I got some fun postcards to send out from time to time-- all of them safe for exposed postal mailings. The print quality makes them look very vintage.
If I haven't mailed anything to you yet and you want me to mail you a postcard every now and again, message me your address. :)
2018-10-30 20:54:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Recognizing change can be difficult. Learning of the changes in my father's health has been alarming. I have memories of eating cheese and drinking home-brewed wine at the kitchen table in my teens, and eating cheese and barbecue chips with him when I was an ivory kiddo with very few freckles. A man who was once physically strong is now very weak. ...
2018-10-25 02:11:17 +0000 UTC View PostShot with the new camera under the fancy lights with the new curtains.
Shot in the home studio, but not in my actual home studio. That room is full of costumes that need to be put away and in-progress projects. The room isn't quite deep enough for shooting and dancing. At least, not how I have it set up right now.
We had roughly thirty minu...
2018-10-22 22:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Mr. Snapper.
I really do love this quilt. I need a new bed to go with it.
When we moved from Los Angeles, we ditched our mattress and ordered a new memory foam mattress from Amazon. (I did two corset commissions right before the move, so I bought the mattress as soon as we arrived.) I expected it to be as comfy as my previous memor...
2018-10-21 19:43:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember how my video camera died and it sucked?
Good news.
Thanks to my patrons, commissions and side hustling as a writer, we’ve added a new weapon to our arsenal.
This son-of-a-bitch shoots video and still.
This means the home studio now has:
I have a full weekend of shooting content ahead. I believe I have seven looks planned.
Mr. Snapper is my MVP. He's helping with the styling and a bunch of other stuff. He acts as an assistant during the shoot-- moving my boobs so they're lifted, adjusting stray hairs, helping me dress and hanging up outfits. It's a good thing he can't do makeup a...
2018-10-16 02:48:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Mr. Snapper and I traveled to Tucson over the weekend to perform "Buttercup" (AKA the finger in the butt song) at Arizona Burlesque Festival.
When I'm dancing, I pay more attention to what I eat before the show so I don't upset digestion with dancing or have trouble fastening all my layers of clothing. I have checklists so I pack everything I nee...
2018-10-15 01:49:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Mr. Snapper shot some video while I set up my furry friends for the photo shoot. I talk about the toys I've collected.
The "newest" toy wasn't from St. Louis. I actually got it in Hollywood in 2003 to sit in the back seat of my new car. That one used to wear a pumpkin suit.
2018-10-11 22:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I love this dog. Having the dogs involved in this photoshoot was unintentional but predictable.
Coca is a rescue from Tijuana. She's also part border collie. High-anxiety and noise-sensitive, she's a handful. I send her to day camp when people come over for a social visit to make it easier on her. (She loves dogs.) A photoshoot with a visitor wou...
2018-10-10 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostYou now get a private link for each Tub Tales video. YAY! https://vimeo.com/293835517/25042ddf69
Mr. Snapper and I went to Chicago last weekend so I was in a strange tub. (Well, strange to me but not interesting-strange.)
2018-10-07 20:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Mr. Snapper.
Part of upping my game over the past year has been investing in equipment for the home studio. This means buying backdrops, a backdrop stand, and a lighting kit.
Next up is a new camera. I have to replace my trusty but deceased digital video camera after years of service. We need a still camera anyway, so why not inves...
2018-10-03 01:17:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Mr. Snapper. Derp by Buster.
I've always loved Dalmatians. This quilt was conceived from that love of Dalmatians. (More Dalmatian tales in November.) I had two Dalmatians back in the mid-nineties: Holly and Piper. I started buying fabric to make a Dalmatian quilt. I even managed to make appliqués and start a few squares back in '97. (On...
2018-09-29 00:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I promised changes. I'm updating the levels tomorrow evening, and I'm switching to "charge up front" on September 30th.
Here are the monthly subscription levels:
$1 per month – You Like Me
You want to be supportive and this fits your budget. I dig it. You’ll get to see a post with a pic each month.
$...
2018-09-28 01:32:41 +0000 UTC View Post
I watch a lot of SVU.
One of the major projects that was in my queue was a murder mystery script for Viva Dallas Burlesque. (Since you can't just hand a script over to performers and expect them to sort it out for themselves, I also served as a wham-bam director.) While Mr. Snapper and I wrote the script together, I did the heavy lifting on this ...
2018-09-24 22:22:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I have a tale to share with you because that’s what I do here— share my life as a creator.
The TLDR version is that I’m taking September off from posting because there’s some unpleasantness happening in my world and it’s preventing me from sharing the content I’d like.
At the beginning of this week, I learned my father (still li...
2018-09-16 20:26:04 +0000 UTC View PostSorry this is late to you. A lot of stuff has been happening. (You'll see that in another post.) The great news is that there's a NEW camera in my future. This one was shot on iPhone. :D
Password is snappernoir
2018-09-16 19:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Madison Hurley. Melted hair courtesy of Dallas humidity.
I made this corset based on an existing pattern. I think it's called the heart corset because there's a heart on the front.
I didn't do adjustments to the pattern, so the cups are made for a 32B and not a 32F. I had to embellish a bra to wear under the corset so my boobs didn...
2018-08-29 03:05:48 +0000 UTC View Post
The quilt is too big to lay out on the floor of my studio without moving furniture. The video shows you where I was with the work last week, and I share the significance of the squares.
I've started quilting the front to the back today. This thing is so ...
2018-08-17 21:34:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Jeff Fuller-Freeman.
I'm thinking a lot about the next new act. I think it's going to be a corset act. I keep thinking about songs that have lots of guitar and heavy bass. I can't get "Stranglehold" out of my head right now. I don't know if that will be the best fit, but I'll probably put it on and roll around in the studio with my...
2018-08-16 17:45:25 +0000 UTC View Post
From Viva Dallas Burlesque on Saturday night. Ben Britt is amazing with getting the videos up right away.
It took years to break the habit I have of back-leading. I've been dancing for longer than Mr. Snapper and I have the muscle memory for certain dance actions. It's not unlike having theatrical sense and turning toward the lig...
2018-08-06 21:48:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Hair and makeup by LaDonna Stein of Dallas PinUp, photo by Through the Looking Glass Photos.
Russ Meyer girl turned mature and sassy burlesque legend Kitten Natividad gave me these shoes. She also gave me a pair of black high heels (same height) and a pink raincoat.
I can't put these shoes on myself. I've worn them in multiple photo shoots,...
2018-08-04 18:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostPassword 'distracted by the bubbles'
Boy howdy, I yammer on and on and on in this one. I also keep playing with the bubbles. The days are hot here in Texas, so a warm bath isn't as appealing during the summer months. It was just under 100 degrees outside so I was cool enough for a bubble bath.
I really expect a lot more bubbles out of thes...
2018-08-01 00:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Friday night I was the Bad Girls Club representative at Texas Queerlesque Festival, selling merch and raffle tickets to raise money for charity.
I was invited to join the Bad Girls Club a few months ago. I've been using my Betty Crocker skills to raise money for different charities as part of the club. Bad Girls (strippers) doing good and all tha...
2018-07-30 23:54:13 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm sorting out what the next costume and act shall be. I have some investment pieces coming and some large props in my mind. I wanted to create two new acts this year. I did that, but the acts I built were both for Star Wars. I need some good stuff-- some standards that get me the kind of gigs I want (with the kind of pay I deserve after so many y...
2018-07-22 23:32:33 +0000 UTC View Post
This was the second time I wore a corset. (First was in college for a Moliére play.)
Mr. Snapper unearthed these photos from an abandoned photo account we had.
It was a couple years before I landed in burlesque. The casting notice was for an art project in Studio City. Trade for prints. I never got my copy of the art print. The concept was...
2018-07-20 22:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Makeup and hair by LaDonna Stein. Photo by Through the Looking Glass Studio/Dallas Pinup.
Seriously, it had been ages since I did a traditional pin-up shoot. I have one naked photo from this one that I'll share later.
My hair looks incredible.
It took an hour and several travel bottles of conditioner to detangle it enough to wash it. ...
2018-07-08 23:19:09 +0000 UTC View Post
You saw the hair in my Tub Tales. It was like hairspray cotton candy.
I decided to get some pinup photos in my crown (and out of the crown) because I have very few current pinup photos. The classic poses, big hair and red lips aren't usually part of my other photo shoots.
I finished my Queening blog. If you have seven minutes and want to re...
2018-06-30 17:25:54 +0000 UTC View Post
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2018-06-30 01:59:24 +0000 UTC View PostSeriously, I have huge hair in this video.
Password bread bath bomb
2018-06-28 03:08:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Photo by Hershel Self from Poppy Pie's Burlesque Roulette last summer.
There were two shows in Los Angeles that had live music. Both of them had a regular cast, which meant no opportunity for this little stripper to enjoy the live band.
Since I moved to Dallas, I've danced with two live bands. (One of them was in Oklahoma.) Live music prese...
2018-06-20 22:23:25 +0000 UTC View Post