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Nail Art Tutorial: Itsy-Bitsy Triangles

Are you good at hand drawing? Well, I’m not, and that means that I usually rely heavily on masking tapes when painting patterns on my nails. OK, I love using masking tapes, but… sometimes it drives me CRAZY (you know, all the cutting and the extra drying time?). There has to be another way, I thought.

And… yap, I finally got it. I no longer have to worry about my shaky hands! I love myself. Can I say it again? OK, maybe not. So, let’s get cracking on!

You’ll need:

nail polish
tear-off paper pallet
small, sharp scissors
orange stick/ tweezers

Instructions:

1) Apply small amount of nail polish on the paper pallet, and let it dry.

2) When the polish is completely dry, slowly peel it off with an orange stick or tweezers.

See? It comes off pretty easily. If it doesn’t peel off, maybe the polish isn’t dry enough yet, or the polish was too thinly applied.

3) With sharp scissors, cut the dry polish into triangle shapes (or whatever shape your heart tells you), and the preparation is done!

Now all you need to do is paint your nails as you normally do, stick the triangles on the wet polish, and finish it off with a top coat.

I can’t believe how easy it is to make these triangles, and also to make these otherwise complicated patterns (sorry the photo is a bit blurred). Possibilities are endless, and I can’t wait to try making more patterns!

Nail Art16 CommentsMar 12 2012

16 Commnents to “Nail Art Tutorial: Itsy-Bitsy Triangles”

Merci, Britte :)
March 9th, 2013 | emi
Bonjour et Merci et, comme je cherche des …”idées folles !”, j’ai découvert une Artiste “Folle” donc, une “Artiste Vraie” ! Bravo. Vi
March 8th, 2013 | Britte
Thanks itulip :)
March 6th, 2013 | emi
i am a nail art fanatic and i am SO excited to try this!!!
March 6th, 2013 | itulip
Seems like the decal worked :D Thanks for stopping by, Sam!
August 8th, 2012 | emi
I just did polka dots on all my fingers excluding my left thumb. I used wax paper to get my dots . My lft thumb I painted a fancy feather. anyways, I gotta pull the wax paper out of the garbage can and cut some of the splotches of nail color into shapes. thanks for your blog.!
August 7th, 2012 | pam
I’m more than happy for you to link the tutorial on your blog! Thanks for stopping by, Tanuki :)
June 22nd, 2012 | emi
Thank you for the great tutorial and inspiration! The other day, I happened to find your blog while I was looking for some nail art tips. I am wondering if it would be ok if I introduce your blog in my blog? Many thanks:)
June 22nd, 2012 | Tanuki
Thanks Dee for stopping by and pinning my tuto :)
May 31st, 2012 | emi
Ta lots. I have pinned it so that I can be sure to remember the technique or where I learned about it. :)
May 30th, 2012 | Dee
If using a plastic palette doesn’t work (I haven’t tried it before, so I don’t know), try using a plastic bag instead! Thanks for stopping by, Nina :)
April 13th, 2012 | emi
Very, very inspiring! Thank you so much for the tutorial. I’m wondering if it would work on my normal plastic palette. I’m gonna give it a shot :)
April 13th, 2012 | Nina
Haha, ‘crazy’ is the best compliment for me!
March 28th, 2012 | emi
you have crazy good ideas… love it,, all the best Sara
March 28th, 2012 | Sara
Thank you Masa :)
March 17th, 2012 | emi
your nails are truly a work of art!
March 17th, 2012 | Maša