♡ Angelic Pretty Princess Cat JSK ♡

Moi ihanaiset ♥

Meillä oli tässä taannoin miitti paikallisten lolitojen kanssa ja pääsin ulkoiluttamaan ensimmäistä kertaa mun unelmaista kissamekkoa! Tämän nappasin joulun aikaan Angelic Prettyn alennusmyynnistä ja se on siitä asti roikkunut olohuoneen oven päältä, että voin ihastella sitä joka kerta, kun kuljen ohi. Kuolasin tätä printtiä jo aiemmin viime vuonna kun se julkaistiin, mutta uusiin brändimekkoihin ei ole varaa, mutta voi sitä tutinaa kun näinkin tämän olevan -40% alennuksessa! Se on nyt oikeasti minun, uusi Angelic Pretty mekko! Joku lolita virstanpylväs. Se on aikas spessua, koska tämä on mun toinen uutena ostettu japanilainen brändimekko. (❤◡❤)

Hello lovelies ♥

We had a meetup while back with local lolitas and I got to take out my new dreamy kitty cat dress for the first time! I got this one during Christmas time from Angelic Pretty's sale and since then it has been hanging from the living room door, so that I can admire it every time passing by. I was drooling over this print already when it was released last year, but can't afford new brand dresses, but oh my the excitement when saw this in sale for -40%! It is really now mine, a new Angelic Pretty dress! Some lolita milestone. It's quite special, because this is my second Japanese brand dress bought as new. (❤◡❤)

Princess Cat

♡ Peruukki | Wig~  Wig is Fashion

♡ Paitapusero | Blouse~  Long Ears and Sharp Ears' Studio

♡ Mekko | Dress~  Angelic Pretty

♡ Saappaat | Boots~  Dreamv / Yumetenbo

♡ Takki | Coat~  Angelic Pretty

♡ Laukku | Bag~  Disney x Angelic Pretty

♡ Kaulakoru | Choker~  Lolita Collective

♡ Päähine | Headpiece~  Made by me

Mekon nimi on Princess Cat ja se on vaaleanpunainen, mikä voisi olal täydellisempää?! ♡

Mä muistan kun joskus monta vuotta sitten sain syntymäpäiväkortin, missä oli kissan kuva, sillä oli prinsessakruunu ja kortti oli vaaleanpunainen ja siinä oli vielä kiiltäviä timangeja. Se oli täydellisyyttä just mulle. Ainiin synttäritkin on tulossa taas, muutaman päivän päästä olisi 30 vuotta täynnä. Argh! Ajattelin jos juhlistaisi isoilla teemasynttäreillä, mutta päätin että teenkin pienimuotoisesti jotain itselleni mukavaa. Itse juhlapäivänä olen kuvauksissa, mutta onneksi samalla viikolla on pääsiäisloma ja pääsee sitten tekemään jotain omaa kivaa. ♥

The dress is called Princess Cat and it's pink, what could be more perfect?! ♡

I remember some time many years ago when I got a birthday card, where was a picture of a cat who had a princess crown and the card was pink and it even had some sparkly diamonds. It was absolute perfectness for me. Oh yeah, my birthday is coming up again, in a few days will have 30 whole ones. Argh! Was thinking about celebrating with some big theme party, but instead decided to something small scale and do what I want just for me. On the actual day will be in a photoshoot, but luckily on the same week there's Easter holiday and can do some own fun. ♥

Asustelaatikosta ei löytynytkään juuri sopivaa mustapinkkiä päähinettä, joten päätin tehdä sellaisen. Halusin siihen prinsessaviboja tietenkin. Materiaaleina käytin vanhaa hiuspantaa, tukikangasta, vaaleanpunaista lakanaa, mustaa pitsiä, satiini- ja samettinauhaa, helmiä, lankaa ja neulaa, sekä tuollaisen muovisen timantti sydämen, joka on mun vanhasta ponnarista, kun olin 6-vuotias. Siitä tuli oikein ihana, tykkään hirmuisesti. Näitä tämmösiä asusteita on muutenkin kiva näperrellä. (*⌒―⌒*)

There wasn't any perfectly matching in my accessory drawer, so decided to make one. I wanted it to have princess vibes of course. As materials I used an old headband, buckram, pink sheet, black lace, satin and velvet lace, pearls, thread and needle, also that plastic diamond heart, which is from my hairband from when I was 6-years-old. It became very lovely, I like it a lot. Anyways enjoying doing these kind of accessories. (*⌒―⌒*)

♡ Haleja  |  Hugs ♡

♡ Kiva kun kävit poikkeemassa  |  Thanks for stopping by ♡

❤~ Saija Sasetar

✨♡ Dressing up a friend in lolita ♡✨

Hello Darlings! ❤

Time to get back into blogging and end my little hiatus. Been concentrating on everyday life for a while, on myself and being with my lovely daughter. We've been playing games and been outdoors and had some lovely quality time. I've been thinking about all the things I want to share with you in my blog and gonna start with this~

💙 Kawaii fluffy pastel cuteness overload -day! Yay! 💙

I got this awsum friend, Agony von Grim, she usually wears black and a kind of a pastel / nu goth style and this time I dressed her up in lolita! We talked about it at some point and we agreed about her coming for a visit just for this. Of course considering her normal style, I wanted to dress her in sweet lolita style and as yummy cute cake -like. This was so much fun, like a more or less every lolita's secret dream to dress up others.

We actually had a blast and a super fun day! We should have recorded everything, because Agony's commentary was hilarious! Stuff like "This is what it must feel like being pregnant" x) I laid out some of my pink sweet lolita dresses before she arrived, so I could check which one would be perfect and  I decided on this cute frilly Angelic Pretty Colorful Sherbet JSK. Coordinated it with pink boots, pink top, pink ringlets and hair accessory. We said she was too sweet to get a diabetes from. Hihih~ Yup, we had fun and joked around all the time while we were dressed up! ^-^

Well of course we had some photoshooting fun out in the cold! We had to take evidence of this pastel poofyness and post them online. I think Agony von Grim looked so cute, she had the perfect level of attitude and crazyness to look like this was actually her thing. I'm gonna dress her up again some day, maybe in more gothic and actually go out into some public place, like the city center, because this time we just hanged around at my place.

Naturally I dressed up as well.. Last year I bought this second hand Unicorn Fantasy skirt by Pink Macaroon and haven't had the chance to wear it yet, so I put together something a bit casual and simple. I felt like a kind of sweet I haven't been in a long time, made me feel really good! Somewhat nostalgic as well, because this is the kind of style I used to wear more a few of years back. I have moved more towards classic style, not sure if it's an age thing or what, but I still love sweet lolita style and not giving it up! 💙

..I know my petticoat is peaking a bit, had some trouble with the the skirt length and pettis, but nah, it's not the end of the world :)

Pastel blue sweet lolita

♡ Cutsew~  Angelic Pretty
♡ Parka~  Baby the Stars Shine Bright
♡ Skirt & Bow~  Pink Macaroon
♡ Shoes~  Montreal
♡ Socks~  Offbrand
♡ Hair~  Gothic Lolita Wigs

I gotta admit, that when I saw the skirt at some sales group in Facebook, I made the decision to buy it for my daughter..well to alter something out of it for her..but after I received, it was so cute and fit well and wasn't tight at all, I decided I want to wear it myself first. Well we discussed it with my babygirl and it was fine with her. She has a bunch of dresses herself, some princess ones, some lolita and some handmade by me. Like mother like daughter 💕

💖 Happy Valentines day! 💖

💗 Big hugs for all of you 💗

❤~ Saija Sasetar

♡ Kawaii pink fluffy Christmas ♡

Murut, toivottavasti teillä on ollut ihana joulu! 💖

Me ollaan tytön ja kissojen kanssa oltu ihan kotosalla ja otettu rennosti. Tänään kolmatta päivää pulsu-pyjama-tyylillä ja miettinyt "Mitäs söisin seuraavaksi?". Meillä oli tässä kuussa tosi tiukkaa, kun tuli vielä vakuutuslaskukin kiusaamaan ja vie yhden kolmasosan meidän elämisrahasta, mutta on saatu vähän jeesiä ja kaapeissa on ihan oikeasti täytettä. Mahtavuutta! Ollut niin kiitollinen. Ollaan syöty masut täyteet, röhnötelty, katsottu telkkarista piirrettyjä ja perhe-elokuvia, välillä leikitty prinsessaleikkejä tytön kanssa. 

Halusin pukeutua tuossa joulun alla oikein söpösti karkki pinkki tyyliin, kun halusin piristystä tähän pimeään aikaan. Kaikki kaunis lumi lähti ja on ollut aikas ankeaa, mutta vaaleanpunainen ja söpöily on varma keino piristää päivää! ♡

Honeys, I hope you had a lovely Christmas! 💖

We have been just at home taking it easy with my daughter and the cats. Today is the third day going with hobo-pajama-style and thinking "What should I eat next?". We've been having a bit of financially tight time this month, because got an insurance bill to bother and it takes one third of our living budget, but we got some help and the fridge is actually looking full. Amazing! Been super grateful. We've been eating our tummies full, relaxing, have watched cartoons and family movies from tv, played together with my girl and princess dolls. 

Right before Christamas I wanted to dress up real cute in candy like pink, because I wanted to cheer up in this dark time. All the beautiful snow is gone and it's been sort of grim, but pink and cuteness is a sure way to brighten up the day! ♡

Näin tämän takin kauan sitten Gothic Lolita Bible:n talvinumerossa 27, joka ilmestyi 2007. Tämä Angelic Pretty:n Melty Heart takki pinkkinä komeilee siinä lehden alkusivuilla koko sivun kokoisessa kuvassa. Sitä kovasti ihailin, koska se oli niin söpö, mutta en koskaan uskonut saavani sellaista. Mun oli tarkoitus ommella jotain tämäntapaista ihan itse. Otsikoin mun ompelukirjaan kaikki projektit, jokaiselle on oma sivu mihin tulee piirros vaatteesta ja suunnittelen kaavojen osat. Lolita takista on edelleen otsikko siellä "pinkki lolita -takki", mutta koskaan en saanut sitä aloitettua. Vuosia myöhemmin törmäsin tähän yahoo -huutokaupassa ja ei tarvitse ihmetellä nappasinko sen kotiin. Mulla on nykyään siis se samainen takki, mitä vuosia sitten ihannoin GLB-lehdessä. Vau! Ihan uskomatonta, mutta kyllä lolita unelmat voivat toteutua! 💝

I saw this coat long ago in Gothic Lolita Bible winter issua no 27, which was published in 2007. This Angelic Pretty Melty Heart Coat in pink is looking adorable in a full page picture in the early page of the magazine. I was admiring it a lot, because it is so cute, but believed I could never get one like that. I was supposed to sew something like this by myself. I write the titles all of my projects into my sewing book, all things have their own page where there's a picture of the garment and planning the pattern parts. The lolita coat title is still there "pink lolita -coat", but never got to actually start it. Years later I saw this in yahoo -auction and there's no wondering if I took it home or not. These days I have the exact same coat, of which I was admiring years ago in GLB magazine. Woah! So unbelievable, but yes, lolita dreams can come true! 💝

| Coat & Headdress~  Angelic Pretty  | Shoes~  Bodyline  |

| Hair~  Gothic Lolita Wigs  | Lantern~  Ikea |

Meillä on ollut omannäköinen joulu, jokseenkin vaaleanpunainen. Ollaan tehty sellaisia herkkuruokia, mistä itse tykätään ja harvemmin syödään. Tyttärelle tein jauhelihakeittoa luomulihasta, koska yleensä en suostu tekemään liharuokia kotona. Ollaan leivottu gluteenittomia ja maidottomia pipareita ja koristeltu niitä, tehty gluteenittomia joulutorruja myös, mutta ne näyttää enemmän pyöreiltä kekseiltä ja glögiä pitää olla! Eilen katselin telkkarista illalla Hobitti trilogian ensimmäistä osaa ja söin ihan törkeen hyvää vege vadelma mousse herkkua kookoksella. Nomsnoms~ 

Mulla on yksi lahjakin tulossa tuolla postin kuljetuksessa, hehkutan siitä kunhan se saapuu! Äidiltä sain uuden tehokkaaman sauvasekoittimen. (⌒▽⌒)

We've has a Christmas that looks like us, somewhat pink. We have made the kind of yummy foods which we like and rarely eat. I made some minced meat soup for my daughter with organic meat, because I don't usually agree on making foods with meat at home. We've been baking gluten and milk free gingerbread cookies and decorated them, baked gluten free plum marmalade bites as well, but they look more like round cookies than what they originally are supposed to and there must be mulled wine! Yesterday evening I was watching The Hobbit trilogy's first part from tv and ate such delicious vegan raspberry mousse delight with coconut. Nomnoms~

I got even one present on the way somewhere with the post, gonna hype about it when it arrives! From my mom I got a new more powerful hand blender. (⌒▽⌒)

Mitenkäs ootte viettäny joulua? Olitteko perheen luona? Entäpä lahjat?

How you've spending Christmas? Were you with your family? What about gifts? 

❤~ Saija Sasetar

❀ The last Hellocon 2016 ❀ post 1/3 ❀

Hi lovely cutiepie followers ♡

I feel like writing in English again, even though was just taking with people, that sometimes it's really difficult when can't find the equivalent word. Nah..gonna do this anyways! My english is not that bad, at least in my own opinion. :P

So this summer was the fourth and last Helsinki Lolita Convention, in short Hellocon. I have been in every one of them and last year helped with the organizing as well. This year I wanted to enjoy the event and not have too many engagements. Thought I did end up having one, an amazing one, but posting about it in a entry of it's own. Had time to do some shopping, talk to people, take pictures and even see some program. Yay! ◠◡◠

This year the event was in a new place and it worked nicely. The organizers did a great job and Hellocon was a success. The the theme was enchanting and elegant rose garden and the guest of honor the legendary Baby the Stars Shine Bright! We had the honor to have a BtSSB designer Kano Masumi at the event, but sadly the co-founder and CEO Akinori Isobe couldn't make it because of sudden sickness and had to stay in Japan. 

The Swedish Kawaii Ambassador Anastasia who translated Q&A moment with Masumi-san.

Masumi-san had a BtSSB shop girl Anna with her to help out. She was very sweet and told us to come say hi, if people we'll visit Japan.

There was a Lolita Project Runway, where some of the designers present at Hellocon, had to make outfits for their volunteer models from some various weird materials. I only saw a little glimpse when they started to make the outfits and partially some other programs as well. I had to be in a rehearsal and dressing up backstage, so missed some things, but have no regrets. Wish I had been able to participate in bow tying contest though. Would have been fun, but I'm happy someone I know won it!

Psst..I'll be in a new fashion and music related event called Aicon this weekend. Very excited to see what it will be like! ♡

Something from the designer's fashion show..
..by Belladonna, Eat me Ink me, Mossbadger, Illves, Chiringo...

A couple of Hellocon organizers picked out a few looks as the best outfit contestants and they picked two winners for it. Sorry about my crappy indoors phone picture quality. (if anyone can suggest a phone with a good and sharp camera and selfie cam, will be happy to know) Our very own Finnish ballerina lolita Elfie made a beautiful choreography for the Frog Prince play. I'm happy got to see a part of it live. Cloudberry Lady made beautiful clothing and accessories especially for this play. 

Anna Salo Photography

It was awesome to say hi to so many lovely ladies! ♡ I'm a bit awkward sometimes, but underneath it I'm actually very happy most of time. During Hellocon my depression started kicking in earlier on the same week, but I managed to enjoy myself despite of it. It was so lovely to meet Christy again, she was so cute, my favorite looks at the main event! She also brought me super yummy chocolate. ◠◡◠ I finally met Ventovir and Varis Varjo for the first time in real life! Been following both of their blogs for years and talked to online. Feels kind of surreal really, when you meet the actual talking and moving person. Awesomness! 

My Hellocon pink flower outfit 

Honeycomb Flower JSK & Cardigan set 

Dress & cardigan~  Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Blouse~  Lindex

Shoes~  Bodyline

Bag~  H&M

Hat~  Decorated by me

Ringlets~  Gothic Lolita Wigs

Baby the Stars Shine Bright is probably my first favorite lolita brand. I did fall in love with the oldschool style back the days and been loving their style ever since! If you have been following my blog for a longer time, you know I love simple style, solid colors and old school lolita. This is the reason I wanted to wear this main piece from BtSSB to honor our special guest and to match the a little bit with the flowers and all, also to be true to my color: Pink! ♡

This dress is called Honeycomb Flower and the jumperskirt has a matching cardigan. This set dates back to 2004! I was super lucky to find it Japan Yahoo auctions and when decided I was going to wear it in Hellocon, I was storing it in my wardrobe for a while. I had actually seen this dress in while at my friend's place and really liked it, especially because of the honeycomb style fabric that feels really nice and because of the crocheted flowers. Very happy dress owner now! ◠◡◠

Above is my Hellocon haul, if you can call it that. I had prepared to spend more at the main event and buy a dress or a skirt. The ones that I actually wanted, were too expensive. *sob* Did manage to find some really nice jewelry and accessories, a summer blouse, second hand tights and a black long ega skirt. I'm happy with these, even if it felt a bit weird afterwards without a bigger purchase, but to think of it, have never really shopped that much at Hellocon. I wonder why... it's a mystery! 

I really hope there will be some Hellocon related event in 2017, even if it would not be a big convention. ♡

❤~ Saija Sasetar