Some Crafting

Before the pandemic became serious, I went to the fabric store to buy some crafting supplies to keep me occupied. Some things I bought were specifically for creating an accessory to go with my Marshmallow Bunny <3 jumperskirt from Angelic Pretty.

I wanted to make something using dark green because there's dark green in the print. It's a bit unusual for this colour to be present in a pastel print. Last year (or maybe it was two years ago), when I was originally trying to decide if I wanted to buy Marshmallow Bunny or not, I decided against it because of the green. At least that's what I remember being the deciding factor. Now, I've come to realize that I love green in lolita clothes.

Voila.

The greens do not match perfectly, but this is fine with me. I am not very concerned with colours matching perfectly these days. I do really appreciate the people that pay close attention to that kind of detail, though.

The bow is light enough that it can be held in my hair with a bobby pin. It would probably look very good clipped to the strap of the dress as well.

I also bought the green ribbon with the intention to make something for my Classic Fairy Tales dress (also from Angelic Pretty). I haven't thought about what I'll make yet. At one point, I was considering making the bows on the ends of the bow (pictured above) removable with little clips so that I could replace them with a different colour that would suit Classic Fairy Tales. However, I loved the look of the blue ribbon going down the tails of the bow. Blue doesn't suit Classic Fairy Tales at all, so I ditched the idea (though I thought it would be a great idea otherwise).

I want to make at least one more accessory to go with Marshmallow Bunny. Today, I looked at the lace at the bottom of the dress and compared it to some crocheted lace I have. It seems to be a good match. One of the blue fabrics I bought (pictured) looks like it will go well with the print.

The real lace on the dress is an embroidered lace (? not sure what this type of lace is actually called!), not crocheted.  Normally, I do not like to mix lace types in coordinates but I am starting to deviate from that standard of mine. Experimentation is a good thing!

Anyway, I am thinking I will use this crocheted lace and fabric to make my next accessory for the dress. I have an idea, but I don't know how to explain it.


Today I tried wearing a jumperskirt without a blouse and with only a bolero instead. I saw someone do this with Happy Garden high waist jumperskirt and I thought it looked quite nice so I wanted to try it.

Not wearing a petticoat because comfort reasons (another reason to get a petticoat from MeLikesTea. I heard viole is a very nice and soft material). The neckline of this dress is too high to matter whether I've got a blouse on or not anyway. A very comfy outfit. I've cut my bangs myself btw.

Restoring a Coaster + Delft Lotta

I have had this really pretty coaster for a while now. I do not even know where it came from. It's damaged and I had meant to fix it so much sooner but now that I've left it so long, the damages are so bad that I need to restore the image on the coaster.

I decided to go ahead and finally fix it now that I have access to all my art supplies. First I had to apply glue to paste down parts of the image that were coming loose and would soon come off. Then, I began to apply paint onto the parts of the image that are missing.

I didn't think to take this picture until I'd already applied clear glue to save the parts that are left and began painting.

I'm just starting with a base of the colours and will fill in details later. 

After applying a base of paint.

One thing I did not do was repair the background yet. It's stained, most likely from tea. I need to create a proper off-white to do this but felt it should be left until everything else had dried. This is probably going to be a long project as there are many fine details in the image. I will have to decide just how detailed I will go into what I add back in. Once the painting is done, I will have to make sure to seal it.

Here is a coordinate on my dress form for my new Delft Lotta jumperskirt from Innocent World. Somehow I wound up with what I am pretty sure is the long version. >;( I've been trying to decide whether or not I want to alter it, wait to find the short version for sale or just run with it and try out a long style dress. I am really digging this dress and this coordinate I've created. I can't believe I was able to find the matching head bow as well. It's a perfect size <3 The material is quite light-weight and doesn't seem to require ironing. The material is not the exact same as my Marie Rose dress, but the effect is the same. They are both a nice polyester. 

Coordinate Rundown:

Dress: Delft Lotta - Innocent World

Bolero: Enchanted Midnight Spell - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

Blouse: Rose Lace Tulle Blouse - Beth

Head Bow: Delft Lotta - Innocent World

Shoes: Unknown - Baby, the Stars Shine Bright

Socks: Unknown - Innocent World

Btw, delft is a type of pottery art from Europe (English or Dutch, I guess) which typically has an image in blue on a white background. Cool to know where this dress got such an odd (to me) name!