All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing

"Who killed Cock Robin?" "I," said the Sparrow,
"With my bow and arrow, I killed Cock Robin."
"Who saw him die?" "I," said the Fly,
"With my little eye, I saw him die."
"Who caught his blood?" "I," said the Fish,
"With my little dish, I caught his blood."
"Who'll make the shroud?" "I," said the Beetle,
"With my thread and needle, I'll make the shroud."
"Who'll dig his grave?" "I," said the Owl,
"With my pick and shovel, I'll dig his grave."
"Who'll be the parson?" "I," said the Rook,
"With my little book, I'll be the parson."
"Who'll be the clerk?" "I," said the Lark,
"If it's not in the dark, I'll be the clerk."
"Who'll carry the link?" "I," said the Linnet,
"I'll fetch it in a minute, I'll carry the link."
"Who'll be chief mourner?" "I," said the Dove,
"I mourn for my love, I'll be chief mourner."
"Who'll carry the coffin?" "I," said the Kite,
"If it's not through the night, I'll carry the coffin."
"Who'll bear the pall? "We," said the Wren,
"Both the cock and the hen, we'll bear the pall."
"Who'll sing a psalm?" "I," said the Thrush,
"As she sat on a bush, I'll sing a psalm."
"Who'll toll the bell?" "I," said the bull,
"Because I can pull, I'll toll the bell."
All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.


I'm not sure why this rhyme means so much to me, but I've loved it deeply for many years now.
Alot of lolita blogs ask readers what their dream print would be. I think something related to this rhyme would be mine. ...or a gummy bear print.

Too hot for socks today, which is a shame because I adore socks. I find the summer down right maddening haha...

I made some shorts for fairy kei. Sometimes, skirts just aren't appropriate or aren't comfortable.

I'm working on an outfit for My Little Pony Fair! I'm so excited to go.
Anyway, as you can see, I have a ton of 70s patterns from my mom. They are adorable and so great for fairy OR dolly depending on fabric choice! Maybe I'll make a post showing off my 70s patterns.

I'm also going to make a new fairy kei friendly tutorial soon I think...

More outfits

I lost a follower on here yesterday and I can't help but feel sad. I hope that if you don't like a certain post, you'll consider sticking around to see if any of my other posts suit your taste more. I admit it is hard to balance a blog where I try to talk about three styles and keep everyone happy. I'm also open to suggestions on improving my blog :)


Summer dolly kei outfit:

Some fairy-kei:

Aaaand lolita:

I had on the same cuffs as in the previous pic, but took them off. Oops.

The pictures from the AN lolita tea were posted!
Here is mine with Kanon and Sakurai-san <3

Anime Next lolita tea party

I haven't updated for a few days because I was getting ready for Anime Next! I'm not a big traveler, so AN is the biggest con I go to all year. It's a big deal and so exciting.

Even though this is a fashion blog, I hope you won't mind if if I show my cosplay!

I'm Saint Tail! It's a 90s magical girl series. I like 90s anime best :)

And this is my outfit for the official lolita tea part on Saturday:

That's my first brand dress! Innocent World's Classical Chairs. I love it so much. I got the long length.
BTW, I know it looks like I don't smile in pics, but I honestly think I'm smiling when the pic is being taken. I'm trying hard to learn to force myself.

Here is my review of the lolita tea party:

Even though the schedule said panel room 1, we were told to go to down a long hallway into a hotel room suite. Only lolis were allowed in. It was like some exclusive loli club. Inside, besides the lolis, were Sakurai-san (a man who writes books about lolita in Japan), his translator, and Kanon aka The Prince from the band An Cafe. Prince was soooooo precious!! He had on his little mini hat and shorts and was arranging the chairs for us! He was such a gentleman and so adorable. He made me feel like we were princesses. We were given free tea and cupcakes and left to talk amongst ourselves for a while. Then Sakurai-san asked us some questions through is translator. Such as, how often we wear lolita, if it's hard wearing lolita in NJ/NY, if we feel like princesses, etc. He was very surprised that there were so many lolitas in NJ! He thought there wasn't enough cakes for us all, but I think some girls didn't eat, because I was able to get 2 cakes and there were still left overs (the cakes were my whole lunch lol). Some of the lolis and I agreed that the plan must be to get our faces full of frosting, then get pictures of us looking silly, because picture time was after the cake lol We were told our photos may be going in a magazine or book in Japan. First, they got single pics of each of us. Then a group pic (I'm in the back *sob* If it's in a magazine, you'll never see me). During the group pic, Kera model Yu Kimura came in! We all clapped and cheered and she got in the pic too. She's soooo cute and tiny, just like a doll. And last, we got individual pics with The Prince and Sakurai. I wasn't done with my cupcake so I stuffed it in my unicorn purse lol Yup, there was half a cupcake in my unicorn.
It was such an amazing experience. It felt like a dream. Being in a hotel room with Japanese celebrities... It was very surreal. It was worth the price of my badge for that party alone! I'll keep you updated if I find anything out about the book/magazine.
I would've taken more pics, but I thought at first it was allowed (the atmosphere was so exclusive... heehee)

(if you are in this picture and don't want to be, tell me and I can blot out your face)

I also watched the h.Naoto Sixh fashion show. It was interesting, but the style wasn't for me. If you are into dubbed anime, you might find it funny that Vic Mingona was one of the models!

I did shop at the h.Naoto booth and got a cute lolita tank top!

My entire review and all picture from the con can be found here.

Hope you all had a good weekend too!

Two reviews from me to you~

(some of my dolls sharing a secret<3)

Sometimes, I feel silly dressing up in a town were every else looks like a slob and no one will ever understand what I'm doing. But then I remind myself that I'm not doing this for those losers, I'm doing it to reflect how I feel the inside; to make my self confident and happy.

Something exciting has happened! I've bought my first brand lolita JSK! It'll be here in a few days X3 It'll be a surprise till then~

Anime Next is this weekend! I'm debating whether to go to the official lolita tea party or just cosplay...

I bough a Monster High skirt from Justice and just had to show it off ;0; I love it so much! It's got built in shorts so you don't flash anyone heehee I find that clever. As a tall girl, I have to worry about my short skirts some times. My only quibble is that the shorts feel sort of like a swimsuit. Even though Justice carries girl's sizes, I got the 18 and it's perfect (my wast is 71cm).



And now I would like to review the blouse I am wearing in the picture!

Site: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CyanideSweetheart
(On vacation this month.)

Payment method: Paypal (as always with Etsy)

Shipping: USPS from California (Purchased May 28, arrived June 06)

Overall: 10/10

Website: 10/10 Etsy is great.

Items: 10/10

Shipping: 9/10 (felt a little slow, did not share tracking number)

The print is bold and clear and very professional. The sizing on the item page is so-so. I order medium but I think a large would've been better. It's tight on my shoulders. Over all, very cute. I plan it wear it with lolita skirts to make a casual punk outfit.

And I also have a review of We Love Colors tights!
One of the things I want to do in this blog is present things from the point of view of a taller girl, in order to other tall girls pick clothes that fit :)



Site: http://www.welovecolors.com/Default.aspx

Payment method: Credit only

Shipping: USPS from Florida (took a month to make and arrive)

Overall: 10/10

Website: 10/10

Items: 10/10

Shipping: 10/10

First of all, I was a little disappointed with the making time. I ordered an out of stock pair and it took a month to make. I was starting to worry. Keep that in mind if you want an out of stock item. Once the item was shipped, it came very fast. If you only order one pair, I wouldn't recommended to upgrade to priority because standard was very fast. I ordered Pastel Mint and the color is very true. I am 5'7 (170cm) and I ordered the tall size. It's wonderful! I don't need to stretch the tights at all! Very true fit. Overall, these tights are perfect.

The lonely girl

Sometimes it's very hard to be a lolita in a place where the very few others have no interest in making friends or meeting up. There's a lolita from my area that shows up on Tumblr or other blogs sometimes. It's painful whenever I see her show up. I've met her twice but she has no interest in being friends. It makes me very sad because I love nothing more than making friends and spending time with people with similar interests.
If you are a lolita in an area where you can have meet ups, please treasure it. I wish so badly I could go to meetups of any sort, whether for fashion, dolls, anime... I know most people assume that every area has meet ups, but it's absolutely not the case!

In case you haven't noticed, unlike other J-fashion blogs, this one won't be able to give too much uplifting advice. I struggle with things too and don't have many answers. Buuuuut I guess I can be here to sympathize if you have fashion related problems in your life too :)

The weather's turned now and going outside has become impossible. Dressing up will be harder now too. I would've liked to put together a more elaborate outfit to hang out with my friends today, but unfortunately, I had to make sure to dress lightly. Even though stores have AC, one stills needs to be careful walking from the car to the building, right?



So I tried my best to accessorize this cute 80s dress :)
The necklaces are pony brushes I decorated! I have spares that I'm selling for $5 plus shipping so let me know if you'd like one :)

While I was out, I went back to Goodwill and they still had the Barbie sheets I wanted!



I'm so excited to try to make a dress just like the ones at Spank!

Dream lolita items

First of all, if you liked the unicorn backpack I got off ebay, there is another one up for bid! Cheaper than I got mine too!

I would also like to remind everyone about my Tumblr :) It's mostly fairy kei.

Even though I don't buy much brand, I still have a wishlist! I'm still new to wearing lolita (even though i've been learning about it since 2007) so hopefully as I grow into a more experienced lolita I'll begin to buy more brand.

Here are my most wanted lolita items:

3.

Baby- Wizard of Oz jsk in Navy. (i'd do with white or black though)
I really love the simple and cute appliques! Even though this is my 3rd wanted item, I'd like to try to save up for it before the others since it doesn't seem incredibly popular.

2.

Innocent World- Gertrude skirt in Navy
Normally I'd buy the replica but they didn't make navy ): The color just looks amazing with the Cinderella theme.

1.

Twinkle Journey OP any color
You know how much I love ponies! Honestly, unless a replica comes out, I don't think I could ever save enough for this. Maybe the skirt...

There's another item I really want... In the 1st English GLB they showed a picture of a hoodie by MAM with devil ears and tail! ;o; I've wanted it so bad for years now! I can't find a pic online orz

I also want so many Putumayo cutsews, it's not even worth listing!

Lolita wrist cuff tutorial

Note: This tutorial assumes you have sewn before.



You need:
Fabric
Elastic
Ribbon
Charms

1. Cut a strip of fabric a foot and 3 inches long. I hesitate to tell you how wide because you might have a different preference. The white and blue cuff was cut 3 in. wide, so use that as a guide line.

2. Hem the long edges. My machines has the decorative stitch function so I recomend that if you have it.

3. Choose a wide ribbon that compliments your cuff. Cut it the same length as your cuff and pin it to the center. Sew it along both edges of the ribbon (NOT down the center of the ribbon!)

4. Grab some elastic and pull it through in between the ribbon and cuff (I'm assuming you know how to do this using safety pins. I can try to explain if you ask)

5. Gather the elastic to fit your wrist. The will make your cuff bunch up and look frilly.

6. Sew the two short edges together, right sides facing. Take care to keep you elastic secured so it does not dissapear into the cuff!

7. Turn cuff right side out.

8. Choose ribbon to make a bow and a charm and hand sew them on. You're done!

There are other wrist cuff tutorials online so if this dose not work for you feel free to use another one. If you have any questions, leave a comment!

I'm not sure if you know, but I also have a craft blog . If you look a few pages back, I have a tutorial for making lolita/dolly kei/punk ties!