DIY: Typographic Glitter Tattoos

This post has been sponsored by Blueprint Social and ILTC. All opinions are my own.

I recently got the chance to try out Tulip Body Art's glitter tattoo kits and I must say they're so fun to use. The professional quality paints and glitter kits they have are perfect for Halloween - whether you are aiming for a cutesy outftit or a full-on scary attire. They have tons of different colors available and if you're not good with make-up (as I am), you can always get their stencils (which I have snapped a photo of in this post). As you all know, I always go for the cutesy Halloween stuff over the scary ones, so I guess it's no surprise for you that I came up with this idea - I guess this is more typographic than cute, but still Halloween-y, am I right?

Supplies

• Contact paper / Vinyl scraps
• Stick-on letters
• Tulip Body Art Glitter Tattoo Kit

First, cut an 'explosive' pattern onto your contact paper or vinyl. You can sketch out how you want this to look like, but make sure it's bigger than your stick-on letters. Alternatively, you can have a die-cutting machine do it for you.

Stick it onto your desired tattoo location - I chose to model these on my little sister's hands as it's easier to take photos of her hands than mine. 

Place your desired text onto the middle of your 'explosion' pattern. 

Fill in exposed skin with body glue, working fast to cover the whole area. I find that it doesn't dry that quickly, but still - make haste.

Using the brush provided in the kit, add your glitter. Doing this part was really fun!

Peel off your stencil - using a pointy object to take off the letters part and you are done!

I was pleasantly surprised that this doesn't wash off easily with just water. It's guaranteed to stay on your skin until you actively try to wash it off! It's awesome. 

I really loved the color of the copper glitter, but the text shows up better on the black. What do you guys think?

Don't want to bother with making your own design? Tulip has a ton of stencils to choose from - from they have some included in their glitter tattoo kits and some you can purchase separately. Check out what other bloggers did with Tulip Body Paint! 

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Free Printable: Halloween Candy Baskets with Dollar Tree's Anniversary Celebration

This post has been sponsored by Dollar Tree and Blueprint Social. All opinions and ideas are my own.

I love to stalk the aisles of Dollar Tree to find inexpensive buys – most particularly the crafting stuff, home goods, gift wraps and stationery as well as the candy. I've had a couple of posts featuring Dollar Tree items, like this pair of skull earrings for Halloween. With Dollar Tree's Anniversary Celebration I thought it was time to stock up on candy to make these simple candy baskets perfect for Halloween!

More products are available to purchase with Bonus Buys of up to 58% more free for each item. Yep – some items (brand name ones as well) will be available in bigger quantities for a limited time, and still only for $1 each. So what items, you say? Well, there are a ton! Home decor (Dollar Tree has an awesome lot of DIY-able decor), health and beauty items (like nail polish sets - you guys know I love me some nail polish), snacks and sweets (perfect for stocking up for Halloween), household staples and so much more. You can get more details here on their website.

I do love some of their Halloween stuff, they’re pretty inexpensive and totally hackable/DIY-able (like my aforementioned skull earrings). Yep, that was Dollar Tree material right there. They also have paintable and carvable craft pumpkins, perfect for craft activities with the kids, or spruce them up for fall decor. 

So yeah – I thought it was time to stock up on candy to make these adorable candy baskets/containers to give out for Halloween – doesn't hurt to prepare early, no?

For this project, I bought some cute little baskets from Dollar Tree, spray painted them in matte black, filled them halfway with shredded paper and arranged candy and goodies on top. I also added burlap trim around, but jute twine is also a good idea. To make it extra special, I added a graveyard backdrop that I cut with a digital cutting machine. Then I created this printable to make it cuter. Don't forget to download yours at the end of the post, as well as the template for the gravestone background!

I really love that Dollar Tree has a ton of unique items – you can even make something similar to give to co-workers for Christmas! Change them up by making a spa kit, a movie snack kit or anything your giftees love. I guess you have to stock up for that as well, right? What do you usually buy at Dollar Tree? Don’t forget to follow them on social media:

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DOWNLOAD HERE:

Halloween Candy Basket Labels | Gravestone Template (PDF)

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