Nails of the Week

First off, I'm sorry I didn't post this yesterday(Monday). The days got away from me and I forgot. :'( But better late than never! 

I used "teal blue" by Forever21 and my ring finger has the 3D Manicure beads that I got from my friend for Christmas. It is pretty cool. :) I believe she got it from Kohl's if you want to try and find it.

I hope everyone had a great holiday and a happy New Year!

Christmas Nails

As promised, here is my Christmas nails post! But unfortunately, this was not how I was intending to do my nails. I was planning on doing a candy cane pattern on my ring finger... but it went hopelessly wrong. So I decided to do red with glitter. Kinda boring, I know but I already took my nail polish off once and I didn't want to do it again. :-/

I used Essie "skirting the issue"(of course), a random silver glitter, and Essie "shine of the times" for the chunky glitter.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!! 

I know personally that this time of the year can be difficult for some people, but I hope we can all make it a fun and enjoyable time! 

Be safe & Merry Christmas!

DIY Holiday Banner

Sorry this post is a day late... but better late than never! 

Supplies: Christmas Paper

White Paper

Embroidery Thread

Push Pin

Needle

Scissors

Glue stick (not pictured)

1. Cut out triangles that are all the same size.

2. Write out your word on white paper and cut them out.

3. Use a glue stick to glue the letters to the triangles.

4. Use the push pin to make holes in the top corners of the triangle. 

5. Thread the needle and thread the triangles together.

 Hang on your stairs, over your window, maybe even on your tree!

Keep a look out Monday for my holiday nails post!

Happy December!

S

DIY Snow globe

Supplies: Mason Jar

Hot glue gun and glue

Glitter

Figurine of choice

1. Use the hot glue gun to glue your figurine to the inside of the lid.

2. Add glitter to the jar.

3. Fill the jar with water (not all the way to the top) Put the lid on and squeeze tight and your done!

Here is another craft option:

 Glitter Mason Jar candle holder

I did something similar to this back in October. You can use Christmas colors instead of silver to make this specific to Christmas. Or it would be perfect all year round with whatever color you want! I will like the post here:

http://creativityinmyveins.blogspot.com/2013/10/glitter-mason-jar-candle.html

Happy December!

S

Nails of the Week

My nails aren't really holiday inspired, but I recently got these nail polishes and I was excited to use them. I don't know if anyone has noticed, but teal is my favorite color. I have loved this color for years and I can't really explain why.

I used Spoiled in the color "Distant Memory" for the base color and Milani in "Teal" for the sparkle color. It always disappoints me when you see sparkly nail polishes and get all excited because they are so pretty but when you use them they are really thin and not many sparkles come out on the brush... I wish it could be as sparkly as it is in the bottle. But I am still pleased with my nails and of course love the teal color. :]

But in the next couple weeks, I plan to have Christmas nails and I am pretty excited. So keep a look out for that post! And hopefully on Monday, I will have another holiday craft post!!


Happy December!!


S

OOTD

Sweater: Doe & Rae from Marshall's

Jeans: Thrift store (normally from Target)

Shoes: Target

Scarf: Made myself

If you like my scarf, check out my etsy page. 

www.etsy.com/shop/smantey

Nails of the Week

I got this idea from a picture I saw on Pinterest. I used blue painters tape to make the shape and the polish I used was Essie "skirting the issue". It is one of my favorite nail polishes. And it isn't purple! I promised my next nail post would not be a purple nail polish. :]

Hope your having a great December!

S

DIY Felt Heart Ornament

Supplies: Felt

Needle

Thread

Ribbon

Scissors

1.Line up two sheets of felt. Draw or trace a heart on your felt.

2. Cut your heart out of both pieces of felt. You should now have two hearts the same size.

3. Line up your hearts and begin sewing the edge.

4. Repeat until you have gone all the way around your heart.

5. Sew on your ribbon (but I recommend doing this before you sew your two heart together, it will be easier)

6. And your done! 

Get creative!

 Make different shapes and use different sewing stitches.

Happy December!