Happy 4th of July USA! here's a notd

i made three solid attempts at a 4th of July, patrioticy, red, white & blue manicure of some sort. i tried like half a dozen designs using tape, Migi pens, dots and stripes. in various combinations. i'm taking full on treatment, base coat, 2 coats of color and then ruining it with messy nail art. 

they all came off off off! i chose to assert my independence and reach for a soothing minty green:

t&h Hipster Zombie, #012

it's topped with a thin coat of Sally Hansen Prisms in Pure White Opal. 

It adds a very subtle shimmer like the one in Chanel Jade. 

there's a little too much blue in the pics i think. especially the one below. 

just snapping them with my iphone these days. 

do you try and do holiday themed nails? have you had any failed attempts at getting the look you want? what do you do when that happens? 

Happy Independence Day Americans! 

t&h 011 (grey) notd with Migi nail art

i started with this:

 this is one coat of 011 but i ended up adding a second a coat and thinning out the batch.

Can't leave clean canvas alone! plus, i had been playing with Migi pens all weekend. so, i added some hearts of 010 & 012 (lavender & mint respectively) with a dotting tool, yellow and pink hearts with Migi pens, some embelishments and a coat of fairy farts to get:

blurred slightly so you can see the holo space dust.

 check out that sparkle!

 i did this Monday today. Today is Friday and there is no tipwear or chipping to speak of.

 i am itching to change this up but how can i wipe of a perfectly good manicure?

 as always i used Stickey Base and Poshe topcoat but i usually have at least some cracks by now. it's a good thing i like these these colors! :)

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migi notd

playing with my Migi nail art pens while waiting for the train. 

notd OMG w/ migi nail art

notd using China Glaze OMG, OPI What's with the Cattitude 

from the Shrek collection, & migi nail art pens.

subtle yellow konad

Konad houndstooth (m63 i think) using Migi yellow over 3 coats of Hard Candy Splendid 

topped with Hard Candy Sugar Daddy sparkle.

my first 'nad Mani!

i dunno if i should start a separate blog for nail arty stuffs. i mean, it's still craft. it's definitely one of my demons. i can barely keep up with one blog i dunno if starting another is really... well, wise. we'll see. for now, here be m'first Konadicure!

(click pics to make huge)

OPI Parlez vous OPI?, m60 plate

i got the plates in the mail yesterday. super fast delivery from OCNailart. they are in California (right? i mean, it's "OC" nail art...) i ordered these Thursday past. Monday POs weren't delivering cause like, it was a holiday (US peeps) and then Blammo! they were delivered early Tuesday. i couldn't play with them til the end of the workday thouhg so i was crankypants allll day : (

this is my 'station' just fartzing around and becoming familiar with them.

(and making a mess : )

no that is not a real Amex gold card. i have a bunch of these fakes from junk mail. i am not using the Konad scraper because i don't want to scratch up my plates.

yes those are delicious Gothsocks i am wearing. Teenage Drama Queen my latest FO which has yet to be blogged. oh wait, i think i just did : )

i also did Jess'

Migi Pink and yellow (from the silver set), m57

in other news, i got a Lamy Safari for Valentine's day!

In Piiiiiiiiink! i has a pink Lamy yay!

China Glaze Recycle with Migi pink and yellow (from the Silver set)

that's the latest!

pulled post over form craftydemons.blogspot.com 6/20/11

splat! nail art

mobile pics 

i used Migi NAil art pens