Grayscale Nails

Feeling kind of 'blah', which doesn't lend itself to color very well. Bring On the Grays!

Camo color dots

Ssh! They're hiding!

Branching Out

After a couple of years of nail fascination, my polish collection has become impressive.
While I'm willing to change out my own polish for experimentation on a pretty regular basis, I'm pretty sure there's still a limit on how many times a week you should paint your nails. 

Enter creativity. I've recently opened a store on Etsy for the purposes of selling the jewelery I make with beads, gems, and charms. And Polymer Clay creations.

Not that I've gotten around to actually listing anything, yet. But I've made the store, so that's a step...

 

In the process of trying to organize an over-sized polish collection, I've begun accentuating my scrapbook pages with little touches of shimmer from polish and then realized just how awesomely it could be used on pretty much anything. And I'm going crazy. Nail polish is an enamel. It dries hard, and it's not sticky, and it adds color and shimmer and interest to everything.

So now, in additoin to the jewelery I make with findings, gems, beads, and findings, I'm going to be selling beautifully painted re-purposed materials. These giraffe earrings were inspired by my BFF, who loves giraffes and would never ever ever in a million years be caught dead wearing anything as crazy as these. Or as fun. She's just stodgy that way ;)

Peacock pattern

My inspiration has been flagging, of late- and then, I saw these!

Saint Patrick's Day nails. Only a *few* days late.

I seem to have missed St Patrick's day. Well, didn't miss it. I just didn't post There was beer involved, and I was wearing green... and then yesterday there was a doctor's appointment... Anyway!

I had some fun with nails for the occasion.Some tiny punches have very few places they seem to fit. But a field of four leafed clovers? Yeah, that has a place.

Greyscale dots over blue-green ombré

Kinda funky and very fun, without being blinding or bright.

Peace, love, and ombre dots

Bright  & funky green is fantastic. But when it's alone, it's kinda hard to match.

Enter the ombre! Ok so green and a royal blue to lavender gradient may not be the basis of all your clothes, but anything that doesn't match anything is bound to go with everything, right?

Also, it's FUN.