So! My lovely Sander and I have moved in together, and after about half a year since we signed the contract, we're almost done with the apartment. With him working full-time and me ill, we don't have as much time for it as we wish we had, so it's going slow - luckily, it's also going steady! With Ikea not too far away (and the car of Sander's parents), it's quite fun to come up with clever ways to store all that we have. Which is, to be fair, quite a lot for such a small apartment. Thank god for Swedes and their love for affordable storage solutions! We have a Tumblr where you can follow our progress, but since we've been kind of neglecting that, I'll link to it when we've uploaded the last, uhm, months

In other news, I've re-organised my closet, and with it comes new clothes! I figured it was about time I traded things I never wear for things I've been wanting to wear for about two years now. I've found that Bodyline(.co.jp) doesn't only have pretty clothes - they're cheap and well-made, too! Combined with some items I already owned, and a few pieces from the local thrift store, I have a wardrobe that's ready for adventure
If the photos that we'll be taking soon turn out nice, I'll post them somewhere for everyone to see. After all, the internet could use some more casual lolita ♥

Not that much news on the art front, apart from my Etsy store that will be live in the upcoming weeks~ 8D I'll be selling handmade jewellery and accessories, and I will of course post a linkie when it's ready.
I'm also slooowly working on my drawing skills, with the help of a brilliant new book that I have. Its focus lies on creating characters, including clothes and things like that, and from all the art books I've used, this is by far the best one. Not only is it practical, and really well drawn (comparing it to some other books I have is like comparing Pokémon and, say, Avatar. With the Asians, not the Aliens >.>), the overall style and designs are really inspirational. I actually managed to draw Rii with muscles! It's great to be able to finally show that he has indeed a lot of muscles. 20 years of martial arts training does that to ya

If everything goes according to plan, I'll have some new things to upload here in the next few weeks, so see you all then!