Book: A Purpose driven life

Hello.. At the moment I'm into day 5 of a 40 day thingo. Specifically it's to lead me to a purpose filled life. Back in July/ August 2012 I read in a Christian women's mag article that we need to define our goals and future priorities. Only I had forgotten that I'd written mine into a notebook until I needed to write my baptism testimony in the same notebook. Re-reading my set goals for the near future, I realised that it's not something I...

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Halloween: Zombies

Hello.. Welcome to another weeks Halloween mani. This week we're half way through the challenge, I'm finding it so difficult with my nail art skills. I have many drawers full of polish, so lets see what I have chosen to use today... Base polish: Australis- limited edition 2 (green) Details: ulta3- lily white, ulta3- crystallina, NYC- red slippers [ dupe for ulta3- English rose], essence- grand plié in black I squished the eyes on one nail,...

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SSSP: Quick, they are invading

Hello.. Welcome to another Sunday Stamping Sneak Peek (SSSP).. The theme for this week from AIS is "OMG, It's an invasion of ____". My ideas were to use the new cheeky plates- the little monsters or the space invaders. Base polish: chi chi- get down & boogie (Blue) Stamping polish: konad- pastel blue, ulta3- orchid Image plate: CH48- explosions, CH45- aliens Dotty eyes- Barry M- silver foil effects Outside- in shade.   Only...

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Halloween: Jack-o-lanterns

Hello.. Today's theme for the halloween nail art challenge is jack-o-lanterns, aka pumpkins. I suck at this halloween stuff, I cant create spooky manis.. Anyway, I don't really like to eat pumpkin myself, so I've smashed up the jack-o-lantern and created pumpkin pie for you, my friends!!Base polish: Carla 63Stamping polish: Rimmel- Pop!, Rimmel- Modern art, konad- black, konad- whiteImage plate:CH47 (boo/m), BM222 (pumpkin), CH42 (yummy),...

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Halloween: Ghosts

Hello.. Ooh scary things hiding under white sheets???. Base polish: BYS- black & gold Stamping polish: konad- white, konad- blue, SH insta-dri- jumpin jade Image plate: BM223 (ghost), CH47 (boo/m), CH43 (mouse, under ghost 1) There's a mouse image hiding under the ghost on my pointer nail.  document.write(''); var _rssimg = document.getElementById('wpImg199743'); if(_rssimg) { _rssimg.style.display='none';...

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SSSP: Metallic madness

Hello.. Welcome to another Sunday Stamping Sneak Peek (SSSP).. The theme for this week from AIS is Metallic madness. Hmm, my interpretation is a metallic like polish and then stamping with a metallic polish, and making it look a bit crazy. The theme reminded me of the metallic polishes are the "molten metallics" collection from Face of Australia (FOA). I don't have all of the polishes in the range, as I purchased most when they were on clearance...

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Halloween: Not technically a Water marble

Hello.. I confess I suck at water marble. I tried, several times, and it was messy, and wasted so much of my time- I wasn't patient enough to keep trying.... So I cheated !!! This disaster is why I had to change course. This is how I performed my "Dry water marble" technique: 1. Blobs of polish on a clean surface. (I used my plastic/ paper paint easel pad) 2. Swirl together until you're happy. (I used a pointy bamboo skewer) 3....

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Chucky: This is Halloween Challenge

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What to do now the 30Day Challenge is over?

Hello.. Here is the magic post where I have a go at an awesome mani someone did during the 30 Day Challenge; as well as a tally of how many new polishes I have had to accommodate in the nail polish palace- aka silver helmer.  Polish: ulta3- purple pumps, sportsgirl (Nail it!)- phoenix Crescent: L'oreal- mystic blue   Inspired by: http://purple-polish.blogspot.fi/2012/09/31-day-challenge-day-18-half-moons.html I loved this...

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30-YAY.. Inspired by a tutorial. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello..We have made it to the last day of the month, but you can't get rid of me that easily. I know I have been saying it's a [30 day challenge/ untrieds]. But it also will include another post tomorrow.. Inspiration: One of the first ever tutorials I saw, which then added to me becoming obsessed with polish is.. a demo on using konad plates. Base polish: ulta3- watermelon, essence- galactic black Stamping polish: konad- purple pearl Dots:...

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