This is sooo cute!

I think the only thing missing from this Fancy Nancy Party (scroll down once you click this outside link) is some Fancy Face Painting!

Casey at the Bat…

I play softball once a week during the Spring and Summer seasons and every year I get a wake up call on the night of the first game.

All that running and throwing and running and swinging… after the first inning, I am done! I’m spent. My legs just give up on me.

My problem? Oh… I forgot to warm up.

Hey, Michelle, this is a Face Painting Blog… get back on topic!

Ok, ok – I just needed a little sympathy for my aching torso/limbs/entire body.

Getting back to Face Painting, this is an important lesson to remember. The birthday kid/CEO’s kid/ VIP’s kid is almost always first in my chair. And I used to get so nervous… where was my warm up face?!

So now I keep some of my almost empty pots of black and white and a rainbow cake aside from my kit and I paint my face right before I head out for gigs. A few swirls and curls and my warm up is done!

Oh, but in case I’m feeling a little shakey, I paint a few extra spiders, webs, wiggly cracks and squiggles on my legs too. Good thing I always wear long pants…

Yay! The Boy Designs Jam Rocked!

I’m pretty sure this jam was even bigger than our “Bling” Jam back in March.

We had tons of willing models and almost every single painter got to get their brushes dirty (or they got my brushes dirty- we share here in MD).

Lots of sharing and some new faces too.

Check out the pictures below! There are TWO pages of pictures there.

Scroll down and click the green Triangle when you have seen all 20 pictures on this page.

6 Comments May 24, 2010

We Got Our Game Faces On! Columbia, MD Face Painting Jam in April

We had a huge thunder storm the evening of the April Face Painting Jam in Columbia, MD. I know that dampened the number of jammers and it kept the model supply low too.

We had fun anyway :)

Here are some pics:

Orioles Face Paint by Bright and Shining Face Painting

Joes gets Baltimore'd by me (Heff)

Orioles Face Painting by Bright and Shining Face Painting

Smile Joe!

Do Not Feed the Orioles

I started sketching this half face on Jenny...

... but it didn't turn out so hot. Lesson Learned!

Wendy used the Orioles Split cake we made (and gave away!)

Wendy paints me (Heff)

Heff and Wendy

I painted some non-sports related butterfly arms.

First time jammers!

The April Columbia Jam minutes before the massive downpour outside

I used the Orioles Split cake to paint the "Talking T'Rex" on Jenny's Leg. Tongue courtesy of Jenny!

Stencil Power ! Thanks to Wendy for cutting the "O's" stencil (we gave it away too!).

Everyone won something in the Left Right Left game, including Raven’s Glitter, Orioles Glitter, The “O’s” stencil donated by Wendy, the split cake we made and demoed that night and a brush that Jenny donated.

Michele, our newest jammer, brought up something that no one had ever asked before: “Who pays for the stuff you guys give away?”

Me: “…Jenny and I do.”

Michele: “Umm… why?”

Me: “You know… I’m not sure.”

I guess we give stuff away, and we pay for it ourselves, because it helps illustrate that we aren’t jamming for ulterior motives. We want people to come out and new jams are sometimes slow to get off the ground.

Oh yeah! And Marcela sent us FABAIC Bling (Free glitter and sticky jewels) for everyone. Thank you, Marcella! We’ll have extras for next month too.

6 Comments April 29, 2010

Out and About in Columbia, MD

Hey!

I’ll be setting up my Face Painting booth Saturday, April 24 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM in Columbia, MD for our local “Flea Market/Community Yard Sale.”

See you there!

Saturday, April 24 from 9am-3pm at The Hawthorn Center, 6175 Sunny Spring Columbia MD 21044

Face Painting Jam 4/25 Get Your Game Face On!

Hi Everyone!

I would love to invite you all to an April 25, 2010 Face Painting Jam in Columbia, MD from 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM in the Fuddruckers at 6486 Dobbin Center Way, Columbia MD.

Call me or email me if you need directions.

Sports Theme: Wendy will make a simple logo stencil and I’ll make a rainbow cake to go with it for our door prizes that night. Stay until the end or you’ll miss it!

Bring your kits and your business cards – there are lots of fun folks to meet.

See you then!!
~Michelle

P.S. We are going to do a year end raffle as well so every time you come to the jam your name gets put into a hat. We’ll let you know the Kick Booty prize soon.

2 Comments April 19, 2010

Jam Pickies (Piccies? Pic-ees?)

We Came – We Jammed – We Conquered

So, Sunday was… how should I put this…

AWESOME!!

Awesome to the max. Here are some pictures of all the fun you missed:

Jody is a patient teacher and glitter tat vendor…

Everyone gave her their rapt attention… well almost everyone ^

Irene brought her bebe – so smooshy!

Jody and Jenny show off the “Kharma Jar.”

Here is almost everyone who stayed to make their own “Liquid Bling”. If you do this please please please use plastic table covers and tape those suckers down! It saved us a ton of apologizing to the management at Fuddruckers.

Poor Brad. Don’t try to squeeze super hard when you get a clog- straight pins are your friends! Lesson learned, kiddo.

Karen is seen here “Blingifying” me.

And Irene makes the same funny face while I go for a Bling-er-fly on her.

Ivonne showed us a fast one-stroke half butterfly. See?? We painted! At a Face Painting Jam. How original!

And then my crazy girls inducted me into their “Wild Face Painters” group. I think they were just trying to make me cry. Silly ladies. I love ‘em.

Alright- now don’t let another month slip by without coming to jam with us in Columbia. Fourth Sunday of the month (except May – I’ll be in Florida for FABAIC!!!!!) I was wrong – the fourth Sunday of May is the 23. I’ll be gone on the 30th.

5 Comments March 29, 2010

March Columbia Face Painting Jam 3/28/10 5:00 PM

Hi Everyone!

I would love to invite you all to a March 28, 2010 Face Painting Jam in Columbia, MD at 5:00 PM in the Fuddruckers at 6486 Dobbin Center Way, Columbia MD. Call me or email me if you need directions.

Jenny and I have been planning and plotting up some fun ideas for this jam.

Everyone is going to learn how to make their own Liquid Bling from scratch and you get to make a bottle’s worth and take it home! Jenny will have the bottles with the metal tips for sale. Bring a few bucks in cash if you want to buy an empty bottle that night. Otherwise you are bringing home a baggie full of glitter gel!

AND Jody Rodgers from Signature Glitter will be there as our Vendor. Jody will be demoing Glitter Tattoos and everyone gets a FREE lesson on how to apply them. Her glitter tattoo kits rock – I bought hers first and I am soooo happy I did. Along with her Glitter Tat kits and her Glitter Tat stencils, Jody will also bring Bulk Glitter. Weee!! Who doesn’t love glitter?

Get there by 5:30 because we are going to get started early.

Someone is also going to win a Free bottle of Bling in our Left Right Circle game. So stick around!

Bring your kits and your business cards – there are lots of fun folks to meet : )

We will be in the back at 5:00 PM and we can stay until closing (or until they kick us out!).

See you then!!

1 Comment March 23, 2010

Shhhh! Be very quiet. I’m hunting restaurants.

Last night, I test drove my Snaz Walk Around Palette that I had hacked into submission (“hacked” as in ikea hacking or hacking with gum ).

And I just want to say it is AWESOME!

I’ll post pictures and a tutorial later.

Much thanks to D.J. Ehlert and his restaurant program that got me thinking outside the box.

Hiring a Professional Face Painter in Baltimore or Columbia, MD

Why would you want to hire a Bright & Shining Professional Face Painter?

Because we make you look smart in front of your friends and family.

We paint truly amazing designs very quickly – you will get to enjoy the party you planned and so will your guests.

Our setup area is clean and organized and looks excellent in photos.

We use special, safe products so even the most sensitive guests can have a “little something”.

We are reliable, punctual, and professionally dressed (polo + dark pants).

You found our website but now you are wavering about calling us for a quote.

Thoughts running through your mind:

“I can do that myself…”

“My BFF is an excellent acrylics artist – she can handle 25 screaming, sugar crazed moving targets.”

“I don’t need to call. I’ll just find someone else with a price on their website.”

Bright & Shining Face Painters are professionals.

No – you probably cannot do this yourself and run a party at the same time. Michelle, our owner and lead artist, still hires a Professional for her kids’ parties! And she paints like lightening.

Fine arts training does not a Children’s Entertainer make. Ditto for makeup artists.

Do you really want a stranger coming into your home when you haven’t even talked with them before? These people come in very close contact with your children – you should get to know them first.

We are available for those events that you want to be remembered as exceptional.

We are incredible. We are fast. We are worth it.

There are only so many years that you will have birthday parties at home.
Enjoy having them while you can – teenager parties are a whole different beast.
But the parties at home…These are the parties they remember.
And we help make them worth remembering.

Call right now to speak with Michelle, our owner and lead artist : 443-878-2654
- Keep a pencil and notepad nearby during the call.
- Expect to spend 15 minutes on the phone discussing the details.
- You’ll also discuss photos and how you can focus on the party instead.
- At the end, you’ll talk about the deposit and how you can pay via PayPal.

But you have to call.
Otherwise, some other kid’s mom is going to snag your day.

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