Purple Ombre Nails

Ombre is big! Whether its on clothing or makeup. Subsequently, it has to be on nails too! Today we are going to learn about purple ombre nails.

You will need:

• white nail polish
• Essie-Nice is Nice polish
• China Glaze-Spontaneous
• China Glaze-Coconut Kiss
• OPI-Siberian Nights
• makeup sponge
• cotton swab
• bottle cap
• nail polish remover

First, paint a white base coat on all your nails. This will make the colors pop! Let it dry now. Next, dampen your makeup sponge and get out all the excess water. Take your polishes and paint a stripe going light to dark. (As shown in the picture)

In addition, line the sponge up against your nail and press down. It's okay if the color gets on your skin because we can clean that up later. However, be careful not to overdo it! Do this with all your nails and then start adding a second and third coat so it becomes darker. Now let it dry.

Now lets clean up all the excess polish on your skin! Pour a little bit of nail polish remover in a bottle cap. Dip your cotton swab into that and rub it on the excess polish. Be careful not to get it on your nails! You may also add a top coat if you like.

ENJOY!

 



Pink Leopard Nails

Animal Prints are big these days! Why don't you try out pink leopard print nails? They look marvelous on your nails and its very enjoyable too!
 
You Will Need:

• light pink polish (Pure Ice-Love works best!)
• whitish pink polish (Orly-Kiss the Bride works best!)
• hot pink polish (China Glaze-Rich and Famous works best!)
• tiny pointed paint brush
• piece of paper

First, take the light pink polish (Pure Ice) and paint a base coat on all your nails. Make sure it dries completely before you do anything else. Next, take the whitish pink polish (Orly) and make random spots on your nails with a tiny pointed paint brush. Make sure not to keep too much nail polish on the brush because then it will look like globs on your nail. In addition, dip your paint brush into the hot pink polish (China Glaze) and put a small glob of polish on the piece of paper. Take the excess polish off your paint brush. 

Furthermore, take a little polish from the glob and make a semi-rounded line along the spot on your nail. Then make a another one and make sure they connect.Make one more line on the bottom and there's your one spot! Now do the same with all the spots! Once you're done and all has dried, take the same color and make random small circles just for design. After that dries, just put on a top clear coat!

ENJOY!

Tie Dye Nails!

Welcome back! I was just thinking how spring is here and summer is going to bounce in after a few months. This is my first post on nails so we are going to start by learning how to make tie dye nails! Well, lets get started!

You will need:

• Clear top coat
• Any four colors of nail polish that look good together
• A pin or needle
• A paper towel

First, take one of your nail polish colors and color in a small circle in the middle of your nail. In addition, take another color and make a circle around the middle one. Make sure that the colors you choose to put together are able to blend. Next, take your third color and make another circle. Furthermore, choose your last color and make one last circle.

Make sure that your nails didn't dry yet because now we need to blend the colors! Take the pin or needle and make any lines to blend. You can make straight lines or even curved. After that dries, apply a top clear coat. Clean up the excess nail polish before you say you are done! Have fun with your nails and hope you liked my first nail post!

Swirl Tie Dye

Welcome back! Its Spring Break here and some kids are home with nothing to do. You can pass your time by making swirl tie dye!

Materials

• 100% cotton white t-shirt
• Latex Gloves
• Dye
• Squirt bottles
• A bucket
• Drop Cloth
• Rubber Bands

First, put on your latex gloves. Place the shirt on a flat surface. Pinch the fabric in the middle between your thumb and your forefingers and slowly twist the fabric in a clockwise direction until all is turned. Make the twisted fabric into a tight bundle and keep a neat spiral. In addition, secure the bundle with rubber bands. At this point, the t-shirt should look like the picture on the right.

More importantly, squirt different colors of tie dye onto the shirt and make sure it goes inside the folds too. You may need to move the rubber bands around a little bit as you go. Now, let it dry. Furthermore, slowly take out the rubber bands. In summation, rinse the shirt so the excess dye is removed. Have fun with your new t-shirt!

Kaleidoscope

A kaleidoscope is a fun toy and you can always go out to the store to get one. Well, save your money by making one yourself!

Materials

• Clear, heavy plastic
• Ruler
• Pen
• Scissors
• Clear Tape
• Paper Towel Tube
• Black construction paper
• plastic wrap
• Shiny jewels, gems, or beads
• Wax paper
• Rubber Band
• Wrapping Paper

First, draw an 8x4 rectangle on the plastic with your pen. Second, draw three lines parrelel to eachother on the rectangle. Next, fold your rectangle along the lines you just drew. Make it into a 3D triangle and tape on the top. In addition, cut the paper towel tube to a length of eight inches and then slide the triangle inside the tube. Furthermore, place one end of the tube on the construction paper and trace it. After, cut that out and tape it to one end of the paper towel tube. More importantly, poke a small hole in the middle of the construction paper circle with a scissor.

Next, take plastic wrap and wrap it around the other end of the paper towel tube. Poke your finger about one inch in the middle and then fill it up with shiny jewels, gems, or beads. Then, cover that with wax paper and wrap a rubber band around it. Now, cut off the extra plastic wrap and wax paper. In summation, to decorate, wrap the outside in wrapping paper so it looks pretty. Make sure not to wrap the two ends.

Look through your kaleidoscope facing a lamp or the sun and keep turning it to see the pretty designs you have made!

HAVE FUN!!

Tulle Flowers!

Welcome Spring! Spring is finally here and the flowers will start to bloom. Lets get those flowers blooming early by making tulle flowers. This is a simple and very fun craft to do! You can put this flower anywhere and decorate anything. You can clip it on a hat or even a t-shirt!

Materials

• tulle
• scissors
• needle
• thread

First, cut four pieces of tulle, each being one inch wide and 30 inches long. Second, fold each strip two times. Next, thread a needle with thread and tie a knot at the end of one strip. (The thread should be the same color as the tulle.) In addition, take the needle and weave through the top of the tulle. When you reach the end of one strip, start with another strip. Cinch the tulle as you go to make the flower more fluffy.  When you are done, cinch all of it tightly and sew the beginning of the flower to the end and tie a knot.

Furthermore, separate the tulle pieces so it looks more fluffy and realistic. Now that you're done can add a clip on the back so you can clip it on anything to decorate. You can also hang it in your room or just leave it. Have fun and Happy Spring!

DECORATE

Shamrock Stamp

Welcome back everyone! St.Patrick's Day is just around the corner so lets get in the spirit! Today we will learn to make a shamrock stamp! You can stamp this any place you want to decorate for the special day!

Materials

• Cardboard (4x4)
• Foam Sheet (4x4)
• Scratch Knife
• Liquid Glue
• Green Acrylic Paint
• Paper
• Pencil

First, take the foam sheet and glue it on the the cardboard. Let it dry for a few minutes until you start working again. Next, take your pencil and draw a shamrock on the foam sheet. To draw a shamrock, draw a heart and two other hearts coming from both the other sides. In addition, draw two lines coming from the bottom of the three hearts and connect them.

Furthermore, take the scratch knife and cut over the shamrock that you drew. Cut it so it almost looks like you drew it in bubble letters. More importantly, take green acrylic paint and paint on the shamrock. Before that dries, make a test by quickly stamping it on a piece of paper. Press it down for a few seconds and once you think it's ready, take it off. Now you should be able to see the shamrock!
                                         Have fun!