OWL NAILS.

So, I realize this blog is supposed to be dedicated to cooking and crafting, but I did the craziest thing with my nails the other week and I wanted to share it with you!  I have actually never done anything very creative with my nails before, but I decided to branch out and do something fun.  I happen to love owls (like a lot) so I thought I'd try to transform my hands into a little owls nest. (That was a weird sentence.

Here's how I did it!

I started out by painting my nails with 2 coats of a base color.  I chose a metallic-y brown color, but if you want purple owls, then by God, paint those nails purple.
Then I painted a white half circle on the bottom half of each nail.  It looked like this:

Next I made two yellow dots (with the end of the nail polish brush) just above the white stomach as a base for eyes.  While that was drying, I took a tooth pick and put little black lines all over their white bellies to accentuate feathers.

Then I put a smaller white dot in the middle of the yellow dot.

Then I took a toothpick and some orange polish to make little lines for beaks and feet.

Then I put black dots for the pupils for their little owlie eyes.

Add a topcoat and you're finished!!!! Aren't they the cutest?!  I got lots of compliments, and it only took about 20 minutes in front of the TV!