Newspaper Nails

These nails were inspired by the Sunday paper.  You can take any newspaper print and transfer the image to your nails.  The print will always be reverse image but it still makes for an interesting manicure.  For these nails I have used a regular article but for another mani/pedi I used the Peanuts comic strip and it turned out really cute.  When you are transferring just words you can choose just about any background color but when you are going to transfer comic strips or colored pictures, it is best to use a base coat like white or a light color that is opaque.

To do this manicure, you simply cut out the pieces of print that you want to transfer.  Soak them in rubbing alcohol for 5 minutes and then place paper across the painted nail.  Hold in place for about 3 minutes then lift off and apply top coat.  Voila!  A great newspaper manicure!

Tiger's Curse

One of my favorite books is Tiger's Curse.  It is written by Colleen Houck.  I had the opportunity to meet her last Friday.  In the book there are two princes from India who have been cursed to stay in the form of tigers. Ren is a white tiger with blue eyes and Kishan is a black tiger with golden eyes.  In honor of meeting her, I designed tiger nails.  I have enjoyed wearing my two favorite tigers on my nails this week.  If you would like to learn more about the Tiger's Curse series you can visit the website here.

Spots and Dots

This manicure is light and whimsical.  I love the pale base coat and then having the bright spots with the black dots on top.  You could do so many variations of this design.  It was fun and oh so easy!

Football Season is Here!

I never really cared much about football until I met my husband.  He is a big Alabama fan and now I love watching Bama with him.  In honor of the opening game this year I created football themed nails.  I really had fun doing each nail different.  My favorite was the houndstooth on the pointer.  I used my Konad stamping plates to accomplish this easily.  I love those things!  Enjoy!

Braided Nails

I saw a tutorial on braided nails and thought I would give it a try.  They turned out to be tons of fun.  You can use any three colors you choose, but it works best it you use a solid, a metallic, and a glitter or a light, a dark, and a glitter.  This provides a good contrast between the different polishes.  This is definitely a design I will do in the future.  I want to do it again only using my school colors of gold, black, and white.

Back to School

As I am a school librarian, I thought it would be cute to do some back to school nails.  I had found several pictures online where people had done pencil nails and thought I would give it a go.  I thought they turned out cute, although I think that if I do them again I will try to make sure that the polish doesn't get too thick on the ends.  Enjoy!