when pintrest lies

Pinterest: the best time squandering site ever invented.

I've recently become addicted to a website called Pinterest. Basically it's a digital wonderland of craft, decorating, cooking, and fashion ideas, namely all the things I enjoy. It's wonderful. Need a recipe? Pinterest. New hairstyle? Pinterest. Feeling crafty? Pinterest. Just plain bored? Pinterest.

However, like the rest of the internet, Pinterest can lie.

***GASP!***

Hannah, Susie, Kelsey, and I experienced this first hand. We had found this really cool idea for a tie die looking manicure and immediately decided to try it. 

Come on, you gotta admit that's cool!

The directions said to drop drops of different shades of nail polish into a cup of water. The polish would then float on the top and all you had to do was swirl  the colors together with a toothpick until it looks the way you want it on top of the water. At this point you would simply dip your nails into water and pull them out looking like the picture.

After watching a couple youtube tutorials, all which worked flawlessly, we thought, "Hey! We can do that." So with the excitement of a 6 year old on Christmas morning we set out to create our own tie die nail creations.  Turns out this is not at all as easy as it looked. Apparently only certain types of polish will float and you have to work SUPER fast or else it dries IN the water! I think we ended up with one satisfactory nail between the four of us. So while our efforts were certainly valiant, it just didn't work for us. SO SAD!

Giving up on water marbling, we decided to give newspaper print nails a try, even though we were now a little skeptical of  our beloved Pinterest. As it turned out our skepticism was unfounded because this time everything worked perfectly.  :)

HOW TO:  Dip your dry and painted nails into rubbing alcohol and then press a piece of newspaper onto your nail. Your nail needs to be wet enough  to soak the paper all the way through. (You should be able to see both sides of the pint). Hold the paper there until it's almost, but not completely, dry and then peel the paper away. (If you let the paper dry completely you run the risk of the paper sticking to your nail.) TA DA! The ink will be left behind. Finish with a clear top coat to keep the ink from rubbing off.