Frankenstein

It's that time of year again. I love going to see the Frankenstein movies at the old Stanford movie theater in Palo Alto, Ca. (My hometown) If you haven't seen the old versions you really should check them out. There is something so incredibly magical about old films. 

Suicide Squad!

Who is going to see Suicide Squad? I don't care about the mixed reviews I love myself a good action comic movie! Plus Harley Quinn looks badass and adorable! Go see the movie and tell me what you thought!! :D I hope you all have a great week. 

Interview with the Vampire movie night

For Interview with the Vampire movie night I made a coffin cake. It was a lot of fun. It was relatively easy to make. I really liked the colors that I chose for it. It was my first attempt so please forgive any messiness haha. Next time I will let it cool a bit longer before putting the frosting on. Interview with the Vampire is a great book and very fun and thrilling movie to watch.

My outfit for the movie night. I switched my bat necklace to another bat necklace at last minute because I thought it went a bit better with my outfit. Aahh got problems ;) 

  

My new Gargoyle bookend

I got this new Gargoyle for my books. I got a pair of them and I really enjoy them very much.  My husband found another shop with a lot of Gargoyle varieties. I would like to get more in the future. My mom got me a faux fur collar goth coat for Christmas. It is one of my favorite jackets that I can hardly take off and it is good for the winter months. I wore it with my new Marilyn Manson tee and Tripp pants. I hope to wear this outfit out to dinner on a cold evening. I have been watching the last seasons of Dexter on netflix. I had to catch up because I was far behind and had so many things going on the past year I didn't get to see the finale'. I am like that with a lot of my favorite shows. I miss so much tv. I get involved in my reading, work and many activities so I often don't see shows until much later. It is fun to catch up and have marathons with friends. Lately I have been watching loads of Charlie Chaplin reruns and silent films. I really adore silent films and hope to catch the festival in down town Palo Alto when they have it next with my husband and friends. 

Shoes, Vans.
Pants, Tripp
Marilyn Manson tee, Hot Topic or ebay.
Jacket, present from mom.
Necklace, Hot Topic. 

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

My friends and I really enjoyed the Desolation of Smaug. I came donned in my elven tunic, gray undershirt and elf ears to portray a Silvan elf. One guy nodded at me when he saw me walking. It was pretty funny. Over all we really enjoyed the film quite a bit. To critics who are bothered that there is a female elf written into the film that wasn't in the book. Keep this in mind: The books were written in a more patriarchal time and I found it actually refreshing that they had a strong female heroine. I enjoyed Tauriel and found her a wonderful addition to the Hobbit films. There were woodland elves mentioned in the books and I thought it was really cool that there was more elaboration and imagination bringing someone like Tauriel into the story. We really loved the portrayal of Smaug, the dragon. It was super fun to watch. One of my favorite things about the film was the eventual camaraderie between the Hobbits and other species of beings in the film. It was on the long side like the first Hobbit film but the pace was picked up much faster and better. I recommend this movie to friends and others. You are in for a heart pounding, fun ride!

I wore these adorable elven ears I found on etsy.

Gothic wedding table holder DIY!

For my wedding I wanted movie style table holders with gothic frames for my Tim Burton themed reception. I know they have a lot of fun items on etsy but they can cost a fortune and I didn't see any table holders that were to my liking nor did I find many gothic table holders so like always the resourceful goth I decided to do it myself. I wanted to post  a small tutorial of how I did these. They were simple and relatively inexpensive. First I tried to find the most economically reasonable frames. I went with some gothic baroque looking holders that I found on Amazon for about 4 dollars each. They were already black so I was delighted that I didn't have to paint them myself. It really saved me some time. Next I went and found my favorite pictures of his films and measured out the size I needed for the frames. I printed them out on glossy (not matte) photo paper. If you want to capture the movie/cinema fancy poster look of movies go with the glossy but to save money you can also do matte if you want. I fitted them in the frame an voila! I purchased cheap black long stemmed roses to compliment the table holders and then had my caterer and decorator put together a few rose displays. They did it themselves and placed the roses in pretty vases and also had floating candles. You can save a bundle doing things yourself. Some places you can get flowers arranged for free and just get some used vases or ones for less money at a place like IKEA like we did.  Just check around. My table holders were a hit at the reception and I'm even keeping them for future use at gothic parties and get togethers. I would love to hear about some of your diy projects!! 

Made of Iron

I picked out a cute industrial style outfit and went to see Iron Man with my fiancee'. We had a really great time. It is one of the better movies I have seen in a long time with loads of action!