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yesterday it was the first sunday in advent-time. in austria (and other european countries) the 4 sundays before christmas are called advent sundays and are celebrated by lighting candles on an advent wreath, decorated with evergreens and bows. it’s like the countdown to christmas. I don’t know, if the four weeks before christmas are celebrated like this in other countries.
well, this year I didn’t tie a wreath, mostly because my daughter would break it within 10 minutes and burn her little fingers on the candles. but I did a special manicure.
I found a napkin just perfect for holiday nailart, it has these very small images which fit perfectly on the nail. and it’s much easier to apply just a small piece of napkin instead of covering the whole nail.
 
I applied 2 coats of alessandro 295, which is a cool-toned gold, and 1 coat of 297, which is a cool gold glitter. for this manicure I chose the holly designs and applied them by using the napkin decoupage technique. on the middle finger I stuck on the 3d artpieces I created with the mold I got at nailart und mehr.
 
 
 

I love the look of the 3d artpieces, but I have to admit that it’s not for everyday use. but if you are going to a christmasparty it’s the perfect nailart ;-)

the reason why I’m not posting so many posts lately is that my dad is in hospital. he had a surgery and got a hip prothesis. the problem is, that he is suffering from dementia and someone has to go there every day to look after him, as the nurses aren’t very dedicated. so I’m there quite often. but he’s coming home soon.

ich habe noch einmal die serviettentechnik versucht. eigentl. sind die motive zu groß für die nägel, man erkennt keine kürbisse, aber es sieht trotzdem herbstlich aus, wie ich finde. anleitung zur serviettentechnik findet ihr hier.
once more I tried the napkin decoupage. the pumkins are to big for the nails, but I think it still looks autumnally. you can find the instructions here.







über das wochenende werde ich noch ein paar letzte halloween manis machen und euch am montag präsentieren ;-)
I will work on some more halloween manis this weekend and present them all to you on monday ;-)

diese nailarttechnik habe ich das erste mal auf chinda-chans blog gesehen. man benötigt die oberste schicht einer serviette oder eines taschentuch mit kleinem muster, eine schere, basecoat, neutralen lack und topcoat, evt. glitterlack und eine nagelfeile. Ich habe ein klimt-design gewählt.
I saw this nailart technique on chinda-chans blog for the first time. for this you need the top ply of a napkin or tissue, scissors, basecoat, a neutral polish and a topcoat, glitterpolish if you want and a nail file. I chose a klimt design.


zuerst schneidet man kleine stücke aus der serviette und passt diese den nägeln an. ganz ehrlich, das hat ziemlich lange gedauert und ist auch nicht ganz perfekt geworden.
to start with cut the napkin into small pieces and adjust the shape to the shape of your nailbeds. to be honest, this took a long time and didn't turn out perfectly.

apply topcoat, let dry and file the edge to make it smooth. after the first coat I applied a coat of gold sparkle and used fast drying tc. make sure you cover the whole nail with tc, else the napkin may come off during washing your hands. you can remove the whole thing with nailpolish remover.