Sunday, March 18, 2012

And May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

For the second installment in my Hunger Game manicure series, I planned this idea for my HG twist on St. Patrick's Day, but unfortunately things weren't going in my favor.  I originally was going to do a newspaper manicure with names in print, but my newspapers weren't cooperating in transferring dark enough.  Then I tried to use computer printed out names and that wasn't successful either.  Then, it hit me: Water decals!  The result was better than I originally planned even if a day late.  I guess the odds were in my favor after all!



I painted three coats of China Glaze Fast Track.  I printed, using a Hunger Games font--some names from the book, some made up and obviously some repeated to keep with the reaping theme.  I used two coats of Seche Vite just to make sure my decals adhered.

5 comments:

Naila Nails said...

Such a cool idea

Erin said...

these are my favorite ever!!!!

Trincess said...

I love the idea! How did you do your own water decals?

iPolished said...

Thanks everyone! I cannot wait for you to see my actual Hunger Games premiere nails. I'm very excited, been planning them for weeks.

@Trincess. Here is a basic link to making water decals. I had to go to a local hobby store to find all the materials to use. It takes some practice. Also, click on my label to get some other ideas from my past water decal manicures.

http://www.salongeek.com/nail-art-tutorials/18875-make-your-own-decals-originally-posted-nailbomb.html

Anonymous said...

These are awesome!!!

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