I guess they call nail art challenges "challenges" for a reason. I really do find water marbling a serious challenge, and judging by the comments from other bloggers taking part in this Halloween challenge, it's not just me!
I was really excited about my idea for the water marble. My idea was to create very thin and fine black and netural lines, pulled out in a fan like shape to create a spider web. I was then going to use the dry marble technique to cut them out and apply them just to the lower corner of my nail. I was then going to place little spiders in the upper part of my nail.
So, what actually happened? Well, my watermarbles in the water sucked and I just couldn't get the lines nice and thin, then I couldn't work out how to put them on my nails so they looked like webs. In the end I put the marble designs over full nails using OPI Don't Pretzel my Buttons as the base on the ring and pinky, and then I put it over Ulta3 Black satin for the ring finger.
I stamped the spiders using Bundle Monster plate BM13 and then added red rhinestones on the abdomen. Because I wanted to make my spiders red-backs, I coloured the rhinestones in with black polish and just left a red line down their back.
I'm completely in love with the spiders and think I will have to do an full red-back spider mani. Although, for the record, I'm totally freaked out by red-backs. They are bloody everywhere here. I could venture into the yard right night and easily locate at least a dozen of them!!
Next up on the list is Ghosts *puts on thinking cap*
Below is the inlinkz, if you are looking for the marble designs, check them out from about No.66 onward.
This is amazing! Your marble really looks like webs! Also I love your spiders! Totally awesome!
ReplyDeleteI really like it, I've chosen to put spiders! good job. kisses
ReplyDeletei like it! the marble is pretty!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the red gems as the spiders butt! Sooo cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you added red gems to the spiders! I don't think we have those kinds here... if we did, oh god... haha!
ReplyDeleteThe spider is finish it :D
ReplyDeleteYou did an amazing job! Your nails are awesome!!
ReplyDeleteHoly crappers I love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am goners over this creation...manifique! A Halloween theme that I can actually wear weeks before 'the big date' that also happens to be my b'day too...and not be engulfed in orange and black. I am one of those who gets really tired fast of nail art mostly I think because of glitters and lots of color together - I am liking to wear color as only 1 or 2 shades so I really enjoy the colors...this just rocks huge time! I cannot wait to try it though I don't have Bundle Monster plate BM13 ...have to figure out how to make some decent spiders. This is so far my fav Halloween nail by far - this challenge or any or none.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty! I still haven't gotten up the courage to try water marbling.... eek!
ReplyDeleteawesome idea! water marbles and I are mortal enemies. LOL
ReplyDeleteThose spiders are so scary!
ReplyDeleteI showed this to my bf and we started swapping redback stories... Shudder. So you definitely nailed the little beastie here. :-)
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative, this was an awesome idea! I love the spiders. :)
ReplyDeleteO, eeeek! I flipping hate spiders! Had a bad bite many years ago *shudder* ok, nice mani....now I'm done, lol!
ReplyDeleteThat's so great! Those spiders are SCARY o.o
ReplyDeleteLove your water marble! The spiders scare me though and I know they aren't real, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI love the combination of water marble. And idk how you got your water marble to look like that, but I really like it.
ReplyDeleteLove the Redbacks! Gives me the willies just looking at them.
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