The Darkling Tag

Hello friends! I was tagged by Natalie (Gothy Two Shoes) for the Darkling Tag! Now I must tag three bloggers, I tag Syl at There's Bats in My Coffee, Julie Ann at Fluffy the Vampire Slayer and Sarrah at Giggles in the Darkness


What is your favourite candle scent? Witch's Brew from Yankee Candle
Do you have a favourite book? The Egyptian Book of the Dead: The Book of Going Forth by Day
Are you a tea or coffee person? I like both, but I'm a *must have coffee in the morning* person
What is your favourite perfume/cologne? I like musky and woodsy scents, right now I'm wearing an essential oil that is cedar and amber
Do you have a celebrity crush? I think Clive Standon (Rollo) on Vikings is pretty cute, but I will always love Robert Smith.
If you could change your name to a stereotypical 90s/2000s gothy name, what would it be? Batty McGothson (LOL!)
What are your top three tips for surviving hot weather while black clad? wearing natural fibers, staying out of the sun and investing in good sunscreen
What song always makes you happy (doesn't have to be a goth band?) Groove Is In The Heart, by Deee-Lite (same answer as Natalie's!)
Are you active in the arts (eg. Play an instrument, paint, write, etc)? I work at a tattoo shop with my husband, but I don't draw or tattoo. I like to DIY and decorate and craft, as well as sew from time to time.
What is your number one non-gothy hobby? Visiting Tiki bars, making Tiki drinks and hanging out in our hut. I don't necessary think it as non-goth as, #gothslovetikitoo Hehehe!

Thought Provokers:

If you could be a supernatural creature, what would it be and why? A Banshee. I scream, you die.

What horror monster-bases super power would you have? I kill you with my voice and I'd be in a sweet 80s post punk band. LOL!!!!

Do you feel confident or comfortable interacting with other Goths or gothy people (online or irl)? Why or why not? Of course, I learned a lot about myself while haunting our local goth clubs and traveling to concerts, etc. I have a harder time interacting with goths online as I'm afraid of people taking things too personally and getting bent out of shape, hence why I try and keep my blog lighthearted.

Is there something you wish there was more of in your subculture? More understanding and patience, people need to stop calling each other elitists. Sigh.....

Care to share an embarrassing story related to your "darkliness"? Ha! There are many embarrassing stories of just my "me-ness". Derek did push me towards William Faith (at a Faith and the Muse concert) and kept saying, "My wife loves you!!!". I wanted to DIE as Derek was taking a photo of the two of us.

How are you at DIY? I think I'm pretty good. I'm creative with taking someone else's junk and turning it into our cool junk. Hahaha!

Confessional (aka True or False):

I love watching cheese romance films. True, but the ones I like I don't necessarily deem cheesy. I like romantic period dramas, like Pride and Prejudice.

I ALWAYS remember to was off my makeup at night. True

I sleep with plushies. True. I sleep with an Ice Bat and an Ugly Ghost (Ugly Dolls)

I wear non-black pyjamas most nights. True. I actually love colorful Halloween or tropical pattern pj's (mostly worn with old black band t-shirts)

I think Andrew Eldrich is overrated. False, but I do think he is ridiculous. ;)

I don't like vampires. False, I like ones that don't sparkle.

I don't like clubs. False, one of the places I feel the most comfortable.

I don't enjoy graveyards. False, another place I feel comfortable and at peace.

Blood makes me queasy. True and False, depends on the situation.

I'd sooner faint than pet a spider. False

I don't like haunted houses. True. I don't like being scared and don't like people jumping out at me or touching me. If it's a REAL haunted house with history, than I'm okay with it.

I've never read Dracula. False, but it's been a long time since I've read it.

I think "Bela Lugosi's Dead" is a long and boring song. True and False. I think it's a great song, I'm just tired of hearing it.

Thank you for reading my answers to the Darkling Tag and thank you to Natalie for tagging me! :)

Until next time!

Just a Quick 'Hello'

Just a quick "hello" to say I've been around, but don't really have much to blog about. I have to admit I may be slowing down significantly as I've been putting my focus on my etsy shop. I don't want to intentionally stop blogging, but I think I'm just at a pause for the moment as I have a lot on my mind as well as a lot going on in my personal life. 

One of the biggest changes is that I will be leaving my job at Cats Like Us (4+ years) at the end of March to go and work with my husband at the tattoo shop. Derek has needed a hand for quite some time and we made the decision that I will come help with the operations at the shop. I will also be putting more focus on my etsy shop/second hand selling as it's something I am very passionate about and really enjoy the thrill of the hunt! 

So, I'm lurking around reading everyone else's blogs, but am sort of at a slow point myself. I love all my readers and I hope to gain some momentum and inspiration to share on the blog. 

Thank you for reading, until next time!!

Thank you!

Artwork drawn by my awesome husband, Derek Hendrickson

Just a quick "Thank You!" to all my readers and those who support me and this blog. I enjoy reading everyone's comments and love all the people I have met along my blogging travels. I love blogging, because it gives me a sense of community as well as a creative outlet for writing and expressing myself. I love fashion and style, but it's all of you that makes this world that much more unique and rad!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla

Show and Tell : Behind the Blog

                       

"I'm totally not a cheap skate"-Hahahaha!

Thank you for reading!
XOXO-Meagan Kyla

My 200th Post & My (Almost) One Year Blog-A-Versary

Wooo!!!! Photo by Zach Rose

Wow! It's my 200th post and my (almost) blog-a-versary. I did originally start the Coffin Kitsch blog back in December 2011 with Wordpress and quickly detested the site which resulted in my total and utter frustration. I pretty much lost everything with trying to transfer to blogger, but it was worth it and I've never looked back.

I've learned a lot over this past year of blogging about my own personal style/tastes and I've gotten a lot of inspiration and feedback from the blogosphere around me. Thank you so much to everyone who's supported me, I really do appreciate it.

I decided to start a blog of my own after deleting an old blog that I had a few years ago which received some nasty comments. I buckled in and started to doubt myself  and pondered questions like, "What makes me special enough to have a blog?", so I deleted it letting the bastards win. Which was totally ridiculous, as it's just a blog and it's not a sacred right of passage-or so I told myself- and anyone is allowed to have their little slice of the internet pie. A little while later, I decided after three years of being the Fashion Editor and stylist for Auxiliary Magazine, to step away from that project to take care of some personal matters, and concentrate on my own fashion endeavors. I helped build Auxiliary and I still support my friends and wish them all the luck, you should support them too! I learned so much from working with various designers, hair stylists, makeup artists and models, wardrobe styling has become very much a passion of mine. I like to help people feel good as much as I like to help them look good.

With a lot of thought and research I started Coffin Kitsch with a fresh slate and a point of view that I hoped to express to the world. I am a normal girl, on a budget who has a passion for alternative (goth/deathrock/punk/psychobilly, I think you get it) fashion. I just wanted to show the "normalcy" of.....well, just me. So here I am, weird hair and all.

My hopes for the new year is to incorporate some of my friends into my blog posts, feature more designers that I love and make more acquaintances out in that big internet world. I hope to work on stylist collaborations to share with you, and I hope to help people feel good about themselves no matter what size, age or style that they pursue. I hope to inspire people to realize that making yourself go broke just to be "in fashion" is not worth it and to think outside the alternative world box. Life's too short to compare yourself to others and thus bring you down. Trust me, I've been there and done that and I'm glad I'm the goofball you see today. *Wink*

A million thank you's to my readers. I love you!

XOXO-Meagan Kyla