fantasy art and tree chatter of aquariann

I still have lots of Christmas gifts to wrap! Most of my wrapping paper has shiny gold patterns, so I chose a holiday manicure to match. I alternated Fresh Fern and Mint Green and Gold Horizontal Pinstripe nail wraps by Jamberry Nails. If you don't get all the Jamberry sheets you want in your stocking this year, it won't be too late to order from me! My Jamberry party is running through Christmas - pretty please select "Aquariann" in the list of names under party dropdown at checkout to help me earn hostess rewards. Their Buy 3, Get One 1 deal is still available, no matter if you were naughty or nice this year. Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please contact me using the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Or if you've done a striped manicure in the past, comment with the link and I'll add it to my featured finds below. Gold Stripes Nail Art Find...

Amazon.com Widgets Although Jamberry Nails remain my favorite nail wraps because they're gentler to remove than brands made of nail polish, I couldn't resist commandeering the Ama-Zen design from the Sally Hansen Salon Effects line. I wish I would have known about nail wraps before my pirate wedding back in 2012 - this flower nail art would have perfectly matched my black and gold bouquet, which you can see on my pirate postcard . Want to be a guest blogger for my Manicure Monday when I don't have new nails of my own to show off? Please contact me using the form on my contact page if you're interested in a free feature. Or if you've done a gold manicure in the past, comment with the link and I'll add it to my featured finds below. Black and Gold Flower Nail Art Finds: Disclaimer: I am not affiliated with the Sally Hansen brand, but if you decide to buy nail art (or any other Amazon product) by clicking my referral link, I'll earn a small ...

Last Sunday I fluttered to FaerieCon to flock among fellow fairies. I made a beeline to meet two charmingly lovely ladies of the Fantasy Artists of Etsy team, Lithia and Sarah , and then flitted about in a bit of a daze. My eyes danced from fantasy art to soft sculptures to lace up corsets to steampunk accessories - my brain could barely process all the magical sights. Thank goodness my Ogre was there to ground me just enough to let me float down the aisles over and over again. And stop me from twirling into other elements, as I didn't have peripheral vision while wearing my amazing masquerade mask by Beadmask . He even stood patiently while I sat in line to get my very first fHairy Strands by Dancing Hands. If you look closely at the upper right of my photograph, there's a sparkle where the light has caught one of them shining in my hair. fHairy Strands are thin hair tinsel that is tied to just one single thread of hair using a cute pixie pick akin to a small crochet hook. ...

Was anyone up at the witching hour to see the first midnight showing of the final Harry Potter movie? I was awake, but I was captivated by the third season of TrueBlood , another series that materialized from the pages of a fantasy book. I am conspiring to see Deathly Hallows, Part 2, but am trying to be patient until the hysteria dissipates before apparating over to the theater. Instead I rode my broomstick over to Etsy, where there is never a waiting line or screeching child. I cast a summoning spell and these magical lockets appeared to quell my Harry Potter fix. 1. I Open At The Close Horcrux Resin Locket Deathly Hallows by Over The Top 2. Hedwig - Antiqued Brass Owl Watch Locket Necklace by Art Wonders 3. Customisable Hogwarts Letter - Harry Potter by Strangely Yours 4. Harry Potter Golden Snitch Necklace Watch by Invisible Wing

St. Patrick's Day is next week, so I couldn't help but stroll around the rolling green hills of Etsyland in search of a pot of gold. My fellow members of the Fantasy Artists of Etsy are no strangers to faerie folk, and introduced me to the handmade creations below. The leprechauns refused to part with their gold, but shared their luck happily. 1. Pot of Gold Leprechaun Original Painting by Julia Finucane 2. Patrick O'Mousey, Leprechaun Mouse by The Mouse Hole 3. Crochet Leprechaun with Pot O' Gold by Be Good 2 Mother Earth 4. Luck of the Leprechauns Soy Spell Candle by Moonlit Herbals