a trio of cuties

Still doing mani's - just haven't been able to post daily :( Here are a few from a couple of weeks ago:

scalloped edge

Along with the peter pan collar, I am also in love with scalloped edge hems <3

inspired by...

Nanette Lepore! I'm not sure exactly how well this translates to nail art but I am in love with this dress! This is from her spring 2012 line and its pretty much the sweetest thing I've ever seen :)

and here's the dress:

rushed!!

I was really short on time but I couldn't stand not changing my nails ;)
This is from BM203

rocket science

too tired to even write....

candy colored trees

I found the most amazing website where you can design patterns and color palettes and browse thousands of designs that other people have made. I used a tree pattern that was already created and customized the palette.
Now I'll to have to figure out how to divide my time between Pinterest and Colourlovers ;)

cutesvilles 100th!!

100 posts! That means, with the exception of the time I was on vacation, I have had different nails every day since the end of June. 
I've been a bit heavy on the bows lately but I can't help it - I love painting them! I did use some rhinestones for the first time though, so I switched it up a bit ;)

"D" is for DAWN FARM!

I work for an amazing non-profit organization called Dawn Farm (follow the link to read about how awesome the Farm is). Every year there is a fund raiser called the Jamboree; there's a ton of cool stuff to do and its for a great cause. If you are even remotely near Ypsilanti, Michigan, I suggest you come and check it out!
BTW - one of the items in the auction is a manicure by little old me ; )

like a coogi sweater, but for your nails!

I am really into this woman from Germany's blog right now. Her name is Susa and her blog is http://supanails.tumblr.com/. She is super talented and her designs are ridiculously dope...

almost as dope as Biggie.

rainbow toys!

Jillian Phillips is a graphic designer from England who specializes in babywear. I found a collection of wall decals that she designed called Rainbow Toys and I think they are so adorable!
Here is my take on them :)

and here  is the mess I created

Sugar Skull

This mani took kind of a long time - although most of it was probably spent looking at images online. I have sugar skulls on the back of my legs but they're kind of hard see ; )

dotted

This is the 3rd mani I've done for this leopard print dress I have. The other two were leopard but I wanted to try something different. Its pretty simple and I'm not sure if I like it all that much but it's late and I'm not doing it over ;)

• base coat - Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Wet Cement
• design - Sinful Colors - Hazard, Konad Special Polish - Black Pearl

giraffes!

I saw a picture of a boy and girl giraffe greeting card and I thought I would take a whack at it :)
here is the card:

and here are the nails:

friday i'm in love......with orange!

I saw a tutorial on The Daily Nail for a design called Whats the Mod-er? and thought I would give it a try. I have an adorable orange/black/gray summer dress and I wanted to use these colors without it looking too halloween-ie.
Here is the dress......

and here are the nails :)

I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Sun Kissed, and Wet Cement, and Konad special black stamping polish. This was super black, but it got goopy very quickly.