Back from London!

I'm physically back...but my brain is not with me yet...
Inbetween Friday and Saturday I only slept 30 minutes before being up again to 23:00..that's no good.
This is how me and my pretty sister looked at Torture Garden:

I will share more pic's and fun stuff that happened another day when my brain have catched up with me.

Finally on my way home

Leaving London...
How I miss my family! I can't wait to get back to them. I will land in Sweden tonight, but I won't get back home until tomorrow :(
And when I get home *boohoo* my husband won't be there... He work's as an consultant and will work 7 hours away from us, and he leaves before I get back even... It's so sad
But I can still kiss and hug our kids, and hug and kiss them.

Shoot with Bea Sweet

Still in London:
Oh, who have not been inspired by the wonderful make up's done by Bea Sweet and her endless range of make up on magazine covers?
Well, me for one admired her make up for years and was ever so happy when I found out we'd do a shoot together.

I'm reallt curious on how she sees me? What to do with this goth make up covered girl? Wish me luck!

Torture Garden Ball tonight!

Still in London:
If the post office did their work we will be wearing clothes sponsored by Naucler Design latex tonight. This is the dresses she made especially for us to wear. I'm gonna feel like a princess - a hot and saucy princess!

Torture Garden Ball is the event of the evening. It will be so much fun! I'm so looking foward to hang with the beautiful people tonight. I just hope I can go away from the fun in an decent hour because I will get up early for a shoot with the talented make up artist Bea Sweet tomorrow.

Freyagushi shoot today!!

Still in London:
Uhh, bit tired from the evening before, but just knowing we'll do a shoot for Freyagushi today makes me happy as a child on Christmas!
I've tried out a make up at home made from the inspirational pictures I got sent to me, so I probably look something like this right now ;)

Haha, my Kermit in the background is laughing his collar off!

And - today is my sister Jenny's birthday. Make sure to give her a congratulation since she's here in London with me!

Time for a shoot

We are on our way to Stratford to do a shoot for TomMac all wired up in video tape tapes (that sounds strange, but I'm sure it's correct) and high heels. This can be funny!

London calling

Uhh, early morning, but now we just sat down in our seats on the flight to London :)
Hope it's a smooth ride, and that my ears doesn't hurt too much..
We'll land at 11.35, and then we're off to the hostel to dump the bags, then - SHOPPING!! Wihooo!

Goth-enburg tonight

Just jumped on my train to Gothenburg and my sister. Won't arrive until 21:30....in time for bed since we'll have to get up early for our flight to London tomorrow.

Packing for London

I've started packing for the London-trip. Tomorrow at 17.33 I will jump on the train to Gothenburg. Stay the night at my sisters and the next morning (on Wedesday) we'll leave for London. Wihiii!

Freyagushi shoot

Yes, you heard me right! I'm gonna be a Freyagushi model while in London (together with my pretty sister - on her birthday)!
She's done a new collection of clothing and it will be so amazing to model her fantastic clothes (who have not drooled over her wonderful creations?).

Here she is, the talented Pinkindus Freyagushi:

I'm so looking foward to it. Wish me luck!

My reign will continue!!

I've been on a class meeting and I can proudly say I'm still a class-mum (together with two other nice parents)! I enjoy to be a class-mum and be part of trying to make fun for the kids and their parents. Next up is Halloween. Whiiiiiiiii :)
Here's one Christmas craft we made for the tree:

I always try to make the kids do crafts that is pretty enough so us parents can actually have it up. I hate having ugly stuff in my home, so I make them do pretty stuff that I love to show on the best spot. A real challenge! I sound like such a bitch-mum now!

I miss my blonde hair sometimes...

When I find pictures like this I really miss...
1. My pretty protégé
2. My blond hair
3. Being 7 years younger

My family July 2007

I just stumbled across a picture of my whole family from 2007. The kids were so small!!!
Synthia on the ground, I'm carrying Fairlight and my husband <3 is holding TeeBee.
Usually they do not have all black and white clothes, but on trips it's so cute when we all match eachother. This was in Gothenburg. TeeBee looks like a toad and my hair is a complete mess!

The Adorable Heart blouse...

I went to the pattern maker this morning. She already made a pattern and sew a (better) copy of my blouse. It fitted like a second skin! She did a great job!

She also helped me out on what clothes to have on my sample collection. She was so incredible helpful.
Now we have 4 full sets containing both blouse and skirt.
Time to order som fabrics I think.

She also thought I'd make a corset (waspie) for the collection.

I have thought about it before, and people have asked me, but I'm doubtfull because there are so many super-talanted corset designers out there already - how could I ever make a better one...

(Corset: Maya Hansen)

Well, the best thing about my collection is that it's only black on black.

That might be vain, but I will only make things I myself would wear on a daily basis, and I do not wear color 99% of the time.

This sucks!

As happy I was yesterday, as sad/mad I am today.
I just found out my husbands work will send him to work 7 hours away from home.
All of a sudden I will be a "widow" for the week days.

Shit! Being a single mum with 3 kids does not appeal to me.

Swim school, homeworks, playing, dinner, tuck in - all of that will be all my work now...and on top of it all I will try to start my own business with my own clothing. Not a good combo.

Hopefully it's just until Christmas.
But every second apart is one second you can never get back. What about all my hugs and kisses :(

Dear Santa,
all I want for Christmas....

First meeting with the pattern maker

Whiii - I'm so happy right now! My lovely pattern maker was here today and everything feels so fantastic! She will give my pattern for the Adorable Heart Blouse a try to see if she nails it. Of course she will! I am so looking foward to work with her.

Unfortunally the production of the blouse will be delayed (not because of her) - I thought everything was done in a jiffy, but to find the exclusive fabrics I need is still a dilemma. But I have faith that I'll sort that out before the week is done!

Kind of the fabrics seen here:

(Betsey Johnson stripe dress)

Capsized brain

The London trip the 29'th of September-4'th of October is making me flip!
All of a sudden me and my sweet sister have 3 shoots booked (all super-fun and with only talented people)...but when will we be able to shop?! But screw shopping! You will totally understand when I will tell you who we will work with later... I'm being secretive now ;)

We are also planning on attending the Torture Garden Ball the 2'nd of October. For this event, me and my sister are being sponsored with clothes from swedens finest in Latex - Naucler Design. This is of course very exiting for us! We will be "twins" so we are now figureing out how to wear our hair and do our make up in a matching way.

I want a black ass

Just been out shopping, and this is what I got at Lindex. Very nice prices too. About 7-9$. The hearts feels a bit too colorful to me, but I just couldn't leave them. I love hearts <3

BUT - I have just one question - the black and white striped ones - why, oh, why, are they white on the ass?
What girl have ever wanted to see her ass look even bigger???
It's just stupid! I want a black ass ;)

Let's throw in a full picture too

Picture taken by Lazyafternoon, edit by me. This is a bad edit, I just had to try out something. But at least you will get a glimpse of how we looked :)

Lottes video from M'era Luna :)

Here is Lottes video from this years M'era Luna! My husband is just too cute when he's pulling his socks!

I'm in my Zwart Chateau

At Zwart Chateau (the name of my sewing area) trying out different types of sleeves. On this new one I can see the puff must be shorter, the sleeve slightly wider and the cuffs are not the way they are supposed to be. So...back to the cutting table... I sometimes feel like the mices of Cinderella...

And YES! It is always a good thing to have a name for your working area. Andy Warhol had "The Factory", and I have "Zwart Chateau"! It suites me fine since I often wear a princess crown <3

Behind the scenes shoot

Me lacing in my sister in her pretty corset from last Friday. It's hard work - it's a mans job!

My black-and-white corset is so uncomfortable...I have to buy me some new.

First picture from last weeks shoot

Dare I put up the first picture sneak-peak from last weeks photoshoot with Olof O (Lazyafternoon)?

This is from a tiny tiny test picture I got - NOT the full edited shoot.

Picture by Lazyafternoon and edit by me (I'm to the right).

Photosession in Gothenburg

Last week I had a meeting with the distributers and since I was in the area I went to Gothenburg for a photo session with my pretty sister - our first together ever! But not last I hope!

I had so much fun. Here's a sneak-peak from my camera:

Meeting up with my sister in town

Just before the first shoot

Me, on the train home

Fly to London

If everything goes by plan I might land in London with my sweet sister in late September to early October. Wouldn't that be a blast!!!

Todays outfit and make up

Blouse, waist thing is an under clothing, bow from Sonia Rykiel - all H&M, Lady Gaga-like gloves with rhinestone hearts, skirt from Shock, skull tights, stripe socks and Demonia shoes with a star on, pink glitter watch from Jet Set. I just had an evening in, so it's nothing spectacular.

It's FRIIIIDAY! Nerdy facts about me

I'd like to have this pretty glass <3 From Pressies 4 Princesses for £16.49

I LOVE Friday's <3
This is a bit nerdy I guess, but:
EVERY Friday I switch my regular water glass to a high ball glass with a big red heart on it (well I force my husband to use one too) just to make a point of it's now FRIIIIDAY <3. I've done it for years.
I'm guessing most people have a Friday-ritual, but this is one that I always do.
Of cause I make myself extra pretty for my husband too :*

We also have Friday disco! We have done that since we moved in together. We put on old Maxi singles and dance together. Nowadays we do it with the kids so it's mostly Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, but we can sneak in a few electro hits too :)

Please tell me if you have any Friday wacky things going on! So I know I'm not the only crazy person...

New OFFICIAL Facebook

Since stupid, stupid Facebook stops at a 5,000 friends limit I had to make a fan page, even if it feels un-personal but then I can be added by all of those sweet people who wants to add me <3
I of cause hope everyone who joined me already wants to add themself to my new page too. I will try to maintain both and make them personal.
Adora BatBrat (official)

My new video

It was refused from stupid youtube because of the music, so until I've had a chance to change that I figured I could just publish it here for the time being :)

Facebook 5000 friend limit

I never could have dreamed about so many people wanted to add me on FB, but now I've reached the 5000 friends limit. I thought it would automatically transform to some kind of fan page, but it didn't...it just said:
STOP - if you want to add more friends you have to delete some! What?! That is so sad. I wanted everyone who took their time to add me could be able to join me, but now I must start a fan page so those who can't come in still will be able to be friends. But fan-pages seems so un-personal. That bums me off.

But, hey, no use in moping! I'd better get that fan-page going and try to be positive instead. I just hope I can maintain 2 FB accounts and make them both personal..I'll make it for those wonderful, sweet people who joins me <3

Darn you, Facebook, for giving me trouble and dubble the workload!!!

The winner shirt

Thank's for your help <3
On my different voting lists this was the winner! So, now I have posted it to the factory to make me a test print.

If everything go as I plan the bats will be in black velvet and the branches will be in black microglitter :)

Trying out new designs

I made another "The Bat" shirt before but as I got the pre-print back I discovered the velvet bat disappeared in the black fabric, so I needed to add something behind it. And stupid me made 3 versions and now I don't which my favorite is (and what people might wanna wear)...and I need to contact the factory TODAY! Please give me some hints. Nr 1, 2 or 3?

All the bats are in black velvet print.

My review: Forever Young 2010 Kalmar

Saturday I went to a festival called Forever Young 2010. The bands I watched was Jakob Hellman (a swedish man who is a living myth because he made this fantastic record 1989 and then said he could never make something as great again so he left the scene until now).

Back then he became an icon for the outcasts, the outsiders and the nerds. Kind of like me then.

For me who acctually saw him playing in a record store 1989 this was a magic moment and a teen flashback. He was just as good, had the same teen suffering and desperation in his voice as well as his body language. I acctually felt he was singing to me from time to time :)

Ultravox I had no special relation to from before accept their hit songs Vienna and Dancing with tears in my eyes and the funny look the singer had in the 80's. But - WOW! Those older men blow me away!! The gig was so tight and professional. I don't even know where to begin...

First off - the percussionist looked like a vampire, and that is always a plus in my book, and the synth-player in front of me was so in the moment and played like an angel on his violin and the singer had such nice clothes and his voice was so strong and he almost glowed because he was enjoying the concert so much - and it reflected back on the audience. The other synth-player I could not see especially well, but he must have done a great job!

Last night gave me a new favorite Ultravox song - Hymn. I've played it on repeat many times today, and already put it in the folder for next years M'era Luna record! Also - they all wear black'ish stylish clothes.

Then it was time for my undisputedly favourite swedish band - Lustans Lakejer. I have only this to say - if I die today, I would die a happy girl :)

The gig gave me chills, tears, pain, joy, despair and anxiety.

First off, it was the most "designed" gig with the depraved and gallant Johan Kinde accompanied by skinny, pretty fashionista boys with side bangs (all from other famous swedish synthpop inspired bands) that made it look so well thought trough (and I also think it was no coincidence. Johan is a man of visions).

Mr Kinde walked out like the dandy he is with a negligent buttoned shirt with the cuffs flapping and an untied bow tie. A champagne glass made the image complete.

His voice was filled with teen hopelessness, sophistication and the feeling of being blasé. I have always called Lustans Lakejer swedens answer to The Cure, so you can just imagine how much I cherish them.

He delivered hit after hit and my heart jumped on every word he sang.

All of a sudden my favorite song "Paradisets Portar" (Gates of Paradise) started to play, and I got so overtaken my tears well over. I NEVER thought I would get to hear this song live.

This is the the lines that always makes me cry:

"Varför flockades alla svarta korpar när lyckan sken på oss

Varför kunde inte världen låta oss vara, varför måste de förfölja oss

Men ingen kan känna smärtan jag döljer i mitt bröst"

(Why did all the black ravens gather when happiness shined upon us

Why couldn't the world let us be, why did they have to persecute us

But noone can feel the pain I hide within my chest)

The smalltalk inbetween songs was personal, funny and smart. Although, friends of mine who wasn't such big fans as I thought he sounded stuck up and snobbish. I beg to differ!

Extra plus: Apparently Mr Kinde approached my sister beliving it was me earlier <3 but after the gig he found me and walked with us 4 to town. Of cause I got a pic of this ;) A sweet moment for me and my husband (who's the nice person that introduced me to their music 1989).

Next in line was Reeperbahn. I have nothing to say about them since I never listened to them earlier, and didn't listen to them now. But from what I saw they didn't look stylish.

Then - Alphaville. After all the reviews from this tour I had no expectations at all. Apparently he burped in the microphone at one concert, was arrogant to the audience at another and acted high on drugs on all. I was almost afraid.

But can you imagine - this evening he must have mixed all his drugs right because he was happy as a child on Christmas Eve, smiled and jumped around.

I did see Alphaville about 2004 and that was a real downer so I'm very happy they could erase this bad memory from my mind and replacing it with this warm and tender concert. The loving arms of my husband and the kisses from his black lipstick of cause made it even better.

It started off with everybodys favorite song Dance with me. The crowd went wild! Of cause the years changed his voice a bit, but sometimes the old Marian Gold voice shined trough and those moments gave me chills. He played one of my favorite songs; Jet Set. The whole show ended as it started - with Dance with me - but unplugged. The audince almost hold it's breath. It was so beautiful <3 Thank you, Marion.

Last, but not least: Human League. A wonderful stage set up with lots of white. Philip looked very smart in his different outfits of super tailored clothes. His former girlfriend (the brunette) was struggeling with her moves but still caught my attention since she looked very sweet. The blonde girl in my opinion was..well, not my style. She came out in a trouser-suit!!! That was it for me. I could not look at her. She had samba moves and her shin up in the air like a snob. At one time she came out in a very short dress, and did some high lifting of her legs so you could see her whole vagina (well, panties)!

Philip's voice is one of the best in the world I think, very full and dark. I think he was a bit strange on stage though. He had some moves where he resembled of a mix between Stevie Wonder and Mr Bean from time to time. But of cause I will forgive him for that because of his amazing voice. Best singing performance was Human and best song for me was Being Boiled.

He should have replaced those girls with me and my sister instead ;) Nah, the girls did good, but I really think the blonde should think a bit more on to look a bit more humble.

Philip did surprise on walking out in something that looked like a pyjamas for the extras. A wierd moment.

I did think the gig was a bit "dry". I didn't sence the tightness as I did when the other bands played. But it was still a wonderful gig, maily because of Philips voice. And also, the young synth player should have an eulogy for his positive energy and the way he played.

Adora has now left the concert. Thank you!

Mini-festival in Kalmar

I'm soon leaving for Nybro, and then to Kalmar (my old hometown) for a minifestival tonight with Alphaville and Human League amongst others - and of cause friends. Sunday I'll go to IKEA to shop :)

Breakfast

I like my sandwich BIG and with LOTS of butter :)

How's the video coming...

I'm having two videos on my clipping table. 1 is almost done, but misses one scene. It's a crafts video (see picture). The other one is of cause the Day1 and Day 2 from this years M'era Luna :) It's maaaany pictures and videos to go through..

I'm trying to learn how to update my hompage now when I've got it handed over from the designer and programmer (it's not really done yet), but I'm so afraid to mess something up. I can only hope for it to be dummy-proved programmed ;)

Here's a picture of me from 2001 before an EGF festival in Stockholm. It's at a friends flat - and NO - the beer bottle and the cola isn't mine! You know from my party videos I only schnapps ;)

Started the day with a breakfast meeting about social media at 07.30 :) and finished it off with a meeting about the webshop to come, and then a quick fill-in on my latest tattoo; the heart on my left ringfinger needed filling and I wanted bigger boobs on the picture of me...so all in all you might say I got a boobjob in 30 seconds ;)

My Day 1 make up at M'era Luna festival

Done! I was some kind of reindeer ballerina princess I guess...

My Day 2 make up at M'era Luna festival. I had V-bangs Day 1. See?

I was ehh..perhaps a doll? My fav part is the pet bat attached to my crown.

With my pretty German friend Sinja.

I sometimes get asked if I use skin bleaching products, like Porcelain skin. But I don't.
This made me think that perhaps I should... I do really like to be pale.
Have anyone here tried any skin bleaching products?

I think I will not use it since it's probably not good for you, but I can't help but being intrigued.
I'll just continue to be pale by the help of make up I guess..

Tomorrows to do list:
being in front of my sewing machine trying out different sewing tecniques to make my tops look interesting :)

Just made dammsugare/vacuum cleaner cookies in green and pink, now I'll do the frosting for my sticky brownie cookies, then time to do the cake. Nothing fancy though. I have not had time to think about it :(

It's for Synthia's b-day party for her classmates today at 14:00.

Todays reenactment of the 18'th century. Well, for me, as being a vampire and all, I have already lived this century, but it was nice to do it again ;) These clothes always makes me feel so happy, but I think it's about time to make a new dress and a new wig though. If only the day had 48 hours instead of 24...

...I didn't have the watch on earlier of cause..

Day 1 at M'era Luna (taken from the web)

Rubber collar with matching cuffs made by my friend Thistle from the band Mergel Kratzer
(the latex "Blümchensex" over it was given by the girl Le Misanthrope underneath and is not attached originally)


Day 2 at M'era Luna

I'm eating my sisters bf Mattias's hair

Meeting up with Efrat.
Notice the bat over my head - it's attached to my crown <3

Meeting the gorgeous Le Misanthrope again.