Project Secret Santa

The 'Secret Santa' section on my Etsy is FINALLY live! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/AfterMidnight143?section_id=22831931

Besides reducing some products to fit into the price range for Secret Santa, I've added a few new items with more in the ideas tanks!

Today the pre-order for our new Bow Necklace went live on our Facebook and Etsy in three colourway!

Classic Pearl

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/574254651/bow-necklace-classic-pearl-pearl?ref=shop_home_active_1

  

Classic Ruby

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/574253153/bow-necklace-classic-ruby-pearl-necklace?ref=shop_home_active_2

Classic Crystal

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/574252049/bow-necklace-classic-crystal-pearl?ref=shop_home_active_3

Pre-order ends 30th November, limited stock!

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Which is your favourite colourway? 

Part Time 小姐

Dim Sum Meet

It's what it says on the tin - today I hosted Dim Sum Meet at Crown Buffet!

(Sorry Kathryn, it's not a dim sum buffet)

Though there was a bit of chaos with things coming out late and a couple of mix ups, they were extremely on the ball and we got to witness the thing where a hug stack of steamers were brought out.

(I've been going to *yum cha for YEARS and my family have NEVER ordered so much **dim sum that they had to bring it out on a tray!)

We also discovered that the beef balls and salted egg custard buns would make great weapons!

*Yum cha literally means 'drink tea' and refers to the meal as a whole. If we're going out to get dim sum, we would say we're going to yum cha. **Dim sum literally means 'to touch the heart' and refers to the small dishes which are usually shared. 

Things I ordered (some to share): steamed char siu buns, pan fried pork & veg buns, cheung fan with deep fried bread rolls (I describe it as a doughnut rice roll), triple roast with rice and egg custard tarts

We finished at the grand total of £128.20 - well done Leeds Comm!

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There's only one thing for a food-centric meet - a V comfy coord! I decided to go with empire waist instead of full shirring for maximum comfort.

JSK - Emily Temple Cute

Cutsew - Taobao

Shoes - Yesstyle.com

Necklace - Angelic Pretty

All other accessories - Handmade

Bonus Accessories pic!
I'm really pleased with myself! For someone who makes accessories, I'm usually rubbish.

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Food meets are my FAVOURITE kind of meet! 

What's yours? Exhibitions? Crafting? Or like me, Food?

- Part Time 小姐

DMC ~ Show and Tell

Admittedly this post is LONG due but I also shamefully admit, I didn't even unpack until the end of September so ahhh! But still, better late than never! 

Today I'm going to do a show and tell of the very lovely things I bought at Dream Masquerade Carnival (the Tea Party Club's 10th anniversary and last event) in August!

Remote Vendors

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Puvithel

I'd already seen a picture of this necklace by Puvithel when the remote vendors were announced so I was glad to be able to buy it for my Sunday coord.

Bring & Buy

I always enjoy the Bring & Buy! I didn't have any dream dresses in mind to hunt for but I'm extremely glad I found this little gem! At first I was wary because I didn't think I could try it on but the price was SO good, I was pretty prepared to risk it for a biscuit. Holding it against myself to judge the size, I realised the back was fully shirred - SOLD!

Imai Kira

While not a crazy fan by any means, I really like Imai Kira's illustrations so I had to have a gander at her prints and small accessories. I bought a print which she kindly signed and a large sticker for next year's bullet journal and a microfibre glasses cloth because I absolutely believe in practicality! On a more important note though, can we just talk about how cute she is?? Absolutely adorable!

Angelic Pretty

Even to the day, I'd been calling the event TPC ft AP (Tea Party Club ft Angelic Pretty) so it'd have been wrong to not cruise around their pop-up shop! I went quite late on in the day since I was vending at the event so a lot of things (mostly dresses) had gone. Thankfully it wasn't a huge deal for me since I'm not crazy for AP but I figured if I was ever to buy anything brand new from them, it would be right there in person. I had considered buying a classic AP bow ring but then this necklace caught my eye and knew it would go nicely with the Axes Femme dress I got in the Bring & Buy. This is possibly the most expensive necklace I have ever bought myself but it's burando!!!

Summertales Boutique

http://summertalesboutique.com/

My sock game is weak so I picked up these Innocent World socks. I've a few navy pieces so hopefully these will work nicely with them.

Sweet Sakura

https://www.etsy.com/de/shop/MySweetSakura
Firstly, I apologise for this potato of a photograph - it's a lot more shiny and you can see the details better in person and on their Etsy! This was my final buy at DMC, and after 'uming' and 'ahing', I bought it just as they were packing up!

And that's it! All my Dream Masquerade Carnival buys! I forget how much exactly I spent but I know I didn't hit the £150 mark. I did good!

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If you're a fellow Loli and went to DMC, did you get everything you wanted?

- Part Time 小姐