Strawberry nails.

Since my school has ended I have enjoyed being able to do the things that I haven't been able to do before. Including dying my hair and painting my nails. I have spent the past few weeks thinking about fun things to do with my nails but on a budget. I already had red nail polish and my friend told me about some cheap nail art paint. So I bought a green and a white so I could paint strawberries on my nails.

It's pretty easy to do. Paint the nails red then for the green part. I painted a line along the top then roughly made a zig-zag pattern. Then I did the dots with my white nail paint. It's simple, fun and cute and I can't wait to try out some more designs.

Kusudama

A few months ago I had a Korean homestay who stayed with me for a weekend. When we took her back to school she gave me this paper ball.

I thought it was so cool! I went home and tried to find what it is called and how to make it. I found that it is called a Kusudama. It is made up of about 40 little flowers traditionally sewn or if you are lazy like me glued together in rings of 3-8-10-10-8-3. It takes a while to makeand the flowers are a little bit tricky but once you get the hang of it they are easy.

I made a purple one for my boyfriend and I am now making one for my friend to put on his christmas tree. He requested it in assorted colours So I started with the flowers.

This is the first ring of 10 of the second half. Still drying so I had to be careful when taking the picture.

I just finished the second half and glued it together. I couldn't find enough string to create a tassel so I made a little loops that will allow my friend to put it on his christmas tree.

These are so much fun to make and they make great presents! It takes a little while to get the hang of it but after a while it is easy. I think the traditional method is to use string to tie the rings together but I cheat and use glue. If you are bored or want a challenge and try something new then find a tutorial and try it. Have fun!