Converse Nails

I've been seeing these a lot and thought I would give them a try.  They are a bit more difficult than I imagined.  My nails never seem to be big enough for the design I want to do.  I used various colours that I thought would look good as converse but not exactly a rainbow and then went to work using the method described by Nailed It NZ here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFRpIFW01ac  I love her accent and she does really amazing work. Here is my recreation and her gradient nails.

Chalkboard Nails

For these nails you need either a black or green polish to match the black (or green) board.  You also need a matte top coat.  I used essie Matte about you but there are others as well.  Once the base colour dried I used acrylic paints to draw on some stuff one might find on a chalkboard in the colours of available chalks.  Be creative.  Here is my finished result. They don't need to be perfect as this is supposed to be a child's drawing.