Life Is An Adventure
 

MY birthday is this Wednesday (woohoo!) and the words below will be my inspiration for the year.  This will serve as my reminder.  Maybe it will by yours as well.

 

LIFE IS AN ADVENTURE.

Life Is An Adventure

 

If I don’t like something, change it.  If I love something, do more of it.  If I’m bored, seek excitement.  If I’m content, enjoy it, appreciate it…and then go find something new because life is an adventure.  I am free – always.  My life is mine and mine alone to live and do with as I please.  I am free…

…and so are you.

 
 

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

BY THE WAY:  I have a real treat for you this week.  If you’re a fan of the AMC show Small Town Security then make sure you check in with me tomorrow for a very merry un-birthday surprise. It’s my birthday present for you.

 
 

IMAGE :: TYPOGRAPHY BY DANIEL DEVOY ::

 

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bleak and beautiful

 

WE haven’t iced the cake in quite a while and this week I came across these images and felt particularly inspired to end the weekend with a bit of bleak and beautiful photos (my favorite kind – as though you haven’t noticed.  I’m not much of one for unicorns farting rainbows and poo-ing gumdrops.  Although now that I’ve typed that I want a t-shirt with that very design on it.  I wonder if there is one.  I wanted one of a unicorn fighting bigfoot and can you believe someone came up with that same idea?  Gotta love it).  But I digress.  Let’s ice that cake and get back to…

 

THE BLEAK AND THE BEAUTIFUL

bleak and beautiful

bleak and beautiful

bleak and beautiful

 

 

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

PS – While we’re on the topic of things bleak and beautiful, tonight marks the beginning of the end.  The final season of True Blood premiers tonight. 

 

bleak and beautiful

 

So, my fellow Trubies, join me in raising a glass of B+.  Pam, I think I’ll miss you most of all…some people have spirit animals, but you’re my spirit bitch.  

*video*

 

FANGS OUT AND PAWS UP!

 

 

IMAGES  ::  © HELEN WARNER VIA BLEAQ  ::
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cara trinder hysteria machine

 

cara trinder of hysteria machine

 

LONG, long ago on a social network that’s never far enough away (you know we all hate to love it and love to hate it) I discovered headdress heaven.  If a neo-tribal pagan wood nymph got frisky with a flapper who also happened to be a Valkyrie their baby would be Hysteria Machine – or, more precisely, Cara Trinder, the creative goddess behind Hysteria Machine.

 

cara trinder of hysteria machine

 

Naturally, with such a serious creative girl crush in full swing I had to ask her to join in the random and ridiculous fun of The Same 7.  And much to my pleasure she was more than happy to oblige.

So without further ado I present you the glorious, glamorous genius of Cara Trinder:

 

THE SAME 7 WITH Cara Trinder OF HYSTERIA MACHINE

cara trinder of hysteria machine

 

1) In 10 words or less tell us what makes you so freakin’ awesome…and don’t be modest. Let ‘er rip.
”I literally sweat glitter and can fly.”

 

2) Did you (or do you currently) have an imaginary friend(s)? If so, tell us a little about him/her/it/them.
”I didn’t have an imaginary friend, however I was raised in a pretty religious house and every now and then my dad would go through our things and burn all the ‘satanic’ stuff yet somehow decided that buying my sis and I HUUUGE troll dolls with light up eyes was a good idea. I was convinced it was an agent of Satan and was trying to kill me at night. So that was fun.”

 

3) Do you believe in ghosts?
”Yes! and no! I don’t know what to believe! However I have seen some pretty freaky stuff in my time on this warm rock.”

 

4) What one thing scares the ever-loving crap out of you more than anything else in the whole wide world?
”Honestly? I have tokophobia. I will leave it at that. Also people with unnaturally long toenails that kinda scrape the ground in front of their open toed sandals, I just cant deal with that.”

 

5) Sunrise, sunset, new moon or full moon?
”Sunrise”

 

6) If you had to live the rest of your life inside one book or movie, what would it be and why?
”The Labyrinth. Trippy sparkly mazes, cups of tea with worms and their respective missuses, Bowie, masked balls. It’s a slice of heaven, well…so long as I am not banished to the Bog of Eternal Stench.”

 

7) It’s the zombie apocalypse. The person you love more than anyone, anywhere, ever has been bitten by one of the walking dead. It is inevitable that they will turn into a flesh-eating monster. What do you do?
”Make an excuse to leave the house, like, ‘OMG, friend crisis!’ then run to the beach, grab a boat and sail to the off-shore oil rig. He would have wanted it that way. I might not have the heart to kill him, but I cant watch him turn either.”

 

Here’s a little space that’s all yours. Do with it what you will. Draw a picture, tell us about a current project, pet peeve, new product, write a haiku about unicorns, recount your bigfoot sighting…you get the idea. It’s all yours.

 

cara trinder of hysteria machine

cara trinder of hysteria machine

cara trinder of hysteria machine

cara trinder of hysteria machine

 

 

BIOGRAPHY:

hysteria machine bio pic I

Hysteria Machine is the love child of artist and ‘dream weaver’ Cara Trinder. Creating mad and marvelous accessories spawned in the deepest pits of her mind, from large and unique headdresses to resin cast animal skulls. Here at Hysteria Machine we specialize in creating items you never knew you needed but cannot live without.

*~*SHOP
*~*FACEBOOK

 

 

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

  

images  ::  amy spanos photography  ::  images 2, 3 & 4 courtesy hysteria machine  ::  amy spanos photography + ravenblakh photography  ::  tip Top Photography by deb underhill + alex lee johnson photography  ::  My boudoir by nicola grimshaw-mitchell + click click bang photography  ::  Laura donohoe photography  ::
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fashion for all

**The links in this post are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking on my link but rest assured all opinions expressed are 100% mine and mine alone.  If I don’t love it, I don’t recommend it.  period.

 

IT’S no secret that the fashion industry is biased in a big way.  If you walk through any “Women’s Department” (that’s the industry term for the curvy gals’ section *eye roll*) and you’ll be met with a LOT of unattractive, frumpy clothes in hideous prints made from cheap fabrics and unflattering cuts (What’s with all the ruffled bust lines and the large floral prints that look like they’re from left over bolts of fabric from the 1970’s? And I don’t mean the cute stuff.  I mean the stuff that reminds you of Mrs. Roper.  Seriously?).  This is, sadly, the norm in almost every store – online or brick and mortar it’s almost all the same.

AND THEN ALONG CAME MODCLOTH.

fashion for all

 

They might not be the first to break the frumpy curvy girl fashion mold but they’re definitely doing it better than the rest.  This week ModCloth is celebrating a very exciting milestone – one year ago they launched their plus-size line and invited curvy girls to fall in love with cute and quirky fashion.

 

FASHION FOR ALL!

fashion for all

 

In just one year, they’ve expanded their product catalog with more items that fit all body types. Check out the full-range fashion page in their Style Gallery, which showcases community-uploaded photos featuring ModCloth items that are available in a full size range. Why? Because whatever your size or shape everyone deserves to dress their bodies in a way that makes them feel happy and beautiful.

Thank you, Modcloth, for making cute and quirky fashion that not only fits our cute and quirky style but our cute and quirky bodies too, regardless of size.

 

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

images  ::  all images © 2014 modcloth  ::
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a very intimate ceremony

 

TOWARDS the end of May I had the unique pleasure of shooting Tashina & Jason’s simple and beautiful wedding.  What made it so unique?

 

1)  The Location.  Tashina & Jason got married at Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka Springs.  Tucked away in the Ozarks, it’s a stunning location designed by architect Fay Jones, who was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. 

 

Gorgeous views + beautiful architecture + precious couple = happy photographer with camera full of pretty pictures.

a very intimate ceremony

 

2)  The Ceremony.  The ceremony was as intimate as it gets with only the minister, his wife, the couple and myself in attendance.  And I have to tell you, it was awesome (and not just because I didn’t have to worry about guests photobombing my shots as they jump into the aisle brandishing their iPhones to get a picture of the couple exchanging rings and destroying my shot in the process – one of the great frustrations of the modern wedding photographer).  With no guests to shoot I was able to dedicate 100% of my time and attention on the happy newlyweds – and we had a blast.

 

A Very Intimate Ceremony In The Mountains With Tashina & JASON

a very intimate ceremony

a very intimate ceremony

a very intimate ceremony

a very intimate ceremony

a very intimate ceremony

 

It is an honor and blessing to be entrusted with such special memories and moments for such a sweet and lovely couple.  Thank you, Tashina & Jason, and may your life together be long, happy and filled with love and blessings.

 

Kisses & Chaos,
Alli Woods Frederick

 

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