Before I get started.. I guest posted over at Making it Fun the other day. Hop over there to see a sneak of what I have been working on!
I was in the art store the other day and saw these little pots of irridescent powder. They are called PearlEx and there are so many things you can do with them. I have seen them combined with all kinds of paints (watercolors, acrylics, etc..) You could mix them into melted crayons, brush them onto art projects.. they are pretty limitless.
But the art I had in mind for these little babies had nothing to do with paper. I had the idea to mix them into nail polish. I wasn't sure if it would work at all.. but in the words of my 7 year old. "Holy Cow!! It like, totally worked!"
I started by pouring a small puddle of nail polish onto an old envelope.
I didn't want to mix any of the powder into the original nail polish, so I grabbed one of the kids cheap-o paint brushes. Scooped up a little bit of powder with the brush..
Mix it into the polish..
Paint it on your nails, just like you would normal polish..
And voila! Shimmery nails.. Not like there isn't an arsenal of already-shimmering nail polishes on the market, but this was just too fun of an idea not to try. I mixed a PearlEx ( #643 Pink Gold ) with a Sephora nail polish ( Let's Do Lunch ). These colors were pretty complimentary, but next time I'm going to try and mix completely different colors and see what I get. The other really cool thing about this? It dries waayyy faster than normal polish alone. Like.. a fifth of the time. Don't know why, but not complaining!
OH- also. I cleaned the cheap-o brush with nail polish remover and it worked just fine. Used it the second time around with no problems.
Ta-
Sandi
GASP! You do realize I'm running straight out and trying this. Glittery, iridescent fun will ensure.
Posted by: Alyssa | February 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM
Oh how pretty! I have also heard that you can mix the powders into clear nail polish )like a top or base coat) and make your own nail polish!
Posted by: Angela Smith | February 21, 2012 at 11:57 AM
I'll have to try this. I have leftover PearlEx from my card making/stamping days.
Thanks for posting & tweeting.
Posted by: Mary Ann | February 21, 2012 at 12:06 PM
Love your sketches and can't wait to see the new fabric line. I went to Making it Fun and saw what you've been working on. Can you tell me where you got that gorgeous lace for the wedding dress?? I am looking for something similar but don't have any stores locally I can go to.
Posted by: CJ | February 21, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Do you know if/when you are going to come out with the wrap skirt pattern??
Posted by: Carrie | February 22, 2012 at 12:00 PM
So clever, love the nails!
Posted by: Diane Nagle | February 22, 2012 at 11:34 PM
Do you know if/when you are going to come out with the wrap skirt pattern??
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Posted by: Shaikh | April 22, 2012 at 01:28 AM
I love the irridescent powder idea! I wear glitter on my toes a lot, but I needed something less flashy for my hands. Great post!
Posted by: Gelish Girl | April 22, 2012 at 04:34 PM
I haven't seen Cars 2 yet ... that's why I want to win it!! But, my favorite chaaectrr from Cars is Mater. My husband is a repoman and was a tow truck driver for several years before that, so my kids relate to ANYTHING towing. My 4 year old loves the short movie Mater and the Ghost Lights.
Posted by: Bob | April 23, 2012 at 11:08 PM