Nail it!

I wanted to do something different with my nails, rather than the usual single colour (or alternate colours if I was feeling fancy). Here's what I ended up with:





No, I didn't paint all that on. I'm far too lazy for that! I have a bunch of comics I use for creative projects - they're all old and random, but yes, I did feel a little guilty cutting them up. At first I was going to cut out panels to fit each nail, but then a saw a tiny speech bubble that would fit on perfectly on a nail and had a eureka moment.



I first painted my nails black using my favourite Barry M nail paint. When that was dry I carefully cut out some speech bubbles that fitted the nails (some needed more trimming). I used Hi-Tack All Purpose Glue to stick the speech bubbles to each nail and waited for that to dry.

The final step was to cover the whole nail in clear nail varnish - I used about three coats because obviously I didn't want the paper to get wet when I washed my hands. Unfortunately, it did after a couple of washes so, while they did dry again, the nails didn't last more than two days. I think coating the bubbles in PVA or similar water resistant glue before application might solve this issue.

It was a fun project completed in under two hours, and I got quite a few compliments!