Finally Sewn!

I made a thing! :D

I've had this 100% cotton plaid fabric for over three years ago (oops...) and I FINALLY made a halterneck dress with a sweetheart neckline and empire waist. 

The bust didn't quite fit though, I think it was designed for someone with bigger boobs so I added a little pleat in each side to make it fit.

I also added a little panel of shirring in the back and waist ties

Close up of the bodice with handmade organza flowers. I learnt how to make these at work, they're so pretty ^^

I don't have a mirror in my flat so I couldn't take a worn photo until I went out ^^'

The cardigan is from Emily Temple Cute.

Belfast in Food

Since I've been in Belfast I've done a LOT of eating and at the moment, Japanese food is my absolute FAVOURITE thing!!!

 One of my favourite places to eat is Obento. You can get most meals for £6.50! £6.50!

They have a great range of sushi, noodles, rice n bento box meals! Their chicken katsu bento is a must eat and the salmon nigiri is also very, very yummy!

Ebi tempura udon noodle soup

The tempura is SOOO good! I fancy some sushi too so I also got a side of grilled salmon sushi.

Sakura is the closest Japanese restaurant to where I'm living. From 12pm to 5pm, all their sushi dishes are £1.90 and £2. I actually prefer Obento's sushi as I think it looks nicer and tastes better but I'm still happy to go to Sakura ^^

This is totally my favourite place! Little Cupcake Cafe serves breakfast, lunch, desserts, ice cream AND bubble tea! BUBBLE TEA!

Cantaloupe with lychee pobbles is my favourite to date ^^ 

That's it for now! More food adventures to come!!!

DIY Green Tea Ice Cream

I have this week off from my placement which has been really good fun so far!

I have learnt more than I have over the past two years of university though...kinda bad right? I really love the hands on nature of this and can't believe I've been allowed to actually work on people's wedding dresses already! I hope I did a good job! ^^'

The beautiful beaded belts from Lizzie Agnew - I made one like the one in the middle last week ^^

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Soo...right now I have a LOT of time of on my hands so I decided to try and make my own Green Tea ice cream since the Asian supermarket had run out. There are lots and lots of recipes for how to make this without an ice cream machine on the internet/ youtube. The recipe I used is from http://www.justonecookbook.com/

Ingredients:

237ml milk

250ml whipping cream (I used double cream this time because I wanted the leftovers for my strawberries ^^')

100g caster sugar

3tbsp matcha powder (I used 7 sachets of an ice green tea powder as an alternative)

1. Dissolve green tea powder in the milk 

2. Whip cream and sugar - I don't have a whisk so I whipped mine with a fork for about 15 minutes to Kobato ^^'

3. Mix the two together (takes a little bit of time to get it smooth - I used a spatula)

4. Transfer into a bowl and put in the freezer

5. Take out and mix well ever 45 minutes

I started quite late so I left it over night but most recipes recommend around 3 - 4 hours.

Ta-da!

Although it was a little icy in the middle it was still very yummy, no lie!

Next time I'll mix harder and use whipping cream to make it smoother.

Qute-con!

Hello again Q-con and hello again all you fuzzy alpacas! (20th - 22nd June)

The guy selling the Alpacas recognises me no matter what wig and style I'm wearing since that fateful day I walked off with three big Alpacas ^^'

Pre-con selfie (Saturday)

This year I wanted things to make my flat pretty and cute so here's my bundle!

Look at all the cute things!!! >w<

I didn't get an outfit shot but I DO have a lovely chibi portrait by Eternal-S. See her beautiful work here > http://eternal-s.deviantart.com/

Co-ord:

JSK - DOL Happy Garden

Cutsew - Taobao

OTKs - Primark

Shoes - Ebay

Bunny Hairband - Fox Cherry

Thanks for having me again Q-Con!

City of Water

Hello hello!

So back in June David and I went to VENICE! We left Belfast very early to get to Dublin airport for our early morning flight. In comparison to all the airports I'd been to, Dublin was very big and had these amazing holes in the wall you could curl up in!

Once we got to Mestre it was VERY warm and took a fair while to get to our hotel. Since we were so early we could check in since check in was at 2pm so surprisingly enough, we actually went into Venice! It took about 15 minutes on the bus.

First photo of Venice! It was so beautiful

The first thing I noticed was a bakery with LOTS of goods in the window! I got a Super Cannoli and it was SO good but the icing sugar went all over the place ^^' 

I was really enchanted by the colourful things but turns out they were just meringues 

Most of the travelling was over the majority of the adventure was done by Vaporetto (water bus) until Saturday and Sunday when we realised it was actually really easy to walk from one place to another and because the Vaporetto wasn't running on the Sunday. The views were really nice if you were able to sit alongside the rails.

 

Venice has the most beautiful buildings - the architecture is amazing!

St Mark's Square

It's not quite as I remembered it from An Idiot Abroad

 

 

More lovely landscapes

Murano - like a mini Venice but not as busy and with even more glass!

Inside a glass factory - all these glasses are the last of their kind!

Glass duckies!

Gondola selfie!

St Mark's Square by night - so beautiful <3

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FOOD!

I really, like REALLY enjoyed the food in Venice! I also had 3 double scoop gelatos but sadly they didn't last long enough to be photographed ^^'

 

 

While souvenir shopping I came across all these Triangels which had Triumph in the Skies written on the tag. I can't believe they actually took the whole Triangel thing and made them for tourists xD

Things I bought myself ^^

The glass is from the factory for 20 euros - officially the fanciest thing in my kitchen!

We kept and eye out in Venice since I bought it and I really do think it's the last of it's kind. I'll look after you!!!

Bye bye Venice - we'll be back!

Hello!

Hello hello!

It's been dead here for a while (I'm sorry!) so a quite catch up on what's been going on until now is in order!

I went to my last Leeds meet on 24th which was hosted by Jo - Monochrome for May!

The theme was obviously monochrome and ironically we went to see one of the most colourful films - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Thanks for the last two years Leeds! I'll miss you lots but I'll be back!!!

 

I went for an old-school look for the first time!

JSK - Angelic Pretty

Cutsew - Taobao

Bag - Metamorphose

Headdress - Handmade

OTKs - Primark

Shoes - Primark

On 2nd June I moved into my flat in Belfast! BUT...it was grim. Not only were things broken, the place was also dirty an a frightening shadow of the place I have viewed and eagerly put a deposit in for...

No Game No Life

So the new season of anime is upon us and I picked up' No Game No Life',  'Mangaka-san to Assistant-san' to and 'Date A Live 2'.

I watched the first couple of episode of the firs two with David and enjoyed them so decided to keep watching. Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to reminded me of how I used to want to draw manga for a living and how hard I found it to do it all by myself consistently. Date A Live 2 I decided to watch because I enjoyed the first series and the character designs are still as cute as ever ^^

However, my favourite is No Game No Life.

The story of No Game, No Life centers around Sora and Shiro, a brother and sister whose reputations as brilliant NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) hikikomori (shut-in) gamers have spawned urban legends all over the Internet. These two gamers even consider the real world as just another "crappy game." One day, they are summoned by a boy named "God" to an alternate world. There, God has prohibited war and declared this to be a world where "everything is decided by games"—even national borders. Humanity has been driven back into one remaining city by the other races. Will Sora and Shiro, the good-for-nothing brother and sister, become the "Saviors of Humanity" on this alternate world? "Well, let's start playing."

Read more at http://myanimelist.net/anime/19815/No_Game_No_Life#SzcukxhV23jAFFLq.99

I love EVERYTHING about this anime from the designs to the colours and the world they are transported to. I do think that the world would be a better places if war is prohibited and everything was solved by games. 

I'm also feeling a lot of cosplay potential...