#nailartjan-Day 16- Gradient

 (Nature is stared because I did do it, but I didn't like how it came out so I did not post it)

Hey guys! Hope you all doing well! We are now halfway through the challenge! I think I might actually finish this one, and that makes me so happy!

So, as I said above, I did not post day 13 (Nature) because I did not like it. I wanted to do a moon over two fingers, and tree shadow on the rest but that did not happen. It ended up looking so messy, and it just wasn't what I had hoped for. 

This gradient mani wasn't what I was hoping for either, but it turned out way better then my nature one. I wanted to do a water marble on my nails but that was a fail, so I opted for just a sponge to achieve a  watercolors effect. I wanted my nail to look like pretty ocean water. Do you think I achieved that? I will deffinately be doing this with different colors at a later time. I was thinking maybe in the summer I could use all neons or pastels! But we shall see.

Accent nail: Revlon-Urban, Sally Hansen- Jaded, and Sinful Colors- Aquamarine. I have Sinful Colors- Snow me White as a base for the accent nail.

The rest of the nails are two coats of Sinful Colors- Aquamarine,

Up close! I swear I don't have polish on my edges, its the light reflecting on my cuticle oil.

If you'd like to see a tutorial for how I did this, please let me know!

-<33

DIY-Infinity Ring

I hope these are still popolar! Haha. I had completely forgotten I had these pictures/tutorial for you guys!

Luckily I went through my memory card before deleting it. 

Anyways, for these, you need a THING A MA JIG. It is the contraption I have pictured down below. These can be found at Michaels. Use a coupon when you can!! If you don't have one of these, you can go ahead an use round nose pliers. :) AND, the wire must be the one pictured below (German Style). You can use the 20 like I did, or the 22.

Let's get started!

-German Style wire

-Thing a ma jig

-Wire cutters

-Round nose pliers

-Ring mandrel (or a chapstick)

1.Cut a 5 inch piece of wire. Wrap it around two of your thing a ma jig poles like below.

If you are using pliers, you're going to do the same thing.

 2. You're going to end up with something like this.

 3. Now cut off the tails....

 4. Using your ring mandrel or chap stick make a circle.

 Cut off the ends to get a horseshoe shape...

 5.Using your round nose pliers, curl both ends out.

 6. Attach your infinite symbol and you are done!

If you give this tutorial a try show me your recreations!

Don't forget you can tag me on instagram, email me or commnet down below!If you enjoyed this tutorial, share it!

-Until next time <2

DIY- Initials On A Tree Charm

 I am sure we've all done this; written our initials and our loved ones on a tree, right? And something in that action meant a lot to us too, RIGHT? Well, this is what inspired this DIY. I wanted to capture that moment in a charm. There are cute for an anniversary gift or a just because. You can make them for your loved ones, your better half, and even your animals. :) I think these would be cute for valentines! Maybe I should have waited until then..hmmm..
Well, since I want to post this now (hey, just in time for Christmas) let's get to it!

•  Wooden heart (I got mine at Michaels)
• something to carve with (I used an attachments from my wood burner)
• paint brush (the older, the better)
• Acrylic paint in copper an black
• Hand drill

1. Draw where your'd like your initials 
2. Using your carving tool, carve over them. You don't have to go too deep, and your lines do not have to be perfect.

 3. Paint your heart until you get a result you like. I painted my heart with maybe ten layers of paint before I was happy with it. I was wiping off paint, and using the natural quirkiness of my brush to add texture.

4. Fill in your initials with black paint.

 5. Drill your hole.
( In this picture here, you can see that I didn't go ever the carving, instead I let the carving add character (?) to my charm. )

The end result!

 I added a chain to mine, but you can put this on a bracelet. Or, if you want to add it to a ring just don't drill the hole. :)

Hope you have enjoyed this DIY! Don't forget to send me pictures if you recreate it!

Until next time!

DIY- 3 step above the knuckle ring

Hi guys! Today I bring you this super easy DIY above the knuckle ring. For this ring here, that kinda looks like a bulls nose ring. you only need a few materials and it is only THREE steps! Can't get any easier then that! :) 

I first saw rings like this on Instagram a couple months back, and thought there were really cute, so I decided to make my own. I've also made one with chain, and an infinity one. I will be adding a tutorial for those sometime soon too, so be on the lookout :)

•  26 gauge wire (Wal-Mart carries this for around 3 dollars)
• Jewelry Glue (I used G.S Hypo Cement Jewelry glue)
• Small beads (about the size of  seed bead)
• Wire cutters
• Ring Mendrel or anything round about the size of your finger (i.e. a chapstik)

1. Cut about 1 inch of wire

 2. Using your mendrel, or round onject, make a horseshoe shape. 

 Measure around your finger, and cut any excess wire

 3. Add a bit of glue to the ends and add your bead. 

VIOLA! You are done! See, super easy! And it looks cute too, very dainty and girly :)

I hope you enjoyed this DIY, and give it a try. :D

Until next time!!!!