Simple Christmas Cards DIY

IT'S DECEMBERRR. which means CHRISTMAS. yes yes. i'm one of those who celebrate christmas as a purely commercial festivity. an excuse to get all my supplies together to make cards for people i care about. sort of a mushy card to thank them for them being them. so if you get a mushy card and get goosebumps reading them, too bad. HAHAHA. (●￣(ｴ)￣●)/

scissors, glue and paper is all you need! kinda.

i've had this zigzag scissors since primary school. still working super well!

cut various stripes of zigzag and straight lines.

glue them all onto a different colored sheet.

hole punch some red paper for baubles.

cut the tree out!

i used glitter polish for this cause i ran out of craft glitter. not too bad since the shimmers are smaller.

there were other variations of colors but i thought green+red was the most festive! the rest looked like christmas on LSD though so i scrapped them. hahaha.

ah. my new hello kitty nails + pink + glitter. i kind of feel this saccharine overdose everytime i look at it. but not enough to regret. hahaha.

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Black Nails

pastel nails got boring after awhile so i went and got some black polish! downside of black nails for me is that i look like a emo/goth kid since i wear black mostly to begin with. hahaha.

from black french which got boring in a day. so i added the zebra stripes. it was from a nail sticker, kind of an instant manicure with art. then the bling joined.

when the previous nails started chipping, i painted them full black. which looked dreary so i added some gold stripes. ahhh. i miss long nails!

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Hello Kitty Pastel Dots Nails Tutorial

if you want these nails, follow this super easy tutorial!

 

i used a gold glitter for kitty's nose cause i've no yellow. For black, i used a Sharpie. not ideal since it bleeds so use black polish if you have it!

i like straighter squarish nails cause they look more neat.

repeat this step if your polish is sheer/thinner.

toothpicks are inexpensive and perfect for dotting, especially those with a flat end.

when it all dried, i applied about 2-3 coats of Canmake's Gel Top coat. My nails are quite thin and normal top coats are fine but this gel top coat is awesome! it gives the semi-illusion of gel nails. of course it wont be as thick(maybe if you applied like 10 coats...) but there is visible thickness after 3 and i love the shine! normal top coats do seal everything in but with this, your nails get "evened out" since it is thick and i only painted the tips. yupp. awesome awesome. plus it dries rather fast. do make sure everything is dried before applying your top coat to prevent any smudging. mine did a bit.

ps. i got these washi tape etc in my resource folder for a very long time so i'm not too sure where i got them from. if you made them and want credits etc please email me thanks!

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Nail Polish Review - Liole (Blue Purple) & Etude House (Kiss of Fire)

so i bought a few new polishes from korea a couple weeks back and they finally arrived!

the Etude house - Kiss of Fire gradation set! my nails are quite short so i couldn't do more distinct gradients. i like that it took only 20 mins to get the nails looking more dressed up! i only did a coat each but i should most probably do 2 as they didn't show up too well. though the shine and glitter from just 1 coat was not too shabby!

3 mini bottles in a box. extremely portable.

the light peach was pretty on its own. so was the shimmery pink. the glitter didn't stay too well and needed repeated application though.

the Lioele - Blue Purple. the actual color is darker by a shade. extremely smooth application and it looks so creamy! i love these finishes. just 2 coats and its perfect. i was expecting to use 3 or 4 coats!

close to the actual color.

bought the Lioele - Mint Green one too! i suspect i will end up buying the entire series of pastels that they have since good pastels are hard to come by. hahaha. OPI has some which i like from the Shrek collection but OPI's consistency can be too thin at times. and i'm too impatient for >2 coats.

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BLINGED UP SANDISK

decided to hang my dreamcatcher here. hehh. together with my laruku ticket and aki's address.

found a tiny green box with crystals in it so i blinged my sandisk! wahaha! ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ a downside of using this antique woody dresser as my "study" desk is that i keep thinking if i spill anything on it like nail polish or stuff, my dad is so going to kill me. used this slow-acting epoxy glue i found in my dad's toolbox/shelf which is a lot better than my 10minute fast drying on!!! more time to manoeuvre and make changes in case of screw ups.

weeeeelll. now this tiny little thumbdrive won't get lost in the dark huge abyss of my bag anymore!!! it isn't as smooth as i thought it would be. meh. still sparkly though. added a ring to it too. think i got this ring for like 3 for $6 or something but it is tarnishing abit.

now i can hang my thumbdrive on my dinosaurs too. ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ

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