Erika's Chiquis

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Xmas Diapers

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58621413/snowmen-strolling-flannel-cloth-diaper?ref=v1_other_2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58621969/country-xmas-cloth-flannel-diaper-by-los

http://www.etsy.com/listing/58592548/winter-wonderland-flannel-cloth-diaper

Here are couple of already made cloth diapers that I posted on Los Chiquitos

Gothic Lolita Steampunk Skirts

http://www.etsy.com/listing/59315190/gray-pin-stripes-steampunk-gothic-lolita?ref=v1_other_2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/59317383/black-n-white-steampunk-gothic-lolita?ref=v1_other_2

http://www.etsy.com/listing/59324473/flowers-n-skulls-gothic-lolita-punk

http://www.etsy.com/listing/59322561/white-n-black-steampunk-gothic-lolita?ref=v1_other_2

I made some new ones and posted them on Erika's Chiquis.
I had fun making them and I hope someone will love them.
My photographer is my 8 year old son.

I don't know if they will make another one but these movies were awesome and Wesley Snipes is the man! The role fits him like a glove. It is such a pleasure to watch his martial art scenes since so many actors who play certain parts are trained for a only few months in the arts to play a role. Wesley is the real deal. I've read that he is a 5th degree black belt in Shotokan , Karate. He also studies Kung Fu and Capoeira. Hoping there will be a new Blade someday.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Day of the Dead Head Pieces

As you can see one of the head pieces has skeleton hands.

You can see the stems in this picture of the feather and flowers. This is all glued on.

Project Level : Easy
Project List:
1.Flowers
2.Skulls(Halloween is the best time to get stuff like this)
3.Feathers(Fishing stores)
4.French barrette(Jo Ann Fabrics)
5.Small pieces of fabric
6.Batting-warm and natural
7.Aleene's glue
8.Cardboard
9.Clamps(picture below)

I wanted to make a cool head piece or pieces for my Halloween Costume.
I cut out two oval 3 inch card board pieces.
I then cut 2 pieces of the warm type of batting used for quilts(warm and natural batting) and glued first the batting then the fabric to the cardboard. The batting is to make the cardboard stiffer for all the items that are going to be glued onto it.

I used clamps(like the photo above)to make sure everything stayed glued on both sides. I then glued the french barrettes on the back.
I waited 24 hrs for everything to dry.

The next day I cut out the flowers and added glue to the stems then clamped them. One flower on first and then I glued the feather stem. Then I glued the other flower. I used clamps on the flowers and feather.
I waited a few hours before I glued on the skulls. I did paint my skulls to look like the sugar skulls before I glued them on but thats an extra thing to do . You don't have to do it.

Photo of my Costume.

You could add tulle,lace and any other things. I didn't have enough time to do all the things I wanted to. I might be adding stuff to it later.

Places to get feathers:
Fishing stores-they sell lots of different kinds of feathers
I got mine at LL Bean in Freeport
I have previous blogs for online sites for feathers
The Feather Store-here
Fancy Feather-here
Etsy store Plumule-here
Coquettishly Adorned-here

Vendors of Awesome Skull/Goth/Day of the Dead Head pieces
Stix and Jones
Jammer Designz
Artisans a GoGo
The LA Shoppe-here
Star Rose Creations-here
Another Dancing Skull-here

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween

Here's my costume-Day of the Dead .

Day of the Dead Halloween Costume

I have skulls and skeleton hands in my hair but you can't see them in the photos.
My make up isn't the greatest-I had to hurry and my right hand is swollen from a cat bite.
I had fun seeing kids scared of me.