More Holiday Nails

Peacock Inspired for our Christmas Party

Polka Dot with Ryah's gift (a dotting tool)

Christmas Marbling (with sparkles)

Christmas time!

So I am now officially in the Christmas spirit. I asked a co-worker how to paint my nails tonight and she suggested presents and so I ran with it. It was fun--and yes, Ginger, I will be doing Christmas nails. This is just the first festive installment...

Right hand:

Left hand:

(and if you are confused by pinkie....it's a gift bag.)

Catching you up!

This was a double marble due to the fact that the original was too "easterish". So added the black and I LOVED them.


I loved this color concept but they only lasted a day due to me deciding I should clean out all the hair in the bottom of the vacuum cleaner. That was gross, but the nails were pretty.


This is a design that I didn't like. It hasn't happened in a long time and I kind of like the picture, but I didn't like the nails.

Inventory

2 Base Coat Polishes
3 Top Coat Polishes
1 Matte Finisher Top Coat
9 Striping Colors
and.........


93 Polishes.

Plus gems, my own set of striping brushes and decals.

I told Ryan I was set with polishes for the rest of the year--we'll see if that sticks (I can't pass up on gifts etc.). And it's clear that it's an obsession when the other day I saw a bumper sticker and it took me too long to figure out it was referring to Polish people, not nail polish.

p.s. my recent manicure is inspired by the gloves, obvs. Click for clearer detail (I used my matte finisher as mentioned above on the slate/beige color).

Krafting with Kari

So Kari and I went out today to get me pants to wear post surgery. I got one maternity pair of pants and a track suit at Unique. And I only spent like $13. Sweet. Then, we went to get a coffee and stopped in at Patina where I coveted many things but one item in particular: fingerless gloves with a lace overlay. They were much to expensive to buy but not too expensive to get the itch of DIY. So we promptly went in search of gloves and lace, and for the same price as one pair at Patina, I was able to make two!!!!! This is the result (and please not the polish job):


Jokingly named "Wedding gloves"


This color scheme is for my winter coat with the fuchsia lining:


Detailed:

Because it's important to document

These are worn and by no means perfect. But they are my shooting stars. And first use of my matte nail polish finisher...



And I know many of you already saw these, but they are now a very important design in my personal life as they mark the viewing of werewolf hottie jailbait Taylor Lautner in New Moon and my appendix rupturing from said hottie landing me in the hospital where I received the bulk of my complements from various doctors, nurses and aids.

Upping my game.

So ever since visiting "The Daily Nail" I have been getting some more ideas on some things to do with all my own polish. I checked out a technique called "water marbling" and tried it for myself. This is my first attempt, but it is so FRICKIN' cool. It is very messy and I have some perfecting of the technique to do and have been dreaming up some better color combinations, but I still think this is pretty awesome:


Also, I inadvertently created a rainbow with this next display. I think it was subconscious since last week was not so great and I must have needed a pick me up--and it did in some small way....