I know it's a bit late, but here's my take on the 13th theme of the Lazy Days of Summer Challenge: Inspired by Something in your House. I did this a couple weeks ago, when I had a sudden idea what to do for this challenge and just happened to get my hands on the inspiring something that moment.
Well, my inspiration was this painting of a huge rooster that hangs in the stairway of my parent's house. It reminded me of the fact that I still haven't created a feather manicure yet. I had bought a bag of feathers sometime in spring, but never used them. And I didn't use them for this mani either, because I just went across the street to my mom's second garden where she keeps her chicken. Since I was left to care for them that weekend anyway, I even had a good excuse to bother the poor ladies for a couple of their feathers. No, I didn't rip them from their bodies, but stole them from their nests. :D
I used Catrice Clay-ton my Hero as my base, because the color seemed to match the feathers. It's my first Catrice... haven't worn it since the day I bought and tried it... and had to decide that it doesn't go very well with my skintone. It looks nice as a base though.
Feather manis aren't very difficult... On top of Clay-ton my Hero, I simply put a coat of a clear polish and put the feathers in the still wet polish. I didn't cut them before hand, only afterwards using manicure scissors. On top the feathers I put two coats of essence BTGN Top Sealer to even things out, but it was still a little bumpy. It looked a little boring, so I added some studs... still not sure if that was a good idea. But that's it to my first feather manicure.
As a bonus, here's pic of the four lovely ladies that provided me with the feathery material to work with~ Those are actually two different kinds of chicken.
In the last posts I forgot to include a list of the participants to this challenge, so here it is again. All the ladies have done awesome manicures, so be sure to check them out!
Oh! This looks really cool! I didn't think I liked feather nails but I DO like this =D Good job ^^
AntwortenLöschenThank you~ Why would you not like feather nails? Usually too bright/flashy? I get this feeling lately that I'm going into some kind of subtle nail art phase... Not sure if I like that xD
Löschena-ma-zing this is really creative you did a great job!
AntwortenLöschenSo awesome! Those look like my mom's two chickens!
AntwortenLöschenReally funny, I was going to post the manicure I did with feather today, but I have it scheduled for tomorrow instead. Love yours :)
I already commented on your mani~ really pretty! I hope my mom gets some more hen with pretty feather patterns next year!
Löschenwow, ein tolles nageldesign :)
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svetlana
Danke dir =)
LöschenDas ist echt hübsch!!! Und die Hühner sind ja knuffig! Auchwill :D
AntwortenLöschenDie sind schon faszinierend zu beobachten, aber ich finde Hühner auch nach 2 Jahren im Garten immer noch ein bisschen gruselig. (Weil sie so wenig "Gesichtsausdruck" haben, schätze ich)
LöschenThose little ladies were very kind to share their feathers - they are so sweet. I like the mani too :)
AntwortenLöschenThey actually didn't like it at all when I went around "their stuff". xD Glad you like it!
LöschenGreat! I love it!
AntwortenLöschenThese are so beautiful! I have been meaning to try them, after seeing yours, now I have to!
AntwortenLöschenOh you should! I'm absolutely sure yours will look awesome! Like you know, combine it with your awesome painting skills somehow?
LöschenWow , schaut echt hübsch aus ! Und die Hühner sind auch echt süß :D
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