Easy Costume IDEA: Faux Tattoos!

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Visit your local craft store and pick up some Tulip Body Art and paint faux tattoos all over your body! Well, actually, have someone do it for you!

I recently painted my daughter, Maya, for the Tucson Home and Garden Show and it was funny to see all the looks that came her way. She felt like a transformed person in a new body and personality. Perfect for Halloween - and you can wash it off when the night is over!

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Fun With Tulip Body Art

In preparation for Halloween, I told my nieces and nephews I would bring all my face painting stuff to a family dinner so we could practice.  I found out I'm definitely not a face painting pro, but we all had some serious fun.  

Each child took a turn, requesting any random thing he or she could think of for me to paint.  I was really excited to try out my Tulip Body Art supplies.

Here's our work:

Naturally, my son wanted a superhero mask.  I know some schools don't let kids wear masks for Halloween, so this would be a great alternative.  The paint went on quite opaque.  That's great because little kids don't hold still enough for second coats.

One niece wanted big eye make up with glitter and then swirls all over.  Like I said, I'm not an expert.  Let's call this one the exotic mermaid princess?

Another niece wanted pink and glitter.  The body art kit has this glue you spread on and then blot with glitter.  It's cool stuff.

On nephew wanted the Cars logo.  That was a bit tricky, but we made it work.

Of course there had to be some Batman action.  (I think I might have made the mask look more like Cat Woman.  Whoops :)

And one nephew let me practice my beard that I'll paint on my youngest son for his viking costume for Halloween.  (Don't worry folks.  It's root beer.)

I just might bring out the face paints a little more often.  It was like having our own little carnival.  The kids loved it and the Tulip face and body paint we used isn't hard to wash off.  (I was a little nervous that my sisters were going to kill me if it was hard to wash off.  No worries.  It was a breeze.  Whew!)

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iLoveToCreate at the Craft and Hobby Summer Tradeshow 2011

iLoveToCreate is hosting some great Make it Take its at the CHA Summer Tradeshow 2011!

On hand will be two of our very fave designers...Kathy Cano-Murillo and Pattie Wilkinson a.k.a. PattieWack!

Come get painted by Kathy with the new Tulip® Body Art products!



Pattie will be demonstrating the new Aleene's Dry Adhesive line! Come create a mixed media necklace with her!


Kathy will also be participating in these events. Check them out if you're there!

Designer Trend Panel: Craft Fusion - Using Mixed Media to Grow Business
Monday, July 18, 2011
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Tissue Paper Embossing: Drawing Inspiration from Fine Arts and Gifts
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Also, check out this fun workshop by iLTC friend Juliana Hudgins!

It’s Back…Artistic Wire with Julianna
Monday, July 18, 2011
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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Nothing Says Happy Birthday America Like Patriotic Face Paint

I hope you had a wondermous 4th of July that included lot's of watermelon and listening to "Proud to be an American" by Lee Greenwood at least once. Really, what is the 4th without Lee. Anyway... I spent the holiday with my parent's in my home town of McKinney, TX. In keeping with the quaint small town feel of things around here there was a 4th of July parade on the square that we attended. There were mini flags to wave, classic cars to look at, horses that pooped in front of us and face paint. Nothing says Happy Birthday America like patriotic face paint.


Sure I could have paid $5 bucks to have Tallulah's face painted at the parade, but why when I could do it myself with Tulip Body Art. The line comes in every color under the rainbow including red, white and blue. There are also body glitters, spray on tattoos, stencils and oodles more to play with.


I enlisted the help of my mom to paint a pair of stars on Tallulah's cheeks for the parade. All you do is mix the paint with a bit of water and it goes on really smooth. There is even a line of body paint paint brushes. I was super happy that the paint came off really easy with rubbing alcohol and didn't stain Tallulah's skin.


I know, I know 4th of July is 360 something days away, but let us not forget that Halloween is right around the corner. I'm thinking I might go as a Tretchikoff's painting, so I'm stocking up on green body paint. Plus, who needs a holiday for face paint. Tallulah has a birthday party to attend this week and I'm thinking of busting them out for fun. Rainy day with nothing to do, face paint. Feel like listening to Kiss in full face paint regalia, you can make it happen. Face paint is the kind of thing every mother should have in their arsenal of kiddlet entertainment options. I was sure glad this 4th of July that I did.


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MAYA IN THE MOMENT TEEN CRAFT: Facepainting with friends!

 It's the LAST week of my high school experience! I'm feeling like I want to cry. In between small assignments and group wrap meetings, I've been thinking about my friends and what will happen to all of us next year. We're making the most of every 'moment' these last few days. My friends are in theatre club and they had their last performance. I painted their faces with Tulip Body Art before they went on stage!

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  It turned into a big face painting fiesta! This is my friend Dani, I'm outlining her face in white. She wanted a mask across her eyes.

 Now I'm filling in.

 Finished! I love the jewels!


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iLTC at the Chicago Craft Social

Check out the Tulip® Beads in a Bottle Flower Fanatic bag that crafters will be making at this weekend's Chicago Craft Social! We are so excited to be attending this event and look forward to meeting crafters from the Chicago area!

It's being held this Saturday, March 26th, 2011 from 1:00-4:00pm at Catalyst Ranch. Catalyst Ranch looks like an amazing place to have a party...so colorful and retro!



Be sure to go to the Chicago Craft Social Blog and register to attend and learn more about the event!



We'll also be giving away a Tulip® Body Art prize pack to one lucky attendee! Our Body Art products aren't even in stores yet, so this is an exclusive prize! Other companies are also sponsoring amazing giveaways and make-it-take-its, so you don't want to miss out!

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iLoveToCreate at CHA Winter 2011 Tradeshow

CHA has been a blast so far! We wanted to share a look into our booth, our new products, and some fab projects!

Our theme is "iLoveToCreate: Drivers of Creativity"! It is inspired by all things racing and driving!

We have been showcasing our new products: Tulip® Body Art, Tulip® Beads in a Bottle, Aleene's® Dry Adhesives, and our new Tulip® Fashion Glitter Shimmer Fabric Paints & Sheets!

Here's a few fun photos from the past 2 days of our tradeshow!




Here's a detail of the new Tulip® Fashion Glitter Shimmer Paints and Shimmer Sheets at work. So sparkly and radiant!


Tulip® Beads in a Bottle purse and dress detail by Pattiewack.


Pattiewack doing Beads in a Bottle.


Tulip® Body Art tattoos!

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