Neat Nails

No need to head to the salon to get these babies. You can grab some nail strips or a Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen or two and do this yourself! If you are brave enough!

Point the Way Nail Stickers in Floral, $12
At Your Fingertips Nail Stickers in City Lights, $12
Essie Pink Nail Polish Shades, $8
B&B FASHION HOUSE: LACE NAIL ART DESIGNS
Makeup, Hair, Nail Art / silver glitter gradient onto light pink
Hot Animal Print Nail Art
Hot Animal Print Nail Art
DIY Inspiration: Nail Art | Free People Blog

Scroll Work Designs

I had to let you guys in on this. I just found out about Clarity Collins, who is a local silversmith here in my hometown. A true silversmith - is it just me or does that not make you think of the movie Robin Hood or Ever After or Monty Python? Maybe its just me that wants to be Queen Guinevere. Anyway!!! Clarity is so very talented and I wanted to feature some of her wares here on the ol' blog. I love giving shout outs to local talent and Etsy sellers....So take a look at her Etsy shop ScrollWorkDesigns and be in awe of her handcrafted jewelry! It's amazing stuff...considering if my clumsy self tried any of this I would hammer all 10 fingers off within minutes.

 

1.Sunset - Sterling Silver, Carnelian, and Agate Earrings 
2. Grecian - Sterling Silver, Fine Silver, and Cameo Ring (isn't she gorgeous?)
3. Birdcage - Sterling Silver, Garnet, and Quartz Necklace
4. Black Widow - Sterling Silver and Carnelian Spider Ring
5. Black Widow - Sterling Silver and Carnelian Spider Ring
6. Neptune - Sterling Silver, Freshwater Pearl, and Labradorite Bangle

All pictures via ScrollWorkDesigns.

Part of the Art

A couple of weeks ago I asked a good friend of mine if he would do a photo shoot with me that incorporated some local art - especially the graffiti that is an expert at shooting. zen has a great eye for photos and always finds the most interesting way to look at everyday things. He was the one that initially got me interested in photography and has offered me lots of advice over the years. He usually wins the Best Photography Blog that is announced every year at the BlogAsheville parties. And should! His art has been featured at one of the premier hotels here in Asheville as well. He is involved in so many things and his art is featured on Asheville websites, other peoples blogs, newspapers, events...it could quite possibly be a full time job for him. On this particular day I asked him if he could make me part of the art. I think his photos came out excellent and I was very excited to be able to break out of my hum drum work clothes and don a menagerie of colors and textures all in one outfit. zen has a HUGE amount of beautiful and thought provoking photos on flickr. He has a photography blog at zenography and a written blog at zenscription. I encourage you to get lost in his photostream!

and a few when we had to take cover from the rain...

Photos by: zen Sutherland