Happy Halloween !

Good Afternoon!

I just would like to wish you all a very happy and safe Halloween. Feel free to share your costumes with me on my Facebook page  or on Instagram you can find me  @ The Rad Hatter.

XOXO

RAD

Sawdust Art Festival

Hello cat babies!

I had a lovely weekend and have a few things to share with you all.

First, I got a new camera!!! My good friend and  photographer Eve Was Framed recently purchased a brand new Canon 60D camera. She was sweet enough to sell her other very well taken care of Canon Rebel xsi to yours truly. 🙂

Who knows what this means?  Yup, better quality photos of Rad and events. Better pictures for you viewers to view!

Secondly, I went down to Laguna Beach on Sunday afternoon to check out the Sawdust Festival and test out the new camera!

 

DIY Bleached, Frayed and Studded Shorts (Tutorial)

Hello Everyone.

Today I would like to show you step by step how to make those shorts you see at department stores for WAY TOO MUCH $$$.  I have been dying to do this tutorial for a while but honestly… I have never done anything like this myself. You can pair this tutorial with my fringed t-shirt tutorial to help you to achieve the summer bombshell look! The great thing about this DIY project is you can:

1. Be a beginner (this isn’t rocket science, I should know because it was my first time too)

2. Be as creative as you want ( They are all one of a kind )

3. Even if you mess up it may not be noticeable and perhaps may turn out pretty neat. ( no one is perfect)

Things you need:

• Scissors
• A safety pin
• Bleach (optional)
• A bucket or something to pour the bleach into (optional, you may prefer to not bleach)
• clothes pins (again you may not want to bleach so optional)
• One pair of jeans you don’t care about (any color)
• Studs, any kind you want (optional)

Follow the jump to find out how to make my DIY shorts!

Brunch with the Sharks

Hello.

For the fans who follow my Facebook page you probably all know that I am madly addicted to Black Milk Clothing. Black Milk (yes that is a photo they posted of me, I’m very proud haha)  is a online shop based out of Australia.  They make the most amazing drool worthy clothes and the material of choice is nylon. Their clothing brings me joy and give me a confidence boost every time I wear it.

Last Saturday I attended a Black Milk clothing fan meet up for the first time. We call ourselves the Black Milk So Cal sharkies!  We had brunch at James Beach the famous Best Fish tacos restaurant from the movie I Love You Man. I have to say it was such a pleasure to meet all the lovely ladies!

If I were to describe this meet up I would have to say it was the sexiest Brunch I’ve ever attended with women I loved instantly upon meeting them. I am so glad I went though and I can not wait until the next. 🙂

Some of these pictures even literally stopped traffic. Photo taken by

Monique Soto.

Curly Hair Care with Design Essentials

Hello Everyone.

I’m back from a long blogging break and I am ready to talk… about hair.

I’ve been going natural for a few months now but I’m just now starting to wear it down more often.

I have curly, unruly tangled and dry damaged hair. I used to hate it and neglect combing it often because I didn’t really see the point. I am guilty of straightening it repeatedly for months and months without breaks. I didn’t like having curls at all even though I’ve always been told that my “natural hair” looks nice or that those with “straight hair” would love to trade for mine. To me, I always felt like my hair was more of a burden then a gift.

Recently my step-mother Karen and owner of The Beauty in You salon in Reseda, CA were chatting about my little twin sisters hair. They have long beautiful wavy hair with very relaxed curls. These two girls are actively out playing sports, running, jumping and full of energy and their hair never loses its curl or shape and never gets frizzy.

Karen recommended I try Design Essentials Shampoo and Conditioner as well as the Design Essentials Daily Moisturizing Lotion.

Above: A picture of the daily moisturizer and what is left of samples of shampoo and conditioner.

DIY Fringe T-shirt is LOKO (Tutorial)

Hello lovely kitties!

Here is a spur of the moment recon. T- shirt I did today. I was inspired to do this for a while but never really had the time.

The inspiration is from crafty SZmoon’s crop tops and Coachella and Spring/Summer fashions I have been seeing popping up.

I just finished editing these photos, enjoy!

What you’ll need:

• Sharp Scissors (because mine sucked…)
• A t-shirt you DGAF about (because you may mess up)
• some motivation ( because you don’t want to be lazy like me)

Step one:  First cut the bottom hem straight off then using the scissors round the back of the shirt.

Step two: Depending on the size of your shirt cut a few inches off the front (sorta cropping it as shown below)

 

Follow the jump to continue.

Kellie Dot Jpg with The Rad Hatter Fan Giveaway!

Hello Fans!

The Rad Hatter is teaming up with Kellie Dot Jpg to celebrate our blogs and …you the viewers!  We would like to thank you for reading by doing this collaboration giveaway!  Please take a look at the rules below to enter. Good luck~ (>w<) /

PRIZE LIST:

~1 6%DOKIDOKI “colorful rebellion” poster

~1 pair of Spank! Candy heart tights

~1 Rune Boutique sticker set

~3 So So Happy stickers

~3 So So Happy buttons

~1 Full sized China Glaze pastel nail polish in “Lemon Fizz”

~1 Set of Ardell rhinestoned eyelashes (glue not included)

~1 Doll.jpg 6” Turquoise Rhinestoned hair bow

~1 set of Doll.jpg Pink Leopard Print mini hair bow clips

~1 Silver Pyramid Stud Bangle

~2 Show Colours Cosmetic Glitters (Silver and Gold)

-2 Vials of Cosmetic Glitter (Violet and Turquoise)

To Enter :

*one entry and 4 possible extra entries!*

MUST! Follow/subscribe to BOTH our blogs to be entered!

Kelliedotjpg.wordpress.com and TheRadHatterie.wordpress.com

(post in comment section links to your extra credit, You may do all extras ONLY once for a total of 5 entries)

EXTRA:

• Like our Facebook pages. The Rad Hatter (facebook.com/TheRadHatter) and Doll.jpg (facebook.com/dolldotjpg).
• Blog our contest on tumblr.
• Post link to contest on facebook (please make sure this particular status update is set to public so we can see the post when you link us).
• Tweet link to contest.

Last day to enter is April 4th at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Winner will be chosen with a random number generator and announced on April 5th, and will receive the prizes in the picture!

The winner will be emailed shortly after announced so please in the comment section leave your Full Name, Email, and all links to your extra credit so we can count all of your entries.

Thank you everyone and good luck! 😀 If you have any questions just ask!

What’s in my bag?!

Good evening !

Lately I’ve noticed a sort of popular trend catching on where  bloggers post a picture of  their everyday bag and whats in it. I like this because it gives the reader a better idea of who they are personally. ^_^ So that’s what i’ll be doing tonight, (Stalkers break out your notepads.)  I hope your ready for this:

Click the link below to read the rest of this post! 😀

I am the Rad Hatter.

Hello Everyone!

My name is Rad. I am a 22 year old art geek  living in Rancho, CA with my boyfriend Phear and my evil cat Pickles. I work in a SDVOB Geo-technical Engineering office where part of the time I write reports and proposals about things that I have not the slightest clue of what I’m talking about and the other half is spent foaming at the mouth at food pictures on tumblr, day-dreaming about what I could be doing better with my time, chatting on skype with Phear when he’s not busy and getting sucked further and further into the facebook.

I love to go to expos, swap meets, art shows, flea markets, and craft fairs. Anything that involves people being crafty and creative. I also enjoy concerts,  music festivals, dance parties,  and rocking towns inside out. I do adore partying up, being belligerent and indecent.

I am a Leo and I do believe I should be the center of attention. I laugh inappropriately, don’t take things serious enough and smile until my cheeks start to bruise. I like being positive and I dislike mean people.  I’m one of the nicest, friendliest creeper you will ever meet until you become a friend of mine.. then I’ll be that + 5 and give you all my money. Not really..but.. really..

A bit about  me I’m an artist of many forms. I sketch, draw and paint as well as cook, sew and reconstruct my own clothing. I read graphic novels like the series Flight, The Dark Knight, and Hush. I just started reading two of the new 52 for DC which were Catwoman and Huntress. I will talk about those in a later blog…. But that’s enough intro-ing. If there’s anything you need to know look for me on Facebook. My like page is The Rad Hatter.

Buh bye! *flees*

xoxo

::RAD::