Hello! My name is Carli, and this is my blog. I thought I'd just make a list of things that might help you get to know me and my blog a bit better!
♥ I wear Vintage clothes and have done so since I was a teenager. I started dressing the 'way I wanted' at 15 when I started working and had my own money to buy my *own* clothes! I started OP shopping and to my family's amazement started stepping out in clothes from the 60's and 70's. These could be thrifted for 50 cents back then! I was a bit obsessed with lurex, lame, suede and flares.
I stopped wearing Vintage for a few years while I had babies, had lots of extra baby fat that wouldn't (and still doesn't) move and was upset that my Vintage wardrobe no longer fitted. I bit the bullet, sold everything I had and then re-bought EVERYTHING in my 'new' womanly size! I now have morphed into the 40's and 50's which is where I am comfortable at the moment.
I do have a secret yearning to be a hot, tattooed Psychobilly chick and will wear clothes that are WAY too young for me every now and then!
♥ I'm a Lampwork glass artist and make intricate glass beads. My website is www.bead-licious.com and if you click there, I have a brief history on Lampworking that you can read. My etsy shop is beadlicious, where I sell my glasswork including jewellery pieces I have also made.
♥ I have been married to the Sexiest man on the Planet for almost 16 years and we have 2 Princess daughters, Miss 10 and Miss 3.
♥ I am quite short, 4' 11", and have never minded. Men prefer shorter women....it's a proven Scientific fact ;)
♥ I don't really 'do' favourites but I can rewatch the following till the cows come home:
Gone With The Wind, Giant, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Under The Tuscan Sun, anything by Hitchcock, anything with Marilyn Monroe but especially Niagra, Sci-Fi stuff like Aliens and Predator. I am also the HUGEST James Bond fan and wanted to be a Bond chick growing up. Still do....any directors out there?? Survivor, The Office, Black Adder, Dexter, Mad Men, L.A Ink (Kat Von D ROCKS), The Borgias, Game of Thrones, anything on the Tudors or any period Drama.
♥ My favourite color is red and I usually wear it everyday. If not, I always have red lipstick on. The BESTEST red lipstick is MAC Ruby Woo. Followed by MAC Russian Red, MAC Kanga Rouge and Sleek True Color Stiletto. All these wear extremely well and are excellently pigmented. I also use MAC Cherry and Brick lipliners for all these lipsticks. I usually have a sparkly neutral color on my eyelids, with a hint of Sleek Scandalous blush on the apples of my cheeks. Thick winged black eyeliner, of course.
♥ I live my life around *everything* Vintage, Retro, Rockabilly and Pinup and am dedicated to always wearing black eyeliner and red lipstick. I am also addicted to all things beauty related, especially nail polish and Konad stamping art, which will make regular appearances on this blog.
♥ I have focused collections and our favourite past time is scouring Antique stores, OP shops, Swapmeets and Fairs for new beauties to add to our eccentric house.
My collections include:
Advertising tins, pre 1940's. I have around 1,500 tins and *try* to focus on beautifully lithographed Toffee and Tea shop display tins.
Movie Posters. My pride is my JAWS poster, followed by my favourite James Bond movie A View to a Kill with Grace Jones.
Blown Art Glass. I have pieces from artists all over the world. I do have a mini focused collection by Tina Cooper who is a wonderfully talented glassblower from Australia.
Floral China Trios. Cup, saucer and plate sets are called 'trios' and I try and source the most gorgeous I can for under $15 a set! You have to set financial boundaries with these things!
Pre 1960 Lucite & Vintage Purses. This subject can grow at an alarming rate if you don't watch yourself.
1950's Beaded Sweaters / Cardigans. I prefer the heavily beaded ones with the satin lining still intact. I have them in all colors.....some in the same color several times...but the beading patterns are different!
Bakelite Jewellery..... I swear these reproduce in the middle of the night.
♥ The most beautiful nail polish is Nfu-Oh #51. If you don't have a bottle, please go now and buy one!
♥ I firmly believe that you should tell someone if you think they look lovely. Especially strangers.
♥ I live in Australia, in the State if Victoria, in a small town called Castlemaine. It's about an hour and a half from Melbourne and called 'The Hot Rod centre of Australia'. We always seem to have a hotrod meet on most weekends with the town full of chopped machines cruising thru. There are also several Rockabilly festivals on a year which is very nice!
♥ The Sexiest Man or Miss 10 take my outfit photos, so this blog is seriously NOT professional! I'm currently using an Olympus SP-800UZ.
♥ I have natural dark brown hair but do have a bleached streak on my left side. I have stopped trying to get this white as it's destroying my hair so am trying to be content with it a darker Blonde color.
My 2 Princess daughters: Miss 10 and Miss 3
The Sexiest Man On The Planet
Thanks for reading! For anything review or advertising related, I can be contacted at booteddybelle@hotmail.com.
I hope you all enjoy reading my little musings, lustables, outfits of the week and nail polish photos. Anything else you would like to know? Any requests or gripes? Please don't hesitate to email. :)
