OH NO! Oh yes.

I've fallen out of the swing of my own pendulum!

I forget what I wanted to talk about on here…just spaced on out, earth to zaney!!!

So, I updated a little section on my blog under my About section over there >>>>>

It is links to my other social media sites where you can follow me and my random or planned activities.

I found an amazing video! I'm obsessed with the cover this band did! I never liked Diamonds by Rhianna, but I like it by Any Given Day:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvviVulgdms

If youtube wasn't messed up, I would've embedded it. It's an amazing cover, though.

I miss the music scene soo much, I feel so useless lately. Oh well.

My Gothic Valentine

A bundle of black roses partnered with a black heart shaped box full of chocolates, yeah, that sounds nice. Maybe you want to spice it up and add a bit of excitement to your gothic valentine. From the mouth a female goth, here's what my idea of a lovely valentine evening might look like:

Start with a neatly made bed.

Candles (any color, scented or unscented)

OR

AMBIENT LIGHT

INCENSE

I, personally love Dragon's Blood incense

Sexy goth music

If you are not sure of their favorite sexy goth music, a fail-safe for me is the queen of the damned soundtrack ;)

Wine

I prefer some cheap plum wine. But if you know of some yummy yums, go for it.

Hope this helps you! Happy valentines day! Always use protection! Love you! 

Local Band Frenzy

Lately, all of my time has been committed to Albuquerque's finest Local Band, Ballistic Batz!

Becoming closer to the band has given me a light in my life that I needed. But, to be needed has me giddy like a little school girl! I've been busting my ass to make the band's merchandise to raise money so they can record, EXCITING! 

Yesterday, I drove down to El Paso with them, which was very....interesting. Quite a drive, the venue was kinda small, but a little crowd is better than no crowd.

These guys have been so busy putting their heart and soul into their music, it has inspired me.

Here are some photos and video of this past week...I don't document enough!

The T-shirt stencil I made for the cool chicks. Shirts were pink.

HI!!

My wonderful hubby took this of me while I was tracing stencils!

Ballistic Batz performing Head2Toe (sorry about the quality, I forgot my camera)

Video taken at the El Paso show by the wonderful owner!!

For more videos, check out my youtube channel

I even HANDMADE their necklaces thanks to this AWESOME woman and her tutorials, it made perfect sense to me and it turned out great:

Here's the tutorial

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BANDS!!!

P.S. BALLISTIC BATZ IS WHY I'M ZANEYBAT!! YEAH!!!

I'm Getting a Serger!

Raise your hand if you know what a serger is!!

I've been wanting a serger for a while now! If you don't know what a serger is, click the link, or take my word for it:

A serger is a magical machine that creates the most beautiful stitch for perfect hems on wizard robes. The Mystical thread is usually made from unicorn hair and when used, your clothes become powerful...You won't even need a wand!!

Haha, ok, That's a tiny bit of an exaggeration! But, its that important to me! When I first learned about a serger/overlock machine was here:

I've been following squeak for a long time, mainly because we share very similar tastes. Especially when it comes to making tutorials. So, I have learned a lot from this chick :)

I've been whining about making my own clothes for a few years now, and I finally have all the tools to do so! 

My next few posts will most likely be on DIY clothing...pictures pictures pictures! 

If my computer would stop being a turdasaur, I'd make VIDEOS! lol

Stay classy and trashy, dearies. 

btw, I'm on vine

zaneybat

To wig, or Not to wig...

That is a question for us Goth Folk!

Wigs come in many quality categories, but the most popular is usually the least expensive and the most itchy!

I have a lot of hair, so its hard for me to wear hair pieces that require snug fitting. I do, however, love clip-in/tie-in  pieces! I've made a handful of pretty colored head things.

Being a diy-er and a goth at heart, it is no surprise that I've looked like this:

...or this....

(((So, I guess hair pieces have always been "my thing". I remember how excited I was when I made all of these. Every piece has a story, but shockingly, I no longer own any of them, now! I am an artist, I can make some similar, but I could never ever clone any of these pieces! I've tried)))

Now, Some of us do not like hair pieces, but some of us have gone out of our way to purchase or create some kind of extravagant creation to wear! Here it is again, To wig or not to wig?

What are the pros and cons of wearing hair gear of every category?

Does it not always come back down to the price? When I originally made either of these pieces, I did it to: 

1. Save money
2. Be original
3. Create for others
4. Artistically express myself through my appearance.

None of this was cheap! Even buying the cheapest materials, It ended costing a few hundred dollars altogether due to the learning process. When I started, there were 2 tutorials on youtube and only a few pictures...I learned the hard way. It was a fun, yet, a frustrating process, but I would not trade those experiences for the world! Now that I know how to do these things, I want to share with everyone else who is interested, I want to be the one that starts a 16 year old girl on her dread making, or clip-ins selling extravaganza!! I want my people to join me in creating and DIY-ing! I want us to come together and share our knowledge and our methods of madness!!

WHOSE WITH ME?!!

Let me know in the comments below!

Nu Goth. What is it?

Nu Goth, It's kinda like old Goth right? 

MMM, not really. For starters, Nu Goth is more mainstream friendly, in my opinion.

Its like Goth hugged Hipster, lol.

(Me) Goth

Hipster

=equals=

"Nu Goth"

All Styles have their awesomeness! Nu goth, another subculture from Goth, Is a nice classy style. 

I can dig!!

So, I got on polyvore and created an outfit inspired by Nu Goth

Whatcha think?! let me know in a comment ;)

~Love Zaney~