Under the Sea

The seaweed is always greener

In somebody else's lake

You dream about going up there

But that is a big mistake

Just look at the world around you

Right here on the ocean floor

Such wonderful things surround you

What more is you lookin' for?

The Little Mermaid. 

Brings back memories doesn't it? 

Who doesn't love this movie!? 

Well, I have always liked this movie.

I know there are only four nails in this design. 

Let me tell you why. 

Instead of trying to paint Ariel and Flounder directly onto the nail and risking mess-ups, I made them into stickers. Well that turned out great. Ariel was a little big. Flounder looked just like a picture. I had some trouble painting Ariel's face, and being the perfectionist I am, I tried over and over again 

(painting over it each time - this made her face really thick) but I could not get her face to look right.

It just wasn't working.
So I painted her facial features as their own sticker instead of painting them onto her face. Well that didn't work either. I painted her eyes too big and they wouldn't fit on her face.

 

Here is a picture of all the stickers.

Since Flounder turned out so great, I decided to continue with the design instead of throwing all of it away just because Ariel wasn't working. I don't think Flounder could have turned out any better. I decided to try putting Ariel on a nail without a face and then figure out what to do, even if it meant posting the design with her faceless. Well that turned out horribly. 

1. She was gigantic and would hardly fit on a nail at all. 

2. She was too thick (too many polish layers because I messed up)

3. She wouldn't lay down flat on the nail. 

And finally, when I tried to stick her on the nail and angle her to get as much of her onto the nail as possible, she tore. Not once. Not twice. She ripped in THREE different places.

So I gave up. 

When you see the picture, you'll understand why. 

FAIL.

To finish the design using only Flounder,
I painted three other nails that would go long with the design.
A starfish with bubbles.
A seashell with bubbles.
A beach with a crab and REAL grains of sand.

Each little clam here know how to jam here
Under the sea
Each little slug here cuttin' a rug here
Under the sea
Each little snail here know how to wail here
That's why it's hotter under the water
Ya we in luck here down in the muck here
UNDER THE SEA!!!!

Lovely Little Ladybugs

A ladybug design is always cute for summer. 

There are so many variations and different designs you can do. 

Just get creative! 

This is definitely one of my favorite variations!  

 Little ladybugs peeping from the grass. 

Ahoy Matey!

“As we sail thru life, don't avoid rough waters, 

sail on because calm waters won't make a skillful sailor."

Sailor. Bluejacket. Boater. Cadet. 

Deck hand. Mariner. Mate. 

Old Salt. Sea Dog. Shipmate. Swabbie.

 Nautical themed nails seem to be popular right now,

so I thought I would give a shot at my own design.

Rustic and worn boat wheel. 

Blue triangle and stripes with gold line.

Lifesaver. 

Blue french, red stripes, and white stars.

Anchor.

The Proposal

I'm engaged!!!! 

June 2, 2011 

Unfortunately I've been so busy with class that it's been over a month 

and I'm just now posting this design. 

But it's still exciting!

We went on a picnic. 

This design is for those memories on that picnic on that special day. 

Blanket with picnic basket in the grass. 

A spider lurking in the grass that eventually bit me.

My ring! 

We stargazed and saw the Big Dipper.

 The duck that followed us around the whole time we were there.

 Here is the duck friend that we made.

 The "before/I-have-no-idea-what's-coming" shot

 And the "after" shot.

Another view of the design.

And what I know you've all been waiting for... 

the RING! Perfection.

Wacky Watermelon

"When do you go at red and stop at green? 

...eating watermelon!" 

(according to my 8 year old cousin). 

A summer staple. 

A Fourth of July necessity. 

This design is really cute and fun for summer. 

Instead of a watermelon design that looked like a green french tip, 

I decided to switch things up and turn the 

watermelons all different directions to liven it up.

 The base color is a bright little-bit-darker-than-bubble-gum pink. 

Add random and alternating light or mint green tips and stripes to be the rind. 

Add contrasting smaller stripes of a darker green to the 

light green to be the stripes on the exterior rind. 

Finish off with a few black dots here and there for seeds and a top coat.

Fireworks

Happy 4th of July!!!!

I saved the best for last. 

This is the final design of my four-part Fourth of July nail design series. Of all four designs, I think this one is the most festive without overdoing it. It's simple but it looks great! I think of the four designs I've done for the Fourth of July, this one is my favorite! It is pretty simple as well. All nails are painted red. The smaller toes have white and blue fireworks coming from different corners. The big toe has two sets of fireworks opposite of one another with three pearl white stars in the center.

 

"Star Spangled Banner"

Happy (almost) 4th of July! 

This is the third design in my four-part Fourth of July nail series.

 This design divided the nail into three sections: white, red, and blue. 

The white section has three pearl white stars 

(which are a little hard to see unless the light catches them just right) 

and dots line the red and blue sections.

 The smaller toes are painted red with white, blue, and glitter fireworks coming from one corner. 

In this picture the stars are more visible.

No copyright infringement intended.

"You're a Grand Old Flag"

Happy 4th of July! 

This is the second design in my four-part Fourth of July nail series!

This is a simple design that screams patriotism. All toes are painted red. The big toes have white stripes and a diagonal blue triangle in one corner with pearl white stars. I left the smaller toes just plain red. This design would also look great on nails with the flag design on the ring finger. 

And a close-up.

No copyright infringement intended. 

"Stars and Stripes Forever"

Happy (almost) 4th of July!!

This is the first design in my four - part July 4th nail series.

This design is almost painfully simple. 

All toes are painted white. 

Each nail is lined on both sides by alternating red and blue stripes. 

The big toe has three stars in the center.

Each little toe has a single small star in the center.

The stars are hard to see unless the light hits just right. 

When they reflect light, the stars look green, pink, and orange. 

No copyright infringement intended.