<p><strong>Head to Toes Salon, Conway, Ariz.</strong><br />&ldquo;I decorated mine with Shellac, nail foil, and rhinestones. I really like the contrast of black and the nail foil to make the colors stand out.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Anne Clarizio</strong></p>

Head to Toes Salon, Conway, Ariz.
“I decorated mine with Shellac, nail foil, and rhinestones. I really like the contrast of black and the nail foil to make the colors stand out.” — Anne Clarizio

<p><strong>Sculptress Design Nail Studio &amp; Training Center, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada</strong><br />&ldquo;I&nbsp;used acrylic (black, white, and holographic silver) to do the 3-D work and finished with&nbsp;Swarovski crystals. I also did a matching stylus pen.&rdquo; &mdash; <strong>Chris Jammer</strong></p>

Sculptress Design Nail Studio & Training Center, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
“I used acrylic (black, white, and holographic silver) to do the 3-D work and finished with Swarovski crystals. I also did a matching stylus pen.” — Chris Jammer

<p><strong>Hair Match Salon, Knoxville, Tenn.</strong><br />&nbsp;&ldquo;I did this phone cover for a friend of mine, Gaylein Ford, who is also a nail tech. It is 3-D acrylic and rhinestones. Some of the vines are gel paint.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Tammi Merritt</strong></p>

Hair Match Salon, Knoxville, Tenn.
 “I did this phone cover for a friend of mine, Gaylein Ford, who is also a nail tech. It is 3-D acrylic and rhinestones. Some of the vines are gel paint.” — Tammi Merritt

<p><strong>Kristiway Nail Artist at </strong><br /><strong>Salon Bel&rsquo;Aire, Cincinnati</strong><br />&ldquo;This is the Valentine&rsquo;s gift I made for myself. I hand-painted it using acrylic paints and the one-stroke technique.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Cristina Melnicenco</strong></p>

Kristiway Nail Artist at
Salon Bel’Aire, Cincinnati
“This is the Valentine’s gift I made for myself. I hand-painted it using acrylic paints and the one-stroke technique.” — Cristina Melnicenco

<p><strong>All About the Nails, </strong><br /><strong>Bedford Heights, Ohio</strong><br />&ldquo;I decorated this case for my mom at Christmas to go with her new cell phone. I went to the craft store and bought the designs and stones and used a hot glue gun to attach the stones.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Jeneen Bufford</strong></p>

All About the Nails,
Bedford Heights, Ohio
“I decorated this case for my mom at Christmas to go with her new cell phone. I went to the craft store and bought the designs and stones and used a hot glue gun to attach the stones.” — Jeneen Bufford

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<p><strong>Head to Toes Salon, Conway, Ariz.</strong><br />&ldquo;I decorated mine with Shellac, nail foil, and rhinestones. I really like the contrast of black and the nail foil to make the colors stand out.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Anne Clarizio</strong></p>
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Head to Toes Salon, Conway, Ariz.
“I decorated mine with Shellac, nail foil, and rhinestones. I really like the contrast of black and the nail foil to make the colors stand out.” — Anne Clarizio

<p><strong>Sculptress Design Nail Studio &amp; Training Center, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada</strong><br />&ldquo;I&nbsp;used acrylic (black, white, and holographic silver) to do the 3-D work and finished with&nbsp;Swarovski crystals. I also did a matching stylus pen.&rdquo; &mdash; <strong>Chris Jammer</strong></p>
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Sculptress Design Nail Studio & Training Center, Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada
“I used acrylic (black, white, and holographic silver) to do the 3-D work and finished with Swarovski crystals. I also did a matching stylus pen.” — Chris Jammer

<p><strong>Hair Match Salon, Knoxville, Tenn.</strong><br />&nbsp;&ldquo;I did this phone cover for a friend of mine, Gaylein Ford, who is also a nail tech. It is 3-D acrylic and rhinestones. Some of the vines are gel paint.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Tammi Merritt</strong></p>
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Hair Match Salon, Knoxville, Tenn.
 “I did this phone cover for a friend of mine, Gaylein Ford, who is also a nail tech. It is 3-D acrylic and rhinestones. Some of the vines are gel paint.” — Tammi Merritt

<p><strong>Kristiway Nail Artist at </strong><br /><strong>Salon Bel&rsquo;Aire, Cincinnati</strong><br />&ldquo;This is the Valentine&rsquo;s gift I made for myself. I hand-painted it using acrylic paints and the one-stroke technique.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Cristina Melnicenco</strong></p>
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Kristiway Nail Artist at
Salon Bel’Aire, Cincinnati
“This is the Valentine’s gift I made for myself. I hand-painted it using acrylic paints and the one-stroke technique.” — Cristina Melnicenco

<p><strong>All About the Nails, </strong><br /><strong>Bedford Heights, Ohio</strong><br />&ldquo;I decorated this case for my mom at Christmas to go with her new cell phone. I went to the craft store and bought the designs and stones and used a hot glue gun to attach the stones.&rdquo; <strong>&mdash; Jeneen Bufford</strong></p>
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All About the Nails,
Bedford Heights, Ohio
“I decorated this case for my mom at Christmas to go with her new cell phone. I went to the craft store and bought the designs and stones and used a hot glue gun to attach the stones.” — Jeneen Bufford

Why limit your artistry to nails alone? These techs found another outlet for their creative juices by decorating their smart phone cases with nail products and other mixed media they had at their disposal.

Want help decorating your cell phone or its case? Check out these articles:

Cell Phone Decoration with Nail Art Pens: Circles

Cell Phone Decoration with Nail Art Pens: Flower

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