ILD Tea Meet-up!

Hi friends! <3

I know ILD was awhile ago, but the nearby comm delayed having their meet-up due to everyone having such busy schedules. Fortunately doing so, we were able to gather in a fairly large group. Due to being such a hit last time, we went back to Mad Hatter again.

Looking good...

I started off with a few things. The chocolate chip scone was delicious... 

Then, the tea arrived. I got one called Alice's Choice. It had a nice fruity sweet taste...

Sandwiches came out soon after and were gone in no time...

Bingo sheets were passed out once everyone had their fill of the food. Being a sweet lolita, I related most strongly to "pinks don't match." Although that can apply to other colors and styles as well. Such as gothic lolitas having non-matching blacks. Lol. Which of these can you relate to...?

So close, but not a winner. Bingo prizes included an Angelic Pretty gift card, loose-leaf tea, and fancy chocolates. A fierce battle of rock-paper-scissors ensued when a three-way tie occurred..

There were also various raffle prizes, so everyone got to win something. I chose this ring because it looked elegant and I thought it would go great with my gothic items. I believe it's called a poison ring. There is a latch on the side you can undo which opens the top to reveal a small hollow space inside. Pretty cool huh...

We then went outside to take pics in front of the café/restaurant. I quite liked this one. This giant tea cup used to be part of an amusement park ride. I'm glad they found a way to re-use it here. Good from a promotional angle too...

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Wore a sweet cord in lavender x pink x white. I wanted to wear something more ott yet summery, and ended up with this.

Bonnet~ Triple Fortune

Jsk~ Angelic Pretty "Jewel Marine"

Otk~ Metamorphose "Mermaid Princess"

Ring~ Angelic Pretty "Heartbeat Ribbon"

Ring~ Automatic Honey "Crystal Mermaid"

Pin (on necklace)~ Fluffy Tori

Ring~ Miss Candyholic

Shoes~ Taobao/unknown

Blouse, bracelet~ vintage/thrifted

Hair clips, other bracelets, other rings~ offbrand

Makeup and details...

The ribbons from the bonnet ended up covering up my necklace, but I converted one of my favorite pins into a pendant...

Jewelry details...

Mermaid Princess Otk Opening!

Hi friends! <3

Got another small opening to share. It's another wishlist item!

Stock Pic

Metamorphose: Mermaid Princess Otks (off white)

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The package...

Opening it up...

Inside...

Ooh.. It came with a Meta sticker...

Let's start unwrapping it...

All folded up nicely...

Unfolded...

Print details...

Try-on pic...

Thoughts:

I really like these! The pattern features ribbons, bows, pieces of coral, starfish, shells, etc. I was glad to see that they are more on the white side than the off side of the off white range. This means that they will match better when I wear a white blouse with sweet style pastel prints. It's good to also have another pair of socks to wear so the others won't get worn out too quickly. I seem to favor certain ones lol. Anyone else have this problem? I'm looking forward to creating a coord with these otks sometime soon. Maybe with Angelic Pretty's Marine Kingdom or Jewel Marine? Oh, and I could wear the mermaid and seashell themed rings from Automatic Honey too ;-)