WET N WILD LE POP ART CRAZE NAIL POLISH COLLECTION: REVIEW AND SWATCHES

Prepare yourself for another post in our Feeling Pretty series...

Wet n Wild is one of our absolute FAVORITE brands for makeup and nail polish because their products are super affordable, while maintaining very high quality! We always get excited--and when I say "excited," I mean jumping up and down and squealing like an idiot in the middle of the cosmetic aisle--when we see a new limited edition collection from them. Their latest is the Pop Art Craze collection, which includes six incredibly bright and fun nail polishes! We loved the colors so much, we bought the whole collection and are eager to share it with you!!!

So where did we find these amazing nail polishes and how much did we spend?! Well, let me tell you! We found the collection at Smith's Marketplace, on a very cute and bright display! Each nail polish was available for only 79 cents, which is a steal! We got the whole collection for only $4.75, plus tax. Also, I've read on other blogs that the collection is available at Walgreen's too, but we could not find this particular collection at our local Walgreen's this time (although we usually do). I think the Wild Shine polishes cost ten to twenty cents more at Walgreen's than at Smith's Marketplace, but 99 cents is still a great deal! And I think you should know that our cute puppy, Sprinkle, gave these polishes her kiss of approval!

Let's talk about the colors! There is a brilliant white with a  cream finish (as opposed to matte or shimmer) called "A Blank Canvas." We love that it is a true, bright white! It is gorgeous! But it can be a little tricky to apply because this particular polish does not go on very smoothly with thin coats. Kaitlyn had to apply two thicker coats to make it look nice and even (although just one thick coat looked fine, too), but it is totally worth it!

"Teal Slowly and See" is a light, bright blue, and I am officially in love with it! It is the PERFECT light blue, with a creamy finish. Kaitlyn swears she has been on the hunt for this color for months, and I wish you could have seen her face light up when she found this little gem! The picture does not even do this stunning color justice! It also goes on like a dream. It is smooth and opaque with just one or two coats, and the formula reminds me a lot of the Wet n Wild Mega Last Nail Colors, which are amazing!

The other blue in the collection is a bit deeper, but still very bright and pretty. It also has a cream finish . It is called "Listening to Blue Reed." CJ and I wish we had this color for Independence Day! It would have made a great manicure for the holiday! Anyway, this one goes on very nicely, too! It also reminds me of the Mega Last line, and we all love the color so much! It's CJ's favorite! PLEASE NOTE: the picture of this blue looks extremely similar  to the one above, but I promise this one is a bit darker in person. They are not really that similar. If you look at the manicure pictures at the bottom of this post, you can see the colors a little better...Sorry about that!!!

"Stand the Test of Lime" is a bright, light green! It is a nice lime color with a cream finish that screams summertime! I can practically taste limeade just by looking at it! However, this does not go on quite as smoothly as the blues do; it takes about here really thin coats (with dry time in between each coat); but as long as you have the time, it's not an inconvenience. This is the color that first caught my eye, and I am super stoked to have it in my collection!

There is a neon purple called "who is Ultra Violet?" that we are also loving to pieces! It is not really dark or really light; it is a happy medium with a punch of neon vibrancy! Like all the other colors in this collection, it has a cream finish. The color is unique and beautiful! It also goes on really easily. Two coats is all you need for some hot purple nails!

"The Clock Strikes Orange" is a really pretty one, too! This orange shade is another super unique color with a cream finish. If a cantaloupe and a pumpkin had a neon baby, it would be this color! I'm not a huge orange person, but I honestly LOVE this one! It goes on nicely, just like the purple and blue colors do!

We had a lot of fun painting our nails with the polishes form the Wet n Wild Pop Art Craze Collection! Take a look at the manicures we put together by mixing and matching different colors from the collection!

We highly recommend that you check out Wet n Wild's amazing nail polishes, and grab some of these limited edition colors while they are still available! They are all so bright and beautiful! I cannot decide which one I love most, but Sprinkle's favorite is "Who is Ultra Violet?" What is your favorite color from the collection? Let us know in the comment section below! Thanks for reading! :)

Love, the Sisters of Hot Glue and Sparkle,

Kaitlyn, Breann, and CJ

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DIY TOOL WIND CHIME

Prepare yourself for another post in our Crafty Chaos series...

Wind chimes are the perfect way to add some extra character to your yard, and with the right TOOLS, you can make a unique wind chime of your own! It can be neutral and classy, or funky and colorful. It is a super flexible project with lots of possibilities, and it is fairly inexpensive, too. So let's get down to business...

Step 1: Gather the materials you want to use (DUH). Unless you are a hoarder, you will most likely need to do some shopping. You will need some kind of base to hand your tools from, a wind variety of "clangy" tools (wrenches are great for making some noise), and a type of cord to tie the tools to. If you want to paint anything, then obviously you will want some spray paint to do that with as well. 

Step 2: Start shooting those tools and your base (with the spray paint, of course)!  Don't forget to prime them first so the spray paint will go on nicely and stay on better. 

Step 3: Break out the cord and figure out how long you want each strand to be. Kaitlyn and I did this together; one of us held the base and the other tied the cord to the tool and held it up to the base so we could decide how long we wanted it to be. We decided to vary the length from cord to cord.

Step 4: It is time to cut the cord and burn the ends! (Well, the burning part only applies if you are using of rope/cord...we just burned yummy smelling candle and used it to burn the ends so they did not fray. If you use a non-fraying cord, you can scratch the burn part and simply cut.)

Step 5: Tie the cord to both the tools and the base, and use a little hot glue to help the knot hold on a little tighter (although you probably do not NEED the hot glue...but what would the Hot Glue and Sparkle girl be without hot glue?!).

Step 6: Find a friend to ask for their opinion. See if they think you need to adjust anything, just in case! We asked our puppy, Shadow, for his opinion. Fortunately, he thought it was perfect...even perfect enough to eat! :)

And there you have an awesome tool wind chime! Hang it up and enjoy the beautiful clangs in the wind! :)

Materials:

-Base (we found and old, funny-looking candle holder at DI--but you can get nice metal rings, in different sizes, at Hobby Lobby for a couple of bucks)

-Cord (or tope, or string, or fishing line, or whatever). We tried fishing line, but had a hard time getting good knots around the tools (someone more knot-knowledgeable could probably use the fishing line without any problems--just remember to get a heavy-duty one since tools are a bit heavy). We just used a fun, bright cord that we picked up from Hobby Lobby for a couple of dollars (on the same aisle as the leather crafts--they have a bunch of colors).

-Tools! Anything metal that will make fun sounds when they clang together. Wrenches are awesome! We got a package of 10 or so for about $7 in the Value Tools section at WalMart. We also picked up nuts and bolts (packages for $1-3), door hinges ($1-2), a combination lock ($1), etc, but decided we had too much to fit on this wind chime--so we've saved some of those supplies to use another day on a different project.

-Spray paint--if you want to spray your tools a different color. We used several different Krylon metallic colors--but it could also be fun to do several bright colors--or you could leave the tools as they are and not spray them at all. You will also want a primer  (Krylon has a great primer, too). Krylon products can be found at Hobby Lobby, Smith's Marketplace, and WalMart for around $4.

If you give this project a try, let us know what tools and colors you use on  yours! We want to make another one soon...maybe something a little more colorful next time! Thanks for reading, and happy DIY-ing! :)

Love, the Sisters of Hot Glue and Sparkle,

Kaitlyn, Breann, and CJ

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RICE CRISTPY TREATS: SUMMER STYLE

Prepare yourself for another post in our Mission in the Kitchen series...

We made the traditional rice crispy treats you know and love, and put a fun summer twist on them with some cookie cutters and white chocolate! This is nothing too fancy, but we just want to give you a brief overview of what we came up with, because these sweet treats were pretty fun and turned out cute! :)

After we made our treats, we cut them into different fun summer shapes, like flip flops, sunglasses, ice cream cones, and ice cream sundaes!!! We just used some nice Wilton cookie cutters from Gordman's ($2.99 for a pack of 3!) to do that.

Then we dumped some white melting chocolate into a bowl and used food coloring to dye it...

And we poured the white chocolate out into our handy-dandy frosting/decorating bag...

With our frosting bag at the ready, we just started tracing our shapes and making the ice cream, sunglasses, and flip flops look more like ice cream, sunglasses, and flip flops! And of course, we added a few sprinkles! Oh, and remember, when you're decorating with white chocolate, remember less is more!

Materials:

-Wilton cookie cutters ($2.99 for a pack of 3, Gordman's)

-Ingredients (local grocery store)

We enjoyed making the treats and were happy to take them to a few friends! Hopefully they thought they were as cute as we did!

Love, the Sisters of Hot Glue and Sparkle,

Kaitlyn, Breann, and CJ

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DIY NAIL POLISH STORAGE

Prepare yourself for another post in our Crafty Chaos series...

We love nail polish! Nail polish is a fabulous, inexpensive, and easy way to add a little more style to any look. For us, it is TOO EASY to walk into a store without any intention of buying nail polish, but walk out with two or three new colors anyway! But storing and organizing it--well, that's another story! I mean, we can't just leave them anywhere for our puppies to eat, right?! We need some simple, affordable storage solution that will keep those pretty polishes safe, organized, and portable.

We searched for a good way to organize our nail polish for ages! We tried putting our polished in bowls, which was cute, but not at all organized. We tried putting them on trays, but it was too difficult to carry the trays back and forth without the polished all falling over, and having to be reorganized yet again. We also considered nail polish racks and shelves, but we would still have a transportation issue. We thought about getting some kind of nail polish caddy, but they tend to be really expensive. We finally decided the best way to keep our polish organized and allow for good transportation would be to find some kind of box, which would have to be the right size--not too tall, and not so wide that it would be impractical, yet large enough to hold a lot and allow our nail polish collections to grow.

We finally found some storage solution that meet all of our criteria, and we are SUPER excited to share them with you! We have three different box ideas (two of them are very closely related, though) to keep nail polish organized in style! This means we can still have them out and looking cute, but also have them portable and ready to go wherever you are ready to paint!

SOLUTION 1: CUTE PASTEL STERILITE BOXES

Here we have some flip-top Sterilite boxes we picked up at WalMart for $2.47. They are 12" wide, 6" long, and 3.75" high, which is the PERFECT height for nail polishes, as most nail polishes are about 3" to 3.5" tall. They fit approximately fifty nail polishes in each box (about 5 rows of 10, depending on the shape and size of the nail polish bottle), which is amazing!

First we primed the boxes with a white primer from Krylon.

Then, we spray painted them light pastel colors, all from Krylon's Indoor/Outdoor line: "Pistachio," "Ballet Slipper," and "Sun Yellow."

They turned out really cute and fun--if you don't mind that they look a tad like baby wipe boxes! The funny thing is, CJ did not mind, and Kaitlyn did mind...So, if you glance at the picture above, you can see there are four boxes (one pink, one yellow, and two green). All except for one of the greens are what Kaitlyn initially wanted, until the pastel colors made her think of baby wipe boxes! Then, she decided she wanted to repaint them (which is the second solution--same boxes, TOTALLY different look). But CJ still loves her green box, and I think it suits her style well! She was so excited to fill it up with all her nail polishes, and she doesn't even have the box half filled yet, so she has plenty of room for growth--which is totally appreciated! Now she doesn't have to worry about having to get something new to make more room any time soon!

SOLUTION 2: CLASSY METALLIC STERILITE BOXES

Our second solution is similar to the first, but not as simple and much classier, rather than something super light and simple. We used the same boxes, and primed them just was we did before, and spray painted them different colors--all metallic colors form Krylon: "Nickel," "Sparkling Canyon," and "Caramel Latte." 

We added some simple and elegant black and white ribbon, and some adhesive pearls (and you can find both ribbon and pearls at Hobby Lobby for super cheap, especially when they are 50% off)!

That gave these boxes a very sleek finish. Don't they just SCREAM CLASSY?! I have a feeling Audrey Hepburn stored her nail polish in something similar...But anyway, these are what Kaitlyn turned her original boxes into, and it is quite the transformation! They are totally her style, and I love that! The different colors of pearls help her know what colors are in each box, so she doesn't have to search too much to find that perfect nail polish! And since the pears are on both the front and side, she can tell no matter which direction the boxes face on a shelf. Like CJ, none of her boxes are even half full--so cheer for room to grow, because you KNOW our collections WILL grow!

SOLUTION 3: SIMPLY STYLISH ZEBRA PHOTO BOXES

Our third solution still includes boxes, but a totally different kind. These are photo storage boxes, which I picked up for just $2.99 each at Gordman's. They are 7.5" by 11", and about 4.5" tall--so they are similar in size the Sterilite boxes, and hold about the same amount of polish. Since I am pretty much OBSESSED with zebra print, I decided to pretty much leave them alone and let the zebra stripes do all the talking, rather than clutter up the already loud boxes with a bunch of ribbon or stamps or something.

I did, however, add three small rhinestones on each box (different rhinestones on each one) so I can easily identify what colors are in what box. I know the pinks and neutrals are in the box with pink and black zebra rhinestones; the blues and greens are in the box with light pink rhinestones; the purples, reds, oranges, and yellows are in the box with hot pink rhinestones. Also, I just want to say I really like that some came with black lids and some came with hot pink lids--how fun!

These are super simple, yet bold and stylish with the awesome zebra print. I LOVE them! They are so me! Our puppy, Sprinkle, loves them too! We are also happy to reports that I have plenty of room for collection expansion, as well. These boxes are just the perfect homes for my polishes!

Materials:

-Sterilite boxes ($2.47, WalMart)

-Spray paint ($4ish, Smith's Marketplace, WalMart, or Hobby Lobby)

-Ribbon ($1-$2, Hobby Lobby)

-Pearls/rhinestones ($3ish, Hobby Lobby)

-Photo boxes ($2.99, Gordman's)

Well, those are all three of our DIY nail polish storage solutions! We hope you like them and give one of them a try, or that they at least spark other good ideas! If you do try one of these solutions, then tell us how they turned out! As always, thanks for reading!!! :)

Love, the Sisters of Hot Glue and Sparkle,

Kaitlyn, Breann, and CJ

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