How to create festive crayon nails

Nothing brings back childhood memories like opening a box of crayons. Their waxy smell and neatly stacked rows of color are full of happy nostalgia. Now you can have that same experience every time you look down at your nails.

Follow this easy step-by-step tutorial for festive crayon nails. You can include crayons in your favorite colors. Paint every nail with this design, or mix it up with other school-themed designs.

Materials
-Canni Nail Art Output Gel Polish in Green #603
-Canni Nail Art Output Gel Polish in Blue #611
-Canni Nail Art Output Gel Polish in Light Purple #598
-Canni Nail Art Output Gel Polish in Red #505
-Mission Control Polish in black color "Overdrive"
-Mission Control Polish in white color "Fizz"
-The Gelish Polish
-Gelish "Top It Off" clear top coat
-Detail nail art brush

1. Paint nails white.

2. Coat nails evenly with the Gelish Polish. Allow to dry.

3. Paint a dash that comes to a point using a detail nail art brush dipped in in the red polish. This forms the crayon's body and tip. Now paint a faint scribble coming from the crayon's tip using the detail nail art brush dipped in the same color. Follow this same process to create another crayon of the same color on a different part of the nail.

4. Repeat Step 3 in the following colors: Blue, Purple and Green. Paint the crayons and scribbles at different angles, and avoid putting two crayons that are the same color next to each other. It is okay if the entire crayon shape does not fit on the nail.

5. Paint the middle third of the crayons black using the detail brush dipped in black polish.

6. Make two thin stripes just outside the black middle section using the detail brush dipped in black polish. This is to indicate the design on the paper wrapper of a crayon. It may help to look at pictures of crayons for inspiration.

7. Paint a smaller white stripe inside the black middle section using the detail brush. This is to indicate the text written on the crayon's paper wrapper.

8. Once your nail looks like a box of crayons spilled out on the floor, seal your design with Gelish Top It Off clear topcoat.