It’s a phony fireplace! You can search for it under the title “Fireplace for your Home”. Netflix has two different episodes for it- one is a crackling fire and the other is a crackling yule log that plays Christmas music in the background. Cute, right? I can’t wait to stream this when we’re opening presents later this month.
Feel free to re-blog….and enjoy!
Nail Polish Canada’s Holiday Nail Art Challenge is happening right now!! I did Snowbunny Nails for WEEK 1 and I got a lot of votes… so THANK YOU to everyone who voted for me!!!!! Although I didn’t secure 1st place I received a lot of sweet comments on my skiing bunnies, so it was still a WIN. 🙂
I just finished my second design for the holiday challenge since it’s week 2 right now. The theme for this week is DECORATIONS. Since I love DECORATING the underside of my nails- I went with a holiday UNDERSIDE MANI, as I like to call them! 🙂
Underside manis are easy to do as long as your nails have some length to them. Just use a polish that has a skinny or small brush so you don’t bump your skin too much. I like to wipe most of the paint off my brush so it doesn’t drip all over. A few thin coats underneath are better than thick ones. I painted it carefully and I didn’t need to do any cleanup at all. I used a gold foil polish called Golden-I by Sally Hansen. Then I placed some tiny blue rhinestones for extra appeal.
To keep in line with the DECORATIONS theme- I naturally wanted to add designs to the top of my nails too. I pulled inspiration from some traditional-type holiday decor; snow flakes, candy canes, a trimmed Christmas tree and a string of holiday lights. The snowflakes and candy cane designs were stamped using MoYou London Festive 03 stamping plate. Then I hand-painted the Christmas tree and lights.
Because it’s half stamped and half-hand painted it has a very mix-matched feel… but I think the studded undersides bring it all together! I hope you like them!
Here’s the URL if you’d like to vote for me or your other favorite nails: NAIL POLISH CANADA WEEK 2 DECORATIONS. Votes can be placed on the bottom of that page…just pick me (CRAFTYNAIL) from the list of bloggers. You have to enter your name and email to vote, but don’t worry- they will not spam you. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and see you soon!
Of course Christmas is all about the birth of Jesus and spending time with loved ones. But I can’t help but be super-excited about all of my nail polish gifts that I received from my family! I feel like a little kid- I woke up this morning psyched to play with my toys! Here’s a pic of the stash I received. I don’t know what color to use first!
Did you get any thrilling gifts this year?
Of course Christmas is all about the birth of Jesus and spending time with loved ones. But I can’t help but be super-excited about all of my nail polish gifts that I received from my family! I feel like a little kid- I woke up this morning psyched to play with my toys! Here’s a pic of the stash I received. I don’t know what color to use first!
Did you get any thrilling gifts this year?
I have been Christmas tagged by my friends Luchessa and Danette! If you are *lucky enough to be tagged as well…. you can copy and paste the 10 questions below and re-post with your own answers (and don’t forget to tag someone else).
1 Which holiday do you celebrate?
I celebrate Christmas! It’s the best time of the year!
2 What are you doing for the holidays this year?
I will start by sayin- I have 11 whole days off from work! YIPPEE!! For Christmas I will bake a ham for my parents, visit my sister’s family, and also travel to Vermont to visit my boyfriend’s family. (Not all on the same day!)
3 What’s your favorite holiday drink?
Chai tea or latte. Warm and spicy!
4 Candy cane or Gingerbread men?
Gingerbread men I suppose. I would much rather have something chocolatey though! lol
5 What’s your favorite holiday/Christmas song?
Do They Know It’s Christmas? By Band-Aid. That song totally brings me back to my childhood. I love how every famous artist from the 80’s is in that video.
6 What’s the weirdest gift you’ve ever received?
A salad spinner. And I asked for it. My sister-in-law is like, “That’s it? You don’t want me to get you anything else for Christmas?” NOPE- Just the spinner! And I LOVE it! Haven’t stopped using it since I got it.
7 Have you ever made a snowman?
Absolutely!! I plan to make one this year too. It hasn’t snowed in NY yet, but when it does I will definitely be in my backyard sledding and throwing snowballs.
8 What is your favorite winter fragrance?
Yankee Candle Christmas Wreath
9 What is at the top of your list this Christmas?
This pretty pink n orange sporty jacket from lands end. I need a new winter coat!
10 What is most important to you about the holidays?
Having some time off to decompress from work, and the chance to spend time with family. The holidays really help bring some perspective about what’s important in my life. Then when I return to back to work after the new year I will be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed !
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!! Merry Christmas everyone- I hope you have a blessed holiday!
Oh and per the rules, I have tagged some fellow bloggers. It’s a busy time of year, so if any of the following bloggers don’t respond to the tag, you honestly will not hurt my feelings at all! And no worries… you won’t have bad luck for 7 years or anything crazy like that either. Here’s who I tagged:
Let’s talk about AVON. I have been using AVON products since I was a wee lass! The catalogs are jam-packed with cool new products and they’re cheap! Recently I have noticed that AVON has jumped on the nail art bandwagon and I couldn’t be happier. I’m not sure why we don’t see more blog posts about avon products!?! Especially since they have a lot of cool new stuff like…
Nail Glitter in Iridescent or Brilliant Chrome-
Avon Nail Glitter
Crackle polish called Mosaic Effects Top Coat in 9 different colors-
Mosaic Effects Top Coat
6 different Matte polishes called Suede Nail Enamel–
Suede Nail Enamel
NAILWEAR PRO+ Nail Enamel in a ton of great colors and a new special collection called Femme Fatale-
Avon NAILWEAR PRO+ Nail Enamel
They also have a polish on their website called Change Artist Transforming Nail Color. WOW what’s that all about?? The description says ‘Dual-ended package includes base color on one side and clear transforming top coat on the other’. Man, I really hope my mom got me some AVON for Christmas!!
One last pic to share- here’s a pic of a holiday mani I did using Avon NAILWEAR PRO+ in Ruby Slipper. I’m not usually a big fan of red polish… but Ruby Slipper is my cup of tea… it’s so pretty and shimmery! I wore it by itself for a few days before I decided to jazz it up with some festive green n white.
Avon Ruby Slipper
Happy Holidays all… and let’s hope that the end of the Mayan Calendar doesnt put the kibosh on all our nail polishing and blogging. See you again soon, I hope !
Tonite I tried out a new polish of mine by Julie G called My Private Palace. It has tons of gold and chartreuse iridescence! Then with a blink of the eye… she’ll turn sheer on you! Have you ever had a polish like that? One second you are gawking at it’s brilliance…. you move an inch… and then it looks totally different! I have mixed feelings about polishes like this. But regardless of the chameleon effect, My Private Palace is still very pretty and looks very ‘holiday’ to me. To make it even more festive I did a red glitter gradient with Fergie wet n wild -No Place Like Home. The end result really surprised me…
This mani is glowing! It’s so intense and fiery – I feel like freakin Katniss over here! I swear, it’s like my nails are on fire! I wasn’t able to fully capture it on camera… But then again, my Julie G base color shifts alot so I’m sure that had a lot to do with it. Check out this next pic in indirect light- you can really see how the shimmer winds down and more of the glitter particles begin to show. And look at that Fergie polish…it’s packed with some of teeniest glitter that I’ve ever seen!
Speaking of Fergie- I’m a huge fan of hers! Guess what my cat’s name is?
You guessed it! Meet my girl Fergie 🙂
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