Hello lovelies,

Halloween is way over again and I am super late or early for next year.

This American hyped tradition has much darker and older roots in Ireland and is not usually celebrated in Austria. But the next day is all saints day (1st of November) and a national holiday. Maybe because the next day is free and you can party all night long with a reason is why this tradition is slowly gaining popularity among the kids and youths. We even got trick or treaters the last three years!

In my attempt to add some Halloween spirits to our decoration in- and outdoor I decided to go with something embroidered. And I found these amazing linen ribbons and thought, why not.
 M. had to borrow me a book about calligraphy because my handwriting was not compatible for stitching. And it somehow worked. The letters are not 100% even but that's fine.

 Not sure if the witch's hat is recognizable. I kind of used a pinterest embroidery picture as inspiration:

All of these symbols didn't fit onto the ribbon I also didn't want to do a direct 1:1 copy.
But I think my ribbon looks alright.


I didn't manage to do a ribbon for Christmas but maybe if I start early enough I'll manage one next year.

All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

here are the pictures of my October outfits, maybe I can wrap them up soon as it is 2020 already. I hope the charleston and swing music get popularity again. And I really want to go to a 20s party this year as it is just fitting.

October was quite warm this year and I still wore summer outfits. I am not going into a climate change is real discussion because how can anyone not see or feel it.

This was my outfit for our Lolita Teekränzchen. The post for it will follow in two weeks.
Jsk: Violet Fane
Hat: self made

 
 My cat looks like she wants to kill me.


My outfit for the bring and buy, the post about it is here.
op: r-series
shoes: bodyline
socks: liz lisa

Mirror selfie because I was in a hurry. I met a friend from work and we went for dinner at an Eastern restaurant and the food was so good. I especially loved their falafel.
Jsk: Sky rose
Shoes: Primark
Sadly a strap from the shoe ripped and I had to through them away.
Have a great weekend,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies and welcome to 2020,

last October and November I went to a class in tambour embroidery and I fell in love with this craft.
It was a bit tricky at first but after 8 weeks I felt pretty sure already.
My teacher was super nice and a real artist, I can only recommend her instagram page. She is a gifted artist and also knits and does jewelry.

The first lesson was all about the basic and I started off with a few basic back and forth stitches. To be honest, it was not that easy at first. You had to come to terms with the needle and the threading first. It took a while but I practiced at home and somehow it worked out after a few hours. I was just so slow.


Afterwards we already started with pearls from the top and then from the back.



The filling stitch was the last for October and in November we started with sequins from both side (not something I enjoyed because it took ages).

Afterwards we made the first real attempt at a brooch, a fish brooch.







In between I made a small table cloth with a christmas theme for my mother.


And for a friend I made a bee brooch.


I tried to do a strawberry but it didn't work out that well.

What I especially like about that type of embroidery is that it is really delicate and uses a lot of pearls and beads which makes the fabric look super expensive and rich.
The worst part of this is that there is no written step-by-step book. If I want to learn even more about this type of embroidery I have to go to even more classes.

All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

late as always I bring you the short report about our monthly lolita Teekränzchen.
In September we went to Cafe Marks, it is located in the 7th district and has a lot of oriental styled dishes. The waitresses were very friendly and fast and the food was really good.

 It was still super warm in September and we sat outside.

 M. had a breakfast with veggies, yoghurt and eggs.

I had a couscous and falafel bowl with goat cheese and apples. It was delicious.
This cafe is definitely worth a visit and I plan to go there again soon.

My outfit for this occasion was my Innocent world OP. I tried to coordinate it differently but I don't really have a lot of red items and had to reuse a lof ot items from last time.
And somehow I forgot my hair accessoires. Oops.


All the best,

Auris Lothol

Hello lovelies,

the bring and buy for this year is over again and the next one will be on the 1st of May. Although I didn't sell a lot I did buy a lot. As always. I guess everyone knows my spending habits by now and how I just can't say no to cute and cheap lolita dressed.

The market was only from 10 am to 3pm but I was there from the beginning at 9am to the bitter end as I was helping my fellow lolitas get everything ready.
Our club is always organizing these j-fashion bring and buy and it is the highlight of my year. 



This is the view from the stage to the rest of the room. As you can see, it was full with artists and people.

Here are all the items I bought this time:

Liz Lisa Pullover

Lady Sloth dress

offbrand

axes femme

Lady Sloth

Axes femme

It has sewing machines and scissors on it!

Classical Puppet

hand made hair accessory

Liz Lisa ballet shoes necklace

Liz lisa cat pullover

Ank Rouge strawberry dress

Alien Moe

Angelic pretty towel

I am pretty satisfied with this haul and I can't wait for the next bring and buy.

My outfit this day:
op: r-series
shoes: bodyline
socks: liz lisa

I waited a few weeks for this ivy wall to turn red and finally got some pictures with it.



All the best,

Auris Lothol