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We are totally obsessed with the Rainbow Loom in my house, and we are constantly seeing how much stuff we can make with it. Who knew we could make headbands?

I love duct tape. It’s pretty much my go-to craft material. You start off with fancy duct tape. I got mine here. Just stick it down to a solid headband. (I usually get mine at the dollar store. They come in packs of five or so.) Trim the edges of the tape, but leave a …

I found these awesome fabric flowers, and I knew I had to do something super cool with them, so my daughter and I decided to make headbands! So, we got to work and made this! It took about two minutes and it’s the cutest flower headband. I am going to make about a million more …

These rainbow nails are way simple, and I love how cute they turn out. They aren’t perfect, but that’s kind of the point– that you quickly added an adorable rainbow to your hands. I hope you like them!    

After my daughter and I watched the new Katy Perry Dark Horse Video, I realized that the nail art was TOTALLY legit.  I want to try every single of these dark horse nail art designs, but for now– I put them all in a handy collage. In case we all need to refer back to …

So, my daughter convinced me to guest star on her youtube channel yesterday, and I made a Mickey Mouse ears rainbow loom bracelet. I think it turned out pretty cute! 🙂  

It’s almost time for the New Year! I’ve rounded up some of my favorite New Year’s Nail Art Designs for you here!

Happy (almost) New Year! It’s time for sparkle and bling! And when I think of sparkle and bling… I think of NAILS! Fancy night-out-on-the-town new year’s nails! I am in LOVE with these decals from NailedKit. (They sent me some to try out.) I had no idea water decals for nails were so freakin’ easy… …

 You know what we need today? Some Christmas Tree Nails. 🙂 These were fairly straightforward to do. I just painted my nails white and while they were still wet I stuck on rhinestones in a tree shape. If you use a topcoat, it will hold up a little longer, but it’s REALLY hard to get …

Candy canes are yummy, and they totally belong on your nails. It’s so easy to paint your nails like candy canes. Seriously, this manicure took me maybe five minutes. I painted my nails a candy apple red, and then used a nail polish striper to paint the stripes. I seriously love nail polish stripers. They …

 Oh yeah, I had to…. I mean, isn’t the ugly Christmas sweater the best part of Christmas? 🙂 Want to see the rest?

I can’t help it!! I am totally in every way in love with all things OLAF from Disney’s frozen. As soon as we got home, I had to paint these. HAD TO! Here’s a pic of ALL my nails: 

Now that my daughter is totally over big bows (sigh, they grow up so fast) we have been making little bows instead. One of our favorites is this cutie made out of duct tape! All you need is some of that cute patterned duct tape you can find at pretty much any store, and a …

I paint my nails a lot. Seriously, sometimes I paint them more than once a day. What that means is that my hands are in a perpetual state of dryness. I have lotion on my desk, next to the sink, in my car, everywhere–but it’s not enough. I need a good sugar scrub to make …

I am a total sucker for baths. I take one every single day. Sometimes two if it’s just been one of those days. But, all those fancy bath pamper products cost a fortune, so I save money by making my own! Seriously the cost of this Make Your Own Bath Salt is about $1.05 per jar. …

This is not a sponsored post, and there are no affiliate links here. I saw the Cult Blackbox Nail Art Kit on Facebook, and decided I wanted to check it out. They probably don’t even know I exist. Here’s the deal: Cult Cosmetics offers a monthly nail art kit called Black Box. It’s $24.98, but …

It’s that time of year when everyone is talking football. (And, we’re talking football nail art.) They’re watching it, planning appetizer parties around it, and everyone is wearing their favorite team jersey every chance they get. Well, guess what– I decided to get in the spirit, and painted these adorable football nails! (Check it out, …

Because I love you, I want to save you time. All sorts of time… SO, I spent my evening scouring the internet for Thanksgiving nail art ideas so you don’t have to! Some of them have turkeys, some of the nails are painted with pretty leaves, there are Snoopy Thanksgiving nails, and even some Turkey …

It’s no secret that halloween is my favorite time of the year, and it’s also no secret that I totally love nail art. So, of course, I am totally loving these 30 AWESOME Nail Art Ideas! Check them out for yourself!

My daughter pretty much hasn’t taken this google eye headband off since I made it for her. I don’t blame her, I kind of want one for myself. You can Get Google Eyes and Headbands Here: And Headbands Here:

Okay, so I love google eyes. Seriously, you can buy a big bag of them at the for a dollar at the Dollar Tree, and I probably go through a bag a month, because I feel like everything in the world needs google eyes on it. The other day I asked my daughter if she …

Halloween is almost here, and I have an awesome DIY Bat Hairbow tutorial for you.     It’s SO easy to make, that I almost don’t need to give you step by step instructions, but since I love you– I’ll do it anyway. You need 20 inches of 3 inch wide black Ribbon (well, that …

These mummy nails are pretty much my favorite halloween nails I’ve ever painted. Like, ever. Happy Haunting!

The Nightmare Before Christmas is my favorite Halloween (or Christmas, as the case may be) movie of all time. It’s so artistic and fabulous that I had to paint my nails to match when I was watching it last week. Here’s a quick nail art tutorial to get you started! Happy Haunting!  

Photo Credit: Kiwi Crate, Merriment Design, Gleeful Things, Urban Threads, Create Craft Love, Curly Birds, Doodle Craft, & Spoonful It’s Almost October, and that means it’s time to start showing your Halloween spirit! Here are 20 Make-It-Yourself Accessories that are perfect for Halloween! Halloween Charm Bracelet Scarecrow Candy Necklace Bat Pins Witch Doctor Necklace Spider …

Lately, my daughter has been TOTALLY into accessories. The problem with them is that they cost a fortune when I buy them from the store, and they tend to get lost. Well, I have solved both of those problems– now we make all our own accessories, so they’re cheap, and since she worked super hard …

I love these little guys!

Yum! Candy corn is my favorite halloween candy– so I put it on my nails!  

Slime Nails are pretty much my favorite nails, ever.  

Rock the fade!  

Syrup nails are super cool because they make it look like the nail polish is dripping down your nails!

I love a good explosion! Especially when it’s on my nails. 🙂

So anyone who follows me on Facebook knows that I am all sorts of obsessed with nail art. I love it times a bazillion, and my Pinterest board is full of it. Here are five really great designs I am dying to try: I am totally in love with this awesome tie dye design from …

This video is a step-by-step tutorial inspired by Sleeping Beauty’s color changing gown. I hope you like it!

Okay FINE, I am totally obsessed with all things Disney. Always have been always will be. Ariel is pretty much one of my favorite princesses of all time, and I just love the way her tail sparkles from teal to gold. So, I decided to recreate the awesomeness in this Mermaid Tail Nail Art Tutorial. …

Lately I’ve been painting my nails quite a bit. It’s a little insane how often I am taking off nail polish and repainting them, actually. But it’s a bit of an addiction. First and foremost… you can’t stick your hand in a bag of cheetos with wet nails. It’s pretty much impossible, and not matter …

It’s blah and it’s dreary outside. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, but I can’t stop wishing for summer. What’s that mean for me? It means I am secretly wishing for summer on my nails. Products Used: (Remember, Nail Polish Canada has pretty much the best selection around.) OPI Natural Base Coat China …

So, there’s this nail polish called “For Audrey” by China Glaze, and it’s my favorite color of all time. You can pair it with neons in the summer, it works with browns in the fall, pastels in the spring… but I think my favorite so far is pairing it with white to make it SNOW …

Okay, so here’s the thing. Sometimes people say Duct Tape, and sometimes people say Duck Tape, because that’s a brand of Duct Tape. But, I am going with Duct Tape. 🙂 Want to know hot to make a cheer bow from Duct Tape? Here’s a video tutorial!  

I have a new bow video! You know you want to watch it!

Remember how I am going to use ALL the nail polish in my closet before I buy more? Well, I was all over it this week. Sure, the little slumber party my daughter had didn’t hurt… but as long as I USE the polish, it counts!

 I’d like to talk about a little problem I have. You see, I own way too much nail polish. It’s just so pretty, and you can do so much stuff with it, and any time your mood changes, you can change out the colors, and… and… and… Well, now I feel like I am just …

What can I say, it’s that time of year again where I have to make a ridiculous amount of cheerish things. And so… new year, new cheer bow!    

Because it’s Thursday, and because I love painting my nails like a total dork… I thought I’d share. 🙂

Today’s video is how to make a hair bow. Man, I had no idea how-to videos were so hard to make! I need more practice!

A couple of weeks ago, I posted asking us to bring back the Scrunchie. Well, it might have happened. That’s right… I wrote something, and the powers that be made it happen. Scrunchies are back–thanks to your truly. *pauses for applause* Okay, fine… maybe it’s not ALL THAT or whatever, but the good folks over …

I love a good craft,*and lately I’ve been all about making bows. So, I decided my daughter’s team needed giant cheer bows. And, because I’ve learned the importance of research when it comes to hand-making stuff, (seriously, you can save loads of cash with a simple google search) I tried to find out how to …