In case you didn't know...

 I have been working my little tail feathers off lately and rarely have time to blog anymore.(the only reason I am now is because I'm sick but, that gives me a chance to catch up on my much neglected blog) As my beautiful cousin Angelina puts it "My, you sure do switch gears quickly" and well, yes, yes I do. I went from designing jewelry and hair accessories to face and body painting almost full time within just a few months. My real full time job is staying at home and raising my 3 munchkins but, when the weekends roll around I'm super, grand face painter extrodinaire LOL! Well, maybe not grand...tee hee.

 I'm still making hair accessories but, on a much smaller scale I have two shops on Etsy where you can find my creations. jcgrace which is bows and itty bitty clippies for girls with little or no hair

and Bella Rosa Couture which is all handmade flowers for your hair for women and children.

I tried giving it up but, I really do enjoy creating even if I do have to stay up til all hours of the night to get orders made and ready to ship.

  Although making hair accessories is fun, It's not as fun and exciting as face painting. I was a makeup artist for many years but, never really had the time to play and explore. Now, that my kids are older I have finally found what I was meant to do. I LOVE painting..It's like taking makeup to a whole other level. It's really all I think about. I live, eat and sleep painting and I'm so excited to be working with a few photographers to create some new awesome body painting and belly painting pieces. I will share those on my work blog www.shawnadmakeup.blogspot.com as soon as I get them.

 So if, I neglect this blog some more  just know that I'm just super busy with my new exciting fantasy makeup way of life....feel like being painted? email me here. Join me on facebook and follow me on twitter.

Quick trip to the desert-missing photo

 How could I forget to include this awesome pic of my sweet little man. He is so shy and was so embarrassed that we giggled when we saw what he was doing. In case you can't tell he was trying to rub in some sunblock before going out to the pool. LOLOLOLOL!!!! Look at his mouth. He was so mad that I took this picture and will probably hate me for years to come for sharing it but, how could I not? This is classic.

Quick trip to the desert

Just after Easter we made a family trip to see Grandma in the desert for a few days. It wasn't a planned trip but I'm glad we made it. We drove in the evening so, by the time we got there the kids were hungry for dinner. We thought we'd find a Denny's or something relatively inexpensive but as we drove down highway 111 I began to remember all of the great places that were around then, we came upon a new shopping and dining spot called "The River" ooo it's fabulous and my husband saw the Cheesecake Factory and it was allover with after that. We just had to go there for dinner...What happened to Denny's?

 On our way out they had to stop and pretend to shoot this Giant pig statue in front of a BBQ resteraunt

The next day the kids were up bright and early and ready for some pool time and Daddy, well he was just ready for naptime.

 Here is where the story takes a turn. There are no more pictures because Grandma got really sick at dinner and had to be taken to the hospital where she stayed for a week. We later found out that she had a heart attack as recently as 2 weeks before but, didn't even know it. She was just extremely tired and didn't really get out of bed. Her legs were so swollen that we basically told her she needed to go to the hospital and she didn't resist. She knew she needed to go.
 She ended up having an angiogram and had stints put in. She is doing well now but, I'm just glad we were there when we were. You never know what curve ball life is going to throw your way. You just hope that you're doing the right thing when it happens. I just felt the need to go after speaking with my Aunt the day before we left. She had mentioned how grandma wasn't feeling so hot and wasn't wanting to get out of bed...well you would too if you had just had a heart attack. If you have a feeling that you should be doing something and can't get rid of that feeling then, you better know that that is God leading you and you better follow. I did and I'm glad I did.
 We will make another trip when school is out and this time we'll have more picks including a healthier grandma!