Street Fighter cosplay

Probably the best Chun -Li cosplayer I have ever seen. 
Yep, she's good!

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CHANEL ice cream

 

courtesy of sophie and toffee

Confession: I was in Sweden

I neglected to mention that I've been wandering around Stockholm since Saturday. My mum, AKA Grandma G, insists it's not good practice to tell your thousands of daily readers that you're not at home. Just in case one of them wants to figure out where you live and tries to steal your cool orange stapler.

But I've just returned! Details about my awesome trip to come. In the meantime, enjoy this delightful Stockholm print by Ian Winstanley, available for a mere $17.99 at art.com.

Cute Treats

Shelby Loveland: Sweet, Sassy and always Classy!

Shelby Loveland is the sailor pinup girl you can't help but love! Every time we see this girl she gets more beautiful! Shelby is a spokes model for Vintage Suits by Mary and was crowned Miss Rockabilly reunion 2010! 
sassyNpunk was even fortunate enough to have her model for us in early 2011

Check out this  nautical beauty @ her official website www.pinupshelby.com , or become her fan on Facebook for tons of photos and updates!

What's your professional name and how did you come up with it?
"Shelby Loveland, it became my professional name when I met a sailor whose last name was Loveland, and I thought it was an amazing name. Little did I know we would one day end up getting married and it would become my actual name :)"

When did you decide to start modeling and why?
"I started modeling when I was (4) as a fit model for clothing companies. When I was a teenager I got really into the vintage pinups by elvgren and petty so I decided to look and see if there was still a market for pinup modeling. To my amazement there was! I was with a modeling agency at the time, and they only sent me out on regular calls, they didn't have a clue about pinup. After I left the agency, I started getting pinup work."

Did you consider yourself "beautiful" growing up?
"Not really, unfortunately I didnt have the best self esteem when I was younger."

What is your greatest accomplishment to date?
"I started racing bicycles when I was 16 and in my first year racing I placed second at the Elite National Championships in the sprint competition, right behind my idol, Jenny Reed. The following year I won the gold medal in the 500 meter time trial."

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 
"I want to be a clothing (and shoe) designer with my own company."

Do you wear you sassyNpunk products? hehe ;)
"Of course I do! sassyNpunk has the most adorable sassy punky accessories out there! "

 

all photos courtesy of shelby loveland official website and facebook fanpage

Free font: Sybil Green

If that's you, get Sybil Green by Ray Larabie right here for free at Myfonts.com.

Magenta Costley: model of a thousand faces

How many models do you know that can pull off all these looks absolutely flawlessly? 

Just this lady 

Photo by Robin Cook

 

Photo by Paperdoll Photography

Photo by Ken Jacobs

Photo by Grant Beecher

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Strawberry Lovin Turtle

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Tulip wallpaper for your desktop

Download the little tulip motif from my latest fabric line as a wallpaper freebie right here. There's plenty of room to line up all your files and folders around the edges. For personal use only, por favor!

Balding Penguin Gets Custom Wetsuit

This little featherless Humboldt penguin was given a special wetsuit so it can fit in with its friends. Looks like someone’s jealous…

A featherless Humboldt penguinin a wetsuit walks past king penguins in the enclosure at the Jurong Bird Park in Singapore on April 4. The 10-year-old penguin has been experiencing continued feather loss since 2010 and is being treated with customised wetsuits. The suit acts like a natural feather covering, providing warmth and insulation which also helps new feathers grow and prevents moulting.

Courtesy of www.ThatCuteSite.com

Say Hello To Heza Chan

Heather Dugger is a cosplayer, and one of the best we have ever seen! Which is why the owner of sassyNpunk herself asked Heather to model for sassyNpunk's Sailor Moon series. Check out this one of a kind beauty @ her website www.HezaChan.com

 

Hello Kitty Hotel

According to my source,this hotel is in Taiwan, Hsingchu. This small town is an hour's drive from the Taipei City of Taiwan. The hotel was opened in July 2008. It is a 2,000 sq. ft. townhouse with three bedrooms. Supposedly you have to book for a stay 3 months in advance.

 

 

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Louis Vuitton

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Haute Macrabe

 

 

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What the heck is a skiff?

Images from Firehouse Pipes and The Columbus Dispatch

I've heard that a couple of the names I've given my fabric prints are mysterious, so here's a clarification. The print above is named Calliope. Not after the Greek muse of poetry, but after the musical instrument powered by steam. They were often housed in ornate wagons pulled by horses in circuses.

Renoir's "The Skiff" from Renoir Gallery and a wooden skiff from Lowell's Boat Shop

As for my Skiff print, it's a type of small boat. But if it pleases you to think of this design as a wink, a smile, an eyelash, or waves, go right ahead. If you're generally a grumpy sort, you can turn these upside down and think of them as frowns. But the light blue and yellow colors might be a little too peppy for that to be very convincing.

Adorably Kawaii

The most adorable handmade plushies can only be found at Adorably Kawaii!

Sleepy Fox

Pink Nose Panda

Fat Penguin

DIY: make your own Hello Kitty cookie cutters / stencils

You can search high and you can search low, but sometimes the cookie cutter you want is simply not in existence.

Making your own custom shaped cookie stencil is pretty self-explanatory and I’m sure there are plenty of ways to do it, but here’s a quick step-by-step, peppered with one or two wisdoms I’ve gained from some failed and ugly cookies.

 

For this cookie, I only wanted her head. Sorry Kitty, may your soul rest in peace.

When I don’t conveniently have the physical printed image of a shape I want to make on hand, I just turn off all the lights in the room and trace an image straight off of my laptop screen.  A regular 8.5″ x 11″ paper does just fine, but cardstock is too thick.

It’s also important that you back your stencil with cardstock or some other thick paper so that you can lean your knife against it the edge without it crinkling up and generally #$!@ ing it all up.

Going around the edge of the stencil, I like to STAB, not DRAG the knife.  The dough tends to stick to the tip of the knife and dragging causes little rips in the dough (see below). Stabbing results in a much cleaner cut.

The top kitty was dragged. The bottom kitty was stabbed.  Sorry for the morbid descriptions.

You would think small imperfections like that would disappear in the oven, but it it doesn’t.  You can always try to smooth the edges with your fingers before they go in the oven, but I like to take preventative measures against tedious tasks like that.

 

And there it is!

tutorial courtesy of  bake greek