I got a sweet message

I just can't believe how sweet messages I get!

And I wanna thank each and everyone who takes the time to write to me and you are all so cute for the kind words you write about me (although I'm a mopy Goth and know it just ain't true..). Thank you.

I wish I could publish all the wonderful mails and comments I get but then I would have no time left for anything else - that's how wonderful you treat me *heart*

This mail is a great example of the sweet mails I get.
I feel so honored and fuzzy inside, bit tear eyed even, when reading...

********************
Allarnnah IsaMaggot 
First I just want to say,
You are such a huge inspiration to me,
But not in the way you would think,
Not in your style (it is very amazing and unique though)
But in your confidence to do what it is you love and be yourself happily.

When I watch your videos and read somethings you post,
I just feel more and more like not caring about what people think of me
as long as I'm happy with myself,

I love you and your personality and everything !

Keep doing what you''re doing, the world needs more people like you.
I wish you and your family happiness and love forever x
*******************

Adora BatBrat feels truly blessed.

 

Adora BatBrat postcard

This might sound odd, but ever so often I get mails from sweet boyfriends who wanna make their goth girlfriends have a different kind of gifts.
They want me to send a postcard to their loved one.
Unfortunately I never have the time to do this, and if I did I would be ruined, but I think it is so sweet of them to think a little message from me can make their pretty girls happy!

So, in order to help those sweet goth boys to be able to do this romantic act I now added a postcard to the webshop where you can add your own message, and I will write it and post it to who ever you want.

Adora BatBrat postcard can be bought at BatBrat.com

I just love this picture of me modelling Nox Hyde wolf ears, and I think the thought bubble was cute too (see, I always boost myself)!

Modelling: Nox Hyde

Gothic cat ears?
Well, I can't hide my weakness to cat ears.
I don't know why, and it's probably not goth at all, but I always feel so pretty wearing cat ears.

Perhaps I like the feeling being a tad like the smooth killing machines they are underneath that purring, cute appearance.
Hiss!

Adora BatBrat modelling Nox Hyde designed wolf ears.
Nox Hyde at Etsy.com

Adora BatBrat modelling Nox Hyde designed wolf ears.
Nox Hyde at Etsy.com

Adora BatBrat modelling Nox Hyde designed wolf ears.
Nox Hyde at Etsy.com

I thought I was some kind of genius when I made my own version of cat ears...but only until I layed eyes on an Etsy designer called Nox Hyde. I felt so ashamed abou my own clumsy made cat ears when I saw them...
And now I have my own private set!
I LOVE them! And even more - I was asked to model for Nox Hyde.
Me so proud.



They are easy to attach and in my package was a headband and a bunch or hairpins included.

I like to pin them straight to the hair instead of having a headband, that way it looks more "real" I think.

I usually tease the hair underneath just a bit and then hold the ear in position as I lock it with hairpins from different angles. This way they don't slip at all during the day.

And you can position them any way you want to get different expressions. Cuteness overload!

Here's my super fast version of making your own goth cat ears:

Goth festival ahead

With only 3 weeks left for this M'era Luna festival in Hildesheim, Germany (Hanna, Raven, Sinja, Colin, Lotte, Evert, Ryan and the Italians and so on - will we meet you?) I'm getting a bit stressed out over the outfits. My God - what to wear??!

Me and my sister will not even try to be fabulous, because at German goth festivals that is near impossible. The people are super cool. We can only hope to look okay at the best.
Can one make the tooth fairy make me a dress?

Looking through some modelling shoots for goth alternative shop X-tra-X made me wanting a few things from them... This veil was so cute (not for M'era Luna, but for every-day-casual-wear), and the skirt was very comfy.

Billboard

A week after I was in the paper I recieved a huge poster with me on; apparently I was on the billboards the Saurday the paper came out.
I'm so happy I was away in another town that whole day so I didn't know about it until a week later. Can you imagine going out on town seeing this HUGE billboard of your face all over town? Far away from subtle...even though I'm cool with myself, I'm only that cool about myself in my goth environment!

Since neither me, or my husband, knew about my billboard action I wanted to shock him so I hang it on our front door just minutes before he arrived.

Not a word!? 

I had to ask him if he really missed seeing that HUGE poster of me?! 

He just stood quiet...then he wondered why I had put up the interview of me on our front door? Gah, stupid (but, oh so cute)! I had to explain it was not the paper but a billboard from Saturday. He looked even more confused and ran to the door to see if it was true - then he laughed so hard, me as well! So crazy!

BatBrat official webshop - Victorian collar

I'm so exited!
My first designed item ever is out for sale. 2 years ago I would never have thought.

And of course I will add a close up of the make up for those who is interested.

The lenses are the same I had on a shoot with the biggest Goth store in Germany, X-tra-x, Green Tornado.

Picture HERE.

I made myself a "Victorian Collar" years ago, not thinking so much about the design but I needed something to cover my neck and shoulders from the burning sun whenever I didn't wanna carry around an umbrella.
I have used my collars A LOT over the years- but never came to think someone else like me would want one too?!

But my mentor, S, belived in me and helped me on my path to get people to the dark side via clothing.
I like the way he thought! Thank's S <3

And since I'm a crafter and re-doer myself, nothing would please me more than having the buyers customize their collars to make them their own. I think of the collars as a base :)

BatBrat official webshop - Victorian collar

Healthy, skinny body 2: My body

This might come off as bragging - but is far from.
It is more of an insight on how ridiculous one can be.

I'm 39! Took me some years to appreciate current status on my body and say -Hey - it's totally okay!

And to think I spent my teens thinking it looked horrendous!
The hip bone poking out, my ribs showing, my flat butt and my crooked legs as well as my height made me feel like an alien.
Today I would have been so happy to have that body. Stupid teen me!

Being naturally skinny is never beautiful according to society and people LOVE to make you feel bad because you have that body type. And the fact I don't work out and also eat (what I consider) "right" (Montignac Method) is even more tantalizing apparently.

I once read a funny comic:

2 fat ladies were sitting by the pool as a skinny bitch was climbing out of it.

Fat lady 1:-Being that skinny is SO ugly!

Fat lady 2: Yeah, I agree. I wish I was that ugly...

I think that summens it up ;)

I like to be positive so I've decided to think like this:
"I will love the body I have right now, because in a year it will look worse!" and that, my friends, is a true quote by Adora BatBrat!

So, take a good look in the mirror tonight and tell your body it's the most beautiful you have ever seen! <3

If you won't mind me saying:
Whoa! Your body looks great!

Happy Birthday to me!

39 years ago I looked like this:

This is my mother Eivor, 21 at the time, and newborn me the 5th of December 1972.
Ohh, I'm so cute! I love that round face!

You can clearly see my spanish heritage at my young age. I look kind of goth with all that black hair and black eyes (lenses? hahaha).
I can't really see the resemblance with the grown me though. Can you?

Ohh, someone is getting a bit cranky!

"-Quickly, bring her some blood bags!"

So, today, at 08:26 AM I turned 39 years old.
And what lovely gift did I get?
This is what I got for my birthday:

a root filling!!!
It will cost me 7000 SEK/$1045 before it's done.
Not exactly what I hoped for when I woke up this morning..

I can now only hope for my next birthday (the BIG 4-0) will turn out better!

M'era Luna festival 2011 - Day 2

Here is a picture of me and my sister Iva Insane by Andreas Metzner from this years M'era Luna:

Aww, we are so cute together!!! I miss my super pretty sister :(  ...and M'era Luna....and all the fab and sweet friends we have there... Miss you all!

Modelling Freyagushi

The second Freyagushi picture is done!
It looks so special <3
The photographer Izaskun Gonzalez made the surroundings and me look like something from a movie. And the sweet cage dress and matching hairbow designed by Freyagushi was so nice wearing. I loved it! The shirt and cuffs was also her pretty design.
I think it looks so sweet!
I'm so proud finally modelling for Freyagushi, I have admired her work for years.
Wihhooo for me!

Modelling Freyagushi couture

Freyagushi's etsy

Freyagushi's Facebook

Freyagushi's homepage

Photographer Izaskun Gonzalez

Back from London!!!

Me and my fab sister are back from our London tour.
We had a blast! We meet so many fab people (thank's Facebook, and pretty goth guys hooking up with random Swedish stray goths in Camden). We had a lovely photoshoot with the talented Freyagushi as well.
Here's the first picture of me from the Freyagushi shoot:

Tomorrow I'll start from the beginning of the London trip. Starting with me almost missing the whole shebang...

London plans

A week and 2 days left until I leave for London!!!
Today I was searching for something to do at night when attending this fun city.
I came across Tortue Garden we visited last year and found this picture of us:

All I can think about when seeing this picture is *hahaha* the fact that my sister's not wearing any panties! We had a blast at that the whole evening, joking around she's being like Britney Spears or getting pregnant just by sitting down, or that I could smell shrimps "Oh, it's just you".

She was so afraid the pantie monster would show on the pics :)

But no, she was shy this evening!

I'm cute

I have the funniest friends ever!
One male friend, Mr N, once said to me:
"I don't wanna say you are stupid, you just have bad luck when you are thinking."
Hahahaa!!! I just love things like this! And it's SO true ;)

One other fun thing is people often tells me I look so darn good on pictures.
I ususally respond; "Yeah, I'm very photogenic, but I'd rather look good live instead of on pictures ;)"
But it's only half true because I either look shamefully beautiful or crazy ugly on pictures, no inbetween.

And in order to show off I'll put up one of the X-tra-x modelling shots that I find very pretty.

Modelling Nauclear Design

Naucler Design, the swedish pride in latex designs have made some übercute hair accessories I had the fortune to model.

Naucler Design was also the sponsor for me and Jenni's wonderful custum made outfits we wore at Torture Garden in London last year.

The slogan is my own, but I think it fits :)

They were attached by a haircomb on the inside. I teased my hair just a little and that made them stay put perfectly.

Haha, I just LOVE the fact I can look like a blond bimbo/drag queen whenever I please. It makes me laugh every single time! My husband laughs not so much *mo-ha-hahaahh*

Old picture of the day

This was taken in Gothenburg, July 2011.
And now it is my new Facebook avatar.
If I'm not mistaken I'm wearing Green Tornado lenses...and nothing more..hahaha

Published

Some of the pictures of the avant garde hairstyle hairstylist Marita Näsman made on me, and the genius Henrik Pilerud photographed, is up on Mirroronline.

New picture

Warning, warning - unedited!

This is from last nighs shoot with my designed Adorable Heart blouse. It will hopefully go to production in 2 weeks :)

Webshop almost there...

It feels like this web shop thingy have been going on forever!
It was supposed to be released today but I will have to check over a few more things tomorrow before I set it free.
The worst part is that my Adorable Heart blouse that was supposed to be my signature item is not ready yet.
I could NEVER have anticipated it would be so difficult to find the fabric I need.
Ok, so Sweden is a small country, but I still thought most things could be ordered via swedish wholesalers but I was bitten in my ass by that one.

Not the original blouse, just a first copy.

But, no time to be sad and moping. I just have to put my blouse and collars up later.
It just feels a bit boring to release the shop with nothing more than a few stockings and some make up in it...
But at least the pictures looks good :)

The make up I have put on the shop is ONLY the make up I use myself. Hopefully I will be able to add some more of the brands I use later. So far I only carry Kryolan.

How fun

I like how I sometimes stumbles over pictures of me I didn't know about :)
But it might just be I've seen them before and forgot about them - it happens all the time. A bit too often I'm afraid..
This is from last September when me and my far to cute sister Jenni were in London. And this was for the Torture Garden-evening. We are sponsored by Naucler latex in a bit special design for us :)

Me in black hair

Some people have asked about pictures of me in black hair. And I aim to be sweet and nice so I found a few.
I have never colored my hair black for real (I've almost always been blonde) but I have used black hairspray, Directions semi-color Ebony and black homemade dreads.
All pictures are from 2005-2006 when I'm pregnant with Fairlight, then TeeBee..

Synthia and me. Fairlight is in tummy.

Unfortunately my face look so bony with it and I don't think I look as good in black hair as others. But I looove black hair on both girls and boys - it's totally hot!
By Henrik Pilerud.

The more socially accepted Betty Page-look was good when I was pregnant since I was always feeling sick and could not bare to stand in front of the mirror as long as usual...

Uh, it scares me how rockabilly I look! The look is cute, but it's not just for me.

Me and my husband renewed out wedding vows on our 8'th anniversary :)

 On top of hair my real color (bit black spray in fringe). This is how Directions Ebony will turn out when I wash it to make it ready for a new color.

At a cousins wedding <3 (homemade dress)

I have a black fringe.