Of Up-cycled Manis, Great Music And Art

Finally, this is my last transfer from The Meadowtree Journal. Yea!  This post was originally published 3/25/13.

Spruce Springsteen with a layer of gold sandwiched between

My nail designs are usually connected with something I am wearing or somewhere I am going. 
Up-cycle didn't start out that way, but that's how it ended. 

My beginning nail color started off as a multi purchase from an Indie polish maker on ETSY. I bought five minis from Huemorisa, three colors that were part of a set called Enchanted Garden and two others that I threw in.

One of the "throw ins" was a green polish with orange micro glitter named Spruce Springsteen. The name alone made me want it. 

The polish was much more vibrant on the Internet. For me, it kind of died when I put it on. So here comes Up-cycle #1. I pulled out Wet N' Wild's The Gold and the Beautiful for a third layer and then did another layer of Spruce. This I liked. I carried the gold idea out a little more by swiping  gold on the fingertips. 

Then came our art and music night. So I just added to the gold design. And there is my Up-cycle #2. It was a great night and I will always remember those nails because of it. 

A triangular fan shape? I have to admit, I like gold in my designs.

The line up: Seche Vite top coat, Wet N Wild's The Bold and the Beautiful, Huemorista's
Spruce Springsteen, and LA Color's Topaz for the tip ends and triangular design's

Part of the musical lineup was Betsy Ellis and Mikel Shapiro, two very talented women.

Some of Rachelle's work was up.

 Rachelle in front of more of her fiber work.
You can't tell, but she is wearing Koi Pond by Rainbow Honey. It is a gorgeous glitter but is now discontinued.

Winter Storm Nails

This is a repost from the MeadowTree Journal. I was originally published 2/28/2013. After the week we have had in the midwest, I thought this would be the one to redo next.

I decided that a storm that dumped this much snow, took our electricity out for over fourteen hours, and is still letting the kids have snow days, deserved a special Mani.

Here it is in a nutshell.

I started out with a base coat using Feliz Navi-Doll from Sation. I think it was one of their Holiday colors. I found it after Christmas at TJ Maxx. Its not quite silver, gray, or blue, but all three with some shimmer. I don't have anything else like it. 

Next, I used  Icebreaker, which is "Various blue glitters in a sheer blue base with an icy blue flash", by Huemorista. This is an ETSY Indie brand that I just got (along with some of her others). I did a gradient in about three layers with a  heavier coat towards the bottom. 

I printed a least one snowflake on each nail, with some extras on the thumbnails. For this I used Alpine Snow from OPI's Top Ten 2012 collection.

 The design plate is HB23 and from Amazon. However, it had to come from Britain. I first saw this snowflake design on Nails Beautiqued before Christmas and fell in love with the snowflakes. This made me want to print. It has proved a challenge for me, however.

The Line Up

That's it for this time around. Until next time....