TGIF! 😃

TGIF!  😃

Today has turned out pretty good.  I am coughing less and feel much less run down - so YAY!  Maybe I can get my house back to normal this weekend.  🙂

So there was a shelf at Target that I wanted for my room really bad... but all week they only had the display and would not sell it to me.  They kept telling me to come back.  I went Monday and Wednesday and finally they gave me the sku # and told me to call before showing up today.  So, I did.  And they said they didn't have it still.  I went anyway to get a shelf of the same build but in a different color (because it is time to get things in order - color be damned), and they DID have the one I wanted.  So WTF, Target?

I forgave them, though, because they are having a clearance on their nail polish.  I picked up some stuff that I like but wouldn't pay full price for.  I can't be mad after that.  😃

NOT ONLY THAT, but my friend Shauna surprised me with some nail goodies this past weekend, AND Ashton sent me a stash which I got in the mail today.  I picked out most of what Ashton sent, but she threw in a couple of surprise ones, so WOOHOO.  😃  I am very excited about my first Julep.  What a weird color, but I am all about it.  😃  Of course I put it on one of my nails right away.  I think it actually looks nice with my skin.  How awesome!  And it kind of smells like bananas.  Did you notice that?  😂

Anyway I guess I'm off to put up my new shelf and figure out my house situation.  I hope I get to see Shauna this weekend.  She wouldn't judge me for having stuff everywhere, but I really would prefer to have it cleaned up before anyone sees it.  I can't get to my ovens or dishwasher right now.  It's redonk.  😂

Happy Friday, peeps!

I started peeling my polish off today...

I started peeling my polish off today.  I guess it's time to go and do something else...  🙂

BAM! Valentine's Day in YO FACE!

BAM!  Valentine's Day in YO FACE!

Various polishes;
Various plates
Layered Stamping technique

Trying to get in the mood...

Trying to get in the mood for Valentine's Day.  I don't really celebrate any holidays.  Not willingly, anyway.  😂  But it's always fun to challenge myself to come up with something that would go with them.  😃

Pardon all the paper cuts on my cuticles.  I've been doing some hard core office work this week.

My red polish that I stamped over the pink didn't show up so great... so I took a red glitter and a tiny paintbrush and painted over it.  I was pleasantly surprised with how well I stayed "inside the lines" - so to speak.  😃

Research polish;
Mash plate Mash38 and Red Angel plate RA-120;
Stamping, Freehand techniques

I have...

I have 500-ish nail polishes and I STILL have to borrow a good red from my boyfriend. 😳

These nails are all about texture!

These nails are all about texture!

So the middle two nails are just one of those sandy textured polishes.  This particular one is by Milani and you can get it at Wal-Mart and most drug stores.  I am not used to wearing polishes without topcoat, but topcoat pretty much ruins the effect.  Thankfully it dries pretty fast on its own.

The pinky and pointer are just gray with big funky glitters.  They aren't meant to be textured, but after two thick coats of topcoat I can still feel them and I've already started picking at them.  These might not last past tomorrow.  Or tonight.  😂

Saved the best for last - the thumb.  I saw this technique when I was catching up on reading nail blogs the other day and I just HAD TO TRY IT.  So you paint down your color, then put on the topcoat, then let it get ALMOST dry, then poke it.  😂  It's that simple.  I used one of my dotting tools, but I'm sure that the round part of a pin would do it, as would a hair pin.  Not sure if a toothpick would work since the wood might catch the polish, but anything smooth probably would.

I have to admit that I've groped my nails all day.  They feel so neat.  My favorite is the thumb because you can feel the dents.  I'm also a big fan of the sandy ones.  They feel really nice when you itch.  😃

Recycle by China Glaze, Yellow Mark by Milani; research glitter;
Debossing technique