BIBLIOTHECA GAZETTE ~ February 2023: Living Spaces
🎶Living spaces treats you right, buy today, enjoy tonight!🎶
frillSquid - Bibliotheca: Living Spaces Kelp nodded along knowingly to this post…
Kelp - (Not) Organizing in the Time of Melancholia Hey, it’s me! Now you’ll see why I nodded along to frillSquid’s post.
Lovelylaceandlies - 13 artists to make your home more kawaii
I moved two years ago and still haven't re-hung my pictures...
Nycticeivs - My Wall Art (2023)
Ah yes, cat-proofing decor.
Crimson Reflections
It’s true, there’s lots of good stuff in the fancy toothpick section of Daiso. (Yes, this is relevant.)
Cupcakes & Unicorns
Featuring Snow Dot!
Ranking Doughnut Prints for Fat Thursday
Okay but why are there so many donut prints? Not that I’m complaining.
There's two types of lolitas, and one type is forever haunted by 'bittersweet'...
Featuring not one, but two cat prints! Meow-wow!
Dearie Dawn
Family Day weekend (Casa Loma Historic Castle Mansion & PowerPlant Gallery)
Historic Castle Mansion? Sign me up!
frillSquid
I agree, ‘swothic’ is the correct choice.
Josine Maaike
Print details: Kazuzo Ogawa 0009 OP (Mini)🖤
I’m also a ruching fan!
Hello Lizzie Bee
Kelp’s technique is “grow thick bangs to cover them”.
Hime gyaru co*de ❥ Compton Verney
A floral coord for a floral painting!
New nail ʕ •ᴥ• ʔ chocolate teddy bear
You know we love us some bear content.
Kelp
Are you a fan of the 'chill beats to do stuff to' genre? This may be up your alley!
Kelp Direct – February edition
Video games I am excited to play in the future!
Gelatin and…chocolate? It’s not weird, I promise!
Murder by Numbers: Fashion Police
aka “Don’t set a game that's supposed to feature iconic fashion in 1996”
Lovelylaceandlies
5 ways to show your fav small businesses some love
Bay Area Kei approves of this message.
Forest Library – Royal Princess Alice – Japanese Brand Review
Have you heard of Royal Princess Alice? A review of this lesser-known Japanese brand!
Wondering about forwarding services? This is a common one!
Mahou Queen
Valentine’s Tea with Charm City Lolitas: Meet Up Recap
“Friladelphia”! Brilliant.
昔のSewing
Edo Period Coat Restoration: The Silk Lining
Ah yes, long-term project brain fog…
BtSSB Blouse Restoration: The Beginning
Related: I once snagged an older Meta OP on the cheap cuz it was missing all its removable trim (which I prolly would have removed myself anyways).
Edo Period Mirror Restoration: The Polishing (Stage 2)
Oh! Power tools! Exciting!
Spotlight: 1970s Kimono School Textbooks
Some people have trouble sitting in seiza, and then there's Kelp, who once had to be carried down a set of stairs at an izakaya after attempting it for too long. (I was okay! I just have really bad circulation.)
of thread and mind
lolita sew-along: shirring panel replacement
A handy tutorial when you want your dress to be slightly bigger.
Stephano
A Big List of Chinese Lolita Brands
Stephano isn’t kidding - this list is massive!
Get the Look: Nana Osaki’s Frilly Red Dress
Many people know about Vivienne Westwood, but what about Sexy Dynamite London?
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Cafe @ Popfancy Houston
Curious to know what the heck an Ant-Man themed cafe would serve? Click through!
Sweet Dreams
Late Night Eats in November ✌🏻
It’s true, it’s hard to go wrong with jajangmyeon
Warm AND fashionable? In this arctic vortex?
Wear Your Bows
Kelp is a one-issue voter when it comes to tea: how much clotted cream do I get to eat?
It’s true - this place is always packed on V-day!