Since I don't get many packages from Hong Kong I knew what is was as soon as I saw it. And it was HEAVY for such a small package. Okay, to be fair, I actually came on Friday of last week but I didn't have time to check my mail because I was making this -
Yes, a very large cake. It is all edible. The only part that was edible was the mast & booms of the boat, but they were coated in cocoa powder to make them look more like teak. The decorations were gum paste (tastes sort of like a necco wafer). The silver seal was a white chocolate seal I made from
silicone mold (which I also made from the trophy). This cake was a lot of work, so it was nice to have such a great package waiting for me in the mail and to zone out white playing around with stamping plates for the first time.
What else was in the package? Some great little little things...
An insane amount of rhinestones. All different colors, different sizes and some different shapes. I now have so many rhinestones I feel a bit crazy and obsessed. The nice thing about these wheels is they are tiny. I would say about three inches across. They also spin really easily but are tough enough that I don't feel like they will spin in my tool box and have rhinestones all over.
As excited as I was for the rhinestone wheels, I am more excited about the nail stamping plates. The nail stamping tool came two weeks ago and has just been sitting in my tool box. The package came with 26 different plates. 16 are solid patterns (4 to a plate with some extras in the blank spaces), five have mini designs and 5 have tip patterns. While waiting for these plates I have watched numerous how-to videos online so I know the general idea of how they work. I decided to dive right in...
Not bad for a first time if I do say so myself. It needs some work but I think the more I use and do it, the better it will be. I love this little hounds tooth pattern. However, I do not like the colors. They are too similar to have the hounds tooth really pop. The blue would have been better as an electric blue or used a hot pink instead of the purple. Now with so many rhinestones and plates, I think I could do a different mani each day for the next year and never repeat. I don't think I am ready to take on that challenge yet.
One of the best things about this package was the size. It was tiny. Imagine the five rhinestone wheels stacked with the stamping plates on top. That was the size of the whole package. No packing peanuts (aka ghost poo) or bubble wrap here. Neat and efficient.
Sinful Colors - Why Not, Let's Talk
Plate - Cheeky CH13
Has any ordered nail art supplies online? Where in the world did they come from?
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