The Digit-al Dozen Does Autumn: Day 5 and Another Easy Drybrush

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The Digital Dozen Does Autumn

Day 5 Drybrush and a Bonus Toothpick Marble

It's FRIDAY! So happy to see my old friend Friday, except that it means another Digital Dozen week is coming to an end - and one of my favorite themes - Autumn. So I'm happy and sad.

I have another quick and easy drybrush for you for day 5 and, as usual, I have an extra. Not sure it's necessarily a "fail" this time but it doesn't get its own blog post either.

For this mani I used Elevation Polish The Arches 2 as a base and Zhenjin and a plain black creme for the drybrush. Followed with a coat of Zoya Matte Velvet top coat.

And a full sun shot with top coat...

And here is the toothpick marble I did with Elevation Polish The Arches 2 and a green Zoya. I don't hate it because it sort of reminds me of caramel apples in an abstract sort of way.

What do you think?

Please check out all the other day 5 Autumn manis from the rest of the Digital Dozen crew below! See you back here next month when our manis will all be inspired by Pinterest!

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Autumn Day 4: Falling Leaves

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The Digital Dozen Does Autumn

Falling Leaves

Hi guys! Day 4 already? We just started! Today I have a sort of "abstracted" version of falling leaves done with simple dots.

I started with a simple gradient and as has been the issue all week, I really don't remember what I used. "Oh I don't need to write this down, I'll remember!" Um...yeah maybe when I was in my 20s. The base for sure is Elevation Polish Mount Ventoux and the tips are Zoya. Then I used acrylic paints to create the rest - just simple dots for the falling "leaves."

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Autumn: Autumnal Drybrush

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Autumnal Drybrush

Happy Wednesday! It's day three of the Digit-al Dozen Autumn week and I have a really easy dry brush anyone can do!

Just pic 3 shades that say AUTUMN to you and have fun!

I honestly wish I hadn't gotten suddenly all cleany and organizy and stuff and, you know, put things back where they belonged. *faint* I'm not sure what got into me. But I honestly have no idea which polishes I used for this mani. I know the base and the green were both Zoyas and the black was Wet n Wild Wildshine Black Creme. Really though, this technique is so easy and will work with any shades you pick out.



A better look...

And you know I had to matte it. Because MATTE!

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Autumn: Autumn Pine Cone

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Autumn

Autumn Pine Cone

Good morning! Back for Day 2 of Autumn Week and I'm loving it...today I have a simple autumn look with a pine cone. I missed TREES so much for the last 32 years in South Texas - not many pine trees around. Not much except palms and scrub oaks actually. So I thought I'd give a pine cone a shot since I'm HOME and practically IN Hoosier National Forest.

I have it shiny and matte...

For this mani, I started with a base of OPI My Vampire is Buff and did a quick gradient with one of the Zoyas from last year I believe, but I've put away all the polishes since then - without writing anything down, of course.  The rest is done with acrylic paints.

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The Digit-al-Dozen Does Autumn! Cider Season

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The Digit-al Dozen Does Autumn

Apple Cider Season!

It's time again for another Digital Dozen theme week! This week we are all doing AUTUMN! So you know I did lots of these - so many that I've already posted other autumnal manis here on the blog, but I saved a few back for The Digit-al Dozen, of course!

This one is inspired by Apple Cider. I'm not opposed to yummy homemade pumpkin bread but I am NOT a "pumpkin all the things" person at all. I generally don't like many pumpkin things except pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread.

But I do love a lovely mug of hot mulled apple cider. I could post a fancy, involved recipe for you but truth be told? I don't like cloves. So I take store-bought apple cider (about 10 cups) and simmer it on the stove (in a large pot) with 3 to 4 cinnamon sticks, the peel of a large orange (or 2 if they're small) and about 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg. Simmer at least 30 to 40 minutes. If I have company, I garnish with cinnamon stick and orange slice, otherwise I don't. Sometimes, if creative friends are making sachets of the mulled spices, I will have them make me some without cloves and use those.

For this, I used a base of Elevation Polish Mount Ventoux with Zoya Rocha dry brushed on top. The accent nail is OPI My Vampire if Buff with acrylic paints for the freehanded apple.

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