Day 1 – What
You Enjoy Most About Christmas
Hi
Goddesses
Sometimes I
am a very silly Crumpet indeed. I love
this challenge I really do, but when I decided what should be Day 1, I really
should have picked something easy and doable!
But nooooooo I picked something tricky and advanced. Gah, I am stoopid lol.
What do you
think of when you think of Christmas, what are your favourite things ? Well some of my favourite things are coming
up in the other challenges, so I won’t mention them here, but this mani does
feature some of my favourite Christmas memories.
So, we have
a kaleidoscope of colours here and a veritable mixture of patterns. Mean anything to you yet? No, of course not lol, Crumpet nail “art” has
to come with subtitles ……
Let’s start
with the big yellow splodge that is my thumb, which actually, had quite a lot
of effort showered upon it. Yes it
did. One of my favourite things about
Christmas is snowballs. Not the ones you
throw, but the ones you drink. Brandy or
rum, advocaat and lemonade, all whipped together. It’s just wow, and one of those drinks I only
drink at Christmas, and therefore one of my very strongest Crimbo
associations. I think I had my first
very weak one when I was 6, and now I make pitchers of it that leave everyone
else falling down after half a glass (Crumpet stays standing strong; Crumpet
has half-Polish blood, and therefore was born with alcohol in her veins.)
Anyway,
back to the nail. This is 2 coats of SH
Mellow Yellow. I then used a teeny bit
of sponge and OPI The “It” Color, and then using a toothbrush, blobbed some SH
White On on the tips. I hoped the
toothbrush would give a “bubble” effect, and it sorta does – needs more
practice.
The index
finger. Nothing makes me smile like
fairy lights on a Christmas tree, especially when they are in random
formation. So this is 1 coat (just 1
coat!) of GG Lizard Belly as it’s the perfect pine needle green, and then some
Art Deco gold glitter nail art for the lights.
Middle
finger. Another childhood memory. Every year when I was under 10, we seemed to
spend the entire month of December making paper chains to festoon around the
entire school. Miles and miles and miles
of them. Much fun. I especially loved smearing the PVA glue over
my hand and then peeling it off in a one-er (score!). So I used Barry M Shocking Pink and Indigo to
make the chains, with a thin dotting tool.
I used Essie Jazz for the boring neutral “walls”.
Ring
finger? Hmmm. I was running out of time. X Factor was on and the Chinese had just
arrived …. Toppling pile of presents in CG Cheers To You and Barry M Red
Glitter, with a SH White On backdrop. I soooo
wish I had gone with trifle instead.
And
finally, lickle finger – falling snow. 2
coats of Zoya Dove and my new bestie, Nubar White Polka Dot on top for the
snow. I love snow days. Love love love. I love how the snow deadens and silences the
world, like you’re really in a snowglobe.
Love it.
So there
you have Day 1. Trust me, it will get
better. I have some super easy ideas for later in the challenge – phew, I hear
you cry, which is fine – but anyway, are you joining in ??
Enjoy xx J
J
Top Tip – if you’re
ever unsure what a nail colour looks like, go to Google images, which will give
you plenty of contrasts and compares.
