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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...

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...

A Sakura Festival bloomed in my mailbox last week. My friend and fellow nail art addict, Janet , discovered Color Street nail polish strips and sent me a surprise package, knowing I'd love them, too. They were so simple to apply - no heating or trimming to my nail bed size required! I've been wearing the nail stickers a week and they still look great, just some chipping around the tips. (Keep in mind that my new, very old house doesn't have a dishwasher, so I've been washing dishes by hand.) Sakura Nail Art Finds

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 ...

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

EDIT: Jamberry giveaway is officially over! Congratulations to Tiffany Dayton for submitting the randomly-chosen 1515th entry! Melting from the heat yet? I have some cool news to start off your summer! I'm giving one lucky lady the cute sheet of popsicle nail wraps I'm holding above, plus an accent nail each of those I'm wearing, Fresh Fern and Mint Green & Gold Stripe . 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 July 5, 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 nail stickers through customs so please check before entering. a Rafflecopter giveaway

Yes, I used a breast cancer awareness fundraiser as an excuse to buy more pink hair tinsel and glittery Jamberry nail wraps on Amazon! Sprint to my Photography Field of Flowers blog if you want to read about my experience at the 7th annual DE-feet Breast Cancer 5K yesterday. I stopped to smell (and photograph) the roses while waiting at the start line. The Sunday before the race, I saw this pink flower bush on my way to a Wizard of Oz ballet and had to pose with it for Manicure Monday. Anyone know the type of blooms? 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. Shiny Pink Nail Art Finds

Last week I vacationed in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and gave my blog a rest. But I'm too much of a flower fan to leave my fellow junkies strung without photos for long, so I posed with pretty petals for Manicure Monday. I found a beautiful bearded iris to match my amethyst nails outside the White Oak Lavender Farm in Harrisonburg. The glittery Jamberry wraps I'm wearing were retired awhile ago, but several other sparkle nail stickers are available on Amazon. 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. Amethyst Nail Art Finds

I've been using Jamberry nail wraps instead of nail polish almost every two weeks for more than two years, and have yet to finish a full sheet. I just can't turn my tail feathers to trying different designs. Thus why I've flown to Amazon to buy retired half sheets instead! This week I preened my nails to apply Jamberry's Peacock nail stickers with ombre accent nail design, Atlantis . 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. Pretty Peacock Nail Art Finds:

Don't worry, no blossoms were harmed in the taking of this photo! I was very careful when posing with the flowering pear tree, thus why the angle of the actual nail art isn't as flattering and you can see the tips of my naked nails. Jamberry Nails retired their Black Decorative design so long ago that it's not even available on Amazon, but my accent nail, Black Floral , is being sold as a half sheet of nail wraps, which does at least two full manicures. Or if you're just a fan of tree blossoms , you can order a pretty flower photo on several products without my hand marring the tree on my Fine Art America shop . I ordered a pink cherry blossoms pillow to take to art shows as an example and can't wait to see the throw pillow in person. 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. Black Floral Nail Art Finds: ...