Archives for September 2019

Introducing  a new jewel tone lip and eye collection that will give the perfect pop of color and shimmer to any Fall or Winter look.  Each color is precisely picked from the painting of the Poppy flower created by the founder’s Mother. The entire brand is rooted in art, grounded in nature and blossoming with color.

Given a project to create a painting every day as a meditation while she was going through breast cancer treatment, Stephanie’s Mom turned it into a collection of inspiring creations. Ignite your own creativity with some artistic and highly pigmented colors that range from deep reds and oranges, pinks and calming nudes. Feel the energy this collection brings to life with each detail that creates the complete masterpiece.

Treat Yourself Like a Masterpiece with this New Makeup Collection

Lucky Chick wants you to reignite your creativity and treat yourself like a masterpiece with color that feels as luxurious as they look. Choose from eight perfectly pigmented shades, shimmering glazes and eye jeweled shadows. Experience creamy mattes without the dryness, lip lacquers without the tackiness and eye shadows that stay on all day and doesn’t crease.

Hydrating active ingredients include:

• Coffee Oil

• Rosehip Seed Oil

• Jojoba Oil

As naturally beautiful as the products themselves, Lucky Chick’s products are vegan, cruelty free, paraben free, peg free, D-5 free, gluten-free and made in the USA.

About Lucky Chick: Stephanie Miklosvary founded Lucky Chick in 1999 as she was putting her art degree to work as a shoe designer in New York City. Nicknamed “Lucky Chick” by a friend for living in her LC (Lobby C) apartment, she decided to create a persona around her new name inspired by life’s indulgences. Lucky Chick first started out as a luxury bath and body line and has evolved into make-up.  The brand provides a vibrant range of color cosmetics so women of all colors, shapes and sizes can treat themselves like the masterpieces they are.

 

Have you always wanted to have a t-shirt that you’ve designed? Maybe you have a specific design in mind that you have never been able to find in stores, or maybe you want to be creative and be able to wear your creation to show it off. Regardless of the reason, designing your own t-shirt can be a fun way to express your artistic abilities. 

There are a few different methods of getting a design onto a t-shirt that require different skills, so depending on how much effort you want to put into your t-shirt, you can choose the method that’s right for you. 

Of course, you can always go to a t-shirt printing shop, like the Manchester based t-shirt printing shop Garment Printing, and have all the hard work done for you. If you prefer to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself over a weekend, then read on. 

1. Screen printing

Screen printing t-shirts can seem complex and intimidating, but once you’ve got all the materials and have everything set up, it’s actually easier than it looks, and it’s quite cost-effective. The supplies you need are a screen and frame, which you can find at any craft store, photo emulsion and sensitizer, a 250-watt bulb, silkscreen fabric ink, a squeegee, latex gloves, your t-shirt, and a pitch-black room to do it in – your closet or windowless bathroom will work perfectly.

Create your design (if this is your first time, you may want to try something simple with blocky lines) using a solid black image since you need to block out light. Print the image onto transparency paper, which you can do at any print shop if you don’t have it yourself. 

Next, you’ll want to coat your screen in emulsion, so follow the directions on the bottle on how to mix it before laying the screen down over a garbage bag and coating it with the emulsion with the squeegee. Leave it in your pitch-black room until it’s completely dry. After it’s dry, lay down a black cloth or board and put the screen and frame with the screen side down over the black surface. Tape your transparent image on top of the screen where the emulsion is, and then turn on your 250-watt bulb (which should be about one or two feet above it). Wait for 10 to 15 minutes before pulling the transparency off and check if the image is burned into the screen. If it is, clean the screen with cold water until your image is clearly seen. Let the screen dry before moving onto the next step. 

Lay your t-shirt out onto a flat surface, then lay the screen over the shirt, placing the design where you want it to be printed. Pour a small amount of ink on the top of the screen and then in one strong, smooth movement, move your squeegee down the screen. You may want to run the squeegee over the shirt a few times to make sure the ink gets pushed into the fabric. When you’re satisfied, lift the screen up, toss the t-shirt in the oven for 30 seconds at 400-degree heat so the ink sticks, and you’re done. 

2. Transfer sheets

A much easier way to print an image onto a t-shirt – but sometimes with poorer quality results – is to simply print out your design onto transfer paper. You can buy transfer sheets from any craft or fabric store, which can be fed right into your printer at home. 

All you have to do is decide what design you want, print it out, then iron it on to your t-shirt. Make sure to firmly and evenly iron on the design, otherwise, it can start to flake and peel off in certain places, but be careful not to burn your t-shirt in the process. You can put down a piece of cotton fabric in between your iron and the transfer sheets to help prevent burning.

3. Fabric paint

If you’re a bit more artistically inclined and want to free-hand it or use cut-out stencils, you can buy fabric paint and paint your design directly onto your t-shirt. Put a piece of cardboard under the shirt so the fabric paint doesn’t seep through onto the other side of the shirt and so you have a more stable surface to paint on. Don’t forget to let it dry for at least 24 hours before wearing it.