Hello New Fabric & Adorable 2013 Schedule Book!

I'm feeling like a fluff writing piece today since it has been another stressful week at work, and I need something to cheer up. Nothing serious, just cute pictures of cute things!

While I am extremely excited to be going through the semi-finalists round with an amazing set of illustrators for the Pop Princess contest, I did go ahead and purchase a new fabric back at the beginning of January that features another print from Alice in Wonderland! Can you blame me? Look how beautifully detailed it is!

I was intrigued by this print because of it's wide border print (maybe 1 foot plus in width!) but of how these illustrations look more like watercolors, which I thought was a nice change from the blocked, outlined prints that I have been getting recently. This particular print features Alice painting the roses red while whispering secrets about the Queen of Hearts to her bunny and deer friends, none the wiser that the pack of cards are listening in!

I like the whimsy displayed in this print, which sort of reminds me of elements thrown in surrealist paintings like the ones from Salvador Dali with melting clocks and such. Keys, clocks, and chess pieces float over the garden, while a cup of tea is served in the air.

While I do love the details in the border, I appreciate the simplicity and symmetry of the blue/creme diamond print on the top of the fabric which features very simple silhouette designs of things like crowns, candelabras, and keys. This fabric will for sure be ready in time to feature at FRILL 2013!

I was also very excited to finally receive by new schedule book for 2013! (Which for some reason, the post office decided not to deliver to me and was just sitting in the back for a month? -_-) I believe it features the collaboration work of Disney and famous illustrator, Shinzi Katoh!

 I was absolutely charmed with the illustrations inside of it as not only did it feature some of my favorite Disney characters, but was primarily filled with the ones that are more fairytale and princess related like Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, and Beauty and the Beast! <3 Plus, every other month had cute sayings in it to go with the illustrations!

 It features both a monthly and weekly view, which is perfect for me since I like to keep track of more important dates (birthdays, important events, etc) in the month sections and then keep myself on track weekly with my own personal "to do" lists. It's also a lot lighter and more condensed than my last one!

I actually have a collection now of yearly planners, but this one is the most recent that I will be retiring now that the new one is here! It's called Bonny Berry, an undated Korean schedule/planner, that was adorable and definitely one of my favorites! (Due to the size, it was pretty weighty to carry around in my purse though!)

This planner still makes me want to put a strawberry bonnet on my cat's head. Immediately.

In case I ever need to know how to make strawberry cake in Korean! Here's a recipe!

Surrounding my self with cute things like this to look at on a daily basis reminds me that not everything is so bad, and these little things usually make me smile!

Well, that's all my nonsense for today! ^-^

Hope you're looking forward to the annoucement of the 6 semi-finalists on Sunday! : )
xo

Pop Princess: Fall/Winter Jewels

First off, I want to say thank you! ^-^ Today, we've officially surpassed the 1000 view mark on the Pop Princess blog, and I must say I am pleased as punch to see that! ☆ So thank you for reading and being so super awesome! ♡ It makes me happy to know someone other than one by the username of Miss Cookie, who I suspect is my kitty cat, is reading it. Ha! : p

I thought I would give a quick introduction to our new jewelry line up that's in the process of being started for our Fall/Winter collection. This year's theme is inspired of course by our collection theme of fairy tales like Alice in Wonderland, cute sweets, Victorian cutlery, and jiggly jiggle jelloooo.

Mmm, a spoon full of sugar, and something else to snack on!

There seems to be a lot of interest in Victorian spoons, and other cutlery among the lolita community lately so I wanted to add some accessories to go with it. These are actually inspired by all the different chocolate series/collections that Angelic Pretty offers! I had a lot of fun making the little chocolate pieces, trying my hand at some painting, and other ways just playing.

When I saw these little heart jello pieces in their cutie pastels and shining in the sunlight, I couldn't help but buy them! They are too cute for words, and so shiny! *o* They look exactly like real jello does, except it's not a viscous elastic polymer of course... just acrylic plastic. Almost the same, I swear! These were also inspired by AP's Jewelry Jelly print, which I have slowly grown fond of. 

Cookie Cat! How did you get on that cameo?!

And of course, we can't forget about our fairy tale theme! On the right is a beautiful, glass and gold gilded pendant that comes from the rose glass in Beauty and the Beast. On the right, a simple Victorian Queen cameo of my Cookie Cat, whom I would love to dress like that, but fear it shall never be!

They're so cuuuuute, I can't stop making them!! D :

And lastly of course, my beloved sweet ice cream, whip cream parfait necklaces! I can't help it... they are addictive! They are so fun to make, and so soothing. It's like crafting teeny tiny pastries, and I like looking at them all lined up on my shelf as if they were in a bakery shop display. (Am I telling you too much? I might just scare you off...) Plus! I finally discovered how to mix paint with my whip cream, so now I am introducing some fun new creamy colors in pink, blue, violet, and well others!

I hope you enjoy them! They'll be up for sale on Etsy some point next month! ^-^

What other kinds of cute jewelry would you like to see more of? <3