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May isn’t over yet, and I managed to squeeze in some time (instead of cleaning) to sketch, ink and paint this mermaid for Mer-May! I drew on watercolor paper with pencil and inked with my usual Zebra extra-fine brush pen, that I’ve used for years, got it at Daiso. I then used watercolors for the …
For “Me-Made May,” during which I work on completing things I made by myself, I finally finished a sewing project from almost five years ago, this ruffly underskirt from Otome no Sewing volume 16, which was published in 2021. I have no idea why I started it, as I don’t have any dresses or skirts …
Today I am posting about 2 new sewing projects I made from Misako Aoki’s sewing book volume 1 (reviewed here), a pair of hairbows and a beret! I actually made a ruffle heart purse from Daiso fabric already from this book but I can’t find the post, not sure what happened, maybe I only posted …
This may be a third recipe review from the same book, “Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons” because the first recipe was only partly done so I didn’t review, and the second one was just an Asian dish I could make any day. This one was different and interesting, but sadly I thought I didn’t …
Here is May’s bullet journal layout for the month! This month’s theme is Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon)! I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. For the calendar itself, I continued with a simple square layout with no day names (just gotta use my old brain to remember). I bought a Dungeon Meshi cooking …
For all of the J-fashion fans, I want to follow up on an old post and Youtube video I made in February of 2021 about Larme magazine, a quarterly fashion artbook released in Japan featuring clothing trends, makeup and hair tutorials of the sweet and girly type, plus interviews from Japanese celebrities and models. Larme-kei …
As promised, here is a deep-dive into my bishoujo Starscream cosplay but diner waitress version, with matching handmade accessories from Otome no Sewing volume 13. I decided to do this at the last moment before the Transformers cupsleeve (retro diner themed, like 1950s Americana drive-in with neon lights and hamburgers and milkshakes) event, so I …
I received my pre-order of the Bonnets and Sweet Tea – Lolitas of the South zine published in 2025 and I am excited to share my thoughts on this cute little zine and the apron sewing pattern and the recipe that came with this zine. I have collected a few zines (besides the Gothic and …
Here is the Spring PC setup with a theme of shoujo manga and especially Sailor Mars from Sailor Moon. I made it a little after March (the spring equinox) because I wasn’t sure I had enough decor, but I think I’m satisfied with this. One of my bullet journal layouts was Sailor Mars in the …
Here are my small business purchases from January, February and March 2026. I am a little behind (12 days) and I didn’t get every seller’s name this time around either. Silly me for thinking my early onset dementia will get better as the months of this waking nightmare continue! I did change backgrounds from the …