Snowflake ornament/ decor

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Hello everyone! I know this is a little late for Christmas but its still a beautiful little piece or decor for winter. Super easy too!

Supplies:
Hot glue gun
Hot glue
Parchment paper
String/ thread
pencil (opt)

 

 

The first thing is to be sure your work station is clear. Cut a decently sized piece of parchment paper and place it on your desk or table. At this point you can use a pencil and draw an outline of a snowflake to follow on the parchment or you can just do it freestyle.

Heat you glue gun and begin the first line of glue on the paper.

 

 

Continue making lines until you have 3 that intersect at the center. Then you'll want to begin embellishing. I made little peakes close to the center, first.

 

From there, add little "branches" at the ends of all the lines except one, where you'll want to make a circle for a string before you add the "branches".

 

 

 

Now let it dry, about 2 minutes. Peel it off of the paper and cut off all of the little spider web-y pieces of glue. Now tie the string onto the little circle.

It's ready to go! A beautiful little snowflake! You could add glitter if you want to. It looks really nice but I perfer not to since glitter somehow travels everywhere! :)  Enjoy!

 

 

Maria

 

 

 



 



Floral Nail DIY

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Hello everyone! I'm going to show you a really simple technique for fabulous floral nails..

Supplies:
Nail polish, several colors
Bobby pin
Paper plate, paper, etc.

The first thing you'll want to do is make sure that your nails are cut and filed to your preference, as well as clear of all polish.
When that's done, apply a base coat of clear polish if you like. Your polish should withstand wear and tear a little better that way. After that, with the color of your choice, fully paint all of your nails.

(Yes, I know my nails are tiny :)

When that's dry, take your bobby pin and open it up so that it's at least a 60 degree angle. Now get your paper plate or piece of paper, and put a dot of a different color polish onto it, this just makes it a little easier instead of opening the jar so much. Just be sure that whatever your using underneath won't let it soak through.

Now use the little ball on the end of your bobby pin to put dots of polish onto your nail in a circle, about 5 dots. my dots kind of ran together but I like that, you can space them out more if you like.

 

That's about it! I added more additional dots and middles to the flowers but you can embellish as you like. Let dry and cover with a top coat. Enjoy! 

 

             Maria