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Creative Ideas for Decorating Toenails
When painting the nails, start with clean nails, and a basecoat. After decorating the toes, apply two layers of topcoat. Always allow each coat to dry completely before moving on to the next coat.
“Love You” toenails for Valentines Day: (1) Paint all toenails white. (2) Paint a small red heart in the center of each large toenail.
Going Christmas: Paint a small tree on one, or both, of your large toenails against a black background. Put tiny dots of different nail polish colors for ornaments. Top with a silver star.
Celebrating the 4th of July: Paint red, white, and blue stripes on your toenails. Add streaks of different colors to represent a fireworks explosion.
Happy Spring! Bring in spring with a painted daisy on your toes. Paint nails green, (also good for St. Patrick’s Day), paint on a few white petals and dot the center with tiny yellow dots or place a rhinestone in the center.
Musical Notes: If you are into music, paint a simple musical note on your large toe using a very fine tipped brush.
Smiley Face Toe Nails: If you are into smiley faces, paint a few on your toenails.
Add Bling to a French Manicure: Dot along the separating color line with tiny rhinestones. This looks very  feminine when tiny rhinestones are used. If larger rhinestones are used, only line the large toe of each foot. This technique is also beautiful against a frosted pink colored toenail. Apply two layers of topcoat.
If you want a matching set, decorate your fingernails the same!
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend:
Add “diamonds” (rhinestones) to your painted toenails.
1. When your favorite nail polish dries, add a drop of clear polish to the bottom of a rhinestone, and then affix it to the nail. To pickup and place rhinestones on the toe, dip an orange stick into water, then grab and place each stone on the nail. Tweezers can be used for larger stones. Don't forget to add your topcoats.
Wedding Toenails: 4 – 8 weeks before your wedding, enjoy a weekly pedicure and foot bath at your favorite spa to soften your feet and get those toe cuticles in shape. Beautiful toes start with beautiful skin.
Delicate Wedding Toenails: If wearing a white dress, ask your manicurist to paint a delicate white pattern on your nails.
Two or three small pearls affixed to each large toenail are weddinglicious with open toe shoes or sandals.
Avoid wearing pearls on your toenails if wearing closed-toe shoes; this could be very uncomfortable.
If you have a flower child in your wedding, consider having her nails painted to match yours. It could be your little special secret - all little girls love secrets.
Instant Nail Polish: If you find it difficult to brush on nail polish, instant nail polish may be your answer.
This “polish” comes in strips shaped like nails and is laid across the nail for instant color. No need to wait until the polish is dry. I find it wears and chips like regular nail polish and it is relatively easy to apply. The French Manicure style is a popular choice.
Artificial Toenails: If your nails are not what you want them to look like, try wearing artificial toenails. It’s a quick and easy way to beautify your feet for open toe shoes and sandals.
Bizarre toenails for when you are bored: Create extra long nails with polymer clay. Taped cooled "nails" over your existing nails with double sided tape. Use your imagination…try curly nails; 3 inch long nails… you get the idea. Like all crazy ideas, this one is not designed to work well. It's for polymer clay junkies that are bored.
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