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Hey ladies!! Here are my BIRD themed nails for our April Nail Art Ideas Linkup!

It took me around two hrs just to get the pics ready to post. Ughh- I have been having mega computer problems with the new desktop I bought. I purposely got windows 7 on it, even though at the time win8 was brand new. Well, that pc would not connect to the internet. It was so frustrating!!! We tried every troubleshooting thing possible, and even shipped the pc back to HP twice, yup, TWICE, and they kept sending it back unfixed. WTF! After arguing with them for months we finally got a newer desktop the other day, which works!!!!!!!!! Holy crap. The internet. Thank God. I feel bad, because I know they will probably re-furbish it and sell it to some other poor soul who will never be able to get it connected to the web either. Regardless, I’m glad that lemon is out of our hands. But now, I’m having a hell of a time adjusting to windows 8 on the new machine. Navigation is weird and I hate the whole app thing. Many programs try to open as apps and the functionality is limited and sucky. I know what I want to do, but don’t know what to click to make it happen. I had to watch a damn youtube video the other nite just to figure out how to shut the desktop down! Hopefully I can get the hang of it. If you have any windows 8 tips, please let me know!

Back to the nail art….I’m wearing a grey holo as my base color. It’s called Weng Weng from Bobbie brand- I will have to post swatches soon since it really deserves it’s own 5 minutes of fame. Then I made some diy birdcage decals using white konad polish and BM-407 stamping plate. I usually make my decals on plastic baggies, but this time I left the stamp right on my MoYou stamper, then colored the white birdcage in with a detail brush and Essie Butler Please. Then I covered the stamp with seche vite. It dried pretty quick, then I peeled it off the stamper and applied it to my grey nail. Awesome. I will definitely be doing this again. I feel a tutorial coming on. Some of my other nails are decorated with some blue rhinestones and one of my favorite glitter toppers- Lights Of Emerald City by OPI.

You should try a bird themed manicure too! Here are the other nails from the april linkup–

7th – 13th April : Birds

Hi y’all! Did anyone watch the finale of The Office last night? It made me laugh and cry- what a great finish to an awesome series! I can’t believe it’s over! Now I might have to track down some prior seasons of the British series to make sure I get my Office fix!

I painted my nails while watching the finale and I used one of my new favorite polishes from AVON- Forget-Me-Not Blue. This shade is amazing! It’s a one-coater and dries pretty fast. From far away it looks like navy blue, but up close you see some teal shimmer. The formula is thick and opaque and it’s also perfect for nail art. In fact, I’ve been very impressed with all my recent avon nail polishes lately. I’ll be putting an order in with my avon lady soon for some of their new holographic polishes from a line called ‘cosmic’ . Can’t wait for those babies to arrive!

Some of my other recent purchases include a 26- plate set of Cheeky Stamping Plates. Cheeky is rumored to have some of the largest designs on the market which is ideal for ladies with long or wide nails. I love my cheeky set but deciding on a design is so much harder now that I have a good selection of plates to choose from lol! I decided to go with this floral design using CH44. I used Konad special polish in white and I like how it looks like porcelain when paired with the blue. Stamping- I love you! What did us nail fanatics do before stamps came out???