teatimeinthesky

Log of my random hobbies :O Bits of art, dressing up and hanging out.

[puddingmetvel]

Lolita elements database

Hello everyone!

I’m not a lolita, but I really love the look of classical lolita. Because I would like to incorporate lolita elements into my sewing, I made my own lolita elements database.

I went through all of the dresses and skirts of Mary Magdalene, Innocent World and several other smaller brands on Lolibrary. I saved the ones I liked, broke them down to their smallest possible elements (button placket decorations, collar types, hemlines, skirt surface decoration types, …) and deleted the doubles. After that I drew them on several pages. This allows me to throw the proverbial dart at each page, combine them and end up with a complete dress.

My other main interest is Edwardian fashion, so not every element here comes from lolita. It’s also only what I like, and not an exhaustive list (lol imagine)

I made this for myself, but perhaps y'all might benefit from my project too! I scanned the pages (with my very bad scanner), cleaned them up and translated all the Dutch. Hopefully Tumblr won’t resize them too much.

Enjoy! :)

[serothivia]

PSA for other folk not in the "normal" size ranges- DIY shirring is not nearly as daunting as it seems!

Part one of two: Making Replacement Shirring to Expand the Bodice of a JSK (or other styles/dresses, this is not limited to the realm of lolita fashion!)

A few things to note:

I am not a professional seamstress, and I'm probably doing some steps in an asinine, backwards manner, but hey- they work for me... 😬👍🏻

I have never written a tutorial on any of my sewing projects before now, I wish you luck lol

I didn't think to photograph some stages of the process such as taking out the existing shirring, but once I thought about it I did grab these while working on the new one to the best of my ability. I'll try to at least describe anything not pictured.

I am not an expert in lolita fashion. I've fawned over it for over a decade, a newbie to wearing it personally. I still have many things to learn!

This is actually my very first (be it indie) brand jsk (!!!), recieved in one of Soufflesong's recent lucky packs- what I think is an older design for the Rossellt Roses print, the bodice is a different design from the current one available.

I selected XL, the highest size available for them at the time, knowing that the items would still be a few inches shy of fitting comfortably.

Tools and materials: dress to alter, matching, nice quality, comfortable feeling fabric, elastic, matching colored sewing thread, seam ripper, ruler, a non-staining, fabric safe, washable sewing pencil or chalk, sewing pins, safety pins, and a sewing machine!

So first, using a seam ripper -carefully- remove the existing shirring or back panel! Save this fabric, I'm making accessories with my scraps, you can too! :3

Your replacement fabric needs to be cut twice the height of the piece you removed (folding this piece in half while we work creates a sleek and professional looking interior, beautiful top edge, and the easiest elastic casing you'll ever sew), adding any extra seam allowance that you prefer (I typically work with 1cm), and the width should be the measurement of the existing piece you removed + the shortage from the dress fitting properly + a bit more for gathering (I estimated an extra 10cm or so), and another two seam allowances for the sides. In the image above the fabric is already folded in half, the fold at the top where indicated.

The next step is to measure and mark where the casings will be. For this step I measured the spacing for the existing casing on the old panel, translating this to the new fabric. You can also choose to decide on the spacing yourself. Make sure that the channels are wide enough to accommodate the elastic you've picked up (I am using 1/4" elastic, making 1cm channels), and not too wide where your elastic can go swimming and do somersaults.

After lightly marking the lines across, pin the fabric to keep the back piece (from folding it in half earlier) secured in place as you sew all of your casings.

Cut the necessary amount of elastic strips- I typically measure elastic in scenarios such as this by cutting a length that, when gently stretched almost to it's full extent, will reach from one end of the channel to the other.

Put small safety pins through the ends- we're using these lil friends to feed the elastic through! You can get crafty and pull them through with a long wire or something of the sort from there, but at least having something attached to the ends helps to shimmy them across from the outside of the fabric.

Once you have an end of the elastic pulled to the edge of fabric, secure it in place with a couple of quick stitches so you can pull it through to the other side to do the same.

Continue until all pieces are worked in with both ends sewn in place.

Hopefully I can write up the rest soon! Part two will also have the tag "shirring tutorial", so it can be found later.

💖🧵 serothivia

[adapembroke]

My favorite coffeeshop now sells homemade Odin offerings. I knew PDX was Pagan-friendly, but really. @grimnirslee

[lokinewbiewitchy]

Wait, what? He likes Pop Tarts?! I know Loki has a rep for liking sweet things but… now I’m picturing them sharing a Pop Tart when they share the mead. And I want someone to draw that!

[adapembroke]

+1 for someone drawing this. Screw it. Free reading of your choice for the first person who draws this and tags me.

But offering Odin Poptarts is something @grimnirslee dared a few months back and it’s become haha-upg. We have no idea if Odin actually likes Poptarts, but we joke that he does, and no one has been hit over the head with a god-level mead bottle yet so… *shrug*

[thegodskeeper]

I’m throwing in my lot to say I’ll do a reading if someone draws this and tags me, too! As to offering Odin poptarts… if I’m honest I can’t remember where it began, but I think I was being cheeky to the Old Man and said something along the lines of “look, do you like poptarts?” and he laughed and said “give me one, and I’ll let you know”. So that’s what I give him, sometimes. I think he liked the strawberry ones but… yeah. He never did give me his thoughts.

[teatimeinthesky]

This post was too interesting for me to pass up! I decided to have a go at Odin-and-Loki-Eating-Poptarts. Kind of interesting since I did not know anything visual about Odin and Loki outside of Marvel movies before researching for this.

I might go back and redo the colours if I feel like it, for now, enjoy the I-have-to-sleep-reeeeeally-soon slapdash colours! XD

Thank you for the content @grimnirslee @lands-end-ada !

[teatimeinthesky]

Went for an archery trip with @eatthemice and co. It was loads of fun and I am torn between getting more into this sport or not :P

I wore a jinbei for comfort but unintentionally ended up looking like a Japanese archer.

Content lovingly taken by @eatthemice

Here is the beautiful view of Sungai Melaka (Melaka River) from one end of Jonker Street.

[teatimeinthesky]

I wanted to do a 10 year challenge of my art but the earliest digitised art that I could find was done during late November 2011. 8 year challenge it is!

The old piece was titled ‘Goth Girl’. I hereby name the new one ‘Gothic Lolita’. I still suck at hands and noses but definitely have more knowledge about lolita fashion :D

(The skirt is in a funny angle but it is 4am and I need to be awake by 8.30am so f that one 😬)

[teatimeinthesky]

SPINEL COSPLAY!

(Instagram tags for @angel_jujo and mudo_rika!)

@eatthemice (Angel) and I decided to go as Spinels to Comic Fiesta 2019!

It was super fun doing a cosplay with a really good friend of mine and the memories were all great! We are happy that there were plenty of people were excited and asked for pictures. Everyone we met was thrilled to talk about Steven Universe and SU the Movie.

We also met one other SU cosplayer, Steven Universe himself! @mudo_rika

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When Angel and I decided to be Spinels together, we sat down and collected references and discussed how we wanted the costumes to look. I drew the mockups of the costumes as a reference for the tailor (Pictures below!). We commissioned a cosplay tailor to make the clothes for us.

We went for velvet, cause fancy, and mesh on top of the pants for extra fancy(doesn’t really show in person, sadness).

I wanted to add the bow, cause again, fancy, and my inner Pearl is coming out 🤣

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We also styled the hair pieces ourselves. Our ponytail bases were made of polystyrene(plus paper cones in RevengeSpinel’s). The hair strands were glued and hair sprayed to shape.

For RevengeSpinel, the ponytails were heavier. Angel decided to use big screws attached to a plastic hairband and screwed/slotted the ponytails in place. Two screws were used for each ponytail to keep the ponytails upright.

For InnocentSpinel, the hearts were quite lightweight so I shaped some wire into a pokey thing with a base to sit under my wig. I added white ribbons to the base of the heart hairpieces as extra bits I can pin onto the wig for stability.

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Finally, the Spinel Heart Gem! (Oh boy I finally could use my skills!) I used references found online on the Spinel gem and modelled the heart in Blender. I unwrapped the model and printed out the UV map. Angel used iridescent film layered ontop of a dark pink film, cut out the facets and taped them all together. She likes to say that it wasn’t as easy to build as it looks. It was time consuming... 😆

It was sometimes chaotic but it was fun. 10/10 would do another cosplay with Angel.

More pictures to come if there is more pictures! ✨

[teatimeinthesky]

(Pictures from Google images)

Idea to self:

Repurposing kimono fabric into skirts/pareo.

[teatimeinthesky]

Decided to try dressing up in an autumn inspired look with a dark red plaid kimono with orange and black accents. I went neo modern again with a black button up shirt underneath the kimono.

With hanhaba obis I love doing the no-tie knot since it takes only a minute to put together.

As always, it is super warm where I am but recently it has shifted to the rainy season. Thunderstorms and huge amounts of rain is expected almost everyday, which makes for perfect sleeping weather.

It was super warm dressing up in this kimono in a warm climate 😅

[teatimeinthesky]

I dressed as Kiki from Kiki’s Delivery Service for Nights of Frights 7!

I was gifted a really cute Jiji coin pouch by a close friend of mine. I planned to wear a favourite blue dress of mine and couldn’t pass up the opportunity to bring Jiji along (and top it off with a red hair bow)!

The event was cool, but express passes were definitely needed to enjoy all the attractions. With express passes we managed to go to every attraction once and be in time for the closing party. However, we indulged in the water ride three times 🤣

For fun, here is the coord deets:-

Bow: A pretty ribbon belt I took off of a lolita dress

Dress: Uniqlo

Bag: Tokyo Disneyland

Shoes: Taobao

Bonus(!) Clip-on hair bangs: Taobao

[sagely-perception]

Small things here~

I have an art portfolio which has been set up by the wonderful @thepurplelifeofsierra, so if anyone needs a web designer or anything of that sort go to them!

The website is over HERE, where I show different icons, backgrounds, concepts, sketches that anyone can ask a commission for. If there’s something that isn’t listed on there that someone would be interested in, let me know!

And if you want to see other in progress pieces or artwork which isn’t on the portfolio, go to my Instagram! Which is thehumancat_themagickcat in a quick search or HERE.

NEW NOTE: If you want a print or original piece, please go to my ArtPal!

Link is HERE and if you don’t see anything there, just email me on my art portfolio website.

Eventually I’ll make little posts about when I’ll stream my art and see what happens. (Aspiring to be a full time artist, so getting attention is great for me)

[teatimeinthesky]

Reblogging to help other artists! I usually keep to myself but @thehumancat is much nice person. 😆

[teatimeinthesky]

For this year, I decided to reuse a cosplay and low key dressed as Cool Pearl from Steven Universe.

I won’t be surprised if I got people thinking I am Captain Marvel instead :P

Here is a spoopy Cabby, wishing you a lovely Halloween!

[astrohussy]

I keep fantasizing about how cool it would be if humans were supernatural creatures and their powers and physical features were based on their sun, moon, and rising sign.

Hear me out: sun signs determine the basic physical features like nails that are strong like claws or goat horns or gills that can be activated and deactivated. Moon signs determine what powers you have; Aries moon can have pyrokinesis, Gemini moon can multiply, Leo moon can manipulate heat and fire solar beams, etc. And the ascendant can determine your color scheme, physique, and secondary characteristics like hair and eyes. Hehe sorry, excuse my brain fart

[dragonsongdreams-deactivated201]

If that were the case, I’d be a psychic centaur with water and empath powers with a gryffindor color scheme. ….Write a book about this. Now. I want to read it.

[motherofmoonthread]

okay no maybe not a book but like make a chart!!!!! with all the stuff!!!! please!!!!!!!

[astrohussy]

Alrighty as promised I’ll make a chart of this

Aries

Sun: Ram horns regardless of gender, strong foreheads, and bones are stronger than average since they’re prone to injury

Moon: Pyrokinesis, quick self healing factor, or precognition 

Rising: Red and orange color scheme, hair often curly but can be any “natural” color, eyes are either a warm red or a bright orange, most are average height or smaller

Taurus

Sun: Bull horns regardless of gender, large hands in proportion to their bodies, and stomachs and immune system allow them to eat anything without harm

Moon: Super strength, stone manipulation, or can communicate with any mammal 

Rising: Brown and green color scheme, eyes could be either color, hair often thick and usually black, green, or brown, often either chubby or beefy physique (some more or less thick than others)

Gemini

Sun: Second set of arms, eyes can zoom in and out of long distant range, and have a much easier time learning other languages than others

Moon: Super speed, can shapeshift into any human form, or physical duplication

Rising: Color scheme is light blue and yellow, eyes can be either color, hair can be any “unnatural” color, physique varies but they have long legs proportionate to their height

Cancer

Sun: Hands can morph into crab claws (color determined by rising), skin glitters when exposed to moonlight, all of them are empaths

Moon: Lunar abilities ( produce and shoot lunar beams, control tides; however this can only be accessed at night), psychic absorption (can absorb and use one power at a time, this only tires the victim) , or producing force fields

Rising: Silver and shades of blue color scheme, eyes can be either color and are very glossy, hair is either blue or black, tend to be short

Leo

Sun: Feline like canines, nails are long and strong like claws, skin glitters when exposed to sunlight

Moon: Solar abilities (produce and shoot solar beams and control heat; this can only be accessed during the day), laser eyes, or sonic boom roar (explosive, can physically push away anything in its close range)

Rising: Gold and red color scheme, eyes are often gold, hair almost always big no mater the length, can be any “natural” color, either really tall or really short

Virgo

Sun: Large feathered wings (color determined by rising), they look human otherwise 

Moon: Portal creation, telekinesis, or poison manipulation

Rising: color scheme is green and yellow, eyes can be either color, hair is either brown or black base with any second color, physique varies but all have longer than average fingers

Libra

Sun: Skin on the hands and forearms are metallic gold or silver, have glowing eyes (color determined by rising), can always tell if you’re lying

Moon: Plant manipulation, siren song, or sonic scream (not explosive but can stun any living being in its range and break close enough objects)

Rising: Green and pink color scheme, eyes are either pink or yellow, hair is either white, brown, or pink, are often tall with wide hips regardless of gender

Scorpio

Sun: Fully functional scorpion tail (proportionate to their body), can easily see in the dark, very silent walkers who can sneak up on anyone

Moon: Shadow manipulation, mediumship (includes the dead and powerful spirits), or selective mind reading (can’t communicate mentally)

Rising: Black and red color scheme, eyes are either dark blue or bright red, hair can be any dark color, can easily blend in with their surrounding 

Sagittarius 

Sun: Can switch from biped to centaur and back, keeps their tail in any form, hair grows long and fast

Moon: Can shoot energy arrows or spears, light manipulation, or power jump (can leap as high as 50ft off the ground)

Rising: Orange and brown color scheme, eyes can be either color, hair is red or dirty blond, often tall but short ones are faster runners

Capricorn

Sun: Goat horns legs and hooves, pretty much satyrs 

Moon: Ice manipulation, telepathy, or temporarily slow time

Rising: Brown and black color scheme, eyes are any shade of brown, hair is black but can have any secondary color, often average height and have a very fit physique but that varies, they throw some of the hardest punches

Aquarius

Sun: Are the most human looking of the signs but they always have at least one robotic body enhancement, can retain more information than the others

Moon: Electric manipulation, technopathy, or wind manipulation

Rising:  Electric blue and black, eyes are any shade of blue, hair can be any bright “unnatural” color, often tall but body type varies

Pisces

Sun: Can switch from biped to mermaid and back (scale colors determined by rising), have a set of gills that closes on land, often have scales grown on stray parts of their body that shows even on land

Moon: Water manipulation, aura manipulation, or invisibility 

Rising: Sea green and lavender color scheme, eyes can be either color, hair can be any shade of blue or purple, physique varies but they have large glossy eyes

[amateur-climber-pro-shitposter]

Cancer, Scorpio, Scorpio I’d be able to lurk in shadows of my own making, sneaking up on anyone with jet black crab claws, but unable to kill them because of my feeling their emotions, to empathic to end their lives. Instead I’d be the ideal spy. Unseen, clouded in shadow. Able to know not only my target’s words, but their emotions and thoughts, able to draw information even from the dead. Where I can’t be, my allies among the spirits would gather information for me, walking through walls to gather whispers from locked rooms. The only glance caught of me would be an occasional gleam as the light of a lamp reflects of my ruby red eyes.

[teatimeinthesky]

I got inspired by this post, so I drew what I thought my character would look like! (I dressed her in lolita, cause it’s darn pretty.)

Virgo Sun, Aries Moon, Cancer Rising. I like to think she gives away her extreme emotions by accidentally lighting her hands on fire. ^^

[teatimeinthesky]

Sketchy sketchy of my sister and I. This is a recreation of a 2016 inktober drawing.

While we have changed a lot, matured, gotten sadder, we sure haven’t lost our love for cats!

I have been mistaken as my sister quite often now. My hairstyle is similar to one she had before and I’ve put on the weight she lost. She is however rockin cute outfits as usual :) She also got me a matching denim jacket!!

2016... When we were both doing creative courses, hence wild and cute hair :P

[teatimeinthesky]

Decided to practice my kitsuke but Neo Modern style 🙉

I thrifted this kimono and I love how the checks gives the outfit extra personality. I remembered going a little nuts when I saw proper checkered design instead of a pattern that resembled checks and I snapped it up real quick.

Under the kimono I wore a shirt with a high lace collar and lace at the cuffs.

The obi is also thifted and I suspect it is an instant obi as it has the ties instant obis have.

Thé ‘knot’ (musubi) I used was something I saw in a video tutorial. It was described as a no-knot knot. Essentially the obi was just wrapped around the torso, held up by an obijime and a hidden clip. The ends of the obi is slanted upwards to hide the clip.

[teatimeinthesky]

Tiger has a thrifted baby-bassinet-fluff-lining-thing as a cushion. In a picture of her bunning on the fluff, she looks like she’s sitting on a cloud! So here you go - a draw over, Tiger on a cloud. 😂

[teatimeinthesky]

Here are my drawings of two characters from the Maelstrom LARP!

I had the pleasure to shadow my Um(Angel) and her shenanigans were endless 😂 I have had people come up to me and declared her chair story was the best story they’ve experienced 😆

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[swipe] Drazkiel is a mega cool necromancer and I’m excited to see his character development🙌🏻 I want to shadow this one next 👀

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I’m on fire with my art uploads as I am channeling my frustrations XD

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These people were part of the bard faction in the LARP. Best LARP experience I’ve ever had when I was with them. Nothing is boring with these people and they are just so nice and familial. However, a lot of the characters in the bard faction died, Angel and mine included, due to loyalty, bad foresight and player malice. I just hope that the out of character drama and malice would leave the innocents be. Screw people who trash a good place and people’s hobbies.

[teatimeinthesky]