Anime North: Day 3 & Mini Haul!

Hi friends! <3

Day 3

Slept in a little since not much going on early in the day. Got frilled up and packed up. I also grabbed a quick meal before the tea party. I know food would be provided there, but it would be a small amount and I was really hungry. More street style food. This time a tuna mayo rice ball and croquettes with the chicken meatballs and teriyaki sauce. The tuna version was good, but I preferred the salmon one. And those croquettes were so yummy! The outside was crunchy and the inside was so soft. Mmm <3

Then upstairs to get in line for the tea party. I saw so many beautiful coords! Waiting in line gave me plenty of  time to admire everyone's clothes and accessories. Some went all out with elaborate headwear and props. The doors opened and they started letting people in. You could choose where you wanted to sit. Each seat had a table setting with this. Two lovely post cards and a bingo sheet.

The bingo sheet was a fun ice breaker activity to get everyone socializing. You had to get a signature from someone that matched the criteria in each square. Once your sheet was filled up, you could turn it in to be entered for a drawing. It got tricky towards the end and took some creative thinking to finish. I had fun and met a bunch of new people!

Next, they started calling tables up for food and drinks. You could get three sandwiches, a scone, a tart, and coffee or tea. There were different sandwich types to choose from, but they weren't your standard tea time ones (with the "egg"ception of egg salad lol). Ham and cheese, roast beef, roasted pepper, and a couple other ones I can't recall right now. I was looking forward to a cream cheese and cucumber one as they're my favorite, but I made do with others. The scones were good-sized and I would have liked clotted cream to go with my scone but there wasn't any. Just butter, peanut butter, or jelly. For tea, there was one choice; a generic type orangey black one. No tea cups either, just these paper cups. Later they brought out small mugs. Everything was tasty, but I wish they had put more effort and thought into things. I'm not sure if it was due to no big brand name guests or budget changes. Feeling still kind of hungry, I later went back for more food (as did other people). There were plenty of leftovers after everyone had gotten their share. The tarts were my favorite as they had a cheesecake type filling inside with assorted berries on top.

There was a trivia game/quiz for those who thought they were a top Lovely Lor fan. It went from simple questions that had been taken from her past YouTube videos to random ones that you had to think how Lor would have answered herself.  One area of the room was designated as a photo booth for taking coord pics. Multiple prizes were raffled off as well, such as gift cards, accessories, etc. A lot of nice items had been donated by staff/vendors, but I didn't win anything. Tea party attendees were then rounded up for a large group pic. Once that was done, I took the opportunity to get a selfie (and hug!) with Lovely Lor. I think she recognized me from the panels as she said "Hello again" when I approached her :-)

Wore a gothic coord in white x blue x black.

Jsk~ Moi Meme Moitie "Divine Cross"

Earrings~ Moi Meme Moitie "Bead Cross"

Otks~ Moi Meme Moitie "Holy Cross Lace Up"

Shoes~ Bodyline

Wristcuffs~ Belladonna "Deluxe"

Headdress with veil~ Eternally Thirsty "Skulls and Flowers"

Ring~ Dark Matter "Rose"

Blouse, necklace~ vintage/thrifted

Makeup and details...

Mini Haul

From the flea market...

Alice in Wonderland Themed Phone Charm

Holographic Alolan Vulpix Pokémon TCG Card

Cardcaptors Clear Card Coaster

Alpaca Keychain (kind of scruffy looking but will clean up nice after a wash and ribbon trim)

Sailor Moon Mini Figure

Sailor Moon Necklace

Resin Unicorn Necklace

From vendor's and artist's alley...

Sailor Moon Poster

Moon Hair Clip, Winged Heart Ring~ Twylite Fashion

Bat and Star Hair Clips~ Spooky Sparkle Party

Pom Pom Ice Cream Necklace~ Cheeky Cute Boutique

And finally, Lovely Lor's autograph! <3

Divine Cross Print (Blue) & Holy Cross Lace Up Otks Opening!

Hi friends! <3

Today I have a very special opening to share with you. More Moitie! ;-)

Stock Pics

Moi Meme Moitie: Holy Cross Lace Up Otks (white x blue)

Moi Meme Moitie: Divine Cross Print Jsk (blue x off-white)

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The package...

Opening it up...

Inside...

Flipping it over...

Laid out nicely...

Otks (folded up)...

Otks (unfolded)...

Lace and trim details...

Try-on pic...

Jsk (folded)...

Unfolded (front and back views)...

Hanging up (front and back views)...

 

Bodice details...

Print and lace details...

Try-on pic...

Both together... <3

Thoughts:

I was excited to come across this set online. The otks are stretchy with nice lace. The ribbons are elastic and you can adjust them to how you want when making the crisscrosses. It took me a few tries to get it right as if you do it too loosely, they fall down. I also just tied the extra length into bows at the back of my ankles. Not sure if that's what you're supposed to do though. It works for now.

And, I know I already have the special edition of this jsk print, but this one was actually the original version I had wanted. I was surprised to find out that the print was off-white instead of silver like the stock picture had me thinking. It looks really good though. Oh, and the fit is the same too. Definitely looking forward to wearing it sometime soon! :-)

Ruffle Con: Tea Party, Heading Home, & Day 3!

Hi friends! <3

Sunday began somewhat slowly. I had breakfast, got dressed, and began packing. Since today was the big tea party, I would have no time to pack later. Room check out would be taking place during the tea party so I had to have everything ready for my boyfriend to put in the car. Luckily it didn't take too long.

I went to the consignment room for one last round and also to check out the reduced prices. Select items had colored tags that meant there was a discount of 25%, 50%, or even 75% off the regular ticket price. I happen to glance over at one clothes rack and came face to face with my top dream dress (Alice and the Pirates: Gloria jsk in navy)! It also happened to have a colored sale tag I happily  picked it up and continued browsing. When I had finished, I found an area off to the side to look it over more closely. It was gorgeous <3 Curious about the bust sizing I held it up to me and tried stretching the shirring to see if it would fit me. Despite my efforts, I had to acknowledge the fact that it would not fit me after all. I was heartbroken :-( I hung it up on a rack nearby and bid it farewell. Hopefully someone else would give it a good home. I ended up buying just a pair of wristcuffs and moved on to the vendor's room. A quick look around this time, but nothing caught my eye. 

 After that, it was time to get in line for the tea party. This year's theme was "The Alchemist's Tasting Room." I thought it sounded cool and was glad I decided to wear a gothic coord to go along with it. The stage had this display up on a screen when I walked in.

The table was set up real nice...

I had some green tea... <3

Scones with cream and jam...

There was a food and drink menu...

And six different little sandwiches! The salmon one was my favorite...

Feeling full after all the food, I wandered over to check out the raffle prizes. There were gift certificates, a couple bonnets, a blouse, tote bags, surprise bags, and more...

When I got back to my seat, I noticed that dessert had been brought out.

I helped myself to a little assortment of treats <3

I also got my picture taken with the designers of Triple Fortune :-)

There was a game we played that is similar to telephone. One person would be told a sentence and then that person would have to write down what they heard. They would pass the paper to the person next to them and then that person would have to read the sentence and draw a picture on the following slip of paper to represent the sentence. This would continue going all the way down one side of the table with people alternating between writing and drawing. The goal was to have the sentence at the start be the same as at the end. Some of the results were pretty funny. Then they started drawing for the various raffle prizes. I enjoyed some earl grey tea and hoped my number would be called. I didn't win anything though.

After the tea party ended, I went to pick up my items from the consignment room. I was happy to hear that more of my items had been sold that day. I gathered up what was left and packed them up to put in the car. My boyfriend had completed check out and was relaxing in the lobby. I chatted with my friends and waited for the final event to take place; con group pic. Everyone who attended the con assembled on the main stairs for a giant group pic. They also did two smaller group pics for  "light" and "dark" coords.

Then the con was over and we had to head back home. I changed into comfy clothes for driving and said good bye to my friends. It was a fun con and I hope to go back again next year!

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Wore a gothic coord in black x gold.

I wore my new headdress, veil, and headband I had bought instead of what I originally planned. I love how it ended up looking with the rest of my coord. I felt elegant and very gothic.

Jsk~ Moi Meme Moitie "Divine Cross Print" Sendai Special Edition

Otks~ Angelic Pretty "Holy Lacy Doll"

Headband~ Triple Fortune

Headdress, veil~ Sweet Mildred

Ring~ Automatic Honey "Dearly Departed"

Blouse, necklace, earrings~ vintage/thrifted

Shoes, bag~ offbrand

Makeup and details pic...