New Hat/Headdress Flower-type thing. Not quite a DIY tut, but you can easily make this yourself.

So I was going through my stuff (hats to be specific) to see what I had sitting around before I jumped right in and made or purchased something new for a coordinate I was creating today. I didn't have anything to suit my mood, BUT I did have a bunch of silk flowers, so I decided to make a new piece.



This looks complicated, but it's really easy to make. All you need is an over-sized silk flower (mine was already attached to a hair clip, making it even easier), some feathers (I used a couple of "loose" ones, and the main ones came pre-attached to ribbon) and some more smaller flowers.

Basically, you just take your flower, fasten your feathers (I sewed mine in, but you could just as easily glue them) in between the petals in a spiral pattern, moving from the outside in, making the feather layers as thick or heavy as you like. Once attached, place your "loose" feathers here and there as you like, and then simply place your smaller flowers in the center (again, sew or glue). You could even subsitute the center flowers for leaves, more feathers, a bow, butterflies, dolls, birds, anything really. You could also attach lace or a fringe to the outside part :)

Music, Coordinate, whatever else I feel the need to ramble about this evening

I was hoping to get my make-up tutorial up today, but my pictures tunred out a little darker than I had thought, so tomorrow I hope!

In the meantime, here's some spooky little tunes for you:









And a little coord:

Southern Gothic Fairytale by MolotovCupcake featuring sterling silver necklaces

DIY Dolly Kei Spoon Necklace Tutorial

Inspired by the lovely spoon jewelry I often see posted on the Grimoire blog, I decided to make my own. This is very simple to do, and the end result looks great and is the exact sort of quirky accessory that looks so good with dolly kei.

So you will need:


-Spoons (or forks, really any sort of cutlery). I'm using vintage spoons I bought from a second-hand store. Smaller spoons will work better (and give you more room for layering them with other things), so I suggest using sugar/salt spoons, or keepsake tourist spoons, both of which tend to be ornate. They don't need to be vintage, you can get some neat little spoons in many tourist shops.
-Glue. You'll need the heavy-duty sort, think superglue etc. I use "Bead Fix", because it will glue almost anything to anything, and it dries fast.
-Jewelry chain or ribbon. I used both :)
-Jewelry bits, gems, flowers, whatever you may want to add to your spoons to decorate them.
-Jewelry closures and connectors (I use Blue Moon)
-Jewelry pliers. Like I always say: not neccessary, but they will make your life much easer :)
-Tweezers: these will make it easier to place the items you are gluing.

So, 24 hours in advance, you're going to want to glue your connectors to the back of your spoons like so:

Make sure the surface of the spoon is clean and dry. Then add your glue sparingly (you don't need a lot, and too much can crack) and add your connector. I used tweezers to place them so I could do it quickly and accurately. Now you just have to wait overnight for them to dry!

Next, decide what you'e going to decorate your spoons with. My spoons had some ugly little pictures on the handles (touristy spoons!), so I simply stuck a needle under the edge of the picture and popped them out. I relaced one of them with a cameo, and the other I decided to leave because it added to the "old" feel. I then added a bow to one (if you tie a bow around your spoon, make sure to add a drop of glue so that it doesn't come loose.), and I added some green hue feathers with black ribbon to the other (again, glue your decorations down.).


After you have your spoons decorated, give them an hour or so to dry. You can now add your chain or ribbon. If you're adding a chain, make sure to add another connector to the one already attached to your spoon so that it hangs "face out". Attaching your ribbon is easy as well: just tie your ribbon into a loop, pull it through the connector and loop through the other side. And done!





These are just suggestions, add as much or as little to your spoons as you like :)

Coordinate pic!

So here's a little dolly kei picture of myself. It's not terribly fancy or amazing since I stayed at home and made jewelry today, but here' what I was wearing:



You can also wear your fur collars on the side like a stole:



Ring shot!



Tunic Dress with crotchet: H&M Divided Black
Faux Fur Collar: Vintage
Rings: One is vintage and I think the other came from Ardene
Spoon necklaces: Made by me, from vintage spoons
Hair peice: Made by me from a silk flower and felt



I'll be posting some tutorials in an hour or so, but just wanted to put this up :)

More coordinates, because I'm still awake.

Insomnia strikes again! So I'll be up all night on polyvore:

Blooms in January by MolotovCupcake featuring vintage jewelry

Forest Doll escapes to Romania by MolotovCupcake featuring mod dresses

Brigitte Fontaine - Comme à la radio

Product Review: Claire's Gel Nail Artificial nails

I'm a big fan of artificial nails. It probably comes somewhat from my love of lolita. But I also think they can work well with Dolly Kei (and the girl's of Grimoire have been photographed wearing them, so :P).

Anyhow, I'm always on the lookout for new nails in new patterns and styles. I've seen the ones in Claires many times, but always avoided them. I gave in and bought these ones because the pattern was so pretty and delicate looking.

So I'm admitting right here: I pre-judged these nails. At 5.95$, I figured there was no way they were going to look as good, or last as long, as my 12$+ acrylic nails, or my 30$ nails when I get them done professionally. And I can admit: I WAS SO WRONG!

So the stats: the Claire's Gel Nails retail for around 5.95$. You get 24 nails in varying sizes (although I think these might not work for anyone with larger hands sadly), and bottle of Claire's brand "Pink" nail glue.



Pre-judement that turned out to false #1: The nails will be too long! NOT TRUE! The nails are actually the perfect size for my hands, not long at all. So no need to file them down to a "human" size and messing up the pattern in doing so.

Pre-judgement that turned out to be false #2: These nails are cheap! The glue will be crappy! ALSO NOT TRUE! I've had these on since Friday. They haven't popped off all through: various mannequin changing, wall system changes, carrying around loads of clothing, opening totes of clothing, laundry, dishes, tapping them on everything, texting, accidently hitting them on things and use of various cleaning products.

Taken Friday:


Pre-judgement that turned out to be false #3: These nails are cheap! They will chip and the colour/pattern will come off easily! NOT REMOTELY TRUE! Like I just said, I've had them on since Friday. The pattern looks as good as when I put them on, despite all the action they've been seeing. Not a bit of fade, chip or scratch to the pattern.

Taken today:


I'm really happy with these nails! I will definitely be buying them again. Despite their price being so low, they've proven superior over my usuals. And, they are far more comfortable to wear then the acrylics I usually get, and look more natural. Yay!