Day 24: Inspired by a Book

Today's challenge is probably my favorite thing that I've done so far. It wasn't hard to pick what I was going to do; I looked over my bookshelf and instantly  knew which book would lend itself to greatness: Alice in Wonderland.

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I adore this book. It's just so quirky and weird and I love it. I was a little disappointed in the Tim Burton movie. I really wanted it to be amazing, and the graphics and creepiness were definitely spot on but there wasn't a lot of connection with the characters. Oh well. Anyway, this is what I did:

I'll take you through it step-by-step

This is my left hand. From thumb to pinky: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Blue Away, American Apparel African Violet, OPI Mermaid's Tears, Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White, Wet n Wild Black Creme

And my right hand, which is all Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White

(I did all of this using a small paintbrush)

The thumb was inspired by the hookah-smoking caterpillar.

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I started with the mushroom stem in Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White

Then I gave it a cap with OPI Cajun Shrimp

I added some polka dots with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White

And I made the caterpillar with Zoya Yara

The index finger was a teacup, in honor of the mad tea party.

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I drew the outline of the teacup in Sally Hansen Whirlwind White

I filled in the cup with American Apparel Peacock and the dish with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Blue Away

Buuut I decided Peacock was too dark so I did OPI Mermaid's Tears instead

My middle finger was inspired by the Eat Me cookies that Alice encounters.

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I couldn't find an old-fashioned drawing of the cookies, so I found a drink me picture instead.

I made little blobby circles with Zoya Minka

Then I wrote Eat Me with a black, fine-tipped Sharpie 

Apparently I forgot to take a picture after I dotted the cookies, but I used Wet n Wild Black Creme for that.

My ring finger features a pocket watch, because of the white rabbit who was late for a very important date.

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I did the outline and chain of the watch with Milani Gold Lamé 

And I did the black details with my trusty fine-tipped Sharpie

And then my pinky, which was of course inspired by the disappearing Cheshire cat.

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I did his mouth and eyes in Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Whirlwind White

And then added in the black parts with Wet n Wild Black Creme 

So that was my right hand. On my left hand, I did all the card suits because of the playing cards who tend to the Red Queen's garden.

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I just did these the best I could using OPI Cajun Shrimp and Wet n Wild Black Creme. Sorry for the pre-cleanup pic.

Aaand here they are again! This was after a day of wear, sorry! 

As you can see, I added gold dots around the rim of the teacup and for some reason the Sharpie faded to blue.

So there you have it! I am very happy with how this turned out and yes, I actually wore this in public. I wasn't going to waste this on myself! It got tons of compliments. I think I'm finally getting handy with some nail art!

Do you guys like this as much as I do?