How many favorites can I have?

Many apparently... I love this. I made modifications to cut down on the assembly time. Can you tell a difference?

Getting a good picture still is a challenge for me!

Are you products toxic?

This is a useful resource to see if the products you use and use on your kids are toxic. You may be surprised by what you find. I was shocked at some of the popular brands out there that had a high toxicity level. Make up especially because it is not regulated at this time. Be an educated consumer...

Skin Deep Cosmetic Safety Database

L'Bri Customer Testimonials

Here are some comments from customers that I have received. I am posting for those who don't use computers on a regular basis or at all but have good things to say. If you are a current L'bri user, please post what you love about the products! Thanks. Not a L'bri user? Go to my website for sample pack information. Get a weeks worth of pampering and see how you like it!

I ran out of product this summer... I tried another product but my skin felt like leather. As soon as I was back using L'bri no more leather face! Alice

I have been accused of having a face lift since starting to do the Masque on a regular basis. Grandma J (Grandma of 4 and GREAT Grandma of 5)

My skin has never felt so soft and it happened in such a short amount of time. Lynn

My pores have really closed down using the basic 3 steps daily and the Masque on a regular basis. The time erase is helping to fade sun spots on my skin. I.H.

NOW it is your turn! I can't wait to see what everyone has to say!

Necklaces

These two projects use very different componets. The blue one has Milliefori beads, Swarovski Crystal, Cat's eye, glass and silver plate.















The other has lip shell, pewter and silver plate encompassed by nature's beautiful stones. This is a great match with so many outfits!

Get out the beads!

I have been playing with my Bead Retreat Kits that I have had stashed away. I have decided it is wrong for all those pretty beads to be locked up in those plastic bags. So, here are some of things I made yesterday. I think of it as re purposing the beads! The challenge will come when I get to the ones I have many of the same of because I just don't like making the same thing twice! I made a bracelet, earrings and a necklace charm out of each kit by adding a couple components in to have enough materials.

This set has Swarovski crystal, glass and pewter.

Ready for fall with this one. It is glass leaves, pearls and gold plate.

I don't make much in red so I know a couple of people will be glad to see this!!! Lip shell, pearls, glass and silver plate.

Only the bracelet for this one but it has the size to be on it's own! Glass, white Howlite and silver plate.

Dressed up and ready to go! Hematite, Swarovski crystal and silver plate.

Now if I can convince Louie I need to bead more tonight!!!

My New Favorite Bracelet

I love this bracelet. It took pretty long to assemble but it was worth it. The pictures don't do it justice at all! Swarovski crystals and jumprings galore! I plan on making one in black, clear crystal and a pale blue soon! I did the browns for the fall season!

Check your bottles day 8

What to avoid- day 8

FD&C When this abbreviation precedes the name of a color, it means that the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has certified it as safe for use in drugs and cosmetics, but not food. D&C colors are usually synthetic, coal tar colors. They're toxic and should be avoided when at all possible.

Of course, L'Bri does not use those 8 ingredients in their products. For more information go to
http://www.jennofer.lbri.com/

For Wendy

I made this simple charm bracelet for my friend Wendy. She is a nurse and volunteers for the local rescue squad. I had originally given her the medical charm set to make her own creation but, took them back to do it for her! She is at home recovering from surgery and has her kids waiting on her "hand and foot" for the next couple of weeks... I have another project waiting to be made for her with all her L'bri charms she earned but I may put that on the back burner because my box of goodies was delivered today so I can get started on a bracelet I have been dying to make! Sorry Wendy!

Check your bottles Day 7

What to avoid- day 7

ALCOHOLS SUCH AS ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, SD ALCOHOL 40, ETHYL ALCOHOL Alcohols dissolve the body's natural moisturizers and strip the skin of its protection, leaving it vulnerable to infection. Alcohols destroy skin's pH balance, and since they absorb water, they speed up wrinkling.

Check your bottles day 6

What to avoid- Day 6

BORAX (Sodium Borate, Boric acid) Used in baby powders, bath powders, eye creams, skin fresheners, and protective creams as a preservative, borax is rapidly absorbed by the skin. Despite repeated warnings from the American Medical Association, it is still widely used in many products.

Check your bottles day 5

What to avoid- Day 5

ACETONE Used in nail polish and nail polish removers, this colorless, volatile liquid is often used in astringents, fresheners, or clarifying lotions. It is extremely toxic and will dehydrate the skin, while speeding up the aging process.

Check your bottles Day 4

What to avoid- Day 4

PETROLATUM This familiar, semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons is derived from petroleum. Literally, "paraffin jelly" or "petroleum jelly," it is not absorbed by the skin and suffocates the pores. All petrochemicals pollute water and destroy marine life. Avoiding these chemicals is essential for humans, animals, fish, water, land, and air.