"Flower Girl" Outfit

Today, I went with a floral theme to school. Here I am pondering the roses uponst my head.

I've been having fat days this week. I think I need to cut back on the tea. :P

A quick look at my make-up and crystals. These were smaller ones than I'm used to wearing. I think I prefer the larger ones with these small ones accenting them.

Some wild flowers with my pet glitter and glam spider, Lenny, on for added interest.

And some Spook on the other side of my head. I like this, it kinda looks like it's HOLDING my hair in place. "You'd have to pry my hair from my cold dead fingers!" ... literally. :P

I think I'm dressing more garden variety because it's Spring (which is pretty much like Summer in California). I miss wearing all black with PVC and corsets. :[ <3!

"Mermaid" Outfit

Forgetting the classic "nautical" theme, I made my own representation of what a modern day mermaid would look like. I woke up feeling like a sea creature today, my long black hair like a seaweed halo around the crown of my head. 

First, the outfit. 

This was with my jacket on, I was having a fat day today. And wow, looks like the seaman I sang to his death left a hand print on my mirror!

No jacket, I was hoping the draping of my shirt would be more forgiving. >.<

I've grown very fond of wearing my spoon around my neck. It was given to me by someone who lost his way. Though he is gone, this is my perpetual way of keeping him near my heart and wishing him the best.

And here is the new hair clip I made a little while back.

Little known fact about me, I was born in Long Beach. I'm a Scorpio (a water sign), so I've always felt connected to the ocean and the moon. I went back recently and found some seashells to take home. I pieced together this hair piece, and now I always feel by the sea.

Where do you feel most at home? <3!

A (Goth) Walk In The Park

Today was a day for adventure, and it began as it usually does for Goths...

Copious amounts of coffee at IHOP! We ordered the norm of pancakes with a side of gloom. I think the cook rose to the occasion.

A friend and I were very tired with stress of midterms and studying, so we decided to have an hour or two to ourselves and frolic. Outside, there was this furry bastard in this tall, huge concrete pedestal of some sort. I love squirrels, so I just had to give him a hug.

SO glad he didn't have thorns... And along we went until we reached our beautiful destination.

There is a park not too far from campus where there is a little rose garden. It's sooo lovely and smells heavenly indeed.

I have read the book and seen the movie "The Secret Garden", and this little piece of heaven was exactly what I would envision such a place to be. It's Spring, so all the roses were in bloom!

It was windy, but the sun shone and warmed things up just the right amount. My skin was safe from the horrible glare of the sun. It was a very lovely day.

There were many sorts of roses about the park.

I particularly love these roses. They bud white, and bloom open to show a delicate shade of pink. I LOVE these. We have a variation of these roses in our backyard, though not this specific type.

And alas, there was a faerie to be found! My friend juuust managed to snap this photo of her at just the right moment.

We sat on a bench and just watched our small corner of the world go around us. Uponst the trees, the squirrel that I hugged earlier somehow happened to come to life. He followed us and decided to make this park his new home.

It was so lovely. There are so many times I find myself with my head buried in a book, so much that I forget to lift my face to the beauty all around me. I haven't been able to go on a Goth Walk for a while, but I think this day spent with nature was just what I needed to center myself. The wind, the green, the silence, and a good friend by my side (they aren't pictured here, they're camera shy. :P).

Though most of the parks normal veterans looked upon me with the that typical sort of nervous disdain, I smiled and went along my miserable way. It was such a perfect day! I'm so glad we decided to escape. <3!

DIY Hair Heart

I was home and I realized that people either think with their head or their heart, why not have both?
I love wearing hearts, or generally anything sparkly/glittery/bejeweled, but in a spooky-and-Gothic or Victorian-meets-burlesque sort of fashion, so I came up with this.

It was very easy and quick to make. To make this, you will need: fabric, a needle, thread, scissors, a bobby pin, and some knick-knacks to sew onto the heart. I added a dangling earring and skeleton key, but it's entirely up to you what you wish to add.

Start with your fabric:

Cut out the shape of a heart and trim to the desired size/shape of your own want. You will need two:

Take one side and cut two holes on either side so you can slip a bobby pin through it.

 Laying down your bobby pin, approximate where the holes will go.

 Once you made the small holes, slip your bobby pin through and sew down the bobby pin down.

Make SURE that you only sew down the bottom portion of the bobby pin so it will open and hold your hair, like this:

So now that the back of your heart is in prepared, let's move on to the front. 

 Choose whatever adornments you desire: keys, buttons, charms, beads, old necklaces, whatever.

I decided to go with two contrasting buttons, and a button of a bow. I'm a sucker for bows, really. Sew them into place.

 I decided that I wanted to have an old earring dangling from my heart...

 but I also wanted to add a skeleton key, and couldn't make up my mind...

 So I chose both! I added a small hoop on the bottom, and voila!

 Syn-ergy!

 I then took my pliers and bent the earring hook into a small loop like this:

 Now that you have your buttons sewed down and your charm ready, sew that sucker up.

 Going all the way around...

 When you're finished sewing up your heart, take your charm and (using your pliers) secure it into place.

 And this should be your finished product!

Slip that bobby pin into your hair and it should look like this. 

I think this is the perfect thing for girls who don't have pierced ears and still want a cute little ear dangle. 

I'm super happy with the way it came out and I'm sure you will too. <3!

Rainy Day Corset Outfit

It was raining last week when I snapped these photos. I wanted to wear my corset, but not wear it in a way that would be too showy for school. Plus, it's raining, so I don't want to get it wet. This was the outfit I came up with.

I have been wanting to chop up this black shirt for a long time, I'm glad I didn't. It clings so nicely, all I had to do was tie a knot in the back. It also allowed the back laced to show a bit.

And a high-neck shirt that shows off my clavicles topped it all off. Matching red lipstick too.

My corset kept me pretty warm, and so did my sleeves. The skirt and fishnets weren't TOO warm, but I had my knee-high boots to protect my legs from any potential puddles. <3!

DIY Mother's Day Gift- Photo Collage

Crap, tomorrow is Mother's Day! What do I do? What do I get that woman? Candles? Lotion? A ferret? Well, my mom always wants something personalized and nice, so I made her this:

I kept my budget to less than $20, and this looks really nice too. I'm sure my mom will love it. 

Here's what you need: a frame, 2 paper of contrasting colors/patterns, photos, glue, decorations.

This was my frame, it cost $4.50 and was gold. 

What you do is choose all the photos you'd like to use and lay them out as you want them on your main paper. The striped paper will be my background with the red tissue paper accenting the photos.

So when you lay out the photos and the tissue paper, you snip the tissue paper into a box around the photo. That way, the photos are brought out by the red.

Here's another layout with the music paper being the main paper and the stripey paper being the accent.

For those of you who are more computer savy, you can do what I did and print out a photo collage like this:

 I chose a light, pastel theme for my photos, with some red for that pop of color.

Nothing fancy, but I wanted some photos I knew she liked that weren't too "Gothy". I bought some gold trim accents like this to embellish my photos:

 The pack was $5 and came with all these neat designs.

 Obviously, I chose my favorite one. :3

I laid out the trimming on the side of my photo and cut it to size. 

 I did the same for the other side too, so now my photos would be brought out by guilded butterflies. Now to keep those suckers from flying away- Krazy Glue.

 I put just a wee-bit on the very ends...

 Then pressed them down on my photo collage. Those butterflies ain't going nowhere.

Wait for your glue to dry, then open up your frame.

 Slide that sucker in...

 And voila!

It's very beautiful, but plain. I always like to decorate my stuff. Here is where your own crafty mind comes into play.

 You can use feather, old earrings, paint, glitter, ribbons, seashells, keys, crystals, whatever your heart desires. I wanted to use faux flowers.

 I dissected my rose and decided to use the head.

 By applying a lot of glue...

 I made sure that sucker would stay on forever.

 After dissecting some more flowers and adding crystals and glitter, my frame was done. I wanted this flower to bloom open and upward, thank God for krazy glue.

 I added some rose petals and put crystals on top.

 And I glued some glitter around the edges of the frame too.

And this is my finished product, personally personalized by yours truly.

I know my mom will love it, and I'm sure your loved ones will too. Happy hauntings! <3!