After trying out the High Def with Silver Shatter I wanted to do something with a crackle polish that had a bit more oomph to it.   My husband and I have been playing a little World of Warcraft recently and I thought, hey… why not make some lava nails! Here’s a photo for those of you who have never played.  …

Just after I got back from my holiday I got nail mail from my friend Kati. We had planned to swap some polish the next time we met up, but with both our holidays our paths never seemed to cross.  The sneaky devil stuck my polish in an envelope and mailed it!  I was so excited to get this unexpected …

The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff My rating: 2 of 5 stars I found this book to be too all over the place for my liking. It says it’s all fiction but parts of it rest heavily on historical facts. To me, it felt like a decent fiction story stuck in between a lot of historical documents. The story of …

Last week my friend Penny and I got together for pedicures.  It was my very first pedicure ever, can you believe it?!  It’s something I’ve always wanted to do but either I didn’t want to spend the money on it or I was freaked out about people messing with my feet. Penny kept pushing me on it, so I finally …

This is a post that was originally written for Canadutch, my personal blog. Seeing as it pertains to nails, I thought I would copy it here as well, as I think some of you will get a kick out of it! Last week my friend Penny and I got together for pedicures.  It was my very first pedicure ever, can …

A few months ago I was contacted by Caroline from Shadow’s Nail Art about doing a swap.  I’d never done this before and was a little nervous at first as I didn’t know her or any of the other girls in the nails community.  The thought of buying a load of stuff and sending it off to a stranger felt …

It’s been a while since I’ve taken part in PAA’s Monday Nail Art Challenge as I was away on Holiday and then bummed about how my nails were ravaged by camping. Now I’m back though and just in time for one of my favorite themes – taping!! This theme was largely inspired by Jane over at Nailside, who is the …

Recently a friend of mine found out that she has breast cancer.  This is something that has struck far too close far too many times for me.  She has been a real trooper though and her strength and optimism is inspiring.  She has been blogging about her experience and it’s quite an interesting read.  In fact, I find myself wishing …

I’m baaaack!  Actually I’ve been back for almost two weeks, but I’ve either been busy, didn’t feel like writing or was having issues with my host.  Anyway, I’m here now and that’s what counts. Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos of the our time in France yet because I made a deal with myself that I’d catch up on all …

I am off on holiday!  We are going to the south of France to visit my husband’s family and will be taking off on our own to spend five days camping in the Pyrenees! This is where we will be camping.  Pretty awesome, right? See you all in two weeks!

Awards! More awards! haha  Oh I love me some awards, have I mentioned? It makes me feel special!  Yes, I really am that easy. The girls from Haute Lacquer and The Manicured Monkey have sent me the Top 10 Award! Thank you thank you! Rules: 1. Thank the person who tagged you and link to their blog. 2. Put the …