My Very Own Print Dress

Lumous sauna event was great! Just the right amount of heat in the sauna, nice weather, and the perfect conditions to roast marshmallows ;D The thing that made me extra happy was that I finally got to see the prints I designed. Tiina of Rogue made me a wonderful dress with the "Cats Will Come" print, I'm so proud of how well the design works!

There will be printed tops and skirts for sale at Dark Market on Rogue's table, so go and have a look!

I look so pale because this was right before the sauna with no make-up on. I had done my make-up for work, but when walking home I got drenched by a shower of rain that was so hard it washed my mascara off. So I decided to just go to the sauna with a clean face, because I would have washed the make-up away there anyway. Sunglasses are the perfect accessory when you are too lazy to do eye make-up ;P

Dress - Rogue by Tiina Ulkuniemi with a Bones & Lilies print

Sunglasses - eBay

Shoes - Big Lita by Jeffrey Campbell

Bag - H&M

I also had the time to make a few more items for Dark Market when my glittery funny foam finally arrived. I love glitter, I would have kept all of the glittery horns myself, but I don't think I have the time to wear so many pairs ;P

Hot pink glitter, turquoise glitter and glitter painted purple.

These came out so nice! Baby pink iridescent horns with hair clips instead of a headband.

Things You Can Buy at Lumous Dark Market

I made a few items that will be sold at Kuroi Neko's table at Lumous Dark Market. I think I might have gone a bit overboard once again, but I love making pretty things and I couldn't fit inside the apartment if I kept everything for myself ;P

So here's a sneak peek at what will be available! The prices are between ten and thirty five euros. The headbands and chokers are 10-17 euros. Fascinators take more work (I make the bases from scratch) and they are 30-35 euros.

Clock hands, velvet and skeleton lady cameo on a headband.

I found these excellent large clock hands that look great and really stand out!

A smaller cameo with clock hands and velvet.

Black glittery foam horns.

A close-up on the glitter, I think the shade is really nice. It has turquoise, blue, purple and just a hint of peach glitter.

I think I have to keep this piece if no one buys it ;P Silk roses with feather accents, decorated with glass beads and satin ribbons.

Close-up on the beads. I love these! I haven't been able to find similar roses again, these
two were the only ones I had.

Purple glittery foam horns. Very light and easy to wear!

Lavender rose headband with glittery leaves.

Just look at that glitter! I didn't find glitter foam anywhere in Finland so I ordered some from Germany. You always need glitter foam ;P

Silk rose headband with smaller lavender roses as accents.

Rose headband in pink and purple.

There are three different shades of roses on the piece: dark purple, pink and lavender. They are made of foam so they won't fray on get wet.

Rose headband with black and purple flowers. I made one in these colour for myself too!

Rose headband with glitter leaves.

One can never have too much glitter, that's my motto ;P

This one is an older fascinator that I re-vamped so it could find a home. It's called Satine.

Blueberry fascinator with some added decorative ribbon.

Strawberry fascinator to which I added a foam rose and some ribbon.

Black Hole fascinator.

Hair clip with clock hands, velvet ribbon and a skeleton cameo.

These are a new design for me! I made one for myself and dove into my ribbon box
to decorate a few more to sell. The choker is a bit too large for the styrofoam head, it
sits much nicer on an actual person. The chokers tie with ribbons so they fit most necks.
I think they also work both ways, with the opening and the ribbon it the front or back.

Mini sequins and glass beads.

Choker with black frill.

Close-up on the frill details. The frills are very soft and fall nicely.

Some of the items will appear on my Etsy shop after Dark Market, unless someone buys them all ;D

Free Shipping on Bones & Lilies Etsy Shop!

Now is the time to get some jewellery! Get free shipping to anywhere in the world with the code SPRING14 on my Etsy shop. I'm clearing space for new, exciting projects! The code is valid until 30th of May.

Jewellery and Accessories for Sale at Tracon!

You can find my little hats, glitter bat hair accessories and jewellery at the Kuroi Neko Clothing table in Tracon on Saturday and Sunday! So if your life needs a new little hattie or some sparkly goodies, head to Tampere Hall on the weekend :)

Hattujani, kimaltavia lepakkohiuskoristetani ja korujani on myynnissä viikonloppuna Tracon-tapahtumassa Kuroi Neko Clothingin pöydässä! Jos kaipaat elämääsi pikkuista hattua tai muuta kimaltavaa ihanuutta, suuntaa Tampere-taloon lauantaina tai sunnuntaina :)


These two and one extra will be available at the market place: / Nämä kaksi ja yksi kuvaamaton tulevat olemaan tarjolla myyntipöydässä:

Satine, named after the character in Moulin Rouge. Super glittery!

Black Hole. Black, feathery, and with chenille dot veiling and black sequins. I'm totally keeping this on if no one buys it on the weekend ;P

Everything Is Hats!

I found some thick felt from a craft shop (thanks for the tip, Anniina!) a while a go and wanted to make a few hats. They will be available in the Lumous Gothic Festival's market on Saturday. I tend to go a bit overboard with hats, since I love tiny fascinators, so instead of the planned 2 or 3, I made ten ;D

I've made a few fascinators before and had lots of feathers, veiling an fabric scraps that were left over from previous projects. I have usually used ready made hat bases, but this time with the new felt I made my own. I cut the hat base shapes out of the felt, wetted them in sugar water and placed them on top of full balloons to dry. The results were very good, all of the bases were usable and seemed very sturdy.

The most important part of any project: lots of tea!

The fabrics to cover the bases have been chosen and the hot glue gun is heating up.

Fabric. I didn't use every piece, but these were the ones I deemed suitable for hatmaking.

Some hat bases have been covered in fabric, other are still waiting to be done.

Ready bases!

Then all the decorations exploded on my desk. I tend to work by putting everything out so I can easily pick out things that work well together.

This was the first one finished! I used a PVC kanzashi flower I had made earlier, some black
glittery leaves, black veiling, glass bead and plastic Mardi Gras beads.

Almost finished, these still needed the hair-clips and finishing on the underside.

This one is so over the top I just love it! The white PVC base somehow didn't look nice, so I painted it with glitter and glue and suddenly everything was better. I also put the glitter on the spider myself.

And here are pictures of the finished pieces. Each has two hair-clips to hold it securely on, and a purple felt finish on the underside. I even made cute little tags with the names on them and wrapped each one in black silk paper.

Bat's Wing. Black velvet base adorned by little black sequin trim and cascading beads. It has a small bat and a peacock feather and an ostrich feather, which is stupidly cut off from the picture. There's also black tulle veil attached. 

Little Black. Sequin fabric base with hanging beads, black feathers and dot veiling.

Satine. White PVC with glitter coating, black PVC trim, paper roses, pink and purple feathers, a glittery spider and two tones of pink veiling.

Betelgeuze. Black and white striped base with a black feather plume.

Lucretia. Plum purple base with detailed trim and stripes with tiny black sequins. Pink flower, pink veiling and a black ostrich feather.

Black Hole. Black dotted veiling, glittery leaves, sequin trim and fluffy black feathers on a black velvet base.

Ligeia. Sequined base with trim, black glittery leaves and a purple fabric flower, with lovely purple veiling. Black accent feathers.

Queen of the Night. Balck PVC base, glittery black leaves, PVC kanzashi flower with a glass bead in the middle, hanging beads and black veiling.

Emmalene. Purple base overlaid with black lace. Lace ruffle, tulle and veiling, appliqué flower and a satin and lace rosette.

So if you are coming to Lumous and feel the need for a tiny hat, head for the Kuroi Neko table at Dark Market! I would have wanted to keep all the hats myself, but I have so many already these babies will have to go to other homes :)