Todays make up

Ohh, I did wrong.

A Goth can NEVER prioritize sleep before make up - it's a deadly sin!

But slap me medium hard and drag through flower t-shirts: I just did!

I feel like I should be punished and walk through some kind of Golgata for wanting sleep more than Goth style. This is low! I need an intervention!!!!

Lovely Gold teapot by Little Diva Company

Ahh, how I enjoy my Friday de lux breakfast!

I had a little birthday last week, and one thing I wished for was this over the top teapot from a company in Holland. Impossible to get hold of of course!

It was sold out from the factory and only a very few selected places in Sweden had it for retail - and sold out of course...

BUT I managed to get hold of the last one - at the boutique Raglady in Gothenburg who we're nice enough to send it by mail to me.

Thank you ever so much for helping me out. The freight was even free! And the service impeccable! Totally recommend Raglady.

Thanks for making my Friday's even more special.

Todays make up

I dared to swirl away my eyebrows today! Liking it!

I made half my bangs black since I have an embarrassing growth and don't wanna bleach just yet.

It doesn't quite feel like "me". I looks to evil.

Heh, well, that part is me, but I wanna be evil without it showing. Like a true psychopath...

Old picture of the day

I tried very hard to find a picture of me taken this exact day - but in the past time.

Went back all the way to 2005 without success, and now I'm tired so this is from last December.
Haircolor is pastel violet.

Todays make up, My Starboy

TeeBee 's daycare celebrated Lucia today. He was a Starboy  <3

So incredible cute and sang lovely. I'm so proud of him. But apparently I told him that too many times because he said:

"-But mammi! you have said that 5 times already, and now it is 6. I already know!!! *sigh *"

Crafting: Cake stands

I always buys lots if old plates and candle holders so I can make them to cute and original cake stands.

"-What are you going to do with all of  this crap laying everywhere? You are making me mad, woman!"

Yes, living with a crafter and artistic soul is no dance on roses for those who prioritize order and structure... haha ha!

Baking part II

Dough number two just finished!

Now I have 20 minutes to do something else while it rests.

I'm going for some crafting.

Baking

Once again - making saffron buns. But this time for school.

Dough one.

Todays make up

I've been out shopping all day, Christmas gifts, gifts for the teachers and some food.

I decided on a "french" look today.

At one store I saw this lovely girl and just stared at her: a shorter and completely white version of Desireless hair in video "Voyage, voyage". And some really nice make up. Not crazy- Goth Adora-make up, just very black and perfect make up.

And can you believe?  This astonishing creature came up to ME and said I looked pretty! although she was 10 times more pretty! thanks a lot <3

Aww...

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!

You can clearly see my Spanish heritage at my young age. I can't really see the resemblance with the grown me.

Ohh, someone is getting a bit cranky...


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/$1040 before it's done.
Not exactly what I hoped for when I woke up this morning..

Todays make up in progress II

My crazy blush from Make Up Store: Chic is now added. Brows scetched, eyeshadow lightly contured and thin eyeliner from earlier.

Todays make up in progress

I'm slowly getting there. Just added my favorite lipstick Max Factor 815. On with the eyes..

Christmas crafting 2011

This is how my dinner table looks like when I indulge in some crafting...

"-Hi, family, I think we should eat China style today, sitting on the floor."

or perhaps:

"-Think of this as a art showroom and grab a plate and start mingling. "

Will I be hanged by dawn or declared a genius? We'll just have to wait and see...

Todays make up

Shocking pink, white dots and some kind of border on my upper eyelid was today's hot make up.

Tomorrow my husbands work have invited us both to a Christmas dinner somewhere secret, so I'll be more UCG tomorrow  I think...and perhaps wear some really nice spandex clothes so I can eat my own weight of food!

NOT!

To the spandex part that is... not the; me eating part!

Todays make up

I got my new brushes yesterday, unfortunately not made out of squirrel hair (that I prefer), but made of sable. But I think it was quite good.

I will evaluate it for a week and then I'll add it to the web shop (if good) since I think everyone should be able to get hold of good brushes.

For the white on the inside of the eyes I used Kryolan TV-white foundation. The rest is made by Kryolan Cake Eye Liner and Kryolan CEL sealer, M.A.C. blacktrack fluidline and Viva La Diva black shade with glitter.

This make up was originally inspired by my cat Missan, an Abessinian cat I had as a child to my 20's. I used to do this make up a lot in my teens/<1984, and now just every now and then.

(Picture borrowed)

Then, about 10 years later, I found out about Elvira; Mistress of the Dark.

I'm guessing she had an Abessinian cat as well :)

She is just so pretty! And a good role model showing you don't have to change style because of age! I'm definately looking up to her looks. And those BOOBS! Yeah! I always think people with big knockers should display them! I wanna see more boobs!

Chelsea, love - you got it!

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!

Tips for your Christmas wishlist

Supporting wonderful, talented designers is a perfect way both to get yourself something unique and make sure these designers keep up their good work.
I found some lovely items at artfire.com I'd like to share.

MidnightWhispers bracelet US $22.00

PoorYorickDesigns US $18.70

Malignantdesigns US $10.00

666Tristania666 US $26.35

US $37.40

US $19.55

Put those items on top of Santas list and go eat your spinach!

Top of my wishlist

Man, I must have been possessed by the soul of a hip-hop star, a crow and a Hollywood wife!
This fixation with shiny, glittered stuff! I'm so embarassed!
I feel like I have a dark secret I need to hide from the rest of the world. Please don't tell anyone!
This was on top of my wishlist today:

Tea-pot Lovely Gold by Little Diva

And I got $ appropriated to go buy it! Wiihooo! Now I can drink tea and chocolate milk with style! But as a goth I will also feel ashamed, as appropriate.

Oh, shit!

I'm kind of new to having a cell phone and noone really have my number since I only use it for blogging and Facebooking.
Since I'm of the old era (the unofficial version) I hate new techniques and innovations.
"-A phone you have with you all of the time, you say? Sounds ridiculous! If I'm not in the house, then I'm out and people just have to call me later."

So, when the damn thing rang earlier, on Friday, I didn't even realize what kind of sound it was! I simply thought it was one of the kids toys! Haha, I'm so blonde sometimes!
Then there came a text.
The SIM card in my phone is my husbands old one so I just figured it was ment to him and simply send the person on it's way with a text referring to my husbands new number.
Then came another text back. I then thought, okay, it's some kind of annoing salesperson?

Then I've been kind of busy with all my birthday parties so I have had no chance to even think about it, until I mentioned to my husband just now I got some strange text the other day; and then - ding-a-ling - my painted eyebrows went even higher.
Is that even possible, one might ask? And yes, it is!
All I can say about it is: "-What!? Hahahaha!"
This makes a lousy story...
I'm just happy I didn't answer the phonecall! Jeeeeez!

Birthday get-together with the friends

Since a few years back I have my friends over for my famous Ris á la Malta for my Birthday.
(It's cold Christmas porridge mixed with lightly whipped cream, sugar and vanilla sugar served with hot strawberry sauce. You can serve it with oranges/strawberries/grapes at the side as well. And to be fair, I did one batch with oranges (then called Orange-paddy), and one "clean" batch).

My hard liquer days are looong gone (pffffttt, hahaha, hardly!).

This was the look of the evening
(do you spot my lovely necklace by PinkAbsinthe? Click on name to go to her Etsy.com and buy one you too!)

And I was nice enough to serve my starving guests both homemade gingerbread bats (of course!)

and Lussekatter/Saffron Buns. Recipe HERE.

(Oh, God! Look at my arm to the left - it looks awful at that angle!)

I had a lovely evening with all my lovely friends who are just too cute!

Look at all the wonderful gifts they gave me!

As my friends went home I lightly throw myself in the sofa and started to eat the After Eights left as my dear husband cleaned up everything and started the washing machine. Sweet!

See? When you serve your sweetheart fantastic homemade pastries he volunteers to clean up after you!

That's what makes a luxury wife!