Different Dimension Right to Vote 2012

So the genius behind Different Dimension, Missi, made an offer a month or two ago.  Send her a shot of your polling place and she'd send you a election inspired polish for $4 total.  As I've said, Different Dimension is one of my favorite indies so I was all over this polish offer.  I snapped a screenshot of my voting place and within a week I was a happy new owner of Right to Vote 2012.

You know me...I love to embellish so I added my own style to the Right to Vote 2012 polish.  But don't let my mani or this awesome polish distract you from the message...VOTE, please!

Pride Month = Pride Nails, A Year of Polish Challenge

I did these nails specifically for Kyoti's Nails June LGBT Pride Nail Art Contest.  I have several very dear friends that are LGBT so this cause is dear to my heart!

I painted my base coated nails with the standard ROYGB rainbow hues.  My inspiration for these nails beyond the contest and my love of my gay peoples is a mixture of some posters and a t-shirt I've seen:)  The message, though, is clear...Love is Love, pure and simple.  I look forward to a day where my friends have the same rights their fellow Americans do and I am confident that it will happen in my lifetime!

Bridges, not Walls Nails

I recently saw this post on Pinterest that said "People are lonely because they build walls, not bridges."  I was inspired to do some nails with that profound message.

So not easy to tell but my nails say "Build A Bridge, Not Walls."  These nails have one coat of Snow Me White and two coats of Whimsical.  Last, I used Niecy to write the words and my take on the Golden Gate Bridge!  These are some nails that do make me wish I had longer nails for more canvas! 

Symbols of Peace Nails

These nails are something I've been mulling over and finally sat down to do.   I do love my causes!

After prepping my nails with a protective base coat of Pro FX Complete 3, I painted three nails (thumb, index, and ring fingernails) with two coats of Julep's Amy.  I painted the remaining nails with two coats of Snow Me White.  Once polish was dry, I free handed a dove shape onto my index and ring fingernails in Snow Me White.  To add sheen, I glossed over each dove with Tokyo Pearl.  I used Black on Black for the single dove eye on each dove.  I then used Julep's Michelle, a fabulous navy, to outline each dove shape. On my middle and pinkie fingernails, I used Golden-I to freehand the olive branches. Using Julep's Selena, I drew in a couple of oval circles for the olives.  Finally, I used Julep's Diane for the olive branch leaves and to outline the olives.   On my thumb nail, I used a nail art brush and gently patted on Snow Me White and Tokyo Pearl in a peace symbol shape to get the cloudy effect.  Once all the art was mostly dry, I covered each nail with Julep's Fast Drying Top Coat. 

I love how these turned out, especially my doves.  Unfortunately, now "This is what it sounds like when the doves cry..." is in my head for the remainder of the night *sigh*.

Pet Adoption Nails for my favorite cause!

  I am not knocking purebreds and breeders.  I do think they have their place, however overpriced and overbred some poor animals can be.  I do advocate for people to consider adopting a pet from a shelter.  My beloved mixed breed, Cassidy, has truly been the best dog I've ever parented.  Cassidy is a 6 year old Brittany Spaniel/Terrier mix that knows over 30 tricks and commands.  She speaks, growls, high fives, twirls, rolls over, jumps, fetches, begs, and bows.  Not to mention she loves me to pieces!  Cassidy was also adopted from a shelter at a Petsmart adoption event.  It was one of the best decisions I've made:0)  Cassidy also does not escape from my nail polish hobby.   The picture below is her recently sporting Sally Hansen's Insta-Dri Brisk Blue.  Never fear, I have cleared all polishes with my vet!

So for my Adopt design, I wanted to incorporate paw prints, kitty cats, and hearts.  Below is what I came up with...

Polishes Used:

Sinful Colors Snow Me White

Sinful Colors Nirvana

Sinful Colors Sugar Sugar

Wet N' Wild's Black Cream

After applying a clear basecoat, I painted each nail with two coats of Snow Me White.  I then painted a paw print on the first nail and a cat silhouette on the last nail in Nirvana, a muted brown.  I also drew a heart in Sugar Sugar on the middle nail.  Finally I drew in the letters "A", "d", "p", and "t" on the respective nails in Black Creme with the middle,. red heart subbing for the "o."  Last, I outlined the cat silhouette with Black Creme also.  I think stamped paw prints from an image plate would also look very cute!  I finished with a clear, protective topcoat. 

These nails turned out soo cute and meaningful!  Please adopt a shelter pet and have no regrets!