Orchid's Blog

If You Really Loved Me

2012-01-30T21:19:00.001-08:00

Nimbooda

2012-01-29T16:16:00.001-08:00

Magician Impossible

2012-01-25T20:55:00.001-08:00

Be a little patient. Watch the whole thing.

Subaru Dog Tested

2012-01-23T16:53:00.001-08:00

Pumpkin Hill Studios

2012-01-20T22:09:00.000-08:00

Enjoy a fall down the rabbit hole with dollies. Visit Pumpkin Hill Studios. It is delightful.

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Face Paint

2012-01-18T08:26:00.000-08:00

Patchogue Doll Fanciers Show 2011

2012-01-17T17:54:00.001-08:00

This year's show is Sunday, January 22, 2012. These videos are from last year's show.

I will be exhibiting Chloe this Sunday.

Noah's Ark

2012-01-15T09:00:00.001-08:00

Isabella Rossellini celebrating love in all its forms.

Face Off Season 2

2012-01-11T20:47:00.001-08:00

Began this evening on the SyFy channel. If you are an artist, you should enjoy this show.

Where the Ghoul Kids Rule

2012-01-09T10:08:00.000-08:00

I have gotten a Ghoulia to re-do. We will see how that goes.

I Am Doing This

2012-01-08T16:46:00.000-08:00

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I am smiling the evil Cheshire Cat smile, because no one has guessed who Princess Precious is yet.

And, you are warned: I will have more 'torture' to come in the future.

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Have a Beautiful Day

2012-01-07T19:00:00.001-08:00

Jazz for Cows

2012-01-07T18:46:00.001-08:00

Sleeping Beauty

2012-01-07T18:25:00.000-08:00

French 2011. Slow moving. I liked it, but I disliked the ending.

More Princess Precious

2012-01-06T14:10:00.001-08:00

Surprise Kitty

2012-01-06T12:52:00.001-08:00

Albert Kahn's Photograph Collection

2012-01-04T20:56:00.001-08:00

Days gone by. Take a look at the photographs here.

Tim Minchin

2012-01-04T19:37:00.001-08:00

Princess Precious

2012-01-04T15:50:00.000-08:00

This is one of my latest projects.

When she is done, she will be at least a 'three artist' doll.

This is how she looked when I received her.

This is after 'artist one' and 'artist two' worked on her.

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While shopping with 'artist two', I purchased this embossed tin crown just for her.

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I am not telling you what her name is on purpose.

I am not telling you who 'artist one' is or who 'artist two' is, because I think that this little Princess is distinctive enough that you should be able to guess.

Already, some people have come close to guessing.

They have been 'almost' right.

I am waiting for someone to be 'totally right'.

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I will be posting more pictures of the Princess when I get a chance.

For Lauren

2012-01-03T22:45:00.000-08:00

You can see some of the dolls here.

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You can see a relationship of the size of the dolls here.
My dog, Edgar, accompanies me sometimes to car shows.
Chloe is roughly the same size as Edgar.
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Baby Chloe is on the tiny end of the spectrum.
She is approximately 12cm in size.
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We spoke of 'beginning with Play Doh' but I do not think that we spoke of why I continue to create.
Participation in a UFDC show brings recognition of the hard work of many artists.
It is nice to know that someone appreciates the work.
However, the truth is: I would continue to make the dolls no matter what.
Locked in an ivory tower, I would still create them.
I have always beaded, worked in sparkling glass, created lovely tiny dresses. It is what I do.
I am proud that others appreciate it.

Each day I work with others who are equally as passionate and who are tremendously talented.
It is a great honor to work with my fellow doll artists.
Fine doll art is a very demanding international sport.
We happily keep each other going and we cheer each other up and on.

At UFDC shows we are able to share the fruits of our passion with the public.
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The UFDC, the United Federation of Doll Clubs, is the largest doll collecting society in the United States. It is a recognized non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of the dolls. Information on the UFDC can be found here. If a person wishes to join and there is not a convenient chapter club located near them, they can join as a member at large.

The UFDC publishes its own doll magazine which is available to members.

In addition to individual club shows, the UFDC holds one annual convention.

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The 36th Annual Doll Fanciers Show will be held on

Sunday, January 22, 2012

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

at the Sheraton Long Island Hotel

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Please come to see Chloe as "The Little Mermaid".

Wish her well.

She has been entered into the UFDC Doll Fanciers competition.

Alice Follies at the Tilles Center

2012-01-03T19:41:00.000-08:00

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Presented by the New York Theatre Ballet

Friday, January 27th, 2012

10:30 a.m.

Find tickets and more information here.
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If you are looking for our 'Alice masks' for the dolls, you can check etsy which is here.
We have released the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat.
We plan to do more masks from 'Alice' including the Dodo bird and the Red Queen.

Why We're Beating the Bust

2012-01-02T17:42:00.000-08:00

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Read about it here.

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Antonio Gaudi

2012-01-02T13:54:00.001-08:00

Hungry Hill

2012-01-01T17:24:00.001-08:00

I have not read this. But, I probably will pick it up.

Manderley

2012-01-01T17:22:00.001-08:00

Dog in Dress

2012-01-01T11:21:00.001-08:00

London New Year's Day

2012-01-01T10:15:00.000-08:00

From the West Coast Faerie Queen

2011-12-29T20:30:00.000-08:00

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As the winter winds blow chill, it warms my heart this holiday season to hear from my fellow fairy Queens all over the world.

The West Coast Faerie Queen is a talent to be reckoned with. Anyone who has seen my dog has seen the power of her magic wand.

When her Monster Highs hit ebay or etsy I will try to give you a heads up. I would think that they are probably selling before they ever hit the inter-web. However, she might have a few stashed and up for grabs.

Neverland

2011-12-27T19:13:00.001-08:00

New mini-series.

One More Day

2011-12-27T18:58:00.000-08:00

I think that I will remove the Harborfields exhibit on Thursday, December 29th. This leaves you one more day to see it.

Harbor Lights

2011-12-27T18:55:00.000-08:00

It is completely impossible to live in a charming seaside town that has its own beautiful harbor and not love songs like this.

Santaland Diaries

2011-12-26T20:17:00.000-08:00

Listen to David Sedaris describe his job as Crumpet the elf: http://www.npr.org/2011/12/23/144136439/david-sedaris-reads-from-his-santaland-diaries?ps=cprs
It is quite amusing. I think that the elves in Little Cow Harbor have life a great deal easier.

American Horror Story

2011-12-25T16:32:00.000-08:00

On FX. Not for the faint of heart. One of those "That's why it is called a 'horror story'. Just don't watch it."

Okay. I could not help myself. All of the episodes for the first season are available here: http://vod.fxnetworks.com/watch/ahs

Explore the house and take home a souvenir here: http://www.youregoingtodieinthere.com/

Casey Baugh Self Portrait

2011-12-25T09:54:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas 2011

2011-12-24T21:23:00.000-08:00

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As a present, find beautiful free clip-art here: http://vintagecatnip.blogspot.com/2011/05/free-vintage-clip-art-beautiful.html

All I Want for Christmas is You

2011-12-24T19:49:00.000-08:00

Celebrating Harborfield's own. Harborfields is synonymous with success. I am sure that everyone knows that Mariah Carey is 'Harborfields'. Watch her as she does our neighborhood proud.

Merry Christmas Harborfields!

Mannheim Steamroller

2011-12-24T13:49:00.000-08:00

Having company over? Looking for holiday music? Load up Mannheim Steamroller. I am always surprised at how many people are not familiar with their music.

Barbie Twilight

2011-12-20T19:32:00.001-08:00

RevampedVamped

2011-12-13T16:28:00.000-08:00

Find Kristen Longly here on etsy. People-sized clothing for weddings. Costumes for parties. Great fun very beautiful stuffs.

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Labyrinth Ballroom Scene

2011-12-13T12:05:00.000-08:00

See the film clip here.

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Find the little goblets Ignatz and Ignatzia by DaisyDayes here.

Daisy's little 'one of two' fire ponies is on exhibit at Harborfields, now. Look on the lower shelf. He is black with a flaming mane and tail. See him climbing on the Book in the Attic?

Willy Wonka

2011-12-12T14:31:00.000-08:00

If you have not seen the film verison with Johnny Depp directed by Tim Burton, it is worth watching. I had been wondering why it is considered to be a 'Holiday Classic'. Now, I know.

Heaven Can Wait

2011-12-07T12:53:00.001-08:00

The Other Side of Life

2011-12-06T19:54:00.001-08:00

Limelight

2011-12-06T18:42:00.001-08:00

While this song sounds arrogant, I have actually chosen it because it contains a hint of what is in the 'Alice in Wonderland blind box set of three masks' set.

I think that anyone getting that set will be very pleasantly satisfied.

"What am I looking at?"

2011-12-05T22:22:00.000-08:00

That is certainly a 'frequently asked question'.

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The answer is:

If you are at Harborfields, you are sharing Christmas with Weeener and Herber.

If you are at Harborfields, you are visiting with Rouge as he performs 'Rocky Horror Reindeer'.

If you are crouched down on your knees peering 'in', you are probably gazing at 'The Book in the Attic'.

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If you are visiting Weeener, Herber, Rouge, The Moon and the Monster High guest of honor from Oz, please tell them that I say "Hello" and that I miss them.

I do hope that you are enjoying them.

The Filigree Staircase

2011-12-05T20:31:00.000-08:00

I did not write this. However, I found it to be so very beautiful. Therefore, with the permission of its anonymous author, I am happily sharing it with you. Enjoy. Be well and Be merry.

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When I was younger I imagined that life was like a huge meandering filigree staircase, as delicate as lace yet as strong as spiders webs.
Each rung was a day in a time and felt differently beneath my tred, sometimes resonating a soft footfall and sometimes as though the ground shifted, that reality & perception shifts so frequently it is impossible to feel stable and not be caught in an ever shifting
labyrinth just in the context of one single day. Like tiptoeing through reality wondering when the pavement is going to slip away....

So this beautiful yet treacherous filigree staircase has landings, they open up now and then, I don't know what they will hold..

Once a room so perfect in it's simplicity with cathedral soaring ceilings and a skylight holding the perfect moonlight, in the middle of the room a boy in monk's robes sitting playing the most exquisite piano carved from the bones of a million tiny prayer renowned for perfect pitch.
His eyes are still, calm and as empty as the darkest hollow.
The music he plays makes me weep with joy at the sheer beauty more profoundly ethereal than anything I have heard before.

I edge further in to the room, the boy looks up startled and to my horror I notice he has no ears. As he looks at me his eyes fill with pain and then the most immense joy.
Above the plain cowl of his tunic his ears start to grow like unfurling orchid flowers..

I realise that in me he has witnessed imperfection for the first time and this has made him whole...Each our own lesson on this
landing....so I step away on to the next delicate yet ever holding rung of my journey.

Primitive

2011-12-05T19:05:00.000-08:00

Rouge is my runway model horse. His gowns were all made by me. I hope to share them with you soon. I mailed a great many of them away while we were working on him in Florida.

Money Can't Buy It

2011-12-05T18:57:00.000-08:00

This song is for Rouge. I miss you, dear horse of dreams.

I believe in the power of creation.
I believe in the good vibration.
I believe in love alone.

If you wish to build a 'Rouge of your own', please visit the Simply Divine blog. We have the parts and we have the masks available here: http://simplydivine99.blogspot.com/

What's Up

2011-12-05T18:37:00.001-08:00

4 Non-Blondes.

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/showthread.php?462772-SD-Val-Zeitler-stuff-and-more!-SD16-corsets.-Souldoll-boy-set!!!-Prices-down!

Moulin Rouge

2011-12-05T18:07:00.000-08:00

Do not let this vintage poster illustration fool you. Rouge is actually male.

Hello, Harborfields. I hope you are enjoying the very lovely Christmas portion of the show. If you have not seen the Christmas exhibit yet, Weeener and Rouge will be around until the last week in December. They will come home to me just before New Year's Day.

The gorgeous powder puff pink creature is Rouge. Rouge is my 'Gay Pride' Drag Queen Diva. Here is his music:

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Rouge was painted by Enki and dressed for the exhibit by StineSculpture.
He was two years in the making.
I hope that you love him as much as I do.

Destiny's Child Rudolph

2011-12-03T19:36:00.000-08:00

Am I Cupid? Am I Dancer?

2011-12-01T19:29:00.000-08:00

I can't be Vixen, because I'm not a girl.

The Tireless Artist

2011-11-17T08:04:00.000-08:00

Enjoy.

Feliz Navidad.

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Follow the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole.

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Avatar 2

2011-11-16T22:06:00.001-08:00

The Hobbit

2011-11-16T21:20:00.001-08:00

Emilie Autumn

2011-11-16T20:24:00.001-08:00

Freudiana

2011-11-16T17:12:00.001-08:00

Dale Chihuly

2011-11-16T11:52:00.001-08:00

Glass art.

Surfing Goat

2011-11-15T17:13:00.001-08:00

I would like a surfing horse, but I would adopt a goat in a heartbeat.

The Price of Gold

2011-11-14T23:08:00.000-08:00

Have you been following the television series "Once Upon a Time" ?

Episode 4 :

Snow White and the Huntsman

2011-11-14T22:31:00.001-08:00

Angel's Egg

2011-11-13T22:18:00.000-08:00

Amano. The entire anime film can be watched on-line.

Versace

2011-11-13T20:36:00.000-08:00

Puss in Boots "Americano"

2011-11-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

Go see 'Puss in Boots' in the theatre, in 3D. It is totally worth it and it is a 'must see' if you are a cat lover. Join Puss as he does the "Litter Box".

Arthur Christmas

2011-11-13T17:22:00.001-08:00

Dear Harborfields, did you see what pulls the sleigh?

I'll Forget You

2011-11-11T21:56:00.000-08:00

Do not have the sound too loud; it is reminiscent of cats on a hot tin roof. It was, however, fun to watch the puppets.

Gotye's Eyes Wide Open

2011-11-11T20:11:00.001-08:00

Gotye's Hearts a Mess

2011-11-11T20:09:00.000-08:00

Watch and listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhZl nSOW4t4

Victoria Frances

2011-11-11T19:51:00.000-08:00

Barcelona Manga Fair 2011.

Une Petite Folie

2011-11-03T18:57:00.000-07:00

Fans of miniatures and all things minuscule will love this blog: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U7ZTEKHoqws/TpZzvBBntDI/AAAAAAAACpQ/tF0ts2Y5s-Y/s400/5079.JPG

No Ordinary Love

2011-11-02T09:44:00.000-07:00

If you visit Chloe at Harlborfields in November, please tell her that I miss her.

Monroe

2011-10-31T21:21:00.000-07:00

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Monroe is an ab fab Monster High 'Spectra' custom by Ozian Queen Xen. Monroe will not be coming to America. Not unless famous Ozian Queens can be bribed.

Monroe's eyes are hand done 'pinks', her dress has a beautiful butterfly bodice. Monroe's shoes, which you cannot see, rival Cinderella's.

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See an example of Xen's work on exhibit this December at Harborfields.

Halloween with the Addams Family

2011-10-31T08:02:00.000-07:00

Part 1 of 2:

Part 2:

Edgar and Baby Chloe

2011-10-30T18:14:00.000-07:00

Every day is Halloween in Little Cow Harbor. Here is Edgar and Baby Chloe.

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Happy Halloween everyone !

Beastly and the Beauty

2011-10-30T00:03:00.000-07:00

"Beastly and the Beauty" is a stop motion animation featuring Mattel's Monster High dolls.

Part 1 :

Part 2 :

Part 3:

Reading is Fun da Mental

2011-10-29T18:10:00.001-07:00

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And, if you read are comic books, well I suppose that that is okay, too.

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Xen's Ghoulia

2011-10-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

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You are looking at Roisin, who is a Dollmore Lusion. Roisin is holding a "Ghoulia" Monster High custom. Xen is the Ozian Queen who has performed magic on the Lusion and on the little Monster High. A legendary Queen amongst Queens, Xen's work is epic due to her consummate skill. She combines an innate keen eye, glorious great good humor, superior agile adeptness with the camera and then matches them up to pretty paint brush and slippery sewing needle.

Actually, I made all of that up. We are sure that Xen just uses magic.

What I wanted to tell you is this: watch for the Ghoulia during the holiday season at Harborfields. This is the the first time that Xen's work is on exhibit in the United States. Xen and I are working very hard at getting the little Ghoulia to click her red heels and appear in Little Cow Harbor. We have not told Weeener she is coming from Oz yet; her new friend will be a Christmas surprise.

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A Monster High Ghoulia normally looks like this: http://www.monsterhigh.com/bios/ghoulia

Information on the exhibit at Harborfields is here: http://orchidzblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/simply-divine-holiday-season.html

Listen to the Monster High Fright Song here.

A Simply Divine Holiday Season

2011-10-28T17:14:00.000-07:00

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I have been invited by the Harborfields community to do a two month public 'holiday treat'. Certainly the holidays in the fairyland in Little Cow Harbor are not like the holidays of anywhere else. Festivities will commence on November 3rd and run until New Years of 2012. I am planning to change the exhibit promptly after Thanksgiving, so you will have to go at least twice to see the show in its entirety.

Chloe will start November off and Divine will take over until the close. Weeener will be around for the show's entirety. I have promised her darling Herber as a companion and one of Daisy's fabulous fire ponies, so I have no fears over her being too lonely. Besides, she is an excellent reader thanks to Miro and can keep herself very busy with a stack of good books.

The show is available for viewing any time the library and its attendant art gallery is open.

Find the hours of operation as well as directions to Harborfields here: http://harborfieldslibrary.org/main.html

May your holidays this year be Simply Divine.

Speaking of which, all things Simply Divine can be found here: http://simplydivine99.blogspot.com

Believe me, that is where I have been hiding alot of things.

♥

Puss in Boots

2011-10-28T13:16:00.000-07:00

Coming this November 2011.

These are the Days of Our Lives

2011-10-27T19:07:00.001-07:00

Once Upon a Time

2011-10-23T21:33:00.000-07:00

Premiered this evening. Join me on Sunday nights this fall; I will continue to watch it for its first season.

The Devils

2011-10-23T21:03:00.001-07:00

In 1955, this French film was a very big deal. In 2011, it is considered a 'suspense classic'. An unpredictabe murder mystery which took theater goers by storm. Long before CSI and "The Sixth Sense" there was "The Devils". Enjoy it if you have never seen it.

When you find yourself getting bored, look at the scenery. There is enough there to keep you busy. Stare at the wallpaper, watch until the 'end'; remind yourself that this is 2011 and films are much more fast-paced.

Once you have seen it, remember: Don't reveal the ending !

Trailer:

Part 1 of 12

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

Part 11

Part 12

Instant Ice

2011-10-20T15:31:00.001-07:00

Shape of My Heart

2011-10-19T20:02:00.000-07:00

Ravensblight Toy Shop

2011-10-19T10:49:00.000-07:00

Free paper toys. ♥ Enjoy !

Find them here: http://ravensblight.com/papertoys.html . Scroll down to see them all.

Necromance

2011-10-18T22:51:00.000-07:00

Located in southern California, they carry everything from squirrel feet to eye of newt. For one stop shopping for all of the ingredients for your Halloween witch's brew find Necromance here: http://www.necromance.com/

De Meng

2011-10-18T22:10:00.000-07:00

I adore Michael De Meng. If you are not familiar with his work, this is the perfect season to get acquainted. Find him here : http://michaeldemeng.blogspot.com/

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This is from "Good Brushes Gone Bad" .

森の木琴

2011-10-18T21:56:00.001-07:00

Dancing Merengue Dog

2011-10-18T21:51:00.000-07:00

This is fabulous. ♥ Share it with those you love.

Les Enfants Terribles

2011-10-18T21:44:00.001-07:00

Season of the Witch

2011-10-18T16:30:00.000-07:00

Donovan was nominated for the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. If successfully inducted, he takes his place next to Michael Jackson, Elvis, and the Beatles.

Xen's Alice

2011-10-17T23:13:00.000-07:00

I adore Xen's custom work and I never tire of admiring her Mad Hatter.

Yes, our own 'Simply Divine' Alice masks will be coming out soon. You have not missed them. Find the American Black Beauty Divine and all of His masks here: http://orchidzblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/xens-alice.html

EPBOT Steampunk Ray Gun

2011-10-17T10:13:00.000-07:00

Halloween is coming. However, I am sure that you could find a use for one of these all year round. We will have to make sure that Divine has at least one in His arsenal.

Read how to build your own here: http://www.epbot.com/

Schell Sculpture Studio

2011-10-16T21:48:00.000-07:00

Halloween creeps steadily toward our fog shrouded hills. This is scary but fabulous.

Ronja Rövardotter Rumpnissarna

2011-10-15T16:54:00.000-07:00

The film is based on this book : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronia_the_Robber%27s_Daughter

Most Norwegian fairy tales end with the phrase, "They lived well and happily together a long long time, and if they're not dead, why, they're alive still."

Sugarplum Fairies

2011-10-10T22:29:00.001-07:00

Coco & Igor

2011-10-10T19:21:00.001-07:00

Electric Feel

2011-10-03T18:59:00.001-07:00

Beauty and the Beast - Cannon

2011-10-02T20:58:00.000-07:00

Watch the full film here. Please wait for all the segments to load; the segments load slowly and take a couple moments to appear.

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Part 10

La Belle et la Bete

2011-10-01T22:17:00.000-07:00

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Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

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