Mufynized Harajuku Nail Art

I love all things sparkly! I know... hard to imagine, right?

When I came across the nail art in the streets of Tokyo i was intrigued. I wanted my own. What's a girl to do? I made 'em myself.

These are the first nails I created and I anticipate they will not be my last.



I bought the shortest nails available (I think they said 'really short' on the packaging). The girl who sold them to me looked at me strangely and thought I was getting kids nails. For me, a girl who doesn't like long nails (I'm crafty! I need to use my fingers!), they were pretty perfect.



I only own a few colors of nail polish so I decided to use what I had. Acrylic paint. Just the regular kind you buy in the craft store. On went the layers of paint. Next I put on a top coat of clear nail polish. I added all the glitz with the same clear polish.

One thing I learned was that I should have let them dry overnight but I was JUST TOO EXCITED not to put them on.

Check out these links for some more inspiration.
Never Too Much Glitter
Tokyo Fashion



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Ragamufyn Original Artwork!

I'm super excited to tell you about my latest project!
Ragamufyn Original Artwork!
I have always loved painting but the last few years have been consumed by another love... Fabric!
In the last few months I have been exploring as many creative outlets as possible. My goal with this is to wake up and create whatever I wish! It's really spectacular and I urge anyone and everyone to give it a try. I have no limits... The only outcome I strive for is happiness! Sounds great right?
Tomorrow when you wake up try something new. You never know what you may receive!


rotating each piece creates a whole new one!
(compare with the above photo!)
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Original Artwork made with new and recycled materials.
Watercolor
Acrylic
Applique
Screen Printing
Recycled t-shirts
Canvas
Embroidery Floss
Wood

size: each one measures 18" x 15.75"



Process:
The background was painted using watercolors in all the colors of the rainbow.
Between each color I added gold metallic.
The Rays of Light and the center of the sun were created using recycled t-shirts that I screen printed with a polka dot pattern and these were appliqued onto recycled canvas.
Next everything was glued into place.
To finish the piece the sides were painted with turquoise acrylic and striped with a blue metallic.
Look closely... my signature was embroidered on each piece!




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fun with recycled crafts

even though i am technically in tennessee i still wanted to share with you one of projects my kids did this past spring. i teach 5-11 years olds recycled crafts and theatre. we have loads of fun playing and creating some really fabulous stuff.

these flower vases were made using the glass jars that i am forever collecting. we used acrylic paint. one thing i wished i would have done was spray them with an acrylic clear glaze to protect them a little.

notice one of my students mixed their paint with water to create a translucent look. way cool. A+


*i promise i'll post bonnaroo stuff as soon as i get back*

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