October Super Saturday

I realize this is a very late post on the subject, and I was hoping to get some photos of the event before blogging about it, but I am going to go ahead and post.  Here is the summary of what we did at Super Saturday.

Cooking Demo
Penny Wardle and Kelsie Goble

In this entertaining cooking class, we learned how to make easy cookies from a cake mix.

Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:  spice cake mix, small can of pumpkin, 1/2 bag semi-sweet morsels
In a large mixing bowl,  mix together spice cake mix, can of pumpkin, and semi-sweet morsels.  Drop by tablespoon on greased cookie sheet.  Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 8-10 minutes until done.

Spice Cake Cookies
Ingredients:  spice cake mix, egg, 1 stick softened butter, 1 tsp vanilla
In a large mixing bowl, mix together all ingredients.  Drop by tablespoon on greased cookie sheet and bake in 350 degree oven for 8-10 minutes until done.

Skin Care/Make-up Class
Bobbi Farnworth

We received some excellent skin care and make-up tips during this class.

Skin Care
Bobbi said that it is really important to wash your face twice daily with a gentle cleanser.  This is because of free radicals in the sun and air and what you put on your face whenever you touch your face.  It's important to wash both morning and night.  In the morning, your skin has built up oils from your hair and from sweat and sleeping on your pillow.  It's best if you have long hair to pull it up off your face in a loose bun on top of  your head.  You should also wash your pillowcase once a week. 

She also said that it is important to exfoliate 2-3 times per week and recommends to not use a generic  apricot scrub because it is too harsh for your skin.  Exfoliate by using a gentle scrub in circular, gentle motions with two fingers and use your forefingers for the bridge of your nose.

Use a moisturizer for the daytime after you wash and exfoliate that contains spf (sunscreen).  Benzoil peroxide can help with breakouts.

Make Up
For eyeshadow, you should use a primer but one without a shimmer as a base.  She prefers Mac from Nordstrom's.  Always use brushes, not the little swabs that come with your makeup.  She says smaller and flatter brushes will cause more pigment of color to stay on your face.  A fluffy brush is good for blending.  Darks recede back and light colors will pop out.  She suggests that for eyes, to start under your brow and buff with a blender brush.

Eyeliner should be black and applied with an angled brush.  Brown eyeliners tend to contain red and make eyes look tired.  She also prefers black mascara over brown for the same reason. 

Always do your skin care regime before applying your foundation.  The foundation should be liquid and applied with a flat stubby brush.  A mascara trick to keep it full and longer-lasting is to apply a layer of mascara, then dust with a layer of baby powder, then apply another layer of mascara.  To remove eye makeup, she recommends eye makeup remover wipes, which you should be able to find most anywhere. 

For lips, you want to line your lips, then use a powder foundation to neutralize them.  Use a pointed lipstick and get the corners with your liner. 

For concealing dark circles, you want to conceal after putting on your foundation and use under the eye primer.  And one huge tip to prevent eye circles and premature aging of the eyes is to NOT RUB YOUR EYES!

Repurposing/Staging a House
Sara Beck

This class was good for reminding us how to keep our houses looking market-ready.  The best thing to do is to keep the house as clutter-free as possible.  Allow a lot of light and make the house look open with how your furniture is arranged.  She suggests making your house look like a model home when you stage it.  There were some more specific projects she showed samples of, but I was not able to capture or notate everything she talked about.  However, she did leave us with a flyer, which I will try to put in here as a pdf, when I figure that out.  :)

Projects
There were several projects taking place during the day.  We made sweater pumpkins as decorations for Halloween.  There was a tent that could be used for kids to play inside in and an FHE packet.  There was also a burlap wreath and extender slips.  In addition, a few service projects were ongoing--collecting toothbrushes and other hygiene items for hygiene kits to be taken to China, making newborn hats, also for China, and working on a quilt.