Red Sequined Shrug

This is a picture of the back of this red shrug. I have been working on the design and tweaking it for more than a year. Initially, I wanted to make a sweater/shrug that was easy, one without seams. After I decided on starting with a circle in the center back I had to plan on how in heaven was I going to add the arms.

I knew I wanted the arm openings not centered on the circle because I envisioned being able to turn the garment upside down and have the ability to wear this as a short shrug with a large shawl collar, or a longer shrug that covers the back side.

Usually I do a hdc stitch all the way through but since I was using a fancier, smaller gauge yarn, I played around a little with more pattern. I also really felt that this shrug needed an extra something as a trim so I used a gorgeous eyelash yarn. 

The yarn on the main body is a sequined yarn with the sequins built right in. Then toward the edges of the garment I used the same color red but one with a metallic yarn for sparkle. 

I know that this sounds like a really blingy jacket, but the sparkles are subtle and you can as easily wear it with your jeans as over a black cocktail dress.

Here it is in my store, if you would like to take a peek.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/121035483/sequined-circle-shrug-luxurious-red

Eyelash stimulators work?

Although I am a jewelry designer and metal smith, my other passion is beauty and beauty products. I have tried so many things for skin, hair and makeup and have been encouraged to blog about what I have tried and results that I have gotten, or not. I may save women money and time and I would love to share your results also.

So the first topic will be eyelashes...As a girl, I admit I had long eyelashes and LOVED piling on the mascara to create even MORE. Yes, I am all about more. I also had a thing that I always did, that may gross some of you out, but I wouldn't remove the mascara until I washed my hair and then used the shampoo to remove it. So hear me out; I very rarely lost eyelashes that way! I didn't listen to all the beauty advice about no sleeping with your make up on. I NEVER  removed it.

Also, I discovered that waterproof mascara WOULD make me loose lashes, so I only used that on my lower lashes. So fast forward to modern times. After some surgeries...may they be needed or cosmetic (more on that in the future) my eyelashes became sparse.

So I undertook a huge search for a product that would regrow my eyelashes, an eyelash stimulator. The product that I chose was Lilash,  http://www.lilash.com    I read the reviews and made the investment....$139.00 for a 4 month supply. And guess what happened? In 2 weeks I started to notice more lashes and in 4 weeks some of them were so long that I thought about trimming them!

The way I used this eyelash stimulator was to apply it as an eyeliner to the top lid, right above the lashes, every night and every morning. I did notice a little burning during the first few days, but I persevered. You aren't supposed to apply Lilash over make up, but like I said, I don't remove my mascara unless I wash my hair,,,,about every 3 days.

As of now, I have been using Lilash for 4 years and many people think that I am wearing extensions. How cool is that? This information is NOT from the company. They don't even know who I amhttps://twitter.com/PZMDesignshttps://www.facebook.com/pzmccombs.

Watch for more about an eyelash conditioner that really works and the search for the best mascara.