Everybody Polka!...Dot

New tools and tricks are fast becoming my favorite part of this whole "nail art" hobby.  There are so many things that exist specifically to enhance your manicure, and four months ago, I couldn't have named anyway.  I saw the billions of adorable dot nails all over Pinterest, and knew I wanted to recreate them.  Google tells you that "Hey, friend!  You can just make a dotting tool from a few things that probably aren't in your house and a hundred hours of waiting!"
I, in the interest of not driving a straight pin through my index finger, opted to just buy some for a few bucks.

I ordered my set from Amazon and they're the same ones I've seen on a lot of other blogs:

Just fall prey to the cute already

The very first night, I knew I wanted to use them for something.  They're 1) adorable, and remind me of marbles and 2) if I buy something, I have an immediate need to use it the second it arrives.  That's why I once made air-popped popcorn at 8 in the morning.  DON'T ASK.

I gathered up some colors I thought would go together, and sat down at my TV tray to work.  Remind me to show you my super (not) elaborate set-up sometime.  

Zoya Reagan / Zoya Purity for the base colors, and the dots also include Zoya Suri.

Glitzed up with a topcoat of Essie Carnival because good grief what can't sparkles improve.

TA-DA!

This was about ten minutes of effort and zero know-how.  I folded a piece of printer paper in half, dropped a dot of each polish I wanted into it, and went to work.  You can use the tools to make multiple dots at once, but don't overload the thing.

Get thee to Amazon, or get some form of pin jammed into a cork, and get dotting!