For the past month and the present month, I have made two more DIY projects with my partner Jamie. We made Ombre Nails for November, and Christmas Snowflake Gel window clings for December(obviously). We have gotten better at making DIY projects with the practice that we are getting from this project. We learned how to bounce ideas and techniques off of each other to make the DIY’s better. I think our partnership is good because we get our projects done on time. For the
For the Ombre Nails, we first had to decide one two nail polish colours that complement each other(you also need a good clear top coat polish). Then we had to find a little sponge to create the gradient texture that we needed to achieve. First, you paint your nails with the lightest of the two colours and wait for them to dry completely. Then, on a flat surface, paint a generous amount of the colours right next to each other on to the plastic. Make sure they're just about touching at the edges. Using a toothpick, swirl the two colours together where they meet. The area where they mix will determine the length of the graduation. So if you want a long graduation, mix a bigger section of the colours, if you want less of a fade, just mix them together a tiny bit. Take your sponge and dab it directly down on to the polish a few times. Dab the sponge directly down on to your nail. Keep dabbing lightly and moving it very slightly up and down your nail. You can repeat this step as many times as you need to. Just make sure each layer is completely dry before sponging again otherwise you will start smudging the underneath layers and ruin the whole thing. Add a topcoat to add shine and you’re done, but first remove the excess nail polish from around your nails with a Q-tip dipped in nail polish. For the Gel window clings, you need wax paper, printed out snowflakes, and puffy paint. First you place the printout under the wax paper, then you trace your design with the puffy paint. You then wait for the puffy paint to dry completely, then you carefully peel them off the wax paper and they are ready to be stuck on your window!
For the Ombre Nails, we first had to decide one two nail polish colours that complement each other(you also need a good clear top coat polish). Then we had to find a little sponge to create the gradient texture that we needed to achieve. First, you paint your nails with the lightest of the two colours and wait for them to dry completely. Then, on a flat surface, paint a generous amount of the colours right next to each other on to the plastic. Make sure they're just about touching at the edges. Using a toothpick, swirl the two colours together where they meet. The area where they mix will determine the length of the graduation. So if you want a long graduation, mix a bigger section of the colours, if you want less of a fade, just mix them together a tiny bit. Take your sponge and dab it directly down on to the polish a few times. Dab the sponge directly down on to your nail. Keep dabbing lightly and moving it very slightly up and down your nail. You can repeat this step as many times as you need to. Just make sure each layer is completely dry before sponging again otherwise you will start smudging the underneath layers and ruin the whole thing. Add a topcoat to add shine and you’re done, but first remove the excess nail polish from around your nails with a Q-tip dipped in nail polish. For the Gel window clings, you need wax paper, printed out snowflakes, and puffy paint. First you place the printout under the wax paper, then you trace your design with the puffy paint. You then wait for the puffy paint to dry completely, then you carefully peel them off the wax paper and they are ready to be stuck on your window!
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