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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 …
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 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 …
Just a quick report of the afternoon tea I treated myself to for my birthday (uhh 1 week afterwards because that was the only time I thought I could get off) on April 1st. I researched all of the afternoon/high tea places in the area and I finally decided on this location I have never …
My aim with Black History Month posts is to boost creators and influencers in whatever way I can in my corner of the internet, and also to keep reiterating this website as a place of learning and support especially for minorities because there is so little courage out there in the face of oppression and …
[cross-posted from Tumblr] I’ve been buying zines for over ten, maybe closer to 20 years now, including what could better be described as fan anthologies and fanbooks with fanmerch, as well as actual handmade zines by its true definition, paper folded and cut and stapled from a copier machine in the school library or at …
A little late, but better late than never, here are all of the small business purchases from October to December of 2025! All usernames are linked to the seller’s instagram if I can find it. Otherwise their shops will be listed next to their handle. Sticker purchase from an art market at the local boba/chicken …
Continuing from my previous 2 posts, here are my purchases from small businesses and indie artists from July to September 2025! I was out of town twice, but I did attend a big con and also several art markets at the mall near my house, and made some online purchases from both familiar and new …
Continuing my previous posts documenting my hauls from small businesses and independent artists, this time starting from April to June 2025! As mentioned, I try my best to support artists selling their own artwork and other small goods instead of buying stuff from big companies. Of course I can’t help spending on official franchise merchandise …
Continuing from my previous post of purchases in late 2024, here are all the small business purchases I made in January, February and March of 2025! First off is a batch of extremely cool and stylish fanart merch from Scum Villain and Genshin Impact and some original artwork from byLimonmaid at Etsy! Next was a …