Manicure Monday - Polkadots!

Welcome to another Monday! Did you have a good weekend? I did - it was nice. :)

So. This was probably one of my favorite manicures I've done in a long time. :) I did each nail in a different bright color, then did white polka dots on each one. :) It just made me smile, and it went with just about everything I own!

Have a wonderful day! Be BLESSED!

Manicure Monday - ombre

Welcome to the last Monday in February! The older I get, the faster time flies. :)

Today's manicure is brought to you by my dear husband, who bought me a mini ombre set for Christmas. This is my first time using it, and I think it's really fun! :)

"Ombre" is simply gradients of the same color. So one nail gets painted one shade, etc., etc. It's usually lightest to darkest - but I didn't know how dark the glitter would be, so it's kind of out of place. :) It's a fun manicure to wear because of the different colors being in the same family. When they're all different colors, it's called a "skittle" manicure. :) I'm looking forward to doing one of those, probably closer to summer. Although it MIGHT have to happen with pastels in the spring... :D

OK, I'm outta here!! Have a wonderful day! Be BLESSED! :)

Manicure Monday! :)

Happy Monday! :) Did you have a good weekend?

So, Kenn and I don't make a big fuss out of Valentine's. Seriously. My roses? Already dying - which he's not too happy about, because of how expensive they are. He bought them the night before Valentine's. Anyone see the connection? :D

ANYWAY. For church on Sunday, I wanted to do something fun. So I did a light pink gradient - the darkest pink is down by my cuticles, fading to light pink at the tips. Then, I put fun little heart rhinestones - which I got from Amazon.com with the gift certificate my sister and BIL gave me for Christmas :) - on them. Having a little extra bling is a lot of fun. :D

OK, I'm outta here. :) Have a wonderful day! Be BLESSED!!!

Manicure Monday, throwback!

Happy Monday! Did you have a good weekend?? Are you ready for your week? It's the LAST week of January. One month already GONE. Whoah.

I didn't blog this manicure when I did it, and it was one of my favorites last year. Do you see the turkey??? This was one of my first attempts at free-handing anything, so I think it turned out pretty darned well. :D

The other four fingernails are feathers. :D This was probably second to the "Scooby Doo eyes" manicure I did. :D It just makes me smile, even now!

My new Bible Study group meets at my house today at 10:15! If you can't come - and EVERYONE is invited! - please pray for us. We're doing JESUS THE ONE AND ONLY by Beth Moore, and I'd certainly appreciate your prayers as we meet together for three months.

THANK YOU! :) Have a wonderful day! Be BLESSED!

Manicure Monday!

Just another Manicure Monday! :D

Did you have a good weekend??? I did. It was a nice weekend - church was wonderful, spent time with good friends, and my husband... :) And I did these nails!

For church, they were just the purple - I did them last night, and didn't have time to do the striping tape. The polish is one that was given to me by a secret elf at church; I posted a sale from Target on FB, and someone was able to completely sneak it onto my seat at church while I was busy working! I LOVE IT, if you read this blog, secret elf!!!

Yes, that's striping tape! I've never had any, so I ordered some from Amazon.com with part of a gift certificate from my sister. I got LOTS of it, so I've been checking it out a bit online to see what I can do with it. :)

This is an application directly to my nails, and my first time using it, EVER. I think I did pretty darned well, considering I can't do anything straight to save my soul. :D There are a couple that I can't decide if it's the tape that's crooked, or the way I've filed the nail, but... :D

As you can see, this tape is REALLY thin. I put it on, then just covered with a top coat. Voila! :) (The ring I accessorized with is one I got a couple of years ago, online, for $5. Isn't it gorgeous?? It's HEAVY, too!)

OK, I'm outta here! Have a WONDERFUL day!! BE BLESSED!!

Manicure Monday! :D

Welcome to another Monday! :D How are you today? Did you have a good weekend? Did you watch football? Me, either. LOL!

Today's manicure is brought to you by my youngest sister; she gave me the nail polish for Christmas, and an Amazon.com gift card so I could get whatever I wanted - so I got some pretty little rhinestones. :D

Edited to say: This is OPI's formula, NOT Orly. Gotta be fair!!! :)
This gray is one of a mini set, and it's called "I Vant to Be a Lone Star" by Orly. I was TRULY disappointed in how long it took to dry - I'm finding that Orly isn't my favorite brand to work with! I like the color; it's a soft gray with a tiny hint of blue. Now I'm craving a denim color. :D

The rhinestones are SO fun. There's lots of different colors in the pack I got, but they're all this size. If my nails were longer, I could put more down the line - you can see that I actually fit four in a row on my right-hand ring finger. :)

SO. I'm enjoying this manicure, wore it to church - and chose my jewelry to compliment it. :D Dressing up my nails is SO fun! Have I inspired anyone else to do it yet??? :D

OK, I'm outta here. I hope you have a WONDERFUL day! Be BLESSED, friend!

Manicure Monday!!!

Happy Monday! So, these are the nails I was wearing for New Year's; I didn't feel well, so not too many people got to see them - but I felt like it was a party on my nails! :D It's called a glitter cascade.

The base is OPI Au Champagne, a frosty pearly color. The glitters are all different ones; I got some mini bottles of polish for Christmas, and three of these were from those mini bottles. The red was one I got from another friend for Christmas. :)

I can't wait to show you the one I'm wearing right now, either. :) Assuming I can get Kenn to shoot it for me...

OK, I'm outta here! :) Have a wonderful day - and stay WARM! Be BLESSED, my friend!