Have you seen the petals fall?

Meows and hi's, this week has been full of migrains :( its been awful! I've felt so sick all week :( hence my lack in posts. 
I was gonna post one of my new illustrations but they're all on my other laptop and I'm too idle to go find it and switch it on. But I found some of my collection work here on Betty (Betty is my Mac) and decided to post some selected pages from my collection book. 
My collection was based on a girl's first period and tried to capture a girl transforming from a child into a woman, embracing innocence, subtle sexuality and awkwardness.

 Poem by me Clare and the Bear

 Illustrations by me Clare and the Bear (aka Clare Heart)

Ethereal Wonderland

Hello there! I've changed my blog header (again) as I fancied a change. I've used another cropped illustration of mine but this time merged it with prettyful flowers which I feel suits my style a wee more as I love all that is ethereal and floral. 

Which reminds me of some of the beautiful pieces I have found recently, like this stunning rabbit wall hanging which I've turned into a necklace:

Isn't it simply divine! and only cost me 40p! I've had loads of people commenting on it when I've worn it saying pretty it is and how it reminds them of Alice in Wonderland. It reminds me more so of the ultimately sad cartoon Watership Down.


And this delightful Moss coloured suede handbag with ornate detailing:

I absolutely love the colour, and cost £3.25. It matches the bunny necklace quite sweetly.

This stunning cameo brooch:

I found this beaut in my local charity shop for 95p. I really like cameo's and have a small collection of them, I espechially like how this lady here though looks young and a little like a Greek Goddess.

And I simply love these granny shoesies:

I know they're not everyone's taste but I LOVE them! They're a dark navy blue suede and they're sooo comfy as well as being granny chic. Plus they were only £1.95 a shere B.A.R.G.I.N. if I do say so myself. Also I've just noticed how they do quite match the cameo brooch above. 

(All items found in various charity shops around Birmingham)


And to end my ethereal post-y-ma-jig with a lovely song by the marvelous band Fleetwood Mac:

Black Tongue

I found this video on youtube and think its super cool! And how amazing are The Yeah Yeah Yeahs! Too MUCH!

So in keeping with the BLACK theme of this post here are some sexy gothic black inspired fashion editorials:

(foto decadent)

 

(magazine scan)

(magazine scan) 

(Italian Vogue: Dakota fanning)

 (Tim Walker: Fairy tale)

 

(Vogue Nippon January 2010)

 (Jeisa Chiminazzo & Missy Rayder by Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott POP *11 F/W 05)

(forgotten internet source)

(foto decadent)

(foto decadent: Pixie Geldoff)

(Ruby Alridge: The Cobrasnake)

(Sasha Pivovarova Paolo Roversi Italian Vogue Oct 08)

Dreaming of rainbow coloured hair

Somewhere over a rainbow I dream of having My Little Pony hair like these beauts:

 

Sources: foto decadent, i love fake, flickr, google, fashion blogs and magazine scans.