Clouds and Ducks - Abstract Sky

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How're you all doing today, I hope things are going well for you all? I'm just in my bubble, fending off my cold and looking for work – there still seems to be little going and I know there are talks that a lot of the high street shops are struggling. Until then I continue to paint and keep my spirits up! 

Also these pictures are still with the old camera, I've been having fun with the new one, getting to learn it and I've changed my dark background.. In terms of picture quality improving I'm really not sure but they certainly don't seem to be worse which is good!

Today's nail art features a nail polish I was given by my mum and Christmas. If I am entirely honest I had no nail ideas for this shade but I wanted to use it so badly that I ended up creating something rather weird. I can't say I am 100% happy with this manicure but painting is always fun.

 

Freehand Puppy Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing today? I hope this week has been an awesome one for you!

I am working, working, working. My co-worker is currently on holiday so I am doing Monday's straight through, Saturday off work and back in on Sunday's. Good thing I love my job!

I don't expect I will get to paint for the next two or three weeks – if I can, amazing. If not.. well I already assume that so I wont get stressed out.

Today's nail art is one I wasn't sure about posting, there are some things in this manicure I couldn't stop seeing (minor mistakes that bugged me to no end) but I decided I will share it because on after thought it reminded me of something. PUPPIES IN MY POCKET!! Does anyone remember those tiny little plastic dogs? There was so so many to collection.

Puppies in my pocket, as cute as can be, I wanna take them all home with me! Haha.

Rescue A horse day - Freehand Horse Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing this week? I hope everything is going your way so far.

I'm so excited for tomorrow night, I'm going to a Kaiser Chief and Blur tribute evening with my sister. I don't really go out much like this so its going to be fun! The only downer is that its cushioned by an early start at work on Saturday so I think it will be straight to bed, get up and run to catch the bus on Saturday morning. I can do it, I got this! Perhaps consider me out for the count on Sunday though!

Today's nail art is inspired by another one of those random 'days' in the year, which has already passed us (opps) the 16^th of May is 'Rescue a horse day' so I wanted to create a very free and relaxed looking horse enjoying his enviorment. 

Freehand Seahorse Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a fantastic weekend filled with sunshine. I sure enjoyed mine, I was due a little work break. I enjoyed taking my niece and nephew to the park, frolicking in the sun. I finally had some time to sit down and paint – I think painting is one of those things that relaxes me so it felt good to have a little time out from everything else.

Did you watch the royal wedding?! Oh my god.. I am such a sucker. As soon as Meghan was out of the car I welled up at the sight of her dress. I don't think I'll ever get married myself and that's fine but I still love to see the dresses and the loving looks the bride and groom exchange. What a softie, huh?

Anyway, lets move on to some nail art, I could chatter about all sorts all day long otherwise!

Today's nail art is inspired by the current theme over at Tiny Canvas which is seahorses, you may remember this design I did a while ago.. I wanted to do something better.

I can't participate in all the challenges any more due to work – and the fact that the themes are now voted by the members which means I don't know what theme it will be in advance. You guys know how organised I am and how I like to plan my posts. Having a theme and having to do it in three days if I am working is just too much pressure. Still. I got this one done! 

  

 

3d Bumble Bee Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having an awesome week so far.

Two more days left at work and then a nice two day weekend. I got pulled into work last Sunday, I received a phone call from my manager about 9.30am. I was already up.. but I ummed and ahhed.. I figured that they must be really short staffed to call me in so I went into work.

But this weekend I am looking forward to two whole days of family time, painting and of course the royal wedding is this weekend. I DO want to see what Meghan's dress is like, is anyone else curious?!

Today's nail art is...er. Hit and miss and very experimental. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Freehand Drunken Teddy Bear's Picnic Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had an amazing weekend?

Today starts a full week at work – I normally work 3 to four days a week but this week I'll be covering a colleague. More hours is good news and they are actually short shifts which means I'll be able to work out every day before work – yes!

I wanna know, how do you guys balance out different aspects of your life? Do you put aside time for things like exercise or do you just fit things in as and when available time comes up?

Anyway, time for some nail art!... If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise..

Freehand Jungle And Panther Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing today? Did you get to enjoy the long weekend? If that's a yes I guess you are still chilling in the spring sun right now. I'm working this bank holiday Monday (today..) but there's been a bit of a buzz at work since we've been having a sale. Some days have revolved around pricing up, ticketing in preparation, re-ticketing products, taking tickets off products. By the end of the day all the tickets are coming off so I wont be dreaming and breathing price tickets!

Today's nail art is...er.. certainly not one of my faves but I wanted to take part in the Tiny Canvas challenge, I am not longer an admin in the group but I still enjoy the challenges. This theme prompt was 'Jungle' so I attempted to paint a panther lounging on a log.

I just didn't win this paint off at all!

Spring Piggy

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had an amazing week – tell me your highlight from this week. Today I am off to work but I am looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

This will be my last weekend at home as I have agreed to work Sundays. Its all day but its extra hours which is good. I'll also be pretty much on my own in the fragrance department and apparently they wanted me to do it as they know that I know my stuff. Quite flattering.

Because of this I have decided to cut my posts down to twice a week. I want to be as organised and as well planned as always so I feel that changing my post days will help me achieve that and keep the blog flowing as well as it has been (obviously more hours = less painting time but I feel I can keep up if I switch it a bit) My new posting days will be Monday and Thursday which will start next week and into the beginning month.

Today's nail art is summoning up all the visions of spring one could possibly want – where did our sun go by the way?! Look at this little piggy enjoying a nice mud bath! He looks pretty happy, don't you think?

Dodo Island - Freehand Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing today? I hope your week is going well. Today I'm back to work this afternoon which means I can have a pretty chilled morning, have a nice bubble bath and get ready in leisure. Although I really enjoy the longer work shifts, the day feels like it goes faster and there's a longer break. I really can't manage to make a cup of tea, eat and do anything else in fifteen minutes. Do you always get the same amount of time on your breaks if you work? I'm not complaining though, I love working!

Now... I'm going to share something really special with you but you have to promise to keep it a secret, ok? You've all been lead to believe that the beautiful dodo is extinct but that's not quite true. Here is a cave on Dodo Island where you can see with your own eyes that dodo's are all good and well!

Why must it remain a secret? If you look closely at the cave walls you'll see speckles of gold. Dodo island is literally crammed with gold everywhere. If we spread the word before long the miners, gold collectors, criminals will come to the island and destroy the peaceful habitat of the dodo's..

So we let them keep this island the way it is, they live in families and tend to prefer caves although if you walk along the beach you'll see so many of the youngsters playing together.

Zebracorn and Rainbow Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you've had an amazing weekend?

I didn't get up to much at all, I played around with some new make up I picked up at work, I love testing products out. I recently switched up my foundation to Bare Minerals and I am loving it so far. Today and until Tuesday I'll be spending some time editing posts, creating new designs before I head back to work on Wednesday.

Did you know that yesterday (Sunday 8th April depending on when you are reading this!) was 'Unicorn day' – no joke. It really exists. I've painted quite a few unicorn designs in my blogging days so I decided to shake things up a little by making a zebra-corn!

Freehand Sunbathing Bunny Nail Art

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Hi guys, I hope you are all doing well? Happy Hump day to you!
Not much to report from my little world, I'll be working from today til the end of the week - Saturday is the job interview. Fun news, I am looking forward to seeing the new Peter Rabbit movie with my niece, nephew and sister next week, I used to love Beatrix Potter as a child.

What else is new?.. Hmm.. I've been playing with lots of new eyeshadows, my love for colour isn't stopping at my nails!

Today though I am bringing you a little slither of spring on my nails, this little bunny has stepped out of his house to take a little time to enjoy some sun time. Catch those rays little bun-bun, soak up all that vitamin D!

Freehand Teddy Train Nails

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a fantastic weekend.

I worked on Saturday and enjoyed a nice chilled Sunday with my family - although I felt quite unwell so no painting for me but I used the day to get myself organised in every way – a bit of cleaning and sorting, sorting out my outfit for work today, getting posts edited and organised, make up brushes washed and so on. I did get to have a delicious roast lunch though!

I had a very odd customer interaction which I'll tell you about. I work in fragrance and cosmetics so this response really threw me..

Me: “Hi there, do you need any help at all?”

Male Customer: “I have a girlfriend! She's over there, I have one!”

Me: “Uh.. Ok... then..”

What!? No idea.. I just left him to it!

Today's nail art is.. well. A bit silly, really. This came from a suggestion from my sister and four year old nephew, they asked if I had ever painted a train before. My mind started imaging a train with carriages and something sat inside them. For some reason I painted really tiny, weeny teedy bears – if you are wondering why they don't have faces my answer is – have you tried to paint faces on bears that small?! :P

Freehand Dog Walking Day Nail Art

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How are you doing today? I hope you are having a great start to your week?

I bet you didn't know that the 22nd February is 'walking the dog day'? There are all sorts of bizarre and unheard of days through out the year, sometimes they make great inspiration for nail art. Obviously if you have a dog you should be walking him/her every day but I guess today is a sort of celebration in the joys of dog walking.

I no longer have a dog and I dearly miss my last (even now) We've always had Golden Retrievers and they will always remain dear in my heart. I still love to go out walking but I miss a furry companion to share those moments with, I was forever talking to them whilst walking and had so many fun times.

I do remember one time when my last Goldie who was absolutely brilliant off the lead (usually) got distracted – he had a thing for balls and the direction I had taken us lead to a rugy match in the next field. I was SO scared he was about to run off and steal their rugby ball, can you imagine how embarrassing that would have been with about 200 people stood around watching? Would I have to had chase him around the field to retrieve their ball?! Luckily he behaved but I knew he had a little laugh at my panic.

Freehand Cat & Fish Valentine's Day Nails

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I hope you are having a great week so far, Happy Valentine's day to you. I've got my final Valentine's day manicure today and I have stepped up the level of love on my nails. So far you've seen my anti-valentines manicure..well.. brace yourself for some cute, please!

Love comes in all shapes and sizes, big or small, tall or short..scaled or furry. Love is not limited to the confines of a fish bowl and love is blind to fishy flavoured kitty snacks... these two are complete opposites but don't they say opposites attract?

Frog Prince

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How are you all doing? I hope this week is going well for you so far, has anything exciting been going on in your world?

Today's nail art is a design I did at the end of last year, I personally didn't like it too much but when I wore it into my then job I had so many lovely comments that I decided to share it anyway, I think I joked that I'd found a new boyfriend – the frog prince! I know, I know...

The Kissy Kracken - Freehand Octopus Nail Art

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How're ya all doing today? I hope this week has been going well for you?

I've found myself in somewhat of a slump. I'm not sure if its the dull repetitive weather, being out of work or just the same continuous pattern. I'm normally a positive person but I'm just finding it hard to get my oompf at the moment. I'm not unhappy but its like my motivation is at a low. Is that what they mean by January blues? I hope you guys don't have that feeling!

Today's nail art is in fitting with the theme over at Tiny Canvas, the current prompt for the weekly challenge is aquatic life. I thought about doing some small detailed exotic fish but I felt like going for someone a little more fun.

 “First... comes the kiiiissy kissy, then comes the eatings!!”

 

Freehand Yeti Babies Playing In The Snow.

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How are you all doing? Can you believe we're almost at the first weekend of the new year?

How has your week gone so far, do you have anything fun planned for the coming weekend?

I've gotten back into my exercise which feels good again, I stopped briefly while I was getting used to working again but while I'm between things it feels like a good use of my time!

  

Today's nail art comes with a little poem, just because...

 

Three little Yeti babies, dashing through the snow,

Making tiny foot prints and doing forward rolls,

These little siblings, one, two and three,

Are really just as cute as can be!

Freehand Surfing Polar Bear Nails

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How are you doing today? I hope your week is going well so far.

Two more days of work before I get a day off. Phew. That said I am still really enjoying work. I've had a couple 'off' days where everything has gone wrong but I try not to dwell on those. I'm going to be working Christmas Eve and Boxing day, I've never had to work on Boxing day but I can imagine it is going to be hectic!

Today I've another cutie for you!

Freehand Crocodile Nail Art

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How are you all doing, I hope your week has been awesome and your weekend will be even better!

I've had a pretty full week but that's great because it means I am learning the ropes quicker so to speak. Tomorrow I plan on doing very little, haha! I've had no time to paint (until today, wahoo!) We had our black Friday sale yesterday and it was busier than I had imagined. I feel like I am settling in well now, I make a few hiccups on the til when I am given vouchers but I am getting there – and enjoying it for the most part!

Today's nail art is one I had been excited to share with you as I thought it turned out pretty cute. It is back on my old nail shape (it's sort of frustrating me to keep seeing it) but we'll focus on the nail art!

Freehand Pants Bear

Allo polish Pals,

How are you all doing today? I hope you had an awesome weekend. Did you get up to anything exciting? I had a fairly quiet one, I got a new shirt for Tuesdays interview, spent time with my family and got a bunch of editing done. Quiet and cosy, it felt good.

Also a huge congratulations to Vanessa who won my international giveaway!

Today's nail art is pretty pants..

Pants bear, Pants bear,
letting it all hang out, all his bits freshening in the air,
Shaking that booty all around, shake it here, shake it there.
Put on a proud display, little Pants bear,
Don't worry about the moose giving you a stare,
Let the whole world see that you don't give a care.