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It's been a stressful summer. So last Thursday my parents and I decided we needed flower therapy, and took a day trip to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA. I was delighted that the waterlilies were in bloom. Don't worry, this purple waterlily wasn't harmed to be in my Manicure Monday photo - it was part of an information station where guests could get a closer look at the flower without falling into the man-made ponds. I took more than a hundred photos of plants and will be slowly sharing them in future Flower Fridays. Featured Flower Picks: Purple Roses Nail Art • Dune Sunflower • Gold Leaf Nail Art

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Amanda Stovall for submitting the randomly-chosen 568th entry. Please email me back within 72 hours to claim your prize. A week into winter in our new, very old house and the pipes have already frozen. It was a summer home for years, and our area rarely gets and stays this cold for so long. Even ice is forming on the Delaware Bay ! Just so my nails wouldn't feel left out in the cold, I chose a jamicure that fits into the rest of the cool surroundings. Then I skated into the Jeepers! It's January Giveaway Hop. I'm sharing half a nail art sheet of Snow and Ice, a Jamberry Junior design that retired several seasons ago. If you don't have a little girl and would rather use them yourself, I'm also including two of the largest Sapphire wraps that can be cut down into at least four adult-size thumb nail wraps. If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend K...

What's better than red glitter on my nails? Red glitter on my Christmas tree! I've been eying Katie Crafts' handmade ornaments since I saw her Santa Cam on Instagram last year. Now that I have Ogre's Grove to stock, I was able to order glittery goods for my fellow geeks to gawk over. Deadpool, Flash, Punisher and Darth Vader ornaments arrived in time to take a set to Ocean City Comic Con this Saturday, Dec. 9 - that is, unless Katie's creations sell out at 129 Union St. in Milton, Delaware first! And we're still days away from Friday, but I am wearing Jamberry's Tinsel Poinsettia design as an accent nail, so I hope you'll linky up some flowers anyway!

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Kristi C for submitting the randomly-chosen 134th entry. Please email me back within 72 hours to claim your prize. Brrr, it finally got cold in Delaware! Thus I have been drinking more Irish coffees to stay cozy on notably nippy nights. To help my readers warm up their winter fashion, I'm sharing half a nail art sheet of Hot Toddy , plus an accent nail of Autumn Romance , both of which I was gifted from my fellow nail art addict, Janet Stoy . If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to win before November 29, 2017. Sharing the worldwide giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glittery glee from me. I will ship anywhere, but will be super sad if the winner's country won't allow nail stickers through cus...

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Amber Young for submitting the randomly-chosen 294th entry. Please email me back within 72 hours to claim your prize. With all the hate in the news lately, I'd like to share some love instead. That's why I'm giving away half a nail art sheet of Love Fern, plus an accent nail of Vintage Chic . Both designs are retired and thus more expensive to buy on Amazon than when readily available from a Jamberry consultant like mine, Janet Stoy . If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to win before November 15, 2017. Sharing the worldwide giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glittery glee from me. I will ship anywhere, but will be super sad if the winner's country won't allow nail stickers through cus...

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Indah Nuria Savitri for submitting the randomly-chosen 115th entry. Please email me back within 72 hours to claim your prize. October may be best known for Halloween, but it's also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was in 7th grade. Thankfully she recovered and has enjoyed many more autumns with me. To celebrate, I'm giving away half a nail art sheet of Power Of Pink , which is retired and thus more expensive to buy on Amazon than when it was readily available from a Jamberry consultant like mine, Janet Stoy . I'll also include an accent nail of Janet's Pink Ribbon design, the proceeds of which she donates to Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to wi...

We have spread our wings into our new, very old house! There's still piles of unpacking to do, but my weekly Flower Friday posts should take flight again soon. Until then, enjoy my Butterfly Kisses accent nail wrap that fluttered onto an orange zinnia. Featured Flower Picks: Phalanta Phalantha Butterfly • Butterfly Nail Art • Sunflower

Moving hasn't been very kind to my schedule to squeeze in blogging, but I finally had to make time to stop and apply the flowers! Despite not knowing how well wraps will withstand all the work we still have to do to the historic home we bought, I couldn't wait another minute to wear the Little Luxuries with accent Peppermint Stripe designs from my Jamberry consultant, Seasonail . Since I'm not sure when I'll have the chance to blog hop again, I'm also adding an extended Flower Friday linky to this post. Featured Flower Picks: Dropmore Scarlet Honeysuckle • Flower In The Air Nail Art • Red Abutilon Blossom

A white rabbit made me late for a very important date! I didn't have time to blog the Flower Friday before the holiday, thus I am combining the hop with Manicure Monday by posing with a Kwanzan cherry tree . I picked Vintage Chic with accent Love Fern nail wraps for my Easter jamicure. Speaking of not wanting to be late, don't miss your chance to enter to win half a sheet of Jamberry wraps in my Rain Rain Go Away Giveaway before April 19 at 11:59 p.m. EST! Featured Flower Picks: Ranunculus Bouquet • Cherry Blossom Nail Art • Spring Flowers

March has come in like a lunatic lion the last few years. Thank goodness there's always the Art of The Belly festival in Ocean City to whirl away the wacky weather by the end of the month! This year I chose to wear Copenhagen nail wraps from Seasonail , accented with a retired diamond design still available on Amazon , to match my blue sequin scarf . If you like the blue watercolor wraps, come back on April 5 for the Rain Rain Go Away Giveaway Hop to enter to win half my Jamberry sheet. Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please fill out the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Blue Nail Art Finds

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Trinity Rosario for submitting the randomly-chosen 801st entry. Please email me back within 72 hours to claim your prize. With all the negative news these days, I'd like to remind my readers to stop and smell the flowers. Or better yet, wear them! I'm sharing half of my Queen Anne floral nail art sheet, plus an accent nail of White Romance with one lucky winner. Both designs are retired and thus more expensive to dig up than when they were readily available from a Jamberry consultant like mine, Janet Stoy . If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to win before February 28, 2017. Sharing the worldwide giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glittery glee from me. I will ship anywhere, but will be super ...

EDIT: Jamberry giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Cassandra Dyer for submitting the randomly-chosen 565th entry. Please email me back within 72 hours to claim your prize. I'm toasting to a new year of blogging by giving one lucky reader a half sheet of Champagne Frost , plus an accent nail of Gold Crisscross . Both designs are retired and thus more expensive to buy on Amazon than when they were readily available from a Jamberry consultant like mine, Janet Stoy . If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to win before January 31, 2017. Sharing the worldwide giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glittery glee from me. I will ship anywhere, but will be super sad if the winner's country won't allow nail stickers through customs so please check ...

Saturday was too cold to play in the first snow of 2017. Instead I applied Champagne Frost nail wraps from Seasonail while watching white magic whirl by the window! Think this Jamberry design is cool? It's retiring January 15. For those that don't buy it in time, I'll be giving half of my snowflake sheet away for the Jeepers It's January Giveaway Hop so check back January 17 to enter. Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please fill out the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Snowflake Nail Art Finds

It's the most wonderful time of the year to wear Tinsel Poinsettia nail wraps! Although I have to disagree about it also being the hap-happiest season of all - Seasonail makes every season a joy to get Jamberry nail art in the mail. Check back January 17 to see what design she'll be giving away for the Jeepers It's January Giveaway Hop. Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please fill out the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Poinsettia Nail Art Finds

EDIT: Jamberry giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Vikki Billings for submitting the randomly-chosen 391st entry. Please reply to my email within 72 hours to claim your prize. I'm not a city girl. But I do love to visit to see the sparkling sights, especially during the holidays. And since so many of you entered to win a half sheet of nail wraps during last month's stocking stuffer giveaway hop, I decided to join another to spread more shine this season. Thus I'm giving away the retired Urban Lights nail art I'm holding, plus an accent nail of the current design I'm wearing, Butterfly Fantasy . If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to win before December 15, 2016. Sharing the worldwide giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glitt...

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Wanda Bee for submitting the randomly-chosen 407th entry. Please reply to my email within 72 hours to claim your prize. Christmas arrived early for me! Janet sent a package stuffed with Jamberry wraps from the current catalog. I'm getting in the giving spirit and sharing half my sheet of Tinsel Poinsettia wraps with one of you. The winner will also receive an accent nail of each of the wrap designs I'm wearing in the image, Autumn Romance and Gold Crisscross . If you haven't ever tried Jamberry nail wraps, read my Jamberry Nail Wraps Tutorial on my friend Katie's blog. If their product sticks with you, comment on this post and fill out the Rafflecopter to enter to win before November 30, 2016. Sharing the worldwide giveaway and following my social media accounts will also earn you extra entries and glittery glee from me. I will ship anywhere, but will be super sad if the winner's country won't allow ...

I specifically picked out white flowers to match my manicure two weeks ago. For the first time ever, the fresh cut flowers outlasted the ones on my nails, as I just removed these Jamberry wraps yesterday. (The blue Porcelain design retired awhile ago, but there's still 2 available on Amazon.) You can bet I'll be buying more chrysanthemums in the future. And also sharing another picture of the beautiful bouquet without my hand obscuring it next Flower Friday. Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please fill out the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. White Floral Nail Art Finds

Apparently this blue floral manicure is a biennial because it's been 2 years since it bloomed first on my nails for a best friend's wedding. Except this time I added an accent nail of blue and white stripes. And I still have half a sheet left so maybe you'll see the retired Jamberry design yet again in 2018! Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please fill out the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Blue Floral Nail Art Finds