Too Cute-icle - I'm Wearing Green!

Saint Patrick's Day is right around the corner! Woo!

I figured out this month that I have a serious problem with 'anticipation' buying. I can't tell you how many GREENS I picked up in anticipation of Saint Patrick's Day manis, but I can tell you that I own more than I could possibly use between Valentines Day and March 17th. Oh well...at least I'll be set for Christmas LOL!

Shamrocks (NOT 4-leaf cloves)...surprisingly easy...surprisingly difficult! I spent a great deal of time crouched over a nail wheel with my dotting tools trying to get the spacing for the leaves just right, all in all I am pretty pleased with it and have definitely found my St. Paddy's Day (Paddy not Patty LOL!) mani. I love it! Even the operations manager at work said, "Cool nails, man! My wife loves that stuff." Awesome.

This is 2 coats of Too Cute-icle's limited edition Saint Patrick's Day polish 'I'm Wearing Green', over Finger Paints 'Tough Art To Follow'. I added the rhinestones and immediately regretted it. 'I'm Wearing Green' is gorgeous on its own and didn't need at dressing up. The stars, I was pleased to find, did not require much fishing, but you better believe I top coated the shizz outta them...LOL! For the accent nails I used Chirality Nail Polish 'Katydid' (lime green scatter holo) and black on my swatch hand, and 'Katydid' and 'Tough Art To Follow' on my right hand.

(P.S. I am experimenting with my photos and watermarks to make them less intrusive. Let me know in the comments if you like the new look or not, or would prefer them not have borders and the logo. Thanks!)

Finger Paints ' Tough Art To Follow' (Black accent nail)

Finger Paints ' Tough Art To Follow' (Black accent nail)

Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'

Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'

Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'

Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'

Shamrocks - Chirality 'Katydid'

Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'

Too Cute-icle 'I'm Wearing Green'  w/ Rhinestones

Chirality 'Katydid' and Finger Paints 'Tough Art To Follow'

The 'OTHER' hand LOL

'I'm Wearing Green' is available now for $7 for a full size until 10pm on March 17, 2013 here! You can also find Too Cute-icle on...
Facebook
Etsy
Instagram: @TooCuteicle
Twitter: @TooCuteicle
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You can find Chirality's 'Katydid' here and on Facebook.

Just a heads up, we'll Just a heads up, we will be putting the shop (https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoxClaws) into vacation mode for a couple of weeks starting this Friday 3/15/13 so that we can catch up on some things around the house, and give Mr. Fox's elbow some time to recover and heal. We may still be accepting custom orders so if you want something while the shop is closed please feel free to contact us on Etsy, Facebook, or by e-mail at thefoxclaws[at]gmail[dot]com. All open orders, including orders placed between now and Friday, will be completed and shipped out on schedule. If you have any questions about your order, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Oh, almost forgot! Theres a new social media footprint website called HireInfluence. It's kind of like Klout and LinkedIn rolled into one. It's still in BETA so I don't have too much information yet, but I'll update more when I get some :) You can activate your profile at HireInfluence (http://bit.ly/hireinf). I activated mine with my twitter account in less than 3 minutes and found out I have a social media #strengthfactor of 31.2. If you activate your account by March 25th you'll be entered to win 1 of 3 $100 Amazon gift cards!

Some of the capabilities and highlights of the HireInfluence interface include:

• Search – A search engine that gives businesses unprecedented search criteria options to strategically identify and leverage "Networking Superstars" in their target market or industry.
• Proprietary Score – A "Strength Factor" score based on real influence, to include the level of impact the influencer has via each social channel, as well as real work experience within specific industries.
• Social analyzing – A first-to-market aggregation and validation of the results, to include demographics of friends and followers, location of influence, key words used and engaged vs. fake followers, to name a few.
• Star Rating – Each person's profile has a star rating given by other companies as well as rankings against other Networkers to "recruit with confidence."
• Social Media Background Check - Printed profile for a sales or promotional employment opportunity.

Santa's Secret Stash Holiday Giveaway!

WOOOO GIVEAWAY TIME!

I am SUPER excited to be able to participate in this awesome multi-blogger giveaway, not only because the prizes are killer, but because I have gotten to know each one of these amazing ladies and they are true class acts!

Since this is a holiday giveaway we wanted to keep most of the prizes a secret but I can tell you there will be lots of indies, HTF's, customs, candy and other glittery goodies that are sure to knock your stockings off.

Here is a TINY peek at a couple of the prizes:

Different Dimension 2012 Santa Baby Mini Set

China Glaze Holiday Charms Mini Set

More Goodies From:

Tomboy Nails

Fox Claws

Too Cute-icle

Cosmetic Sanctuary

Different Dimension

Mani Curiously

Mentality Polish

The Polished Pixie

Pinked Polish

Cupcakes and Polish

Finger Painting Fingers

Above the Curve Nail Polish

Kyoti's Nails & Lucky 13 Lacquer

Adventures and Mishaps in the Land of Nail Polish

Now for the boring stuff - i.e. The rules

- US only please (Sorry international ladies)

- Giveaway begins at 12:01am 11/8/2012 and ends at 12:01am on 12/1/2012.

- There will be 14 winners! Winners will be chosen by Rafflecopter.

- Winners will be contacted at the e-mail address they provided on Rafflecopter and will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is chosen. You can only win ONE prize. Duplicate winners will be redrawn.

- Please don't cheat. All entries will be verified. Fraudulent entries will be disqualified.

Good Luck! Have fun!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Go Pink Wednesday - Part 2

I'm sorry this is late today (better late than never though, right?), its been a busy couple of days. Blegh. BUT I have fun news! Jillian over at Jilltastic Nail Design did an AWESOME review of our 'Kitten' sized nail polish rack! You can check it out here. AND if you're in the market for polish rack, you can get 10% OFF your rack purchase from our ETSY store with the code 'Jill10'!  Christmas is only this many days away. (75 from today!)

Anyway, thank you so much for all of the positive feedback on my last GPW post! I hope you ladies took the time to feel em' up, or schedule that dreaded mammogram, or pre-order THIS bad boy from First Warning Systems.

It looks comfy, and if it did actually sparkle or light up like that, then sign me up. It would be like having 'Twilight Vampire' boobies. YES PLEASE! (Team Jacob)

This week I went with something a little more subtle: Pretty & Polished Cheer Camp! Woot!

Now first off let me just say that as a former band/guard geek it HURTS to like something called Cheer Camp, but alas, I do. I like it a lot. Its so cute! A pale pink jelly with frosty purple and pink glitters, and some teeny little fuchsia speckles. Its cute. I layered 2 thin coats over Essie's Guchi Muchi Puchi.

P.s. Please pardon the state of my cuticles. The weather is getting cold and dry and I'm going through lotion like a Bath & Body Works fiend but they're still dry.

TL;DR
- Haven't forgotten about your giveaway
- When I was very little I wanted to be a football player when I grew up. Then I went to a game and decided to be a veterinarian instead. I didn't do that either.
- Fun Fact: I taught color guard for 3 years after high school. Some of my kids went onto perform with In Motion - Independent World. Guard is one of my most cherished accomplishments.
- Breast Cancer Awareness...Seriously...give yourself a squeeze. It could save your life.

Grand Opening!

HI GUYS!!!

I AM SO SORRY for the loooooong delay between posts! I have a good excuse though! My fiance and I have been busy launching our very own Etsy shop!

Back in April I asked my wonderful future hubs to make me a nail polish rack that would fit behind our bathroom door and hold as many of my polishes as possible and he rose to the challenge with fantastic results! I LOVE my rack. Friends came over and commented on how awesome it was. Facebook friends wanted to know where to get them, family members asked for racks that would hold everything from shot glasses to wades, and thus, our store was born! SO this post, while polish related, will be a bit of a self promo. Feel free to skip if you aren't interested (I promise, polish swatches and posts coming soon!)

Here's the intro!

"Fox Claws Racks were born from the desire to get my polish collection out of my helmers and shoe boxes and out in the open for everyone to see. My fiance rose to the challenge and decided to take it a step further and produce a variety of racks to suit any polish lovers needs. We currently have 3 sizes: The Kitten, The Fox, and "Big Mac's Rack". If you're looking for a specific size or color that we don't currently offer please contact me and we'll try to work something out.

You spend a lot of money on your polish collection; show it off! "

Designed and handcrafted from solid wood to showcase your polish collection in an attractive and functional manner, Fox Claws Polish Racks will maximize storage while not taking up a ton of space on your wall or table. There is a lip on the front to help ensure that your pretties don't slide off when placed against or properly fastened to the wall. We have tested our racks with a variety of polishes to make sure we are as universal as possible. You will have no problem fitting OPI, China Glaze, Zoya, Essie, Butter London, Sinful Colors, Cult Nails, most standard indies, and all standard bottled drug store brands, into this rack.

Our 'Kitten', 'Fox' and 'Mac' racks are all designed with expansion in mind. Your polish collection will inevitably grow so our racks can be stacked on top of one another to create a gorgeous, virtually seamless wall of polish.

The Kitten Rack! - Named after our baby girl, Roxy

Capacity: 52 large (CG/OPI), or 64 small (Zoya/Essie), or 96 rectangle (Butter London - bottles placed front to back).

Size: 20"x14.24"x3.5" - 2 shelves, double tiered (i.e. 2 rows of polish on each shelf)

Display: The Kitten Rack can be mounted on a wall or set on a sturdy desk or table. However, there is no lip on the back so polish can fall off if not placed against something. Comes ready to hang.


The Fox Rack! - Named after our fuzzy blonde princess, Foxy

Capacity: 78 large (CG/OPI), or 96 small (Zoya/Essie), or 144 rectangle (Butter London - bottles placed front to back).

Size: 20"x21"x3.5" - 3 shelves, double tiered (i.e. 2 rows of polish on each shelf)

Display: We absolutely recommend fastening your Foxy rack to your wall studs. If you are unable to do so, please use anchors. This rack is not made to be placed on a table or desk top unless properly secured to the wall. Comes ready to hang.




The BIG MAC Rack! - Named after our tubby tabby, Mac!

 
Capacity: 104 large (CG/OPI), or 128 small (Zoya/Essie), or 192 rectangle (Butter London - bottles placed front to back).

Size: 20"x27.75"x3.5" - 4 shelves, double tiered (i.e. 2 rows of polish on each shelf)

Display: We absolutely recommend fastening your Mac rack to your wall studs. If you are unable to do so, please use anchors (you may want an additional hole drilled in the center.) This rack is not made to be placed on a table or desk top unless properly secured to the wall. Comes ready to hang.





If you follow me on Facebook you may have seen the blogger giveaway we did this past weekend! In case you missed it, heres the video where Roxy chose the winner!

 

 AND because my camera refused to focus...heres a photo of the winner :)

CONGRATS Jilltastic!









There are more detailed photos and information about our racks on our Etsy shop policy pages, and each individual listing, but if you have any questions please feel free to shoot me a message! Also, look for a review (fingers crossed for a positive one) at Jilltastic Nail Design & More very soon :)

TL:DR
 - POLISH RACKS ARE AWESOME -Though I'm probably biased
 - Roxy is a YouTube Star!
 - Mr. Fox Claws has very, very short finger nails...hairy legs...and funny shoes.
 - Polish swatches and whatnot coming soon!