Treasure hunt!

This month I have got back into a little hobby I used to love,Thrifting!!!!

Is there anything more rewarding than finding a stupidly cheap pair of Levi's or a vintage shirt? nope, there isnt so stop looking. I've been out to a few different charity stores close to home lately, around Preston, Leyland and Blackpool, Classy I know. All full of good stuff though belive it or not. Im pretty sure the woman that works in The Red Cross at Preston thinks Im absolutely mental, everything in there is £1!!!! I cant help myself. I've been in about 5 times in two weeks, I'm addicted..what ever

Im really collecting jeans at the moment, specifically all the 90s style mom jeans i can get my hands on. im having great fun cutting shredding and bleaching the crap out of them.seriously so fun!!! I'm hoping that I will be able to sell some as a little side project, I love getting crafty!!!

Other than physically going out and thrifting I have found quite a few cheap pairs of jeans on ebay. There are a few people who literally name their auction "jeans" and these are the ones that get no hits and very few watchers, so it's really easy to pick up a pair for a few pounds or less! We all know that rush from winning an Ebay auction, some of us a little too well!

black vintage mom jeans

button front 90s style dress

plaid shirt and mom jeans

oversize vintage denim shirt with embroidery

vintage Lee mom jeans from Ebay

another shot of mom jeans from the Red Cross

Tye Dye for

I have been getting a bit crafty lately. I seem to be obsessed with all things tye dye! Iv never done it before but I thought it was something easy and fun i could have a go at.Its a great way to brighten up old shirts, especially old white ones that are starting to go a bit grey its like a new lease of life instantly and can really brighten up your wardrobe!

Its pretty cheap to get everything that you need. I bought most of what i need form amazon and Ebay, one packet of dylon hand dye will last for a really long tie as you only really need a bout a table spoon per shirt depending on the technique you want to use. I think Ive made around 6 shirts and i still have a
lot of dye left to use!

As i said i started out with some old shirts just to try it out as i didnt really know what to expect but they came out so so well!!! I went out and bought a few cheap tops and bodysuits from Primark to test out some other designs and they also worked really well, the bodysuits in particular they are so bright i love them!

The first body suit i dyed i literally just threw dye at it! i got it super cheap at primark so it cost pretty much nothing, it looked really boring and id never wear it as it was, this is a great way to make something really cheap look awesome in 5 minutes!

"Colour Splash" bodysuit

 I made sure that i didn't leave the dyes on for too long and only used a small amount each time because i really wanted a more pastel effect on the BS rather than it being super bright. I think the pastel ones really suit my super pale skin tone plus they go really nicely with denim!

"Swirl" bodysuit

This next bodysuit was a little more complicated, but still super easy! I created a swirl in the bodysuit and rolled it up so it looked almost like a cinnamon bun! then spooned different coloured dyes on to each side and the outside of the swirl! left it for a few hours, rinsed and popped it in the washing machine voila!

This was the first shirt that i re vamped, it was a present from a good friend of mine and I'd really worn it quite alot so it was started to go that really annoying grey colour, I didn't want to get rid of it as it's one of my favourite shirts so I gave it a new lease of life! again I wasn't precious with it I put some dye in a bottle with a sports cap and just squirted it all over the Tshirt. For the 1st thing that id ever tyedyed im pretty happy with it! now it looks great and will get many more wears!

This next one i tied up with rubber bands to create an interesting more "traditional" tye dye effect! also really easy, it took a few minutes to do!

The Devil's Bounty Hunters

So it's been a couple of weeks since my last post. Things have been crazy busy for me lately, we (Lesbian bed death) have just finished recording our new album "The Devil's Bounty Hunters" and we are starting to get the finished mixes through. They are seriously blowing my mind right now! really really excited about them to be honest, worth the tears and lack of sleep, Im sure the rest of the band will agree.

Waiting for them has been like waiting for Christmas when you're a kid, but worse!!! totally worth the wait though, you guys are going to love these new tracks so much!

We have also had the brilliantly talented Iris Compiet working on our album artwork, she has already done some covers for previous singles, her work is extraordinary! here is the new album cover she has done for us, love the wild west theme! Pre order your copy here

check out more of Iris' work here

Its been a lot harder on us this time round, we are down to a 3 piece so that's a heck of a lot more pressure for us, but in all honesty I think this is the best album we have ever done, the songs are heavier and more polished than our previous album "Riot of the Living Dead" It really does feel like we have taken a huge step forward, Im hoping the fans of the band will agree!

We  have a pledge campaign running at the moment, there isnt much time left as it ends on October 30th so if you would like to help us out by pledging (pre ordering) we will be forever greatful, this album cannot happen without the help of our fans as we have no corporate man in a suit throwing wads of cash at us. We want to be able to do what we want to do without a record company telling us how it should be done. As well as a fully glass mastered album (no CDRs here folks) there are also some package deals available, hey I'll even do some artwork for you myself.

Check out this video of us talking about the campaign!  Pledge now!!
Keep up to date with us at our website below also follow link to previous albums!
lesbianbeddeath.net

If that STILL hasn't wet your appetite for all things LBD here is our recent single "chains" taken from our last album "Riot of The Living Dead"

See more of Iris' artwork

www.eyeris.eu
Iris' facebook page 

Wet look love

Lately I seem to have fallen back in love with my wetlook leggings by Blackmilk. Totally a wardrobe staple they just go with everything! they are pretty easy to just throw on with a band T or if you're going out put some heels on and your away!!!

For BlackMilk leggings they are actually very reasonably priced too, approx £30 so pretty much what you would pay on the High street but for a much better quality and fit. I recall trying some wetlook leggings on in Topshop once and they were just truly hideous, I'm not sure who they were made to fit, even the smallest size was too big. Just really awful, but the BM leggings are far superior in my opinion, possibly the most comfortable leggings ever created.Awesome

These are two of my most recent looks I posted on Lookbook wearing them, Im starting to really look forward to winter right now, theres alot of stuff I want to shoot and wear together but it's just too damn warm!!! never happy the British.


 

TOP Miss Slefridge past season BOOTS New look current season

BOOTS Primark current season TOP H&M past season

Leggings available here from Blackmilk Clothing
http://blackmilkclothing.com/products/wet-look-black-leggings
New Look Lace up boots
http://www.newlook.com/shop/shoe-gallery/boots/deep-red-chunky-lace-up-heeled-work-boots_274813862

Welcome to Jurassic Park

So, I was having a pretty lousy day until I heard a knock at the door and the postman turned up. Quite frankly I wanted to kiss him (I didnt)

I had a couple of packages but the one I was really excited for was the Jurassic Park Tshirt that I ordered from Veronica Fever or Vfever the other day, I ordered from Etsy but she also has an Ebay store.

Im a bit of a Jurassic Park nerd and I was watching a makeup turtorial the other day on Youtube and the girl doing it was wearing this awesome shirt, I think it must have been fate as I'm going to watch it re-released on Sunday in 3D at IMAX Manchester. I promptly googled it and found one! I really had to have it, tye dye plus dinosaurs is just an amazing combo!

The Tshirts are an oversized fit, I ordered a small (8-10) and it fits really nicely, next time I think I will order a size up so i can wear it with leggings as I quite like baggy shirts when I wear my Blackmilk.

It came really quick, I ordered on Sunday and it arrived today (tuesday) so awesome service all round really. The Tshirt itself is a nice good quality cotton shirt tye dyed with a home made transfer on it, I like to try and buy from small brands as things are a bit more unique and this is definatly a little company that i will be re purchasing from in the future and I thought the price was reasonable too (£16.37) If dinosaurs arn't your thing don't worry! there are a lot more designs to choose from in really cute pastel colours or just plain colours. I actually messaged about doing the shirt in a different colourway so hopefully she will get back to me soon! I used it for my most recent lookbook post today, paired with some awesome vintage Levi's shorts I got from Miss Selfridge a few months back, they arn't on the website anymore but they sell them in my local store so check out yours!

Get your own shirt here!
http://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/vfever
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/**veronicafever**/m.html

Burned Velvet

Is there a thing more magical than burned velvet?....no.

Maybe unicorns but that's pretty much it.

I could go on about this fabric for days.In fact I don't know why it's taken me so long to purchase it, the cut of the Black Milk Evil Cheerleader is divine, it falls over my curves and accentuates the things that need it and minimises things that don't, marvellous.The fabric is actually a little sheer, you can't really tell in these pictures at all though its more noticeable when the dress is on the hanger, I bought a little black dress for £8 from H&M to wear under it and a satin slip in case I didn't like the cling of the dress underneath. I actually quite like both, the satin sheen comes through the sheerness of the velvet which is really lovely! I was a little worried that the cap sleeves may have been a little snug on me but they fit perfectly, even though I ordered my printed dress size which is usually a size smaller to the leggings that you wear to avoid ride up.

This dress really is amazing. It is cut slightly longer at the back and drapes beautifully, they really got it right with this one. It would go down a treat at parties with some cute heels and with the right accessories could be easily used for casual day wear, think chunky knits, thick tights and lace up boots in the winter.Perfect.

Since receiving the Evil Cheerleader i have also ordered the burned velvet leggings and the burned velvet maxi dress, I really couldn't help myself. I imagine that the leggings will defiantly be a staple in the winter as they are slightly sheer they will be a wonderful replacement for plain tights underneath skater dresses, or even for laying over plain black ones to add a bit of texture, I really cant wait to try them out!

Burned Velvet Evil Cheerleader $129 aud at Black milk Clothing

This dress can be purchased here! http://blackmilkclothing.com/collections/dresses/products/burned-velvet-evil-cheerleader-dress

Outfit of the rainy day

So the wonderful summer that the UK was having is starting to dissipate (sheds a tear) the stupidly hot sunny days we have been having have been replaced by rain. Old familiar.

I made the most of a break in the rain to take a picture of my outfit for the day! I teamed my Black milk skater with some super cute little boots I got last Christmas, I cant quite remember but I'm sure they were around £30, a thin waist belt from Topshop and a studded bag also from New Look. Super simple but really cute!

Black Milk Clothing reversible matte skater $60, thin studded waist belt Topshop

Gold studded pointed boots New Look £30, studded satchel also New Look