Spoonful of Sugar

Lifestyle lolitas are lolitas who seek to incorporate elements and ideals from the fashion into their own worlds. Lolita is more than just the dresses and the poof to them - it could be making their home look like a chateau, practicing hobbies they feel are lolita - embroidery, deco, sewing dresses -, studying etiquette - but it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. You don't have to eat ice cream and drink tea every day to be a lifestyle lolita.
In general, I think being a lifestyle lolita is about translating the lolita fashion into everyday things around you.

Now, I wouldn't consider myself a lifestyle lolita, so don't quote me as an expert on this, but I'd like to use this entry as a kick off a series of future entries which will revolve around putting the loli into your life! This might include tutorials, links to shopping finds, who knows, but I promise to keep it interesting.

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To kick of the Spoonful of Sugar series, I decided to focus on incorporating lolita into your bathroom!

* Check out these ruffled shower curtains (click the images to go to the websites where they're available!):





Want something similar but the price tag is a bit too much? Why not make your own! Buy a couple of cheap white fabric shower curtains, these go for $13 at WalMart, cut one up into equally sized strips, and sew in your own ruffles.
Here's a great youtube video with 3 easy ways to sew ruffles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lk36V9uVdA

* Look at these adorable petit fours candy soaps from etsy! Just make sure your guests know they're soap, and not to eat them ;)

If you're thinking "They're just going to end up as lumps of soap anyways, why bother?" then just pick up a simple bar of scented soap - goats milk and honey, lavender, or my favorite, sweetpea. Check out small shops near you for specialty soaps made locally, or if you travel to other countries, pick up some as souvenirs!

* Indulge in a super fluffy plush bath rug - there's nothing better than stepping out of a bathtub onto something soft and fluffy. And while you're at it, why not treat yourself to supremely fluffy bath towels as well? You'll feel like a queen when you bathe!

* Have a plain bathroom mirror? Spruce it up! Hunt around at tag sales, flea markets, consignment stores, and antique shops for mirrors, or even just antique frames that you can put a mirror into.
Use acrylic paint to customize your mirror - find a cute stencil or freehand, paint a cute border!

* Carefully placed teacup candles are the perfect touch! Isn't this genius?


Make your own with this tutorial on Design*Sponge

* Fairy lights aren't just for Christmas - string up some white icicle-style Christmas lights for a twinkly magical ambiance.

I hope you enjoyed the first of the S.O.S. series, and also my first 'real' entry
♥ Jesi Carroll