I’m fond of vintage advertising and old ephemera- like bits of antique wrapping paper or old postcards. I put some old fruit-crate label stickers in my kitchen, and I was inspired to make a franken by the mysteriously named “Diving Girl Apples.” No word on why the ‘apples’ are actually orange, or why they look sort of like basketballs with a stem. But the color inspired me.
I got the entire China Glaze Summer Days collection, but found I wasn’t crazy about the Raspberry Festival shade, because it was too orange for my pale hands. So…..franken time!
I used 1/3 Rasperry Festival, 1/3 OPI Lemonade Stand by Your Man, and 1/3 OPI Megawatt?!
Here’s the result:
What can be better than use polishes you’re not that fond of and make a franken? I’ve not done it yet but I have in mind. Even though it doesn’t really look like an apple the idea is nice! I like this franken.
Pretty color. Good idea to use the color for something else. The apples look like peaches.
Yum, they do! They definitely look more like peaches than basketballs!
very glowy! I have never heard of those apples, is that a real kind of apples? got me curious over some orange apples! Changes the meaning of comparing apples to oranges though, doesn’t it?
Brooke- LOL! I think the artist was just trying to imagine what they looked like- unless apple shapes have totally changed since the 1940s. I like OPI Megawatt?! for making a sort of glowy franken, but any color with a yellow or gold flash will do nicely.
ooo I like this one.