I'm back with another color from Ulta. A good friend spoiled me rotten when they were having a huge sale on polish, so I have a handful more scheduled in the future.





Maine Attraction is a robins egg blue crelly. Shown above is two coats with Poshe Top Coat. The formula was nice and flowed easily without flooding my cuticles.

I have a really strange relationship with crellies. They can be hit-or-miss for me depending on their thickness, pigmentation and if they contain glitter. I was actually surprised that this was a crelly when I started to apply it because it looked like a cream in the bottle. You probably couldn't use glitter between the layers as it would get lost in pigmentation. Despite this, the crelly finish does give it slight squishy appearance, which I am fond of.

Are there any formulas you love or hate?

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I'm back with another Game of Thrones mani! I'm sorry if you aren't a fan, I will return to my typical posts next week. After talking up Daenerys, I felt like I couldn't skip over the Starks. They are still alive... for now.





I'm seriously blown away by the detail in the direwolf stamp. The fur is crisp, and you can even see teeth. This is my best attempt to warn you that winter is coming.

For this look I started with Wet & Wild in Never Been Kissed, and stamped over it with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri- Gone Grey. I used plate jr-2 from MyOnline. After the stamping had dried I did a light glitter gradient using Sinful Colors- Ice Dream. I topped the whole look off with Poshe- Top Coat. If I were to go back and re-do this mani today, I would have done the glitter gradient before the stamping. I don't love the gradient, but I think it turned out ok overall.

Do you have a favorite house? I would love to hear your reasoning! Lannisters are not welcome.

There's some pretty awesome Game of Thrones gear out there, but one thing that seems to be lacking are good, heavy-duty coasters. Here's a simple tutorial that will let you make your own.





Materials needed:

• 4"x4" stone tiles
• GoT images in 4"x4" format (if you print them, do it on regular paper and with a laserjet printer)
• Mod Podge Matte
• Mod Podge Matte Spray Adhesive
• foam brushes (you will need several)
• adhesive cork
• newspaper or magazines to protect your work surface
• cardboard

Wipe down all of your tiles with a rag and water. Let them dry completely before doing anything else.



Next, cut all of your images down to size. At this point you can distress your images with scissors if you like. I chose not to.



Cover the tile with a generous layer of Mod Podge. Using too little will cause wrinkles and bubbles, too much and it will ooze out everywhere. The oozing part isn't as big of a deal, just wipe it up with a wet paper towel. As soon as your Mod Podge has been applied, align your image over the top. Smooth it out starting from the center and work your way out. Let this dry for 40 min-1 hour. It should be dry to the touch before you move on the the next step.



Once your previous coat has dried you can apply another coat of Mod Podge. Make sure to seal the edges to keep the image from peeling off later down the road. This is how it should look when you are done with your first sealing layer. Continue to add 3-4 more layers after each previous layer is dry to the touch.

Let your coasters dry for at least 12 hours after your last coat of Mod Podge. I recommend letting them dry a full 24 hours if you can.

I don't have photos of this next part, because I didn't expect to turn this into a tutorial. Take your coasters outside and lay them face up on a piece of cardboard. Read the instructions on the back of the Mod Podge Spray Adhesive can and follow them exactly. I believe you mist them for the first layer, and any layer after that can be sealed with a sweeping motion. I used three layers to seal these.



Once your spray adhesive has dried, cut out 4"x4" squares of adhesive cork for the backing. They should stick with no issue as long as you cleaned all of the dirt off in the first step of this tutorial. Once the cork is on they are good to go!



I was inspired by this coaster tutorial by Swords and Stitches and used Mod Podge Rocks for all of my product related questions.

Are you ready? Only 4 more days until the Game of Thrones season premiere! I am beyond excited for my favorite tv show to be back on the air. I spend the last three months reading A Clash of Kings, with the hopes of catching up to the current story line. Alas, I seem to be a terribly slow reader. To commemorate the premeire, Kirby of The Mercurial Magpie and I have created twin manis of our favorite house.





While the poor Starks have a special place in my heart, I am rooting for Daenerys all the way. You can't beat a strong female lead with dragons!

Shown above is one coat of Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Rapid Red. From there I created a gradient with Rapid Red and Sinful Colors - Black on Black. Once that was dry, I stamped over it using the JR-2 plate from MyOnline in conjunction with Black on Black.

Kirby was the mastermind behind the whole composition. She located the stamping plates and was sweet enough to send me one. Let's be honest, none of us would be here if we had tried to free-hand this.





Isn't Kirby's dragon egg awesome?! I am really pleased with how both of our manis turned out. Be sure to head over to The Mercurial Magpie to check out her mani and give her a follow on Facebook and Instagram while you are at it.

Are you doing anything fun for the premiere?