Thursday, September 20, 2012

30 Day Challenge Day 20 Water Marble Wilderness Marble!!

Hi loves, this is gonna be a quick one because I want to get this posted before midnight so I can have it show up for the challenge on the host blog.  Anyway, what a night....I locked myself out of the house...had to wait for about, hmmm, 2 hours for Tony to get here with the keys to let me in.  So what's a girl to do you say? Well there were bottles of water on the porch (we always keep an extra case on the porch cause they all don't fit in the fridge).  I had a bowl sitting out there that the kids had used for something and I had a few polishes in my bag, because I ALWAYS have polish with me.  You see where this is going don't you?  Yes, I managed to gather up enough things to water marble my nails on my back porch while waiting to be let into my house.  Dedication some may say, insanity other may think? I don't give a flying squirrel, I got my marble done and that's all that matter.  And I did this sheet on a back porch with 2 kids crawling up my butt....



 
 

 
 

 
 
 

Not bad huh?  Sorry I did not use any untrieds, I didn't have any with me but I hope I won't be crucified for that.  I DID A WATER MARBLE WITH BASICALLY TWIGS AND A CAT'S WATER DISH, work with me here people.  I used Zoya Lara, Zoya Shelby and Essie Licorice.  I used the same crusty toothpick and q tip the whole way through, what a mess it was.  Thank God no one was taping me, I must have looked like a crazy person.  (Pipe down people, no comments from the peanut gallery).  The dots were done with the bobby pin I wore in my hair to work today, not my best but Dot really wanted to be involved in the "Wilderness Water Marble".

Hope it was worth it, what do you guys think?


Check out these other lovely ladies competing in the Wilderness Water Marble to Prove You're a Real Nail Artist Battle, um, not too far fetched....30 Day Challenge.

21 comments:

  1. BIG round of applause for the dedication and the expert you are in water marbling that you can do it with the cat's water and twigs! Did you lick off the bits that got on your skin? ;) LOL

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  2. I think this marvelous! you're a genius and a optimiser! I love the finished look too. I take my hat off to you and bow before you :D

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    1. Oh goodness Karen no bowing. Get up on that cold ground girlfriend. Thank u so much for ur praise, you are giving me way too much street cred. ;)

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  3. Holy crud, you are my hero and insanely talented and resourceful! Next time you're in South Dakota (you come here all the time, right?), you'll need to come teach me!

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    1. I'd love to...I swing by SD all the time on my way home from the grocery store. I'll be waiting for you on the back porch w my cat bowl.

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  4. Mcgeyver in the house! This post is pure awesome. <3 the colors.

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  5. Hahaha I was just going to say you're the MacGyver of nail polish! that's an awesome water marble and a hilarious story. You go!!

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  6. You are ingenious and absolutely crazy. I can not believe you had all the materials to do a water-marble!! How did you clean up your hands... you have got to tell me exactly how all this went down. Email me, tweet me, reply here... SOMETHING. Inquiring minds want to know!!

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  7. This post = Prose and Polish ... you and your nails are just awesome!

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  8. You girls are giving me waaaay too much credit!! Nicole-I cleaned up with burger king napkins and the 3 q tips I had with me. Luckily I had my nail things (some of them) in my car from doing my friends nails the other day. Laziness of not taking them out of my car paid off. Haha thank u all for your sweet comments--and yes--Susan I did lick the bits off. I mean why not? Who knew how long my husband would be?! ;)

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  9. This looks amazing for a water marble alone, and even better for a make-shift one! Love it with the polka dots :)

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  10. Why thank you sugar!! Everything is better w polka dots!

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  11. No matter what i do I cant get a water marble to work. Please give me some pointers. Im a step by step kinda girl. Thanks.

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    1. There's a tutorial on my blog! :)

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    2. Beaut! Can I get a link to the instructions, please?? Tks, Dawn :)

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    3. Sorry - found it. Who knew it would be that easy! :)

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  12. Wow!! That is hilarious and absolutely amazing!

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  13. This story is insane, you are my nail hero! I can't get a decent water marble with all my supplies, I'm seriously in awe of your talent!

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  14. This post and story is awesome. On the fly nail art and water marble never went hand in hand before this!

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  15. This is gorgeous!!! Why wasn't I following you before girly? I am now ;0).

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