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Petit Miel Pâtisserie
2008-01-12 12:37:00
I am really enjoying this slightly cooler change to the weather. This morning I went in to the city and had coffee with a friend, well I had a nice big hot chocolate with marshmallows because I don’t drink coffee I was looking up at some of the beautiful old buildings that are ...
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Inspirations ~ Émilie Simon
2008-01-11 14:06:00
I decided to do a musical inspiration today, for something a little different. One of my very favourite artists is Émilie Simon . She is a French vocalist who also writes and composes for all of her albums. I first had the chance to listen to her music a couple of years ago when a friend ...

Furniture for the Palace
2008-01-10 09:46:00
I brought my Dresser and Side table home today! The King kindly helped me to transport them. Its just beautiful outside, sunny but with a nice cool breeze which made the whole process easier. Now I have two lovely pieces of furniture with which to decorate my palace. The bedside table is quite ...
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Princess Lesson - Kindness
2008-01-10 07:20:00
I would like to do a few lessons on what are commonly percieved as the ‘virtues’ of a Princess . I am sure we all have our own ideas of these, but there are some that seem to be ingrained in to the Princess image by stories and legends. One of these is Kindess. Often in ...
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Summery Day
2008-01-08 07:57:00
The sun is scorching down outside so I was very careful when I went out this morning to remember my parasol. Even still the heat is quite draining and I am glad to be home sipping lemon barley cordial in the cool rooms of the palace. I have very exciting news though, the reason for my morning excursion was to begin fulfilling one of my New Year’s Resolutions On the weekend I discovered two pieces of beautiful white Queen Anne furniture, one is a little side table with drawers and the other a really stunning Vanity table with mirrors! This morning I went and purchased them and they will arrive here on Thursday. I can’t wait! While I was out I also picked up some new books from the library, I have been starved of reading material lately. Now I think I shall spend the rest of the afternoon keeping cool and catching up on some reading. Parfait finds a nice bowl of vanilla icecream with blueberries and raspberry sauce solves just about anything, including midsummer days.

Link Carousel ~ Fairy Tales
2008-01-07 13:41:00
I love Carousel s, the music and lights and beautiful rococo styling. Horses, swans, strange fantasy steeds. No amusement ride could be more enchanting. A Link Carousel is something a little different though, it is a rotating series of links to interesting websites and articles provided regularly on a blog, and I’ve decided to start one ...
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Princess Lesson - Having Adventures
2008-01-07 12:27:00
Occaisionally we Princess es have the urge to leave our palaces and explore the big wide world. I think its a wonderful fun to go to new places and try new things so some days I dedicate to having adventures. These are always unplanned, of the whim type journeys and I discover exciting new places ...
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Inspirations - Serendipity Books
2008-01-06 06:54:00
The Serendipity Books , written by Stephen Cosgrove and illustrated by Robin James were some of my favourite picture books as a young princess. They are all animal fables, each cute little story has a sweet moral and an animal character with a name like Flutterby, Nitter pitter, Hucklebug, Raz-ma-taz or Shimmeree. The illustrations are rich ...

Daily Style - All in Pink
2008-01-06 06:42:00
Candy Violet ‘Candy Crest’ cutsew BABY flowercart skirt Angelic Pretty cupcake socks Biscuit and pearl necklace by Skwerlie Petit Miel bracelets and ring Just a casual outfit today. I love this CV tee because the pink matches BABY’s usual shade perfectly. The necklace was my christmas present from Skwerlie, she ...
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Birds of a Feather
2008-01-05 13:32:00
Last night I had dinner with the King and Queen, it was a belated Christmas dinner of sorts as the King was away on business over christmas and we’d not yet had a chance to celebrate with him. We dined on delicious seafood and salads and had rich chocolate cake for dessert It was ...
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Princess Profile - Eugénie de Montijo
2008-01-05 13:09:00
Eugénie, the Last Empress of France was born in 1826 to the impressive name of Doña María Eugenia Ignatia Augustina Palafox de Guzmán Portocarrero y Kirkpatrick. The daughter of a Spanish Count and his half Scottish wife, Eugénie became the 9th Countess of Teba and later, the Empress of France. She was a beautiful, charming ...
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Princess Lesson - Hope
2008-01-04 07:50:00
One of my favourite lines in the Princess Code is this “A Princess?s most precious jewel is Hope , which lights her darkest days and shows her the beauty in every soul she meets.” I believe that Hope is one thing we should never lose sight of, even when we are feeling down. For most people, ...
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New Year?s Wishes
2008-01-03 11:38:00
It is so dreadfully hot today, I wanted very much to go out but I couldn’t even bare to step outside. Instead, Éclair and I sat down with a bowl of cherries strawberries and chocolates and watched the ‘Affair of the Necklace.’ I hope that it is cooler tomorrow. One thing I like to ...
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Inspirations - The Affair of the Necklace
2008-01-03 11:13:00
I am in two minds over this movie, I really did enjoy watching it but the story is so very inaccurate that it dissapoints me too. I first saw this film back when it was released in 2001, and watching it again was interesting to compare it to the recent Marie Antoinette, especially as Milena ...
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Princess?s New Shoes
2008-01-02 09:57:00
It is so hot today! The air is sticky and warm, it feels like it ought to rain but won’t. This is my least favourite kind of weather and I’m glad to be in the cool comfort of the Palace. I really don’t deal well with extreme temperatures. I miss my blue skies too. I ...
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Princess Lessons - Accomplishments
2007-12-31 01:14:00
As the year comes to an end, many of us are thinking towards what we hope to achieve in the new year. Perhaps some bad habits we would like to give up or some plans we wish to put in to action. Maybe we would like to be more forgiving of others or improve our ...
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Drawing Dreams
2007-12-30 05:35:00
It is warm today, but there is a wind outside howling past the palace windows. There isn’t a cloud in the sky and I am happily scribbling away at my sketchbook and listening to some old songs from movies and musicals. Miss Charlotte is watching, comfortably perched on her new chair with her ...
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Inspirations - Disney Princess Magic
2007-12-30 02:43:00
I have been so busy since the convention I haven’t yet had a chance to take photos of this lovely book Disney ’s “Princess Magic ” was a late birthday gift from Tiffy, along with some beautiful soaps and cute plush keychains all of which I adore The book is a collection of quotes and ...

Princess Profile - Cinderella
2007-12-29 11:14:00
One of the most well known and oldest of our fairy tale Princess es is Cinderella . I have always found her story enchanting, I think many girls might have day-dreamed at some point of meeting their Fairy Godmother and having their wishes granted. Cinderella is really inspiring though, in her attitude to life. In most versions ...
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Make a Wish
2007-12-26 13:53:00
Star light, star bright, First star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight. I had a lovely lazy day today, its Boxing Day so still a holiday where I live. I believe it was supposed to be 44 degrees celsius outside at one point, but I barely left the ...
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Recipe - Strawberry Parfait
2007-12-26 03:30:00
Ingredients 1 large punnet of fresh strawberries 2 tbsp Honey Vanilla Icecream 200ml Sour Cream 400ml Whipping Cream 4 Shortbread biscuits Butter Fruit, chocolate, or wafer to decorate Makes about 4 depending on the size of your glasses This is one of my favourite desserts to make around christmas ...
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Inspirations - The Illusionist
2007-12-24 11:23:00
Mirai and I watched this movie yesterday and I was enchanted by it. When I first read about the story it seemed a little dull to me, the subject of “childhood sweethearts” has been done many times before. However I really enjoyed this film, not so much for the story, though that was more clever ...

Christmas Treats
2007-12-24 09:09:00
Its Christmas Eve, one more sleep to go (if you can even sleep!) The tree is sparkling and I have a whole bowl of cherries to munch my way through. Cherries are one of my favourite christmas treats, they’re always in season around this time of year and I love their sweet-but ...
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Christmas Magic
2007-12-23 03:18:00
Christmas is nearly here! I have put up the tree and wrapped all my presents and I can’t wait for the day to come! This year I was actually feeling a bit down about christmas It’s such a stressful time of year, with the Convention and my stall I had even more work than ...
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Clarifying the topic of ?Ogres?
2007-12-23 01:28:00
I would like to clarify my last entry a little, as I have recieved some criticism on the subject which may have been based on misunderstanding and poor expression on my part. I would like to first of all thank those who sent me their feedback on the issue, I have tried to email you ...
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Princess Lesson - Dealing with Ogres
2007-12-19 10:40:00
This world, like any kingdom, is made up of many different sorts of people. There a kind, good natured people and noble dutiful people and sweet, loving people and then there are Ogres. Ogres may look just like any other human being, though often they are less clean and poorly dressed, however they lack an ...
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Wai-con 2007
2007-12-18 04:07:00
I really enjoyed the convention this year. Perth only really has one anime convention at the moment, and Mirai is on the board so I get to see a lot of the work that goes in to organizing it, I think they did a fantastic job. I will try and summarise each day but ...
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Daily Style - Wai-con Day 2
2007-12-16 10:12:00
Angelic Pretty Head Eating Bow Kachusha BABY Shirred blouse Handmade wrist cuffs BABY sweets check skirt Angelic Pretty Sweets socks BABY heart buckle shoes BABY Usakuma Bag (Parfait!) I dressed a little more casually for the second day. I did pile on a few accessories though, an adorable ...
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Petit Miel Debut Stall
2007-12-15 11:10:00
Today was the debut of my new label “Petit Miel” at the convention. I was a bit nervous setting everything up and worrying if it would sell. I brought a piece of red velvet to display things on and printed out some little tags, heart shaped for the larger items and rectangular for the small ...
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Daily Style - Wai-con Day 1
2007-12-15 10:58:00
BABY gold bow clip BABY Marie Antionette One Piece Off brand pearl choker Off brand stocking Angelic Pretty Crown shoes Handmade pearl bracelet Today’s outfit was Hime Lolita, with my beloved MA dress. I tried a new hair style and I think it worked out quite well, allthough this ...
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