The Turquoise Bird

Color rays

2011-08-07T15:39:00.003-03:00

I used tape for the left hand. Each nail has a different color. For the right hand, I used a black nail art brush. The base colors are the same.

Acadian nails

2011-07-24T14:02:00.004-03:00

I made this design to wear during le Festival Acadien de Clare. I stamped the yellow star, but it was too pale so I went over it with a toothpick.

Pink and White Marble

2011-07-09T20:49:00.004-03:00

I tried some water marbling. I think it turned out ok.

Black French with silver glitter

2011-05-28T14:20:00.008-03:00

I am going to a party dressed as an ugly bridesmaid, so I wanted my nails to looks unusual so I did a black french mani.

The background is actually the dress. It's more purple than in the picture.

I then added flowers because the dress has a flower at the hip. (The dress is old, from a used clothing store.)

Cement Graffiti

2011-05-21T19:57:00.001-03:00

I did a tribal-type graffiti design on one nail, and later went back and did the rest of my nails the same way.

crakley yellow

2011-05-21T19:54:00.002-03:00

For this one I used Avon's Sunshine. It was hard to come off...

flowery pastel blue

2011-05-21T19:53:00.001-03:00

Here is a flowery print on Wave by Joe.

Sliver Zebra

2011-02-19T20:39:00.004-04:00

The siver is actually a konad stamping color used as a regular coat of polish, under the black zebra print. Or is it supposed to be a tiger print? Anyway you`re not really supposed to use konad stamping polish as regular nail polish because it will not dry, but this one dried. It looks awful when it was used when stamping (It was very pale color, barely visible). I didn`t want to just throw it away, so I tried it as a base color. Worked just fine!

Blue-spotted yellow monster

2011-02-01T14:28:00.004-04:00

I tried to do sponging with purple this week, but it looked like I dug my nails into dirt (mixed with blood) so I decided to start over with something different.

I wanted to do something bright, so I started with yellow and added some blue dots.

Shades of blue

2011-01-24T20:36:00.002-04:00

I tried a sponging technique this week using 4 shades of blue.

Blue Skies and Clouds

2011-01-18T17:14:00.003-04:00

I made a blue sky and white cloud pattern on my nails this week.

Red polka dots on white

2010-12-21T18:23:00.001-04:00

I wanted to try out my red stamping polish. I never seem to choose it because it doesn't really go with anything except white. I wanted to try to make stripes so they'd look like candy canes, but I don't have a stamp for lines and they'd look messy freehand.

Black lace pattern on french pink

2010-12-15T14:04:00.004-04:00

I did my nails using Konad. The pink looks more yellow in the picture, but it still gives you an idea of what it looks like. I used CoverGirl's Peekaboo Chic and Black Konad stamping polish. I used Konad image plate m79.

Things To Do Today

2009-04-16T11:01:00.005-03:00

While procrastinating (I have to finish my paper on organ donation in Ethics), I discovered an interesting website: Things To Do Today. It shows things like videos, recipes, projects that someone could do. Today it showed how to make bath bombs that look like yummy cupcakes with frosting! I might make some for my friends; it doesn't look too hard to make.

I also found an interesting video about bacteria that glows. Here it is!

Springtime snowfall

2009-03-31T13:12:00.003-03:00

This is a picture I took this morning of the Student Union Building at Dalhousie University on my way to class with my camera phone. The snow is fresh and pretty on the trees.

Lunapads Pantyliner

2009-01-26T18:59:00.008-04:00

I had ordered a pantyliner from Lunapads last week and it arrived today! (It was scheduled to arrive tomorrow.)
The invoice had "Blessings" written on it in pink! That's a nice touch. I was also surprised as to how soft it was! I want to stop buying feminine hygiene products from the drugstore, only to throw them away. It does not seem very environmentally friendly, and to me it looks like I'm just throwing my money away. Lunapads are washable and reusable cloth pads and pantyliners. I ordered a pink one in the Cocoa Kaleidoscope pattern.

I only ordered one to try it out and to see if I liked it, and I think I will order more. In my package, I received a coupon for 5$ off my next purchase, and also 2 pamplets (to spread the word about cloth pads) and 2 stickers (one says "I heart my period" and the other says "ditch the disposables").
I would like to get more stickers to put everywhere I can think of (to spread the word), and I am hoping to convert some of my friends to environmentally friendly menstrual products!

Birthday events

2009-01-24T18:09:00.005-04:00

For my birthday, a few of my classmates and I went to Clay Cafe to paint pottery. I did a small vase and the others made a tealight candle holder and a turtle.

After the painting, the pottery goes into a kiln for 24 hours. This is the after photo. My vase looks much better in person.

Green Bowl

2009-01-22T18:44:00.003-04:00

I found this bowl at Frenchy's. It looks handmade and is painted green with white specks. I think its shape resembles a bird. The apples are Jonagored. I had never heard of this kind. My dad said they were grown in my municipality.

New Laptop Skin

2009-01-08T23:36:00.006-04:00

For Christmas, I ordered a laptop skin for myself. I got it from Decalgirl.com. I wish I had gotten one sooner to keep my computer from getting scratched! The only thing I didn't like was that for laptops, they only come in one size, and you have to cut the excess away if your laptop is smaller than the skin, as mine is. I also ordered a skin for my Nintendo DS Lite. It's aqua. It looks just like in the picture, and covers the top, and the inside where you open it. It's precut since every DS Lite is the same size, so all you have to do it peel and stick it on. It was quicker to install than the laptop skin. Decalgirl has loads of skins to choose from for many other electronics, like PS3, Wii and cellphones. When I get a new cellphone I am planning on getting a skin for it!

My favorite thing about Christmas

2009-01-04T21:48:00.001-04:00

My cat Noirette loved to sleep under the tree!

I'm in mourning...

2008-12-12T22:59:00.004-04:00

Today in the mail I received the final issue of my favorite magazine: Wish magazine. They have stopped publishing at the end of 2008 because of the economy. It had a little bit of everything: beauty, fashion, food, entertaining, home and decor. Best of all it was Canadian, so I know that the prices of the products featured in the magazine were in Canadian and that I could buy these products in Canada. Some Amercian magazines are great too, but some American companies don't ship to Canada so sometimes it's disappointing to find a great product and then find out I can't have it. I am now in a search of another great magazine to subscribe to, however I doubt I will find one as great as Wish! I will miss the 20-minute supper club feature in each issue...

Printer ink too expensive?

2008-12-04T21:48:00.007-04:00

If I were to buy 4 ink cartridges (one in each color) from Staples, it would have cost $107. I bought 4 cartridges from eBay and it cost me $17, including shipping. They work just as good and I saved almost $100! I can use the money I saved to buy a Christmas gift to myself! Any suggestions?

Snow and bow

2008-11-22T16:37:00.006-04:00

Last night it snowed. I love it when there is no wind so the snow stays on the trees so they look half white!

This afternoon, my floor was decorating the lounge with Christmas decorations. Someone was thoughtful to put a bow on my door.

Have you ever lost a camera?

2008-11-19T18:01:00.005-04:00

I never have. But now I know there is something I can do if I ever find a camera, USB stick or memory stick! Some photos from a found camera can get posted to this website called IFoundYourCamera to help the owner reunite with his camera! The website asks if anyone knows who the people are in the pictures. They also state where the camera was found.

There might be hope that your precious memories are not lost forever!

Nintendo DS cozy

2008-11-17T22:24:00.008-04:00

When I was younger, my mother taught me how to knit. I started with dishcloths. When I got bored with that, I found "cooler" stuff to do than knit, but a few years ago I got back into knitting and taught myself how to do more advanced stitches and how to read a pattern (with a little help from my mom, but soon I started to do things she thought were too advanced for her to do). I had just bought a Nintendo DS, and wanted a case to keep it free from scratches, but all the ones in stores were just black and boring, so I decided to knit one! It's brown with a pink and white argyle print.

Parade of Lights

2008-11-15T20:39:00.003-04:00

This evening I went to see the Halifax Parade of Lights. It was pouring rain, so I got soaked everywhere except for my feet thanks to my great Columbia boots! Here are a few photos: Santa, The Grinch and dancing cows.

Welcome

2008-11-15T16:08:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Candy Apple!