It had never occurred to me that a simple bottle of nail oil could be turned into a work of art, until I saw a photo of this creatively embellished bottle at aminail, a Japanese blog about nail design.

The detailed decorations on the bottle, featuring Sanrio’s cute bunny character My Melody, are made of crystals and acrylic sculpture powder, the same as used in 3D nail design in manicure salons all over the world.

There’s a whole trend in Japan for embellishing everyday items, such as pens, hair clips, plastic jewelry and even cell phones with acrylic nail products.

Please watch this space  for more info and even instructions, as I’ll try to gather some tips and knowledge from Japanese nail art books and magazines to share with you. However, keep in mind that nail products can severely damage plastic.

Image source aminail

People like to have their food served on beautiful tablecloths. It seems cats do too.

I love what The Small Object Steno Pad’s Sarah has been doing, especially her amazing stamps and Little Small Clothespin People, but this cat food mat has to be one of her most creative projects:

Cats don’t really need a cat mat, at least my cats aren’t terribly messy. But still I felt the need to make a mat.

- she said about her creative process.

The mat is made of fabric stitched together to form a grid where Small Object signature stamps are strategically placed.