Hellooooo there!!  Exciting news!  I have decided to do a water marble nail art series for you guys and gals! A while back I read about this awesome website on my friend Cris's blog Let Them Have Polish.  (She was also planning on doing a nail art series from inspiration there, so I'm tweaking her idea to be water marbles exclusively.)  That website was Design Seeds.  Maybe you guys have heard of it, but I had not before reading Cris's post.  They have so many awesome color palettes, and I love that it gives me some combos that I would not normally try on my own.


Here is the first palette that inspired me.  It is called Autumn Brights.  I have been loving experiencing fall again here in Sweden.  I really missed season changes while Mr. Sparkles and I were living in Texas.  I am partial to cozy sweaters and bundling up, so fall is exciting for that reason.  And of course, who doesn't love to see the leaves change?


When I did this design I tried to get a sort of leafy shape onto my nails.  The colors I used for this all cooperated surprisingly well, even China Glaze Cross Iron 360 (the shimmery orange), which I thought would be a trouble maker.  Shimmers are usually the trouble makers in my marbles.


The other colors that I used are OPI Bullish on OPI (a red-orange creme), H&M Lime (a yellow-y chartreuse with just a hint of shimmer) , and CND Dark Ruby (a maroon creme).  I think this series will be a really interesting experiment, because not all polishes work for marbling.  I will be challenged to see how I can closely match the pre-chosen palette with polishes that will actually work together!


Also, I have decided to start watermarking my photos for a more professional look.  I hope you guys don't mind.  I tried to place them where they would not interfere with viewing.  Give me your thoughts!  And, the blog got a mini makeover this weekend, so please let me know what you think of that!