Priscilla Hernandez blog
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Ideas to turn old t-shirts into pixie wear
I've been addicted to customize old t-shirts and discarded clothes into pixie fairy urban wear. That way I can dress on a daily basis with garments that are not a full costume but a subtle pixie touch and it only takes like ten minutes. The trick is to cut everything pointy, and stretch the fabric so it doesn't fray, you can also bend it and make little symmetric holes and if you have a sewing machine and a little zigzag at the border to make the fringe bulge a little bit. You can use different pieces of cotton and layer some pointy layers here and there and you have this "ready to go" result out of your old t-shirts in no time!. I have now quite a few t-shirts that my hamster Totonika has full of little holes lol! so had to make something out of them. Hope you find it inspiring. Here's a pic of the result. (sorry just normal pic at my flat) but well it shows the thing! I feel so creative now about my old things!
Visited Montserrat and had a great time!
I had a lovely monday, visited Montserrat and listened their children Choir at the church. Loved the angelic voices of children, enjoyed fresh air, good cheese, friendly company and the sweet sounds of my lovely baritone dulcimer sponsored by Ron Ewing Dulcimers
Concert tomorrow in Las Palmas, my birthday today and...
i'm one year older :), that means wiser!! :) might not be online as i'm hectic preparing a concert but in advance to all of you for the kind wishes that i've been receiving Then 17th i'll be performing in SALA PARANINFO, las palmas (canary islands, spain) celebrating my birthday in my native islands... along with Hector and Biel in a trio ensemble. the concert belongs to CANTOS DE MUJER taht gather three women artists, me Maria de Medeiros and Gara Guerra and is sponsored by the Government of the canary islands.
also wanted to say that i've listed some minipaintings and original pendants at the store http://priscillahernandez.com
TOTONIKA my hamster now has her own official website
I have the cutest hamster ever... she´s so cute... so clever.. you can't believe it!! And now you can follow the wondrous amazing adventures (because she´s really such amazing!!) at her official website http://www.totonika.com
Sure soon she´ll be getting more fans than I do
She also will have her own youtube channel where we´ll be uploading her adventures.
And you can link her from your site with this banner at her totonika LINK page
Two new interviews published: Cyber Angels (Netherlands) and Radio mystic interview (mp3) podcast
There are two interviews both featuring information about upcoming album The Underliving currently on recording :). More details about this soon (we´re finally coming to have an album in our hands!!)
First in Cyber Angels (Netherlands) txt interview in english
http://www.cyber-angels.nl/InterviewPriscillaHernandez.html
On the other hand I have a phone interview featured in the new Radio Mystic podcast interviewed by Pete Havey
Second RADIO MYSTIC podcast, featuring interviews also to fellow new age artists eatured interviews are with KORI CAROTHERS, DAVID LANZ, TIM MCGOWAN, JILLIAN AVERSA, HEATH VERCHER, ELU’s JEFF METTLING, PRISCILLA HERNANDEZ and JACE VEK (click the photos below to visit each artist online). WHAT a show this is gang – I know you’re gonna enjoy it – all of these artists are good sports, especially for subjecting themselves to my own personal brand of tortuous humor(!) Be sure to listen for Jillian Aversa’s EXCLUSIVE announcement about her brand new album, and also new album announcemens from practically everyone else
Listen to it here
Things on the making....
My new hobby... learning to sew! yay! :)
Well, you may all know that I like fantasy costumes... in fact I keep a blog about fantasy costumes called YOUR FANTASY COSTUME :) I created a while back to bookmark all the fancy things I like (or would long or crave to buy for my performances hahah). Anyway, as I'm an illustrator I like to draw and design garments... the problem was that despite making some crafts like crowns and some easy customizations I really never had any skill for sewing... yes... not even a button or fixing a sock!! But last month my friend and designer Alassie (from El Costurero Real) encouraged me and a couple of friends to make a garment for ourselves to attend to her faerie birthday party and for a couple of weeks, all girls gathered on a weekly workshop :) to learn to make our own garment for the party... So it was FUN and we were busy bees and it was so lovely to see that we were creating our own dresses... I felt very accomplished and I know it´s my first and maybe not so perfect (almost hand-made too) but I had never done anything before so I was really proud.
Here´s a pic of my green dress... the skirt will now grow (cos a friend got me a sewing machine as a gift and I'm learning to make things easier) and I definately will make add bits to it, but this is how it looked like :)
I played a few songs with my hammered dulcimer (humble accoustic performance for really lovely friends) including some exerpts of tracks from the following album on the making "The Underliving". My friend Jorge Lamata joined with the guitar in a few... It was really cozy and personal.
and here´s a picture of the other girls and dressed they made for themselves... (by the way, some followed tutorials of making wings posted in your fantasy costume and they made a great work!)
Above: some of the people attending with their fantasy costumes to the birthday party... isn´t it a cool idea? why not to spice your wedding or your anniversary or a friends meeting with some color, fantasy and fun! We all had a great time... so give it a try... it´s a good excuse to use your fantasy garments!
BARITONE DULCIMER endorsed by RONEWINGDULCIMERS
I'm excited to announce that Ron Ewing (luthier and dulcimer player has endorsed us a Baritone dulcimer made by himself). Most even, he´s come to Barcelona himself to hand it to us... and thus we could even take a picture together and I could listen to his lovely playing to get inspired and encouraged to go on learning this lovely instrument.
Again thanks to Ron and all the ones that have supported us with instruments, i'm setting up a page for you all coming up soon
More about Ron Ewing Dulcimers here:
Making unused music instruments happy
If you have an instrument that YOU DON'T PLAY and it's getting dust in a wall, consider to donate it to us and make it happy! :) I may get sound out of it!! If you think you have something we could use or play that is just there being an ornament in your attic (your old student violin, lever harp, drum, whichever... let us know) Of any device that could make a musical sound to sample, to have a replacemnt for travelling or simply to learn new things... Consider to send a private message and donate it to our project.
Thanks to our OFFICIAL ENDORSing COMPANIES TOO:
Hind ocarina: double ocarina
Tribal thunder: oscar drum
Schatten pickups: pickups/di
Ron Ewing dulcimers:baritone dulcimer
Gerry Henkel: 10 strings kantele
Thank you!
