Rainbow Twisters

09/07/2025

Catch us today at The Quay Glasgow from 12-3 with face painting and spray tattoos! All donations going towards MacMillan Cancer Support!

Week 2 of the school holidays coming up! Looking for ideas to keep the kids happy? 🤔

This Wednesday 9 July from 12-3pm, there will be additional kids fun at Hollywood Bowl Glasgow - Springfield Quay as we welcome back Rainbow Twisters who will be providing face painting and tattoos. Donations for these services on the day will all go to support the work of Macmillan Cancer Support

Don't forget that Hollywood Bowl also have 25% off bowling when you book to bowl before 12pm daily during the summer. Use code SCHOOLSOUT25 when you check out online.

https://www.hollywoodbowl.co.uk/glasgow-springfield-quay

14/04/2025

A little honest share…

Lately, I’ve been asking myself some big questions.
About how to keep going without Donnie ❤️‍🩹
About what really matters.
About how I want to spend my energy—my time—my life.

And something that keeps calling to me is this:

Creating a space.
A gentle, midweek pause.
A few hours for calm, connection, and creative self-care. ✨

I’m thinking of running a small, cozy 3-week course called Wellness Wednesdays, from my studio here in Glasgow.

It’s for mums and daughters, solo souls, and creatives—anyone looking to share something meaningful together.
A space to slow down, reconnect, and build gentle habits in a safe, supportive environment.

They say it takes 21 days to form a new habit.
So over three weeks, we’ll be journaling, practicing gratitude, creating mood boards, vision boards, habit trackers—using stickers, art supplies, and a bit of mindful magic to help piece ourselves back together, page by page 💗

All materials will be provided—just bring yourself.

I’m still nervous to put this out there.
But I know in my bones this is something I want to offer.

So I’m planting the seed. 🌱

If this speaks to you—or just feels like something the world could use more of—I’d really love to hear your thoughts.
Even a little “sounds lovely” or a tag/share would mean a lot while I build this gently from the ground up. ❤️

With love,
Sammy

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05/04/2025

Hey fans Got a balloon, face paint, tattoo, or braid from us today at Glasgow Science Centre?

We’d LOVE to see your photos!
Post a picture in the comments below to enter our daily competition.

One lucky person will win a freebie the next time you see Rainbow Twisters in action!

Whether it’s a colourful balloon, cool tattoo, or rainbow braid—we want to see your smiles!

Winner announced here on Facebook

04/04/2025

This weekend marks 10 years of Rainbow Twisters 🌈

And while it’s not the celebration I once imagined 🥺 I’ll still be spending it doing what I love at one of my favourite venues, with some of the most supportive customers I could ask.

It is of course the Glasgow Science Centre!

They’ve taken us in like family again this year, and I’m truly grateful to be part of their Easter celebrations 🐣

We’ll be set up from 12–5pm this Saturday and Sunday, bringing the colour and sparkle with:

Balloons 🎈

Face Painting painting 🎨

Spray Tattoos 🪄

Hair Braids 🎀

Hairspray 🌀

And daily competitions with little prizes for some extra smiles 📸

I might not feel like celebrating in the traditional sense... but this—this is still worth showing up for 🥹
For the joy. For the kids. For the love that’s been poured into this business over the past 10 years
❤️🌈🎈

If you’re around, pop by and say hi.
If you can't make it, pop on this post and say hi.
Either way it would mean a lot ❤️‍🩹

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13/03/2025

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for your patience and support. This year, I fully intend to work and do as many events as possible, and I’m looking forward to creating some amazing experiences with you.

That being said, I am a little behind on enquiries, and things are taking me a bit longer than usual as I adjust to doing more on my own. Please know that I haven’t forgotten about anyone—I’m doing my best to get back to everyone as soon as I can.

I truly appreciate your patience and understanding. It means a lot right now. If you’re waiting to hear from me, I’ll try and be in touch soon. Thank you for sticking with me—I’m grateful for each and every one of you.

Looking forward to working with you all this year!

P.S a photo of my wee pop up home office as I adjust to this new normal 🥹

09/03/2025

Today was one of those days where nothing went to plan 😩 The card machines failed, unexpected challenges kept coming, and despite preparing for everything we could, the universe had other ideas. But if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that this team never backs down.

We don’t just work together—we have each other’s backs. We adapt, anticipate, and problem-solve without hesitation. We rise to every challenge, not just looking out for ourselves but for each other 😊

And I know Donnie would be proud of what we managed to do today ❤️‍🩹 it was our first time doing Balloons without him at a busy festival 🥹

Rainbow Twisters wasn’t just built on balloons and face paint—it was built on passion, effort, teamwork, and the joy of bringing joy to others 😊 That foundation is still rock solid because of the incredible people who continue to show up, work hard, and make every event happen, no matter what obstacles get in the way.

To my team—thank you. You are all outstanding! You are the reason this business is still standing and still thriving. To my friends that made this possible this weekend, I appreciate you more than you know. To everyone who visited us today—thank you for your support, for paying in cash when the machines failed, and for giving me hope again after a long winter 💜

Rainbow Twisters can’t end with Donnie. He worked too hard and he deserves for his legacies to be kept alive. We'll try and do him proud again and again ❤️‍🩹 This team is one of his legacies 💖

07/03/2025

We’re Back—And It’s Happening TOMORROW! 💚

The past few months have been the hardest of my life, and imagining a future without Donnie has been something I’ve had to take my time with. I’ve been quietly figuring out what direction to take the business, and while I have some exciting announcements coming soon, for now—I just want to get back out there.

So, for our first official event of 2025, we’ll be at Merchant City Festival for St. Paddy’s Day… TOMORROW! 🍀 as part of the St Patricks Fest Glasgow

📍 Where? Merchant City Festival
⏰ When? Saturday, March 8th, 12–5 PM
🎨 What? Face painting, Spray Tattoos & Balloons!

If you’ve been wondering how to support us, this is it—just come by, say hi, get something fun done, and help us kick off the year. Bonus points if you bring cash because, in true small biz chaos, we only have one card reader working out of five. (Manifesting that it holds up. 🙏)

I’d love to see familiar faces, new faces, and anyone who just wants to come be part of something good. Thank you to everyone who has stood by us—I’ve felt it, even in the quiet. 💚

See you TOMORROW! 🍀✨

01/12/2024

Everyday brings something new and painful. Every single thing I do, see, say and hear relates back to him in some way 💔 these photos were taken around 1 month before he died. God I want to jump into that moment in time to see and feel his happiness again 😭

I don't know if it's the right thing to do but I'm just walking through the fire of all the emotions and letting them in and out until they eventually burn themselves out and pass. There's just so many painful memories and reminders to experience, so many 'Firsts' without him. Constant waves of emotions and different types of pain I never knew existed 😫

Tomorrow I am heading back to Glasgow for 2 weeks to sort some things out.

I know I have to get through this, I can't get around it so I'm just embracing all the sadness (as well as all the kindness). I'm not suffocating it or trying to distract myself or push anything away, I'm keeping my eyes and heart wide open through it all in the hopes that one day it wont hurt so much and I'll be able to help others heal in the future. I have to.

We all need to learn to deal with and talk about the hard things in life otherwise we won't get through them.

I'm taking help from anyone and anywhere and I am just letting the wind take me where I need to go right now. You wouldn't believe how amazing and kind people are in times like this but of course I know I have a long way to go and so many bad and better days to get through 😞

If anyone has any advice or ideas, that they think might help me get through this, I'm all ears and open to any suggestions. At the moment I am mainly just talking it through with a lot of amazing people and a great support system and taking it minute by minute, hour by hour and day by day.

BUT all I know is I NEED to turn my Pain into Power and Purpose so I can make something good come out of this. It's the only way I can see myself getting through this. I am still working on how that will manifest but....

He was the best, he deserves nothing less 🥹

26/11/2024

It's been like a living nightmare. Without the help of the most amazing friends and family I wouldn't have been able to get through this.

Days I couldn't think or move they fed and clothed me, made sure I always had a place to sleep and took care of my animals ❤️ They've made sure I've never been or felt alone and welcomed me into their homes and lives with open arms. Friends I haven't seen in nearly 20 years have stepped up massively and gone out of their way to help. Its amazing how peoples true colours come though in times like this 💗

It's crazy but I can't help seeing all the beautiful things and people in amongst all the sadness and tragedy 🥹 It's been a whirlwind with so many freaky things happening showing us he's OK 💫

I've landed on my feet for now and I am safe and surrounded by the best people. Thank you so so much to everyone who has reached out, offered to help and who I may need to lean on down the line. I never knew what an amazing tribe I had under my nose all this time 🥹

My last promise to Donnie is to make sure I look after everyone left behind and to help and heal as many as I can. I don't know exactly what form that's going to take or how its going to happen but I hope to return the kindnesses everyone has shown me 💜

14/11/2024

I'm devastated to tell you that the love of my life Donnie passed away suddenly on the 12th of November 😭😭😭💔💔💔

As I'm sure you can all understand, this is the worst, most painful tragedy and i'm trying to process everything. Please give me some time.

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we remember our beautiful Donnie and the joy he loved bringing to you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

13/11/2024

We had something horrific happen 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔. I'm not ready to talk about it yet but please don't expect any replies right now 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

03/11/2024

We had a great time at the Transport Museum Glasgow doing spray tattoos on behalf of Mini Manoeuvres 🥳

It was a busy day but I've upped my game 💪 I was able to do tattoos on 2 kids at a time before but I can now do 3 different tattoos on 3 different kids at the same time which means I can go much faster and get more people done in the same amount of time. Game changer!

For those that are unfamiliar with our spray tattoos they are:
❤️ super fast (these ones take 30 secs - 1 min)
🧡 they dry instantly and are smudge proof
💛 water proof
💚 hypoallergenic
🩵 popular with all ages and genders
💙 can be customised to suit any theme or event!
💜 the tattoos usually fade over 1-3 days
🩷 easily removed with soap & a scrub.