Nail Art Tutorial: Heart Patches

A few days ago, I posted my Heart Patches Nail Art and I felt wonderful that it got a lot of positive feedback. It honestly surprised me because that nail design was an accident, so to speak. I really wanted to wear OPI Fly but I didn't know if I could pull off a Valentine's inspired nail design using it. So I started painting one of my nails with a big white heart and outlined it. I erased it immediately because I thought it wasn't good enough. When I began painting again, I painted the same thing! Before I had a chance to remove it, I had this idea of quilts ... then I started to paint stitches along the outline of the heart and that did it for me. And so I continued painting the rest of my nails with the idea. This experience taught me that sometimes, we just need to start on something for inspiration to follow.

Here's another look at the Heart Patches:



Nanay (english: mother) also liked the patched hearts and asked me to recreate it on her nails using a different color combination. She chose Zoya Kelly in 2 coats for her base color, a beautiful gray color that applies easily and opaque in 2 coatings.

For the hearts, she wanted a dark fuschia shade. I was hesitant at first because I wasn't sure if the color would pop out from the dark background. But Nanay continued by saying that it will with a white outline and stitches. What a brilliant idea! We both agreed though, that the small heart should be white.

Take a look at the version of my mother's Heart Patches nail art:



Okay, you know how much I love you all, right? One of the objectives of this nail art blog is to help and inspire people. That is why, as much as I can, I take in requests and answer your emails. This nail art tutorial is in response to a request by Ella Lan who wanted to know I painted these stitched hearts. I redid one of my nails so I could record this video tutorial. I hope you and those who are interested to recreate this nail design will find this helpful.



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