Bat for Lashes Vs. Dementamarinor

Check out Bat for Lashes' new video for "Daniel" from her new release Two Suns. I'm glad to see that someone is employing the Dementors from Harry Potter, even if they're being dressed in couture and black nylons and chasing after a saucy songstress. AND it's a great song that I can't get out of my head.

xoxo Amarina

Casa Loma Inspiration/Take Over Part I

So a couple of weeks ago Ron and I decided that it would be inspiring and awesome to go play in Casa Loma for the afternoon. He had never been there and I hadn't visited since a class trip in grade three. I mostly remembered Casa Loma as a vast space haunted by ghosts that I had barely escaped from and full of things I couldn't touch. It's pretty much the same now, with less things for you not to touch.

When we first walked in, we were greeted by Joe Goddard of Hot Chip's historian twin brother and I knew then that it was going to be a good day.

The mantel above was the first picture I took. I would totally love to just transport this wall into my home, family photos and all.



The no-longer-a-secret-secret staircase leads visitors to a hallway containing movie posters of Cocktail and something with Jackie Chan. The washrooms are there too.


This cute little number appeared to be a waiting room for Sir Henry Mill Pellat's washroom. I mostly just liked the darling floral curtains, and check out the chandelier below:



I took this picture (below) for my friend S. She'd be convinced that there was a semi-secret Masonic Temple meeting going on behind this door and I'd like to hope this is true. We missed the huge and amazing organ because this WHOLE WING was blocked off...seems like secret meeting trickery to me!

Happy Easter everyone,
xoxo Amarina

Tori Amarinos

I have a confession to make on this lovely Sunday afternoon: while I consider myself to possess a teensy amount of music snobbery in my system, Tori Amos can do no wrong in my books. I miss the pure rage that she let out in the first few albums and I am not particularly fond of the soft guitar jams she's used again and again on her radio-friendly albums of late...BUT, BUT I still eat it all up with a smile. All of it!
Naturally, I'm very excited to hear that the new single with accompanying music video has been released from her upcoming album, Abnormally Attracted to Sin. Click on the lovely lady above to check out "Welcome to England"!

xoxo
Amarina

More new jams and SALE!

Here's another new piece I've just put up on Etsy. I really love that my dear friend and model appears to be having the greatest standing solo orgasm of all time...in my necklace. The eggshell linen curtains in the back are working hard to make it seem as though I take photos of my jewellery on sexy ladies in an Ikea decorated bordello. I assure you dear friends, that this is completely true.




Also, I'm marking down a bunch of things in my shop (like the sexy eagle lovin' bracelet below) to clear out oldies but goodies and make room in my space for original resin pieces. Take advantage of my spring cleaning!

xoxo
Amarina