Il Ballo del Doge (Venetian Ball)

Il Ballo Del Doge – The most glamorous Venetian Carnival party in the world


 

Il Ballo del Doge is the most famous ball in Venice, if not one of the most famous balls in the world. Want to meet a Prince? This is the place to do it! Imagine being taken on a gondola ride across the Venice canals in a long gown to a beautiful Venetian palace for a decadent evening of dancing,  food and performances. The venue is full of the most beautiful people and costumes, and the tickets are pricey but well worth it, it is the most popular ball during the Venetian Carnival in February. 

 


VENICE, ITALY – MARCH 05: A woman carries a candles holder at Palazzo Pisani Moretta during the annual Ballo del Doge on March 5, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The Ballo del Doge, created by fashion and costume designer Antonia Sautter, is considered the most elegant and exclusive masquerade ball during the Venice Carnival.

 

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Halloween collars from CollarCollar!


 

Halloween collars from CollarCollar!


 

In our series this month of cute Halloween themed Kitten collars we have CollarCollar!

You can purchase collars from CollarCollar here. They range in price from $18 to $20.

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Halloween themed cocktails for kittens!

Halloween themed cocktails for kittens!

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Ghostly green shooters.

  • 1 ounce vodka
  • 1 ounce peach schnapps
  • 1 ounce sour apple schnapps
  • 1 ounce coconut rum
  • 1 ounce sweet and sour mix

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Black Widow Shot

  • 1 1/2 ounces black vodka, chilled
  • 1/2 ounces cranberry juice, chilled
  • 1 cherry, for garnish
  • red sugar crystals, for rim

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Vampire’s Blood Cocktail

 

  • 4 ounces vodka
  • 2 ounces Licor43
  • 8 ounces Orangina or 1:3 orange juice to club soda
  • 3 ounces raspberry syrup (recipe follows)
  • 1 orange
  • plastic syringes (available at party stores)

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Spider’s cocktail

Fanta, Vodka, Make any mixed drink Halloween ready by freezing plastic spiders into your ice cubes.

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Black Devil Martini

 

  • 2 oz. dark rum
  • 1/2 oz. dry vermouth
  • Black olive

 

 

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  • 1/4 cup ice
    1/2 cup orange juice
    1 1/2 ounces black vodka
    1/2 ounce triple sec
    orange wedge, for garnish

The Chateau girls visit Tresor Art Gallery –

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In the enchanting world of the French Quarter sits a little art gallery on Royal street known as “Tresor” Home to famous artists such as Kevin Thayer and Tim Burton. The Chateau was recently lucky enough to be invited to visit while staying in New Orleans, and the following article is an outline in pictures of the gallery and the guest visit.

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Skylark was lucky enough to be the Muse of one of Kevin Thayer’s latest portraits.

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There were lots of strange and fantastic costumes in the gallery over Halloween!

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Finally, the gallery has it’s very own studio manager! A cat named Bootsey! The girls thoroughly enjoyed visited Tresor gallery and will be sure to return next year. Below I will include a picture of the ultra cute Bootsey.

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http://tresorgallery.com

https://instagram.com/thayer_art/

https://www.kthayerart.com/

 

WonderlandPlaypen Halloween collars.


 

Halloween Collars from WonderlandPlaypen!


 

To continue in our series of Halloween themed collars from different stores, here are cute Halloween collars from WonderlandPlaypen! They are priced at $22 each and we love the Pumpkin bells!

Want to purchase a WonderlandPlaypen collar? You can find their store here.

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Sucre Macaron Store Review

Oh for the love of Macarons..

Of course we all love Ladurée, but Sucre holds a special place in the cat girl’s heart close behind!

There is no doubt that macarons have found their way heavily into kittenplay culture recently. Sucre is a chain of Macaron stores based in New Orleans, Louisiana. There are currently three boutique stores open in their chain and one champagne bar. Today we are going to focus on the location closest to Royal street.

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They always have cute displays outside their windows!

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Not to mention a multitude of flavors, even including more recently “Absinthe” Which I think is pretty unique as even Laduree does not have an Absinthe flavored macaron currently. My second favourite flavor would have to be the chocolate dipped with 24k gold leaf on top!

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Sucre' display; CEO visit to the home of Sue Ellen CanizaroSucre also has a soft spot for champagne, much like the kittens of the chateau. they suggest Perrier Jouet as the perfect champagne pairing. And best of all, their location near Royal street in the french quarter has a champagne bar upstairs!

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Pictured above is the champagne bar that is upstairs from Sucre macaron store. Finally as Sucre is located in the beautiful town of New Orleans, so of course it has it’s very own Mardi gras themed macarons! Aren’t they cute!?

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Sucre’s website can be found here – http://www.shopsucre.com/

September Kitten Gear Review – PinchtheMuse

September Kitten gear spotlight.

PinchtheMuse has always been a favorite store of The Chateau on etsy for sometime. A strong leader in the market they provide sturdy leather kitten collars in a variety of designs suitable for heavy play. They were also the first company to incorporate themed or animal shaped bells. Their collars range in price from $20-$58. Despite the higher end price tag they are well worth it, especially for the sets that include both collar and matching wrist cuffs with bells. They also more recently have started offering metal collar options.

What Chateau girls will you see in this gear? Both Skylark and Lilith Serpentine own PinchtheMuse collars.

If you want to purchase a PinchtheMuse collar you can find their store here.

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Wild West Birthday

Peek into Skylark’s Wild west themed kittenplay Birthday


 

Skylark had her birthday last night, it was hosted at a wild west ghost town, complete with murder mystery and costumes! There was burlesque and live performance, everyone was required to be in costume dating to the 1800 wild west. There was even a complete saloon with champagne being served and Birthday cake, they also had photoshoots throughout the night with a professional photographer. Thanks to everyone who came it was such a fun night we will definitely be doing it again next year!

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Kawaii keyhole Lingerie!

Kawaii keyhole Lingerie

These are absolutely perfect for the summer months for your prized pet or pet(s). Beautiful with it’s flirtacious sheer transparent veil skirt in baby blue and baby blue they make for an adorable duo for kittens who like to twin it up.

Want to buy one of these adorable lingerie sets? You can find them here.

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Kitten Bikinis!

Perfect in time for summer is the kitten bikinis! Would you go with black or white!? The cute collars/bells are included. If you need a link to purchase it can be found on the Chateau Tumblr.

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