diy watercolor nails

This diy is pretty awesome, because it's really simple and you never really know how it's going to look in the end. It's an easy way to get fancy nails without spending hours painting them.



What you'll need: nail polish, water, and an old paintbrush.



These are the colors I used. Basically I buy the cheapest nail polish I can find at the drug store and usually they are quality polishes.



Begin with a base coat. A light, neutral color will work best. Make sure it's completely dry before continuing on to the next step.




The next step is to add your color. Dip your nail completely in water. Take it out and quickly put a couple of dots of nail polish on the nail (using the nail polish brush). Then you can do one of two things. You can either use the old paint brush to dab the paint around, or you can put the nail back in the water and dab with the brush while it's still submerged. I found that thicker nail polishes tended to retain their shape while thinner nail polishes were happy mingling with the water. Repeat with other colors to add dimension.





Once your nails are dry, just paint on a top coat and you're all done!




I will definitely be trying this design again with a different color schemes. What colors would you use?

all they wanna do is keep up

black/white dress: handmade // blue dress: mom's closet // shirt: thrifted // socks: present // shoes: forever 21




Basically I took all my pieces that had polka dots on them and put them together. Since they were all in the same general color palette they worked nicely together (even if they weren't I would probably still wear them).




Does anybody else watch the show Community? That and sleeping and eating are pretty much the only things I've been doing this summer. If real college isn't like Community, I want my money back.



I'll have a diy on how to do these nails up tomorrow, so be sure to check back here! Same time, same place. It's gonna be a party.




Have a great day everyone and don't forget to enter the We Love Colors giveaway!

fourth of july celebration

Our fourth of July celebration greeted us with fifty degree weather, overcast skies, and a light wind, but we didn't let that stop us from celebrating. There were a couple extra kids running around but we kept them all busy with badminton and the trampoline.













I had started the evening wearing this ensemble, then switched to a fun variation of that same outfit, but then finally gave up and just put a sweatshirt over everything. At least I was warm and toasty!












I never can think up enough commentary for giant photo posts like this, but I always love giving a little break to make the massive post a little more bearable ... but the truth is, the photos really speak for themselves. (And trust me, you should be glad I cut down the nearly 200 photos from the party to only 41.)












(Obligatory photo break here) Hahaha I'm funny. But really, it was a super fun day, despite the cold weather. Yummy food, fun people, what more can you ask for?












I hope you all had a fun time celebrating as well and have a great day today!

p.s. my family is going on a little vacation this weekend, but I have a couple posts lined up so the only thing you'll be missing are 365 photos.

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day 187

Firstly, I am in the process of changing the blog yet again. I really wanted the photos to be bigger since, ya know, I post a million of them every day. So I'm making a few minor adjustments.

Secondly, my family went hiking today and we saw a lot of cool things, this little crying clover being one of them. I can't wait to show you all some of the other wildlife we spotted (including a cute little moose!) in the upcoming days.