As part of my aforementioned Disney Princess kick, I got some adorable keychains for my birthday. You buy them sealed in an opaque bag — you don't know which character you've got until you open it. I'm not usually a blind bag person, but these were on sale and I liked basically all of the … Continue reading Apples and dinglehoppers: Thoughts on Disney Princess symbols
I've been on a Disney Princess kick. It started last August and has been getting stronger ever since, fueled in part by the Twisted Tales book series. I've already written three posts about Twisted Tales (my thoughts on Mirror, Mirror and Go the Distance, a glowing review of So This is Love, and a deep-dive … Continue reading The two kinds of Twisted Tales (mini-reviews and DNFs)
One of my favorite things about Disney Princess movies is how they blend historical influences with the fashion sensibilities of the time they were made. It’s especially evident in the older films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: it seems to take place hundreds of years in the past, judging by the 16th-century-inspired elements … Continue reading A foray into historical fashion with Cinderella
The Disney Twisted Tales series has a fun premise: What if some aspect of a classic Disney story changed, sending the plot off on unexpected twists and turns? I've already written about Mirror, Mirror and Go the Distance, but today I want to spend some time luxuriating in the world of So This is Love … Continue reading Twisted Tales: Why I love “So This is Love”
I recently read two books from Disney's Twisted Tales series: Mirror, Mirror, a reimagining of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), and Go the Distance, based on Hercules (1997). Though written by the same author (Jen Calonita), the two books are very different in tone — after all, there's more than half a century … Continue reading Thoughts on two Twisted Tales
In a previous post, I wrote about the creation of my unicorn coffee cozy. Before opening my shop, I refined the design and chose three signature colors: the Amethyst Unicorn, the Rose Unicorn, and the Seafoam Unicorn. The original unicorn trio. The cozy family soon expanded to include mermaid tails, foxes, dogs, and Weasley-sweater-inspired monograms. … Continue reading History of Quill and Bean, Part III: A Cozy Family
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