A while back I had the bright idea of buying myself a load of nail art stuff and creating some amazing designs of my own. Almost a year later, and the fact that it's all hardly been touched is probably a good indication that it didn't go to plan! While I might not be competing for nail artist of the year just yet, I've discovered a few simple designs that only take a few minutes to do- even if you're short on time they're a great way to spruce up your accent nail if you want your manicure to be a bit more special.

There's about a million different varieties of these rhinestone nail wheels-as with anything on eBay so you can choose whichever size, shape or colour that your heart desires. I quite like the ones that have a variety of shapes in one wheel, although the small round rhinestones are probably the most versatile. Even if you're a nail art newbie these are definitely worth a go, you can see by my examples above that there are lots of quick and easy patterns that require no skill level whatsover. Along with your base colour all you need is a clear nail varnish and a manicure stick or a toothpick to move the gems around on the nails. If you seal the designs in with a top coat the gems should stay stuck for a couple of days before any begin to ping off.

Most of these wheels only cost a pound or two and you get literally hundreds of gems in each one. The only problem is that coming from Hong Kong they do take a few weeks to arrive, although if you order from ebay regularly this will be no doubt something that you're used to.