I’m long past ready for springtime, aren’t you? This winter has been frigidly cold for everyone. It just snowed here AGAIN on Monday. And even though it still doesn’t feel like spring yet, I can at least start rocking some spring nails. These I actually pulled out
Happy Valentines’ Day, everyone! I spent the morning digging my car out so I could go to my all-important job that my managers do not feel I could accomplish at home. (I could. How do they think I graduated college if I wasn’t capable of working at home?). But
Winter/Holiday/Christmas manicures are my absolute favorite! I love the Christmas season and I think creating holiday manicures makes it even better. So when I saw the Crumpet’s Nail Tarts Christmas Winter Challenge, I knew I had to participate! I missed the first day, which was a shame!
So for Memorial Day this year I tried to go beyond the patriotism of the holiday and also capture the militaristic aspect of it. I knew I wanted to paint blue camo, but what I wanted to do with that took some thought as well as a lot of trial
Oh my goodness you guys, these may be one of my favorite manicures EVER. It is absolutely some of my very best art, and all free-hand, so I am very proud. I realized that in all my themed manicures, I was missing out on making any real spring manicures! I
With UNICORNS! So I bought a second set of stamping plates online, these from Winstonia, and I bought them because one of the full nail plates is wood grain and that is awesome. Didn’t even look at the other plates, I was sold on that one on its own.
So for whatever reason, I adore circuses. I adore going, but I also adore them as a design scheme. I think I just like the excuse for bright colors? Or maybe because the main color is red (my favorite). Regardless, I am obsessed with circuses and carnivals enough that I
These I primarily made to showcase some beautiful new colors I bought. The light blue is a Revlon and the darker blue is Sinful Colors. They had the side effect of being the favorite color of the guy I am dating. #I’mabigdork He liked them though. I had these
Okay, this was really exciting! Sally Beauty Supply had this Halloween set on sale for $3.49! That’s a fantastic price for a SINGLE bottle of China Glaze, let alone 4! The glitter is kind of weird, but it also comes with a glow-in-the-dark top coat, so I think
That turquoise nail is just so cool! I adore these. I wore them to contra dancing, and I don’t remember exactly what made me start thinking about Southwestern jewelry, but I love the result. The accent nail is done by splattering black paint with a straw over a that
I hate the heck out of winter and cold weather, but at least I can write this sitting with my feet by the fireplace (gas fire, which is good because fire-lighting is not my forte). I was even actually blogging when I took the picture! As opposed to putzing around
I did some beautiful fall manicures in November and I am sorry you did not get to see them when they were relevant! Currently it is Christmas Eve and snowing…not exactly Thanksgiving anymore. So instead you get one compilation post that is VERY picture heavy. First ones I did,
Ugh, my index fingers have been breaking, so this is the first post you have seen in a while where I have “short” nails. Short for me at least. Now, I did not paint these with motorcycles in mind. I actually wanted to do galaxy nails and got out a
Okay, between my remembering to use an actual camera and my implementation of the art here, these might be the most professional-looking nails I have ever done! These of course, I did in honor of (finally) seeing The Amazing Spiderman! It was barely still in theaters when I finally did
Wow I made these a long time ago. This was probably, the first week of august or the last week of July? I think I painted these the day before I went to trivia with friends for the first time. I really wanted to wear these shoes, and tried to
The exclamation point is deceiving–I am not particularly excited to go back to school. I am, however, excited to show you this manicure! I did it a little late (about two weeks after school started, posted about 3 weeks after that), but I was rather happy with the results.
First, the obvious: today marks the official transfer of my blog from Blogger to hosting it myself using WordPress! It’s not totally done, so expect some theme changes. I am also in the process of creating a new header image. The old one was nice (and is on my
I realized I ought to make Olympics nails for multiple reasons. One, because, well, GO TEAM USA! And two, because I’d like to capitalize on the popularity of the Olympics. However, I was really scared of creating something too tacky, and I didn’t even want to attempt the
Two weeks ago I attended an Indian wedding. Well just the reception, although I wish I could have attended at least some of the ceremony! Regardless, I fell in love with some of the traditions that come with a large Indian celebration. The choreographed dances by like every relative, the
This weekend I was planning to go to King’s Dominion so I did roller coaster nails! AND I borrowed my mom’s fancy digital camera so the pictures are actually pretty darn good. I’m a big fan of the loop-de-loopI knew I would not be able to imitate
I am totally obsessed with vintage. It can take anything ridiculous and somehow make it classy. Want a circus-themed wedding? Sounds like it could be tacky. which I just actually typed as taxi. I may or may not be watching 30 Rock while typing this. How about a VINTAGE circus-themed
Happy Easter everyone! Despite the severe allergies I had this weekend, this Easter was probably one of the best of my life. I felt spiritually and emotionally fulfilled. I actually was much more moved by the Good Friday service than the one on Easter Sunday, although the Sunday service was
I love, love, love, love, love these. Of course I need to improve my photo skills as usual. But eh, life goes on. I had bought a few different blue colors at one of CVS’s semi-annual sales (that they don’t advertise) where random make-up and nail polishes are
Eeeeeaaaaagle!–Scrubs I may not go to Centennial High school anymore, but I never pass up an opportunity for school spirit! Juuust kidding, I never pass up an opportunity to make my nails match some theme!This stamp isn’t really an eagle, but it looks a lot like one.