Frill 2013: Part 3

The last day of Frill was a lot of fun but it went differently than expected. Considering we had a long drive ahead of us, we had been hoping that the tea party would be in the morning and that we could leave by noon. It didn't turn out that way. If I remember correctly, tea didn't start until about 4. I'll carry on with that a little later though.

There were some more panels that morning, I think there was a cake decorating one. I missed it but I did get to see the end result of it on display and it turned out awesome. It features a mermaid print (it looks like AatP to me) and Alice Doll's Twinkle Candy Bone:

I decided to check out the consignment shop one more time so see if there was anything else that I wanted to buy. I eyed the lavender rhapsody wig again but in the corner of my eye, I spotted a print that I really love - AP's Little Bear's Cafe.I turned my attention to it and checked the price tag, pretty much expecting that I didn't have enough money for it. I had to do a double take on the tag's price... $90. What? You're kidding me. It turns out it was a DoL replica so that explains it. I'm not one who hates on replicas or replica wearers, but I do understand why a lot of people are against them. 

I was a little hesitant at first because I've heard lots of mixed reviews of DoL's stuff. I examined it and noticed that it was missing one of the back-ties, I didn't mind that because I could easily make my own. I examined the fabric, it felt pretty thick and similar to the original and the construction seemed different. I had a friend with me and she told me to go for it if I really wanted it, so I did.

My friends were all nice enough to let me borrow some accessories to match:

After running back up to my room and getting dressed up in my new dress, I came back down to the dealer's room and managed to catch Nekkon Daioh's stand which was open for commissions. For only $5 or $6 I got this adorable picture drawn of me, she even drew in little bear ears on my head to match the theme of my dress.

I can't talk much about the tea party simply because I didn't get to attend much of it. I heard Andrea's speech about how happy she was with the outcome of the con, how much work was put into it, etc but after that I had a panic attack and had to run off to the bathroom. This cycle continued a few times but I did my best to keep it under control. I'm not even sure anymore what had set me off. It doesn't matter.

Here's what I was served:

Going clockwise starting at the top: a square-shaped chocolate truffle, a mini chocolate chip cheesecake, and meringue flower all with raspberry sauce drizzled beneath on the plate.

This was the second course and it consisted of a salad, a tea sandwich, and some sort of paste on a slice of toasted bread.

From the opinions of friends who went to Frill last year, they thought that the tea party this year wasn't that great. I don't have a say because I didn't get to attend it last year but I was told that Frill 2012 had more selection of food and better tea. I heard the hotel kind of screwed Affrilliation over for whatever reason, but that could just be a rumor.

I can't remember what time tea ended but I know that we didn't leave until about 6:30 or 7. We had a 7 hour driver ahead of us and that excludes bathroom stops, food, and taking turns driving. We arrived at Rosie's house at 2:30 am and everyone was exhausted. 

I had a lot of fun though and really look forward to going back next year. Andrea had asked everyone to send some feedback so that they could improve for next year. From the girls who went in our community, we came up with a decent list of ideas and suggestions that I hope they take into account next year.