Puppets are infinite. If you know love, they do. If you know sadness, they do. If you breathe, they do. You give them steps and they make them strange. They are sometimes silly, sometimes serious, always honest little vessels. I started making puppets when I felt I didn’t have a voice. I sculpted powerful, magical creatures to dance and sing and cry and give me that voice. When I feared death, they showed me it could be beautiful. When I feared life, they showed me it could be weird and wonderful. The Handsome Devils are each hand-sculpted, piece by piece, and decorated in everything from remnants from the bottom of granny’s jewelry box to bones from a field in my hometown.
“The terrors of living, the joys and the revel, alive in your misfit, misguided young devil”
Kate is a full time etsy crafter! She enjoys Star Trek, Legos, Harry Potter, and maps. Her not-so-secret ambition is to one day work for the Henson Company and make Kermit a suit.
Get a little creepy clean! This 3 pack of skull shaped soaps are made of charcoal. Charcoal activated soap draw toxins from the skin, help eliminate acne & blackheads, won’t dry out the skin. Each set is boxed in a fancy gift box so it makes a great housewarming gift or just keep them for yourself and put one in your bathroom, one in the guest bath, and one in the kitchen!
Elvira’s After Midnight Tote is as sexy as the Queen herself. Adorned with our stitched on bat, tuck and roll stitching on the back……this is the perfect shape for day and of course to go get in trouble at night. Has top handles and a detachable, adjustable cross body strap option. Has small silver bullet feet, inside lining is black on black leopard with an inside zipper closure pocket to stash all your secrets. These are Very limited edition so don’t miss out!
D: 14L by 11 H by 81/2 W
strap drop: 9 inches
Detachable cross body strap up to 42 inches
From the depths of the Gothic Charm School library, a tea that combines three of the Lady of the Manners’ favorite things: chocolate, roses, and black tea, with a smidge of cream tea to nicely round it out.
Couldn’t resist some new tea for my birthday, so I decided to try the Adagio Fandom tea sample tins. One, for the fun of trying other people’s blends and two, for the cute reusable tins. The art on this tin is from the Gothic Charm School site and book.
The aroma in the tin and in the cup with a splash of milk is delightful. Creamy, not bitter with the roses coming out strong. Tasted delicious with a biscuit. At first taste, this is a keeper. BONUS: this tea contains a high level of caffeine!
Black Moon Cosmetics has been striving since early 2015 to bring you quality products from the darker side to grace that beautiful face of yours! We’ve started our journey with our innovative Liquid Lipstick formula and are making our way to every part of the face! Always keeping in mind that our animal friends are family and we do not test, use animal-derived ingredients, or any ingredients that have been tested on our animal friends!
Starting the holographic craze, we’ve implemented pretty shiny things with our darkly personality and continue to push the boundaries with our “out-of-the-box” packaging — because who said glitter only goes with pink?! Our goal is to, not only appease your skin, but also your peepers with our elegant dark illustrations and art that graces our packaging! We will continue to bring quality, animal-friendly, innovative, and never before seen products with only the finest ingredients to our amazing moon friends. We will keep pioneering and pushing boundaries with our products and packaging all to see that gorgeous smile of yours!
We hope that you have already joined the Black Moon Cosmetics Moon Family and thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your love and support.
Strange Women Society was borne from my career as a graphic designer and my obsession with fashion, cats, mythology,and odd things.
Because the Strange Women Society believes in women supporting women $1 from every purchase goes directly to a woman-centric organization. Do you know of a great women/girls organization that could use extra support? Let us know!
Stay in the loop by joining me and the other strange ladies on Instagram and tumblr. Also, be sure to tag pictures of all the fun ways you’ve styled our clothes for a chance to be featured in our SWS Members section of our website and IG!
Nocturna, now in its 29th year, is an 18+ dark alternative dance night held once every other month (more or less) in Chicago. DJ Scary Lady Sarahspins a highly request-driven mix of current & classic goth, industrial, post-punk, deathrock, ethereal, shoegaze, new wave, ebm, darkwave, dark indie & more. Come dance until dawn!
*♥* For this Nocturna, the first of 2018, we present our annual “NEW LOVES & BROKEN HEARTS VALENTINE BALL” theme and will feature:
• Live free photo booth by the amazing GlitterGuts Photobooth (dress to impress- red & black!)
• The return of the VALENTINE’S MAILBOX GAME! Send your secret crush a message, anonymous or not (or just mess with your friends!) Free & running all night. ♥
– Art By Rembry: Various artwork: original paintings, drawings, art prints, sculptures, jewelry boxes, and magnets.
– NOCTURNA t-shirts & Scary Lady Sarah’s own “One Inch Worlds” pin badges
• Complimentary Valentine’s, candy & treats for all
• Total broken hearts/new loves decor (*wear red & black!*)
• Coat check will be open!
At Metro, 3730 N. Clark St, Chicago
11pm – 5am / 18+ / $10.
Thank you so much! Please help spread the word by sharing this event page- especially now that FB limits how many people one person can invite! Looking forward to seeing you there!!! 🙂 ♥
