Grace-full Nail Polis - I Wonder... and the story behind it

I ended up with one more Wave of Polish polish from Grace-full (me) - I had the urge to write, I don't want sympathy just to continue to raise awareness of how life is for bereaved parents. Of course I then needed a polish to match, I think a hot pink represents the whole life cycle of a girl. There are 8 bottles of this one named I Wonder.... it is a hot pink linear holo

I Wonder…

I wonder if you know 

That not only were we looking forward to having Grace in our lives but so were her brother, her grandparents, her great grandparent, her aunts and uncles and especially all her cousins.

I wonder if you know

That we'd decorated a nursery with excitement and filled it with love, dreams and possibilities of what was to come.

I wonder if you know

That we planned life around our new baby. That the house we lived in was chosen as it was perfect for our two children. That our car was made ready for two children and that the school we chose for Zac was because we could walk with our baby and not worry about her waking.

I wonder if you know

That we were preparing Zac to be a big brother. That we'd bought Christmas presents for our baby so he would learn the baby would get gifts too. That we'd spent weekend mornings in our bed explaining to him that soon there'd be four in our bed not just three.

I wonder if you know

That we were already looking forward to our baby's future. That we wanted to see those first steps, that first birthday and everyone after. That we'd thought about her first day of school, her big birthdays and one day her wedding.

I wonder if you know

When you say 'she was just a baby', 'we could have another', 'at least you have Zac' and now 'hasn't it been long enough?' that we didn't just lose a baby we lost a whole life we'd planned. A whole person whose baby years, toddler years, school years, teen years and adulthood we were so looking forward to.

I hope one day you will know

We lost so much more than you could ever believe possible, so please know we didn't 'just lose a baby', she could never have been replaced and as wonderful as Zac is, he is his own special unique person who is not a consolation prize for his sister. I hope you know we didn't just lose the newborn stage, we lost the past, the present and our future and a human being full of possibilities whom we already loved more than life.

Wave of Polish Auctions are back!!!! Grace-full Nail Polish Auction Polishes

There are some scars that can’t be seen by the eye

Some wounds that will never heal

Some hurts that time will never mend

And broken hearts with pieces missing that will never be whole again.

October is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Throughout the month we ask that you paint your nails blue and pink on a Thursday to show your support and raise awareness of pregnancy and Infant loss.

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss awareness day, so if there is only one Thursday you can commit to painting your nails this month please chose this date. Around the world on the 15th October at 7pm people are asked to light a candle. Then throughout the time zones a wave of light is made in memory of the precious lives taken too soon. Let's also make October 15th a wave of polished hands showing support throughout the world. If you would like to do more days in the month that would be great too smile emoticon

In conjunction with the wave of polish campaign I will be holding an auction of one off polishes made by our amazing Australian Indies and also some gorgeous pastels from amazing Australian polish brands. The auction will start on the 8th October at 9am and finish on the 15th October. Visit http://waveofpolish.blogspot.com.au/ for all the details or you can bid at http://www.myminiauction.com/waveofpolish

1 in 4 pregnancies will end in loss, leaving behind devastated families. Please show your support and help raise awareness.

 Our first auction polish is Teen Angel, as Grace would be a teen it felt right to go with a bright colour rather than a pastel polish. This is what I'd call a Raspberry Pink, it has a subtle linear holo and glass flecks so it looks fabulous in the shade as well as the sun. This is a one of a kind polish and won't be made again.

 Grace-full Nail Polish's second auction polish is called Everybody Hurts and is a little darker than normal. I wanted a polish to reflect grief - it is dark and gloomy with jagged edges like the flakies. Through time there are sparks of hope like the ultra chrome chameleon flakies that pop through the darkness. This is a black jelly that leans to blue due to the UCC flakies that are shades of Blue, Aqua and Violet

 The next auction lot from Grace-full Nail polish (me). This is So Little, So Loved - it's a periwinkle holo with a slight pink sheen

Wave of Polish _ Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.

Today is our last day of doing Awareness nails. A huge thank you to all who joined in.

In this design the blue is OPI What's With the Cattitude, the pink is China Glaze In a Lilly bit and the glitter is Powder Perfect The Stars Are Brightly Shining.

Hope you all join in again next year Tx

Tuesday Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness nail art

It's Tuesday again so time to put on the pink and blue. This time I used OPI Mod About You as a base colour. The nedium pink is a custom from Powder Perfect, the dark pink is OPI Sparrow Me the Drama and the blue is OPI What's With the Cattitude. I used my largest dotting tool, then a coat of top coat to smooth the bumps and I finished with Celestial Cosmetics matte top coat which is my favourite matte top coat.

Have a great day, Tx

The Dance a collaboration with myself and Hayley from Emily de Molly for Wave of Polish Auctions

This is The Dance a collaboration with myself and Hayley from Emily de Molly for Wave of Polish Auctions. http://www.myminiauction.com/waveofpolish

This year my daughter should be in her last year of high school here in Tasmania and at the end of the school year is a huge event for the teens called their Leaver's Dinner, similar to what I imagine a prom would be. So it's kind of one of those years for me, where it's noticeable that a big event should be happening in her life but she'll never get to do it - we'll never get to do it. I should be arguing over dresses and their appropriateness, sharing the excitement of who she will go with and finding that dream vehicle for her to arrive in. I knew I wanted this years collaboration polish to reflect all of that and in some small way give me a chance to be involved and to share with others, just like what would be happening if we had her here. In a way Hayley and I did have some angst with the perfect 'dress', what I thought I wanted just didn't work and maybe as with all Mums was a bit too young. After driving Hayley crazy (thanks Hayley) out of the blue she came up with this polish and we both knew she 'had' it. The Dance has a a darkened magenta base filled with colour shifting shimmer that changes from pink to gold, what teen girl wouldn't want that on her fingers? There are 10 numbered bottles of this available and then that's it, it will never be made again.

Now the name has two meanings, The Dance as obviously Grace would be off to her first formal dance and The Dance by Garth Brooks is a song I can really relate to and listened to so often in the early years. It's so true I could have missed the pain of losing our precious daughter but to do so would mean I never would have had the joy of having her in our lives.

Thanks for making it this far (lyrics below)

Looking back on the memory of

The dance we shared 'neath the stars above

For a moment all the world was right

How could I have known that you'd ever say goodbye?

And now I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end, the way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance

Holding you, I held everything

For a moment, wasn't I a king?

But if I'd only known how the king would fall

Hey, who's to say? You know I might have changed it all

And now I'm glad I didn't know

The way it all would end, the way it all would go

Our lives are better left to chance

I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance

Yes my life is better left to chance

I could have missed the pain, but I'd have had to miss the dance

The dance

International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Nail Design

There are some scars that can’t be seen by the eye

Some wounds that will never heal

Some hurts that time will never mend

And broken hearts with pieces missing that will never be whole again.

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss awareness day, so if there is only one day you can commit to painting your nails this month please chose this date. Around the world on the 15th October at 7pm people are asked to light a candle. Then throughout the time zones a wave of light is made in memory of the precious lives taken too soon. Let's also make October 15th a wave of polished hands showing support throughout the world.

In conjunction with the wave of polish campaign I will be holding an auction of one off polishes made by our amazing Australian and Overseas Indies and also some gorgeous pastels from amazing Australian polish brands. The auction finishes today!!!

International bidders are welcome. 

http://www.myminiauction.com/waveofpolish

 Also join us at our facebook page to share your manis and thoughts https://www.facebook.com/groups/waveofpolish/

1 in 4 pregnancies will end in loss, leaving behind devastated families. Please show your support and help raise awareness.

Each year in Australia approximately 58,000 couples experience reproductive loss: About 55,000 experience early pregnancy loss, 1,750 babies are stillborn and about 900 babies die in the first twenty-eight days after birth (source SANDS Australia)

White is China Glaze White on White, the pinkie is OPI Mod About You, the blues are customs from Powder Perfect and the glitter is a topper I made.

Wave of Polish Tuesday - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness design

It's Tuesday and time for another Wave of Polish awareness design. This time I chose some cute little flowers and dots. The gorgeous blue is butter London Sprog, the light pink is Rimmel Lose Your Lingerie and the dark pink is OPI Sparrow Me the Drama. I hope you have time to join in and show your support for Pregnancy and Infant Loss awareness month.

Don't forget the Wave of Polish auctions finish tomorrow night at &pm AEST which is also the time to light a candle. 

The auctions are here http://www.myminiauction.com/waveofpolish

There are so many beauties available!

Take care, Tx

Pastel Triangle Nails - Wave of Polish

This design is not just pink and blue but I think with addition of mint green it still looks appropriate for babies. The periwnkle on my index nail is OPI You're Such a Budapest. The green on my ring nail is China Glaze At Vase Value and the pink is China Glaze In a Lily Bit. The triangles were made with striping tape over a base white colour. It's soft and pretty and I really like it :)

Hope you have a fabulous weekend, Tx

Wave of Polish - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness

It's Tuesday so time to paint them blue and pink. This week I went for a pink accent nail with different blue dots on it. Teamed with the pale blue other nails I really love it. It's subtle and soft and just right. Leave a comment here or on the Wave of Polish page if you've joined in.

Have a great Tuesday, Tx

Wave of Polish

Wave of polish is back again this year! If you didn't see it last year here is a rundown. 

October is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Throughout the month we ask that you paint your nails blue and pink on a Tuesday to show your support and raise awareness of pregnancy and Infant loss.

October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss awareness day, so if there is only one Tuesday you can commit to painting your nails this month please chose this date. Around the world on the 15th October at 7pm people are asked to light a candle. Then throughout the time zones a wave of light is made in memory of the precious lives taken too soon. Let's also make October 15th a wave of polished hands showing support throughout the world. If you would like to do more days in the month that would be great too :)

In conjunction with the wave of polish campaign I will be holding an auction which has many one of a kinds from mainly Aussie Indies and a couple of international Indies. This year there a special Enchanted polish is available to bid on. Bidding is open internationally. Funds go to SANDS Australia. The auction will start on the 8th October at 9am and finish on the 15th October. Visit http://waveofpolish.blogspot.com.au/for all the details

1 in 4 pregnancies will end in loss, leaving behind devastated families. Please show your support and help raise awareness.

I will set up an inlinkz code for blogs and we will use #pregnancyandinfantloss on instagram

I also hold an auction of polishes, 

Below is a polish I have made for auction, we have over 30 brands auctioning polishes so please keep an eye on on the Wave of Polish blog.

Please help me spread the word and share the below image on your blog or Instagram. It would be such a huge help if people could help spread the word.

Wave of Polish - last pregnancy and infant loss mani

It's the last Tuesday of the month so it's the last wave of polish - Pregnancy and Infant Loss mani I will do for the year. I hope that the wave of polish will make a comeback next year to continue to raise awareness and to allow parents to share their story. I have shared very little here about my own experiences, it's nail blog, but losing our Princess Grace is also a large part of who I am, the person behind the nails. So I want to share you my precious baby girl's foot and hand prints and a poem I wrote for her. We miss her every single day, time builds scar tissue around the wound but the wound is at times knocked again and the enormity of what we lost washes over us.

Little Fingers

Those little fingers that prodded and poked

will never be mine to hold

never for me to be wrapped around

never to turn the pages as stories are told.

The little eyes I never saw opened

will never hold mine in a stare

will never sparkle with laughter

will never show what the soul bears.

The little lips that I gazed upon

never to be pursed for a kiss

will never know a smile

while mine talk of what I miss.

The teeny little feet

never to run away from me

will never feel sand, water or grass

or play five little piggys with glee.

The photos that I'm left with

share these joys of you with me

but they also show me just so much

of what can never nor will ever be.

Written by Grace's Mummy 2007

The polishes used are OPI - Mod About You and Cate Ruby Sky.

Remember to hugs your loved ones tight, Tx

Wave of Polish - Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness looks

I've gotten a little behind in sharing my manis for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness so today I have two to shared. The first is a basic polka dot pattern on a white background. Super easy to do and super fun to wear.

   

The second is based off a design by pshiiit. Using just striping tape , it's another easy look. I used Essie Azure for the deeper blue and Essie Borrowed and Blue for the light blue. The dark pink is Essie Off the shoulder and the light pink is butter london Fruit machine.

My Princess Grace

Here is my own bottle of Princess Grace from the wave of polish auctions. It is truly beautiful even though I may be bias as I designed it with the help of Hayley of Emily de Molly. It truly is just perfect and exactly what I imagined! I'll let the photos do the talking :)

Have a fabulous Sunday, Tx

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Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day - Wave of Polish

The day is finally here in Australia and it is so nice to see so many people already joining the wave. The number of people who have helped and supported me has been amazing, thank you to each and everyone of you. The auctions still have another 8 1/2 hours to run so don't forget to bid!

I used OPI Mod About Pink and Cate Ruby Sky for this look. I used striping tape for lines, the feet were painted with nail polish as was the ribbon. I used a template for the butterfly. I love the finished look. Keep sending in those manis as it really does show so many families faced with a parent's worst nightmare that they are not alone, and we all remember the precious lives taken too soon.