Merry Christmas!!

It´s almost there.
Christmas is around the corner. Are you having a stressful time? Buying the last gifts etc.?
I take it easy as it should be a stress free time.
Well, maybe I also get a bit hectic in the last days then.. let´s see. ;)

At least I did my nails and created a christmas design, which wasn´t too easy to choose this time. I couldn´t decide between white with green and red flitter. But that looked more like the italian flag than Christmas. ;)

Well at the end it was red glitter then, which troubled me a bit since I tried a new method. But nevertheless.. that´s how they look now:

Products:

-Primer Soft -Nail Expert
-Bonding gel - Nail Expert
-Multiglitter - Jet Set 
-Builder Gel - Nail Epert 
-Cleaner- Nail Expert
-Stamping polish white- Nail Expert
-Stamping pattern- Konad
-High Gloss Finish Gel -Nail Expert 


I think the Christmas theme can be recognized. ;)

So far I used the builder and finish gels of Jolifin but I read in many forums that the gels from Nail Expert have a better quality in that price section. So I ordered them and there is nothing to complain.
The High Gloss is super shiny and the builder gel is good to work with.
Now I just have to see if it will approve during the next weeks.

In this spirit I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas. Enjoy your time with family and friends.
And have a happy new year 2014!!

Hope you will visit this blog next year too. :)

Your
SunShine  

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The joy of Christmas cookies

Hello my dear ones,

this weekend I used the time to get a bit into Christmas mood. Of course the apartment is decorated nicely with chain of lights, snow mans amd reindeers but that moist and stormy weather wasn´t too winterly.
We had quite a storm here in northern Germany and so there was not much spirit to leave the house.

That´s why I used the time to make some Chistmas cookies and this way there was at least the smell of the season in my home.
Maybe you´re also in the mood to bake? Then here is the really easy recipe.

Ingedients: 

500 g flour
250 g sugar
 50 g butter
   3 eggs
   1  tbsp cinnamon (optional)

The dough should rest for one night!! 

For the decoration you can use what ever you wish for. I opted for dark chocolate coating, desiccated coconut, brittle and almonds as well as a lemon coating. (2 tbsp lemon juice mixed with 200 g powdered sugar and 1tbsp warm water so that there is a viscous paste.)


Method:

Put the flour into a bowl and form a well in the middle. Add the butter, sugar, cinnamon and eggs into it and mix well until you have a smooth dough. In the beginning I use a mixer but as soon as the butter is spread I use my hands to knead the dough.
Make sure that the dough isn´t too moist in the end. Eventually you need to add a bit more flour, but not too much!

Form a ball out of the dough and wrap it in cling foil. Put into the fridge over night.

Next day just roll out the dough, it should be around 0,5 cm thick. Now use different biscuit cutters and put the biscuits on a backing tray (greased or covered with baking paper). Bake them for 15 minutes on 180° c.
After cooling you can decorate them as you wish.

The dough was enough for 4 full baking trays, so you have a little on stock. :)

Enjoy the procedure

your SunShine

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