Day No. 26: 365 Lifestyle Lolita Challenge

Welcome back to the challenge,

Today was a rather interesting task in my opinion.

... and explain why you bought it.

I gathered the purchases of the last ~30 days, which were good investems of my christmas money.
Nearly half of it was purchased secondhand, which is not very typical for me. I tend to buy from brands directly as I love the feeling of a brand new piece. In case I buy something secodhand I often don't wear it and sell it right away, if it's not an absolut dream piece or somethign I wanted for a very long time.

I purchased the black dress (which is by HMHM) secondhand because I wanted to have a dark/black dress for casual wear. I just have a more frilly dress by Alice and the Pirates which doesn't suit my taste of casual. Luckily I really like it and I think I can coordinate this piece in many ways. I'm not really used to dark colors as main pieces, so this will be an adventure for me.
At first I really disliked the design of Palace Rose Tucked JSK. The stockpictures are really unflattering with photoshoped colors. But as soon as I saw it coordinated on Closet of Frills I fell in love with it. When Innocent World had their 15% sale in December and I had to get the it, because I was sure, that it won't be on sale again in the near future.
It was a very close draw between the green and the blue colorway as they look so similar in real life in my opinion. I still think, that the green colorway has a lot of blue in it...

One of the few Bodyline pieces I like is this floral print in grey. I don't feel well in Bodyline and didn't wear my past pieces often, just because I wear my bradn pieces more often if I can choose. But this skirt is so nice and well done so I was happy to find it for a nice price. Although I need to get it altered, the corset part is too big/long on me.
There's this H&M lace cape which kind of every (German) Lolita owns by now and I'm late on the train I guess. The lace is so so so soft and delicate, very surprising for a H&M product. I don't know why I bought this one so late or why I didn't want it at first.. But I'm happy I bought it, because it's wearable above a dress as a cape or underneath as a blouse. Both looks are very feminine.
The My Anniceversary Dot Dobby Chiffon blouse by Baby the Stars Shine Bright was somehow a birthday present to myself in December. It's a cute blouse which can be worn in both, casual and facy, ways. I like dotted fabrics and the crochetted lace looks beautiful on the chiffon collar.

These head accessoires are part of my New Years resolutions. I don't had any dark headwear for the longest time and felt unbalanced everytime I wore something dark.
The two headbows are from Innocent World and purchased at their 15% sale. One in navy and the other one in black. I have many navy mainpieces, so I was in need of navy headwear. The bows are really simple and meet my taste to the fullest. You can always upgrade simple bows with more decoration but never downgrade the fancy ones.
The pillbox hat is by Alice and the Pirates from their Funeral Rose series. I traded this piece with a dear friend of mine. She always has such beautiful and unique pieces I never saw online for sale... 
By pulling the veil into different directions you can create different looks with it. A great addition to my wardrobe.

I think the hat and dark colors totally shows the direction I want to go with my Lolita style. More classic, more elegant and lady like. 
More grown up.


See you next time.


Blushing Rabbit

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Making a brooch/headdress

Hello my dears,

Yesterday I met up with two lovely friends and did some crafting.

With some delicious christmas cookies (yes, it's already November and christmas items are totally ok now!) and coffee we poured all our supplies onto the table to get a hold of what we have and what we can do with it.
Lace, fake flowers, fake leaves and ivy, fabrics, pearls.

I gathered a lot of lace to fullfill one of my desired projects. A lace-shabby-chich brooch.
In my opinion Shabby Chic and Mori Girl have a lot of things in common especially aesthetic wise, so I gave it a try.
If you search for 'Shabby Chic Lace Brooch' on Youtbe you'll find tons of great tutorials. I got a lot of inspirations from this one:

Aren't they lovely? Very talented.

Unfortunatly I forgot a lot of leftover lace at home, because I stored them in my desk instead of my crafting box. Whoops. But my friend had a huge bag full of cotton lace and she gave me some of hers.

Well, I'm not very crafty or creative but let's share the final product.

It was very easy, except gathering the lace. Why did nobody told me that you need fine motor skills?
But all you need is a hot-melt gun, a little piece of felt/fabric for the back, lace, lace and more lace, maybe some decoration like flowers or pearls and patience. Perfect for people who can't sew, like me.

In the end I like it. That's what matters, right? Right.

It still need a brooch pin, right now it only has a clip glued on. So practically it's a headdress.

I will definitily do more of these, they are fun to do and a good way to use leftover lace.
Let me know if you made some yourself, I would love to see your's.


See you!
Blushing Rabbit.

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Review: My Inspiration

Hello,

A while ago I ordered a beautiful necklace from My Inspiration on storenvy.

You can find amazing handcrafted jewelry and accessoires like emboidered pendants and floral bracelets.
The store is based in Russia and managed by Akari Hino.

Every emoidered item is one of a kind.

I ordered this pretty yellow rose necklace, which arrived today.

Stockpicture, credits to My Inspiration

Even though it says that the roses are yellow, they are more of a pastel yellow beige. Still yellow, but it's not the shade of yellow that pops up one's mind when hearing yellow.
I bought it mainly to match a dress I'm waiting for, but I already figured out that this piece will fit so many other outfits and dresses I own.

I think Akari Hino puts a lot of thought into detailing - not only into the details of the moitve but also into the construction of the whole necklace as well. The fact that the pendant is connected through several loops instead of single loop which seems to be standart, makes it move more elegant while worn. I also really like the little butterfly charm and the big hook, we all know how hard it can be to close a necklace with these tiny hooks or to pull a necklace over your head after your hair is done, because it has no hook at all. There's also a little chain to enlongate the necklace.

As you can see the necklace is exactly as pictured on the stockpicture.

The only thing I kind of dislike is the sound of the necklace. It sounds like the connecting loops and pendant base are made of cheaper material. I don't think you will hear this when worn, but it catched my attetion when I opened the package. The material eems sturdy though.

Everything was well packed and secured with in a metal box covered in bubble wrap, she even put a chocolate as a surprise into the package. I can say, that Russian chocolate is very delicious!

I really appreciate her effort to give her customers a positive expirience with her shop. She followed the tracking and informed me immediatly when my package reached an important point like the German border or my local post office. I never experienced a more dedicated customer service!

Before I placed my order I contacted Akari Hino through email because I was interested in a necklace which is sold out. I really liked the colors and asked if it's possible to have a pendant made out of these colors.
I was told that this is possible, but she can't create the exact same motives as every necklace is unique. Please keep this in mind if you want to ask about a custom made design.

My overall experience is very good!
I absolutly recommend My Inspiration if you're looking for some quality and one of a kind accessoires which aren't too expensive. This won't be my last purchase, promised.

Five of five hearts for this brand
 ❤❤❤❤❤

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