Hello Everyone

 Hello Everyone. This is going to be a short post. I just wanted you all to know that I have made it to Germany. I'm hoping by next month that I will be back to post everyday and reading your blogs agains.

Thanks again to the bloggers who help me out last week with the guest post. I hope you all enjoy them. I do have a couple outfit that I will be posting here soon. They are from my last week in Michigan.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT MONDAY. 

GUEST POST: Hello Spring From Sunny Days and Starry Nights

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Hi Everyone! I am Jessica from Sunny Days and Starry Nights, where I share a blog with my sister Tracy. I would like to thank Amy for asking me to guest post for her! Thanks! 

Spring has arrived. Your know what this means right? It's time to start packing those Winter clothes back up and time to pull your Spring and Summer things out of storage. It's time to look through your things and determine what you need to buy to ensure you are fashion ready for this Spring. I have put together a Spring must haves guide. 

Mint Dress - Pink Lipstick - Sunglasses - Julep Nail Polish - Colorblocked Bikini - Leather Shorts - Clear Umbrella - Floral Pants - Neon Flats

Spring is the time to wear cute flowing dresses. The fact that this one is mint colored makes it even better. Colorwise this Spring you definitely need a few pastels like mint in your life and a few neon colored items. Flats are a must have shoe fore Spring. Beauty products you will need include Julep nail polish, I like the pretty pastels and the bright neon colors that they have, and pink lipstick is definitely needed. By the end of Spring you will definitely need a cute swimsuit like this color-blocked bikini. Floral prints are beautiful year-round, and they are a necessity for Spring. Shorts are also a must have Spring and these leather shorts can work with some many different tops. 

What are your must have items for Spring?

GUEST POST: FLOWER NAIL TUTORIAL FROM PUT SOME POLISH ON IT

Hello Amy's Fashion Blog readers! I'm Crystal and I blog over at Put some Polish on It. Amy asked me to guest post on her blog while she's moving, and I was just honored. I have a flower tutorial to share with you today.

Here's what you'll need

A striper or a small skinny brush, a base color, a color for the center of the flower, and a dotting tool. Don't have a fancy dotting tool? No need. My first dotting tool was a stick pin pushed into the eraser end of a pencil. You can also use a bobby pin, toothpick, or the head of a writing pen.

1. start with 2 coats of the base color of your choice. 

2. using the striper start a curved line from the tip of the corner of you nail to a little further than the middle

3. again use the striper only this time curve the start of the line away from the other line and then meet them together

4. repeat step 2 beside the other flower petal that you have just done

5. repeat step 3 curving the line away from and then meeting up to form a petal

6. repeat step 2 again but this time going out toward the skin side of your nail

7. repeat the curve back to form the petal but this one will be against the skin along the side of your nail

8. using the dotting tool add a dot to the center of the flower petals in that corner of your nail

The good thing about this flower is it doesn't have to be perfect!

Do a little clean up around your nails and then apply a top coat. 

And there you have it the corner flowers! 

Hope you enjoyed the tutorial. Thanks for reading!

GUEST POST: Shop My Clost From Camille of I am Never Naked

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Make Sure you check out Camille Youtube Channel to see a video on How to Host a Shop My Closet Event.

If you know one thing about Amy it's that she loves to remix clothes. She also loves to save money. When you need to save money sometimes you have to sacrifice fun outings with friends, shopping and eating out. This is a sort of hybrid event that you can host! Have fun with friends, while getting your spring cleaning on and saving money! 

Shop My Closet

 

To host this event you will need to do a little prep. Start by cleaning out your closet, go through everything. Be critical and honest, I've become my own worst enemy because I hold on to everything! 

I decided to create a boutique like shop in my basement, which is the next step, choosing a space. 

Preferably you'll want a big space, especially if you have friends bringing items to sell too. Set up tables  to lay out jewelry, place shoes or fold clothes. See below how I used desks to display my items.

Next you will want to set a price; you could swap item for item (if your guests bring clothes) or do a dollar amount. I chose to price everything at a dollar, another idea is to fill a bag for $5 or buy 2 get 1 free. This makes it easy and won't slow down the party with calculations. Even better, if you were planning on donating let them choose what they want then donate whatever is left over, everybody wins! 

 

For the atmosphere you'll need appetizers, drinks and music. The appetizers should be simple and something your guests in hold in their hands while they shop. I made individual dip cups with carrots and celery (check out the pic below), I also had popcorn chicken and rice crispy treats. Since all my guest were 21+ I bought wine and some soda. I had a little trouble setting up the music so I plugged in the radio as a last resort.
 

An extra touch you can do is to make goodie bags! I had tons of makeup samples and some unused makeup I didn't need and used them to create some bags as a thank you for my guests! They are getting some clothes off your hands and giving you some extra money!

If you're like me you have also saved shopping bags and boxes. You can give each friend a bag to shop with to keep their finds together. I also used boxes to package jewelry up. 

I hope this inspires you to spring clean and host a fun girl's night with your friends!

If you have any questions please send me an email or tweet!

Camileatnevernaked@gmail.com

@Cam1ll3s