Paper edgers and nail stickers, oh my!

Hi all!  Ok, so I have been in experimentation mode with my nail stickers.  I have been eyeing these at Kmart lately because I love how you can use the strip two different ways:


I can'tjustify paying $6.99 for these, simply because there are so many cheaper options available out there.  Considering that I have a plethora of nail stickers that I am so anxious to use, buying these just because they have the french half moon on the bottom is not practical.

So I got to thinking, why don't I just use a pair of scissors and cut a set of my nail stickers and my make own?  Well, it sounded like a good idea until I really thought about my unsteady hands and the half moon would probably end up looking like a lop-sided v-shape or something.  I thought about using a pair of toenail clippers, nail clippers, razor blade, etc. Then I thought, hmmm, why not try some crafting scissors/paper edgers?

The paper edgers I am speaking of look like this:


This is thecloud pattern, which is the closest to the traditional french tip half moon.  I have 5 pairs of these scissors that are probably 7 or 8 years old.  Hey, they still cut so who cares how old they are, right?  I have the colonial, alligator, clouds, seagull and majestic patterns. 

So then I thought, I don't want to mess up my Sally Hansen nail strips so let me roll with my cheapie Dollar Tree Donna Michelle Nail Stickers.  This next pic is not the pattern I used because I didn't start blogging about this until I finished my nails (because honestly, I didn't think this was gonna work). But I was able to show a quick cut of one of the strips for you guys.  This is the Donna Michelle packaging:








This is how I cut the strips to make the half moon shape:

And this is the end result!

I absolutely love them! Yes, they are a little narrow but for $1, what do you expect?  I can't wait to do the other flower pattern above because I am addicted!  I know cutting them wastes a lot of the strip but I can justify it a little better because they were only a buck.  I think with these stickers, you can also use them a 2nd time w/out them drying out, unlike the SH, because those are real nail polish and once you open the air tight package, you have to use them immediately.

Hope you enjoyed!


**Photos courtesy of Kissusa.com, google images and my own