Things I want today

Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses: Oh my goodness yes! They remind me of the black & neon ones I had as a kid, which makes me think of Confederation Park and the seawall at Stanley Park.

Le Romantique Threadless T-shirt: If I bought every t-shirt I wanted, I would have enough shirts to cloth a mid-sized country...

Tool T Dress: I am all about dresses lately. I want more more more! I love this one.

I also really want the one pictured in this listing, but she doesn't have one listed in her shop right now. It is so sweet!

My last pick of the day shall be this sly neclace: oh how I love innuendo. Lovely.

Hells yes!

Crazy coincidence time! Or maybe it's kismet.

In any case... I just made a treasury on Etsy the other day named "I married the sea: and she is calling my name," and then Joey & Emily come out with this gem.

God I love A Softer World.

And the sea.

It's in the air, I think

After some trouble with the last thing I made (namely that I dislike it), I have made something lovely. It's a double-stranded (my new fave thing, apparently) bracelet with frosted Chinese square glass beads and other frosted glass beads: it's called "Something Like Love." It's a delight. It will be posted Sunday, I guess. I won't have a chance to photograph it to be ready before then.
I'm happily daydreaming about what might be with someone I met recently, and a customer at my store seems to have taken interest too, so I think it's in the air.
Summer lovin, it's true.

Now that's initiative

What a novel concept - you need money?

Just ask for it...

www.3bucksforbrendan.com

Shiny things

Man, I am sleepy! I just stayed up making some gorgeous jewelry, if I do say so myself. I hope to post it mid-day tomorrow, if I can get some good photos. There's a double strand skinny beaded anklet, a beautiful seed & glass bead bracelet (I love it sooo much) and earrings made with lampwork glass red delicious apples which are oh so sweet. The apples are made by Kerry Santisteban of Crazy Lady Beads.
I have a spot in Monday's jewelry showcase on Etsy, so watch for it and wish me luck, I suppose. Or wish me lots of views & sales.
xo.

Beauties and Beasts

Beauty and the Beast is my favourite fairytale. I love fairytales.
I've started collecting and keeping track of different versions of Beauty and the Beast. I felt like making a list, so here we are (I'm sure I'm missing a few I know of ... novels listed vaguely in order of how close the story comes to the original fairytale):

Novels:

• Beauty: A Retelling of Beauty & the Beast - Robin Mckinley (more "traditional" version)
  
• Rose Daughter - Robin Mckinley (delicious twist ending!)
  
• Beast - Donna Jo Napoli (the Beast's side of the story)
  
• A Terrible Beauty - Nancy Baker (vampire version - love it!)
  
• Goddess of the Rose - PC Cast (a delectable fantasy romance...)
  
• Sunshine - Robin Mckinley (vampires, wit, a dash of Beauty & the Beast)
  

Related fairytales:

• Rose Red and Snow White
  
• East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  
• Tam Lin (2 good Tam Lin novels: An Earthly Knight - Janet Elizabeth Mcnaughton; Winter Rose - Patricia Mckillip)
  

Also noteworthy are the Fables comics by Bill Willingham. The first trade, Legends in Exile, starts with Rose Red and Snow White. I haven't actually read it yet - it's on my wish list. I started in the middle, with Wolves, a delicious read with Snow White and Bigby (the wolf - think about it) and I just devoured it.

I love Disney's Beauty and the Beast, although I liked the Beast better than that pansy of a prince that he becomes.

Little things make me happy

Like

the seeds I planted starting to grow

the coffee shop still having my favourite scones when I run in for some in the evening

puppy love in the morning

"The Way I Am" playing on the radio

brushing my hand along branches as I walk and getting rain drops on my hand

my puppy sleeping against me
crawling into my cozy bed with a good book
compliments
laughing

at the bottom of everything

Bright Eyes keeps breaking my heart.
In a good way.
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