Every Girl Needs a Little Glitter

Wanted a little sparkle in my nails:

For this design, I used O.P.I.'s "Austin-Tatious Turquoise" and "Gone Gonzo" glitter nail polish over Sally Hansen's "Mint Sorbet."

Since, I love to play basketball, yet still am not able to play due to a torn achilles, I still like to shoot around.  And shooting with long nails is just a big no-no because I can't stand the sound of nails scraping against the ball when it is released (plus, don't you find it more difficult to type with longer nails? Maybe it's just me.)  I used scotch tape to make lines straight and a dotting tool for the dotted lines.

The holidays are approaching fast!  I think I have some holiday nail designs that I want to try out pretty soon, so stay tuned! :)

“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday, and celebrate just living!"

- Amanda Bradley

The Wonders of Nail Tape

Decided to go with "Chinchilly" with "Borrowed and Blue" Essie nail polish:

Love the color combo with these two.  I realized the lines on my pinky, had a hint of green in them because the nail tape that I was using was a shiny green.  Note to self: Use a white colored nail tape or a similar color to the nail polish, that way the color doesn't change when you have the nail tape on.

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
- Albert Einstein

Oakland A's Inspired

Congrats to the AL WEST CHAMPIONS!!!!

Such an amazing game to witness, and so worth it to miss work for it :P.

  

My first team that I ever played Little League for was the A's, and my pops would take my brother and I to some of the A's games when we were younger.  That was when Eckersley, Mcgwire, Canseco, Henderson were still playing.  I still remember going to an A's game when I was maybe 10 years old, staying after the game hoping to get an autograph from one of the A's players at the time.  Unfortunately, all of the A's looked really pissed off because they had lost that game to the San Diego Padres and I opted for a Sandy Alomar Jr. autograph instead.  I had no idea who he was, but had his signature on my A's ticket.  My pops just laughed at me.

 BTW: Coco is the MAN!

Man Bracelet - Skulls

I recently created a bracelet for my guy friend.  I asked what would be a good type of bead for men that didn't look too girly?  And if they had a specific shape/character for the bead, what could I look for?  So I looked up wood beads on Etsy.  And to my surprise, I found tons of pretty cool beads that were made out of wood.  I also remembered my brother wearing a Marc Ecko shirt with a skull on it that looked pretty cool, so I thought to myself, skull beads would look pretty cool and not to mention, manly.  I was lucky enough to find these awesome beads and create just the bracelet my friend was looking for:

 

Next Up:

Project Buddha Bracelet

Doesn't his face just make you smile? :)

"Think left and think right and think low and think high.  

Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" 

- Dr. Seuss