Late again! I'm really bad at this! Anyway, I'm gonna tell y'all a story. A magical story about a princess and her first meet up.
Once upon a time, far off in a remote (and often frozen) desert land, lived the beautiful princess of a lonely country. The neighboring countries were small, and hard to reach from her lonely little stretch of sagebrush. She had no friends, and the biggest village in this country had Walmart as the biggest/classiest store for hours in any direction. She had no friends, she never went anywhere, and she wasn't allowed to wear her favorite gowns when they did go into town.
Much to our princess's delight, eventually, the king and queen came to realize that owning country in a place where nothing and pretty much no one else lives was a bad idea. They moved to a bigger country with bustling cities and warm climates. Alas! Our princess was still lonely. There still didn't seem to be another princess anywhere!
This did not discourage our young princess, and soon, her beauty and uniqueness attracted a handsome prince. He took her to a magical realm of awesomeness and fantasy where princesses gracefully danced across the floors. She met a fair maiden who invited her to join a group of princesses.
Unfortunately, it was many moons before our princess could join the others in their fabulosity. Oh, the delight though! Our princess had the opportunity to join her beautiful comrades at the mall for a birthday party at the Build-a-Bear. After creating a wonderful new stuffed animal friend, they retired to the birthday girl's house for cake and presents.
Our princess was happy. She finally felt like she belonged. She and her frilly new friends took pictures and talked brand until late in the afternoon. The End.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Lolita 52 challenge! Week 5 and 6!
I've decided Saturdays are too busy and unpredictable to promise a blog post. I'm officially moving the challenge to Wednesdays! Yay! I'm also going to do two topics to catch up.
The first (late) topic of the post is "My Favorite Thing to put on My Head". In a word, bonnets. I love bonnets! In my opinion, bonnets give more of an antique doll feel than just a bow or a hat. Bonnets are lavish, extravagant, and definitely a Victorian statement.
It would seem, though, bonnets are unpopular. I totally understand why; the bigass, flowered-up ones that I find everyone referencing are awkward and hard to wear. I prefer the more proper-Victorian styled. They don't have to be bigger than your head. >_>
Topic two, "5 keywords that describe my personal Lolita style". This one is gonna be a quick list, as I'm honestly busy today. xD Go figure.
1. Handmade, since most of my pieces are.
2. Classic
3. Dark, but not gothic. I like darker colors but not really gothy.
4. Second-hand
5. Limited. I only have about five outfits. xD
Well, here y'all go. <3 I've gotta get back to baking. We're having a bake sale Saturday, the 23rd in front of the Walgreen's in Beeville from 9-4 (just in case y'all wanna come out, I will be dressing up).
<3
The first (late) topic of the post is "My Favorite Thing to put on My Head". In a word, bonnets. I love bonnets! In my opinion, bonnets give more of an antique doll feel than just a bow or a hat. Bonnets are lavish, extravagant, and definitely a Victorian statement.
It would seem, though, bonnets are unpopular. I totally understand why; the bigass, flowered-up ones that I find everyone referencing are awkward and hard to wear. I prefer the more proper-Victorian styled. They don't have to be bigger than your head. >_>
Topic two, "5 keywords that describe my personal Lolita style". This one is gonna be a quick list, as I'm honestly busy today. xD Go figure.
1. Handmade, since most of my pieces are.
2. Classic
3. Dark, but not gothic. I like darker colors but not really gothy.
4. Second-hand
5. Limited. I only have about five outfits. xD
Well, here y'all go. <3 I've gotta get back to baking. We're having a bake sale Saturday, the 23rd in front of the Walgreen's in Beeville from 9-4 (just in case y'all wanna come out, I will be dressing up).
<3
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Lolita 52 Challenge, week 4
Ha! On time this week! I'm choosing the topic "Wardrobe blunders! Things I bought and regretted!", and we're diving right in.
Most of you know I'm not really considered a "true" lolita because I don't spend money on brand. As of today, I don't own a single brand item; the closest thing I have to brand is a skirt from Surface Spell. As I get more money, this might change, but I still won't buy anything brand new.
When I'm not making my own, I like secondhand pieces. More importantly, I like things I can pick up at thrift stores and alter. One day, when I was just starting out in lolita and before I could really sew all too well, I found what looked like some sort of an ivory wedding dress. It was knee length, had some very pretty beading, and an empire waist. The only thing I didn't like was it had spaghetti straps. I thought I was in love, thinking I'd found a great hime piece. I took it home, bound and determined to coord it perfectly.
This never happened.
Let's set aside the fact that it STILL needs to be taken in to fit me. The problem with it was because it was so intricately beaded, boleros looked wrong, no matter what color they were. The way the beading was made the bust sit funny, none of my blouses looked right. Don't even get me started on the waistline and petticoats. I just couldn't get it to look right with the rest of my wardrobe.
It still sits in the back of my closet waiting for me to either work up the nerve to get rid of it, or finally do something about coordinating it. I highly doubt I'll do either, since I paid good money for it, I doubt I'll ever find anything that'll look good with it, and a situation might arise in which I need a more formal dress.
I really shouldn't've bought it in the first place.
Most of you know I'm not really considered a "true" lolita because I don't spend money on brand. As of today, I don't own a single brand item; the closest thing I have to brand is a skirt from Surface Spell. As I get more money, this might change, but I still won't buy anything brand new.
When I'm not making my own, I like secondhand pieces. More importantly, I like things I can pick up at thrift stores and alter. One day, when I was just starting out in lolita and before I could really sew all too well, I found what looked like some sort of an ivory wedding dress. It was knee length, had some very pretty beading, and an empire waist. The only thing I didn't like was it had spaghetti straps. I thought I was in love, thinking I'd found a great hime piece. I took it home, bound and determined to coord it perfectly.
This never happened.
Let's set aside the fact that it STILL needs to be taken in to fit me. The problem with it was because it was so intricately beaded, boleros looked wrong, no matter what color they were. The way the beading was made the bust sit funny, none of my blouses looked right. Don't even get me started on the waistline and petticoats. I just couldn't get it to look right with the rest of my wardrobe.
It still sits in the back of my closet waiting for me to either work up the nerve to get rid of it, or finally do something about coordinating it. I highly doubt I'll do either, since I paid good money for it, I doubt I'll ever find anything that'll look good with it, and a situation might arise in which I need a more formal dress.
I really shouldn't've bought it in the first place.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Lolita 52 Challenge! Week 3!
Yes, yes, I'm late. I'm sorry but, I was busy this weekend. I had some catching up to do with my boyfriend.
This week's topic is called "Why don't I wear Lolita More Often" and the short answer is: life sucks.
Texas is hot, yes. That doesn't really bother me. People look at me funny. That doesn't bother me either. There's only one other person in my immediate area area who wears lolita. That's fine; she'll go places with me if I ask. The place I lived before, I didn't have anyone. I don't wear lolita more often than I do because my insides decided to try and assassinate me, and now I'm in and out of surgery.
I've got enough pieces now, I could wear a different lolita outfit once a week for two months. That might not compare to some ladies, but it's a big deal for me, considering I've never had a lot of money. Literally, the only thing stopping me from dressing up more often is my medical issues. I have normal outfits I can't wear because I have to be wary of where my clothing sits on my mid section.
Luckily, it's only temporary, and then I can go back to whining about wanting more pieces. :3
This week's topic is called "Why don't I wear Lolita More Often" and the short answer is: life sucks.
Texas is hot, yes. That doesn't really bother me. People look at me funny. That doesn't bother me either. There's only one other person in my immediate area area who wears lolita. That's fine; she'll go places with me if I ask. The place I lived before, I didn't have anyone. I don't wear lolita more often than I do because my insides decided to try and assassinate me, and now I'm in and out of surgery.
I've got enough pieces now, I could wear a different lolita outfit once a week for two months. That might not compare to some ladies, but it's a big deal for me, considering I've never had a lot of money. Literally, the only thing stopping me from dressing up more often is my medical issues. I have normal outfits I can't wear because I have to be wary of where my clothing sits on my mid section.
Luckily, it's only temporary, and then I can go back to whining about wanting more pieces. :3
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