"Let them eat cake" (aka. HAPPY2014)

The year 2014 got a warm welcome by the NSF-scouts at Ransbergs Herrgård in Värmland, Sweden. Alot of new wonderful friends, a nice cavalier, good food and drinks (virgin of course). Since it was a masquerade ball it was quite expected of one to make their own mask, do alot of dancing and be just a bit over the top. So I went dressed up like Marie Antoinette. BEFORE she lost her head of course.

It was alot of preparing, traveling time, time traveling and fun! The dress I wore for the evening I had found at a local thrift store (hehe, you probably got that thrift shop song in your head now)  in Växjö. It needed some repair and modification. Handmade old thing. So I pimped it and puffed it (didn't have nearly enough volume at the back to measure up to Marie's standards!) Also customized some earrings to match the necklace and I hand stitched an underskirt that was very much like a pair of bloomers. My twin sister arranged the wig which took an incredible amount of time. THANKSx2! And thank goodness that style not in fashion now...

Steampunk sundays

Now that  I'm enjoying the academic life (I'm studying Culture Environment at LNU) I find I haven't got much time at all for being randomly creative. Still I kept sundays sacred and decided that they shall be used for working on my steampunk costume. So steampunk sundays. So far I've made a small cylinder hat in papier mache, bent the frame of a pair of glasses and of course I have started with the transformation of my old corset made into an underbust.

The other day me and my sister, Alice, started taking apart things, this time a VCR and an old clockwork, to get parts to make us (she's working on an outfit too) look more mechanical. Gonna keep it simple though, wouldn't want to end up looking like I just "glued some gears on it" even though that's probably how I'll go about it. Glue gun is after all a very effective weapon.

Shoulderloaded little black

When I went to India I fell in love with a roll of sequin decorations that very much looked like the eyes of peacock feathers... in gold! I stitched them on by hand onto this dress I made, one by one. This is no longer just any little black dress with shoulder puffiness overload! (Shoulderload?) 

 You should atleast once in your life atleast sew something by hand. It will help you put things in perspective. In India alot of things handmade and it's so cheap it makes me want to puke. Still people keep on dickering because they just don't get how much work is behind it all. Please, show some respect for the crafts.

Trinity Tiger Top

The favorite pieces in your closet are usually the ones you can use in several different ways. This stretchy top can be tied either in the front or in the back... or you can just leave it open! Also (to make up for all the sleeves that have been too short in my life) I decided to make them super extra long. The trinity tiger top goes with a great deal of the stuff in my closet, but I think I will make a black one too. We all like the little black one.

Deer & skinny Lady

Papier maché is seriously underrated! Fell in love with the technique a couple of years ago when me and my twin sister did masks for a film she's making. The lenses of an old pair of sunshades made splendid eyes. Painted the thing with a sponge and acrylics.The only real problem I'm having is connecting the horns (a pair of sticks painted in white). How do I do that? I've tried a few ways but I haven't found a long lasting solution. If anyone got any ideas it would make me very happy if you shared them with me!
(just send an email to: trololovisa@gmail.com)

This here is fine Miss Lush - a fragile lady who loves to wear hats. I actually made her as a hat stand for the fancy pirate hat project... which there will be more about later. She's also good for surprising people. One time my dad put her by the window so when I was looking in through it (as I always do when I come back home) I was for a second sure I was staring death in the face. AAAH!