Fish tail nails

Pinterest inspires a lot of my nail ideas.  I saw this fishtail design on there one day and decided to try it.  

Click here to see the pin/tutorial for the fishtail design.

Here are two designs that I tried myself.  The fishtail is very simple you just keep layering the three colors overtop of each other.  I really like just doing one nail as a statement and leaving the rest a plain color.

Bat Sock Craft

This cute little bat was made during my summer at the zoo.  It was a craft that my partner and I had come up for our theme of creatures of the night.

Here are the Materials needed for this project:

Long Black Socks (use ½ for each project)

White or black foam for wings

Batting for pillows, etc.

Googly eyes

Here are the steps to make this craft:
1.  For the part of the sock that has an opening at each end hot glue one side together.  This side will be the ears.
2.  Stuff the socks with batting that is used for pillows. Until desired fill.
3.  Close up the sock with a hot glue gun.
4.  Glue on googly eyes and wings.

DIY coffee mug

I love the DIY mugs that I see on pinterest on all the time.  Here is the tutorial if you don't know how.

But I saw this UP inspired mug that I decided I wanted to try out as a gift for a friend.  Here is the pictures that inspired my UP Mug.

I followed the directions for the DIY sharpie mugs.  I used stencils to trace all the letters on one side of the mug.

Then on the other side I used lots of bright colors to show the balloons and drew a little house.  This was easy and was definitely a simple afternoon project.  The hardest part was trying not to smudge the colors!

Obre Nails

This is probably my favorite types of nail design to do!  I love the colors that occur when they blend together.

First you paint your nails a base color something neutral I normally do white or some sort of cream color to make the colors show up better.  Allow to dry completely!

Next take your make-up sponge and paint the colors you want on the bottom (so you can hold the triangle part between your finger tips for better gripping.

Then holding the sponge gently dab the sponge back and forth on you nails until you get the desired darkness you want on you nails.  

Repeat on all the nails. 

When all the nails are covered and dried completely cover with a top coat and clean up nail edges with a q-tip and nail polish remover.

Here are some other colors that I have tried out.

Fan brush nails

 Here is the pin that inspired my nails.
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/131941464054871715/

The first thing you do is pick out a color for your base and paint it that color.  I chose this lovely lavender color.  Allow to dry completely before moving on.

Second take your next color and put a little bit on a fan make-up brush.  Gently brush the first color onto the top of your first color.  Allow to dry before moving onto the next color.

Third repeat step two with a different color and gently layer on top of the second color.  Allow to dry before moving on.

Fourth take your last color and repeat steps two with this color.  Layer on top of the other colors.  Allow to dry completely then cover with a top coat.

Here are some other colors that I tried with this design.

Clean up edges of nails with a q-tip and some nail polish remover.

Paper Covered Pencil Holders

I found these in a box the other day and decided that I wanted to do something different with them.  They were originally all black.  Who doesn't like a little color in their life?  This fun print was the perfect solution to cover up the old pen holders.  

Here are the steps to recreate this project.

1.  First I measured between the two silver edges where I wanted my paper to cover the old black.

2.  Cut the paper so it fits this width.

3.  I wrapped the paper around the container to determine how long the paper will be.  I didn't really have to cut much off the paper was the perfect length to start with.

4.  Place a little bit of Mod Podge on the container and line up the paper with that spot.  Allow to dry for a few minutes.

5.  Work slowly by placing a little bit of glue on at a time that way if you mess up you can peel it back and start again.

6.  When paper is all glued down on the container allow to dry over night.

7.  The next day cover the entire container in Mod Podge allow to dry again.

8.  Cover with another coat of Mod Podge.

9.  Enjoy your new pen/pencil holder :)