Japan-market in Leiden

Today I went to the Japan market. It was very crowded, and I did not realy like it. But I went there with my friend, and we had a lot of fun. My Partner joined us for awhile, but he had to leave after an hour or so.

We took some pictures at the University botanical gardens.

After that, sushi time ^___^♡

Outfit rundown

blouse: handmade by me

Skirt: baby the stars shine bright

shoes: gabor

accesoires: claires, Lucardi

Close up

Together with Kimmiej ♥

I love these flowers, so beautiful ♡

My next victim

Hello ^^ Today, while cleaning out my closet, I found one of my favourite JSK's by Baby the Stars Shine Bright.

I love the print ( Alice is Sleeping), but I haven't worn it in years. I always thought that the skirt was a little bit short. Lately I have been more into longer skirts, that is, at least knee lenght or over the knee.  So, this gorgeous JSK ended up somewhere hidden between all my other skirts and dresses until I rediscovered it this morning. So, on an impulse I decided to make it into a skirt. The reason that the skirt appeared so short was that the bodice was to short on me, so the skirt sat to high on my waist. By taking the bodice away, the skirt would sit lower and give more lenght. So after scaring my friend with this idea, I set myself to it. After some looking around in my cupboards, I found the waist ties that I could use to make a waist band for the skirt (I never use waist ties because they are uncomfortable when I sit in my car. So I have a big box filled with all kinds of waist ties from Lolita skirts and dresses) So, of course  I started by parting the top from the bottom:

Poor dressy

After this I cut the button holes from the waist ties:

I sewed them together at the smallest end.

Then I ironed interfacing in it that is specially made for waist bands.

See, there is a nice waist band ^^

Then I gathered the fabric of the skirt so it was the same measurement as the waist band. And then pinned the it to the skirt, and sewed it on.

All ready for sewing 

After that it was time to put the zipper in place.

When that was all finished, I folded and ironed the waist band in place and sewed it secure to the skirt. Now this is always a little tricky, because this type of waist bands tends to get messy. But when you use enough pins all around, it should not be a problem.

And that was it. 

There, all finished

Now there is one more problem, I have to do something with the left overs. I am thinking of using the bows from the bodice for hair clips, or some other accessory that needs a bow on it. There is also some left over fabric from the waist ties and of course the lace from the bodice. Maybe I just keep everything intact in case I want it to be a dress again. Who knows..

Thank you for reading, see you next time 

Happy Chinese New Year!!!!!

Like the title says, Happy Chinese New Year! Why? Well I didn't have the time to update my blog earlier and wish everyone a very happy 2012! And today is Chinese new year ^__^

Yesterday I finally did some sewing again. I am just a bit out of inspiration lately. I really have to push myself to sew something. It took me very long yesterday to decide what to sew. First i wanted to make a dress, then a petticoat, but i didn't have the right fabric. So in the end I settled for an apron, because I still did want to make one.So here it is ^^
I really like the strawberry embroidery patterns. I got them from an online seller. Its a very nice set called vintage strawberries ^^
And this is where the magic happens XDMy sewing spot ^___^

Looooook!!!!!!We got a hamster ^___^
He is an Russian hamster, they are tiny ^^ He is a little demon with his red eyes *__*His name is Chewy / ChewbakaIts soooo hard to take a picture of him because he is very fast. This one was taken with my cellphone. It was a very lucky shot, the best one I got so far -__-;

And that was it, I don't know what else to write XD
Just one more thing, I found on FacebookIts awesome, don't you think ^___^
With Love^^

Wicked, tatting and randomnes

Hello Guys ^___^
Pff I have been busy, I am going to stop saying that I will update here more often, because I can't keep that promise anyway XD, So I will update every now and then.
Last Sunday I went to see the Dutch version of Wicked. I saw it about three years ago in London. I loved it!I was a bit worried about the Dutch version, I was afraid they would make a very bad translation, but I was surprised. It was very good actually.Afterwards, my Boyfriend bought me a t-shirt ^__^ I love it, it's cute, the image is sewn onto the t-shirt which gives it a bit of a 3D look.

This was my outfit. I choose to wear a bit casual and warm Lolita outfit. The show was in Scheveningen, which is pretty much right next to the beach, and it was cold when we left the theater. We even went to see the sea late at night ^___^Breakdown: Skirt: Angelic PrettySocks: Secret ShopBlouse: Handmade by meShoes: Bodyline

I have also done some more tatting. I am still learning. I wanted to make something I could "use". I always just make doilies or try-out thingies. So I made a bracelet with beads. The original pattern is for a choker. But I can use a bracelet more often.

I am very happy with the result, though it's not perfect, I think I am getting better ^___^.



Teehee me and my Boyfriend at a gothic and fantasy event during the Halloween weekend  ^__^

We are living together now, and we got our very first Christmas tree XD. I am soooo happy with it, but my christmas ornament collection is not so big yet, so the tree isn't very full. I still think it's cute though. I love the color combination, red and silver, it matches with the curtains ^^
Here is a view from the window of my apartment. They are building a garden in front of our flat. I saw the drawing of it, and I hope the garden will become as beautiful as the drawings. I can't wait for it to be finished ^^

Alright, that was it for now. Ow just one more thing, I want this fridge as a finishing touch (no really) for my house XD
Byebye ^__^

Helloooooo

Long time no see ^^I haven't been able to update recently because I moved and had to live without an internet connections for almost a month.I also went on a very fun 10 day trip to Ireland with my Boyfriend right before we moved to our new apartment (Yep we are living together now ^_____^ <3 )It has been a very hectic time, and it still is. We are still working on creating a nice place to live. It is awesome already, A beautiful 7 stores up three room apartment. You should see the sunsets from up here, our balcony is facing the north Sea where the sun sets over, its lovely. I have already set up a little sewing area for myself in the spare room which we call the green room (just because we painted the walls a minty green colour ^__^)
So now that I have an internet connection I hope I can get more active on this blog again. And also on my sales blog. I can't take any commissions yet, because I still have a small waiting list with costumers. 

A few weeks ago, I went to Castlefest, which is an anual Dutch Fantasy festival. It was great, I met up with some very good friends of mine.
Here are some pictures of me together with Charlie Chaplin ^___^
Isn't he awesome!!!! He is a great and very skilled actor called Cela. He is sooo very sweet, and he always looks awesome on this kind of events. He actually really takes on the character of Charlie Chaplin!
Hmm alright, diner time now.I hope to make an somewhat bigger update soon ^__^
Byebye All

Just a small update in a busy time

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen
I really really wish I could update my blog more often, but I often don't know what to write, or I am very busy. But every now and then I will update ^^.Today I want to show you all the result of the Butterfly JSK that I was working on a few weeks ago.I wore it at a party last week, it was a lot of fun. My Boyfriend took a picture of me before we went there.

Lol weird pose XD. I am quite pleased with the result of the JSK. I especially like the embroidery on the bodice, but that is because I am a major sucker for embroidery XD.I am wearing it with a bodyline blouse and very very old Baby the stars shine bright socks. 
Well, that was all I had to say for now ^^.My next post will be more elaborate, I will show my newest Lolita purchases. I wish I could do it now, but they are all packed in a suitcase, and I didn't have time to take pictures of them yet.
Byebye ^^

Spring shopping and a fun day in Lolita, and a little ranting

Hello All ^^
Last week I went on a bit of an adventure with my Boyfriend and a friend of his. This friend is a member of an official licensed shooting club. He invited us for a introduction day. It was a lot of fun, though I still think shooting is scary.  It was completely save though, and fun to try out some time. My BF took some pictures of me, since I was wearing Sweet Loli, it made a nice contrast with the rest of the place XD.I was doubting about posting pictures, because it could be intimidating for some, but I shopped the picture with a cutesy pink heart, so I think it should be okay. Remember that this picture was taken in a licensed club, under the supervision of professionals.

It was so much fun, haha, the owners of the club were very nice, and complimented me on my outfit.

I finally got to do some spring shopping last week.Here is the result, I still need to find some more cute skirts that I can wear at work though:
Maxi skirt from Pimkies
Some cute t-shirts, two from C&A and the cake one is also from Pimkies
Some nail art stickers ^^
I also had my nails done this morning:
I can never do anything to elaborate because of work, but I still like it ^^.


My car,
Yeah, I almost bought a new one, not second had, completely new. Why? Because the one I have now exploded two weeks ago. It was scary, I parked my car, turned it off, I wanted to call the garage, because the car's temperature was waaaay to high. After I turned it off, it just went BOOM. There was so much smoke coming from te front, and lots of water was flowing away from under my car.Luckily it looked more serious then it was. The garage could fix it, so I didn't need to buy a new one.But I am pretty pissed off at the people that sold this car to me last year. A month after I bought it, I went back to them, because I thought the temperature was getting to high, they told me back then that it was all okay. As long as the temperature didn't go into the red zone, it was fine.The ANWB (dutch emergency service) told me that what those guys told me was utter bullshit, and they should have fixed it back then. It would have saved me about 300 Euro, Grrrrrr. But I can't do anything about it now unfortunately. I am glad I got my car back though, and that the problem is fixed. I hope I can drive it safely for a few years now.
Okaaay that would be enough ranting XD.
Time for work.
Byebye

Random update ^^

Hello there,
How are you all doing? Welcome to my new readers ^__^I haven't been around for a few weeks. So I thought it was time for a small update again.I don't have a whole lot to tell though, I am very busy with sewing and also with finding a new apartment to live in.I did get myself a cute new toy ^^I bought a Hello Kitty cell phone. It's a Samsung Star Hello Kitty version.The front The back, it didn't come with the roses, I put those on there myself.
Cute right? When I just got it, everything was in Hongarian, I don't know a single word in that language, but thank God for google translate^___^It is a great phone, very easy to use, it is a lot like my old phone, which was also a Samsung touchscreen.
With a new phone I also needed a new phone cover. I decided to sew my own Phonesock ^^I bought a very cute machine embroidery set some time ago, with cupcakes, so I thought it would be cute to use that set.

I am working on a summerdress for myself. I bought some adorable butterfly fabric some time ago, and I found some matching embroidery pattern, So I started this dress last week.It looks a bit weird here, because my dummy is bigger then I am, I am almost two sizes smaller than her, so the dress doesn't fit her at all XD.
I also bought this cute classical fabric yesterday I am not sure what to make with it yet, but I will just put it in my huge fabric stock ^^
Hmm well, that would be all for now.
Byebye ^^