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Happy Birthday to Me!

Hello everyone! It’s been a WHILE since I’ve posted…been busy since then with Christmas, my son’s 2nd birthday, and then the birth of my new little boy, Toby in January! Needless to say I haven’t been doing a lot of face painting the last few months either, although am gearing up for spring and summer gigs as we are experiencing an unusually warm March here in Minnesota!

I’m also turning 31 tomorrow! (Tomorrow being in about 50 minutes) Above is a photo that my mom dug up and posted on Facebook tonight of me and my dad (his birthday is the day after mine), 24 years ago at his company picnic. If you look closely, you’ll notice that I have a pink flamingo painted on my cheek! I remember having my face painted at those picnics as a little girl, and the tough decision of which design to choose.

Who’d have thought that this many years later I’d have my own face painting business, painting dozens of flamingos on other little girls out having fun with their daddies! So, I am an example that it’s worth the few bucks it costs to get your kids’ face painted…so splurge on your little ones and get them a face painting at your next event. The artwork may only last until bath time, but you’re making great memories that will last a lifetime!

Happy birthday Dad, and thanks for the funny old photo, Mom! 😉

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! I am hoping there are a lot of happily painted faces out there today, as I know I’ve sent out several rushed overnight paint orders through my site this past week!

I enjoyed volunteering my face painting services again this year for my church’s “pumpkin party” last night…here are a few pics!

I even got to paint a mustache and curly chest hairs on “Wesley” from the Princess Bride:

Here’s a shot of my little 22 month old dinosaur, checking out Mommy’s paints! He was the first painting of the day, with snoopy on his hand!

It’s been a long 2 months since I ended my frenzy of summer face painting gigs, so I was surprised to be reminded how hard it is to paint while 6 months pregnant, especially when I set my paints on my rapidly disappearing lap! I am due in January…hopefully I’ll make it through my upcoming December gigs! I did take advantage of my big belly today though, and painted it up like a jack-o-lantern! 🙂

Hope you all had a great Halloween!

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All Ready for Dakota County Fair 2009!

This afternoon I set up my booth at the Dakota County Fair, which will run tomorrow through Sunday, August 16th! This will be Paintertainment‘s 12th year at the fair. This is still the only fair that I do to date.

We recently traded in our Dodge Durango for a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was a bit smaller. I wasn’t sure everything would fit but I miraculously was able to cram everything into the car, even with a spot open for our carseat! I had to take photos to remember how to fit everything in when the fair is done!

It took about 50% longer to set up this year since we had our 19 month old son with us! But, all went well. Here is the booth all set up:

This year I have a new banner that runs the length of my booth…you’re sure to spot me when walking by the building! I also have many new designs to choose from this year, and a new and improved photo board of past fairgoers and their paintings. Be sure to check it out if I took your photo last year…you may be on it!

If you’d like to find me this year, I’m in my usual spot, just inside the entrance of “building 22,” also known as “Exhibit Hall South,” down on the south end of the fair, just south of the red building. My mom will be painting most weekdays from 10-4, and I will be there from 4-10 every night, and from 10-10 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Click here for directions. One thing to note if you are coming down I-35 to the fair…you can’t get off on 70 this year due to construction, so you’ll want to take 185th street to county road 50, into Farmington. Hope to see you there!

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All Ready for Dakota County Fair 2009!

This afternoon I set up my booth at the Dakota County Fair, which will run tomorrow through Sunday, August 16th! This will be Paintertainment‘s 12th year at the fair. This is still the only fair that I do to date.

We recently traded in our Dodge Durango for a Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was a bit smaller. I wasn’t sure everything would fit but I miraculously was able to cram everything into the car, even with a spot open for our carseat! I had to take photos to remember how to fit everything in when the fair is done!

It took about 50% longer to set up this year since we had our 19 month old son with us! But, all went well. Here is the booth all set up:

This year I have a new banner that runs the length of my booth…you’re sure to spot me when walking by the building! I also have many new designs to choose from this year, and a new and improved photo board of past fairgoers and their paintings. Be sure to check it out if I took your photo last year…you may be on it!

If you’d like to find me this year, I’m in my usual spot, just inside the entrance of “building 22,” also known as “Exhibit Hall South,” down on the south end of the fair, just south of the red building. My mom will be painting most weekdays from 10-4, and I will be there from 4-10 every night, and from 10-10 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Click here for directions. One thing to note if you are coming down I-35 to the fair…you can’t get off on 70 this year due to construction, so you’ll want to take 185th street to county road 50, into Farmington. Hope to see you there!

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Face Painting for a Mayo Clinic Event

Today my mom and I painted together at an event held by the Mayo Clinic down in Rochester! It was the farthest I’ve traveled for a one-day event, about 2 hours away. Here is a shot of my mom by our tables, once we got set up (before the kids came in):

Here are a couple shots my mom took during the event:

It was a great time! They had tons of great entertainment for the kids and we kept pretty busy for the 4 hours we were there. Thanks much for the Mayo for inviting us to paint at your event!

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Face Painting for a Mayo Clinic Event

Today my mom and I painted together at an event held by the Mayo Clinic down in Rochester! It was the farthest I’ve traveled for a one-day event, about 2 hours away. Here is a shot of my mom by our tables, once we got set up (before the kids came in):

Here are a couple shots my mom took during the event:

It was a great time! They had tons of great entertainment for the kids and we kept pretty busy for the 4 hours we were there. Thanks much for the Mayo for inviting us to paint at your event!

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Painting at Red Wing’s River City Days 2009


I had a great time face painting at Red Wing’s River City Days festival last weekend! The weather could not have been more gorgeous every day. I even ended up in the local paper! (above)

Here is my little sidekick, my 19 month old son, with his crab arm painting:

The crab was a popular one this year!

Here are a couple more painting shots…

I always love doing special requests, and enjoyed painting a couple people from the American Red Cross booth nearby:

I even painted some princesses!

It was a great time and I am looking forward to returning again next year if at all possible! This week I have a couple more painting gigs. Tuesday was a National Night Out event that I do every year in North St. Paul, and this weekend I’ll be driving down to Rochester for an event for the Mayo Clinic along with my mom to paint. After that it’s time to get set up for my 12th year at the Dakota County Fair! Stay tuned for more photos from this year’s fair!

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Painting at Red Wing’s River City Days 2009


I had a great time face painting at Red Wing’s River City Days festival last weekend! The weather could not have been more gorgeous every day. I even ended up in the local paper! (above)

Here is my little sidekick, my 19 month old son, with his crab arm painting:

The crab was a popular one this year!

Here are a couple more painting shots…

I always love doing special requests, and enjoyed painting a couple people from the American Red Cross booth nearby:

I even painted some princesses!

It was a great time and I am looking forward to returning again next year if at all possible! This week I have a couple more painting gigs. Tuesday was a National Night Out event that I do every year in North St. Paul, and this weekend I’ll be driving down to Rochester for an event for the Mayo Clinic along with my mom to paint. After that it’s time to get set up for my 12th year at the Dakota County Fair! Stay tuned for more photos from this year’s fair!

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Maplewood 4th of July Event

I had a blast face painting for the city of Maplewood’s July 4th celebration on Saturday! This year I added several new July 4th designs, including a patriotic butterfly, a red white and blue bomb pop, bald eagle, and US flag! Here are a few I painted on my arm:

I kept VERY busy throughout the time I was there, so didn’t have much time to paint anything else on myself. But, I enjoyed making all the kids look extra festive!

My husband and 18 month old boy came along again this year as well. Little Sammy had a blast as this year they had a blow-up bouncy thing for little little kids!! For just $2 he got an unlimited wrist band, and from what I heard, he was in there about 5 times during the 3 hours or so we were there!

There was also a very entertaining lumberjack show, and they did the ice cream and jell-o eating contests again this year as well. It is always a blast and we were thankful for the great weather!

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend as well! 🙂

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Happy 4th of July!

I will be out painting this Saturday for my 2nd year in a row at the city of Maplewood’s July 4th celebration! Come on over and check it out! I will be face painting from 5:00-7:30, but there will also be an All American Lumberjack Show, food vendors, beer tent, and a kids zone with inflatables to play on, not to mention fireworks at dusk! I know my husband and little boy will be there enjoying the festivities again this year…hope to see you there!