Hey! What happened to the Lolita challenge?!

Hey guys.

I know, I know. It's been a looooooooooong time since I posted. Given I'm not talking to myself, you're probably wondering why.

Well, I'm lazy.

Yep. Good old fashioned laziness caused my disappearance. It's really hard for me to keep myself wanting to do something.  It started with not feeling well, I might've missed a week, but it was prolonged by the fact I just didn't want to write the posts.

That and I occasionally forget my blog exists.

I might try the challenge again another time, but for now, I need to work on actually wanting to post/making myself make time for it. I'll continue to post random Lolita related content every now and again, like the three hundred year old French macaron recipe I found, as I feel up to it.

For now, how about y'all leave me some topic ideas? Or tips on formatting and stuff? You could even correct my grammar, should you feel so inclined. It'd help a lot. :D

Lolita 52 Challenge Week 7

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.

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

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.

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

Lolita 52 challenge, week 2

I'm not going in order on these, I'm just picking whichever sounds the most appealing. Today, I pick "Why I wear Lolita". Bare with me though, I'm still in the hospital.

I've always wanted to be pretty, but I've always liked to wear what I like to wear. In seventh grade, I had what I thought was a cute pair of sweat pants. They had a little heart on one side with a Dalmatian on it. I loved them to bits and I'd wear them often. I thought I pulled them off well with cute tee shirts. I was happy with my fashion.

However, the other girls in my grade disliked how comfortable with myself I was. They ridiculed me, my sweat pants, and my waist length hair. That was the last year I went to school and it took years to get over it.

During my homeschool years, I started studying Japan, and I came across Lolita. I tried it out because at the time it was the popular thing with my online friends. Because of my new interest, I learned to sew, I learned to design, I learned to draft patterns, read metric, and even speak and read some Japanese. All this led to regaining my self confidence, and even becoming a more vibrant person. I wear Lolita now because I've developed a personal style that brings out my natural beauty, and shows the world that I'm not afraid to be myself.

I've Got a Plan! Lolita 52 challenge!

Before we begin this post, I need to update y'all. Prepare thyself for medical disgustingness and some shameful begging.

I was supposed to be done with surgery by now, but the radiologist screwed up and missed a fistula. I'm gonna leave it to your imagination how we figured it out, but it means I had to have an extra surgery, after the ileostomy was already taken down. Unfortunately, the fix isn't holding, so it's back to the ileostomy next week, another repair and two months of healing the fistula, then we take the bag down again. That's three extra surgeries, instead of the just one we would've done if someone had done his job.

Which brings me to the begging. To pay for this, my mother and I are offering gourmet cupcakes for sale. They're homemade down to the frosting, and we can do individual, or a couple dozen at a time. Price varies by flavour, and we do start discounting after the first half dozen. I'm also offering my artistic services by donation, or you could always be an awesome person and donate without incentive, so when this is all over, there'll be money left for my wedding. : D

Now back to the content.

I want to blog more about lolita, because that's something I have a lot of passion for. So, starting today, I'm going to undertake the Lolita 52 Challenge I found over on FYeah Lolita. Today's topic: 5 pieces that every Lolita wardrobe should have, regardless of style.

Now, I'm not telling anyone how to run their closet, but this is what works for me and I'd recommend to anyone starting out. If you have anything you disagree with, comment (nicely!) below. I'd love to hear opinions!

Let's get to it.

1. A plain white blouse
I don't mean bland, I just mean no prints, no other colors, and no GIANT frills. A nice and simple, button down blouse will go well with a lot of things. I prefer white, since it can span a range of styles and is also easier/cheaper to find. I do have a friend who can't stand white blouses though, and only buys black. That might work better for you, but  if you're only into gothy/dark lolita styles. White works with anything.

2. Tights
Rainbow unicorns and neon candy prints are unwelcome. I like to have a solid white pair, and a solid black pair. Whether you choose thigh high, knee high, or regular tights is up to you.

3. A Selection of Headbands
A wide headband makes for a quick and cute hair accessory. Try to keep a variety of the colors you wear most, a few natural colored ones, and, of course, a black one and a white one. In the very least, one black and one white. You can always velcro some coordinating flowers or ribbons to it to match your outfit.

4. Ballet Flats
My favorite pair of shoes is a pair of black velvet ballet flats I picked up for cheap. They're extremely comfortable, but still go with most of my outfits. This makes them the ideal meet-up shoe, since my comm often walks around the mall together.

5. The Petticoat
I'm pretty sure this is on every list, but it can make or break your outfit. It's very, very important to have poofs in your outfits. Almost any skirt can become lolita with the application of a little floof. Petticoats are the best way to achieve the perfect shape, and therefore the look.


Hopefully, this helps someone. :3 Or in the least, someone enjoys reading this.

Stay tuned for the next installment!