Jinglin down d road!

Hiya guys! I know its been a while, but BLINKin TSTT internet was acting up i time, so I had to switch to flow. You could believe BLINK had the audacity to have hooked up our internet connection with old wires. Steups. Anyway

Carnival is coming fast and furious and a lot of ladies and gents are getting on the band wagon of preparing accessories from early o'clock! Hey I am all for that! So with the plethora of Asian themed bands its only right that those of us in Trinidad say amen to finally being able to put those Indian trade shows to good use!!!

I see a lot of people are jumping up with the beaded shoes and flats trend for Carnival. I personally wouldn't do it, I think there is a limit to accessorizing trumps comfort, and this is one of those times, I know I totally would not be comfy in that! But for those of you who are, how about getting a little creative with your footwear.

Suggestion

Purchasing a flat ballet shoe

you can get a pair in the following colours from Kali Shoes from 5.5 straight up to 11! for USD$7.95 -USD$8.50

black

pink

green

gold

yellow

purple

blue

silver

white

brown

red

nailheads

rhinestuds

Heading down to your local craft store stocking up on rhinestones, rhinestuds. nailheads, trims whatever you so desire and decorating your flats, that way you get to keep the creativity and fun of decorating your footwear.

I have noticed that a lot of costumes this year have gold rimmed rhinestones and rhinstuds/nailheads. Some you may be wondering what is the difference between rhinestones and rhinestuds, well rhinesotnes are crystals but rhinestuds are like flat backed metal embellishments shaped and coloured to look similar to rhinestones. For instance Loulan has gold rectangle nailheads. Rhinestuds/nailheads are great embellishments to accessorize your boots, sneakers or flats because they look good and are cheap!

Also to keep in theme with your costumes, especially those in Island People beaded arms bands should be on your accessory list. Just head on down to your local Indian Trade show if your in T'dad or you can look online in any Belly Dance shop!

knock knock anybody there?

UMM Why it is Island People so silent? I meant they aren't my band of choice, but I find I ain't hearing nothing from IP or even IPers!
Why am I not even hearing some kind of bachannal?!!! We almost in July!!!

In my opinion, I find these bands reall stickin on the info blasts!Steups! I have questions that need to be answered

• Island People where are you?
• When and where is allyuh band launch?
• TRIBE how much tickets will be?
• TRIBE where is your band launch too! (I now catch myself)
• TRIBE can i collect my tlc please?!...since last time according to danielle it wasn't the right time to collect it. (can you sense the eye roll)
  
• Spice what is d ticket prices jed?
• When tickets comin out?!!

Allyuh work with me nah, I have to fit this into my monthly budget!!!!!!

UPDATE!!!!!
Spice Launch Tickets will be out about Wednesday 1st July, I heard limited advanced is $100.00!!! I'll keep you guys posted ok?

The long awaited set!!! IP Carnival and TRIBE ALB

So I know many ppl have been wondering what I would do for those costumes, so here is what I've done....

Tribe African Love bird!
IP - Carnival

BBM IS BACK!!!

So as you have known, I was having major difficulties with my sewing machine and had to order a part off the internet. Well when yuh girl finally does get the part imagine my surprise when the friggin part break in the same spot the other one broke in after 15 minutes...15 minutes ah say!! of sewing!
Well thank the Lord we had an old sewing machine which is working like new!

Orders are still closed off, this post is just giving my ppl an update!

Scotch Bonnet

Kiskadee

Ray of Light


introducing the Napsack!
htis is the firsy pic of it, freashly sewn I aint even cut off d extra thread and thing fuss I was excited!
now decorated ans thread clipped

antilia carnival

So I got a fb message from Spice talking about their costumes being featured in the event. So i decided to check on the Antilia Carnival website, just to see what it's all about. With artist such as wyclef, kees and rupee coming through, this thing adda be big...so then i went to the bands and there it was ELEMENTS.....now why in d ass u going and bring elements and showcase their costumes next to Spice and Island People......What kind of thing is dat?!!! I mean really what they trying and do show the great, the good and the ugly...really?!

Dreams....Love....IP

Purple brocade carnival pouch with velcro flap. Teardrop design and diamante braid detailing along with light and deep purple sequin cord. Complete with first name initial detailing

Medium Purple sequin bag with purple teardrops and clear rhinestones surrounding, with a few blue rhinestones to match.

Medium red sequin bag with feathers and red teardrops and hearts surounded by clear rhinestones.

BAGS COMING SOON

COMING SOON........

ISLAND PEOPLE LOVE

DREAMS(BAG AND CARNIVAL POUCH)

PULSE 8 HOT ICE

TRIBE PHEASANT

and to feast your eyes on

TRIBE NIGHT OWL

large dark gold sequin bag,black lining, gold cord

orange and black feathers, black rhinestones with gold, orange and black sequin detail.

(measured against a pencil)

ISLAND PEOPLE TOUCH

Ray of Light and Spangled Continga bags!

So I've been working on some orders this past week. Here are two featured bags

A Large Ray of Light bag
Gold sequin material with gold lining, and straps.
Gold an silver sequin detail along with gold and clear rhinestones
Special puff paint detail also

Spangled Continga

blue sequin material with blue satin lining, silve string.
special spangled cotinga beads ( yes ppl the EXACT same beads from spangled cotinga)
and gold puff paint detil with a few loose sequins

Oh What a Calamity!!!!

In the worlds of another blogger oh what a calamity it was today with IP and their registration dramas!
Firstly their was a not sent out saying that it was open registration today, meaning both past and new masqueraders could register! Well unfortunately change of plans it is registration for past masqueraders but new masqueraders may be able to register.
Secondly registration was due to begin at 11:00am today and after some phone calls were made and questions asked, online registration was then revealed to be scheduled for 2p,online registration has yet to start. Thirdly prices only went up 11 am this morning!! Madness again!!
And to top it all off a power cut! lol that's right T&TEC muck up the scenes and registration had to be conducted manually i.e pen and paper, with cash only.

Lol it seems as though something following IPM lol they better say some prayers

But anyway in a serious note, to those of you going to register in IPM good luck to you and I wish you all the best!

Veterans Newbies and Loyalists!!!!

It seems as though for Carnival 2009 everybody and their mother want to play in TRIBE. Thus, the 'newbies' are now getting to know the ropes of how the TRIBE systems work and are voicing their concerns about pre-registration and other issues.

Some veterans try to assist them however other blatantly voice their annoyance with these 'seemingly obnoxious fight down newbies' as one person has said. Although some newbies do get annoying asking questions that they have seen and heard the answers to a million times and running around like headless chickens, creating unnecessary hype and drama around TRIBE registration, does not mean veterans need to treat them with the least respect.

As a fellow blogger said last night, people feel as though having played in TRIBE earns them some sort of status. As though being a holder of a TLC card puts you above and beyond these people which you see as , 'pitiful newbies' , and argue that they should just settle for whats left and wait till they join the elite circle of TLC card member to earn that privilege to get their first choice! The blatant and outright disrespectful comments coming from TRIBE veterans are appalling as I watch them reply to posts showing off maturity levels of an eight year old!

I am sure this is not the qualities members of TRIBE expect their masqueraders to display, as though displaying TRIBE as some ultra elite entity! These people are big hard back people! Act like it! Stop acting like the two numbers in your ages added together! Also this new feeling that TRIBE is the BE ALL and END ALL of mas! Goodness! There are soo many other great bands to choose from this year with stunning presentations! And if you truly want a costume and you know you have a common size try the costume resale market! Head on over to Carnival Junction and watch those ads like a hawk! Believe me it will be flooded with ads as half the people rushing to play with TRIBE cannot afford to pay the rest!

This also brings me to this silly war with TRIBE AND IP masqueraders....
What in the hell are you guys quarreling about?I mean really when and why did this silly war even start? Since when bands cutting off eachother?! So Tom find TRIBE service superior but Dick find IP have better costumes and allyuh start to bicker!Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, it has reached a stage beyond our control where once a person says one thing about IP or one thing about TRIBE, the loyalists come out the lion den to tear you apart!So what if you like IP for their costume?! So what if you like TRIBE cause of service?! That is YOUR opinion, just say ok cool and keep it moving! All of this unnecessary drama and for what? Dane and Dean still getting allyuh money!!!

This whole issue of Loyalists, Veterans and Newbies has gotten way out of hand and is annoying me and other masqueraders. I am getting tried of the registration malais, the IP designs better than TRIBE, the who stole whose designer, the whole stole whose design? that who more stush/stoosh than the other!