Christmas Challenge - Day 28 - Sweets!

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 28 – Christmas Sweets

Hi Goddesses

Come on, suck it up, we’re nearly there.  Just 4 more manis to go and tomorrow’s is AWESOME.

Today’s isn’t too shabby either.  So, in England, at Christmas, people buy huge great big tins of sweets that they spend all day scoffing and then wondering why they feel sick.  One such brand is Quality Street, where every chocolate is wrapped in a different coloured FOIL (see where I’m headed with this?)  So here’s the real thing –

And here's my mani - 

Polishes –

Thumb – SH Nail Prisms – Bejeweled

Index – Color Club – Hot Like Lava

Middle – Color Club – Cold Metal

Ring – Color Club - Perfectly Mol-ten

Pinkie – Color Club - Foil Me Once

I loved this bright brashy combination.  I then put silver shatter on it, because the reverse side of the foil is silver, and everyone scrunches their wrapper up into a teeny tiny ball.

And do you know what, foils no likey shatter.  Doesn’t that just look ….. wank ?  it dulls the bright quality that makes those foils so amazing.

Never mind, tomorrow I PROMISE YOU makes up for any and ALL mistakes J

Enjoy xx J

J

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Christmas Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve :)

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 24 - Stockings

Hi Goddesses

Gah, this is a rush job!  I thought I’d prepped this post last week when I did the mani but apparently not! 

It’s been a bit of a disastrous day in the kitchen.  I had just added the jelly layer to the trifle, decided I didn’t need the other pack of jelly, opened the cupboard door, put it in the cupboard … and before I could shut the door it leapt back out and plopped into the trifle!!  Aarrrrrgghh lol.  The backsplash went everywhere, so it’s been a bit of a sticky day, and a day of sticky surprises.  Who knew jelly flew so far ???

Sorry, what?  Oh yes, stockings.  I don’t actually do Christmas stockings, but there are a quintessential part of Christmas.  Now, these did rock when I did them, but they look shit in the photo!  They weren’t that wonky, I’m sure J

Base was Lumin-icecent (yay, I finally found out the names of my Color Club Foileds – by the way, God they’re useful, highly recommend), and the red was OPI Smitten With  Mittens, and my trusty CG Snow for the white.

Christmas Eve is my favourite favourite favourite night of the year.  We’ve been following Santa on Norad all day and we’re just about to leave him a note and 8 carrots.

Altogether …. Then one foggy Christmas Eve ……

Lots and lots and lots of festive love xxxx  J 

Enjoy xx J

J

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Christmas Challenge Day 23 - Santa !!!!!!!!!

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 23 – Santa!

Hi Goddesses

Yay it’s the best day of the Challenge!!  Santa !!! Even the owrd makes me feel happy!!!

I love Santa, especially his big fat shape J  I am part Polish, so Christmas is all about Christmas Eve for me.  Growing up, this was always a more exciting time than Christmas Day, and it still is, especially now you can use the NORAD website to track Santa around the globe (if you don’t do this, you MUST – just Google “Santa NORAD”.)

These nails didn’t turn out quite as good as I hoped, mainly cos I bungled his tunic, but I am still pretty happy with them.

I did all of these on a base of Sally Hansen Downtown Rubies.  We have face on the thumb, then tunic, then hat, and boot on the pinkie.

No one managed to guess what I tried to do on the ring finger, not even Boo.  It’s supposed to be Santa’s fat bum sticking out the chimney, but I think the chimney is missing some key definition!

There’s been some cool Santas manis this year – nothing gets more festive than Santa.  We’ve peaked, I tell you, we’ve peaked!

Enjoy xx J

J

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Purple Crumpet Fairy Christmas Challenge Day 22 - Christmas Puddings

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 22 – Christmas Pudding

Hi Goddesses

I’ve pretty much known what I was going to do for this mani since October lol – ironic then that last night I was thinking “shit, I haven’t done it yet!”.

Luckily this is super simple and super effective.

Mine is very similar to the other Xmas Pud manis out there, with one exception – mine is on a base of OPI Merry Midnight.  I thought its flakiness would perfectly reflect the raisins and fruit in the pudding, and it does!

The white is CG Snow, the green is CG Glittering Garland and the red berries are CG Ruby Pumps.

It was all done with a thin dotting tool – I still find they give me better results than a brush.

Et voila!  Tomorrow is Santa J

Enjoy xx J

J

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Christmas Glitterbomb - Day 21 of the Challenge!

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 21 – Christmas Glitterbomb

Hi Goddesses

When I originally saw this challenge it was all going to be about red with gold tips, and it still might be, just not today J

Instead, inspired by a post I saw on The Nailaholic I decided to take another swipe at fairy lights, and whaddya know, it turned out all pretty and glittery J

So, this is how beautiful The Nailaholic’s was …

Mine, as youi’d expect, not quite so delicate but I still likey me LOTS.  I don’t know what it is though, I must be the only person in the world that can make a striper do a big fat shit on my nail L

Colours used –

Base = Barry M Racing Green

Gold – a striper – probably Art Deco

The blobs / baubles – ooops, I am struggling to remember L  CG Cheers to You silver, probably SH Downtown Rubies for the red, Kleancolor Vegas Night for the blue, and shockingly I can’t even remember what the purple is.

Sorry!  Anyway, I do love this, it looked super festive and brought me some happy J

By the way, have you seen the INSANE Christmas Tree Jane @ Nailside has just done ?? Oh My God!  That woman has more talent in her dandruff than I have in all my arty fingers.

Not long now ….. need to finish my Christmas Pudding off now.  No, not a real life one, *obviously*, my mani one J

Enjoy J  xxxxx

J

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And Now I Have To Do NATIVITY ????!!!!!

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 20 – The Nativity

Hi Goddesses

Wow we’re 2/3s through, and here we are, now, at the meaning of Christmas.

When I told Beth this was one of the challenges, she laughed.  Not a little giggle either, but an evil, hysterical mwahahahahahaha.  I would take umbrage at her, but she does have a fair point, and I was pretty stressed about this mani, although I think it sort of got there in the end.

All I have to say is, thank god for the angel!  The angel got recycled from Day 13, and gave me the confidence to realise I could use that shape to recreate various other characters.

So Crumpet – what “art” are you torturing us with now?  Wellllll ….

Thumb – the lovely angel on a background of Wet n Wild Hannah Pinktana

Index – Mary, wearing robes of CG First Mate, with white embellishment.

Middle – swaddled baby Jesus!  Hurrah, I pulled it off!  Swaddling uses Zoya Dove for the stripes.  Both Mary and Jesus are on a background of Fearne Brown (representing the stable)

Ring finger – I didn’t want to do the shepherd because I thought too many nails might look samey so I opted for the sheep!  I remembered Sarah Chalkboard Nails had done a decent sheep and I also Googled some images.  He’s ok, but he does look more like an albino pig.  Also, the CG Laser Lime background has given him jaundice.  Oh well, can’t win em all!

Pinkie – the king.  On a background of OPI Ogre The Top Blue with a CC Foiled crown (man those Foileds are useful!), and with Fearne Brown hair.  The boyf thought this was a deer with antlers ……. Oh dear …..

Phew, thank the LORD that’s over.

Enjoy xx J

J

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Christmas Challenge Day 18 - Songs

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 18 – Your Favourite Christmas Song

Hi Goddesses

I think I felt quite smug when I came up with today’s idea.  It was a little more tangential and therefore required a little more thought.  The mistake ?  That we are operating in the very narrow band of Christmas, which actually made it really hard to pick a song that wouldn’t require a dead on dupe of one of the other days.

Ergo …. My favourite songs –

Frosty The Snowman – we’ve done snowmen

Winter Wonderland – we’ve done snow and snowmen

A Spaceman Came Travelling – we’re doing nativity

I Believe In Father Christmas – Santa Day is coming

Santa Claus Is Comin To Town (Bruce version) – see above

Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses – we’ve had wrapping paper

Aaarrgghhh!  Lol.  And then as I was in the car the other morning, this came on the radio and I slapped my forehead and said YES YES YES.

Can anyone guess what it is from one photo ?  (and yes, that is me on the thumb J )

So here we go, complete with lyrics …..

Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree, For me.
I've been an awful good girl,
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.


Santa baby, 54 convertible too, Light blue.
I'll wait up for you dear,
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.



Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed,

Next year I could be oh, so good,
If you'd check off my Christmas list,
Boo doo bee doo.

Santa honey, I wanna yacht,
And really that's not a lot,
I've been an angel all year,

Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa cutie, there's one thing that I really need - the deed.
To a platinum mine,

Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa baby, fill my stocking with a rolex, And checks.
Sign your 'X' on the line,
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Come and trim my Christmas tree,
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's,

I really do believe in you,
Let's see if you believe in me,
Boo doo bee doo.

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, A ring.
I don't mean on the phone,
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight,
Hurry down the chimney tonight,
Hurry down the chimney tonight

Lol, I did have fun doing this one – what’s YOUR favourite Christmas song ?

Enjoy xx J

J

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Christmas Challenge Day 17 - Decorations

PURPLE CRUMPET FAIRY CHALLENGE – The 31 Days of Christmas

Day 17 – Putting Up The Decorations

Hi Goddesses

Yay, we are now officially in the home straight.  Over half the challenges done, and sometimes the biggest challenge seems to be not to repeat yourself!

There were so many ways I could go with this one, but I didn’t want it to just be a rehash of another Christmas mani, so this time I picked some of my favourite things about Christmas Decorations.

Firstly, on the thumb, yes we STILL have that angel – hasn’t she been useful lol.  I always have an angel on my tree to look down and bless us, so I kept her.

My index finger is just a simple tree made with a dotting tool.  I have silver and red baubles on my tree which came from a very posh shop in York called Christmas Angels.  They are really good quality and will last generations.  As well as the baubles, I have wooden stars, hearts and trees that hang off the tree.

Without ruining the Santa mani to come, I thought I would just do a very simple glimpse of the big man.  There is always a display of Santas around my house at Christmas and I have only one rule – they must be fat!  I like my Santas to have a big belly and a big bottom, otherwise they don’t join the club J

Ring finger is a close up of one of my red baubles.  I have 6 huge red disco / glitter balls that hang off the tree and reflect light – they are simply amazing and probably my favourite decoration of all.

And then to keep with the simple theme, the pinkie is CG Starboard with CG Golden Enchantment sprinkled over it to represent the twinkling lights on the tree.  I have to have my lights on pretty much all the time – it brings the tree to life and makes me so happy.

It’s getting closer !!!

Enjoy xx J

J

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