The Best Gifts

How do you thank someone for not only saving your friends and family’s lives, but your future too? Saying it is a good start, but Danny thinks a gift would be nice too.

               Danny was bored.  He was beyond bored actually.  Two days into Spring Break and he has nothing to do.  Sam and her family were off on a trip to somewhere in Europe. Tucker has relatives visiting and can't hang out, and Jazz has practically been living in the library to work on some big senior project that will be due when school gets back.  Even his parents were gone, some exclusive paranormal conference in New York, and they wouldn't be back until the weekend.

               Danny heaved a heavy sigh.  No ghosts had attacked for the last four days and now knowing the value of good time management, he had already managed to finish all of his schoolwork.  He listlessly tapped his fingers against the kitchen table where he was seated.  Playing Doomed solo was an option, but it's nowhere near as fun by himself, and it feels weird to play video games so early in the day.  He got up from his seat and paced for a bit.  He could go flying, but he didn't want to tempt the peace or any ghosts hanging about.  He stopped and drank a whole glass of water just for something to do. Hydration is important, right?  He resumed his pacing for several more minutes, wracking his brain for any ideas that could interest him.  He would work on a model rocket, but he had finished the one he got for Christmas over winter break.

                 He stopped in front of the fridge and glanced at the clock on the wall, it's not too early for lunch.  He grabbed a box of saltines out of the cupboard and pulled out a handful. Setting the box back on the counter he eased open the fridge door.

"Hey guys, I have a nice snack for you." he said as he checked for any loose ectoweenies.  He couldn't help the sad noise that escaped him when he saw the plate with last night's leftovers had been cleaned bare.  At least one weenie must have gotten out of the drawer.  He placed a cracker on the plate to lure the escapee from hiding.  Small, high-pitched growls greeted him as he slid the duct taped drawer open a couple of inches and sprinkled crushed saltine in the gap.  

                 The ectoweenies were kind of cute when they weren't eating his lunch. Jazz was by far the best cook in the family and he had been looking forward to enjoying the meatloaf again for lunch.  His musings were interrupted by tiny crunching sounds. "Aha!" he exclaimed as he snatched the miscreant up off of the plate.

 "You've had enough of an adventure, time to go back home," he dropped the weenie through the open gap in the drawer. "Ouch!" he yelped as it managed to bite his thumb on the way down.  Danny pouted as he stuck his thumb in his mouth to suck on the bite.  The returned weenie was growling its story to the others as he toed the drawer closed before using his free hand to reseal the duct tape.

               "For some reason, I'm not that hungry anymore..." Danny muttered as he inspected his thumb.  Thank goodness for supernatural healing, what was a bleeding cut a moment ago was already reduced to a light pink line.

                 Danny resumed his pacing for a moment before sitting back down at the table. He rested his chin on his arms as he watched the seconds tick by on the clock.

 ‘I have so much time and all I can think of doing is watching the clock tick.’  He mused on the irony of trying to make time and when he finally has some, he can hardly use it.

   ‘I wonder what Clockwork does when he isn’t pretending to try to kill me.  To think that he had planned for us to try to escape to the future to see Dan in order to set me on the path of overcoming that future.’  He frowned, ‘Even then I didn’t actually make it in time to save anyone.  It was really nice of Clockwork to not only save them, but to set me further back afterwards so that I could keep my secret and do some damage control.  I didn’t even get a chance to thank him for his help.’  He rose to his feet and started pacing once more.  “I really should thank him.  I think I remember where his lair is.  It might take an hour or two of flying if nothing interferes… Should I just show up?  That seems kind’ve rude.  Maybe I should get him a gift?  Thanks for saving my family and friends, and you know, not killing me when you could have.  Yeah I should definitely bring a gift, that would be the polite thing when just showing up at someone’s home.”  His pacing slowed as his thoughts deepened.

                 “But what gift do you give the ghost who can control time?  And also saved you and your family from terrible fates... He said time is like a parade that he watches from above but it was more like he was helping to direct the parade than just watching.”  Danny grinned in delight as inspiration struck, “I know the perfect thing!” he said as he dashed out the door at a quarter to eleven, patting his pocket to check for his wallet as he went.

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               A quick scooter ride later and he was at the outlet stores by the mall. He looked fondly at the video game store before parking his scooter and walking into the music store.  He browsed around the aisles, poking at one or two of the display instruments. ‘I remember when we came here so Jazz could pick an instrument in Middle School; I don’t think she’s played since then.’  

 When the lady at the desk finished with her short line of customers (mostly band kids buying reeds or random accessories), Danny popped out from the shelves to ask her, “Hey, do you guys have the kind of baton that bands use in parades?  I’m looking for a gift for a conductor I know.”

   She pursed her lips in thought before sliding her chair over to her computer next to the register.  “Hang on; let me see if we have anything like that in stock.”  Danny tried to keep from fidgeting as she spent a couple of minutes typing and clicking away at the computer.  He was trying to decide whether or not to scratch his nose when she turned back to him.

  “So we don’t have anything like that in the store right now.  You could special order one if you’d like but that would take a while and unless you wanted a gag gift, would be pretty expensive…” At his crestfallen expression she continued, “However, if you would like to get your conductor friend a conducting baton, a good quality one runes about $20-30 and we have a nice selection I can show you.”  

 Danny’s face lit up, “It’s not my first idea, but that would be just as good!”  The store clerk smiled at him and standing from her computer chair, she led him to one of the display cases by the register.

   “These are arranged by price and material.  This side is the lower end and is mostly fiberglass and cheaper wood or rubber,” she said, gesturing to Danny’s left, “and these are the nicer, more durable ones to your right.  My favorite is the rosewood style right there.”  She pointed to a medium priced baton with a nice reddish wooden bulb.

 “Tell you what, since this is for a gift, if you get one of the wooden ones I’ll engrave a name for you for free.”  

 Danny grinned at her, “That rosewood one you pointed out would be great!  For the name, could you put it as Clockwork?”

 She smiled back at him and chuckled a little, “As in, when they’re conducting everything runs like clockwork?”

 “Yeah kinda like that, it’s a nickname, so could you capitalize the C?”

 “Of course, that’ll be $25.96 after tax.”

 Danny paid her and watched as she pulled a slim case from below the counter.  She popped the end cap off and pulled out the new baton.  

 “Looks to be in perfect shape, give me a minute and I’ll have the name engraved for you.”  She picked up a small tool slightly thicker and longer than a pen and flipped a switch on the side.  A low buzzing filled Danny’s ears as she carefully engraved the name on the shaft in neat handwriting.  The tip of her tongue was sticking out of her mouth as she concentrated.   She flipped the tool off and stowed it out of sight before blowing on the engraving to help cool it and to remove any dust.  She waved it a couple of times before neatly sliding it back into the case and handing it to him.

 “There you go, one personalized baton for your friend!” she chirped.

 “Thank you so much, I’m sure he’ll like it!” Danny effused before heading out the door with a wave to the friendly salesperson. He retrieved his scooter and helmet and headed back to Fentonworks.  The whole trip only took about half an hour.

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Once back at home, Danny stowed his scooter and made a quick stop back in the kitchen. He slapped together a peanut butter sandwich so he wouldn’t have to deal with the ectoweenies again.  He scarfed it and washed it down with another glass of water.

“Ok!” he said, talking aloud to help psyche himself up.  “I should leave a note for Jazz somewhere in case I’m out when she gets home, and then I need to store the gift in my ghost space pocket so I don’t lose it on the trip.  I think that’s everything,” he said with his arms crossed and tapping his fingers against his elbow.  He nodded and then reached for the notepad next to the fridge to write out a quick note for his sister.

‘Hey Jazz, I’m going for a visit to see Clockwork, he’s the guy who helped me out during the CAT stuff.  Nothing is wrong.  I’m going to thank him and probably visit for a bit.  Don’t know how long it’ll take but don’t worry if I’m not home yet.’

“She’ll probably still worry and tell me that it’s her job as my big sister, but at least she’ll know I wasn’t kidnapped or something.  This should keep her from looking for me too.  She’s not going to go searching for me in the ghost zone unless I’m gone a really long time.”

He put the note in the middle of the table then grabbed the gift and lightly skipped down the stairs to the lab.  A quick flash of light and Danny tucked the slim case into the special space pocket where he normally keeps his thermos and cell phone.  Discovering that ability had made his ghost fighting a lot simpler, no more racing to his locker to grab a thermos or trying to discreetly pull it from his bag when he says he’s going to the bathroom.  He still keeps a spare in his locker and under his bed.  Sam and Tucker both keep a few too.  It never hurts to be prepared, especially when it comes to ghost fighting.

               He pulled off his glove and unlocked the portal.  It was kind’ve funny that his DNA was still recognizable to the Fenton scanner in ghost form.  After pulling his glove back on, he slipped through the portal and was on his way.

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Danny hummed cheerfully as he flew through the green and purple mists of the ghost zone.  He had been so bored, but he found the perfect thing to do!  Even better, since his parents weren’t home, he won’t have to worry about being locked in the zone.  

               He did a loop and waved at some cute blob ghosts before significantly increasing his speed.  ‘I might be able to shave off some of my travel time if I fly near top speed, it’ll be good exercise too.’

               Danny continued to increase his flight speed until his surroundings blurred and he weaved among the floating islands, rocks, and other debris with minute adjustments to his path.  Amazingly enough, he didn’t encounter any ghosts itching for a fight. ‘Maybe it’s because I’m in the Zone, most ghosts that come through the portal have some sort of goal.  Most in the Ghost Zone just want to be left alone.  It could also be partly the speed I’ve been going, harder for anyone to try to fight me if I’m already gone by time they notice me.’

               He slowed his pace down as the floating gears that fill the space near Clockwork’s lair began to appear.  ‘I wonder where all these gears come from.  He does have a lot of clocks.  Maybe he used to have more?  I can always ask him later if the visit goes well.’  Danny gently touched down in front of the large door to the lair.  He took a deep breath, thinking, ‘I hope he doesn’t mind a visit.  Of course he probably already knows I’m coming here, but still.’ and then firmly clanged the doorknocker.  

A few seconds passed and then Clockwork opened the door with a slight smile, “Daniel.  Please come in.,” he said while beckoning with his free arm.

“I hope it’s ok that I just showed up.” Danny said as he stepped into Clockwork’s lair for the second time.  

“It’s perfectly alright.  You are welcome here Daniel, I can always make time for you.” Clockwork replied as he closed the door behind them.

‘Did he just make a pun?’ Danny wondered, pausing in his surprise before following Clockwork into a lounge area that he hadn’t seen on his initial visit. ‘Not that I really had much time to look around with everything going on and Clockwork manipulating us for a better future. On the subject of that diverted timeline, I shouldn’t forget what brought me here in the first place.’

Clockwork, currently in adult form, had stopped and was now floating by a flat gear suspended at coffee table height.

“Clockwork,” Danny said, “I really want to thank you for your help with that horrible future.  I really appreciate that not only did you save my friends and family; you also gave me a second chance to fix my relationship with Mr. Lancer about the cheating thing.  He let me retake the test and actually let me study for it during detentions.  He even answered questions that I had about the material!” Danny paused to take a breath, “To show my gratitude for your help and to say thank you for giving me a chance, I got this for you.”  He rotated his arm slightly to reach into his sub-pocket and pulled out the slim case holding the engraved baton.

               As he handed it to Clockwork he said, “It’s not much but I was thinking about how you said you see time like a parade that you’re watching from above, it felt more like you were directing the parade a bit and I’m really glad you kept it from marching off a cliff…”  Danny trailed off, halting his ramblings as Clockwork opened the case and gently withdrew the baton.  He phased to his older form as he lightly ran his gloved fingers over the engraving of his name.  

“It is a lovely gift, thank you Daniel.  It is very thoughtful and especially fitting in your case.  I will cherish it.,” he said as he slid it into an invisible pocket up his sleeve.  “I am glad that you decided to come by.  Due to my actions on your behalf, I have been given charge and responsibility for you.  Think of me as your ghostly guardian, or mentor.  You should feel free to visit me anytime, whether you have questions, are looking for advice, or just want to spend time in a safe place. Cookie?” he offered as he switched to his child form.

               Danny was sure his jaw was hanging loose as Clockwork finished informing him of their new potential relationship.  Given that he was currently in ghost form, that could be a lot more literal than normal.  He was still trying to process this bombshell when his whole train of thought derailed at the sight of the cookie that Clockwork was holding out to him.

“That cookie is green.  And glowing.” he said as he cautiously reached out for it.

“Of course it is, “Clockwork replied, “The flour was soaked in raw ectoplasm before it was baked.”

Danny looked slightly repulsed but curious as he examined the cookie now in his hand, “Is it safe for me to eat?” he asked.

“Yes it is, and actually, on the subject of nutrition,” Clockwork said, phasing back to his adult form once again, “You need to increase your ectoplasm intake if you want to remain healthy while using your powers.  The easiest ways for you to do this would be to accept it into your diet, such as with these cookies,” he gestured towards the still uneaten cookie in Danny’s hand, “or you can absorb ambient energy from spending time in the Ghost Zone.”

“Wow, you’re being a lot more straight forward now than when you helped save the future.” Danny remarked.

“When I helped you, my hands were tied by my employers; they wanted me to eliminate you instead of solving the root of the problem. Now that I have responsibility for both you and the alternate phantom, I am able to directly advise you when you have a problem as opposed to the convoluted run around that was necessary to keep the Observants from interfering further.”  He shifted to his elder form and concluded with, “Maybe they wouldn’t be so shortsighted if they had two eyes instead of just one.”

               Danny smiled slightly at the dig at the pretentious eyeballs.  He had encountered them a few times while exploring the zone but hadn’t known what their jobs were at the time.  “I know I promised that I’ll never turn into Dan, and I’m planning on always keeping my promise! But, is there anything that I need to watch out for to keep everything on track?”

“Do not worry.  The actions that you have taken and the choices that you have made have decisively prevented you from ever becoming Dan.  You have committed yourself to doing what is right, and remember, Dan was not just you, he was a combination of Phantom and Plasmius.  You have nothing to worry about as long as you keep going as you have been. Eat your cookie.”

               Danny nibbled at his cookie and was surprised that it tasted really good to him.  It was a sugar cookie with a lemon-lime aftertaste that somehow worked really well.  As he finished the cookie, he realized that it satisfied a craving that he hadn’t realized he had.  Like finally scratching an itch.  Danny ate another ecto-cookie from the plate on the table as Clockwork looked on in his child form.

“So I can visit tomorrow too?” Danny asked.

“Of course you may Daniel, you are welcome here any,” he paused and smirked slightly, “…time.” he finished, shifting to adult form.

               Danny grinned at him, Clockwork liked puns too!  He floated over to the older ghost and tentatively reached for a hug. Clockwork did not hesitate in holding him tight and completing the embrace.

“You are a good and precious child; I already am anticipating your next visit.  Unfortunately, you will need to be leaving soon if you do not want your sister to form a search party.  She has finished early at the library and will be heading for home shortly.”

               Danny hid his smile against Clockwork’s chest as he felt his hair being ruffled.  The ticking of the clock under his cheek was comforting.

               “Thank you again for saving my whole world.  And thanks for the advice and the open invitation.  I’ll definitely be visiting more this week.”

Clockwork gave Danny’s head a final pat before separating, “As long as you fly the same speed or faster going home as you did coming here, you will avoid any encounters and will make it home with plenty of time to reassure your sister and to tell her about your day.” Clockwork shifted to his elder form and with his characteristic smirk, stated, “Later Gator.”

Danny beamed with delight as they floated to the door.

“After a little while, Crocodile.”

“We’re far too gharialous for a traditional parting.”

It took Danny a moment to work gharial and garrulous apart before he could shoot back, “Caiman, these puns are getting old.”

Clockwork replied by waggling his eyebrows and shifting to his child form, “Actually, you will find that they are getting younger.”

Danny laughed and waved to his new mentor as he floated out into the ghost zone proper, “I’ll see you tomorrow, bye!” he shouted as he turned and sped off towards home.

Clockwork shut the door once Danny was out of sight and moved to his time viewing room where Danny flying home showed on the main screen.  Some of the smaller screens floating off to the side showed him dropping the ecto-weenie back into the drawer in the refrigerator and eating dinner with his sister.

“There are some advantages to being the master of time, and taking care of such a wonderful and delightful child is definitely one of them.  The puns are a bonus too.” he mused with a slight lisp and fingering the baton that he’d been gifted.  He watched Danny talking to himself during his flight home.

“…and I should ask him where those gears around his lair come from tomorrow.  Oh! And if the ectoplasmic contamination in Mom’s cooking is actually a good thing for me.  I need to learn about more types of animals and things so I don’t run out of puns!” He was flying home with a huge smile.

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True to Clockwork’s words, Danny once again didn’t have any unfriendly encounters while he travelled.  He had even managed to shave a couple more minutes off of his flight time!  He slowed down as he approached the Fenton Portal and slipped through at normal speed. When he popped through he startled his sister where she was fiddling with some ghost hunting gadgets.  “Danny!” she yelled, dropping a Fenton Thermos and some miscellaneous inventions that didn’t actually do anything.  She threw her arms around him as he transformed back to human form.  “I read your note but I was starting to get worried!  I finished early at the library so that I could get dinner started.”

Danny gave her a quick hug back before responding, “I’m fine.  Actually, I’m way better than fine!  I’ll tell you all about it upstairs, do you think you could make meatloaf again?  An ectoweenie ate all of the leftovers.”

               His sister ruffled his wind-swept hair before tugging him towards the stairs. “Of course, little brother, I’m so glad that you had a good day and weren’t just playing video games or bored the whole time.”  They headed upstairs together and Danny started off his story, “So I was really bored this morning.  Incredibly bored.  Then I got the perfect idea…”

Holiday Card Project 2019

Oh would you look at that; I’m participating in the deviantArt Holiday Card Project again this year! Just like last year, my crafty efforts aren’t really done proper justice by scans or photos, so I’ll be uploading a short video...somewhere (probably Instagram but we’ll see) and then link back to it to hopefully show it off a bit more.   It’s funny though, I’d almost forgotten about HCP until I got the notification that it had opened for this year. And yet I was so concerned about having it in the mail on time that I got this one done pretty much in one day. I think last year's card took me closer to 2 days and I was pushing my luck that it would get there in time.   My process for this year went as follows: I browsed around on Pinterest for a while, as I hadn’t the foggiest idea what to do. During that process, I latched onto a concept I saw a few times; Christmas lights and the phrase “merry and bright,” and so I went with that. Already I had the idea of the lights being across the top of the card, with a real piece of thread (which would later be changed to wire as the idea occurred to me while I was digging for some other supplies) connecting them. After some thought, I decided I wanted to add some cotton to the bottom to add a little more pizzazz. Because if last year’s HCP taught me anything, it’s that I like to go big or go home for the occasion. And I knew where I could get some too; the fields next to the house have already been picked for this year, but there was still a good amount of cotton leftover on the stalks near the edges. Let me tell you, I have a newfound appreciation for whoever invented a mechanical way to take the seeds out of cotton, because gosh darn it if that process is not far more tiresome than you’d think! I think I finally did manage to get them all out, but now I know why it’s probably just easier to buy cotton or polyester fiberfill. XD Anyway. With my mind made up and a handle full of cotton at the ready, I started on the actual card part. In the past, for my card needs I’ve usually used some of the pre-folded & cut cards my mom has on hand, but this time I didn’t feel like bothering her about it. So instead I grabbed a piece of my gold-shimmer cardstock and cut it down so that once I folded it I’d have a 5” x 7” card. (As that’s what Google told me was a fairly common size for greeting cards and would fit comfortably in most standard envelopes.) Then I used my trick from my book-making endeavors of using the edge of scissors to “score” the folding line on one side of the card to make that process easier. In trying to make some stamps I didn’t end up using magically appear from whoever they were hiding, I found some metallic gold stripey paper in my stash and had the idea to cover the outside of the card with it, maybe. At the time I was a little bit skeptical if I wanted to do that, but I pulled it out and set it on the desk anyway so I could have the option if I wanted it. And as you can see, I ended up deciding to go for it, though at this point in the process I simply measured out and cut it as needed; I wouldn’t attach it until later. Then I paused and used the scrap cardstock pieces to test some pens and such, only to find I was only minimally (at best) interested in using any of them. I had some ideas to incorporate certain things but they were things I couldn’t really try out until I had more of the card finished, and some things I couldn’t figure out solutions for until then either. So I swatched out some marker colors and started practicing on some print outs of the Christmas light shape—which is fortunately had the foresight to do the said printing out before I got into the thick of everything else—only to find that I just really was not happy with the blends I was getting.  I think the main problem is that I just didn’t have certain colors I needed, but the glowing/fade effect I was trying to get was also totally new territory for me and I seemed to only get worse the more times I tried it.   In the end, I picked out a “base” shade for each Christmas light color from the markers and then selected a dark, a “true color” and a highlight from my Prismacolor pencils to do the shading instead. There were still challenges to be had, but this system worked a lot better for me. Benefits of being a mixed media artist: if one medium just isn’t doing it for you, you can bring in others to level the playing field   The lights then got bright shine spots courtesy of my white Gelly roll pen and their little silver bits I did with a silver Art Philosophy watercolor. Even though I was already anticipating the silver getting kind of lost against the gold in the background. I had a vision and I was sticking to it. In addition to that vision, once the lights were safe to handle I glued them to a piece of foam and then left them alone to dry, figuring it would be easier and simpler to cut them out if I only had to do it once. As such, the edges aren’t super smooth, but otherwise, I think that was the right call. While they dried, I then attached the gold-stripe paper to the card surface and started thinking about where and how I would implement the text parts of the card. (And at some point I took a break to figure out the full inside and outside please, as originally all I was going on was “merry and bright,” though I don’t remember when exactly in the process that was.) Here, I had the idea that black paper might look cool. The only black paper I have is a pad of Crayola stuff that I think is actually for practicing calligraphy or hand lettering or something? My original plan was to take one of the pages out and use the blank back, but as I filled through I saw some of the cut out frame-y things and took a look to see if any of them would work for what I wanted/needed, and you can see the two I picked out. Though the one on the inside of the card had only the black and gray/silver originally; the colors I added by hand with my gel pens since it felt like it really needed it. The black paper on the inside also needed a little more attention than the one on the outside. I didn’t cut either of them perfectly straight, but there were a lot more distracting elements that were going to be on the outside, so it was far less noticeable there. On the inside, I ended up going around the edge with some gold and white washi tape that when well with the outside of the card to camouflage the uneven edges. By the time I had all the various papers properly attached to each other and the top edge inside of the card decorated with a strip of glitter tape and a repeating stamp of Christmas lights to tie in with the outside, I felt the lights were dry enough to cut out, so I did. And that meant that the /real/ card assembly could begin. I punched little holes in the tops of the lights for the wire I’d add in later and then fiddled with their placement for a bit before gluing them down...which I then I had to wait for about twenty minutes before I could proceed if I wanted things to dry mostly flat.   So while that took its sweet time to dry I went back to the Crayola black paper pad to one of the pages with a grid on it to practice writing out the words for both the outside and inside of the card. In doing so, I discovered that the uni-ball Signo white pen, while bolder and brighter than the Gelly roll, made my cursive almost illegible by virtue of having a thicker tip. Which is why I went with the Gelly roll instead. Just printed handwriting didn’t feel right; I really wanted the fancier look of the cursive. However, I also wanted whoever gets the card to actually be able to read it too. Eventually, the lights, while not fully dry, were dry enough that I could comfortably move on with the assembly. And hindsight, perhaps I should’ve tried stringing the lights onto the wire before gluing them down. The main issue I had was that once I got the wire poked through the hole, it’d bump into the card on the other side and then not want to go anywhere at all. I had to play with it each time to get the wire to come all the way through so I could pull it to the next one. Or maybe that would’ve made the gluing process more difficult than it was worth? We’ll never know. And then I got to attach the cotton. That actually ended up being a much smoother process than I anticipated, as the cotton doesn’t really separate from itself unless you pull it apart, so once I had parts of a clump glued down they were pretty stationary. This was also the first time I dared use my crafting heat gun since I purchased it (which was a while ago; after reading the warnings the first time I’ve been too chicken to use it for fear of catching something on fire by accident ) as I originally thought I’d need more glue and I’d need to glue some clumps on, dry them, and then glue some more. Fortunately, I seemingly put my big girl panties on for nothing as, after the initial layer of glue, I really only needed to glue a couple of other clumps down separately, and as I mentioned the cotton stick to the wet glue well enough on its own. But I had psyched myself up and gotten the thing set up, so once all the cotton was glued down I used the heat gun to dry the glue faster anyway. I was amped up the whole time but I, fortunately, did not burn anything in the process!   I did end up going back and adding some blue gel pen to the black paper on the inside, as that was the only color not there and it felt sorely lacking, giving the lights elsewhere on the card. But other than that, once the cotton was all squared away, the card was done. And I’ll be honest; I still like the card I made last year, but I think I’ve really outdone myself this time. There’s just something about the style of this card I enjoy so much more. 

It’s equally over-the-top (as is my crafting specialty ) but it’s more refined, somehow, I think. Either way, all that’s left to do now is mail it off and hope that the recipient is as pleased with the card as I am. I can’t believe I’ve actually finished with it this early though!  That’s so unlike me; I’m usually the one sneaking things in right on top of the deadline. But hey that means now I have one less thing on my to-do list so I can focus on other things...which may or may not include a holiday-themed kitty drawing in the works... ____ Artwork © me, MysticSparkleWings ____ Where to find me & my artwork: My Website | Commission Info + Prices | Ko-Fi | dA Print Shop | RedBubble |   Twitter | Tumblr | Instagram

Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair - 40+ - https://shorthaircutsmodels.com/short-haircuts-for-women-over-50-with-fine-hair/ - Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, As we are getting more seasoned we survey our style in garments and hair 'dos which is very typical since appearing to be identical for a considerable length of time is fairly exhausting dated and unstylish. A lady doesn't quit being a lady with age. Changing looks and trying different things with styles is in her tendency. Anyway with years we make progress toward more solace and short hair is a decent base for low upkeep haircuts which look in vogue and aren't seen as "elderly person's protective cap like 'dos. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, Here are 90 incredible pictures with short hair. You can likewise accomplish this by NOT turning your round brush under when you blow dry. Rather utilize an outward blow drying procedure and a retrogressive guided method on the sides to include delicate quality and surface. A short delicate style is ALWAYS en vogue regardless of what your age and it unquestionably says something. At the point when you step over a specific age you wonder what moves up to make to your picture with the goal that you could look average. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, Decent genuinely energetic and not obsolete. Ladies who are maturing effortlessly and attempt to look current consistently respect everybody around. Your haircut is a key idea of your picture so you should survey your choices cautiously to pick those styles which will introduce you in the best light. More established famous people, for example, Kim Besinger Lisa Rinna Madonna Kris Jenner Sharon Osbourne and numerous others appear with their models how dazzling you may look when you are more than 50. Short Haircuts for Women Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, We begin to check out our attire and hairdos since we need to stay aware of the occasions. Additionally we would prefer not to have the equivalent tired obsolete hairdo for quite a long time. Because we are getting more seasoned doesn't mean we need to quit being a la mode and appealing. We may feel that shorter hairdos make us look more seasoned. Anyway actually such hair styles can be low support and progressively helpful. Beauticians consistently state that by picking the correct hairdo a multi year elderly person may become 10 or even 15 years more youthful. Short Haircuts Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, At this age women can securely explore different avenues regarding their pictures searching for something strange. We should audit the most fascinating short haircuts for ladies more than 50 with photographs. Here are some extraordinary thoughts for short hair styles on the off chance that you are more established than 50. Recollect pick the style that works best for you. What's more, in some cases it tends to be amusing to go for an uncommon change. Classy and Simple Short Hairstyles for Women over 50 Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, The greatest slip-up ladies make when going short is the feared stacked weave that just stacks ever more elevated and higher (I consider it The Q Tip cut). Solidly coiffed hair gives you a "bowl formed" style. This is maturing. The key with short hair is to have milder surface all through. The time doesn't stop and that worries the entirety of an incredible parts. Best Hairstyles for Women Over 50 to Look Younger in 2020 As we as a whole get more seasoned we as a rule change your inclinations in style. The garments become progressively attentive. Thus do hairdos. This is genuine moderately aged ladies like to keep their hair short. The interest for such hairdos is high and that is the reason we have chosen the most great short haircuts for ladies more than 50 here right now. Yet, shorter hair doesn't imply that you need. Best Short Hairstyles for Women over 50 in 2020 To live with one exhausting hairdo for a mind-blowing remainder. All ladies need to look excellent and polished regardless of how old they are. Thus it bodes well why ladies of all ages like trying different things with their looks to such an extent. In the event that you are more than 50 and you feel like short hair is your thing you should glance through these cool short haircuts for ladies more than 50. Your appearance will change and you will draw in substantially more consideration. Do you have to adhere to a particular standards while picking haircuts in the event that you are more established than 50. Cute & Youthful Short Hairstyles for Women Over 50 Just incompletely. By and large to look stately and rich it's prescribed to brush your locks back opening your face. Too much shaggy hairdos may seem messy and clumsy. Blasts are alright they make you look more youthful yet attempt to keep them perfect and slight or styled to the other side so your temple isn't totally secured. Consider lighter hair tones and you will handily take a very long time off your face. Some more seasoned ladies look amazingly complimenting with silver hair. Best Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 Numerous ladies allude to the age of 50 as their subsequent youth and when they can at last appreciate life to its fullest. At the point when you are more than 50 that doesn't mean you should pick some particular styles and quit accomplishing something you enjoyed previously. A lady stays a lady regardless of how old she is. So your preferred pixie weave or an evaluated cut are still with you since they are immortal. Give your inclination to clean cuts and delicate lines that keep your locks off the face. Chic Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With blasts ladies regularly look more youthful. So in the event that you are accustomed to wearing blasts there's no sense to abandon this thought. Decide on the wispy blasts arriving at your eyebrows like Kris Jenner or Lisa Rinna styles or delicate side waves like Kathy Hilton's blasts for example. The following are probably the most up-to-date short hairdos for ladies more than 50 that will give you a more youthful look. Be breathtaking more than 50 by communicating through your hair. Feel astounding and look stunning. Short hair can make you look more youthful by including layers and blasts. Stylish Short Hairstyles For Women Over 50 Layering will help the volume of your hair giving it a thicker and young look. A lady more than 50 can surely have long hair even with glasses. The way to having long hair after 50 is to include short layers surface and volume boosting item. This helps shield your hair from crashing and burning and showing up slight. Figure you may keep your long hair or develop it out. At that point look at these charming long haircuts for ladies more than 50. These short hair styles work for each hair type and face shape. Hottest Short Hairstyles for Women 2020 Regardless of whether your hair is slim fine level thick wavy straight or wavy you'll locate an advanced or great look that can take a long time off your face and include more volume. Other than that you may adhere to general suggestions on the selection of hairdos i.e remember your face shape and hair surface. Fine hair looks cuter when trimmed short and layered while thick coarse tresses feel better in prolonged trims. They don't need to be long. Lisa Rinna's kind of short to medium haircut is a generally excellent choice for thick hair. On the off chance that you hair is fine it's smarter to. Simple and Classic Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 Attempt a short to medium form of a weave hair style or brassy pixie haircuts with some prodding at the roots for the additional volume. Thick hair glances magnificent in layered medium/long styles and you can have a go at anything from an additional short pixie to long sways whether you incline toward twists waves or straight tresses. The best hairdo for a multi year elderly person is a finished bounce with blasts. Including surface assists make with diminishing hair seem thicker. Including blasts gives an energetic look that removes a very long time from your face. Pixie cuts are a mainstream variation for more established ladies because of their blend of simplicity and energetic style. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 That Take Years Uneven layers are an ideal method to add surface and measurement to the great cut. Surface is critical to keeping your look young and not staid. Silver hairs are a typical issue of all ladies more than 50. Lighter tones are simpler to keep up that is the reason numerous more seasoned ladies settle on blondish or caramel tones. Features for ladies more than 50 are typically unpretentious only 1 2 tones lighter than the essential shading. Short Haircuts for Fine Hair Over 50 So it's smarter to dodge too uncommon advances of tones. The thought is to look exquisite and present day. This year the most mainstream hair styles incorporate fairies long sways shags long layers and blasts. On the off chance that you're hoping to conceal your common silver hair, at that point watch out for our hair hues photographs that will compliment your skin type and way of life. Gone are the times of obsolete hairdos just appropriate for grandmas. Nowadays there are no guidelines for haircut decisions for ladies. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 2020 You can thoroughly take on the present patterns and rock a wonderful chic hairdo without looking excessively young. Something else to consider on the off chance that you choose to go short is that a greater amount of your face line and scalp will be noticeable. This is the place it turns into an exercise in careful control in the event that you have fine or diminishing hair. Here and there keeping hair a little longer will help shroud male pattern baldness or diminishing. Different occasions the short hairdo can help shroud male pattern baldness in the event that you bother it.

Article: Choosing and Using a Sewing Machine for Fursuit Making

Are you new to sewing faux fur on a sewing machine? Here are some tips on getting started with using and choosing a sewing machine, thread, needles, and other useful tips relating to the fursuit building craft. There is more advice on the wider world of the Internet, but here is some of my targeted tips for fursuits and makers making use of faux fur, fleece, vinyl and other fursuit costume related materials in their projects. I hope it helps improve your craft!

How do I choose a machine?

First and foremost I want to discuss how to pick a sewing machine,, its one of the most important steps to start with. Begin by researching if there are any sewing machine shops or dealers in your region. Choosing a sewing machine with a dealer helping you out is the most ideal situation when selecting a sewing machine. This is because you will actually be shown the machines and you can ask questions to someone who knows the in's and out's of that machine, more than anyone you may encounter seeking tips on the internet. Search for a dealer in your area by typing in a google search "(region) sewing machine shop" (region) of course being near where you're at.

In the Pacific Northwest of the USA we have Quality Sewing, which is where I purchased both my machines -- after being able to test them up close and personal. I was able to compare them literally side-by-side with other sewing machine brands. Prepare for your trip, gather a few swatches of faux fur fabric and other fabrics you would like to use. You can show the dealer what you want to sew and what they can recommend something within your budget. If you have a tight budget you might look into getting a used or refurbished machine. If you have more leeway with a budget, look into getting a quilting machine. Quilts are an excellent analogue for a fursuit, and machines built for quilting are made for handling the kind of thick fabrics that both making blankets and making fursuits takes.

Maybe you are thinking, "I was given advice to get an 'all metal machine' what does that even mean?" Its literally the difference between Coke and Pepsi, or McDonalds and Burger King: There are minor differences but there are more similarities, they are still the same thing, its just personal preference. I prefer modern machines that have comfort features like "needle down" and multiple stitch options, those kinds of machine having a plastic case has no impact on the actual sewing function of the machine itself. Modern machines make sewing not feel like a chore. A machine with a metal case is often an older machine, older machines are often less-featured as well. Metal or Plastic doesn't make a given machine any simpler or more convenient to use. All machines will need maintenance during their lifespans, and machines in general tend to be you get what you pay for, so if you buy a cheap machine it will act cheap. But if you are new to sewing machines in general why not keep an open mind to all types of machine and try them all? Think about what you need for your own projects and compare for yourself! Like other aspects of creating, you gain confidence through testing, so test as many as you are able to before you settle on what you want.

If you do not have access to a sewing machine shop in your region to be able to test machines side-by-side, your job at choosing a sewing machine gets a little harder. You will have to do some homework and examine model features and think about what fits within your budget on your own. Its a good idea to purchase a sewing machine from a place with a good return policy if something about it does not work. In the USA places like Walmart, Costco, and most department stores will have a decent return policy if something doesn't work out as you expect. If you are on a shoestring budget, try seeking out second-hand sewing machines in craigslist or used selling spaces like thrift stores. It is important to look for ones that have all their parts and that you can plug it in and test sew something before you commit. A used machine at a thrift store may be there for a reason, if the previous owner had an issue with it they can't overcome, on the other hand it may be an easy fix. If shopping used spaces: write down the model numbers and research them online before you buy, so you can see if the manual and other instructions are available online and if there were any reviews for that machine.

The two machines I own and thoroughly enjoy are a Pfaff LifeStyle 2022, which was my primary machine until I upgraded to a Pfaff Quilt Ambition 2.0.

Choose the right needle

Your sewing machine needle is a pretty important part of sewing. Selecting the wrong type of needle or sewing with a broken needle during your project can mean little tears in the backing of your fur over time and wear. Since most people want to have their fursuit character they're making last for several years, (or if not, end up selling them on to folks who wear them for record number of years) its smart to choose the right needle for the job.

Needles come in various sizes and the size scale for sewing needles is fairly easy. The smaller the number the thinner the needle. The higher the number, the thicker the needle. A medium weight needle is appropriate for most things like faux fur and fleece. If you are sewing vinyl a heavier weight needle is a good idea. There are often two numbers represented on a needle package. The smaller number represents the American sizing, the larger number is often European sizing. For needle companies that market to a worldwide audience, like Klasse and Schmetz both sizes are often represented on the packaging.

If you carefully look at the fat part of a sewing machine needle it will have the size represented there as well. The US sizing generally goes from 8 to 18. The European sizing goes from 60 to 110. (Its also possible to encounter needle brands with their own sizing scheme, its very easy to find size charts with a quick google search). The color bands represent the needle’s point type.

For faux fur, fleece, minky, ultrasuade, and knits -- common stuff used in fursuit making, a ballpoint tip is what you want to use to sew with. It is ideal because it prevents the needle from piercing the fabric and breaking the fibers, the ballpoint passes through the weave of the backing rather than breaking through it. Over time that means stronger seams. A "Universal" needle has a slight ballpoint so they also work if you are sewing a variety of fabrics alongside fur.

If you are sewing lycra, a stretch needle or microtex is appropriate. The advantage to using those is it will help prevent skipped stitches.

Avoid using a "sharp" style needle on fur, something like a leather or a jeans/denim needle is too abrasive on faux fur's woven backing and since those needle types are designed to pierce, it can cause the backing to have punctures and small holes may develop along the seam line over time.

Replace Your needle often

If you are having issues with skipped stitches, puckers, or thread breakage it may be contributed to the needle you are using. A bent needle can even contribute to snags and tangling. To troubleshoot it switch it to something that matches the fabric you are sewing with. Change your needle often, that can help a lot as well! The worst thing for long-term project durability is sewing with a broken needle tip. When a needle is compatible with your fabric and thread your project will go a lot smoother and you will have less trouble with thread breakage and skipped stitches.

I recommend changing your needle before starting a new part of your project, pay attention to the sound it makes as you sew. When things start sounding off, its time to change the needle. I know a fursuit can be considered one BIG project, but you'll still want to use several fresh needles throughout the process. I typically change the needle between steps and change to a different fresh one after sewing the handpaws, after sewing the footpaws, the body, etc. After approx 8 to 10 hours of sewing. It makes the project go smoother if you get in the habit of changing the needle at the beginning. You also are able to get that "ear" for listening if the needle sounds worn out the more often you get in the habit of changing it.

Its totally OK if a needle breaks, if something happens they are specially designed to break before your sewing machine breaks. When a machine needle breaks it is a sign to check you have the correct needle type and size for the fabric you're sewing. Be sure to find and clean up any small fragments that may be left behind and examine your seam you were sewing to make sure the tip is not stuck within. It's of course not a good idea to continue to sew with a bent, broken, or dulled needle. If you need to pass a magnet over your project area, it should collect any little broken pieces that may stray out of view.

Choose the right thread

Thread is another important part of sewing. Consider matching the type of thread to the makeup of your fabric. For example faux fur and fleece are synthetic, so polyester thread is a good match to synthetics. If you are making fursuit props such as fursuit bandannas, using cotton fabric with cotton thread is perfectly appropriate. Cotton thread breaks a bit too easily for use with faux fur, so stick with polyester or synthetic threads for fur and fleece.

Use thread that you know the content of that is new. You want to be the one to choose the type of thread to match your project, it might be tempting to use ancient thread from your grandma’s old sewing kit, but old thread can be more prone to breakage & tangling, especially if you do not know its fiber content or age.

Because a fursuit is a lot like a piece of clothing, I highly recommend using garment-weight or all-purpose thread. Historically, fursuit advice has seemed to lean towards upholstery threads, but this has proven one major issue revealed in my years refurbishing costumes for clients: Its much better for the thread to break than the fabric backing fail. Overly strong thread can cut through the woven backing of faux fur and directly cause the backing to fail. Its also troublesome for many consumer/home sewing machines, especially if used in the bobbin. So a good garment-weight thread, such as an all purpose thread is totally ideal for making fursuits with, anything stronger is honestly too strong because you want to protect your fur's backing. If you have a situation where the option is a thread pop or a tear, you really want that thread to pop. Tears are really hard to fix, but a popped seam is extremely easy to fix.

Choose an appropriate stitch

Setting your tension and stitch length is something that you will have to do some tests to see the results of. So grab a swatch and sew a few lines of stitches to see your results as you go. Sewing faux fur primarily takes a straight stitch with a long stitch length and medium to low tension. This make it easier to brush the fur from the seams and is less stress on the faux fur backing. Sewing machine stitch lengths are commonly in millimeters and describe how long one stitch is. So a "2" setting is a 2 mm stitch. Sew a test swatch with your longest stitch length that your machine performs, then turn it tighter as needed if you do not like the results. On my machine this is often a 4.5 or 4.0 setting, yours may vary. Below is a 4mm seam, desirable for most faux fur sewing applications.

Let the sewing machine pull your project along by the feed dogs, and try not to push or pull it while sewing or you could bend or break the needle. Think of the sewing machine like driving a car, you are "steering" your fabric and the pedal is the "gas" to make the machine pull the fabric through at a faster or slower rate. When turning a tight corner (such as a right angle), hand crank your needle into a "down" position (or if you are using a modern electronic machine, set it up so your "needle down" is activated when you pause. On some machines, often tapping the foot pedal once will complete the stitch with a needle up or start again with the needle down) then you can lift the presser foot and rotate your fabric into a new position to continue sewing.

It is perfectly acceptable to sew a fursuit bodysuit with a straight stitch for the entire costume. If you truly think you need it, you can reinforce your stitching in a few key areas with a zigzag stitch. A zigzag is actually a type of stretch stitch, and many makers treat it as extra insurance so a seam can pop and the zigzag is there as a backup. So treating the armpits, butt, and crotch with a zigzag stitch is reasonable.

Why don't you sew the whole costume with a zigzag stitch? Fur on your fursuit is maintained over its lifetime by brushing it, and it can be difficult to maintain a costume entirely sewn with a zigzag, because during regular maintenance it is easier to catch the thread and pull it loose. So when sewing a reinforcing zigzag stitch, do so within the seam allowance.

When brushing out seams you may find it is easier to brush most of the fur out and then sew another line of stitches close to the edge to make a hidden seam edge. I especially use this technique on fingertips and tail tips where it is hard to hide the seam in the tight curves there.

Clean your machine often

To close this guide I thought I'd touch a bit on cleaning out your machine. Faux fur and fleece are big culprits that generate lots and lots of lint. Lint is hard on sewing machines if its not cleaned out, and can result in skipped stitches, weird thread snags or loops that show up on the back side of your stitching, as well as uneven stitching. Having a soft paintbrush and a can of compressed air around is a good solution to the lint issue. If you are able, be sure to also clean underneath your bobbin casing (underneath the part that the bobbin sits in) since that is the spot that is most likely to affect your stitch patterns if there is an extra thickness of lint under there pushing it up or causing it to be uneven.

I prefer using a soft paintbrush to get the lint removed from the nooks and crannies of my sewing machine. If you decide to use can of compressed air only do so after going over it with a brush and make sure the stream of air blows the lint AWAY from your machine and not deeper within it or it can cause more problems.

You should clean your machine after each big project. After cleaning, you can also take time to add sewing machine oil where your sewing machine manual recommends. Other fursuit making with a sewing machine tips I can share are:

How to align markings in fur: http://matrices.tumblr.com/post/52314247436/guide-aligning-markings-in-faux-fur

How to sew in bias tape: http://matrices.tumblr.com/post/78883111320/how-to-finish-edges-on-your-fursuit-parts-for

How to sew hidden bias tape: http://matrices.tumblr.com/post/139983032668/how-to-sew-bias-tape-in-faux-fur-so-the-edge-is

How to machine sew a fursuit zipper: http://matrices.tumblr.com/post/52153821429/tutorial-how-to-machine-sew-a-fursuit-zipper

How to make a zip-on tail: http://matrices.tumblr.com/post/88720376708/how-to-make-a-zip-on-tail-a-tutorial-for

Happy crafting!! For more fursuit article topics and tutorials, visit Matrices.net!

Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair - 40+ - https://shorthaircutsmodels.com/short-haircuts-for-women-over-50-with-fine-hair/ - Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, As we are getting more seasoned we survey our style in garments and hair 'dos which is very typical since appearing to be identical for a considerable length of time is fairly exhausting dated and unstylish. A lady doesn't quit being a lady with age. Changing looks and trying different things with styles is in her tendency. Anyway with years we make progress toward more solace and short hair is a decent base for low upkeep haircuts which look in vogue and aren't seen as "elderly person's protective cap like 'dos. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, Here are 90 incredible pictures with short hair. You can likewise accomplish this by NOT turning your round brush under when you blow dry. Rather utilize an outward blow drying procedure and a retrogressive guided method on the sides to include delicate quality and surface. A short delicate style is ALWAYS en vogue regardless of what your age and it unquestionably says something. At the point when you step over a specific age you wonder what moves up to make to your picture with the goal that you could look average. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, Decent genuinely energetic and not obsolete. Ladies who are maturing effortlessly and attempt to look current consistently respect everybody around. Your haircut is a key idea of your picture so you should survey your choices cautiously to pick those styles which will introduce you in the best light. More established famous people, for example, Kim Besinger Lisa Rinna Madonna Kris Jenner Sharon Osbourne and numerous others appear with their models how dazzling you may look when you are more than 50. Short Haircuts for Women Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, We begin to check out our attire and hairdos since we need to stay aware of the occasions. Additionally we would prefer not to have the equivalent tired obsolete hairdo for quite a long time. Because we are getting more seasoned doesn't mean we need to quit being a la mode and appealing. We may feel that shorter hairdos make us look more seasoned. Anyway actually such hair styles can be low support and progressively helpful. Beauticians consistently state that by picking the correct hairdo a multi year elderly person may become 10 or even 15 years more youthful. Short Haircuts Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, At this age women can securely explore different avenues regarding their pictures searching for something strange. We should audit the most fascinating short haircuts for ladies more than 50 with photographs. Here are some extraordinary thoughts for short hair styles on the off chance that you are more established than 50. Recollect pick the style that works best for you. What's more, in some cases it tends to be amusing to go for an uncommon change. Classy and Simple Short Hairstyles for Women over 50 Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With Fine Hair, The greatest slip-up ladies make when going short is the feared stacked weave that just stacks ever more elevated and higher (I consider it The Q Tip cut). Solidly coiffed hair gives you a "bowl formed" style. This is maturing. The key with short hair is to have milder surface all through. The time doesn't stop and that worries the entirety of an incredible parts. Best Hairstyles for Women Over 50 to Look Younger in 2020 As we as a whole get more seasoned we as a rule change your inclinations in style. The garments become progressively attentive. Thus do hairdos. This is genuine moderately aged ladies like to keep their hair short. The interest for such hairdos is high and that is the reason we have chosen the most great short haircuts for ladies more than 50 here right now. Yet, shorter hair doesn't imply that you need. Best Short Hairstyles for Women over 50 in 2020 To live with one exhausting hairdo for a mind-blowing remainder. All ladies need to look excellent and polished regardless of how old they are. Thus it bodes well why ladies of all ages like trying different things with their looks to such an extent. In the event that you are more than 50 and you feel like short hair is your thing you should glance through these cool short haircuts for ladies more than 50. Your appearance will change and you will draw in substantially more consideration. Do you have to adhere to a particular standards while picking haircuts in the event that you are more established than 50. Cute & Youthful Short Hairstyles for Women Over 50 Just incompletely. By and large to look stately and rich it's prescribed to brush your locks back opening your face. Too much shaggy hairdos may seem messy and clumsy. Blasts are alright they make you look more youthful yet attempt to keep them perfect and slight or styled to the other side so your temple isn't totally secured. Consider lighter hair tones and you will handily take a very long time off your face. Some more seasoned ladies look amazingly complimenting with silver hair. Best Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 Numerous ladies allude to the age of 50 as their subsequent youth and when they can at last appreciate life to its fullest. At the point when you are more than 50 that doesn't mean you should pick some particular styles and quit accomplishing something you enjoyed previously. A lady stays a lady regardless of how old she is. So your preferred pixie weave or an evaluated cut are still with you since they are immortal. Give your inclination to clean cuts and delicate lines that keep your locks off the face. Chic Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 With blasts ladies regularly look more youthful. So in the event that you are accustomed to wearing blasts there's no sense to abandon this thought. Decide on the wispy blasts arriving at your eyebrows like Kris Jenner or Lisa Rinna styles or delicate side waves like Kathy Hilton's blasts for example. The following are probably the most up-to-date short hairdos for ladies more than 50 that will give you a more youthful look. Be breathtaking more than 50 by communicating through your hair. Feel astounding and look stunning. Short hair can make you look more youthful by including layers and blasts. Stylish Short Hairstyles For Women Over 50 Layering will help the volume of your hair giving it a thicker and young look. A lady more than 50 can surely have long hair even with glasses. The way to having long hair after 50 is to include short layers surface and volume boosting item. This helps shield your hair from crashing and burning and showing up slight. Figure you may keep your long hair or develop it out. At that point look at these charming long haircuts for ladies more than 50. These short hair styles work for each hair type and face shape. Hottest Short Hairstyles for Women 2020 Regardless of whether your hair is slim fine level thick wavy straight or wavy you'll locate an advanced or great look that can take a long time off your face and include more volume. Other than that you may adhere to general suggestions on the selection of hairdos i.e remember your face shape and hair surface. Fine hair looks cuter when trimmed short and layered while thick coarse tresses feel better in prolonged trims. They don't need to be long. Lisa Rinna's kind of short to medium haircut is a generally excellent choice for thick hair. On the off chance that you hair is fine it's smarter to. Simple and Classic Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 Attempt a short to medium form of a weave hair style or brassy pixie haircuts with some prodding at the roots for the additional volume. Thick hair glances magnificent in layered medium/long styles and you can have a go at anything from an additional short pixie to long sways whether you incline toward twists waves or straight tresses. The best hairdo for a multi year elderly person is a finished bounce with blasts. Including surface assists make with diminishing hair seem thicker. Including blasts gives an energetic look that removes a very long time from your face. Pixie cuts are a mainstream variation for more established ladies because of their blend of simplicity and energetic style. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 That Take Years Uneven layers are an ideal method to add surface and measurement to the great cut. Surface is critical to keeping your look young and not staid. Silver hairs are a typical issue of all ladies more than 50. Lighter tones are simpler to keep up that is the reason numerous more seasoned ladies settle on blondish or caramel tones. Features for ladies more than 50 are typically unpretentious only 1 2 tones lighter than the essential shading. Short Haircuts for Fine Hair Over 50 So it's smarter to dodge too uncommon advances of tones. The thought is to look exquisite and present day. This year the most mainstream hair styles incorporate fairies long sways shags long layers and blasts. On the off chance that you're hoping to conceal your common silver hair, at that point watch out for our hair hues photographs that will compliment your skin type and way of life. Gone are the times of obsolete hairdos just appropriate for grandmas. Nowadays there are no guidelines for haircut decisions for ladies. Short Haircuts for Women Over 50 2020 You can thoroughly take on the present patterns and rock a wonderful chic hairdo without looking excessively young. Something else to consider on the off chance that you choose to go short is that a greater amount of your face line and scalp will be noticeable. This is the place it turns into an exercise in careful control in the event that you have fine or diminishing hair. Here and there keeping hair a little longer will help shroud male pattern baldness or diminishing. Different occasions the short hairdo can help shroud male pattern baldness in the event that you bother it.