STITCHED HEART NAILS

with valentine's day tomorrow, i figured i would do some festive nails... and by festive i mean putting my own demented style into them! {plus i don't celebrate valentine's day} originally i thought about just throwing a couple hearts onto my nails but then i got the idea to take it to another level. the stitched heart. if you want some festive nails that are a little out of the ordinary {like myself...} then keep reading to learn how to get them!!

directions: shape and buff your nails. now bend your bobby pin. do this first so you don't mess up your nails once they are painted. paint three coats of white, off white, or gray onto your ring fingernails. i used opi's skull and glossbone. start with these nails so they have time to completely dry before adding the hearts. then paint the rest of your nails with two coats of your favorite black polish. {if interested, i did a whole post on my favorite!!} now dab a bit of red onto a paper plate, practice dipping the end of the bobby pin in and drawing hearts, then go for it on your nail! the red i used was opi's big apple red. once you let your hearts dry, dab some black onto the same plate, take a toothpick, dip into black, then add stitches to your heart and/or fingernail. let everything dry completely then seal with a top coat!