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Link Carousel ~ Ball Jointed Dolls
2008-04-24 05:09:00 In celebration of Miss Charlotte’s Birthday, I thought I would do a link carousel on Dolls . Ball Jointed Dolls, also referred to as BJDs or Dollfies are jointed posable dolls made of a type of hard resin that form a popular hobby in Japan and Asia, and now there are doll collectors all over ... More About: Link , Carousel
Winter Clothes Shopping
2008-04-22 12:17:00 I feel like I have done nothing but shop today! The weather has been getting a lot colder lately with rain on and off for the past week. It always puts me in the mood to go winter clothes shopping, and today I did, picking up some nice warm clothes for work. What I ... More About: Diary , Shopping , Clothes , Winter , Skye
Inspirations - Annette Vallon
2008-04-21 15:11:00 Usually when choosing books I spend hours in the library or bookstore, going over each shelf, reading blurbs and trying to find something new and interesting. However sometimes, I walk up to a shelf and a book almost jumps in to my hands, even if I’m not sure why, I feel compelled to take it ...
Byford Doll Meetup
2008-04-20 04:11:00 Yesterday Skwerlie and I went to a Ball Jointed Doll meetup way out in Byford. We brought Miss Charlotte and her Hazel & Clover and started on the long drive there. Miss Charlotte loved seeing all the horses and cows and sheep out the window! When we arrived at the house of our ... More About: Diary , Meetup , Skye
Daily Style - Blue Swan Lake
2008-04-19 07:20:00 Pearl headband with blue ribbon White Angelic Pretty Cutsew Blue Angelic Pretty Swan Lake skirt White lace knee socks BABY heart buckle shoes Just a quick picture of my outfit for today, Miss Charlotte is in the picture because we’re heading off to a doll meet up. This is a ... More About: Daily , Style
Inspirations ~ Kahimi Karie
2008-04-17 15:13:00 I haven’t shared a musical inspiration in a little while so today I will talk about one of my favourite artists, Kahimi Karie. She was born in japan, and sings in Japanese, English, French and occaisionally other languages. I find her sweet whisper-like voice very beautiful and soothing, many of her songs remind me ...
Princess Lesson - Duty
2008-04-16 14:20:00 Looking again at the virtues we associate with being a Princess , I must address one that is often left out. Its not so much on the fun side, but it is integral to our dignity, self respect and sense of nobility. A Princess always has duty to fulfill, it is these obligations that set her ... More About: Lesson , Duty
A peaceful day
2008-04-15 11:00:00 I apologise that it has been a while since I last wrote. Life has been very busy lately, exciting, challenging and busy. On the weekend I went to a small get-together to wish Emily happy birthday. It was a lot of fun, we played board games and watched movies and the atmosphere was ... More About: Diary , Skye , Peaceful
Princess Lesson ~ Memorising and Reciting Poetry
2008-04-11 15:13:00 I think its sad that these days we mostly think of poetry as something you read, rather than listen too. I find I enjoy it so much more as an art when it is recited aloud, indeed whenever I read books such as Anne of Green Gables in which poetry recitations are featured I always ... More About: Poetry , Princess , Lesson
Princess Lessons ~ Skin Care part 3 ~ Product Review
2008-04-09 02:14:00 For the final part of this series, I’m going to talk a little bit about the products and brands I use personally or have tried in the past. I apologise if some of these aren’t available outside Australia, but I’ve included some I know are international as well. You might notice if you go ... More About: Product Review , Skin , Skin Care , Princess , Review
Inspirations ~ Elizabeth (1998)
2008-04-08 15:53:00 I had actually never seen this movie before, the renaissance and Elizabeth ’s reign not being my particular area of historical interest (though I do think she was an incredible woman!) but I wanted to see it before watching the sequel which has just come out on DVD, Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Knowing as little as ...
Princess Lessons ~ Planning your Princess Day
2008-04-08 09:32:00 I hope you haven’t forgotton, our first International Princess Day (May 5th) is just under three weeks away! Do you know what you’re going to do yet? Are you going to take the day off, or maybe participate on Sunday instead? Are you going to use it as an excuse to have some indulgent ... More About: Planning , Lessons
After the Rain
2008-04-05 13:54:00 It rained all morning today. The roads ran like rivers and I watched the snails crawl across my window leaving silvery trails. When it finally stopped, I went outside. The world is so beautiful after it rains, the air is fresh and sweet with a little moisture still in it. As the sun comes ... More About: Diary , Rain , Skye
The Magic Flute ~ Opera
2008-04-04 09:14:00 Last night I went out to the Opera with Lee, Christine and her housemate Kellie. The Opera we saw was Mozart’s ‘The Magic Flute ’ which I haven’t seen before and really loved. Lee came over in the late afternoon and we started getting ready, she had a beautiful pink and silver gown for the event ... More About: Diary , Skye
Link Carousel ~ Animal Friends
2008-04-03 04:39:00 Its no secret the most Princesses love animals the common image of a Fairy tale Princess is surrounded by songbirds or woodland creatures. In many stories animal friends offer help to maidens in trouble and sometimes they grant wishes too! Where I grew up we were surrounded by forest and so I spent ... More About: Friends , Animal , Link , Carousel
Princess Lessons ~ Convalescent Princess
2008-04-02 11:47:00 Unfortunately, even Princess es get sick, and I’ve been unlucky enough to get hit by two bugs so far this season. The first one only lasted three days however, and I’m hoping to fight this one off pretty quickly as well! I think when we come down with a seasonal illness, there’s two important things ... More About: Lessons
April Princess Challenge
2008-04-01 10:17:00 I’m very excited to introduce something new here on Princess Portal. I mentioned it briefly back in my article on Setting Goals, starting today we’re going to do a monthly ‘Princess Challenge ’ that I hope you will all have fun participating in. Here’s how it works I will choose a little task, somehow related to the ... More About: April
Ballet in the City
2008-03-30 13:27:00 As I was leaving the train station today, and heading to where I catch my bus I started to hear some music, as I was walking I realised it was Tchaikovsky (my favourite composer) and then I turned a corner to see a stage set up in the middle of the square where a ... More About: Diary , City , Ballet , Skye , In the City
Tang?s Minigolf Party
2008-03-30 13:17:00 We celebrated Tang ’s birthday today, although it was a little while ago, by going to Mini Golf in Mandurah. For those not familiar with Australian geography, Mandurah is a sort of suburb/town an hour or so south of Perth. They have some beautiful beaches and the estuary is clear enough to swim in. As ... More About: Diary , Party , Skye
Daily Style - Casual in Blue
2008-03-30 13:06:00 Blue ribbon tied in my hair White BABY knit camisole White lace short sleeve bolero BABY Sleeping Beauty skirt Rose Chocolat classic Mary Jane’s Blue polkadon pochette bag A similar outfit to my last post, but this time in blue! I’m getting the most out of my BABY camisole ... More About: Daily , Style , Blue , Casual
Inspirations - Neverwas
2008-03-30 00:53:00 This is not the usual sort of movie I review here, it’s not a sweeping historic romance, there are no beautiful costumes or elegant sets. It takes place in the real world and is about modern themes, yet it is probably the most magical film I’ve seen in years. Neverwas is the story of Zach Riley, ...
Winter Fashion
2008-03-29 03:52:00 I’m really excited that finally the leaves on the beautiful maple trees in the city are starting to turn brown, because that means winter is on its way. The best thing about Winter , aside from hot chocolate, fireplaces, thunderstorms and fluffy slippers is of course, Winter Fashion ! I tend to buy a lot more clothes ... More About: Diary , Skye
Daily Style - Casual Summer Style
2008-03-27 11:21:00 BABY double bow plastic kachusha BABY white knit camisole BABY pink flowercart embroidery skirt SWIMMER embroidered kitten heels Metamorphose Swan Emblem bag Mikako Kouda Pearl bracelet Pearl biscuit necklace by Skwerlie Although winter is just around the corner, it was still very warm and sunny today so ... More About: Daily , Summer , Style , Casual
Princess Lesson - Setting Goals
2008-03-25 10:24:00 As Princess es, I’m sure we all have dreams and wishes that we’d like to see realised in the future. Whether its having a beautiful palace and gardens, travelling all over the world, learning a new skill or something as simple as aquiring a beautiful dress. I firmly believe that there is nothing we can not ... More About: Goals , Lesson
Easter Lolita Meetup
2008-03-24 13:41:00 It was a lovely autumn day today cool in the shade, warm in the sun and I went with a small group of local lolitas to the park down the road for an easter picnic. I actually have a bit of a cold at the moment, so I wasn’t feeling very well but ... More About: Diary , Easter , Meetup , Skye
Disney Princess Skye
2008-03-23 00:44:00 After watching Enchanted I had a lot of fun drawing my own ‘Disney Princess ’ self. I just imagined what I’d look like if I fell down a man-hole in to an animated kingdom, customary long flowing hair, big eyes and an ankle length dress. I borrowed a little bit from each of the other ... More About: Diary , Skye
Inspirations - Romeo & Juliet (1968)
2008-03-22 10:13:00 I think the first time I saw this film was back in Drama class is high school, its stuck with me ever since as the only screen adaption of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that really evokes the beauty of the play. I’ve even seen R&J on stage a couple of times and the performances were ...
Princess Lessons ~ How to be a Disney Princess
2008-03-20 23:28:00 Inspired by Enchanted I decided to put together a little list for ‘How to be a Disney Princess .’ This is mostly in jest, for a bit of fun, but for girls who grew up with the Disney Heroines as a major inspiration for the Inner Princesses, this may bring back a touch of nostalgia! ... More About: Lessons
Inspirations - Enchanted
2008-03-20 10:33:00 When I originally heard about this film during production, I admit, I was not excited at all. There have been so many Shrek-esque films lately, with pop culture jokes put in to fairy tale worlds that they’re getting rather tiresome. Not to mention how disappointed I was in ‘Ella Enchanted ’ which was a beautiful book ...
?Princess of?? Contest Winner
More articles from this author:2008-03-20 06:16:00 Congrats to Mystique for winning Sabraelle’s Garden’s ‘Princess of…’ Contest ! Sabraelle’s Garden is a pretty little pixel art site run by the lovely Dalliann. Over the past month she has run a contest for other pixel artists to participate in and the theme was ‘The Princess of..’ so the artists created imaginary Princesses of everything ... More About: Winner 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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