Harajuku Smoothie

Sorry Guys...

2010-08-24T10:50:00.000+02:00

I haven't been much in the blogging mood recently so I'm going to have to take a hiatus.
For those of you who might want to see what I get up to in life, you can find me at my:
Twitter
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I hope to come back soon! I'm so sorry ;w;

Freya x

Inactivity Strikes!

2010-08-09T19:23:00.000+02:00

I just can't keep up in the blogosphere right now! I'm not really that busy either so there is no excuse! I recently celebrated my 17th birthday, in which I had my good friend Brendon over for birthday fun and Chinese-style nommies. We played a lot of video games o.o
I also did a cosplay photoshoot with my friend Zoe, in my Remilia Ver.2 cosplay. I had A LOT of fun doing that and playing with different poses. I hope to have her photograph me again in my Cirno cosplay. She's a brilliant photographer and apparently, I'm very photogenic. Here's one of the shots from the shoot.

I love this shot ^^ It shows off my nice new wings.

Based on this pose.

Due to the disappearance of Riku and my mom not wanting me to be lonely, I was given a small bundle of joy called Miu. Here's a photo of her, snapped by Dave:

Sleepy Neko-chan <3

I am also preparing and organising a cosplay picnic meet up for next week! It's going to be so fantastic!!

I've set up a Tumblr account now, which I will post on when I'm not posting on here. Go there for lots of cute and interesting stuffs!

Psst - Check out this Tsubasa-themed giveaway over at Finding Tokyo! Some cute nail stuffs up for grabs, including a bottle of Tsubasa's new Dolly Wink nail polish! =O

Freya x

Gets + My Summer Playlist

2010-08-01T20:37:00.000+02:00

Hello! I'm back from my holiday. I forgot to post my hiatus post before I left and my grandmother doesn't have internet in her house! Lame! Actually, it was quite nice to unplug for a while and relax in the beautiful county of Surrey~
But, I did go shopping while I was away. I had some extra cash so I bought lots of lovely goodies!

I love this top! It's so comfy and looks great with shorts or leggings.

I do tend to leave a trail of glitter behind though.

This maxi dress is soooo lovely and long. I plan to wear it underneath a yellow t-shirt with red edging.

These shorts are amazing. I was so thrilled to find a pair in my size! Plus, the rip on the side looks like a kitty cat to me.

These are also quite awesome. So simple but nice and cool as they are linen.

I also bought a pink and white baggy striped top, a yellow crop top with black sailboats and airplanes on it and the top mentioned in this post. I love shopping.

I love music. I love it more than I love fashion. Which is why I'm going to post here my top 5 Songs of the Summer! I strongly suggest you check out each of these amazing artists!

Top 5 Songs of the Summer:

1. Sailboats - Sky Sailing (Owl City)

2. Alejandro - Lady GaGa

3. Numb - Hybrid

4. Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding

5. Hollywood - Marina and the Diamonds

So there you go, some awesome new music for you to listen to or maybe some repeated favourites! I love to sing my heart out when I'm on the road with Dave. It's so much fun! We like to belt out Fireflies by Owl City like mad people. Love it!

I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer! My summer so far has been a small holiday and BIG decisions. But I'm happy with the choices I have finally made.

Freya x

New Comment Form + Outfit Post

2010-07-18T13:30:00.000+02:00

I noticed lately a lot of bloggers are switching over to the DISQUS comment form. I too have jumped on the bandwagon so that I can reply to all of your lovely comments.
This also means that previous comments have been deleted =< *epicsadface*
They didn't import properly.
So if you left a comment with a question or something you wanted me to reply to, please go back and post it and I will reply very soon!

Today, I am going on a picnic with my family. This is part of our whole new "get active" thingy. (As if blogging isn't exercise enough! Haha!) I thought I'd get a little dressed up for lazing on the grass on a blanket so I did and this is what I came up with!

I love that nail polish, don't you just LOOOOVE that nail polish?

Rundown:

Top: Thrifted, originally from H&M

Shorts: (not shown) Borrowed from my trendy mommy <3

Headband: H&M

I tried to do some gyaru-inspired make up and I think I failed. My blush isn't showing up in the pictures either T_T

Make-up Rundown (for those who care):

Mascaras: Avon Astonishing Lengths, Maybelline "The Falsies", Rimmel Max Volume Flash

Eyeliners: Avon Kohl Liner and Wet 'n' Wild Mega Liner

Foundation: Rimmel Lasting Finish Minerals

Concealer: Rimmel Hide the Blemish

Blush: Avon True Colour Blush in Peony Pink

Lipstick: Unknown brand in Naked

What do you think of it? I tried T_T

Freya x

Goodbye, My Sweet Kitten

2010-07-14T21:29:00.000+02:00

My sweet, darling cat

Today, I am sad to announce the disappearance of my cat, Riku. We are unsure if he is dead or alive, no one in the area has seen him. We were never bad to him, he was always well fed and looked after and I loved him to pieces. He was my baby and the one thing I knew would always love me, even when no one else did. Sadly, he has left me. I can only hope that he is still among us but living near railway tracks, a large river and main roads has left me with no hope. Maybe I will hear him crying at my window again someday soon.

I hope you will enjoy these photos in his memory.

He loved being the centre of attention and therefore loved the camera.

He ~~was~~ is my world. He will always be my baby and no one will ever replace him.

Good-bye, Riku.

Popteen: August Issue + Thrifting

2010-07-08T18:27:00.000+02:00

Click here to view scans!

In Popteen's August issue, they feature an interview with the beautiful singer Kana Nishino, the voice behind the amazing song Best Friend. This outfit of hers is absolutely amazing! It has a mori-gal feel to it. It just so happened I found a lacy top like that in Primark today, in the form of a cardigan with an invisible zip. I only wish I'd taken a photo of it! It was so cute!
I also recommend Primark mode-gal finds! There is TONS of cheap (price-wise of course, not cheap-looking!) gal-worthy items in there. As soon as I get my paycheck, I'm going in to stock my wardrobe for the summer!

The art of thrifting - going into a charity store (thrift store) and buying something nice to make into something fabulous! Currently, this is one of my favourite things to do. I love going around all the charity stores with my mom. I've picked up loads of cute stuff from them. I recently bought a pink and white candy striped tank top and a yellow and white summer dress. Both are amazing and in such good condition! Plus, I feel super good afterwards, I've shopped lots and given money to charity. I urge you! Get out there and thrift your heart out!

Sorry for my lack of updates by the way. Again, nothing interesting to say! Plus, I was without internet for almost a week. It was so boring ><;

じゃね~!

Decoden: The Strangely Relaxing Hobby

2010-06-26T00:03:00.000+02:00

Today was my last day at college. I was kind of sad to leave, since it's been a big part of my life for a while and I met so many great people there. I actually cried a little while walking though the halls for the last time.
But that's not what this post is about!

I've always been fascinated by the world of deco. All the pretty and sparkly phones and handheld games consoles... *u* <3
So today, I grabbed my very boring phone, some glue, tweezers and some glittery bits and just deco'd my afternoon away. It was so relaxing, just sat there with my music on sticking on rhinestone after rhinestone.
After around 4 hours I got to a state of completion. This is the result:

A very shiny phone.

I had some leftover rhinestones too, as well as a small fairy that I wanted to use on something. So I ended up spending another 2 hours making this:

Crap photo is crap but you get the basic idea.

Over the top of my pink DS Lite, the green didn't look very nice. So, I gave this case to my mom, who loves fairies and shiny things. She was very happy with the surprise! And it looks lovely on her white DS Lite.

I love decoden so much >w< It's so fun and relaxing. It's great to do on a hot day when you just don't want to do anything. My next project is a new case for my iPod. I want to try and make a picture of my current favourite Touhou character, Cirno, out of rhinestones of different sizes. Time to look for places that sell rhinestones online!

Question for readers! Do you like deco? Do you think it looks nice or just looks tacky? Comment!

Over and out!

Freya x

Blogging from an iPad

2010-06-24T15:24:00.002+02:00

I'm actually in the Apple store at the moment. Bet you thought I had an iPad! I've just seen an iPhone 4. I'm in love! That's all for now!!

A small update~

2010-06-23T12:08:00.000+02:00

I'm sorry I haven't been very active as of late, I've simply had nothing interesting to write about!
I've been so busy with college and stuff lately. Even now, I'm half preparing to leave for college while writing this post. I can't wait until I finish, which is right after I finish all of my outstanding assignments (It's not much, 5 short tasks but it's actually doing them that's the hard part!).

I'd really like to go on holiday this year, even if just inside England. I need to find a job before I think about doing that sort of stuff though. There is a cosplay holiday thing going on this year, but I won't have the money to go unless I get a job. Well, I have the money to go, just not the money to make 3 days worth of cosplay!

Speaking of cosplay, I plan to do a lot of it this summer. I'm not attending any of the summer conventions so I thought I'd host some meets and picnics this summer. I guess, to make this post a little more interesting, I'll post some of the cosplay I'm planning to do for this rest of this year.

Cirno - Summer Kimono Version

Cirno - Normal Version

Ponyo - Human Version

Tsukasa Hiiragi - Summer Uniform Version

Rin Kagamine - Cendrillon Version

Rin Kagamine - Normal Version

So there's my cosplay line up. Quite an expensive lot, but somehow I'll do them all.

Time to head off to college now. I'll try and write something interesting next time!

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

Earphones!

2010-06-14T22:10:00.001+02:00

Due to my recent discovery of being minorly allergic to plastic, I've been forced to indulge in some new earphones. I decided to have a look in Asda, since I was there food shopping anyway. I quickly found my perfect earphones. Comfortable, silicone JVC Gumys. They were on offer for 2 for £10, so I picked up a pair of funky green ones and a pair of white ones, with a special plan in mind for the white ones.

After looking though what bits I had left in my deco boxes, this is what was made out of those white earphones:

Those ponies are from some hairclips I bought that broke.

Recycling!

A close up of one of the earphones.

Cute, huh? I was going to deco them, with really really small rhinestones but I didn't have enough pink ones left! Time to order some more ^^;

That was basically all I wanted to update on this time. I did have an outfit post and a JapFashion post for you, but my mom formatted my camera and I can't find the graphics for the JapFashion post. Sooooo, you'll just have to wait.

I do have this, however, which I really really want!

I saw this walking past Peacocks the other day! I love it!!!

I think I remember seeing something like this in Popteen as well.

Or some other JapFashion Mag.

Anyway, that's all for today!

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

Haircut desu!

2010-06-12T00:31:00.000+02:00

That's right! I got my hair cut again! I decided to go with something short and sweet for the summer (try saying that 5 times fast!). Take a look!

My fan is covering a horrid spot on my chin.

*stressed* =w=

But yea, I've had tons of compliments on it. I'm planning to dye it dark purple when the time for re-dying it comes around <3 I had that colour last summer and everyone thought it was awesome.

I went to the doctors the other day, because for the past week or so I've had an infection in my left ear. I thought it was nothing at first but I started to describe another problem I was having. I like to wear plastic jewelry. Bead bracelets, chunky colourful bangles, the works. But everytime I wear them, I come up in a red and very itchy rash. It turns out that the two problems are linked. Just like any other normal person, I love listening to music. The easiest way for me to do that is through some plastic, in-ear headphones. Turns out, I'm allergic to plastic. The plastic earphones caused an allergic reaction which got infected. Solution? New headphones. I got some nice JVC gel coated ones. One in green and one in white. (The white ones I'm going to deco ^^)

Isn't plastic a weird thing to be allergic to? I nearly laughed when my doctor told me!

Question for you this time! What are you allergic to?

Also, did you laugh?

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

I think it's about time I posted something...

2010-06-06T22:34:00.000+02:00

...Don't you?

Last weekend was London MCM Expo! I had a fantastic time, despite only going for the Saturday. There I met up with my best friend Robbie, who brought his two friends PJ and Wesley, and I also had Dave with me too (who ran off chasing cosplayers with his big camera most of the day, but I didn't mind). So, some photos!

A few of us from the Touhou group.

(Left to right: Robbie as Lyrica Prismriver, Me as Remilia Scarlet, Reimu Hakurei, Youmu Konpaku and Wesley as Remilia Scarlet. I can't remember where I got the image from ><;)

My favourite photo of me, even though it is over exposed ^^;

I'm hugging my new Reimu and Miku plushies!!

Photo by Robbie

Caramelldansen time! My hat was falling off and it was raining.

This one was taken by Dave

This is the Soundcase, which Robbie made.

Each of those circles are lights, which are really bright and work as a VU meter for the music.

The music comes out of two speakers on the inside of the suitcase. The whole thing can be plugged into any device with a headphone input on it. It's powered by a motorcycle battery.

A sneaky photo of me and Robbie taken by Wesley.

We were on the way to Trocadero in Piccadilly Circus to visit the arcade~

Yea, so we went and bought stuff, hung outside and got rained on, went to my friend Saffie's hotel room in the Ibis, then took the tube to Troc. I bought the two plushies, Reimu and Miku and two Touhou-based doujinshis. PJ brought me a Rin Kagamine petite nendoroid from a convention he went to where he lives (Him and Wesley are Dutch). I was a little moody when we got to Troc, because my feet were killing me (they were actually bleeding when I got home from my 4 inch Bodyline heels) but I still managed to have a go on the DDR machine and play against Robbie on Percussion Master (One of my favourite parts of the whole day!). And after it all, I said a sad goodbye to Robbie, PJ, Wesley, Saffie and her boyfriend Anton and headed back to Waterloo with Dave. ;w; I miss them all so much already.

Also, I wanted to ask. How many of you own an iPod Touch or iPhone? I own an iPod Touch 2g and was thinking of doing some app reviews on cute and fun apps! I came across quite a few today and am itching to tell someone about them!! Let me know by commenting~

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and, for those of us in school or college, a lovely half term!

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

Coming up next: Cute findings in Fashionland and possible app reviews!

Trendy Gals

2010-05-27T13:20:00.002+02:00

Okay, one of my favourite blogs is Mitsu's blog over at Universal Doll. I love it for checking out the latest Gal Fashion trends. One of the trends I am l-o-v-e-ing is Tie-Dye Maxi Dresses. If there is one thing that is super for the summer, it's maxi dresses. My mom and I (my mother is totally cool, she dresses like me half of the time, totally trendy.) practically lived in ours last summer. Now, the UK is apparently in for a scorcher this year. Bad news to me and my friend Robbie, because we are both sensitive to the heat. It sucks! I've got to have an electric fan glued to my face the whole summer! Haha!
Anyway, I was looking in the high street shops the other day when I came across some totally cute dresses in New Look. They are totally following the trend with these fantastic dresses.

I'm a total sucker for anything pink. Bet you couldn't tell.

This lovely dress is only £30 and comes in pink, black and olive green.

I love this so much. I saw it on someone today and I just wanted it even more.

£35, which isn't bad really.

And I'll tell you something. I HATE TK MAXX. But I love this scarf and might actually go hunting for one.

TK MAXX, £5.99

Again, love this! Reminds me of the whole ethnic trend that is so in right now.

TK MAXX, £16.99

Also, I never realized that nail polish sticks to shoes really well. I painted the bows on my pink Bodyline lolita shoes for my cosplay. I painted them red =D They look really cute now.

Question for you all. Do you follow trends or try and set them? Me? I like to mix and match styles and try and create the next big thing. I am a fashion designer after all. Haha!

Also, I've decided to take a gap year for this coming academic year. I'm gunna try and get a job, get my license and live a little. I'm hoping to have a car before Christmas, so I can meet up with my fabulous friends for gift exchanging. Awesome, right?

Anyway, last post until next week. Have a fabulous weekend and I'll post lots of pictures for you all to see after MCM Expo.

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

Who's been a bad blogger?

2010-05-26T14:08:00.002+02:00

I have! I'm so super sorry for not posting in a few days. My internet got cut off because the bill wasn't paid D=
In my absence, I've become addicted to Sex and the City. I'm taking my mom to see the new movie next Wednesday so I thought I'd watch a bit to catch up on the story. And I can't stop watching.
I can't get over how close MCM Expo is now. I'm so super excited and my nails look so sexy painted red for my cosplay. Mmm <3
I got a letter from a college I applied to today. You may remember from this post that I already got accepted at a college but I got told I'd have to do an art course definately in order to one day do fashion design. So, I applied for another course at another college to see if I could get in. Well, as I mentioned, I got a letter from them. Unfortunately, it was to reject me from the college. It said that they had a large amount of applicants to the college and that I wasn't able to attend this year.
Now, I'm faced with a decision. I've looked at all of the other colleges in the area and there are no other courses that I'm interested in doing. Do I go and do the art course? Or do I take a gap year, get a job and apply again next year? I'd like to know what you would do! Since you guys are so awesome <3

Also, I just came across the giveaway over at "Moments like Diamonds" called the "Bad Blogger" giveaway. How fitting for this post?! So click over and join in! Awesome! The prizes are so super cute. I want them! >w<

That's me off. Enjoy the rest of your week and your weekend!
Over and out! ;D

Freya x

光を〜

2010-05-23T10:53:00.000+02:00

It's been so warm and sunny in the land of tea and crumpets these past few days! I hope my lovely British readers have been out in the sun like I have.
Yesterday I went out with my good friend Dave and ended up sitting in a park for nearly 3 hours just chatting and we bumped into my friends Zoe and Mark. It was lovely. We were discussing how I say some words differently because of my slight American accent. It ended up in us just making lots of silly noises. I also practiced my Japanese by attempting to read a copy of Newtype magazine. I could actually read some of it! やった！
I'm slowly getting used to using what Japanese I do know around my home, for more practice. For those who want to know, I'm self-learning Japanese at the moment, using a Nintendo DS software called "My Japanese Coach". It's actually very helpful! It teaches you how to form sentences and all the hiragana and katakana characters. With those, you can write pretty much any Japanese word and if you do it on a computer, normally it will correct it with the correct kanji. Take the word "hikari" for example, which means "light". Writing it in romaji would be "hikari", in hiragana it would be "ひかり", but the kanji for it is "光". Confusing, yet simple.
I also use a phrase book along side the DS software and I made some flash cards with all of the hiragana and katakana characters on them, for daily practice.
I find it easier to listen to Japanese than to read it. I'm currently listening to drama CDs, to aid my learning. I managed to pick up the CDs to one of my favourite anime called "Clannad". It's so nice but it's really sad at some points!
Anyway, I'm rambling, haha.
I hope you are all having a lovely weekend! Get out in that sunshine!!

Over and out! ;D
Freya x

Hey! What Happened To Harajuku Smoothie?! + Cosplay!

2010-05-21T21:41:00.001+02:00

Welcome to the new facelifted HS! New layout, new topics! I'll be covering everything from my day-to-day life to cosplay to bargain JapFashion. Please, enjoy reading my blog!

I mentioned in this post my cosplay for May MCM Expo. I finally finished it! やった！
It was pretty tricky, but I got there in the end! Take a look~

Please excuse the fact that this was taken in my garden.

And the fact that I'm slouching *badpostureftw*

But, yes, かわいい、ね？ I'm so very proud of it!! What do you think?

UK Readers! Are you going to May MCM Expo? I'd love to meet up with some of you.

Other Readers! Do you attend any conventions? If you do, do you cosplay or wear your preferred fashion?

Let me know in the comments!

Also, I'd love to hear what you think of the new HS. Comment comment comment!

Got a friend that's into JapFashion? Send them over! I always love to see new followers.

Have a great weekend! I've got a photoshoot tomorrow! I'll photo-spam you with decent photos of my cosplay next week~

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

P.S. Thanks to Naka from Naka's Net for letting me know about the broken code for the comment box. Just click the little speech bubble and a pop up comment box will appear! やった！　やった！！

2 weeks to go...

2010-05-14T11:40:00.001+02:00

Well, technically there's 15 days but it's really not a long time until May MCM Expo! I'm so super excited!
My cosplay for this time is Remilia Scarlet from Touhou Project. I've only got one due to lack of money.
But still it's going really well!

(All photos can be clicked to view bigger)

This is the front of my skirt! The ruffles on the bottom were really annoying!

And the back, with a giant butt eating bow. The bow can be detached on one side to access the zip.

Nifty, eh?

The wig and hat! Please excuse my flumpy makeup-less face.

You may remember the wig from this post.

I'll be working on the shirt today. Hopefully to completion! Then I'll update with lovely pictures for you all.

By the way, to those who said they wanted the Hello Kitty Flexi-Keyboard from my desk post, I noticed a few pop up on eBay the other day while I was browsing for a new mouse. Get in quick!

But be warned, it's kinda hard to type on. ^^;;

Edit: So UK readers, are any of you going to London MCM Expo? And other readers, do you go to conventions?
Do you cosplay? Or just dress up?
Let me know in the comments!

Anyway, have a good weekend guys and gals!

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

A Quick Outfit Post

2010-05-05T23:22:00.000+02:00

I decided to try decora for a change, for the Tokyopop ReCon that was in town this evening. I had an amazing time and met some lovely people. I even started a Caramelldansen line! <3

Accessories: Primark and Poundland

Tops: Primark

Jacket: Thrifted

Skirt: Handmade

Bag: Gift

I made use of my purple wig. A lot of people that I knew that went didn't even recognise me. I was a while new person!

Close up of my face~

Necklaces: Primark

Wig: WigFever

Clips: Poundland, Claire's, 99p Store

Tiara: Primark

Weird Glasses Things: Primark

The pink top I'm wearing under the purple one is totally cute. It has a butterfly on the back! I love it <3

Well, that's all for now, since I'm tired.

Have a good rest of the week guys!!

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

Giveaway Winner + Pictures of my Desk

2010-05-03T22:08:00.000+02:00

Now, for the moment you've all been waiting for! The winner of my first giveaway is:

Naka from Naka's Net!

Congratulations!

The winning name is Harajuku Smoothie! Which has now become the name of this blog.

Miss Naka has 3 days to email me with her address or her prize will be given to a runner up.

I'd like to thank you all for entering and being such wonderful followers~

Next order of business...

I thought I'd show you guys a few pictures of my desk! And that new phone I told you about!

My laptop and figures~

Browsing DannyChoo.com

My Hello Kitty Flexi-Keyboard!

I got it at a car boot sale for £1

That's my new pink flip phone, with 6 Hello Kitty charms, a bear and a Tsukasa phone strap!

I love phone charms ^^

I'm thinking, once I have a bit more money, I'm going to start swapping love packages! They seem like a neat idea. I'll let you know when I can start.

I'm also looking for a penpal, preferably someone from somewhere other than the UK. Let me know if you are interested!

Over and out! ;D

Freya x

Giveaway is now closed!

2010-05-01T19:49:00.000+02:00

Happy 1st of May! Which also means my giveaway is closed!
I'll pick a name and announce the results next week! Thanks to all who entered, I love you <3

In other news, I got a new phone today. it's a pink flip phone. I wanted something simple for calling and texting, since my iPod Touch does everything else. Maybe soon I'll be able to merge the two together. iPhone plx ;w;

I also got a new bag, which is cute.

Next week is Waterstone's ReCon in Southampton! I'm not sure what to wear though. My cosplay is far from being finished. Maybe decora? Who knows!

Anyway, have a good weekend everyone!

Over and out! ;D
Freya x

Giveaway Reminder!

2010-04-30T00:11:00.000+02:00

I'm ill DX

Anyway, I just wanted to post a quick reminder that my giveaway ends on the 1st of May! OMG!
Please, invite your friends to join! I'd love to see more ideas for a new name for my blog!

Details and prizes here

Also, a quick thanks for all of the lovely comments about my wig! You guys are so awesome <3

Over and Out ;D

Freya x

All Rolled Into One

2010-04-15T20:07:00.001+02:00

Ok, I thought I'd just post some of the fun things that have happened lately.

I got my wig for my Remilia cosplay in the post the other day! I ordered it from a seller on eBay called WigFever and I must say, their service is amazing. I was really quite scared about ordering from them, especially because I couldn't find any reviews on the internet about them, but their feedback seemed good and the wig was cheap so I gave it a go. It is well worth the £16 I paid for it. The colour is amazing (the strands are a mix between lavender and silver), it's incredibly soft and thick, it's perfect! Here's a picture of me in the uncut and unstyled wig:

I can't say I much like the colour on me, but it's a lovely wig.

I also went to stay at my very good friend Robbie's house for a few days! I had such a good time and his family (and him, himself) are very very sweet people. I just can't wait to visit again!

He's created a "soundcase", which is a suitcase containing 2 hifi speakers, a lot of wires and some other random computery bits. On the outside of the case is volume control, inputs for microphones, a switch to turn it on and off and 8 light bulbs. The lights flash in time with the music! How cool is that? Well, we took this soundcase to a canal close to him for a picnic, played some awesome music and did a random Caramelldansen. It was so much fun! We're planning to take this to the London MCM Expo in May as well! Yay! We also went to the arcade, took random photos, played Project Diva (which, for my first time I was surprisingly good at), sat in his garden (his neighbour had a sakura tree so we sat near it like the Japanese do for hanami - flower viewing - and it was lovely) and did other random stuffs :3

Pretty sakura~

Um yea, that pretty much the only things of interest at the moment. I'm off now to get some rest.

I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Quick question: Do you enjoy my more personal posts? I'd love to hear your feedback.

And don't forget to enter my giveaway! For more details, click here. Ends the 1st of May!

Miss Freya x

Homemade Purikura + Giveaway Time!!

2010-04-06T11:48:00.001+02:00

Hello all you lovely people! And hello to my new readers too! *waves*
I don't know about you guys but I L.O.V.E Purikura! I found the site Puricute through Google and tried it. It was so much fun!!! (My username on there is Cheeeen, friend me if you like!) I haven't saved any of my photos on there yet though. Chuu~
As I was also looking around on Purikura stuff, I found this lovely set of Photoshop brushes that even work in CS4! Awesome! So I played around with it and this is the result!

Sparkly *u*

Chuu~ ! >w<

And the Japanese text at the top that you can hardly see says "daisuki".

Kawaii, ne? You should all try it if you have Photoshop! I use my graphics tablet too.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!

It's the moment you've all been waiting for!

IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!

To welcome my new readers and mark my almost 20 followers, I'm going to hold a giveaway!

Up for grabs is:

- A Kawaii Bear headband in "Sunshine Yellow"

- A sheet of heart shaped, self adhesive rhinestones in Pink, Violet and Light Blue.

- A decorative nail kit, which can be used for deco-ing your electronic devices too!

- And 1 Secret Item!

Now, winning is the tricky part. I want to change the name of this blog, because it's not all about lolita anymore. So, dear followers, you seem to know my blog best so I want you to choose a fitting name for it! Judging will be done by me and a friend of mine, so be creative!

So, for your chance to win please comment on this post with your name, email address, 1 link to a repost (can be on your blog, twitter, facebook etc.) and the name you think would suit this blog.
I had a question about multiple names so I'll just throw this in: You may give a few names that you'd like but it will only count as 1 entry! Multiple names don't count for extra entries! Gomen~ !

Oh and I almost forgot!

The closing date of this giveaway is:

Saturday, 1st May 2010 at 1pm GMT

Good luck dear followers!

Miss Freya x

Easter Greetings!

2010-04-04T14:02:00.000+02:00

Happy Easter my wonderful readers!!
I got a Hello Kitty Easter egg this year. And a Hello Kitty egg cup! Kawaii!

A sneaky peek at my bed with my Easter goodies~

That's my laptop, with my Remilia background ^o^

My egg cup! Kitty-chan is stood on the base. It's so awesome!

This notebook came with the egg. Isn't it sweet?

Chuu~ So I'm donning my bunny ears and heading off to the fair today! Yay! If only I had a lolita dress, maybe I'd have a photoshoot! Oh well. Jeans it is!

Hope you're having a smashing Easter! I am thinking about holding a giveaway soon. Maybe offering one of those cute bear headbands that caught your attention!

Miss Freya~ x

Hitting The Books + A Lot Less Loli-Babble

2010-03-29T21:12:00.000+02:00

Hello everyone! *hugs all* I've missed you so much!
The reason for my strange lack of posts this time is that I just haven't had anything to write about!
Now, I don't know how many of you read out there, like books-wise, but I thought I'd share my current read with you. One of my favourite authors of all time is Belinda Jones. I've previously read her book "Divas Las Vegas" and it was so fun! I loved it so much, I've read it twice! So I went on a search for more and picked up "The California Club" and "Cafe Tropicana" at a charity shop. I'm currently plowing through The California Club and it is a really great read. I might even post a review if you're interested.

On to the next topic...

Although I do love lolita fashion bunches, I've kind of discovered my own fashion through it. It's kind of a mix of lolita and decora with a pair of jeans (at least, right now it is as it's still a bit cold here). So I might start posting a lot more on my own little fashion on here for you guys to enjoy. For now, here is a picture of my newly dyed red hair with a super cute hairband!

My hair actually looks brown but whatever, it's red

And yay for glasses!

That headband is from a 99p store. Isn't it cute? I've got them in pink, blue and yellow.

Pigtails are awesome ♥

Have a great week! Spring break!!

Miss Freya x

Bits and Bobs + Moments Like Diamonds Giveaway

2010-03-22T21:12:00.000+01:00

Hey everyone! It's been a while!
I hope you all had a fab weekend, I know I did. I bought myself an iPod Touch, aren't I lovely?
I also had a barbeque and went late night bowling til almost 1am! O__O
And I dyed my hair. It's red for a little while now. Not sure what colour to go next. I really want to do light purple ;w;

Quick post about a fab giveaway over at Moments Like Diamonds, which is a fantastic blog by the way. The theme is Relaxing Bath Day and you can find all the information about it and joining in here.
Congrats to Sara on 225+ followers!

I'll do a proper blog soon, I promise!!

Have a great week!

Princess Freya x

Lucky Day!

2010-03-17T14:42:00.000+01:00

I've finally been paid! A nice wad of cash was transferred into my account this morning, a lovely £269! What did I do first? Shop, of course! I bought myself a new Hello Kitty duvet cover, a handful of new hair accessories, a new lampshade, some new make up and a pink watering can! I'm lucky to have a room that gets a considerable amount of sunlight so what better to do then brighten up my room with a flower growing on the windowsill? With the rest of the money, I'm going to buy fabric for my Remilia and Reimu cosplays and some to make a new JSK :D And if I have enough left over, an iPod Touch!! YAY!

Also, I found my favourite ring! It was given to me by Mikey for Christmas and I'd lost it about 2 months ago. But it's back on my finger where it belongs and it's never coming off again.

I certainly hope everyone else is having a lovely day and is looking forward to the weekend!

Princess Freya x

The Expected "Alice" Post

2010-03-15T21:00:00.000+01:00

That's right, Princess Freya saw Alice In Wonderland.

And was VERY disappointed.

I'm not going to go into great detail as to why I was disappointed, because it would make this post very long. So I'll just touch on some of the things that made it a bad experience for me.

When Alice says "Curiouser and curiouser...", for some reason, I cringed. Almost as if it was painful to hear the quote from the book being placed in what I knew would be a bad adaptation of said book.
There weren't any riddles! It was very straightforward. As Alice rightly pointed out in the movie, she had been told to do everything and that sort of carried on throughout the movie, even after she stated that.
The Mad Hatter was quite as mad as I expected. And seemed to almost have fallen in love with Alice at the end. NO
And what was with the Hatter's accent change every 10 seconds?
The place Alice visited in this movie was referred to as "Underland"... why wasn't the movie called "Alice In Underland"? (Perhaps that would have killed all of the confusion and it would have stood out as it's own original story, like it pretty much was anyway.)
The dog. What the heck was he there for? (The same could be said for the Red Queen's "right hand man" (put in quotes because of the irony that he always kissed her right hand) why was he there?)
THE FROG DID NOT STEAL THE TARTS.

End of discussion. I will now prepare to get eaten by rabid Alice fans who actually liked the movie.

Have a nice week!

Princess Freya x

Fashion Design!

2010-03-12T17:50:00.001+01:00

So I got into that fashion course at college on the condition that I improve my drawing.
Here's where you will get to see just how much I improved in the last week:

The one on the left is the first drawing I did of the design. It's very cartoony and unrealistic. The one on the right, however, is more realistic and drawn on a "fashion figure" which I learned to draw from this video. A cute and simple dress for any day which I plan to make in the following colours:

Black x White

Pink x White

Lilac x White

Here are a few more designs I've done using the same "fashion figure".

(Left) I've actually already made this skirt, out of this fabric which is available at FabricLand for £2.49 per metre.

(Right) This sundress is one of my more simple designs with the top lined with small silver rhinestones as shown. It will be made in pastel pink and yellow with the bow being the alternate colour (pink bow on yellow dress etc.)

So, I'd really like to know what you think! Also, please let me know if you have any ideas. I'd love to hear them and maybe I'll draw them up. Most of my designs will be made at some point and I'm thinking of designing something for a giveaway! Made to your measurements!! Exciting!
Criticism is welcome, don't be shy. If you think something should be added, changed or taken away, please do say so.

Have a lovely weekend my friends!

Princess Freya x

My Super Cute Giveaway Prize! + Fashion Design!

2010-03-10T23:39:00.001+01:00

As some of you may or may not know, I won first place on Naka's Net's New Year Giveaway! Yay!
I really didn't mind what prize I got but I'm super happy with my new stuffs, especially the super cute bag! I have much love for Miss Naka's blogs.

My super cute bag (KYAAAAA >w<), Hello Kitty Lip Gloss, Jemma Kidd lip gloss, Maybelline eyeshadows, kawaii bear socks and star buttons :3

I'm using that bag for everything from now on, I love it so much.

Thank you Miss Naka for holding such an incredible giveaway and for the fantastic prizes!

And you may know already but I applied for a Fashion Design course at a college near me. At first they told me my drawing skills weren't very good and that I need to practice so they suggested an art course for me. But nope, I don't want to waste a year doing something I could learn in a few weeks so I've got until August to improve my drawing. Then I can go back and show them and maybe they'll let me in.
I'll post some pictures very soon of some of my designs and I'd really like to know what you think of them. So please, check back for them!
As always, have a great week! And look forward to the weekend, woot!

Princess Freya x

Lolita Charm Giveaway!

2010-03-08T20:17:00.000+01:00

Just a quick post to let you all know about this fantastic giveaway.
Lolita Charm has teamed up with The Mouse Market to bring you a totally unique prize!
Pictures and more information about the giveaway can be found here and I strongly encourage you take a look at some of her other posts! Follow her!!

I'll be checking out The Mouse Market's Etsy shop as well. If I buy anything I'll be sure to post a review!

So check that out princes and princesses!

Princess Freya x

Tea Please!

2010-03-07T18:36:00.000+01:00

Image from WeHeartIt

Yesterday was brilliant. Not only was the weather fantabulous, but going to Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard uncovered a wonderful opportunity for me. I visited their Georgian-style Tearoom. The Georgian is a lovely, light tearoom attached to an Antiques Storehouse (which we had a peek into as well, some really grand things in there) where they have a range of wonderful leaf teas, coffees, cakes and sandwiches, perfect for a spot of afternoon tea. I indulged in a lovely Rose Oolong tea (2 sugars and a dash of milk) while Dave went for the smokey Gunpowder tea (black, with a sugar to chew on after) in some fine white teacups.

My Rose Oolong Tea :)

We did plan to have a slice of cake, but completely forgot! Perhaps our tummies weren't feeling it. But it was a really lovely experience and the tea was simply divine! I will have to see if Whittard Of Chelsea has a similar tasting tea for me to have at home. And of course, I'll get a traditional teapot (probably a 2-cup one. We own a 6-cup Victorian one already) to make my leaf tea in! Lovely, lovely!

I will be arranging a Lolita Tea Party at some point, I can't wait for it!

Anyway, we also visited the Spinnaker Tower! Well, we stood outside of it and took pictures!

I love how blue the sky looks!

But yea, I had a super Saturday! I love going out and about with Dave, it's so fantastic ! I'll be adding more pictures to this post soon, including one of me carrying the tea tray like a little maid-chan, so keep checking back!

Also, I have my college interview tomorrow for my Fashion and Design course! Wish me luck guys!

Have a wonderful week!

Princess Freya x

Hair Cut, Pony Hair Clips and Cosplay!

2010-03-03T19:17:00.000+01:00

Konnichi-nya!

I got my hair cut yesterday! My mom did it for me, since it was such an easy job. I had her do a hime cut for me. I have to say, I was scared at first that having the full fringe/bangs wouldn't suit me but I really like them! It feels weird though, almost like my headband has just slipped off of my head. But I'm sure I'll get used to it.

Please excuse my face orz

Oh! I'm sure you can see my fabulous new hairclips. They're ponies! These cute clips are from Claire's Accessories (told you I loved that place) and cost £4.50. They come in a set of 6 but the ponies on the other two fell off so I have to reglue them on ^^; They come in light pink, medium pink, dark pink, purple, mint and blue. These clips are the start of a new obsession for me. Some cute and more expensive ones, I plan to look in the £1 stores for some, they usually have a pink rack full of cute hair stuff for little girls. When I collect loads, I'll post some pictures. For now, the pony clips!

Sliver sparkles wheeeeeee!

Also, a light touch on the subject of cosplay. I mentioned in this post that I am cosplaying Tsukasa at MCM Expo in May, which is no longer going ahead because of a couple of things. So instead, I'll be cosplaying Reimu Hakurei from Touhou to replace her.

Reimu Hakurei is so cuteeeee!

So if you are going to look for me on the Sunday of May Expo, I'll be in this cosplay. I'll probably be outside most of the time I'm there ^^; Either that or by the plushies.

I hope you are having a pleasant week and are looking forward to the weekend. I know I am!

Princess Freya x

As Promised!

2010-02-27T13:08:00.000+01:00

Happy Weekend Princes and Princesses!

I've been giving this giveaway thing a lot of thought and am coming up with some great prize ideas. Of course, they will only be small bits, mostly handmade, but cute bits!
I'll post up more on that in a few weeks. Please, look forward to it!

I quickly wanted to share some really great stuff available at Claire's Accessories at the moment. As everyone knows, the new Alice in Wonderland movie is out soon and designers are attacking it from all corners with delightful tea sets, shoes, necklaces and other cute pieces
Claire's has released their take on the movie with their "Alice In Fashionland" line. Cheesy name, but some really cute stuff!

And that's not all (but I can't find pictures of the rest!)
There are so many cute bits to pick up, including some non-Alice themed stuff like hair clips with bows, ponies and crowns on them!
I have to say, I love Claire's lots for Lolita accessories. They aren't cheap but the stuff you get in the there is totally adorable!

Gah, I can't think of anything else to write now. Lots of lolita babble :3
I've been losing a bit of weight recently. Stopped drinking lots of fizzy drinks (I was a Cola addict for a while) and got some yummy squash drinks (You know, the ones you dilute with water?) and they are really helping! I've also taken to playing on my dance mat a lot. I love it! It's a great way to exercise. I want to get one of those hard plastic ones though. I hate it when my soft mat slips around underneath me, causing me to miss the steps. >_<
Don't forget to comment your feedback on what you like to hear the most on my blog. I'd really like to know what you think!

Stay poofy my friends!

Princess Freya x

There is No Reason For...

2010-02-26T19:31:00.000+01:00

... this strange lack of posts lately. I've had this silly cold for the past week, and I've got nothing planned for the weekend. I should be back tomorrow with a new post about my weekend last week and with a few random bits about lolita and stuff.

Question for my readers!

What do you enjoy reading about the most on my blog? Just write a comment and let me know. I like to hear your feedback!

Also, if you're a fan of anime and lovely calm piano music, you should check out the Kanon Air Piano Arrange album. It's on Youtube :3
My favourite songs from it are "Promise" and "Natsukage". Check it out if that's your kind of stuff :3

I miss you all!
Princess Freya x

Naka's Net New Year Giveaway

2010-02-18T12:34:00.000+01:00

Just a quick post about Naka's Net New Year Giveaway !
The prizes are so cute, I wouldn't mind what place I come in (if I do that is!)
Click that link there for more info and join yourself!

Giveaways are fun aren't they?
Maybe I should hold one. I hear they are great for attracting people to your blog. I'll look around next week for possible prizes and make up some designs!
I'm also thinking of having a custom fabric made with a cute print on the bottom. Costs a bit though.

Anyway, go check out Naka's Net, it's a fantastic blog and that giveaway is so awesome!

Princess Freya x

The Beautiful Heart Award!

2010-02-15T12:35:00.000+01:00

First, I'd just like to announce that I've changed operating systems. I'm now a Mac user with a reason to go in the Apple Store everytime I'm in town! Haha

Next, I've been tagged by the wonderful Sara over at Moments Like Diamonds to take part in the Beautiful Heart Award! My first tag, yays!
Instructions:

1. List 4 things that keep your inner self beautiful.
2. List 4 things that keep you physically beautiful.
3. Tell us about a precious memory you keep close to your heart. [Optional]
4. Share this award with 5 other people that you think have a beautiful heart too.
5. Link the blogs of the people you chose and link the person's blog who awarded you.
6. Have fun!

4 things that keep my inner self beautiful
Lolita
My friends
Blogging
Twitter (helps me share my thoughts)
Fashion Design

4 things that keep me physically beautiful
Lolita!
My makeup and beauty supplies
My mom (she encourages me to be more healthy)
Dance Machines
Cosplay (makes me want to look good to pull off a cosplay better)

A memory I keep close to my heart
I suppose I'll take this chance to share the best Valentine's Day I ever had.
Yesterday, I spent the day with Dave, who I made chocolates for and received some in return. We went into town for the Chinese New Year festival, which included fair ground rides, stalls and a parade with dragons. We wondered up the high street, looking at all the nice stuff in the stalls, got a drink at Starbucks and waited for the parade to start. We then wandered back down the high street to where the rides were and went on one called Froggit, which was lots of fun. Met up with a few of my college buddies and chatted for a bit, then headed over to the arcade as it had started to rain. Had 4 rounds on the dance machine, I was in a hyper mood and having so much fun dancing with him, then went to the Apple Store (We love Apple products), had a drink at Costa then went back to his car. Then we went over to Eastleigh to have dinner at Frankie & Benny's, we shared a pizza, then had some desserts and chatted away. We then came back to my house and chatted some more about my Mac, he showed me some cool apps, then he left and I was sad. It was so much fun!

I'll be tagging:
Caro-Chan from F*** Yeah Lolita
Mikey from RAWR HEHE
Rozu Rose from Rule Of Rose
Ra from Gothic Lolita Sewing and Other Amusements
Victoria from Lolita Charm

Although, needless to say, you all have Beautiful Hearts. I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day! No "Princess on a Budget" this week, I've got Mikey over for the week. Sorry ^^;

Princess Freya x

Hikki - In The Flesh! + Making Your First Concert A Good One

2010-02-12T20:35:00.001+01:00

Photo by Princess Freya

This was the view I had pretty throughout the whole concert. I was like, in the middle of the room. But that there is Utada Hikaru, in person. I'm lucky to even have this photo. I actually took it on my phone. But anyway.

The concert was brilliant, better than I expected. The lighting was amazingly done, the band sounded brilliant and she was just beautiful. She made me cry when she sang Sakura Drops and First Love. I hated the fact that I am short and couldn't see well, my feet were aching from walking around all day and I was sandwiched between a really tall guy and a Japanese guy who WOULD NOT stop pushing me and was sweating like a pig. Sure, it was hot in that tiny room full of about 800 people but he should have taken off his massive jacket. Urgh.

So, some tips for concerts are in order I think. This was my first concert and it's a shame I had complications so let's avoid that.

Tips for making your first concert a good one:

- Remember the fact that there is no such thing as personal space at these things.

- Bring deodorant, you will get sweaty.

- Drink plenty of water beforehand, some concerts don't allow outside drinks.

- Go to the toilet beforehand as well, you'll never get your place back if you leave during the show.

- If you're short and you want a good view, wear some comfortable heels. People behind you may get pissed off but...

- ...No one cares if you can't see! Everyone wants the best view of the performer so if you're short or waaaaaaaay at the back, no one cares.

- Some venues don't allow photography, so don't bother taking a camera with you. Instead, if chances are you can take photos, take photos on your mobile phone. The quality might not be amazing but at least you have the photo as a memory.

- Make sure you plan your night. Leave time before to get a drink and PLENTY of time after to travel home.

- Camping before the show? Invest in thermal clothing like underwear. It may not be sexy or stylish, but it'll keep you warm. It can get cold at night, even in the summer.

- Dehydration is terrible and can cause headaches and nausea. Bring enough money to pick up a bottle of water or two after the show, because you'll be doing a lot of cheering (and sometimes singing!)

I guess that's it. Just be safe, ok?

I hope you all have a good weekend and an amazing Valentine's Day.

Princess Freya x

Nails, Nails, Nails!

2010-02-02T17:49:00.001+01:00

Photo from Google Images

God, I looooooove cute nails. I've started growing out my nails for this exact reason. I want deco nails! But I don't know where to get the wax bows or teeny tiny rhinestones from. Any ideas guys?

See you next week!

Princess Freya x

What I'm Currently Working On Part 3

2010-01-30T11:33:00.002+01:00

This edition is all about, you guessed it, COSPLAY!

The two cosplays I am working on right now are Remilia Scarlet (left) and Tsukasa Hiiragi (right) which are being made for debut at London MCM Expo in May. But, not only will I be cosplaying these two very cute characters, I will be PLAYING them. It is my goal this time around to have the way both characters act and talk down before Expo so I can bring these two characters to life. So if you see me during Expo, I will either be sweetly rude or adorably clumsy ^^

Remilia's cosplay will be made from light pink cotton and red cotton with wire and faux leather wings.

Tsukasa's cosplay will be made from white blouse cotton, red suiting fabric, white cotton ribbon, pink cotton, yellow cotton, store bought white socks and store bought shoes.

Progress pictures will be posted on Cosplay-Chan @ DeviantART which is also where I deal with commissions.

I'd also like to say a special thank you to all of my new followers and for your kind words on my post "In Reply To: In Defence of Princesses". I hope you all enjoy my future posts and thank you again!

Love Love,

Princess FreyaFreya

In Reply To: In Defence Of Princesses

2010-01-26T12:35:00.000+01:00

If you are a follower of the lovely Lolita Charm, you may have read Miss Victoria’s recent post “In Defence of Princesses”. (If you haven’t, I command you to read it.) First of all, I’d just like to say, that post brought a tear to my eye. I believe, as probably the most famous princess quote says, that all girls are princesses. Each princess has her own story and no matter how tragic or sad that story may be, every single one of them deserves a happy ending.

Today, I’m going to talk to you about my story. As a young girl, I never dreamed of being a princess. I was a tomboy and loved to wonder around in ripped jeans and climb on trees. I moved around a lot and never really had a permanent place to call my castle. I moved from the Queen’s Kingdom of Great Britain over to the vast kingdom of the United States. Even there I moved houses from Michigan to Alaska and around Alaska.

But going back even farther, to the days I cannot remember, I was a young princess. I was always dressed in elegant, handmade dresses, but I was covered in bumps and bruises (I’m still very clumsy). It wasn’t until recently that I dubbed myself a princess and donned the tiara to show it. I did have a princess bedroom, though it was shared with my younger sister and was taken away from me when my mother left my father. I suppose I’m filling the void with making my room an elegant hideaway for myself in the near future and wearing beautiful and expensive dresses smothered in lace.

Living with my father was rough; we didn’t have much money so nice clothing was out of the question. I did have a cute pair of jeans, however, that was bought for me as a gift. They had butterfly lace on them :3

But now I live with my mother and I’ve actually learned how to sew, I can make wonderful and beautiful clothing for myself. Now, I truly am a princess.

I’d like to say a huge thank you to Miss Victoria Suzanne for making me realise it’s ok to be an elegant lady even if others around me don’t accept it. I certainly do believe that we are all princesses.

I don’t live in a castle.

I don’t have a lot of money.

I don’t own expensive diamonds.

I won’t marry a real prince.

But I’m still a princess, all girls are.

This Recipe Calls For A Dash Of Magic

2010-01-25T20:52:00.000+01:00

Image from Google Images

After an exciting weekend like that, who wouldn't feel brilliant?

This weekend was simply amazing. I know I promised pictures but I didn't take any on Friday or Sunday because of all the excitement (and the fact I'd forgotten my camera both days D:). But I did take some on Saturday, which I will upload later.

Friday's Rocky Horror Show Performance

The Rocky Horror Picture Show was an amazing experience. I had so much fun getting up and doing the Time Warp, clapping and singing along to the songs and just being there with my great friends from Southampton Anime Society. They are a great lot and I hope to have many more fun times with them.

I even kept my ticket to stick in a scrapbook :3

Saturday's Baking Day

Ok, so we didn't make as much stuff as we planned. But we made cupcakes! And I made butter icing to decorate them with. I want to make some more this week :3 I love decorating cupcakes >w<

Sunday's Day Out with Dave

Avatar in 3D isn't just a movie. It's an experience. It was THAT good. The 3 hour movie didn't feel that long and seeing it in 3D is just... breath-taking. It made me think about what we are doing to the environment, it nearly made me cry and it made me sit on the edge of my seat with my mouth open like an idiot. But yea. If you haven't seen that movie yet, I command you to RIGHT NOW!

Well, after the movie we went to get something to eat. We went to a small Chinese restaurant in town called Ocean Dragon. It is a really nice place to eat, and has a lovely atmosphere. And the good thing is, it's cheap, which is particularly important in this day and age. But yea, it ended up being just over £30 for an all-you-can-eat buffet and drinks for two. Not bad, if I do say so myself. It was very filling and very lovely.

After that, we ended up at Mark's for the rest of the evening. It started with a chat and a bit of Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift but that got turned off as no one was paying attention and we put on Youtube. I showed them some cute videos (Sweets Parade from Alice Parade, Dote Up A Cat's opening and True My Heart from Nursery Rhyme) then we watched Vicci and Zoe do the dance from Minna no Tamago (them and two other girls are cosplaying the girls from Shugo Chara! EGG!) and showed off future cosplays.

All in all, a very lovely day that I really really enjoyed. Dave is just a very sweet person *blush*

Love love,

FreyaFreya

Bring On The Weekend

2010-01-21T19:16:00.000+01:00

I've got a good weekend planned this week. Perhaps I'll cheer me up a bit, I haven't been feeling myself recently.

Friday: Rocky Horror Show with Southampton Anime Society.

This sounds like it'll be a whole mess of fun. Not sure on what to wear though. I don't own a corset that fits or anything from that era. Jeans and T-Shirt sounds very tempting. ¬¬ I'm so boring.

Saturday: Baking Day!

My Mom has declared that Saturday is a baking day. We're going to make lots of yummy goodies, both sweet and savoury, so expect photos of beautiful cupcakes and other good stuff.

Sunday: Day Out with Dave.

I'm really looking forward to this. He's offered to take me to see Avatar in 3D as, according to him, it is a chance I cannot miss. We will most likely be getting something yummy to eat after as well ♥ Very much looking forward to this. ♥♥♥♥♥

So there is my weekend in a nutshell. I'll be posting pictures of the weekend after I've had it of course.

By the way, I'm in love with Owl City at the moment. Adam Young's music is so inspiring and lovely.

And I don't know about you guys, but I just cannot help but play with my blog charm *giggle*.

Valentine's Day is coming up. Everyone got their special someone they want to spend the day with and spoil with sickeningly sweet goodies? I don't but I have someone in mind ♥ I'm going to try making special chocolates this year.

Things to expect soon:

2010-01-15T18:48:00.000+01:00

A short game review on Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Posts on 2 new dresses
How To Live Like A Princess (a 3 part series)
Princess Freya's Top 10 Must See Animes
A few tutorials

Well, that's really what's coming up in the next few weeks. Just thought I'd check in really.

Love Love,

FreyaFreya x

Roasty Toasty Royalty

2010-01-10T22:00:00.000+01:00

After reading Lolita Charm's January Style Tips, I decided I'd post some tips of my own to keep my fellow British Princesses warm and cosy in the sudden chill.

1. Say goodbye to frozen toes and look at these cute slippers from Primark. These are perfect to keep your twinkly toes warm and they look nice with a gold tiara too!

2. Got a blouse with removable sleeves? Stick those suckers back on there! I've found that people tend to leave them off most of the time. So pull on those sleeves and keep warm against the chill.

3. Go out and get yourself a cute coat! With the January sales looming, now is the perfect time to search for that total bargain find!

4. Now's the time to save energy so instead of turning up that radiator, let's wrap ourselves up with our favourite cardigans. Layers, layers, layers!

5. Use this time to try out fun and yummy hot drinks. My favourite is making Galaxy hot chocolate and adding cinnamon and mini marshmallows. If you're old enough to drink (or your parents permit you to) try adding some Bailey's to your hot cocoa for an extra warm drink.

6. Don't say lazy! (See what I did there?) Get your blood flowing and do some exercise. Wii fit has plenty of cool options or just simply get up and do some early spring cleaning.

7. Snow is made from water and water is styled hair's worst enemy. Jazz up your favourite outfit with a fun hat or bonnet. Or if covering up your hair isn't the way to go, earmuffs are adorable and come in every colour, shape and theme under the clouds!

So there are my top tips for winter, even if you aren't Lolita. Keeping warm is the key in the Big Freeze (it's that bad, there's even a name for it!). So princesses (or princes!), get warm, be active and enjoy the snow while it's here!

Love Love,

FreyaFreya

Meme Time + Discussion of her Dream Prince

2010-01-08T23:20:00.000+01:00

A Lolita Meme, taken from Makelovely's Blog, who stole it from F*** Yeah Lolita.

1. Best fashion advice you've ever recieved?

I can't choose between the two.

1. It's ok to make lolita your own as long as you do it properly.

2. Make clothes! It's cheaper than buying things and gives you a warm fuzzy feeling inside when people compliment you.

2. Style Icons?

As far as lolitas go, Victoria Suzanne from Lolita Charm has to take the prize. Her outfits are lovely, her hair is fabulous and I always look forward to reading her blog.

Second, Kanon Wakeshima. She is so beautiful and I admire her interesting dresses. Not only that but she has a beautiful and enchanting voice!

3. Describe your personal style.

Most days, I'm a casual hime. I really like the princessy style and a friend of mine even said that my head was made for a tiara. (I have to say, that comment made me feel really good!)

I also like sweet styles, but mostly for meet ups. And for formal events, I'll wear classic.

4. Favourite designers/brands?

I think BABY wins that prize. I simply adore their sugary sweet prints and they even make stuff that a princess like me can wear on a regular basis.

5. Most cherished item.

My pink Bodyline shoes. Yes, I know, I'm such a cheaptard ><; but those shoes are so pretty and they are sickeningly adorable and ridiculously comfortable.

6. Most used item.

Hmmm... probably my tiara. Or my black skirt I bought offbrand from Primark. It has multiple uses and goes with everything.

7. I feel best wearing...

Something princessy, preferably white. And something with little lace, but the amount that is on it is just enough.

8. The first thing I look for in a lolita's outfit is...

Something interesting. Whether it be a simple handmade accessory or an extraordinary offbrand find, I like to find something about them that is unique.

9. Lolita fashion rule you never break.

Skirt shape. If I don't wear a petticoat I feel like I'm doing it wrong (and chances are I look like it too...).

10. Never caught wearing?

OTT Gothic styles. TBH, black looks baddddd on me unless I am wearing white with it. So I will never wear anything extremely gothic. It's just wrong.

11. Dress to impress who?

I dress to impress myself. I also dress to impress people around me. Getting compliments makes me feel good and makes me feel worthy of the fashion.

12. Your next "must-have" purchase?

It my not be my next one but my New Year's Resolution this year is to own at least one brand dress. And as I am going to the BABY store in Paris this summer, that shouldn't be too hard I think.

13. Your favourite type of head accessory?

Tiaras and mini crowns. I love them so much. I also loveee those head-eating bows. So cute!

14. Favourite cut of clothing (shirring, high waist, princess seams etc)?

For brand clothing, shirring. Anything that isn't won't fit properly. But for handmade pieces I love princess seams. (Did you guess that already?)

15. Current obsession?

Hime style <3>

16. Best Lolita fashion advice you can give to anyone.

Make your outfits unique. Don't be ordinary and just wear a dress as it is, add a cute accessory or two. Don't be afraid! Try it!

Blog post part 2: Discussion of her Dream Prince

Ok, so we all have an idea of what we want our dream prince/princess to be like, however most of the time it is a little unrealistic.

Example: *ahem* I want my prince to be tall and handsome, someone who will come and whisk me away in a carriage into the sunset and buy me nice things all the time and never want to see anyone but me blah blah blah.

NOT GUNNA HAPPEN.

We have to come up with realistic ideas about our prince/princess, right? Otherwise it will never happen and you will never get your happily ever after.

REALISTIC Example: I'd like my princess to be sweet but with a few rough edges. I'd like to be there for her if she needs a shoulder to cry on and I'd like her to know I'll be there for her. I don't want her to be controlling, but I'd like it if she planned things for us to do once in a while blah blah blah.

Now, after reading that little lot, I bet your thinking "What's Princess Freya's dream prince like?". Well, I could tell you all of it but it'd be a long and boring post. (Not that this isn't already a long and boring post...) But I'll give a few little hints.

Princess Freya's Perfect Prince

Someone who will be there for me when I need them the most BUT not drop everything just for my sake.
Someone who will love me even when I'm covered in lace and frills and won't be embrassed to walk by my side.
Someone who will surprise me with things I like BUT not spoil me.
Someone who will realise it take a long time to make myself up in the morning so they might drop a compliment or two through the day BUT will criticize me when I look terrible.
Someone who realises that fashion is my life and I will spend a lot of time at the sewing machine... maybe even when they're around.

They don't sound too unrealistic do they?

Love Love,

FreyaFreya

What I'm Currently Working On: Part 2

2010-01-07T16:29:00.000+01:00

Photo from Google Images
Project 2: Bedroom Design!
I recently moved the bunk bed I had in my room into my sibling's room in exchange for a single wooden bed. (I have thought about painting it white...) Over this I will put a canopy (white with rhinestones) that will open in the middle to reveal pink bedsheets with white lacy pillows. In the corner, I have a desk that I have set up to be my dressing table. On it I have:
My dressing table set (featured in this blog)
A small box with a butterfly on it with earrings in
A silver clam shell box with odd jewellery bits in it
2 Nail Polishes, clear and pink
A jewellery stand
A framed fan
Facial care products
A tube of lavender clay face mask
Body Spray
A pull out shelf with my favourite necklaces and hair accessories on it
My makeup
There are also lights on the wall which will frame my mirror when I get one. Above that is a shelf with my figures on it. My chair is pink and fluffy. I will have pink curtains and a new bedside table. The plan is to make it as princessy as possible with on my budget.

I didn't have a princess room when I was little so I'm having one now ^^

Project explanation complete! On to the next one...

What I'm Currently Working On

2010-01-07T13:14:00.000+01:00

This JSK is one that is available from FanPlusFriend, priced $116.

Now, I bet your thinking "Why the hell did she put that there?" and I only did that because it's a really really nice JSK. However, I want to focus on the picture that is to the left. My next project is going to be based on this JSK. I'll be making one similar to it to go with the theme of "Tea Party". The shape will be the same, minus the ruffles at the top. Instead of the diamond and heart shapes, I'll be sewing on teacup and cupcake silhouettes in a blue coloured fabric. I've chosen that colour because I actually have already made a blue teacup headdress to go with the dress.

No makeup D: Beware

I made this headband with a tea set I bought from Early Learning Centre. I just hot glued the teacup to the saucer, hot glued a spoon in and decorated with some brown faux flowers I bought from Fabric Land. The whole thing is mounted on a piece of white felt with embroidery anglais edging around it. Then it was hot glued to a simple clear plastic headband. Looks cute, huh? It's so easy and only cost me around £10 to make. So that headdress is the reason why I chose blue for the silhouettes on the dress. Next I'll talk about the bows. The bows will be made from Cupcakes Blue, Fabricland £2.99 per meter, and edged with white lace. The bottom of the dress will have gathered fabric around the edge and the neckline will have white lace on. All of the ribbon edging will be a brown like the flowers on the headdress (that colour's gotta go somewhere, right?).

First project explanation complete! On to the next...

Blah Blah Blah

2010-01-07T00:14:00.000+01:00

"If you see me as just a princess then you misunderstand who I am and what I've been though." - Mariah Carey

You know, I don't even know why I am writing. I just felt like it I guess.

I'm playing a long game of 60 Minute Makeover with my bedroom. Stage 1 is complete, I've moved out the bunk bed and moved in the single bed. I also cleared my desk of all the junk that was on it and started setting it out as a dressing table. (I need a mirror orz)

I've also set aside 2 drawers [so far] to be my "Lolita Drawers". These will hold my shoes, accessories, handbags, off-season skirts and bloomers (when I make some). All of my in-season stuff is hung up in my wardrobe ready to be worn.

Mikey now has his own shelf for the clothes he leaves at mine when he stays over. He only has shirts and PJ bottoms on it at the moment. But it is a shelf and it is Mikey's. Love you Mikey ! x

Next up is to get the fabric for my princess canopy, the fabric for the wall decorations and get a mirror.

Oh mi gosh, I finally read Alice In Wonderland! In it's original context as well. It's a brilliant book, though it is very bizarre. I'd give it an overall score of 4 out of 5. -1 point for the beginning, it started rather slowly in my opinion.

I also watched the TV movie "Alice in Wonderland" starring Tina Majorino and Whoopi Goldberg. It was fantastic but I didn't like the fact that towards the end it started to run into the story of Through The Looking Glass. 3 out of 5 for that one.

Right, ramble over I think. Time for bed! Night all!

Love Love,

FreyaFreya x

Christmas Haul!

2010-01-01T18:18:00.000+01:00

My ring from Mikey. It has pink mother of pearl in the middle.

A Hello Kitty digital camera that I'll use for trips and events.

HELLO KITTY SECRET PILLOWWWWW! <3
It has a Hello Kitty Mp3 player inside it but it doesn't work anymore.

Earrings from my Dad. They're from Tiffany, New York. They say "Please Return to Tiffany&Co, New Yeak [826]"

A new compact mirror with gems on it. I love this so much

A big photo of stuff. A few pairs of earrings, some pearl hair clips, peticure kit, markers, scarf and glove set, a mug, a ring from Mikey, nail varish, a big jawbreaker and chocolates.

A close up of my pearl hair clips.

I got a lot of nice stuff for Christmas, including a new phone (LG KP501 "Cookie"), and had a lovely day with my family.
I also saw my friend Dave the day after Boxing Day. :3
We had a lovely day together, went for lunch, a walk in the park, had a few games on the dance machine and enjoyed some yummy hot milkshakes from Shakeaway. I really enjoyed it and I hope he comes around again soon. <3
Dave's Flickr
And finally New Years came around. We spent it with some friends, had nibbles and I took a walk in the dark to work it off. We stayed up until midnight drinking and playing Buzz TV Quiz then Mikey rang and we saw the New Year in together.
Akemashite Omedeto!
New Years Resolutions:
- To keep up with my project, Project 365
- To save up enough money for a new camera
- To buy at least one brand lolita dress
- To lose enough to fit into my one brand lolita dress

I hope everyone had a brilliant Christmas and have a fun and memorable 2010!

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Deck The Halls With Lots Of Sparkles!

2009-12-20T12:35:00.000+01:00

Ohlalalala lalalala!

Christmas is my absolute favourite holiday. I LOVE FAIRY LIGHTS!
My bedroom isn't very Christmas-y this year, because of the fact that I have had no money for the Christmas holidays. But after Christmas, I'm going to turn my bedroom into a pink and princessy wonderland! I'll be trading my bunk bed for a single bed and making a canopy to go over my bed. I need some new bits, like a duvet cover (Hello Kitty of course), a laundry bin, posters, cushions, fairy lights (= loveeee <3).I'll be making over my desk to be a dressing table. I inherited an antique dressing table set from my great-grandmother because she left us (Rest in peace my Nanna). It has a 2 brushes, a comb and a hand mirror. The back of each item (except for the comb) has a beautiful blue rose on it.
I might get a little bookcase too for my copies of G&LB, various books, my journal, my Dream Book (I'll explain what that is later) and to put photo frames on. But yea, back to Christmas.
My Wishlist for this year:

A new phone (Pink LG Cookie)
Alice In Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
A digital camera
Some Hello Kitty stuff (Hello Kitty Secret Pillow from Argos <3)
Some new phone straps
Kamikaze Girls (Both the movie and the book)
Some more G&LB <3

What do you want for Christmas? I wish I had the money to get a new outfit but sadly I don't.
Some daily outfits for you (Sorry about the red eye orz):

Daily Outfits 22nd December 2009 & 24th December 2009

Blouse: Matalan/Top: Mom's
Skirt: Primark/Skirt: Primark
Necklace: Gift from Mom/Hairbow: Handmade - "Tartan Bows" fabric £3.99
Socks (Not Pictured): New Look/Socks: New Look

This will probably be my last post until after New Years so...

And have a lovely New Year.

International Lolita Day!

2009-12-07T17:04:00.000+01:00

On Saturday, I had some of my lovely lolita girlfriends over for a day of crafty fun! But first, some information about International Lolita Day:
International Lolita Day, or "LoliDay", is a bi-annual event that takes place on the first Saturdays of both June and December. These dates were chosen so lolitas could show off their fun switch between summer and winter clothing. Usually on these days, lolitas would meet up and do fun lolita activities such as making cakes, crafts, watching movies, shopping, photoshoots etc. Since I celebrated my first LoliDay in winter, we stayed in an each took to our own unique crafts and all had something to take home at the end (except Steph, her's got messed up but I'm going to fix it for her and give it to her soon ^^).

We took loads of pictures on the day of everything we did. I made a hair comb partly using a tutorial in G&LB vol. 5 (TokyoPop Ver.). Miss Vicci made a Ragamuffin of her fiance Ken with the help of Miss Steph. Miss Zoe made a plushie bunny which was absolutely adorable! Miss Titanya also made a Ragamuffin ^^

Next LoliDay will include a trip to Paris for the day to visit the BABY, The Stars Shine Bright store! How exciting!

And now, pictures!

More and bigger pictures are available on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetangelfreyafreya/

I hope you all had a wonderful LoliDay!

Love Love,

FreyaFreya

No Utada?!

2009-11-24T17:41:00.000+01:00

No Utada?!

Mark paid for tickets for all of us to go see Utada Hikaru (Hikki-Chan)'s "In The Flesh" concert at the O2 Academy in Islington. Yay, right?

No. Not Yay. Because today he received the following email:

"Dear TicketWeb customer,
We are writing to you regarding the tickets you have ordered for the Utada event at O2 Academy Islington on 12 February 2010.
We are sorry to inform you that due to an administrative error on our part, your booking was processed in error, and was not part of the allocation of tickets we were instructed to sell on behalf of the venue." Blah Blah Blah...
So I'm really annoyed.
/rant

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Kidnapped!

2009-11-15T22:02:00.000+01:00

Kidnapped!

Photo by Rain Rabbit http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996583811@N01/

I got kidnapped by Mark, Zoe and Dan on Saturday and got taken all the way to London for ALCL! It was a very unexpected and wonderful surprise. I had so much fun. The people there were so lovely and I became good friends with a particularly lovely guy called Dave. When we were all fed up with the atmosphere at ALCL, we hopped on the Tube for a visit to Trocadero where Dave and I danced the day away on various dance machines. We also took a visit to TokyoToys, Japan Centre Bookstore and Food Store and a Chinese resturaunt for dinner. All in all, a really awesome day.

You can find more photos from my day at my Flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetangelfreyafreya

Love Love,

FreyaFreya

The Polka-Dotted Apple Giveaway!

2009-11-04T19:26:00.000+01:00

The Polka-Dotted Apple Giveaway!

Eeeep! I've been a secret follower of this blog for a little while. Without actually clicking the follow button of the blog though ><
I totally want to enter this awesome giveaway! So here are my answers!

What is your most prized possession?
My Bodyline Pink lolita shoes. Ah! They are so lovely!

What is your definition of beauty?
Sweetness, intelligence and elegance all rolled into one.

What makeup item (Brand and name of product) would you recommend to me?
Avon's Magic Dust Shimmer Puff

What is your favorite KIND of makeup item and why?
Mascara, it makes the wearer look glamourous no matter how it is worn!

A weird factoid about you. :B
I can move my ears up and down ^^

What is the fondest memory of your childhood?
Walking around in one of the pretty dresses my mom made with plasters on my knees from being very clumsy ^^;

Describe yourself honestly.
I'm a bubbly, funny person with big dreams. I can be shy but people tell me that once I open up I am a really nice person.

Tell me something I could do to improve my blog
I think you should have a smaller header. You know, the banner thing?

http://makeuploveforever.blogspot.com/2009/10/polka-dotted-apples-first-giveaway.html
Click the link to enter the giveaway yourself!

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

The DSi was a failure... GIVE IT UP NINTENDO!

2009-10-29T19:08:00.000+01:00

The DSi was a failure... GIVE IT UP NINTENDO!

Today on DannyChoo.com was the (sad, sad) annoucement of the new DSi LL, due to be released in Japan on November 21st. Europe won't get it until April ~ May 2010 (thank god -_-;) It will weigh EXACTLY 100g more than the DSi and 96g more than the DS Lite (I didn't actually know the DS Lite weighed more...) I think the only good thing is that the screen is bigger and probably a faster CPU for better graphics on games.
My little DS Lite is just right for me, only it lags a little when I play fast paced games like Rhythm Paradise, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Cooking Mama 2 and even Nintendogs. But it's nice and light, a good size screen, compact and it's pink ^^
I'm sick of Nintendo's unneccessary upgrades to their products. They should have left the DS as it was when they made the DS Lite. God help us if they decide to make a new Wii console... -_-;

/rant

FFS, I just sat down to type and the bloody Xbox finished copying.
I give up.

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Otaku Frilly Babe

2009-10-27T15:20:00.000+01:00

Otaku Frilly Babe

I went to the London MCM Expo this weekend. It was absolutely amazing! All the cosplayers! O.O

I adored meeting all the brilliant cosplayers and seeing all the lovely costumes. There were some Resident Evil cosplayers going around scaring everyone. One girl got chased by the guy because she screamed and ran away. It was horrible for her but a right laugh for everyone else!

I went with my mom, my sister and the SAS.

This is what I wore. I made this dress with my mom. It was so warm and comfy to wear. It was a lovely puffy dress. No petticoat required! And it fits Mikey, though it's a little short to be lolita on Mikey...

My sister went as Mew Ichigo from Tokyo Mew Mew. She kept getting stopped by everyone for pictures! Someone wanted a picture as soon as we got off the train at Waterloo!

This is the part of the SAS we travelled with.

The first one is our Miku! That's Mark! It's a trap!

Isn't he lovely? He looked so cute in his outfit, if only he had the pigtails and a leek! You could tell that he was missing his leek because he kept moving his arm up and down. Poor Miku-chan!

Captain Jack Sparrow, The Giant Death Note and a lovely lolita girl!

Well, that's all for today ^^ More later.

Love Love,

FreyaFreya

I don't know...

2009-10-19T18:55:00.000+02:00

I don't know...

So yea, I just thought I'd let you all know that I am alive and stuff.
Nothing good has happened. Except I got a new figure. More on that later.

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

On The Ferry Home...

2009-10-11T15:37:00.000+02:00

On The Ferry Home...

I haven't posted like all weekend ^^;
That's because I was at Nik's this weekend. And now I'm on the ferry home. I'm really tired and bored and I'm upset that I had to leave. But it's Riku's birthday today ^^ That's my cat. He's 1 year old today. Bless his little fuzzy socks.
But yea, fairly busy weekend. Me and Nik went into Ryde yesterday for a day out. We were going to see Toy Story in 3D but it wasn't on ! So we just went out for a day out instead.
Friday it was Annie's birthday, so we did Annie's birthday stuff. Me and Nik had to like, follow her around that evening cause she went out with her friends. They had alcohol and her mom was worried so we had to spy on her. I hate being busy.
I'm like really really tired. I didn't want to go home yet though, I was having fun being with Nik again.
But yea, I be off. Too bored to write.

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Wet but still sparkly!

2009-10-07T14:35:00.000+02:00

Wet but Still Sparkly!

It's been awfully rainy lately =( Where did you go Mr.Sun?
I made a new headband today. I'll update with pictures later. It was based off of a headband that can be bought from SickForCute, called the Hair Candy Headband.
http://www.sickforcute.com/shop/product/179/Hair_Candy_Headband
There is some adorable stuff on that website. I'm gunna ask my mom for some of the stuff in the sale for Christmas.
This site was reviewed by: Megan @ http://makelovely.wordpress.com/ Check out her blog for more lovely lolita goodies. She's got some super cute stuff on there!
I'm so tired. It's cold outside too. Good thing I only have 2 more hours of this torture then I can go home and make more lovely lolita accessories. =D

Wow, a lot of lolita babble today.

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Blog Updates!

2009-10-04T15:54:00.000+02:00

Blog Updates!

RAWR - from Mikey

Well, I've had Mikey over for the weekend. It's been really fun ^^ I'm gunna miss having him around to hang out with ;w; But he'll be back at half term so that'll be fun ^^
Tonight, I'm going over to Miku-chan's to finally register for MinamiCon with him. We're just going to hang out and chill tonight. Ah, relaxation!
Oh yes, nearly forgot. I updated both of my other blogs.
http://justagirlwhocosplays.blogspot.com with a few cosplay updates and a picture of our finished commission.
and
http://dontforgetaboutusfigures.blogspot.com with a review on my newly obtained Miyuki Takara Figma. And pictures ^^

Have fun viewing them!
Love Love,
FreyaFreya

MinamiCon Registration Delay + Still sick

2009-10-02T14:05:00.000+02:00

MinamiCon Registration Delay + Still Sick

I waited up until midnight for registration for MinamiCon to open. I had to get up at 6:30 this morning! But I waited... and waited... and waited... refreshing the main page every minute. I checked on the foruma and joined in the rant topic about it.
And then, I refreshed that page one last time. And a article was posted explaining the delay and telling all of us who have been waiting since 10pm that they were delaying registration until the 4th at 9pm. I was NOT happy.
In other news, I'm still ill.
I walked my little brother and sister to school today and I nearly fainting on the way back because my chest was so tight I couldn't breathe. I'm still having problems now.
*looks at the mysterious box on the coffee table* I really really wanna know what is in there...

Still Sick

2009-09-30T22:52:00.000+02:00

Still Sick

I was off college again today, my chest still hurts a lot and my throat is burning. It hurts to even drink water. I got my hair trimmed this morning, nothing really interesting.
They finished the loft today. We also finished our commission for Bloom's Ball Gown. More about that will be posted on my cosplay blog tomorrow... or something. I'm really tired, I don't think I'll be getting up early tomorrow.
Seeing Mikey on Friday, only a couple of days now! Yippee! Hopefully, I'll be better by then. I don't like being ill.
WE SHALL DRINK AND WE SHALL SING!!!!!!11oneuno
Hehe <3
Love you Mikey!
I also started watching the new summer anime Princess Lover! today. It's quite good, but the censoring can f'off.
NO SHIMAPAN = NO HAPPINESS!
I love you Nik, by the way.

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Shinji!

2009-09-29T19:16:00.000+02:00

Shinji!

I thought I'd show you guys my new teddy I got at Build-A-Bear. He is a grey wolf and his name is Shinji. He's really soft and huggable (Kinda like Nik.) and really furry. If you push his tummy, his heart beats!

He's so lovely.

Off sick + Seperate Blogs

2009-09-29T11:54:00.000+02:00

Off Sick + Seperate Blogs

I'm off college sick today. I went to bed last night with a weezy chest and managed to fall straight asleep. But then woke up about 10 minutes later, gasping for air because I had stopped breathing. I went to go and see if my mom was awake, but she wasn't so I told my stepdad, Rob, and he gave me his inhaler to use. It helped ^^ (thanks Rob <3)
My mom bought me a muffin ^^ Yum Yum.
She also told me we are going to Build-A-Bear this afternoon so we can all get a bear to celebrate us moving and all the hard work we've put into this house (we have converted the whole loft!) ^^
Right, so, seperate blogs. I've decided this blog is getting over crowded with all my stuff about my life, and my cosplay, and my figures. So I've made this blog my life blog, and two others into my cosplay and figure blogs.
Cosplay blog: http://justagirlwhocosplays.blogspot.com
Figure blog: http://dontforgetaboutusfigures.blogspot.com
I'll post on here when I have updated each blog. Though, the other two won't be updated as much as this one because I don't cosplay all the time and I don't get figures all the time. So yea, seperate blogs!
Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Flat Pack Sux

2009-09-28T18:26:00.000+02:00

Flat Pack Sux

Today, I got up at 7:45 because I recieved a text from my lovely Mikey like he does every morning. Unfortunately, I had to get down from my bed to reach my phone and by that time, had fully woken up. No point going back to sleep...
After my mom dropped the kids off at school, we went over to Ikea to get some stuff for the playroom in the loft. We managed to find a little desk that is smaller than my last one so it would fit when I rearranged my room. But it was bloody flat pack... putting that together was the most annoying thing I'd done in a while. But I managed to do it, only messing up once. DX But tomorrow, or whenever we rearrange my room, I have to put up a flat pack chest of drawers. Save me please...
Well, at least my room is becoming a little more mine. I now have my bed and my desk space. Soon I will have shelves for all my figures. I just wish it was just my room. I don't like sharing. I feel cramped in this room because of all the toys and things that aren't mine. But just having my new desk makes it so much nicer in here.
So hopefully my room will be all nice and sorted out before Mikey comes on Friday. I can't wait to see him. And then I'll see Nik next friday. Plus, I get Pizza Hut so I'm quite chuffed. Yum yum.

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Say Hello to Nekomon!

2009-09-27T19:40:00.000+02:00

Say Hello To Nekomon!

Hehe, as you all know I went to the car boot sale this morning. I got:
2 Pokemon Plushies - Raichu and Squirtle
A Gameboy Colour - Purple ^^
A Pokemon game that is really weird, kinda like a Mario set up but you play as Pikachu.
And some Pokemon cards ^^

Yea, on to the cool part of my day. At 1:30pm I met up with Miku-chan =D We went back to the house to wake up Ken and Vicky. That took a little while... But we soon left the house to head over to West Quay to Build-A-Bear. It was so cute in there! All the little teddies and the clothes ^^ But... the dinosaur Vicky wanted wasn't there. So we headed over to Toys R Us to see if there was a dinosaur there. And there was! A huge one! So Ken bought it for her, how sweet ^^ And Miku bought me a little orange kitty we called Nekomon. (Neko = Cat, Mon = from Pokemon, cause we decided he looks like one. A retarded one!) So after we went back home and started to watch Pan's Labyrinth. It looks really weird but I might watch it. But I really enjoyed today. It's really nice to finally have friends near me. But I really miss Mikey and Nik. Mikey will always be my best friend and Nik will always be my sweetie pie.
I love you both so much and I love my new friends Miku, Ken and Vicky!

Love love,
FreyaFreya

Full of chinese!

2009-09-27T00:32:00.000+02:00

Full of chinese!

Well, tonight was a rather strange set of events. Miku decided to take me to the small town of Hythe (The one in Hampshire not Kent). So we set off on this tiny little ferry to the town and when we got there we went on this little old train down the pier. It was really old and it creaked. I was really scared. But then we got off to look around the town for a place to eat.
Only to find there wasn't anywhere! There was an Indian place but I don't like Indian and there was a few kebab shops but no where else. So we went to a pub for a drink before catching the next ferry back.
On to find there wasn't one until 8:10pm. So we went back to have another drink.
And missed that ferry so we waited for the 8:40pm one. We stayed put that time. And soon enough we got back on the little old train to get on the ferry and finally got back to Southampton. And we walked though town and stopped off at Ocean Dragon for some chinese food. After eating a plate full of duck and chow mein, we decided to show our faces at home before heading to the bus stop. Vicky came with us to the bus stop and enjoyed playing in the ark. Poor girl doesn't get out often.
And tomorrow, instead of hanging out with a certain dickwad, I am going to the Bear Factory with Miku, Vicky and Ken. Should be very fun ^^
Night night all!
Love Love,
FreyaFreya

WHY DON'T I GET TOLD ANYTHING?!

2009-09-26T17:45:00.000+02:00

WHY DON'T I GET TOLD ANYTHING?!

Yea, Adam's moved. He moved to bloody Oxford without a word. That really takes the piss. OMG I AM SO ANNOYED! I had plans to hang out with him tomorrow and everything. And he said he text me. Yea. Right. Don't you think I would have gotten that text by now? Hahahahahaha.

Go die in a hole. Plz.

I need a hug. Mikey, Nik, get over here please...

Awesome day and new figure!

2009-09-26T16:34:00.000+02:00

Awesome Day and New Figure!

I went to town this morning with my family. We went into the Underground Clothing store in the Bargate centre and they had the most adorable dress ever in the sale rack. So I tried it on and it fit except the zip was broken! I was like, about to cry cause this dress looked so cute on me! ;w; So yea, I was really upset. So my mom took us to Primark and I got new underwear and some awesome socks with little bows on them. Then we went over to Forbidden Planet and I bought a Noriko Takaya figure. She's from Gunbuster.

She has really nice legs.

Like, really long, lovely legs.

Lovely *u*

So yea, and now I am all dressed up, ready to go out with Miku-chan tonight ^^ He's taking me out for dinner, isn't that sweet of him?

Gotta go clean my room now! ><

Love Love,

FreyaFreya ♥

The girl who blogs too much

2009-09-25T19:29:00.000+02:00

The girl who blogs too much

Hehe, I have jellybeans. ^^
Mikey seems to have some sort of psychic connection to me. It's kinda cool. We first noticed when he said "Feel better." when I was ill but I hadn't even told him! And yesterday, he said I was wearing stripy socks and I was! Today he asked if I was wearing light blue and I have on my blue and white striped top ^^ He also predicted I was wearing a black top the other day and somehow knew I was looking at my chat logs to find out what he was going to give me.
It's kinda freaky but totally awesome too!
It's really comforting writing a blog. It lets me get out things that might be bothering me or whatever and I don't really care who reads it. I love you guys ♥
I've also been looking at lolita skirts! I was viewing the "Dressing Down For Daily Wear" blog over at Lolita Charm ♥ and decided to start making some cute skirts for college and everyday wear. I'm also ordering my first pair of lolita shoes from Bodyline ♥
Also! I'm looking for a Lolita Penpal, I've posted on the LJ community LolitaLetters. If you are interested, go there and find my email address.

Current Figure Wishlist:
Miku Hatsune Figma
Miku Hatsune Nendoroid
Asuka Maid Ver. (NGE)
MisaMisa PVC 1/8 figure
Nanoha Figma
Saber (Armour Ver) Figma
Currently Seeking Dollfie DD Aoi (£295)

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

Posting at school makes FreyaFreya a dull girl

2009-09-25T10:14:00.000+02:00

Posting at college makes FreyaFreya a dull girl

Ah, the sound of the fire bell tells me it is Friday today ^^ (They set it off every Friday to check it works... like 3 or 4 times a morning)
I got in the car this morning and FUCK, there was ice on the windscreen! >< When did it get so cold? I am NOT looking forward to winter...

So my weekend is set with all sorts of fun plans ^^ Tomorrow I am going shopping with my family. Hoping to get some new shoes to go with the lovely new jeans I got on Wednesday and a Black Parade jacket (I'm not an MCR fan, I just like that jacket >3>)
Then tomorrow evening, I'll be hanging with Miku-chan, possibly just going out for a drink or something. Nothing particularly exciting but still very fun ^^
Sunday I'm going to the car boot sale in Bursledon again, scoping out dance games for my collection. Then Roxas is coming over for a visit ! Exciting weekend ! (♥)

College is boring. It's times like this that make me wish I was still at school. It was quite fun compared to this. ><

Current Figure Wishlist:
Miku Hatsune Figma
Miku Hatsune Nendoroid
Asuka Maid Ver. (NGE)
MisaMisa PVC 1/8 figure
Nanoha Figma
Saber (Armour Ver) Figma
Currently Seeking Dollfie DD Aoi (£295)

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

A proper post that isn't about figures.

2009-09-24T21:43:00.000+02:00

A Proper Post That Isn't About Figures

Cosplay updates:
Bexi's Ball Gown - Almost finished!! We bought a new sewing machine today that makes it so much easier to work with slippery fabric. Will come in handy when using silks to make kimono.
Music Notes Lolita Dress - Fabric bought, pattern bought. The accessories are finished, didn't take long XD

EXPO:
I'm really excited about Expo, though not very excited about having to get up at 5am >< We are travelling with the SAS on the 6:55am train. Very interesting...
I'll be coming home with lots of anime merch. and will be all sweaty from the dance machines. (Note to self: Must get £10 in £1 coins and bring deo!)

NIK:
I'm spending a long weekend at Nik's on the 9th. Ah, relaxation... Well, as relaxing as watching anime and walking dogs gets. At least I'll be getting excerise. (I need to get down to a size 14 by next October. Tips?) And I get to chat with his lovely mom again, she is such a dear. I do miss Nik very much though, I can't wait to be snuggled in his arms again *lovestrucksighplz*

MIKEY:
zOMG! I'm seeing my Oniichan next weekend!!! I miss him so much ;w; ♥ ♥ ♥ It'll be like old timesssss!!11one Singing on HSM Sing It! and playing on my new dance mats. ♥ I LOVES YOU MY ONIICHAN!!!! ♥

MIKU:
The newest friend in my life, Mark, who I call Miku because of his great love for the pop princess Hatsune Miku-chan. We both share that love actually XD We are Miku and Mikuo Hatsune ^^ Hopefully, next October we will be going to Expo as Miku and Mikuo Hatsune.

Current Figure Wishlist:
Miku Hatsune Figma
Miku Hatsune Nendoroid
Asuka Maid Ver. (NGE)
MisaMisa PVC 1/8 figure
Nanoha Figma
Saber (Armour Ver) Figma
Currently Seeking Dollfie DD Aoi (£295)

Love Love,
FreyaFreya

zOMG! Freya Blog-chan!!!!!11one +New Figures

2009-09-24T18:41:00.000+02:00

BLOG!

God, I was so bored today, I decided to start a blog. And hopefully, I will keep at it >< http://www.dannychoo.com/. I love looking at all the pictures of new figures and his Daughters (the dollfies) ^^ And, of course, all the news about Japan.

In other news, my lovely Nik ordered me the LOVELIEST of little nendoroids.

Meet Miss Miyuki Takara. My very own Lucky Star nendoroid ^^ She's soooooooo adorable!

She comes with a little chair, her bag, a replacement arm and a different facial expression.
KAWAIIIII ><>

I also plan to buy this Miyuki from Ebay, I'm not sure she is genuine but I can't find one from a listed seller so I shall have to do with the one from Ebay.

And I'm ordering this one from JBox in a few weeks. She is a real one, comes out next week.

Can you tell I like Miyuki?

Well, good cause I do.

Current Figure Wishlist:

Miku Hatsune Figma

Miku Hatsune Nendoroid

Asuka Maid Ver. (NGE)

MisaMisa PVC 1/8 figure

Nanoha Figma

Saber (Armour Ver) Figma

Currently Seeking Dollfie DD Aoi (£295)

Love love,

FreyaFreya