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Sunday 31 May 2015

Riverkeepers Gala

sparklingexpressions had the honor of helping decorate for this years Riverkeepers Gala here in the Nations Capital. We designed and cut vinyl to be applied to the glow bars for the event that was held on Albert Island on May 27th.

The following are a few pictures we managed to snap during the install.

Mark installing vinyl onto the glow bar
Mark installing vinyl onto the glow bar

River Keeper Gala Glow bars
River Keeper Gala Glow bars





If you would like to learn more about this great organization or read about all the fabulous night and its attendee's please follow one of the two following links. As well there is many pictures showing the gala in the following links.




Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Saturday 30 May 2015

Katie Bears Fun Day

Katie Bears Fun Day
sparklingexpressions was on hand for this years edition of the Katie Bears Fun Day held at th RCAF in Arnprior Ontario on May 30th.

A singing contest was held with guest judges invited including local singer Danielle Allard.

Capital City Garrison was on hand with their Star Wars themed Costumes, there was cotton candy, load of different games for everyone to play. many local artisans and vendors were also on hand displaying their wares and goodies.

We were on hand with our glitter tattoos and face painting. What a fun and great community event to raise money.

sparklingexpressions glitter tattoo and face painting table
sparklingexpressions glitter tattoo and face painting table
Glitter Tattoo Selection Book
Glitter Tattoo Selection Book


Glitter Selection
Glitter Selection

Chameleon Glitter Tattoo
Chameleon Glitter Tattoo

Face and Body Paint
Face and Body Paint

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Saturday 16 May 2015

Majestic Family Fun Day

The Majestic Family Fun Day will be held this weekend on the 17th of May, and sparklingexpressions will be bringing our glitter tattoos and face paint to attend this great community event.

This will be the first year for the annual event with the Majestic Family Fun Day being a celebration of family diversity in recognition of International  Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, Biphobia, and of course what a fun way to celebrate Victoria Day. Admissions for this majestic event is FREE.

Majestic Family Fun Day Schedule of Events
Majestic Family Fun Day

There is plenty to be offered for everyone of every age, with plenty of free food, snacks, drinks, and activities. The list of sponsors and partners that will be on hand is quite impressive and will make for quite the family fun and success. The community has really gotten behind this event to make sure the first annual Majestic Family Fun Day is a hit with everyone. 

We are excited to have the opportunity to enjoy this long weekend, sharing smiles, laughter, fun and of course, our sparklingexpressions glitter tattoos and face paint. 

For information on bus routes to get you to the majestic family fun day, please head on over to the website linked above. We hope to see you at the Jack Purcell Community Centre for this day of family and fun.

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Wednesday 13 May 2015

Ottawa Glow Fair Press Release

Today was the big day for the Ottawa Glow Fair. At 11am, Arc The Hotel,  just blocks away from where the second annual Glow Fair will be held, the updates and music lineup for this years edition of Glow Fair was released.

June 19th and 20th will see Bank Street transform into 9 themed street blocks of color, music, lights, food, artisans, festivties and fun. And most of all, black lights, bright colors and all things glow. The glow fair festivities will start on Friday evening with live music and DJ's playing on two stages till the early hours of Saturday and then start up again in the morning and go all day and night. Bank street from Slater all the way down to James street will be split with 9 different themes. And for those who were there last year, yes the Silent Rave will be happening again. How cool is that!

Glow Fair Themed Street Blocks Map
Glow Fair Themed Street Blocks Map

The Bank Street BIA and the GlowFair board of directors worked extremely hard to improve upon last years success which saw 27,000 people take in the Glow Fair. This years edition should easily top those numbers with much more on the schedule, more offerings, and a lot more added for children and families. Did we mention this festival is free to attend?

The line up of DJ's and musical talent for this years Glow Fair is amazing! The following picture gives you a hint as to the lineup and headliners, but for more details on who is performing, head on over to the Glow Fair's website to learn more about the 16 performers who will be attending. And yes you are not seeing things, that is Juno Award winning Keisza pictured below. She will be performing on Saturday! 


Glow Fair Headliners
Glow Fair Headliners
Glow Fair DJ's and Performers
Glow Fair DJ's and Performers
Each of the themed street blocks will have their own distinctive flavor and will sport bright colored painted benches, tree's of lights, black lights and an amazing amount of fun things to do and see. Too many things to list here on this post. Yoga classes, DJ's, silent disco's, Little Ray's Reptile Zoo, an enchanted forest, giant street chess, buskers, children's artistic workshops, food vendors, artisans, dance studio's and performers, face painting, live bands, story tellers, skateboarding and competition, and so much more. This years schedule and themed blocks will have something for everyone of every age, and did we mention black lights and all things glowing??

Here at sparklingexpressions we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to play a part in today's press release and this years edition of the Glow Fair. Part of the on screen video at the press release was three models dancing under a black light. And thats right! Covered from head to toe in glowing uv reactive body paint that sparklingexpressions had the honor of applying and using three of the Glow Fair themes for the designs. (Circus, Pinball Wizard and Enchanted Forest)

As well we will be joining everyone in all the amazing fun to be had at this years festival, and will be found in two sections. We will be offering face painting in the kids zone as a Glow Fair partner and will also have the sparklingexpressions tent set up in the Glow Zone. We will have a huge selection of Glitter Tattoos on hand for both the young and old, and will also be offering detailed face painting. And to fit in with the whole Glow Fair theme and make great use of all the black lights that will be everywhere, we will have our UV reactive professional body and face paints and glitter with us. We can not wait for this fun!

The following are a few pictures snapped from today's press release:


sparklingexpressions at the glow fair press release
sparklingexpressions at the glow fair press release with one of
glow fair models we painted behind us on the screen


Circus Themed Glow Paint
Circus Themed Glow Paint

Circus Themed Glow Paint
Circus Themed Glow Paint

Galaxy or Pinball Wizard Themed Glow Paint
Galaxy or Pinball Wizard Themed Glow Paint
The following video we recorded as it was played on the screen at today's press release, showing the three models we had the pleasure of working with. There is another video of them as well on the official Glow Fair Twitter channel.



 And here are a few teaser pictures of our UV Glitter. They even look amazing in the sunlight with no black light!

UV Glitter Tattoo in the sunlight
UV Glitter Tattoo in the sunlight

UV Glitter Tattoo under black light
UV Glitter Tattoo under black light

UV Glitter Tattoo under black light
UV Glitter Tattoo under black light

Don't forget to head to the official Glow Fair webpage to get all the latest information on the performers, themed zones and time schedules. As well they update their facebook page with information about the various artisans and performers as well as twitter updates.

Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark

Tuesday 5 May 2015

613 Night Market Fun

This past Saturday, from 4pm till midnight,  sparklingexpressions was on hand for this years sold out edition of the 613 Night Market, and what a fun night it was for all those who attended. (just a little over 6.5K people) The festivities were held at the Ottawa Convention Centre on Colonel By Drive. (Also known as the Shaw Centre)

Everyone who was in attendance was treated to a night of dance music, drinks, and an amazing variety of street food vendors, restaurants, and night time shopping. This was the first time for sparklingexpressions to attend the Bazaar as we showcased our vinyl crafts, wall decals and glitter tattoos. We also shared our booth with our sister company TEAroma~THÉaroma who was on hand with their delicious blends of  flavoured loose tea.

If you have never had the opportunity to attend the 613 night market then make sure you keep an eye out for the next edition as you will not be disappointed. For more information on all the fun from the Bazaar, please follow the 613 night market link and if you wish to see some photographs of the event itself, then please take a look at the photographs taken and shared by ThirdEye Photography.


The following are a few of the crafts we had on hand that were made with vinyl decals.

#1 Dad Vinyl Decal on a Mug
#1 Dad Vinyl Decal on Mug
Grant Me Patience Vinyl Decal on a Tile
Grant me patience vinyl decal




I'm a Mom, What's Your Superpower Tumbler
I'm a Mom, What's Your Superpower Tumbler





I'm A Teacher. What's Your Superpower? Tumbler
I'm A Teacher. What's Your Superpower Tumbler
I'm A Teacher. What's Your Superpower Tumbler
I'm A Teacher. What's Your Superpower Tumbler


Vinyl Decals on Picture Frames
Vinyl Decals on Picture Frames
Vinyl Decals on Tiles
Vinyl Decals on Tiles





Mother's Day Vinyl Decals
Mother's Day Vinyl Decals



Thank you for dropping by and taking the time to look about our blog. We can also be found on facebook at, sparklingexpressions
~Nicky and Mark