Category Archive for Fims + Videos
SCOTTISH FOLD CAT PICKS WINNERS OF GOTHIC LOLITA BLOG CONTEST!
Drumroll please… My kawaii kitty, Basil Farrow, has picked the two winners of the Reader Appreciation Week giveaway! Reader Samantha asks, “How does your cat, who lacks oppossable thumbs and cannot voice a preference, choose a winner?” Last time, Basil spun a wheel. This time, he stood on his hind legs and…
Congratulations to Cheyanne (winner of an Akina tuxedo top) and Kat (three Lime Crime eyeshadows) – and thank you to everyone for participating! Soon, I’ll have more exciting giveaways for you.
PS: my goofy “head-topper” in the video is a black feather boa wrapped around a bowler hat. It’s inspired by Moi-dix-Mois’s aesthetics (above).
Song of the Day #49: Firecracker – Yellow Magic Orchestra (1979. Killer synth from “the Kraftwerk of Japan.”)
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CUTE YUMMY TIME: KAWAII COOKING VIDEOS. SHAPED BENTO EGG MOLDS, ANIMAL PANCAKES.
2009 is shaping up into hearts and stars for La Carmina and Basil Farrow. The blog has migrated from a patched-up platform to the equivalent of Versailles, and you’ll be reaping the benefits. On the horizon: more DIY projects, pro photos, videos…
…beginning with these cooking demos! Every day, I’ve been cooking and photographing cute food, writing up the story, and making kawaii drawings on Illustrator. I’m bursting to show you Cute Yummy Time (that’s the official title) – but patience! You’ll have to wait until it’s released in November 2009 by Perigee/Penguin Books USA.
Here’s a sneak peek… in this video, I demonstrate how to make adorabe buckwheat and berry pancakes shaped like elephants. Kawaii! Soundtrack: Schwarz Stein – New Vogue Children; And One – Military Fashion Show; Velvet Eden – Hamono no Koi
Here, Basil Farrow and I show you how to make cute heart and star-shaped hardboiled eggs… using bento molds from Japan! Who would have thought of that? Halfway though the video, my kitty steals the show.
Soundtrack: Aural Vampire – Preservative Woman; Malice Mizer – Madrigal
You’ll see much more in our upcoming recipe book, Cute Yummy Time. And you’ll only have to wait until July to get a copy of Wild, Crazy Theme Restaurants (my upcoming book with Mark Batty Publisher).
Song of the Day #25: my video soundtracks (listed above)!
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