~Cute Mani DIY~

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

Today I want to share with you a little DIY on how to be creative with your nails. Valentine's day is very close... just a couple of days away.. if you are like me who likes to have pretty nails {Mom's life doesn't allow me to have them pretty for very long....} and cannot afford to pay for a manicure, I have a little secret on how I make my own cute decorations. Yes, most of the time I simply paint my nails, but when I find the time to be more creative this is what I do:

WHAT YOU NEED:

• at least 2 shades of colored NAIL POLISH
• clear Nail Polish (for a shiny final look)
• small SCISSORS
• WASHI TAPE

Cut a piece of washi tape

Fold it and cut half heart

Gently open the tape and you'll have a full heart

       

  

Place the tape on one of your painted and dried nails, paint a coat of a different color polish, blow on 

it and carefully remove it. The last thing to do is a final coat of clear polish. Et voila'!!!

I chose a heart because of Valentine's Day and because I love hearts... but you can cut out anything! A circle, a diamond, a star...depending on how good you are with scissors!! You can even do simple lines like I did for my daughter:

   

I hope you like this idea. Be creative!! That's all it matters and you'll have cute mani and save lots of money! :)))

xoxo,

Products I used:

                                          

Autumn Leaves

It's October!!! and today I'm thinking of colorful leaves... 

I did my research through the so many beautiful shops on ETSY to look for Autumn Leaves.. 

This is what I picked:

Pretty decorations

Cross-Stitched Magnets

Lovely Hair-clips

Autumn Leaf Necklace

cute baby booties!

Boho Bracelet

...and of course...  My Autumn Ladybug Cozy! :)

Wishing you All a cozy and warm Season!

xoxo,

Inspiration Board #2

While reading one of my favorite blogs, I decided to participate to her Inspiration Linky Party again! Anyone can do it and I think it's fun!!

These are the things I chose as my inspiration this time:

1. ITALY. I found this gorgeous picture of Rome showing the Tevere river and St. Peter's Cathedral in the background. How I would love to take a walk there right now!! All my brothers and sisters live in the Eternal City. Of course, anything Italian inspires me.. it's my blood... it's ME!! :)
2. PRETTY FABRICS. Any type of colorful and pretty fabrics makes me want to work and create something new! Every time I go in a fabric store I become dizzy from the beautiful colors I see all around me... I just love fabrics.
3. NAIL POLISH. If I didn't have to wash dishes everyday I would wear nail polish all the time. :) I cannot afford to go to a manicure (it would be nice...), so I paint my nails the best I can, but the dish-soap and all the different detergents wash it off almost right away. :( When I was younger I used to have my nails painted with different colors.. pink, red and sometimes even green or blue! :) Anyway, I like to see my nails painted, especially when I crochet!
4. THE BEATLES. I love listening to them whatever I do. I started learning English thanks to them {and my Mom's patience, as she already knew English perfectly as well as all their songs} 21 years ago!! It was my first year of High School, I didn't know any English at all... I fell in love with their music and since then I never stopped singing their songs... ♥

I think that's it for now!! Let me know what you think!!! :)