Looking for some Medievalishly Cool Vampire Jewelry?

Then look no further! My good friend Beth from Archress Arts has just the thing for you!

Recently, she featured a picture of my BFF Kirsten and I in our gothic vampire garb while attending the Vampire Ball at the Salute to Twilight Convention in San Francisco this past Feb. on her blog here, where she blogs of the new Twilight merchandise tagging controversy over on Etsy.

Both Kirsten and I bought necklaces from her specifically for our Vampire Ball gowns and you can view them on us in the picture on her blog as well as in the many pictures I posted here. We absolutely adore her jewelry and think you will as well!

I chose this necklace because of the accents of red I wore with my black dress and MOSTLY because the little red drop beads reminded me of drops of blood....coming from my neck. >=) Muwahahaha!

For those of you attending one of the many Vampire Balls coming up this year and I think her jewels would be the PERFECT addition to your gown. Just that final touch to make you look more vampy. ♥

Again, you can visit her shop here: Archress Arts

~B

New Moon = Little Red + The Wolf

As many of you know, I'm always on the lookout for Twilight related items for sale on the net. Last year, before Etsy exploded with Twilight sellers, I went searching for anything with apples on it because Twilight = Apples to me and I did find a few very cute clips, jewelry and prints that I partook of. There were also a few Snow White-ish things I thought were very appropriate...the irresistable apple you just have to bite.

Poisoned Apple from beyondthepoisonapple

Snow White by NebulousKingdom

Applehead Girl print from theblackapple


"Encounter with an apple" by artandghosts





This year, with New Moon in production, my thoughts have turned to a new fairytale.... Little Red Riding Hood and her Big, Bad Wolf.

I just bought this brooch from eyeofthetiger



"Waiting for Wolf" by RusticGoth



Jointed Paper Doll Set by woolandwater



"Oh the dreams" by strangefacination


Catherine Hardwicke made a little side comment in her Director's Notebook about how cool she thought it was that all the trainers for the wolves used in the flashback sequence of Twilight were female. She said, "We've come a long way since Little Red Riding Hood, baby." So of course, this got me thinking about Jacob and his wolfy self, how one can compare him to Little Red's Wolf. He's after Bella just like the Big Bad One was after Red Riding Hood. Sure, he doesn't chase her through the forest or eat her family, but he IS after her. He knows the cat's away and now the wolf can play. He's not afraid to indulge Bella's dangerous fantasies.

Afterall, I like to think of Little Red + The Wolf as friends. She in her red hooded cape taking a stroll through the forest with her canine pal tagging along at her feet.

brooch by mapetitepapeterie


"Seremonia" by artandghosts (Ya'll gotta check out her AMAZING work on her blog too!)


"My, What a Big Heart You Have" by HidenSeek

Or some lovely pieces in black and white...

Red Riding Hood and her Wolf silhouettes by Fables and Foxes




Charm necklace by adorapop


Papercut by Elsita (in an apple, no less!)

Cutesy stuff for kids....or the kid in all of us.

Clips by vickiesuniquebows

Small pouch by simbiosisbyjulia

Stamp set by nikoart

Brooch by humblebea

Button hair clips by CuckooBoo

My personal favorite, Tori Amos as Red Riding Hood. Does it even get better than this? The piece is part of a series entitled "A Sorta Fairytale", which features female musicians as fairytale characters or mythological creatures. LOVE THIS!!

Tori as Red Riding Hood by JenLightfoot

And what if Red and the Wolf were LOVERS?

Red Riding Hood, featuring Christy Hemme by Jason Beam

Knit hats by WeeBeeUniquebyJulia

And last but not least, the picture that started my Riding Hood obsession for New Moon...

"Secret Lovers" by Lisa Falzon (aka meluseena on Etsy)

Am I tempting anyone else to be as obsessed with this as I am?

*evin grin*


~B

Unicorns, Skully, Faeries, Edward, Jacob and Mike - Oh, MY!!!

Otherwise known as..... "So You Thought You Knew Me?"





Much to my initial horror, my fabulous spotlight helper over at TwilightMOMS.com, Lisa314, and all the other admins chose to spotlight yours truly as TwilightMOM of the Month for June. If you thought you knew me before, think again. The standard interview I made up for all our TwilightMOMS of the Month gives the reader a VERY in depth look at the featured mom from as early as her elementary years to her present situation and her dreams for the years beyond. I chose answers thinking to myself, "what would I love to find out about others that I already know about myself?" gleefully chuckling in my head because being the interviewer, I would probably never have to actually answer these questions myself. Think again, Britten! o_0

314 is in so much trouble but I love her because she was more than generous with the praise so she is mostly forgiven. =)



So! For those of you who I've known since elementary school, jr. high or even high school, believe me....it will take you back! There's past boyfriends mentioned, colorguard, games we used to play in grade school, funny adventures we used to have...

Check out those Buffy Season 1 bangs! LOL!

For those of you who went to college with me, there's the whole Skully thing. I know you're going to LOVE that one!

Believe me, I totally went for it and spilled the shish. Even my closest friends probably didn't already know EVERYTHING I gave up. Curious yet? Go take a look-see...

Spotlight interview at TwilightMOMS.com