Its spring! Time to start the gardin!

Every spring I like to challenge myself to grow a plant (normally a flower) other then the usual house plants. I've never really had a green thumb but sometimes the flowers end up living and I have a nice focal pop of colour in my room.

This year I've chosen to grow Aster flowers (seen above) for their symbolism. "Symbol of love, daintiness, talisman of love" (wiki) This seems to fit with my life right now.


If you have more of a green thumb then I do perhaps you should try a slightly larger outdoors garden, or a small herb garden (the kind that comes in a kit). Gardening can be a relaxing hobby for the long summer days as long as you dont get your favorite dress dirty!


Do you enjoy gardening or ever try to grow anything?

Stockings Vs. Knee Socks

Ah the wonderful pattens of knee socks, brands make ones that match your favorite print, they can go well with pretty much everything and of corse they are a staple of the lolita wardrobe. And as much as I love them I would never-ever wear them with a skirt, the terrible things.

If you are like me with more muscular/short legs you should understand my pain.

I am told this is Ashlee Simpson,  apparently we have
the same problem.

Unless I am wearing a very short skirt (or shorts), Knee socks make me look like I'm 4 feet tall. They break up my leg in a very unflattering manner. This is why I almost always wear tights/nylons/Stockings (whatever you want to call them) with skirts.

Stockings in my opinion are ignored far too much by lolita brands!  This makes me sad inside.

Not Chunky!

The one problem With stockings is that they dont come in nearly the pattern range that socks come in, theres; solid colour, striped, some with flower patterns and of corse fishnet. And can sometimes be hard to find in the colour you want.

Please dont wear something unflattering because you feel you have to is really what I'm getting at here. If you know you look terrible in something find and alternate way to wear it, or an alternate cut. Socks are just one of my personal pet peeves because I need to wear shortshorts to wear long socks, but i really love the patterns on them.

Mintymix Wig Review

As I mentioned in my last post, I recently ordered a wig from Mintymix, heres the Review for it!

stock pic

on me with bangs cut

Besides the pink colour washing me out a little, I really like this wig! The fibers are soft and the wig itself if pretty thick. The wig is one of the wigs that are in stock at the moment (as i am too lazy to wait for the pre-order), I placed the order on a thursday night and received the tracking number the next day!

not to mention the packaging it came in was super cute and well done!

the wig itself: 5/5
really good quality for the price. The pink looks a little darker in the stock picture but its almost the same.

packaging: 4/5
I would have rather it been shipped in a solid box rather then a bubble envelope.

shipping: 5/5
super fast! I received the tracking number the next day.

overall: 4.5/5
I would defiantly recommend Mintymix!

outfit post!

Today I went a bit punky! I recently bought a Mintymix wig and have been looking for a good time to wear it! I'll do a review of it soon!

outfit run-down:
-everything is off brand but the wig!

some simple co-ords

Heres some more simple co-ordinates that I put together this past week for spring, since all the now is melting now and everything is wet and muddy I've been trying to stay away from over the top skirts because they might get dirty. I've also been wearing striped tops (like my "wheres waldo" shirt in the last picture) lately. I've also been trying to match things to my rain boots. 

Ideas For Spring tea

my mix matched tea cups!

A great Idea for a spring get together would have to be a tea party! With all the snow melting, the grass coming back and life returning in general! its a good time to sit back, relax with some friends and enjoy the weather before it becomes too warm.

If you like, try to make a mix matched tea set! Its a great way to show off all the different patterns and styles and lets your guests find a tea cup that suits them!

recent work

Surprise! I've been knitting again! I finished this hat the other day. I love the shade of purple and the warmth of the wool! It tuck me a while to make though because of the stitch it uses but its a great addition to my winter wardrobe!

Lately I've fallen even more in love with the site Ravelry, its such a great resource for anything that has to do with yarn really! If your stuck on something or are looking for something easy to knit its the best place to go! I know I've mentioned it before, I apologize.

If you want to see what I've been knitting check out my Ravelry, or look for the perfect pattern (for that thing you've been meaning to make) on ravelry!