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Cactus Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsAdvice from a Cactus™- Get plenty of sunshine.
- Accentuate your strong points.
- Be patient through the dry spells.
- Conserve your resources.
- Wait for your time to bloom.
- Stay sharp!
Used with permission ©Ilan Shamir 2019, YourTrueNature.com
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Chili Pepper Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsSpice up your life!
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Dream Catcher Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsSome people are like beautiful Dream Catchers, adsorbing the most terrible things for those they love and leaving them only the softest thoughts behind.
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Grand Canyon Nail File
$0.00 Choose Options“The Grand Canyon Arizona has a natural wonder which is in kind absolutely unparalleled throughout the rest of the world” – Theodore Roosevelt
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Kokopelli Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsThere are petroglyphs of Kokopelli left by migrating peoples carved on rocks all the way from the top of South America up to Canada. This charming humpbacked flute player is a favorite and well-loved Native American symbol.
In the hump on his back, he carries the seeds of plants and flowers revealing him as a symbol of fertility. The music of his flute symbolizes warmth.
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Lizard Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsAdvice from a Lizard™
- Soak up some sun
- Snap up opportunities
- Be a colorful character
- Appreciate stillness
- Keep a low profile
- Shed your old ways
- Be Dashing!
Used with permission ©Ilan Shamir 2019, YourTrueNature.com
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Roadrunner Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsAdvice from a Roadrunner™
- Be Quick
- Full Speed Ahead
- Defy Expectations
- Hit the Ground Running
- Spring into Action
- Get Off the Beaten Track
- Kick Up Some Dust!
Used with permission ©Ilan Shamir 2019, YourTrueNature.com
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Route 66 Nail File
$0.00 Choose Options“If you ever plan to motor west, travel my way, take the highway that is best. Get your kicks, on Route Sixty-Six” – Nat King Cole
Please note: This nail file design is photo printed, not hand-painted.
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Sombrero Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsHobbes: What are you doing?
Calvin: Being “cool.”
Hobbes: You look more like you’re being bored.
Calvin: The world bores you when you’re cool.
Hobbes: Look, I brought a sombrero! Now we can both be “cool.”
Calvin: A sombrero?! Are you crazy?! Cool people don’t wear sombreros!
Hobbes: What fun is it being cool if you can’t wear a sombrero? -
Yucca Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsOfficial State Flower of New Mexico
New Mexico designated the blossom of the desert yucca plant (pronounced “yuh-ka”) as the official state flower in 1927.
The yucca flower was selected by the schoolchildren of New Mexico and was recommended by the New Mexico Federation of Women’s Clubs. The legislation does not specify a particular species of yucca (there are 40-50 varieties).
Seeing these lovely flowers in abundance on the plains and deserts of New Mexico, early settlers called them “our Lord’s candles.”
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Zia Nail File
$0.00 Choose OptionsNew Mexico’s State Flag
When the North American Vexillological (the study of flags) Association determines that your flag is the best-designed of any US state, US territory, or Canadian province, you’ve definitely earned bragging rights. The Zia is the design on the New Mexico state flag.
The Meaning Behind the Zia Sun Symbol
A branch of the Pueblo community, the Zia are an indigenous tribe originally from the four corners region. In the 13th century, they migrated to a rocky ledge above the wide Jemez River Valley at the base of the Jemez and Nacimiento mountains in northern New Mexico.
Both the sun and the number four are sacred to the Zia. The Zia sun symbol represents:
- the four cardinal directions (north, south, east and west)
- the four seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn and winter)
- the four periods of each day (morning, noon, evening and night), and
- the four seasons of life (childhood, youth, middle years and old age)
These four elements are tied together by a circle of life that has no beginning and no end.
Additionally, the Zia also believe that humans have four sacred obligations. They must develop:
- a strong body
- a clear mind
- a pure spirit, and
- a devotion to the welfare of their people