DIY Easter Lolita Meet Up!

A while back I helped my friend, Rebecca, organise a DIY Easter meet. It was a lot of fun and we all managed to make a little something to take home.

On the 30th of March, early in the morning, I got ready. This time way in advance so that I could save plenty of time and it was a success. I wanted to wear something classic and really wanted to combine my new red stoler with that. Matching to the stoler I wore my Victorian Maiden bonnet. I really love bonnets!

I met  the girls at the train station because some of them came from far away. There were quite a few new faces which was really nice. I'm very glad I met the lovely new ladies.  After some delay in trains the whole group was finally together and we were ready to set off to Rebecca's house. Before the the bus arrived we had a quick introduction round which was quite a laugh. My friend Rowan handed out Easter egg rings to each person. I really loved mine it was such a cute touch to the meet and I think everyone appreciated it too. Because the eggs soon started to fall off we made a game out of it. Basically the last people still wearing a whole ring were the winners (I was one of them! GO EGG POWER!).

After a fun bus journey we were finally at Rebecca's house. I had never been to Rebecca's house before and I have to admit that it made my jaw drop. It was such a big, beautiful house and inside was a readily laid table full of materials for us. There were so many things to choose from. I t took me a while before I had finally decided. I ended up decorating a cute little straw hat and made a cute black chiffon head bow.  My friend Rosalynn made the same but then in baby pink. They matched quite well.

Whilst everyone was sewing Rebecca and her mum provided refreshments and snacks. I had made onigiri again and was eager to find out everyone's opinion. Luckily everyone liked it (at least I didn't hear anyone say otherwise xD).

Even though it was really cold outside we did dare go out to take some pictures and a group shot. It was really hard to keep still without a coat on. So we started dancing to keep warm and it helped a lot.  We took some lovely pictures together but darted back inside as soon as we were done to warm up again. 
Once back inside we continued to finish our little masterpieces. I was startled when the first people had to already leave. Time just flew by and I was sad that they had to already leave. Either way I'm sure we'll see each other again real soon. In the end there were only four of us left. 

Around 9ish me and Alicia needed to leave but before leaving we had to try the delicious mochi. I had watermelon mochi which was really nice. Also sesame flavor was very good too.
After running to get the bus me and Alicia talked some more. She told me that she could speak Japanese and had been learning for two years using Skype. It really amazed me what is possible nowadays and it made me very confident to try it out myself. So basically our conversation until home was in Japanese. It really surprised me how much Japanese I already understand. My favorite word is Neko-chan ^-^

It was such a great day and we got a lot of feedback from everyone. Apparently this type of meet is very popular. So I think there will be many more in the future.
If your interested to read Rosalynn's post about the event to check it out here.

That's all for now. Thanks for reading and take care.

All photo's are property of Lolita Wonderland and my friend Rebecca.

New Banner and Giveaway!

Hello Frilly readers!

As you my have noticed my blog banner has finally been published!
I am very happy with it and I hope so are many others that check out my Blog. I want to thank Theresa again for doing such a great job.
If you are interested in commissioning one of her designs then contact her via her blog here. I can guarantee you'll be very satisfied with the outcome.
There will me a few more updates and then my blog make over will finally be complete and I can concentrate more on the  giveaway I have in mind.
Please let me know, in the comments, if it would interest you to participate in it!

I hope you all have a great day and thanks for reading!

Lolita Candy Shoot!

About a month or so ago I had one of my incredible "lets just do this" ideas. I was in the mood for another Lolita photo shoot and snooped around for a photographer who might be interested. I wanted to do a sweet candy shoot for quite some time already and thought I'd finally give it a shot. I got my inspiration from this video clip I found on Youtube. I would say that I liked the shoot in the clip more than my own but  I had different resources so can't really compare too much. I would like to do another candy shoot in the future though.

I asked my friend Rosalynn if she'd like to join, because we didn't really get the chance to have many pictures taken together at the previous shoot. I was really happy when she said she'd love to take part. I  got everything sorted with the photographer and we were ready to go.
We were lucky that he lived in the area so that it didn't require to spend a lot of money for the trip there.

Me and Rosalynn bought some sweets for the shoot. She choose swirly marshmallows and the standard cylinder shaped ones in pink and white. I bought some cute colourful candy-canes and multi-coloured Easter eggs (which really matched well with our outfits).
It happened to be a pretty windy but sunny day which was nice. Me and my mum met up with Rosalynn at the photographers house right on time and we both were really nervous. My mum stayed with us during the whole shoot (she was our personal security guard.You can never be too careful).

After introducing ourselves to the photographer Marc van Gessel we hurried upstairs to get dressed. Rosalynn had already done her make-up (which was smart) and was done a lot faster than me.As soon as I was finally done we started the shoot.

It was a lot of fun and we had a lot of good laughs. I have to say that it's always so much fun hanging out with Rosalynn. She's hilarious. Because it was difficult for me to smile naturally with my teeth showing Rosalynn had to make me laugh instead. She made crazy poses and danced funny dances. Here are some of the pictures that were taken that I and Rosalynn liked most.

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I really enjoyed this photo shoot and hope to do more very soon. We're working on an idea already; Lolita in the city. I hope to shoot as soon as it gets warmer here.

If you are keen to see Rosalynn's post about the photo shoot do take a look here.

If you happen to living in the Netherlands and are also interested in doing a photo shoot with this photographer do check out his website here. He's definitely very fun to work with.

Thanks for reading and take take!

April Update!

I have a little update for everyone! As you may have already noticed my blog has been under construction for quite some time now. I also informed you that a new layout and banner is on it's way. Well I can let you know that the long wait is nearly over. Keep your eyes sharp because the new banner will be up this month.

Excited? I know I am. I've seen the final design and I have to say that I am very happy with the Frillzone's design. I will probably be working together with her for future projects too ^-^.

Many more suprises will follow soon after. So keep an eye on that too!

Thanks for reading and take care.

The tomb of Tutankhamun

 Last week Saturday I went to visit an exhibition in Amsterdam about the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.

I can tell you it was an amazing experience. I've always been very fond of ancient Egyptian history and had always wanted to see a mummy in real life. This was quite close to the real deal but nevertheless just as interesting and gob smacking.

The exhibition was made up of many items that were found in Tutankhamun’s tomb along with the mummified body of the pharaoh when it was finally discovered by archaeologist Howard Carter. The items on display were unfortunately not the real ones but were all exact replicas. The real artifacts can be found at the history museum in Cairo for they are too fragile to be transported in an exhibition.

The archaeologist wanted to give visitor’s the exact image he had when he first beheld the tomb and at the exhibition I be held every room in the eyes of Carter the day he first discovered it. It was so breathtaking. I really can’t describe what I felt and what I thought. I was so bewildered. It amazes me how detailed this ancient civilization was and how extra ordinary they were. They were so different than any other culture living in this world.

Once forgotten and lost Tutankhamun’s tomb is now the most famous ever found in all of history. Age of death only 18 makes him just as mysterious as well. What could have caused his death? It’s still unknown to us today.

Apparently he was a very handsome man in his day and in 2005 they even make a digital remake of his face using his DNA and bone structure and I have to admit he really was the looker.

From all the mummies found he was the last to be found because he was hidden in his tomb for so long. I would love to visit his tomb in Egypt one day as well as many others.

The exhibition was so fun and educational that I was sad when it came to an end. I had come to the last part on my audio tape and listened very carefully. There is still a lot of research going on around Tutankhamun and in year’s time, with the help of new technology, there will be more riddles solved. But as they also predicted there are some things we will never know about the ancient Egyptians which was something they intended no one ever to find out about.

After spending two hours at the exhibition I beheld the gift shop. I was keen on attaining a little souvenir as this was definitely a place to remember. I bought myself a little white soap stone scarab. I really love these little things. They have a very special meaning for ancient Egyptians. They were a symbol similar to Ra, the sun god; the rebirth of the sun.

If you happen to be in the area and would also like to see this exhibition it’s possible until May. It’s definitely worth it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Carter (check out the biography of Howard Carter, who found the tomb of Tutankhamun).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun (check out the history of Tutankhamun).

http://www.amsterdamexpo.nl/en/tutankhamun-the-exhibition/ (check out the exhibition website).

The exhibition really had an impact on me and I feel a lot wiser knowing about this history. It even makes me keen on the whole mummification thing. To think that you’d be discovered thousands of years later.

Thanks for reading and take care.

I'm going to Frock on!

The magical location!

Maybe you’ve heard about this event, or maybe you haven’t. Either way I will enlighten you about its wonderous grasp on the Lolita mind.

I came across this event by accident on Facebook. Someone, in my local community, posted about whether or not to attend. Out of curiosity I clicked the link. What I read there left me simply dumb struck.

Frock on is an event organized by The Tea Party Club. This year, in celebration of their 6^th anniversary, there is a Lolita shopping extravaganza! A display of fashions shows, workshops, presentations, raffles, prizes, illustrators, photographers, AND international Lolita shops selling their goody treasures! And all this is taking place in London! Also the day after a grand tea party will also take place.

Oh my god. I couldn’t believe what I had read. An event so big and so close to home. This was a chance I could not simply let slip through my fingers.  I visited the official website and booked my two tickets for both days.

I was out of breath and dazed by all the pink glitter that erupted in front of me. I really love how these events are being organized by such clever people. They remind me very much of myself.

 I am also an aspiring event organizer and have hosted a fair amount of small successful events and meets. This year I’m taking it a step further and will be organizing a big event in October. Frock on is so similar to what I want to do. I really admire the organizers. I’m thinking of doing voluntary work for them next year. I find it simply amazing what they want to achieve.

So are any of you attending? If so let me know. I’d love to meet up. If you aren’t sure yet check out their website: http://teapartyclub.doomby.com/

Thanks for reading and take care.

High Tea and my place

Last Saturday, the 23^rd of February, I organized a meet up in my town. All the Lolita’s living in or around were welcome to join. A lot of people turned up which was great. The more the merrier!

The plan was to meet up at the station, get some delicious bubble tea, have a small scale high tea at the Hema, take pictures in town and later on retreat to my house to have dinner and treats.

I had originally planned to wear a Gothic Lolita outfit that day, but I yearned to wear something bright and colourful so I chose my Sugary Carnival JSK in lavender with a matching coloured blouse instead.  After having read the Toothless tiger’s blog about old school Lolita fashion I decided to rock my old school head piece. I had won it at the Fly away fashion meet last year and I was eager to try it out.

It was a cold day but lucky it didn’t snow or rain. A day later we would have been snowed in again.

I arrived at the station to already behold a jolly gathering of frills. Whilst waiting for everyone to arrive we were asked to be on a picture several times. We were quite the attraction. Once everyone arrived we headed to the bubble tea place. It was a lot of fun to walk through the busy town with everyone. We got looks from everywhere and a lot of people seemed to like our presence.

At the bubble tea place we all chose a flavor tea with jelly and popping boba. I had strawberry flavor, my favorite. My boyfriend came to join us too. He also loves bubble tea.

We headed to the Hema around three o’clock and we were glad to be welcomed by the warm cafe. Normally it isn’t possible to reserve a table there. It’s a come and go system but because I asked so nicely they did make an exception just for us. When we sat down we were even served which was too cute. I really didn’t expect that.

The high tea was small but delicious and judging by everyone’s faces they enjoyed it just as much. We laughed, sung and took pictures. We had a really nice time and around half past 4 we were preparing to leave to take some pictures outside.

Once outside we were bombarded by groups of kids wanting to be in a picture with us. We didn’t mind so we just enjoyed the act.

After taking pictures we still had some time so we browsed some shops, among which the Claire’s. It was the first time I had shopped there in Lolita and it was hilarious trying on the funny shaped glasses. I ended up buying a remarkable pair of specs with a mustache attached to it. I simply couldn’t stop laughing whilst walking about the shop. I already see many spectacular moments with them in the future.

We then headed to the station where we said goodbye to Rosalynn and Tamara and made our way to my house.

My mum had prepared everything at home while we were in town and I was stunned when I beheld the table she decorated. It was simply gorgeous. Everyone was so enthusiastic about the decoration and my mum’s shop too.

Shortly after our arrival I suggested a tour to my room. I always enjoy seeing someone’s room for the first time. It felt as if we were in a museum. There were lots of auww’s and ahhh’s when everyone beheld my Lolita wardrobe.

When down stairs again we all had a lovely feast of rice and chicken curry and as a dessert cupcakes and sorbet ice creams.

Everyone was having a really good time and so was I. I received a little gift from my friend Sanniya which was really sweet of her to do.

 At nine o’clock everyone left for the bus. I walked with them and cuddled them goodbye when the bus arrived.

It was an amazing day and I had a lot of fun. Tired as I was I simply couldn’t wait for the next meet to come.

Thanks for reading and take care.