TMNT Nails! (Tutorial!)

If I haven't mentioned this before, I'm a huge dork. I Stumbled (if you don't know what Stumbleupon is...go to Stumbleupon.com. It's pretty much the best thing ever) on a pic of TMNT nails and thought, "Hey, I can do that!". So I did.

Ignore the chip on my index finger...I did these over a week ago. I'm surprised they've lasted this long!It's kind of a long process b/c it needs to dry in between steps...but it's worth it!

They were actually really easy to do. All you need is the different color nail polish, (Green, yellow, purple, red, blue, white and black...or if you're really ambitious, enough to mix to make those colors.) clear polish for a topcoat, scotch tape, and a couple toothpicks.


Step one: Apply the green. (You can do an undercoat if you want, I never do thought.) This took 3 coats because it's a pretty thin polish. Allow to dry COMPLETELY.

Step two:  Pull off a couple pieces of scotch tape, and stick it somewhere-your shirt, whatever-to make it not as sticky. You want it to stick but not pull the green off. Place it about a half a centimeter apart...this is how you make the mask.

Step Three: Paint the masks...I think the yellow's actually supposed to be orange, but I didn't have any so yellow it is. Just paint over the scotch tape...it'll protect the rest of your nail and make nice clean lines. Let it dry some...the polish should still be slightly tacky when you peel it off.

Step Four: Use a toothpick to make the eyes...white under black.

Step Five: Let it dry COMPLETELY, and apply your topcoat. I've discovered that if you put it on really thick, it doesn't smear the colors, but sorta smooths the edges.

And that's it...your very own TMNT nails!

Peep Sushi and craziness from friends

I've been thinking about starting a blog for awhile, and after watching Julia and Julia one day, decided to go for it. I cook a lot, and have discovered that I'm a GOOD cook...so I thought I'd share. I also do a lot of crafts which I love sharing. And video games...I think maybe I'm a nerd?

So... I want to talk about sushi. Not the "real" kind of sushi...but the sushi that was just created in our kitchen. Peep sushi. 

Peep Sushi is pretty much what it sounds like. The "rice" was homemade rice crispy treats, with peeps (those fabulous sugar-covered marshmallow easter treats) and fruit roll-ups on top. I think there were jelly beans involved too. 

That spurred this post tonight. That, and me asking my friends what I should call this blog. That's the hardest part, right? The title and first line? We went through WAAAYY too many names before we settled on Chesty Confessions...and even that I'm a little dubious about. Many of the suggestions had to do with butter...for whatever reason, butter makes everything better. Butter, and things that shouldn't be mentioned someplace my mother might see it. :) Not that it was really that bad, Mom...

Anyway...I guess that's it for my first post. It'll get better, with better pictures and recipes and such.