Kitty Kreations - Maverick nails

This is our big boy Maverick.

AKA: Mav, Mavie, Mav's a dick, Dicky

Mav was originally my sister in laws cat.  She got him at a shelter as a kitten, and shall we just say that Mav has some mental issues.  He's a bit of a nut case to say the least and totally weirded out on her to the point that she was going to return him to the shelter. 

My husband and I couldn't have him sent back, so we took in him.  He definitely had issues and wanted to mark his territory a lot. We tried a few things to help settle him down, Feliway pheromone sprays and diffusers and Clomicalm medication.  He doesn't have any of those anymore, since we got the three stray kittens (in 2005).  He has become a real mother to them and calmed down so much. 

Becoming a mum changes us all, even our male kitties!

So here is my manicure inspired by Mav.  I used a combo of stripes as the base using OPI DS Desire and OP My Private Jet (new version) - not that you can really see the stripes.  I then stamped with the Zebra print from Konad plate m57 in various directions. 

Then I applied painters tape to mask off the white sections and used nail polish remover to actually remove the polish from the tip of the nail.  With the tape still in place I applied two coats of white to the tip.  I then removed the tape and applied a top coat.

It was a rather crazy many, but rather fun.

Kitty Kreations - Lufee Nails

This is Lufee

AKA: Foof, foofy, foofy pants, purry pants.

No idea what sort of breed she is, but I would guess at Himalayan-ish.  She is pale cream/white all over, with cream points and bright blue eyes.  She is also TINY, the smallest full grown adult cat I have ever seen.  She easily sits on just one knee, and can pretty much sit in my husbands hand!!

The story as to how we ended up with Foof is an interesting one.  An acquaintance of my mum was down at the local lake and found her. There is no residential area near the lake and she didn't know what to do with her. She had dogs at home, but knew my mum had cats, so she put her in the car and bought her over. 

We all thought she was a gorgeous kitten, and then I noticed the tattoo on the inside of her ear, a mark that shows shes been desexed.  We took her to the vet and had her scanned for a microchip.  They found one, and looked up the owner.  We were so happy to know that we were about to return this kitty to its home.  I know how upset we would be if we were missing a kitty.

Anyway, the vet called the owner and told them we found their cat.  Their reply was "oh, that cat, she ran away about a year ago.  We've got another cat now and don't really want her."   We couldn't believe it, first that this tiny kitty was a couple of years old and second, that they didn't want her back. So we scooped her up and took her home and never let her out again (except into our awesome cat runs).

So here are my Lufee nails.

I started with a white base, and sponged on OPI Samoan Sands to the tips.  I then added a franken blue fleck shimmer which represented her bright blue eyes.

Because the white was kinda thick and then I had to sponge a lot of Samoan Sands on to get a good colour, the tips ended up chunky and had massive shrinkage.  The blue shimmer also ended up looking really frosty. 

The top photo was outside in the sun, and the below indoors.  You can see the shimmer/frostiness of it clearly belown. It certainly was a different mani, and definitely represented my little Foofy, but I don't think I would wear it again.

Kitty Kreations - Yushi Nails

This is dear little Yushi.

Nicknames: Yush, Oozie, Uzi 9mm, Nines, Stupid.

Yushi was my husbands and my first kitty together.  My mum found her as an abandonded kitten at the local shops the same week I met my future husband.  Sadly we no longer have Yushi, but we had 13 very happy years with her.

We believe she was a Russian Blue breed.  Grey with silver tipped fur.  But she clearly wasn't the best in the litter as she had short, stumpy legs.  How anyone could loose or dump her and not look for her is beyond me.

And my mani inspired by Yush.  Base was a franked metallic silver that I added black polish to get a dark grey metallic.  I then sponged Sally Hansen Celeb City on the tips.  I decided that the colour difference between the two polishes wasn't enough, so I sponged a little black onto the back of the nail.

This mani represents her grey, silver tipped fur.  Miss you oozie.

Kitty Kreations - Nahla Nails

Welcome to a new series of posts I'm calling Kitty Kreations.  They will all be nail art inspired by our beautiful little kitties.  Once I've done our kitties, I'll probably do some for my mum kitties too - and trust me, that is quite a number of kitties (past and present).

To start off I have Nahla nails.  This is dear little Nahla.

Nicknames: Noodles, Nudie, Nudie pants, Narly Nu.

Isn't she just the prettiest little girl.  She has the most gentle nature and is the softest and snuggliest kitty I've even known.  Mum found Nahla down at the local shops, looking all lost and worried many, many years ago.  No one reported her missing so she became ours.

And my mani inspired by Nahla.  The base was wobbly lines and squiggles using OPI DS Desire, OPI Opening Night Gold and Nubar Jewel.  Then stamped with Konad Black with  Zebra stripes.  Yeah, I know Nahla is not a zebra...

But here is her furry little leg next to my polished nail.  See where I was going with this.

Although these nails are of Nahla, I'm dedicating the post to my mums kitty 'Tomus' who died yesterday.  He was so like Nahla in temperment, such a gentle and cuddly big boy.  I'll eventually do a specific nail design for Tomus, but for now, kisses to you and Mum. xxx.