Tumblr Milestone

I'm back! It's been a while but I'm back! Yay!

Not too long ago, I reached 1,000 followers on Tumblr! It's a small milestone for some but I'm pretty excited. To celebrate my little milestone, I thought I'd do a Tumblr themed manicure. I wanted to keep the design fairly simple and I'm seriously digging how it turned out.

Them Bones...

One of my favorite Halloween decorations is this cardboard skeleton that I hang on the wall. He has hinged joints so you can pose him. There's something both creepy and fun about skeletons. Considering how much I love monochromatic manicures, I thought it would be fun to do a bone themed design!

31dc2014 Day 24 - Inspired by a Book

For today's prompt, I chose to do nail art based on my favorite book of all time; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Call it a children's book, if you want (it technically is), but I love it. I can't tell you how many time's I've read it. The only reason I haven't done Alice nail art before (other than my fuzzy Cheshire cat stripes) it seems a bit overdone. I see Alice nails EVERYWHERE. It seems a crime, though, not to use my favorite book as inspiration for the 31 day challenge.

31dc2014 Day 22 - Inspired by a Song

I went through a laundry list of song choices before I settled on what to do for today's prompt. It's tough to decide which direction you want to go in once you choose a song. Do you use the lyrics, music, or maybe even the music video as inspiration? I was looking through some playlists and, suddenly, it came to me. I knew what song I wanted.

Then, it happened. I put off doing my nails like I always do and... I BROKE A NAIL! Bad! My nails are just getting to a respectable length! UGH! I am so sick of cutting my nails down. So, I patched my nail, instead. I hate nail patches. You always have to redo them and it's just a pain. 

By the time I was ready to do my nails, I was tired, and annoyed, and almost ready to skip it. But it's the 31 day challenge and part of that challenge is posting daily, right? So, I did it anyway.

The song I chose is Bullet With Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins.

There's Baloney in Our Slacks!

It's been quite some time since my last post but it's with good reason. I've been preparing for a visit from my family from Tennessee. It's been about a year and a half since I've seen them and I was SOOO excited. Also maybe a little anxious because with hubby and myself plus them and their guest, there are six of us in our little three bedroom house. Luckily, my awesome mother-in-law offered up two beds in her house (she lives right down the street) so everyone has a comfortable place to sleep. During the day, though, everyone hangs out and eats here. So, needless to say, things have been a little hectic. 

But, thanks to the Germany/Algeria game today, everyone's attention was occupied and I had time to do a little nail art! Today's design is based on one of my favorite cartoons from the 90s! Can you recognize it?

Pokemon Nails

My hubby is a big Pokemon fan. He just got a new Pokemon game not too long ago and he's pretty much been obsessed with it. So, when I got the itch to do another cartoon nail art design, I thought it would be fun to do something inspired by his new favorite game! I asked him what some of his favorite Pokemon were and he gave me a small list and I chose the ones I liked best!

31DC2013 Day 23 - Inspired by a movie

So, my friends would not at all be surprised by my movie choice for this prompt; The Nightmare Before Christmas is just my favorite movie. It's hubby's favorite, too! We watch it all the time and not just around Christmas or Halloween.

31DC2013 Day 22 - Inspired by a song

I knew going into this challenge that when I got to this prompt, I was going to have my husband pick the song. I don't really know why but I knew that he would be able to name something good right off the top of his head. I was right. With less than 30 seconds thought, he said, "I got one but you're really gonna have to pull something out of your hat for it." He chose She's a Beauty by The Tubes. It's his favorite 80s song. I, too, love the song but I had no idea what I should do! After I listened to the song, I decided to take my inspirations directly from the music video.

Just a Quickie: The Flintstones

Despicable Me 2!

When Despicable Me came out, it quickly became one of my favorite movies. The minions are hilarious! And Agnes? Adorable! I LOVE THAT MOVIE! When I found out that they were making a sequel, I almost died! Then, I came across this on Pinterest! I instantly knew I had to recreate it! Well, tonight, I'm going to see Despicable Me 2 and this is what I'm wearing!

I used SO many colors for this. Most are mixes but for the yellow, I used Julep Charlie. The black details are Art Club Black and the white is Sally Hansen White On. When I finishes, I used a Sharpie pen to draw some hair!

This took me somewhere around an hour and a half. I only did one hand. I have a lot of time, but not three hours, ha ha! I couldn't be happier, though, with the way this turned out. It's definitely near the top of my favorite mani list.

Powerpuff Girls!

My boss' daughter is apparently obsessed with the Powerpuff Girls. She's a girl after my own heart, ha ha! I love the Powerpuff Girls, too! What's not to love? Adorable little super-chicks who kick some major butt! Their arch nemesis, Mojo Jojo, is pretty cute, too. Anyway, a little while back my boss told me I should do a PPG manicure because her little girl would love it. So, here we are!

Aren't they adorable? I used soooo many colors and tools for this nail art. The main colors I used are:

• Wet n Wild Private Viewing
• NYC French White Tip
• Julep Charlie
• Wet n Wild Candylicios
• NYC High Line Green
• Art Club White
• Art Club Black
• Wet n Wild Lavender Creme
• Julep Camille (glitter)

I also made a few custom colors by mixing polishes to get the shades I needed. 
I did everything free-hand using nail art brushes and dotting tools and it took me a REALLY LONG TIME. It's so worth it, though. This turned out fantastic and I think my boss' daughter will get a kick out of it.

It's-a me, Mario!

I don't know about you guys, but I love classic Super Mario Brothers games. Newer games are great but there's something about the originals that just can't be beat. Hubby and I are both big fans of classic video games and Mario & Luigi are tops, for me. Well, this morning I randomly got a hankering to listen to the Super Mario Brothers theme song. Naturally, my next thought was SMB manicure time!

The main colors I used were Julep Olivia, Sally Hansen Blue Me Awayy, Wet n Wild Private Viewing, and NYC High Line Green and I just adjusted those colors with other polishes for some parts. The detail work is done in Art Club Black and Art Club White. I used so many tools for this including dotting tools, paint brushes, nail art brushes, and even toothpicks.

I'm SOO happy with this manicure! It took forever but it was well worth it!

Just a quickie: Doctor Who Nail Art

Thumb/Doctor Who Logo: Pure Ice Private Show, acrylic paint
Index/11th Doctor: NYC French White Tip, Julep Olivia, OPI Danke Shiny Red
Middle/Dalek: OPI Moonraker, Art Club Black, Art Club Fine Silver, holographic hex glitter
Ring/10th Doctor: Wet n Wild Private Viewing, Julep Olivia, Art Club White, OPI Danke Shiny Red, OPI Blue My Mind
Pinky: Pure Ice Private Show