L's Cake Kabobs

So recently in Anime Club at school we were watching The Death Note live Action movie. While watching the movie my friend Stacey (who run's her own blog babytealeafs) stated that it would be awesome to make cake kabobs. At first I was very confused. However, to my surprise when I directed my attention towards the screen I saw the most wonderful site.

I saw L (played by the  extremely cute and very talented Matsuyama Kenichi ) sitting in his rather unusual crouched position eating what Stacey had referred to as a cake kabob. Though I knew L had a love for sweets and ate them all the time in many fun and interesting ways, I just couldn't let the cake kabob thing go. And so I was determined to make some with Stacey. Due to my determination I had Stacey come over that Saturday to make cake kabobs with me. They were lot's of fun so now I felt the need to share them with you.  ^.^



How to make Cake Kabobs:

First you need your kabob stick, in our case we used chop sticks to stack our food on. Next, you just need to pick out random sweet items that you like and place them on the stick. In our case we used a chunk of cotton candy, a slice of sour cream cake, a Swiss cake roll and a gummy worm tied in a knot for our cake kabobs and later went back to shove cookies n' cream chocolate into our cake on the kabobs. Lastly, you need to sit back and enjoy your creation L style.

And remember to have fun with it. :3 RAWR.
 PS: If your like me and really love Kenichi Matsuyama than here's a special treat of an extra picture of him. (SO ADORABLE!!!) I wanted to place a bunch of them but unfortunately I think it would draw to far from what the post was about.

History could never be more exciting ~Hetalia~

School is often one of the many things in a teenagers life that feels like it requires way to much effort. Especially when studying is involved. However, what if there was a fun alternative to studying that didn't require you to flip through the pages of your history book, or even made you really want to. Well guess what there is, There's and Anime/Manga called Hetalia; where every country is depicted as a character (Even though each character is a country and their country name is usually used when talking to each other, they do each have names). The main storyline of the Anime revolves around World War II, but most of the Manga takes place during other historical events, modern holidays, or nothing specific. The series uses satire and comedy to reinterpret well-known events and less commonly known historical and cultural trivia. Through the series you'll learn about historical, political, economic, and military interaction between countries through the characters in social and romantic interactions and misunderstandings. In other words it's a great source of fun and learning combined, and believe it or not I actually watch it to help my self study. So I just thought that maybe you would want to give it a try too.


Below is a picture of some of the character with their flags to define which country they are.

Candy review: Strawberry and Cream flavoured Candy

Recently my friend gave me this cute little treat, so I decided that it might be nice to share it with all of you. It's a Strawberry and Cream flavoured Candy LOLLIPOP made by Alpenliebe. As you can see the package alone draws you in with the cute mountain scenery and storybook village set far off behind the lollipop. Not to mention the super cute strawberry with a face that's taking a splash in some cream.

Right away the first thing you will notice when you open the package is the sweet fruity fragrance of strawberry. It smells simply delicious.

Aside from that I noticed that on the package cover it looks as thought the cream is raised, or in other words drizzled over the top of the lollipop.(Giving it a more 3D effect). However this is not the case, upon taking it out of the package I found it to actually be marbled. Although very pretty it left me a bit unimpressed. I also saw that the bottom of the lollipop was kind of flat and didn't look as round as it did in the picture. (If you turn it side ways though it looks like a bouncy ball.)

The lollipop did out do it's self in the taste category for me though. Despite it smelling super sweet and of strawberries, it actually had quite a simple creamy taste. It was not over sweet like most, and tasted just barely sweetened. 

It's something that I, for one would buy.

Tako Plushie

So the other day I decided that I wanted to make a plushie after I saw this Brain-Slug-Plushie. It gave me an idea, which was to make a tako. If you don't know what a tako is, it's just the Japanese word for octopus. Any so I made one and left some instructions for you to make one as well. Go on and start crafting your very own Tako you know you want too, he's just to adorable to pass up.


So here's how you can make one as well.

You will need some type of stuffing (I used cotton balls), buttons, a marker, a needle, thread, scissors, things you can use to trace for circles, and two fabrics.






1st Step: Making a mouth.


 Set your trace item down and go around it with a black marker to make a small circle. Then cut it out and leave it for later.

 2nd Step: Tackling the tentacles

 First on a piece of paper drawl and cut out a thumb shaped template. Then double your fabric (set one sheet on top of the other) and begin tracing eight of these.






Then cut the eight traces out. You should end
up with sixteen of them. This is because of doubling the fabric.










3rd Step: Tackling tentacles pt.2

  Take two of your thumb shapes and sew them together.
 -DO NOT sew the straight part of your tentacle that is where you will fill it later. -

 Then flip it inside out so that the stitching no longer shows.



Finally stuff you tentacle.
*Continue this step until all eight of your tentacles have been made.*

 4th Step:  The bottom 

 Find something circular and make sure that your tentacles fit around it. If they do trace it and cut it out.

5th Step: The front & back

 

Next, double your fabric and make another thumb shape. This time use your large cut out circle to know how big the top should be. (You should have two of them because of doubling).




6th Step: Fantastic Faces
The last thing you are going to do before final construction is to give him a face, and maybe a name too while your at it.

Sew on two buttons for eyes, then sew on your small circle from earlier with a button over it for his mouth.




<Mr. Octo/ Mr. Tako is starting to look Kawaii Desu to me. :3



7th Step: Putting him together

Finally sandwich his little feets in between his bottom and the bottom of either his front side of back side. (Doesn't matter because you will be doing this step with both sides.) Stitch everything into place.






Once all of his legs and both his front and back sides are stitched on sew his sides together but leave an opening on the top.






Now use the opening on the top to put your stuffing into him then sew up the top of his head and .....

.....Tada you have your Tako <3  isn't he cute!!!

Romance Games

Lately I have been caught up in Some RPG games (Role Play Games)/ Simulations Games. A RPG is where a player has to pretend to be a certain character in a game. These can be single or multi player games. I usually prefer single player games. A Simulation games is a game in which you can do many activities that you can do in 'real life'. There are many different types of RPG's & Simulation games, like action, cooking, you name it. My favorite however are romance. However I feel the best way to describe what I am talking about is as an Otomen Game. Otomen game means maiden game, this is because it's a video game that is targeted towards a females, where one of the main goals, besides the plot goal, is to develop a romantic relationship between the female player character and one of several male characters.

Two computer romance games that I particularly like are mycandylove & starproject. (No, you don't have to download them or pay for them. They are free to play online.)

In my candy love you take on the role of a girl who is a new high school student. Throughout the episodes you have to help the other character's with their problems. Then at the end of the episode you get to go on a date with which ever guy you have the most candy love on your love o meter. The only problem is that it can take a lot of time and energy to finish an episode and you only get so many energy points each day you log on. So you can spend weeks on an episode.

In Star project you are a young woman whose parents once owned a star management company. However, they both died in a car accident and you must take over the company along with a lot of debt. Soon a young man appears at your company in hopes of becoming a star. You must work with him to help both your company and him to succeed. You can do fun things such as go on dates with him and such as well. The only down side to the game is you have a limited number of energy (it renews it's self at a good rate though, so you can play multiple times a day), and that it's in real time so if you schedule an appointment you need to be sure not to miss it. Other than that my only complaint is that later on you'll get a new star but he'll only work for you a while until you have to 'buy' him back (literally), because he needs a renewed contract.

There have also been some Ipod romance games that I'm interested in. Unfortunately, I don't have an Ipod, yet, so I can't really tell you how good they are. But, here are two romance games for the Ipod made by Voltage that look interesting. There are more than these.

Pirates in Love:

 

 

 

Be My Princess for GREE: 

 

 



AWA 2012

AWA or Anime Weekend Atlanta is an annual Anime Convention in Atlanta, Georgia that is weekend  long. http://www.awa-con.com/
This year it was from September 28-30 and was hosted at the Rennaissance Waverly Hotel & Convention Center.

AWA is and Anime & Manga Convention.
It's Family Friendly and a lot of fun. The convention has everything from video viewing rooms to Maid Cafes and much much more. (It really is an Otaku's paradise.) While walking around you will soon come into contact with my favorite type of people, Cosplayers. Dressed in elaborate costumes like they've just stepped straight out of an Anime. Seeing them just makes you crave to get a picture and I have a couple posted below:

 

Somethings to Expect/Tips:

• People  will come up to you and asking for hugs, pictures, where you bought something, etc. Don't be afraid or look at them weird it's normal to do this and I find that convention goers happen to be the nicest people alive, I swear.
• Bring a good amount of $money$ trust me you will run out by the first day of the convention if you don't bring enough.
• Make sure to get a map sometimes it's easy to get lost.
• Try not to wear regular clothes, there is fun to dressing up you know.
• Be yourself no one will judge you.
• Don't be shy no one's gonna hurt you if you ask for a hug or a picture.
• Have a Great Time!

 

However, I would like to say that if your looking for convention to go to and it's your first time I would recommend starting off at a smaller Con like NashiCon. This is because these conventions can be somewhat overwhelming including if you start off at a big one such as AWA.

How to make Waitress/Maid Tray

 

I'll be showing you how to make a tray that a maid or a waitress might carry (as seen above) if you decide to cosplay a maid or a waitress.

To start this project off you will need the following items: A glass or plastic cup, a snack box (I used a pocky box), a metal tray, a hot glue gun, hot glue gun sticks, a plastic knife, a lighter, a paper towel,  Brown candles (I used 4), and White candles (I used 4).

 What to do with your snack box.

 Step 1:

 Make sure your snack box is empty. Then hot glue any openings shut. Then just leave it sit until your done with your coffee candle.

 How to make a coffee candle.

Step 1:

Place a brown candle in your cup and light it.

When the candle is almost dead blow it out and put it under a fan to cool.

Step 2:


Make sure you didn't leave the candle under the fan for too long. You don't want it to be hot but you need it to still be warm.

< It looks like this when it has cooled down. Notice the candle is cool but the wax at the bottom of the cup is still hot.

Now take your candle out of the cup and turn it upside down to remove the wick.

Then mold the candle in your hands. Try to make it as flat as possible. (This is why the candle needs to be warm- so it will mold.)Then pack the wax into your cup.

Continue Steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed with your brown candle.

Then when your ready for your white candle, you do the same. (Do steps 1 and 2 as many times as needed with your white candle as well.)

 



<Your candle should come out looking something like this.

Step 3:

Use your plastic knife to go along the top edges of your candle. Try to make the edging all look even. Then take your paper towel and wipe off the candle wax that got on the inside and outside of your cup.

 

Lastly, hot glue your snack box and coffee down to your tray and your done.

~Tada~