curl clips (see below)

on another note pin curl clips are amazing for making hair flowers!

Pin curls by Rebecca Gohl/ photo Cleaver creations 2010

Get your hair completely wet
section hair into sections/other wise you will get lost
add the pink of green gel into on section at a time,this help me make sure i have completely cover all the hair
make rows an inch think either vertically or horizontal sections- I usually start in the back - thats just me- Im gonna post examples
you take your rat tail comb and take a tiny square piece over-directing if you want more volume- and fingering it around your finger until its smooth then use the clip to secure it This is difficult at first but if you keep on you will be able to do your own set by feel while you are watching tv.
After all the c shaped curl are going the right direction and are ready -you can go on with your day or go under a hooded dryer.

Another way to do Pin curls -is with a curling iron

-I use a marcel Iron

-setting spray is a must-

*Kendra ,styling mist

*Hot sets, by Redkin

both work really well but I find it depends on hair texture

pin curls/ over directed

here is where I use hair pins while doing make up

Pin up on the left -I did her pin curls using ,A marcel Iron and Redkin setting spray, after your done curling and pinning I remove all the pins ,spray lightly and brush in the desired shape.

Happy and fun

Most favorite setting lotion ever Dudley's

hair set by me /using Dudley Q's

http://www.dudleyq.com/

Up above is a link to buy Dudley Q's
its a great price.

I first started using the setting lotion at school- It was way on the back shelf -
Its a foamy consistency / smells amazing/holds fantastic
I have done 100's of roller sets

Hair by Rebecca Gohl make up,The lipstix trix photo by Cleaver Creations/pin up work shop 2010

Photo by Ryanpphoto.com- Hair by me using DudleyQ's

wet set rollers using DudleyQ's/ Hair by Rebecca Gohl photo by Cleaver Creations

Its really important to know the pattern you want before you start- If you buy Vintage beauty shop magazines -they have tons of patterns - and practice practice practice-
Another very important thing when the wet set roller / or Perm rods come out after being under the hood dryer , or letting air dry.

--You need a good Brush - A Denman Brush works swell - see above photo

-If you have a good set you can't brush it completely out (until shampoo)
- But you need to reshape it the way you set it :)

Friday, July 29, 2011

Yes please -we all need more awesome!

Today ,

Having 2 girls is difficult to say the least . dont get me wrong I adore them both
But they each have there own things going on - The oldest 15 has decided she should be able to make all of her own decisions .And my 6 year old is - like a wind up toy that never stops.

Last night I actually had a moment to go out, To the Tip Top bar I will post a link -its a swell 50's bar small enough not to be overwhelming big enough to have amazing shows.
It was the B sides (fantastic) and Los Straight Jackets - fun fun
came home ....happy and a bit tipsy , went to the bathroom opened the closet door , everything in there was rearranged ..I mean I could not find anything all goofy , then I hear a tiny voice