I bark big sometimes but this is for sure, while I will not be unproffessional I will also not let them stand and present with me next week. They did nothing, saddled me with everything, and for that they will share no modecrum of my hard labor. I don;t usually do this but I will give them a stern dressing down, in the most profeesional way I know how if they for one moment try to claim any responsibility for the presentation I put together. I can work in a group just fine when the group can follow orders and pull weight.  If that group can’t do that I will cut them loose and stand on my owe. So be it.

Cupcake Central (818-48-sweet), located in Hollywood on Lankershim, is not only a treat for the tastebud but a major treat for the eyes. I wandered in one day thinking “mm cupcake sounds good” and was greated with big, fluffy, beautiful cupcakes in Red Velvet, Chocolate, and Vanilla. Smooth buttercream frosting  whipped and peaked like a scene off the candyland box and decorated with chocolates, fresh lemon, and ruby red strawberry, amongst many other creations. Then what should I see but specialty cupcakes. Wedding, team logos, sunflowers, and What?? Van Gough’s starry night! I had to have one made! And made it was: Hokusai’s Great Wave on red velvet. This wonderful mini masterpiece really made my day  and never was there a more fluffly and Zen cupcake that I have eaten.

Next I would like to highlight Kat Scrap Studio in Alta Dena (2455 N Lake Avenue, Alta Dena, CA 91001) . A lovely little scrapbook studio that is just opening up it carries everything from card/paper stock, velvet flowers, decorative straight pins, beads, buttons, yarn, and even works from local artists. This really is a wonderful shop for your scrap booking needs and then some. For those of you who are intrested some of my knitted bits and blankets are there for sale and later on I may be running  classes for making bags, blankets, and shawls.

I’m also enjoying my new serger so don’t be suprised if you see the inside of my work for a change not just the finished product.

Raven.

     Secondly I have been out of a job for quite some time and it’s killing me, I don’t like taking money when I could be working for it. Dislike not paying debts, even small ones, in a timely manner, and just don’t like the overall stress. Ah the joy of living in SoCal and having a BA is that when you apply for low level positions suddenly I’m over qualified, I just want to work. Well I just have to keep pushing forward and looking at the commission boards a lot more. Can’t succeed unless you try.

   And a big thanks goes out to my parents, you have taken me back into the house so I would have somewhere to live while I go to school, given me a bit of cash here and there so I can eat knowing I would never ask for it myself, and today you bought me a Singer overlock machine. I have needed a serger for quite some time not so that I can work with spandexes and put a professional finish on my pieces. Even though we rarely see things at the same level thanks for supportting me.

   For all my readers out there thank you. I would like to encourage you to comment, critique, let me know what’s on your mind. I do commissions of all sorts: Clothing, costumes/cosplay, original ideas, bags, accessories; by all means suggests things you want to see. I’m hoping that next year I might be able to open a raffle/donation section where I can put original pieces up and raffle them off.  If you have contest suggestions, commissions to request, things you would like to know about me, speak your mind, I welcome it.

Pieces made:

• Overdress
• daul layer chemise
• daul layer skirt/petti
• Headband

So since I was just laid off and started school all in the same breath I have little give personally until I found out about Ebay and there relief effort. You can sell on ebay and dedicate a portion of the proceeds, up to 100%, to go to the Disaster Relief in Haiti, and that is what I am going to do.

Starting Monday I will list much of my Lolita collection on ebay, starting rather inexpensive, and a generous portion will be going to the Haitian fund. I will also be listing at least one tench coat, Vampire One, and possibly Nevermore as well.

I will let you all know which auctions are mine and I will probably end the bidding on Friday so that I can send those people who were so generous to donate their items ASAP. If the auctions go well I will add an extra tidbit in with the item won and I will donate extra to the Relief fund. Thank you so much for all your support and effort in this very trying time.

I’ve been going on a Victorian/Lolita/ fluffy dress kick so I would love suggestions from those kinds of animes. I do like a challenge so don’t be shy!

Thank you!!

Gosu Rori Pattern - Or as I call it Cluster**** my EYES. If you have the ADD, Glacoma, Motion sickness, Epilesy, Pregnancy, Back Problems, Vertigo, Schitzofrenia, Apathy, yeah don't look directly at the pattern.

So what will I be doing? Patterns. I am tracing patterns from a Japanese magazine Gosu Rori (Goth Loli) and I think I will be making dresses from that for a little bit. It’s a matter of order of operation. I only have pictures to go off of and I plan to follow them the best I can to work on order of how to put things together, sharpen those skills.

Also reading a great little webcomic (Buttersafe) I don’t usually like this style of drawing but they are some seriously funny blurbs. Also Loving on Zombie Ranch Comics done by Dawn Wolf and her Bits of Nothing! Good stuff all around.

Pinstrip Lolita Purse – $9.99 on My Etsy Store

Tea Set Kerchiefs – Set of 3 for $10 (Contact me to order)

Geo Flowers Fleece Blanket – $50 (Contact me to order)
1.5 yards x 5 feet (Approx) fleece blanket. Soft and warm, lovely as can be. Can be commissioned and usually sent out the next day.

Butterfly Fleece Blanket – $59.99 on My Etsy Store
The perfect blanket for bed, around the house and as I pleasntly found out tea/picnics. Two yards of fleece, dual layered, warm, soft, and oh so comfortable. Two side stitched, two sides tied. Wide veriety of prints. I do commissions and this 2 yard by 5 foot (approx) blanket runs $60-75 for Licensed fleece (teams, Disney, so on)

Sweet Lolita Bonnet Rose Garden – $14.99 on My Etsy

Blue and Cream Fleece Blanket – On sale for $35 (Contact me). Other fleece material/patterns are available.

Sweet Alice Skirt – $25 (Contact Me)