Adventures in Pinterest Land!!

So, like most young ladies now-a-days, I've become completely addicted to Pinterest. I've pinned more projects than I could ever do, but recently I have tried a few, so I thought I'd share my successes (and dismal failures!) with you guys since our system at work went down and I have literally nothing to do for the foreseeable future.

#1 No Heat Headband Curls pinned here

Looped twisted sections of damp hair around an elastic headband

It looked pretty neat when it was all up!

I don't know about you, but I don't call this curl. I call it a hot mess! Not cute.

I had somewhere to be so I had to do some damage control. I've had worse hair days, I suppose.

#2 Sock Bun Curls (I didn't actually pin this one, but I did find it on Pinterest) I tried this once before and it was an epic failure, but I thought I would try again. This time I showered first and then towel dried my hair. I added a little bit of curling product and rolled it on up.

Yes, that is my husband's old sock

and from the back

Finally, some uniform waves!

I wouldn't say it was exactly curly, but it was a fun messy wavy look.
I got lots of compliments!
(Please ignore all the dirty laundry...)

#3 Nail Marbling! pinned here

Here are some pictures of my first try. I didn't like the colors so I ended up re-doing them and tweaking a bit.

Now, for the step-by-step...

Before I started I covered my finger tips and around each nail with petroleum jelly. This made the polish that got all over my fingers peel right off! (Awesome trick for any time you paint your nails!)

First, I painted all of my nails with a thin coat of the lightest color

Second, fill a Dixie cup with water and add the colors!
One drop for each ring of color.
As you can see, the platinum color created a more dense ring than the sparkly pink did.

Third, use something pointy to make a design!
I used the end of a thin paint brush
Once you've got your design, dip your nail in slowly, top down.

You'll end up with polish all the way down to you knuckles.
Make sure to let it dry before you start trying to peel it off your skin.

 And voila!

I finished it off with a clear top coat.

 I  haven't been able to figure out how to keep the polish from being kind of bubbly because of the water.

Give these things a try and let me know how they work for you!