Fancy Nancy Inspired Nail Art!

My daughter is turning 4 and we are throwing her a Fancy Nancy party.  Here's is the invitation:

In the spirit of this theme, I thought it would be fun to paint nails with her to match her party!!  We love to play in the polish together!

I went to Walgreens to look for supplies, and since I have their app on my iPhone, look what pops up when I walk in the door:

It knows I'm there.  More stores should have something similar.  I've really been digging Balance Rewards & figuring out ways to to earn more points.  

One of the first things I came across was this Sally Hansen display.  People are really into doing all kinds of fun things to their nails right now.  I want to try color blocking my nails sometime:

Here are the goodies I found in the Sally Hansen section & decided to use for our manicures:

Here's a link to a  Pinterest party where 1 winner will win  a year's supply of Sally Hansen products!

BTW, The Xtreme, Salon Effects, Diamond & Insta Dri polishes are $1 off until 5/25

On the Walgreens website you look for products based on what kind of look you want to achieve:

Pop Art, Off the Chain, Skulls & Stripes, Heavy Metal & Splatter Party

I thought of making purple with white polka dots to match this Fancy Nancy dress:

Also yellow & white chevron to match the invitation and cake.  Lastly, zebra print to match the invitation envelope & cake.  The combination is very wild & crazy like Fancy Nancy!

Look at these precious little fingers:

It helped to use these separators to keep her from smudging her nails.  

It was a little tough putting the stickers on a toddler finger, but I used finger nail clippers to shape them. 

It was super easy to do the chevron & polka dots with the white nail pen.  You just draw them right on & it's not very tricky.  Make sure you don't get too much on the tip of the pen at once though.  You will get a huge puddle on your nail!

I really know nothing about nails/nail art, but they still turned out pretty cute:

Here's a picture of our nails next to her birthday cake. I'm so excited for her party!!

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Katie's New Dress

This past week I made Katie a new dress.  I found a FREE pattern here from The Cottage Home.
Being new to sewing, I had to do a little part each day or I would get too overwhelmed.  That made it much more simple for me.  She had easy to follow directions and good tips.  Here's how it turned out:

I linked this post up here:

4 Blogs I Think You Should Know About

Hey y'all!   I am a blog FREAK.  I mean, I love to scroll through blog after blog and I'm also a bit of a Pinterest junkie.  I love finding out about new blogs that are about things I'm interested in.  It's always fun to find out about up & coming blogs that you might not have heard about before too, right?  Well, let me share some bloggers that I know personally & think that if you like my blog, you would probably like theirs too!  So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea) & ENJOY these crazy chicas!!

1)  The Busy Nothings

If you have followed this blog long, you may remember my friend Heidi who used to blog here.  Well, she has really developed her own blog a lot since then & she is kind of a big deal!!  She is seriously a gifted writer.  She blogs with a few other ladies & her blog covers a lot of territory.  It transparent, funny, soulful.  You WILL thank me later for this one ladies.  Follow The Busy Nothings on Twitter, Pinterest & Facebook.

ps:  You'll notice me in the last post

2)  Slightly Overcaffeinated

This blog is written by a friend of mine from college named Candy.  I loved her as soon as I met her.  She just got me.  There's nothing quite like that.  Reading her blog is like chatting with an old friend.  She is a stay-at-home-mama of 2 sweet girlies, she is a runner, she is hilarious, intelligent & transparent.    Follow Candy on Twitter, Pinterest & Facebook.

3)  Emily Out Loud

I have never actually met Emily, but she married an old friend of mine & we are online friends.  We share our hearts together, hold each other accountable, and inspire each other.  She is a passionate, Christian stay-at-home-mama of 2, and soon to be 3, kiddos.  It is her heart to be real and unashamed about her faith.  Her posts are challenging and inspiring.  Follow Emily on Pinterest & Facebook.

4)  SoFlo Home Design

This is my sister's blog!  You may remember her blogging here as well.  She is an Interior Designer in South Florida specializing in kitchen & bath.  She also maintains this super cute blog.  Follow her for design advice/tips! Follow Jamie on Twitter, Pinterest & Facebook.

There ya go!