My Final Project At School

Hi everyone, I have 3 weeks left of school this semester and then I am moving back home to Spooner for good. Brent is in Spooner already working at his new job. I am staying here in Rapids during the week. But believe me, when Friday hits....I drive home as fast as I can to spend time in my new house and also with my wonderful husband. I miss him very much and I can't wait til we are home together for good. It will be sooooooooo nice to be with family and friends again, I have missed them all so much.

Anyway, we all have a long-haired mannequin which was designated for this project since the beginning of the school year. This project is called Capstone and it is a large part of my grade this semester. We had to dream up a design/theme and go through all the steps to make it happen. I chose vintage Hollywood glamor.

Here is my gal during her color, I chose a rich brown color.

Here she is, I am processing one of the colors for the flowers here.

Here you can see the color purple....the flower colors I chose were purple, red and orange.

To make the large brim of her hat, I poked wire along her hairline and braided the hair around the wire. I ended up with 17 sections of wire all the way around her head.

After I had the wire in place, I had to figure out how to weave them altogether to make the hat brim look dramatic and believable.

Here she is....work in progress:)

Early stage of figuring out how to make the brim.

I had to work in all the loose ends to make the brim look continuous and smoother....kinda of a challenge!!!!!

I also had to figure out how to make the flowers out of the 3 sections of hair I colored.....I took these apart so many times!!!!!!!! But in the end, I was very happy with them.

We had to take her make up off and apply our own application. Here she is without her make up....she does not look very good!!!!!

Here is my finished result, make up and all. I found this awesome scarf at the thrift store which I think totally brought the vintage look to her I was looking for. I also embellished her with vintage jewelery that I have picked up through the years at garage sales, thrifts store and antique stores. I LOVE the SPARKLE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shaped and formed the hat to tilt on one side.....love it!!!!

I bought a very sparkly bracelet and took it apart and applied the crystals at the intersection of the weaves of the brim......LOVE IT!!!!!!

Here she is again......the one is the back ground is Angel's.....as you can see, everyone has their own style which I LOVE!!!!

And here are a few of the others girls creations along with mine.....well, that's about it for now. May 1st, we have to go in front of our family, friends and faculty and present our project and speak on how we make her and so on......should be interesting!!!!!!!

That's it for now, I better head to bed......6 am comes why to fast.....Blessings, Rhonda

We Are Moving Back To Spooner!!!!!

There is so much going on in my life right now I don't know where to begin, so I will hit the highest point right now and when I have more time, update you all on the rest.

Our beautiful kitchen....I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

The most exciting and most fulfilling news I have is that BRENT AND I ARE MOVING HOME THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brent got a job in Spooner, our home town, and we get to live in our new house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not be happier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The only bad part is that I will have to transfer schools this Fall so I can finish but I can live with that if it means being HOME with my family and friends this summer. Soooooooooooooo, I will update you all on the good, bad and the ugly of my life these past weeks later...until then I better get ready for school.

Blessings to you all, I have missed blogging and hope I can do more of it soon.

Happy Spring.....Rhonda

New Cat Doll, School Daze And Happy Birthday To My Little Girl

Hello friends and family.....Today my daughter, Kara, is 28 years old, which I totally can not believe. She has been such a blessing to me and I thank God everyday that He allowed me to be her Mom...Happy Birthday Kara Sheilda, I love you with all my heart and am SOOOOO proud of you!!!!!

Well, I have been busier then a cat covering crap in a wind storm lately. School never fails to surprise me and push me into new and exciting experiences and new adventures. While I try to find time to prim and keep "Country Freckles" stocked up with my dolls....I have to admit, it's been very challenging. But some how, here and there, I have been able to make a few new creation once in a while. The above picture is of the cat I made last week, I really like it and hope it's a good seller.

I also made some bunny ornies out of an old bed spread....I was super happy with them. I LOVE the color and they look really cute mixed in with my handmade Easter eggs.

On to the hair/cosmetology part of my life. Yesterday, (Sunday) I went to a hair show in Stevens Point, WI with some of my classmates and one of my teachers. It was all about men's haircutting and I learned SOOOOO much. I would totally go to another one!!!!! There were many area cosmetologists there and also 2 schools.....ours (Mid-State) and the one in Wausau, WI. I was so proud of 2 of my classmates. During the demonstration, the guy asked if anyone would like to come up and try the technique he was showing us. Angel and Amanda were so excited and very willing to come up and give it a try. I was SOOOOO proud of them!!!!! They are awesome!!!!! The above picture is of Angel going up front at the hair cutting show to give the technique a try.

Amanda up front at the hair show being very excited after she mastered the technique the instructor showed her.

We also went bowling last week as a class for a team building exercise. It was SOOO fun!!!! Above is one of my teachers taking her turn at throwing the ball.

All 3 of my awesome teachers....I love you guys!!!!!

And here we are as a class after our bowling outing....I was so excited, I bowled a 120. I know it's not a great score, but for me it was:)

o:k, back to my prim creations....here is another pic of my bunny ornies.

Another look at my kitty cat.

More bunnies.

My bunny ornie with my ornie eggs.

My sitting hen...Henny Penny.

My sampler pillow.

And last but not least....another sampler pillow.

Well, that's what I have been up to lately, school and a little bit of primming on the side.....hope life has been good for you all....until next time...God Bless....Rhonda

Bunnies And More Bunnies At Country Freckles

I know I have been MIA for awhile, sorry.....I have been sooooo busy and may I add, a bit stressed also. School is NOT easy and I find myself absolutely exhausted when I get home at night. I keep telling myself....this is only temporary and I thank God everyday that it's only temporary!!!!!! It's not that I don't like doing hair....I love that part, it's the homework, the deadlines and sometimes the school environment that wears on me. I just keep trying to put a smile on my face and keep my eye on the prize!!!!!

Anyway, on a happier note....last week, I got to enjoy all of Joni's awesome finds she brought back from her market trip to Pennsylvania. She is well stocked with prim bunnies that's for sure. I took several pictures of the bunnies and other goodies around the store.

This big guy is huge and so adorable!!!! The chair he is sitting on is also a new item Joni brought back with her from market.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this light. Brent and I want to buy it to go over our kitchen island, it would look amazing!!!!

A new blue make-do chair

This fireplace unit is awesome and the man standing in front of it is not so bad either...ohhhh, that's my handsome husband Brent. He has made more trip to Country Freckles with me then he probably cares to remember. He is always so patient while I look around the store and of course visit with my very dear friend Joni:)

LOVE this make-do chair....also a new find from Pennsylvania

Cute little Panda Bear sitting on a new chair

Little bunny ornie

Bunnies with cinnamon rolls....cute

This little guy is adorable

This guy has the "deer in the headlight look" I have had this look on my face many, many times. Actually, this is the look I have on my face every time I have to perform a new service on a client at school, lol

So cute!!!

Easter bunny

Mrs. Bunny

Mr. Bunny

Adorable!!!

Love this horse

This is an adorable trio

Well, that's it folks....Brent and I are heading home this weekend to spend some time in our hew house, I CAN NOT wait. We have not went home for 2 weeks now (because the it's so expensive when we do). I miss my home and family so much!!!!!! Until then, I will be at school trying to do my best and learn all I can. Blessings to you all.....Rhonda