Crumpet's Nail Tarts: Hobbies

It's that time of year again - the time for nail art challenges!!  I know, there are nail art challenges year-round, but it just seems like Fall starts a good chunk of them, and is the start of a lot of really fun ones :D

This year I'm participating in the Crumpet's Nail Tarts 52 week challenge!  I'm doing the every-other week challenge that is "themed," and the first theme is "Hobbies."

I have a ton of hobbies, most of which have fallen to the wayside as I've been a stay at home mom and really have little to no time to dedicate to them (other than my nails).  One of my favorite ones, though, that I still manage to sneak in doing here and there, is painting <3

I loooooooove painting, not just on my tiny nail canvases, but on - well, everything!  I paint on canvas, I've painted pottery, metal work, all sorts of things!!  It's a very calming and relaxing hobby for me, which is pretty nice to have when you watch kids all day, and when you're in your third trimester of pregnancy ;)

This nail art design is meant to portray how I see the world.  It's basically black and white, but looks completely different to everyone - it's unique.  I try to paint what I see, the vibrancy of colors I see in real life, the detail (or lack thereof) in things I see, etc.

I hope you enjoy this design, and please be sure to visit the others through the inlinkz below - there are some ridiculously talented ladies in this group that put my little art piece to shame!!

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An InLinkz Link-up

First Ever "Bestie" Nail Design!

So in the nail art world, there's a thing called "Bestie Nails," and it is when you and another artist collaborate to do a design, usually based off a picture or another nail design.  It's pretty neat, and I've seen lots of examples that are just too cool!

Last week, for the first time, I was asked to do a Bestie design!!  Of course I said yes, especially when it was a mermaid themed design!!  Originally it was just me and this other artist Rizzna, but one more, Dess, wanted to join in, too, and I'm so glad she did because her art is amazing!

We chose a beautiful picture of a mermaid's silhouette against a sunset.  Here's the reference image:

Image Found: Here

Now unfortunately, Rizzna was unable to participate this time around (though we will definitely be collaborating in the near future!) so it is just mine and Dess's design.  Here they are:

Here's a larger image of my design ^_^ :

I took a little artistic liberties and added more vibrant colors, and Dess and I also added long flowing mermaid hair :)

I think they turned out so wonderfully, and I am so honored to have been able to collaborate with such an amazing nail artist!  I look forward to doing another bestie design with Dess again soon :D

Dess runs a wonderful Facebook page called Upload and Share Your Own Nail Art Creations you should check out and give a "like."

I hope you enjoyed the art.  I've been sitting on this design for a while, I'm so glad to finally be able to share it with you all ^_^

On my Facebook Page, the winner for this week's You-Pick-My-Art i:s Captain Amelia from Treasure Planet, so I will be working on a design for Monday.  Have a wonderful weekend!  See you soon! <3