Jewelry for Spookies and Cuties

Hey, readers.  I come to you bearing gifts.  Okay, not really.  Actually, I come to you bearing info about an online shop that I've been following.  It's called Darkling Beloved.

This shop is a one person operation that sells jewelry and other accessories of the spooky and cute variety.  Below, are some images of what the shop has to offer.

If you like what you see, head on over to Darkling Beloved and get your online shopping on.  Or, if you're broke, just stare at all the pretty accessories til your heart's content.  Don't forget to use the coupon code SPOOKY10 for 10% off.  Til next time.

Note: I did not take any of the pictures shown in this blog post.  All images are from the Darkling Beloved website.

Let's Talk Handbags

Hey, readers.  A few posts ago, I mentioned a band called As Angels Bleed in a list of music recommendations.  Today, I want to focus on the band's lead vocalist, Avelina De Moray.  Not only is she a talented singer, she's also an awesome handbag designer.

Avelina collaborates with well-known youtubers and creates wonderful pieces of handbag art.  So far, only 3 different handbag designs are available.  But there will be more in the future.  I highly recommend checking out her shop.  Below is a video showing the most recent handbag collab that she did with It's Black Friday.  Til next time.

Christmas Prep Work

Hey, readers.  Christmas is almost here.  Spent the last couple of days doing some last minute gift shopping, wrapping said gifts, and making jewelry.  While I was out with my mother and brother, we stopped in a craft store so I could get myself a set of craft pliers.

During my tool search, my mother came across an owl pendant.  Since one of my cousins is into owls, she suggested that I make a necklace for her.  I already had a chain and some clasps back at home. So, making one wouldn't be a problem.  Especially since one of the pliers from the new set that I bought were a flat nose pair.

No more damaging my nails when working with split rings.  Since no one in my family really checks out my blog, I feel it's safe to post a pic of the finished product.

Along with the necklace, I also made a bracelet to go with it.

That's all for now.  Hope you all have a happy holiday.  Til next time.

Merry After Christmas!

Evening, all.  Hope those that celebrated had a good Christmas.  Mine went well.  I got to enjoy good company, good food, and received some great gifts.  I'm not going to tell you about all the gifts that I got.  Instead, I'm just going to narrow it down to the top 5.

• Numbers 1-2: These sweet Loungefly purses.  I love accessories that involve skulls.

• Number 3: A How to Train Your Drag Queen t-shirt from Offworld Designs that was designed by Aurelio Voltaire.
• Numbers 4-5: Special Editions of Empire Records and The Craft on dvd.

There you have it.  My top 5 Christmas gifts.  Next week, I'll be heading out to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens.  An awesome time will be had.  May the force be with you.

Rings and New Domains

Over the weekend, I got some more jewelry crafting done.  Finally completed the glass ring project that I started back in September.  If you want to see how they turned out, you can find a pic of them on my instagram page.  In other news, I decided to go ahead and buy my domain name.  Now, my blog can be found at either www.cafelastrange.com or at cafelastrange.com.

Keys!

A few days ago, this picture popped up on my facebook feed.

They're by an online shop called Cloud & Lolly that specializes in handmade accessories.  Out of curiosity, I took a peek at the site for myself.  The items in this shop look both cute and very well done.  I especially took a liking to their key accessories.  I would definitely recommend this shop to some of my friends.  Mainly because of the keys. XD

Pinteresting New Territory

Today, I decided to finally give Pinterest a try.  So far, I'm liking it.  Seems easy to find a lot of things that I'm interested in.  While I was browsing through images of Gothic DIY/Crafts, I came across this.

This probably won't be a project that I'll attempt anytime soon.  But I thought it looked cool and felt like sharing.

Tale of a Tail

Take a look at this furry little key chain accessory.

It's a bobcat tail that was purchased by Hyena_Queen, one of my group-mates.  She got it from an oddities store in L.A. called Necromance.  It kind of looks like a tiny raccoon tail.  Even though I'm not much for collecting dead animal parts, I thought this tail was cute.  It could probably also be used as an hair accessory or worn as an earring.  Either way, it's still a cute purchase.