Please Follow My New Blog! Turn you favorite nail polish into jewelry!

My new blog can be found here: http://twistedtreejewelry.blogspot.com

Want to turn your favorite nail polish in to jewelry that you can wear everyday?

Hello Everyone!

Unfortunately I am no longer blogging about nail polish. I am however still blogging!

I have been making jewelry for the past year and I am now trying to make a business of it. My new blog is all about jewelry making tutorials! I even make jewelry from nail polish!

Please check out my new blog and follow me if you are interested in making your own jewelry or purchasing some of my jewelry.

New blog: http://twistedtreejewelry.blogspot.com/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/twistedtreejewelryshop

These are made using nail polish!

Thanks for reading!

And the Winner is...

Shaina!!

Congrats! You are the winner of the jewelry set!!

Only 5 more days to enter and only 28 entries so far!

Hello Everyone,

So my jewelry give away ends in 5 days! So far there are only 28 entries. That means that your chances of winning a free set of jewelry are pretty good! Click on the give away picture on the right to see more pictures of the set and to enter to win the set.

Nubar 2010 Earrings!

New nail polish earrings posted! Love love love these! They look different from every angle! These earrings would make a perfect accessory for a night out! More nail polish jewelry you can buy here Twisted Tree Jewelry

Also don't forget about my GIVEAWAY

Give Away!! (closed)

Okay so I know that this is not nail polish related but since I don't have a jewelry blog, I have to do the giveaway on here ( jewelry counts as beauty related right?). Facebook has some crazy rules about using their site to host giveaways so the nail polish blog it is. Anyways I am giving away a matching set of earrings and a necklace. The giveaway will end on 6/30/12 when I will select one lucky winner. THE GIVEAWAY IS ONLY OPEN TO U.S.RESIDENTS! I am currently not shipping outside of the U.S. and I apologize for that. Please do not sign up if you are outside of the U.S. If you would like to share my giveaway for an extra entry (detailed on the giveaway form) you can copy the link for this post from your browser.

Here is the set you can win:

Water Marble Bracelet!

Hello Everyone!

I have just posted my newest nail art jewelry creation on Etsy and thought I would share it with you! I created a bracelet using wooden rectangles and water marbling! 

What do you think of this bracelet?

If you would like to see more of my jewelry please visit my Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/shop/TwistedTreeJewelry

I will also be hosting a jewelry giveaway! I will be posting it today or tomorrow so make sure you check back! 

New Nail Polish Hair Pins!!

New hair pins for sale! These hair pins have been hand painted with nail polish.

Go here to see more of my jewelry: http://www.etsy.com/shop/TwistedTreeJewelry

What do you think? More jewelry to come so make sure you check back! You can also like my facebook page for special offers! http://www.facebook.com/twistedtreejewelryshop

Why I have been gone...

Ok so I haven't posted in way too long and I feel like I owe everyone an explanation of why I have been gone. I decided to tackle making some jewelry as a gift for someone, and well, I got addicted to it! All of my Christmas presents this year ended up being handmade jewelry and everyone loved it. Unfortunately my nails have taken a beating from the jewelry making. I am no longer able to paint my nails except for special occasions because it just gets ruined too fast.

Luckily I found a way to incorporate my love for nail polish with my new found love for making jewelry. I now make jewelry using nail polish (as well as other things like wire & beads).

I just wanted to update everyone and let you know why I haven't been blogging anymore. You can check out my etsy store here: www.etsy.com/shop/twistedtreejewelry and you can also check out my facebook page www.facebook.com/twistedtreejewelryshop 

Make sure you like my facebook page because I am planning on doing a jewelry giveaway soon!

Unfortunately I am only shipping within the US currently. I do custom orders so if you would like one of my manis to be made into a piece of jewelry please email me at twistedtreejewelryshop@gmail.com

I will try to update my blog occasionally with new items and information but I am much more likely to update my facebook page so make sure you "like" it! 


Below are some of my nail polish pieces. To view all of them (still being added daily) go to my shop www.etsy.com/shop/twistedtreejewelry

I Am Not Dead...

I am very sorry that I have been gone for so long. I was on vacation and then when I got back from vacation, I started preparing things for my classroom. Monday I start teaching Pre K at the daycare that I work at. I am very excited that I actually get to teach considering I have a teaching degree. I have been busy working on things for my classroom and I have barely had time to do my nails let alone post on here. My work schedule has also been crazy lately with other people being on vacation. I have ended up working a different shift every week for like the past month. This will probably be the only post for the next two weeks since I will still be busy with stuff for my classroom.

This design is actually from a while ago....

This is two coats of Sinful Colors Star Fish and then stamped with a feather design in white and silver. Because this design is older, I don't remember what brand the stamping plate is or the number of the plate but you get the idea. I hope that I can post again soon and I apologize again for disappearing for several weeks. Hope you enjoyed this design!

Tape Beams Tutorial

I have seen the tape beams all over the place... not sure where it originated but here is how I do the the tape beams.

Finished product:

What you will need:

• Base color
• Top color
• Scissors
• Scotch tape

Prior to step 1: 

Paint your nails with your base color and allow them to dry completely.

Step 1:

Tear off a piece of tape big enough to cover your nail with extra hanging over. If you find that the tape is too sticky and pulling your base color off, simply stick the tape to your hand a few times to make it less sticky.

Step 2:

Cut small slices from the tape with your scissors. I chose to make the slices wedge shaped but you can make them any way you want. Remove the small slice and stick the very edge of it to something so that it will not get ruined (I used the edge of my desk). It is easiest if you cut all of the slices for one finger and then tape them on all at once. 

Step 3:

Take one of your slices of tape and stick it to your nail in any direction that you want. Make sure you smooth the tape down all the way and make sure it is sticking to the curved edges of your nails. 

Repeat step 3 until you have taped all of your pieces to your nail. The number and size of the slices of tape is your decision. I used four slices of tape on this nail.

Step 4: 

Once all of the tape pieces are firmly stuck to your nail, take your top color and carefully paint over the entire nail. 

Step 5: 

*Note: It is important that you do step 5 immediately after step four. Do not let the top color dry!

Carefully pull off the tape slices one at a time. I found that it works best to pull upwards on the tape. Apply a topcoat and cleanup any extra polish around the cuticles or on your skin. 

You should get something like this:

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial!

Tape Beams with Spectraflair Topcoat

So I got bored with my spectraflair mani.... which is sad because it was really pretty. I didn't want to take it off so I just added to it. I decided to try scotch tape beams because I had never tried them before. They turned out pretty well. I just need to work on getting the lines to be a little neater... I will get there. I will have a tutorial up for this tomorrow.

The black that I used was WnW Black Creme. What do you think of this look?

Spectraflair Topcoat

I apologize for being MIA for a whole week. Someone at work was on vacation and so my work schedule was changed. I had to get up almost two hours earlier than I normally do so I have been exhausted all week. I also have not been sleeping well so I had just been way too tired to write up posts all week. My schedule changes back to normal this week so I should have posts for everyday this week. I even have a tutorial for you! Last week I told you about the spectraflair topcoat, well I finally got a chance to wear it. I chose Jordana Boy Oh Boy as the base color because when I swatched the topcoat over different colors, Boy Oh Boy looked the most holo. Some of the pigment in the bottle had settled to the bottom and wouldn't budge so this mani didn't turn out as holo as it should have been. After this mani I ended up taking a small cuticle stick and mixing up the pigment off the bottom of the bottle. After mixing it up, I swatched a few more colors with it and it worked much better. If you buy this topcoat, make sure to mix it very well before using it. Sometimes shaking it is just not enough, even with the bb's in it. Ok enough talking, here it is:

I love holographic nail polish! It is so exciting that I can turn any polish into a holographic polish!

P.S. Please ignore the bubbles :( My SV decided to leave bubbles all over the place.