To anyone who loves Victorian styled clothing, jewelry, housewares, collectibles, and other little odds and ends, will love Victorian Trading Co. You can request free catalogs and you can browse their website for wonderful things. :)
I got my copy of the catalog today, and I find it more pleasurable to look at one on the sofa than online. The issue I got has an 80% off sale going on, and I think there is a sale on their website as well.
For my birthday, I will be spending some of my money on some lacy socks, dolls for my dollhouse (a wooden, Victorian styled house), and a a trunk of stationary and greeting cards. ^_^
What will you buy?
-Belle
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Summer Book Challenge
Hello, everyone! How are you all?
Today, I've done a bit of shopping, read some, and I have done some thinking. At LiveJournal, there is a community called 50bookchallenge. It is where you read 50 books in a year, or however long or however many books that you want.
What I would like to do, is something similar. And it will be set here, on blogger. What it is is to read five classic books this summer. The challenge is simple. Pick five classics, and read them between June 1st and September 1st.
I would love for someone to join me! Anyone who would like to join me, comment on this entry, with what books you're going to read. Then on your own blogger, you update whenever you finish a book. ^_^ The reason I'd like you to list your books, is because I'm not done choosing mine and we all can help each other out.
So far, I have these books to read:
Emma by Jane Austen
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
And that's it.
Let's get to planning! ^_^
-Belle
Today, I've done a bit of shopping, read some, and I have done some thinking. At LiveJournal, there is a community called 50bookchallenge. It is where you read 50 books in a year, or however long or however many books that you want.
What I would like to do, is something similar. And it will be set here, on blogger. What it is is to read five classic books this summer. The challenge is simple. Pick five classics, and read them between June 1st and September 1st.
I would love for someone to join me! Anyone who would like to join me, comment on this entry, with what books you're going to read. Then on your own blogger, you update whenever you finish a book. ^_^ The reason I'd like you to list your books, is because I'm not done choosing mine and we all can help each other out.
So far, I have these books to read:
Emma by Jane Austen
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
And that's it.
Let's get to planning! ^_^
-Belle
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Hello and Welcome!
Hello and welcome to my blog! I'm hoping to become one of those princess blog people. You know, the ones who blog about being a princess, and I'm very much in love with the idea.
Lately, I've been trying to become more accomplished. In the 1800's, if a woman was talented in music, languages, drawing, reciting poetry, reading, embroidery, and so on, she was called an 'accomplished lady'.
I've found a new hobby to help me with this goal. It's called quilling, and it's where you 'quill' little pieces of paper into circles and other shapes, and then make a picture of of them. Here is an example. I made a friend a birthday card yesterday with some of my quilled work, and I do hope she enjoys it.
Another way I'm trying to be more accomplished is by reading more. I'm currently reading Emma by Jane Austen. I'm really enjoying this novel, and I recommend it to anyone who likes her works or anything close to it.
I have considered starting to do calligraphy again. I have a few books showing you how to write the letters, and I do have some pens for the job. :D
Would anyone like to join me? What are you going to do to become more accomplished?
-Merry
Lately, I've been trying to become more accomplished. In the 1800's, if a woman was talented in music, languages, drawing, reciting poetry, reading, embroidery, and so on, she was called an 'accomplished lady'.
I've found a new hobby to help me with this goal. It's called quilling, and it's where you 'quill' little pieces of paper into circles and other shapes, and then make a picture of of them. Here is an example. I made a friend a birthday card yesterday with some of my quilled work, and I do hope she enjoys it.
Another way I'm trying to be more accomplished is by reading more. I'm currently reading Emma by Jane Austen. I'm really enjoying this novel, and I recommend it to anyone who likes her works or anything close to it.
I have considered starting to do calligraphy again. I have a few books showing you how to write the letters, and I do have some pens for the job. :D
Would anyone like to join me? What are you going to do to become more accomplished?
-Merry
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