Face Painting at Dunn-Edwards Paints Grand Opening

Yesterday I face painted and did glitter tatts at Dunn-Edwards Paints' 100th Store Grand Opening. Hubby and me love their paint, as the interior of our house happens to be painted in all Dunn-Edwards.

Wow, there were a lot of folks at this event! What was way-cool was that an 18 wheeler pulled up that was a mobile In-N-Out Burger and served their yummy burgers (I didn't have time to get one, but wanted to go to a drive thru after the gig, but was too tired).

I was happy to be able to work with my vendor friends - Tom Kelly of Cartoon of You provided cartoon portraits, and Amy Nehrig of Twist and Shout Balloons provided balloon twisting.

Face Painting for a First Birthday Party

I cannot describe just how adorable this little girl was! She is the celebrant's "big sister" and she looked so darling in her traditional Chinese attire for her little brother's First Birthday celebration. I absolutely love the colors in her dress and her hair bows. When I first met her -she is shy at first- I told her that I wanted bows JUST LIKE HERS for my hair! After I face painted her, throughout the party she would sneak over to my mirror to get another peek at her face. So darn cute!

I had the privilige to work again with Laura Caldwell a.k.a. Annie Banannie and she provided entertainment with her balloon show and twisting balloons for the kids after her show. She was my balloon twister vendor for the Mary Poppins party that I produced a while back. She is amazing and is great with children!!!

I also met a really nice couple -Lori & Keith-, professional photographers of Lori Anderson Photography and they were busy, busy, busy getting shots of the event and the kids. I can't wait to see their images that they took!

Overall, it was a beautiful party, and Eunice the mom, did a fab job of decorating their home and I have never seen more food for a party!

Fourth of July Face Painting

Had a busy Fourth of July day! But it was a blast!

First I did face painting at a block party in Orange. WOW, what a cool street! It was like a scene out of a Norman Rockwell picture - kids all dressed in red, white & blue with their bikes all decorated. Everyone had shade tents in their front yard and were hanging out, folks with grills and big-belly smokers, old-fashioned popcorn maker and snow cones were displayed. Some even had misters hanging from the telephone poles to cool the kids down. Then they had a trackless train giving the kids rides up and down the blocked-off street and "Uncle Sam" making an appearance. I told the host that I want to move to their street!

This fella wanted a tiger which I did in red, white & blue.

Then immediately following that gig, I went down to a country club in Newport Beach to do face painting at their Fourth of July Carnival (I had also did their Easter celebration too). Rebecca & me had a great time, and I did a few glitter tattoos as well.

When that was over for us, I drove like a mad dog before dusk to meet my family to watch the fireworks. From our view where we were sitting, we could see the Dana Point fireworks and the San Clemente fireworks. We had a lot of fun!