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Ombre Nails The second trendy Pinterest DIY that I tested was ombre nails. As someone who enjoys painting and having her nails painted, I thought I would experiment and try my hand at nail art. DIY ombre nails have always been popular on Pinterest and are projected to be an easy nail design. This is the link to the Ombre Nails Pin I used as my reference for this DIY. Here is my experience with trying to recreate ombre nails. Supplies neutral nail polish color for base two complementary nail polish colors nail polish remover make up sponge(s) paint brush orange stick plastic or surface to mix colors top coat What I Used Sally Hansen Triple Shine Nail Polish Lemon Shark Sally Hansen Sunksed Sun Kissed Xtreme Wear Nail Polish Sally Hansen Big Kwik Dry Top Nail Coat Instructions For the surface that I used to mix the nail polish on I cut a piece of plastic from packaging. Okay, now onto the nails. I started by preparing my nails as I always do. For m...

Geometric Cork Coasters After attempting to make cork necklaces as Christmas gifts, I was left with five of the six cork coasters. On Pinterest I have seen DIY Geometric Coasters and thought I already own all but one of the supplies so why not give it a try and see if this trendy DIY works or not. The first set of coasters I made I did not reference any pictures from Pinterest, but for the second set I made I replicated four designs that were found on Pinterest. Supplies Cork Drink Coasters Acrylic Paint in Assorted Colors Paint Brush Set washi tape or painters tape ( Dollar Tree , Scotch , Hobby Lobby ) Gloss Clear Acrylic Coating (water resistant)  ruler (optional) scissors (optional) X-ACTO Knife (optional) Instructions First place the tape where you want the cork to still be seen. I used three different sizes of washi tapes that all varied in width. This is not necessary, but I really liked the different patterns I was able to create by using a v...