Barbie Toes

Alright. To some of you this post might be a little weird, or even gross, or some of you might think it is pure art. Just remember at all times you may click your exit button and never have to see it again. Also, I am very self concious about my toes. My dad said something about them being bulbous when I was growing up. But because I am nice, I'll show you. You'd better not say anything though.

I've been asked a lot how in the world I make my toes so darn cute. First, thank you! Instead of showing every person individually, I thought I'd let you all get intimate with my toes by showing you a (kind of) step by step blog. Lets begin...

Your cast of characters, if you will. A base color (make it bright and bold!), plain old white, a clear top coat, and we'll refer to the stick as the "tooth-pick thing". I'm pretty sure you can get those at Sally Beauty Supply, and if not you'll have to hunt. I have no idea where I got mine. I have a couple extra so the first ones to bake me cookies will win them :)

You'll want to start by painting your color coat first. Let it dry for AT LEAST 2 hours. If you are a mother, this is easy. Paint, eat lunch, chase your kids, nap time and you're there.

Once you've been patient enough to let it dry, use the flattish end of the tooth-pick thing and get a medium size glob of the white polish (I couldn't get a picture. Lets face it, I'm not a photographer). Make 6 globby dots...one in the middle, and five going around. Make sure they are not flat dots, but have a little "bubble" to them. You'll see why soon. Like so...

Now, with the pointy end of the tooth-pick thing, connect the dots. I ususally start from the middle going out. If you need to, you can add more white so it doesn't look streaky.

Again, take the flattish end and get yourself a smaller size glob. Make three small, but flat, dots following the curve of your toenail. This step is optional but I love it. Its like the icing on the cake. They're starting to look good aren't they?

Let the flower dry for 20 minutes then paint over with a clear top coat to make it all shiny. Don't forget your other little piggys. They need the clear coat too!

Remember, it will probably take you awhile to get it "perfect". But the great thing is, legs are long and no one will see your mistakes from that far away. Just have fun with it!