Straw Nail Art

Hello everyone!  Sorry I haven't posted for a while...  I've been a bit busy getting ready for school.  

Anyways, one of my best friends showed me this very cool design for your nails.  It looks like this:  

Nail art with straws: white base   (Source: thedailyvarnish.com)

Nail art with straws: black base   (Source: spektorsnails.blogspot.com)

Doesn't it look so cool?  Well guess what?  It's also really easy to do!  

All you need is a straw (a thin one), a base color (preferably a color that will not overpower your other colors), and a couple of other colors of nail polish.  The design is as easy as it looks.  Just paint your nails with your base color, wait for them to dry, put a little bit of color on the end of your straw, and stamp it on your nails.  Wait for that to dry and cover the design with clear nail polish.  

I did this a couple of weeks a ago and it only took me twenty minutes tops.  I would've taken a picture of my own nails, but they're already chipping away.  The first picture up above looks almost exactly like my nails because I also used red and blue on top of white.  The only difference is that I didn't stamp the colors so many times.  Too many circles would be a little too overpowering.

If you have any questions, please email me at: chrispytai@gmail.com.  Have fun with the design!

Another Sibling Trio: The Gardiner Sisters

Here's another sibling trio for you!  This group of extremely talented sisters call themselves the Gardiner Sisters.  And yes, Gardiner is their last name.  The eldest is Hailey, then Allie, and last but not least, Mandi.  

The Gardiner Sisters: (left to right) Allie, Hailey, and Mandi  (Source: gardinersisters.com/)

The sisters do covers of all kinds of songs from Colbie Caillat to Hunter Hayes.  They can all play the guitar, but it's usually Hailey playing it in the videos.  

The Gardiner Sisters are a bit like Daves Highway, from my last blog.  Because they are sisters, their voices blend very well.  And all their videos are live so there's no way you can let your ears bleed over another auto-tuned track when you hear how in tune they are!  

I really enjoy watching their videos because they are creative and funny.  They always find a way to spice things up and not make it just a video with three girls and a guitar.  Things to look forward to are their blooper sections at the end of each video AND the fact that they have videos of their own original songs!!!  And the originals are pretty awesome. 

(Left to right) Mandi, Hailey, and Allie  (Source: kellykanophotography.com)

My favorite video is their parody of "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars.   The first time I ever watched it, I was watching alone.  My parents were looking at me like I was some kind of crazy person because I was literally laughing my head off while they were giving me a lecture.  To make sure my friends weren't missing out on the fun, I showed it to my group of friends and I'm pretty sure they like it a lot.  To start off your Gardiner Sisters experience, watch "The Lazy Song" parody here.  

Other official sites for the Gardiner Sisters are: YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and their official website.  Happy listening!

Playlists Is Up

There's a new page up called "Playlists" with three of my favorite Daves Highway songs.  I think it only works when you have a Spotify account, so sorry to the people who don't have one.  I'll be adding to the Playlist page when I find more music to rave about.  Please enjoy...  :)

Sibling Trio: Daves Highway

A couple of months ago, I discovered an absolutely amazing sibling band.  They are called Daves Highway, after their last name.  Their band is based off of their faith, Christianity.  There's three of them, Delaney, Zachary, and Erika Daves.

 (in order from left) Erika, Zachary, Delaney

I looked them up and YouTube and clicked the first video I happened to see, which was their version of "It is Well With My Soul".  My jaw was on the floor within the first verse.  Their harmonies are astounding, and it's even better because it's live!  I seriously couldn't find a single fault with their voices, and they blend so well because their tones sound so much alike. 

After watching the first video, I kept on listening.  They sing many songs that are familiar to people who listen to Christian rock and worship songs.  That's one of the reasons that I like them so much.  Another reason I enjoy listening to their music is because they usually play their music too.  It seems that Zachary is the main musician with the acoustic guitar, but I have seen Erika play keys and Delaney also on guitar.    

 "All This Time" Album cover     (in order from left) Delaney, Zachary, Erika

Daves Highway released their EP called "Just For You" in 2010.  They also came out with a new album called "All This Time" with lots of co-written songs.  Since they're from Mississippi, most of their music, if not all of it, is country style. "All This Time" is available on Spotify (yay!) and iTunes.  Many other covers are available on YouTube for listening.  The Daves Highway website is available here, their YouTube channel here, and they are also on Facebook.

If you have any questions about this cool singing group, feel free to ask me, but you would probably find most of your answers by going on their websites.  Happy listening!