ENOUGH WITH THE DAMN RHINESTONES!

Late again, but did some more work on the bathroom today. When I woke up today, I could hardly move. Sweet jeebus, it sucks being old. It sucks even worse to feel old. Which I do.

I had already warned Kev that he would have to do the stripping step on everything else in the bathroom because my friggin' shoulder is so messed up I don't have the strength to scrub hard enough. Then today I decided I would at least pull the drawers and do those and some trim. Once he does the cleaning part on the vanity and medicine cabinet, I'll take over with the staining. I'll be SO glad when it's done. Then I get to refinish my hideous blue (puke) vanity top and the area surrounding my tub. I'll be so happy to have that butt-ugly blue gone.

I was bound and determined to do a mani tonight. It's one I've been planning to do for the last week or so but just didn't have the time.  I'm pretty sure I'll leave this one on for a couple of days so you'll probs get rehash mani's for at least a day or two. Of course, for a lot of you, they aren't rehashes because you've more than likely never seen them before. :)

I'm liking this, but it was kind of a pain in the ass to do and took way too much time. The light peach is Salon Perfect Bellini, and the darker coral is Barielle Berry Go Round. For the white I just grabbed my Sinful Colors. I love peaches and corals, so I'm a fan of this one. At the last minute I decided to add some rhinestones, just because I have so many to use. One of these days I'm just going to do my nails in solid rhinestones....bling the shit outta' these nails just for funsies.

And now I'm actually too tired to even think of anything to say. Oddly enough, that does happen to me sometimes. Honestly.

Thank God for short work weeks. I still need a nap.

QUILTED - FOR EXTRA SOFTNESS

Another weekend come and gone way too fast. Heavy sigh....

I did get a whole lotta' tv watched. Sadly, that's about the only thing I accomplished. I sat outside or in my beloved recliner, playing on the internet, watching tv and taking pics of my hummingbirds. It appears I have two males hanging out in the front window, and so far I've only managed to catch one female. I swear I smile every single time I see one feeding. Love 'em. 

I've been meaning to do this "quilted" mani for the longest time and finally got around to doing it today. I'm pretty perturbed the quilting doesn't show up in the pictures very well, but in person it does.

When I bought my glequins on eBay, I also got 5400 rhinestones for $7. I'm not sure why but I'm in a sparkly mood. You should see me do my jazz hands!! I am fabulousity personified! Truly!

For this one I did a basecoat of Nfu Oh 355, which is the lighter of my two pinks. Then I took striping tape and taped off the quilting. After I had them all taped off, I did a coat of Nfu Oh 354 and while still wet, slowly pulled off the tape.  

I buy my Nfu Oh's from Fabulous Street, and their creme polishes like these are on sale for $10.63 right now; I paid $12.50 full price which I didn't think was too bad considering how much I saw Nfu Oh going for on eBay.

Originally I was figuring I would use clear rhinestones but once I saw the pink ones in my rhinestone wheel, I went with the light pink. They are much more obviously pink in person.

Overall I like how this turned out; I wish you could see it in person because it's much more striking than my pictures show.

Hubster just got home, so I'm outtie! See ya' tomorrow!

EMMY AWARDS MANI

I truly planned to go to bed at least an hour earlier than normal last night since I had to get up earlier to be at the hospital. Honest. I really, really did. Yet I still didn't manage to get my ass into that bed until 1:15. Seriously....what the hell is wrong with me??

So hospital at 7:30, and since the ultrasound didn't show anything, which I knew damn well it wouldn't, I had to go on to the next test where they inject some crap to make the gallbladder do its bidnezz. Lord almighty, what a dragged out process that is! Take some pics; wait 15 minutes; take some more pics; wait 45 minutes. The first break he sent me to the waiting room. After the second set of pics I told him I just wanted to stay in the room and lay on the table so at least I had a blanket. It was frickin freezing in there. And I am not afraid to nap wherever I happen to be. So that's what I did. Got out of there at 10:30 and then went to the office until noon.

Now I get to sit around and wait until the 20th to get results. Dullsville. There's nothing wrong with my damn gallbladder. I hate when doctors don't listen. Whatevs.

Left work, got my tan on and then came home and cleaned the entire house. Result? Ambition gone. My get up and go has got up and went.  So today you get an old mani. 

Right about the time of the Emmy awards on tv, CNS wanted some "celebrity" manicures. This one is my version of Zooey Deschanel's mani that she showed on the red carpet. I'm not big on freehand, but I think this really is cute. Not sure where I would wear it because I'd probs have to explain to people why on earth I have a tv on my fingernail. 

It's China Glaze Talahari Kiss....I love this color. A lot!! Then I did the freehand television set. For the screen I used my Fantasy Makers Confetti Confettis glitter and also sprinkled a little of that on the other nails, as well as slapping on a few rhinestones. 

I don't know....even as I look at this, I like it even more than before. 

Too bad nobody is giving me an Emmy....or anything else....

EVER.