Queens of the Wild Frontier

Alternative Bridal Shoot Teaser

2013-05-18T07:10:00.002-07:00

Here's the fabulous cake (made by A Zombie Stole My Cupcake) that I got to shoot with on Thursday!

Wedding? I love weddings!

2013-05-16T14:05:00.001-07:00

Yes, yes that is a hawk...And an owl!

Bridal make-up?

2013-05-16T03:25:00.001-07:00

Oooh I wonder what I could be up to today? ;)

Lolita 52 Challenge - Week 16 - 10 facts about my Lolita wardrobe

2013-05-15T05:38:00.000-07:00

I ended up a week behind again... Sorry!

1. It's mostly handmade

2. It's mostly Gothic

3. But Classic is starting to sneak in.

5. I can't think of 10 facts.

6. Serious what is this challenge?

7. ???

8. Profit?

9. ummm

10. Oh hey look there's 10.

Lolita 52 Challenge - Week 15 - 3 things I wish I was told when I was a new Lolita

2013-05-14T00:27:00.000-07:00

1. Lolitas are not all bitches.

2. No matter how much you think someone is your friend, when they lie about you, steal from you and then drop you over the internet drama that they caused for you, they are not your friend.

3. You can rise above that drama, and just like you wanted, dress in pretty clothes and visit tea shops with like-minded people.

Eai Eai Combthulhu F'tagan!

2013-05-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

Finally have my Birthday present from Kev :)

It's a Bronze Octopus hair fork, handmade by BronzeSmith on Etsy.

It was held to ransom by customs so it ended up costing £11 more than we thought it would, but it's a very lovely piece, and seems to hold a bun well so I'm pretty happy with it :)

Virtual Vegan Potluck - Kiwi Upside Down Cake

2013-05-11T00:08:00.000-07:00

Virtual Vegan Potluck

Sexy cake...UNF!

I'm delighted to be a part of the third Virtual Vegan Potluck (this is my second, I participated back in November and you can find my Butternut Squash Risotto recipe here).

This time my recipe is a little sweeter, good for guilty pleasures, family dinners (with warm custard or soya cream), parties or even just afternoon tea with my fellow frillies (for anybody who isn't a regular reader and has just found this post via the potluck, I dress in Gothic Lolita, and my friends and I do enjoy dressing up in frills and having a spot of tea and cake now and then).

Please be aware this cake rises A LOT so make sure you have a big enough tin, otherwise it's weird-shaped cake ahoy!

Ingredients

(kiwi topping)

1/2 cup of Vegan Margarine

1/2 cup of sugar

2-3 firm kiwi fruit

(cake)

2+1/2 cups of all purpose flour

1+1/3 cups of sugar

2 teaspoons of baking powder

1/2 cup of strong black tea (let the bag steep for at least 10 minutes)

1 cup of soya milk

1 teaspoon of almond extract (optional)

1 large mashed banana

The kiwi topping prior to the cake batter being added

Method

pre-heat over to 350F/ 180C/ Gas Mark 4

Peel and chop the kiwis into thin slices

On a low heat melt the margarine and sugar together in a small pan, (please don't try to do other things at this point, the first time I tried to make this cake I chopped the fruit while I was making the syrup and while my eyes were off the pan it burnt).

Pour your syrup into your cake tin (if you're using a traditional tin you'll need to grease it first but if you're using a silicone one you won't), and then evenly lay out the kiwi slices so that they cover the bottom of the tin.

In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar and baking powder before slowly adding in the tea, soya milk, mashed banana and almond extract a little at a time whilst stirring to prevent lumps.

pour the cake batter into the tin on top of the kiwi and syrup mixture and then bake in the oven for 50 minutes - and hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Wait until completely cooled before turning out onto a large plate.

Enjoy!

Baking Backwards

In Fine Balence

Important note: All fixed now :)

Siouxsie Sioux inspired look at this month's group shoot

2013-05-10T12:33:00.000-07:00

This one by Ella Slaughter Photography :)

This month's group shoot was punk themed, and so I decided my look would be influenced by Siouxsie Sioux for this one (yes I know she's more known for being the queen of Goth but she started out as a Punk!)

I learned the hard way that thigh high boots should not be worn outdoors on cobbled streets!

Above three photos by Shot to Bits Photography

There are plenty more photos from this shoot to go up, but I won't be sharing them here, so if you're interested in seeing them you should go like my page on Facebook, which has regular updates on my modelling :)

I have a very exciting shoot coming up as well as an interview on another blog :)

Warehouse Shoot

2013-05-09T03:16:00.000-07:00

Now that I'm back online I can share a few of my favourites from the shoot in the abandoned warehouse I did last friday!

This shoot took place in Sunderland with JMH Photography

I think we look kind of like a band in this one!

I decided to do something a little different this time.... No corsets or Lolita!

The rest of the shoot can be found on Jason's page (linked above) or mine: Alexandria Web

LOL!

2013-05-08T09:22:00.001-07:00

My Internet is off and it's ridiculously hot!

2013-05-07T05:22:00.001-07:00

But I have iced tea, falafel and a photoshoot :)

Broad beans are flowering!

2013-05-06T08:35:00.001-07:00

Punk shoots are like busses

2013-05-05T14:41:00.000-07:00

Photo by Anth Short

You wait for one for ages then two come along at once!

More photos from this shoot to follow :)

First Image from yesterday's Warehouse shoot

2013-05-04T02:57:00.000-07:00

from my shoot with Gray Forshaw and Angela Dawson for Jason Mark Harbottle

Tease!

2013-05-03T02:07:00.001-07:00

Getting ready for another photoshoot today! It's a style I've never done before so I'm quite looking forward to it :) I have quite a big shoot coming up in a few weeks I'm not allowed to talk about yet ssssh!

Hair of the Day 01/05/2013

2013-05-01T01:23:00.001-07:00

Tried to do mock cornrows.... failed!

Gardening!

2013-04-30T04:01:00.001-07:00

Out planting and checking on all our yummy veggies today!

Lolita 52 Challenge - Week 14 - Lolitas I would love to meet

2013-04-29T10:04:00.001-07:00

Misako is the top of my list :)

Lolita Meet in Tea Sutra

2013-04-27T14:03:00.001-07:00

A lady temporarily left her child in our care!

Today I went to my first Lolita meet in a few years, and had a lot of fun doing so :)

Magical colour changing tea! It starts out blue...

We went to Tea Sutra Teahouse which is a tea house in Newcastle that has over 100 different blends of tea!

I had a Butterfly Blue Pea tea made from dried blue anthocyanins, which had a very sweet almost honey like taste, and was very refreshing. It was also a little magical, in that if you pour it over a slice of lemon...

It turns purple!

Leia had a pot of flowering tea. This tea was served in a clear teapot, and at first there was just a small green bundle in it, but over a few minutes it opened out into a large flower!

Flowering tea!

Afterwards we went to Leaze's Park and took some photos of our outfits!

Group shot!

Myself

Zoe

Leia

Brooke

Michelle

All in all I had a lovely time and hope for another meet soon :)

Hair of the day 26/04/2013

2013-04-26T02:21:00.000-07:00

Triple flip pony because I miss-judged where to part my hair to get four flips... Oh well!

I also tried to make a feature out of the bobbles, kind of failed at that though as it mostly covered them.

Lady of May!

2013-04-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to me!

I entered a contest on Facebook to be the Ladies in Black page (not to be confused with the Ladies in Black blogging group) next profile picture, and if you like the picture (the one from the witch shoot up there) it would be really awesome if you could like the Ladies in Black page and then like my picture (link!).

In other news, it's my birthday today and I am celebrating by slaying dragons and eating cake! Mmmm cake!

Lucky Stars!

2013-04-24T11:41:00.000-07:00

Yini sent me some lucky star papers for my birthday!

The little booklet that came with them said if you give 11 of them to someone they will be your friend forever, so I made a bracelet out of 11 stars to send to her in my next package :)

Hair of the Day 24/04/2013

2013-04-24T01:53:00.000-07:00

Birthday Eve hair!

Is Birthday Eve even a thing? Well it is now!

Running around castles at Midnight!

2013-04-23T13:04:00.000-07:00

Photo by Silvavex

As of today Kev and I have been in a relationship for four years!

It really doesn't seem that long!

Yay us!

Here's to another four!

Lolita 52 Challenge - Week 13 - Lolitas I have met in real life

2013-04-22T12:19:00.001-07:00

I've met a few Lolitas here and there but I got on with Katie best of all when we met filming a reality pilot for E4 back in September :)