No Nail Tech? Here’s how to do your DIY New Year Nails

Most of us can’t go to our nail techs these days, so here’s a way to do some great nails yourself! You can do it straight onto your own (polished) nails, or if you have any falsies, use them instead.

Happy New Year!

Tutorial: How to fix broken eyeshadow

Ever received an eyeshadow palette over the mail that arrived broken, like the one in the picture above? Or perhaps, also like me, you’ve dropped it on the floor yourself and can’t think of anything else but throwing it away frustrated? Well, no more, for here’s the solution! πŸ™‚

In between all of the craft videos I thought I’d insert this makeup-related tutorial, it’s really a great fix so I wanted to share it with you. And it’s at least somewhat in the same realm of crafting, right πŸ˜‰

Next video I’ll be back to papercrafting, I promise – but I hope this helps at least some of you out anyway, please let me know in the comments if it does – or if you have other ‘fixing tips’!

My (heaps of) Holiday Nails

Here’s some inspiration for your nail do-up for the holiday season πŸ™‚

As usual I used sets of false nails in colors of my liking, and decorated them – mostly with decals this time.

So go on and go for your own Glam Holiday Nails – after watching my video of course πŸ™‚

Free Tutorial: Working with Nail Decals

Handpainting your own nails is one thing – and I need lots more practicing! – but using decals instead is a whole different category! It’s easy, quick, with consistency in image quality and – most importantly – your nails will look gorgeous!

This week I show you how I apply them to fake nails; you could of course apply them to your own nails, but that is more difficult unless you’re seriously ambidextrous…

Decorating your own nails – with papercraft supplies?!

Here’s part 1 of what will probably become a new monthly or bi-monthly Nail Art series – hopefully – or else at least Attempted nail art…). Anyway, this week’s video offers you a nail art tutorial, using not just nail polish but also some of my scrapbooking supplies like blings, flatback pearls, and even glitter glue. Because, why not πŸ˜‰

I’m also showing you my secret to doing your left hand (when right-handed; and vice versa): use press-on nails with a very strong nail glue. These will last you 7-10 days and are a lot more budget-friendly than a monthly visit to a nail salon.

My goal is to learn more and more sophisticated techniques, delivering better art every time I try my hand at it. I’ll leave it up to you guys to be the judges of my progress…

Hope you’ll enjoy joining me on this new venture – this is just a bonus by the way, this will stay a papercraft blog πŸ™‚

Leave a comment below, and click the thumbs up if you like the new experiment πŸ™‚