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How to Do Dip Powder Nails

 Staying at home means avoiding the nail salon, and as someone who always  smudges regular nail polish (seriously, how is it possible that they can still  be ready to smear by the time I go to bed?), I have a newfound appreciation for the variety of modern manicure solutions available. I previously reviewed Ohora's at-home gel strips , which are a great option for hassle-free designs. Another option that I really like, even though I am far  from a pro, is dip powder. Dip powder is essentially an acrylic powder that contains pigments or glitters. You purchase a set of liquids that can be used with the powders of your choice for a quick and clean manicure that requires very little dry time. Dip powder is easily accessible, and if you're new to dip nails in general, I'd suggest a reasonably priced option for practice. I started with the Lavender Violets brand on Amazon, which comes with a set of powders + all the liquids you need for a beginner. I did find that the l...
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Valentine's Day Hearts Door Hanger

Nothing says "I love you" like solid sugar hearts with sassy sayings, so why not dazzle your doorway with this simple Valentine's Day decoration?

This quick and easy craft is great for crafting with kids, too! All you really need are some foam shapes and paint.


You can go with classic Valentine's Day colors, or draw your inspiration from the classic pastel conversation hearts.

Valentine's Day Hearts Door Hanger


Supplies

  • Heart stencil
  • Sheets of lightweight craft foam
    in the colors of your choice
  • Coat hanger
  • Ribbon
  • hot glue gun and glue
  • Paint
  • Thin paint brush for lettering
  • Scissors or exacto knife
    (exacto knife is recommended!)

Instructions

  1. Align your stencil on the craft foam, and trace around it with the exacto knife to cut out 12 colorful foam hearts. I found that cutting two at a time was the best mix of speed and efficiency-- three was a little more difficult. I also worked on top of an empty Amazon box, so that there was no damage to my table beneath it.
  2. Using a paint color that shows up on the hearts that you created, carefully paint various sayings on the hearts. You can draw inspiration from actual conversation hearts, or make up your own! It's completely up to you how sweet or sassy you would like to be.
  3. Let the paint dry.
  4. Arrange your hearts into three columns of four, in a pattern that you like.
  5. Flip all of the hearts face down, and cut three lengths of ribbon. You will want to have about 4 inches of ribbon above the top of the top heart in each column, and then have enough ribbon to extend to at least the center of the bottom heart.
  6. Make a line of hot glue on the back of each heart, and press the ribbon firmly to each heart until stuck. If your ribbon has a pattern that you would like to be visible between the hearts, remember to glue it pattern-side down.
  7. Double checking that your hearts will be in the correct order (since you flipped them over, the pattern will be backward, so you may want to switch columns 1 and 3), loop the ribbon around the bottom of the coat hanger and hot glue to seal the loop. Do not hot glue the coat hanger itself to the ribbon, because it may be off balance.
  8. Hang it on your front door and enjoy!
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