Craft Paint as Polish?

I read somewhere that you can use craft paint as long as you use a base coat and seal it after with a topcoat. If you don't seal it after then the paint will wash off when you get your hands wet. Also it was recommended that a topcoat be re-applied every other day to preserve the artwork. My manis never last that long before I wig out and change it up. :)

Owls have been popping up in various communications I've had recently. Also I watched the new Clash of the Titans, but I'm an old school clash fan. I noticed they brought back the clockwork owl for all of five seconds in the new one. It made me giggle. A friend tweeted a picture of fake fluffy white owls all lined up on a store shelf and began referencing our all time favorite movie ever: Labyrinth. :) So I thought I'd try painting owl inspired nail art.



I was impressed with the craft paint. It has me super excited because I have like umpty-billion colours of it down in my basement. Yay hours more fun with my nails and I don't have to spend another dime! Here's a slightly blurry photo of the owl on my thumb. I apologize but both the weather and my camera were uncooperative today.




And this is a quick shot of my piggies. Tim Burton Style. :P



I'll be back again tomorrow to post further explorations with craft paint.

Hearts off the charts!
JQ

PS: "You remind me of the babe." :P

Wet n' Wild Wild Shine Night Prowl

This began as my first attempt at a swatch, but I couldn't help myself I just had to jazz it up. These are my Wet n' Wild Night Prowl nails. :)


I had to take pictures all squished up against my north facing window today, as it was pouring rain, but the colour is fairly accurate. It's a fuchsia (micro? It's quite tiny) glitter in a purple-grey base. It took three coats of polish to get full coverage, and the overall look is that of a deep plum.


I'm pretty happy with these photos! I'm finally getting familiar with my camera. :)
My ring finger bling. :)


Sorry this last one is a bit blurry. I was trying to trick my camera again but it looks like it didn't bite this time. A shot of my rhinestone flower.


I try not to post my toes too much but I couldn't resist.


My piggies. Sunflowers! I call them my Van Gogh toes. But his paintings don't have red backgrounds so I was a bit off there. Oh well! :) I'm making friends with rhinestones. So much so that I am getting crazy urges to go buy out the local dollar store, which I've discovered sells wheels for $1.50!


Thanks for popping in!
<3
JQ