Quickie Nail Art Post!

It's almost Halloween ... so you know what that means... TIME TO GET SPOoOoOoOooOOoOKY! Today I will be showing you how to do some great cobweb nail art.

This is a quickie nail art tutorial, which means it doesn't take too long and there won't be as many photos either LOL.

First, I started off with two coats of Essie's After SchoolBoy Blazer.

Then I drew three straight lines that all started from one corner of the nail.

look at the pinky nail lol

 After that, draw some slightly curved lines in between the three straight lines, and then you're done!

woohoo that was fun :D

You can add a top coat to seal in your design and also so it will last longer as well. :)

As you can see, that was a very simple and quick nail design just in time for Halloween! Hope you enjoyed this and until my next tutorial! :) See you then~

Rilakkuma Nail Art

Yayy I can finally post a nail art tutorial :D

Today I'm going to show you how to do these cool rilakkuma nails. 

whee sorry the pic is a bit blurry :P

Alright let's get started!

You will need:

~ a nude nail polish (I used OPI's "Don't Bossa Nova Me Around" from their Brazil collection) (you can use a darker nude because this one is a bit light)

~ white nail polish

~ black nail polish

~ a clear topcoat
~ some kind of dotting tool (I used a sharpened chopstick and a regular dotting tool)

(I don't use basecoat because I haven't found one I like yet :\)

These are the polishes that I used

These are what my tools look like

 First apply a layer of your nude color.

This is one coat of  OPI's Don't Bossa Nova Me Around

After it dries, paint on a second coat.

I added a second coat to make it more opaque

Now take your white nail polish and add a small oval near the tip of your nail.

This is going to be where the mouth and nose go

For this next step, I put my black polish on some paper so I could easily dip my chopstick into it.

A sharpened chopstick allows you to make small designs with more control

Now you can add a pair of eyes, a nose, and a mouth.

I did my pinky nail first :)

Now finish the rest of your nails with the same design.

I can just imagine them singing "We are familyy" :D

Now all that's left is to add a top coat, and VOILA: your finished nail art design!

You can see this picture on my instagram! follow me @rebeccaglin

That's it for this tutorial! Please do not steal images or repost without credit. Thank you! :D

Hope to see you again for my next tutorial. :) See you then~

Polymer Clay Ducks

Guess who lied about posting a nail art tutorial... :|

Yup that would be me ._. (I actually did do my nails - I just forgot to do a tutorial for them    -__- ... maybe some other time...)

However - I have a different (but also exciting) tutorial for you today! That's right - today I will teach you how to make adorable clay ducks you can give to friends and family.

Alright let's get started!

You will need:
~ Yellow clay
~ Orange clay
~ Black clay
(that's about it, unless you want to use tools other than your hands ^_^)

I like to use Fimo soft clay for all my clay creations :)

First, you're going to want to get out your yellow clay and split it into two sections, one slightly larger than the other one.

Now roll the smaller one into a ball and make the larger into a slightly oval shape with one side round and the other side a little pointier. Attach the smaller part (the head) to the larger part (the body), and then you have your first part of the duck.

Now make two very small yellow balls for the wings of the duck and slightly roll them out while pinching one end. Make sure you flatten them after you feel like they are a good wing shape.

As you can see, mine are slightly kidney bean shaped. You can make your wings sharper at the ends if you wish.

After that, it's time to get the beak ready so pull out some orange clay and roll it into a ball.

Then make the beak sort of a 3-D u-shape and attach it to the duck's face. Then you can get two small pieces of black clay and attach the eyes.

Now they really look like ducks!

Stick an eye pin into the top of the duck's head and bake that clay!

Now you can glaze your clay and attach a jump ring and make it into a key ring or a cellphone dangler.

These little ducks make perfect gifts for people who appreciate the little things - quite literally. These ducks are so small and cute that no one will be able to resist them.

Thanks for the modeling Starburst! :)

That's the end of this tutorial and I hope I see you again for the next tutorial! See you then~

Perler Bead Candy Bracelets

Sorry for the really long hiatus! I kind of forgot I had this blog to run as well ^_^ #oops
Anyways, here is the tutorial as promised! Today's tutorial will be on a bracelet I made awhile ago.
Ever have a bunch of perler beads that you never finished using? Well, I did, and I found a tutorial on how to make "candy bracelets" out of your leftover beads. However, the tutorial was in a different language, and I found it hard to understand. That's why I have set up a tutorial today to make your own candy bracelets. 

You will need:
Perler Beads
An oven
Aluminum foil
A tray
Elastic (for the bracelet)
Clear nail polish (to seal the knot)

First, preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and arrange the beads onto your tray. Wait about five minutes (and make sure you watch the beads!) and soon they will be melted. One of my favorite parts of this DIY project was simply watching the perler beads become flat! :) Once you they become flat, take them out of the oven, let them cool, and then you can start taking the flattened beads off one by one.

Since most of my beads were cool colors, I decided to make a bracelet using blues and greens. I simply measured the length of elastic cord I needed to fit around my wrist (and a little more for the knot) and slipped the beads on. Here is a photo I took of what the bracelet looks like in the beginning.

After you are finished stringing the beads on, tie the bracelet off and secure the knot with some clear nail polish.

And now you're done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and come back next time for (possibly) some nail art! See you then~ (Here is a final picture of Hershey modeling the candy bracelet -- wait -- I don't think that's how you wear it!)