Glitter Toes

Now that we are totally into flip-flop season, I wanted to share this very cute way to glam up your toenails for the summer!  Creating glitter toes is fairly simple, but the results are really pretty. 

I started by putting a clear base coat on my toenails, then sprinkling craft glitter on top.  Make sure you have a piece of paper or paper towel underneath your feet to catch the extra glitter.  Only do 1-2 toes at a time, so the glitter can stick and the polish doesn't dry too quickly.  After you have the glitter applied to all your toes, give them 5-10 minutes to dry and set up, then apply a clear top coat.  I recommend keeping one bottle of top coat just for glitter toes, since some of the glitter will stick to your brush and end up in your top coat.

I used a basic fine craft glitter and it was easy to apply.  I have almost every color of the rainbow, so I'll have to try another color soon.  Glitter toes are easy to create and really fun to wear!  What color glitter toes will you wear?

Beaded Ribbon Necklace

I found these simple but cute wooden beads at American Science & Surplus for only $1.50 for a package of 150!  Seriously, this place is so cool, and is not only heaven for my science loving son, but for his crafty loving mommy too. 

So, I decided I wanted to use the beads to make a fun little necklace.  I used some navy ribbon and looped it around each bead.

 

I used some miscellaneous pieces I had to create the back of the necklace.  I tied off the ends of the ribbon onto the small chains, then attached a hair elastic between the chains.  The elastic actually worked out really great, because it gives the necklace enough stretch that I can put it over my head, but keeps it short while wearing.

I had a hard time taking a picture of myself wearing the necklace, so here is just the necklace itself.  As you can see in the pic, I also added two specialty beads I had.  They are a kind of terra cotta color with navy designs, so they blend in really well.  It didn't take long to put together and I thought it turned out pretty cute!

Metal Stamping

I bought a metal stamping tool set from Harbor Freight Tools today.  For only $9.99 I got 38 metal stamps, (including the alphabet, numerals 0-9 and a few symbols) a punch and a case to keep everything in. 

Folks are using these to create personalized jewelry using metal washers.  They look really neat and I'm hoping they are easy to make as well.  I'm hoping to give this a try soon to work on some Christmas gifts. 

Since it's party central at my house this week with my daughter's birthday coming up, I'll need to report back to you about the stamping, but just wanted to share.