When I took Poppy out, she was bundled up for winter. It is ninety degrees here today. I said to Poppy, "This will never do! That is the best Russian hat ever, but I can see why you would want to take it off." So, we changed the outfit to another one from LikeTheseDolls.
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You might have to click on the image to see it properly. Henry is one of our two black cats.
Cerulean was painted by Pepstar. Pepstar did a wonderful job handling his blue color. I did his ab fab jacket with peacock fabric that was a gift from Queen Fishcake.
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Here is a first little peek at Cerulean's make up. He was "Artist's Choice" by Pepstar. Her camera has taken all of the blue out of his skin and hair, so you will have to use your imagination to put it back in.
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Quinn must be the most elusive Beryl because she is never seen. She has probably been hiding because she stole this Russian gown from the Cuprit who now lives by Queen Clara. This gown must be seen in person. It sparkles like diamonds when in the sun.
Quinn's make-up is by MadamMauMau. She has her original horns in their original color from Soom. She also has her original hooves.
There are two pictures of her. You may have to click on the images to see them.
Listen to the mustn'ts, child.
Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts.
Listen to the never haves,
then listen close to me...
Anything can happen, child.
Anything can be.
- Shel Silverstein
So. The King and I were at the market and we ran into a person that we have not seen for awhile. They said, "You two are looking absolutely fabulous! What are you doing? And we replied in unison, "Keto!"
We are poster children for Keto. The King predicts that we will get the whole Kingdom doing Keto. Queen Redastor does Keto and says, "Keto is a way of life." Many people have asked us, "But how do I get started?" We tell them, "You need to figure out what you can eat and what you cannot eat and then you just go from there." It is essentially very easy.
I would like to introduce you to the person that we call, "Dr. Quack". While I am sure his profession is quite honorable, the King and I do not recognize him as a real doctor. However, we cannot argue with his advice and our results. Dr. Quack recommends that you pick one person's advice on Keto and stick with them. He is our "one person".
"And bees sucked on fuschia that hung from branches like teardrops of blood."
- Peter Robinson
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet tells the story of two boys. They read an ad in the newspaper which was written in green ink. It is an invitation to an amazing adventure.
So, it is time for another fireside chat. Brew your tea and snuggle in with me to talk about, well, corsets. (And, picky people in Fairyland.) It has been rather cold here this spring in Little Cow Harbor. The King and I (Wasn't that a musical?) have had the heat on. Put your feet up and I will tell you about Beryls and corsets.
Beryls are picky. If you want to live with one, you need to be prepared for the fact that they are Soom royalty and they expect (and demand!) to be treated like princesses. Some people can handle that and, well, some people cannot. I am pretty good at keeping people satisfied in Fairyland; right now it is quiet here and everyone is sipping their tea and reading their books. The King recently asked, "Why do the dolls need books?" To which I replied, "To keep them quiet." I like my people to be very quiet.
Which leads me to Sophie. Queen Fishcake and I call her, lovingly, "Sophie Cushion". Sophie Cushion must be the most impossible, hardest to handle, Beryl on the planet. Sophie Cushion managed to get herself ousted from Little Cow Harbor. (That is a difficult, but not impossible, feat to do.) Sophie wanted absolutely everything; no matter who had it, she thought she could take it. Sophie is an SDink Beryl, need I say more? I consider myself very generous as a queen. Sophie pushed me to the limit and I ousted her. As Queen Luckyl and I would say, "Sayonara Keemo Sabe!" Let's just say, Queen Fishcake has a lot more patience than I do.
Now we can talk about Lulu. Who did Lulu's make-up has been lost to the mists of time. However, she is very lovely. Other than a spat over hair, we have been getting along fine. Today I have finished Lulu's corset. Her corset is flip flop orange pink dupioni silk lined with cream silk charmeuse. There are pink swarovski crystals on the bow. The lavender beaded loops are vintage Japanese seed beads from Queen Jeanne's stash. There is a silver key to Fairyland attached to the corset so that Lulu can always find her way back home.
The corset took me two days to make. People always say that the things that come from Little Cow Harbor always look like fairies made them. The truth is, I work my fingers to the bone trying to keep people like the Beryls happy and the elves (the place is infested with elves) lay around and drink tea and read books. (Now if only the elves would clean!)
Lulu is very happy with her corset and I am very happy that she is happy. Mutually shared happiness is a very good thing.
Which brings me to my next point. I was thinking of making more corsets. But would anyone other than the Beryls here want one? I have a sneaking suspicion Lulu would want them all...
You may have to click on the image to view the corset. Forgive me if the lighting is just not the best.
Lulu has arrived safely. She has selected stunning ice blue eyes. We had a bit of an argument over what her hair should look like. I finally won by saying to her, "I am Queen. So, what I say goes. I will let you wear my hairclips. How will that be?"
Lulu is quickly finding out how things work in Little Cow Harbor, so she agreed. Lulu will have a corset made out of that luscious orange pink silk that she is holding. She will also have red mesh stockings with little hearts that have not arrived yet from China. Her shoes came today and they are beautiful.
You may have to click on the images to see them properly. There are three pictures of Lulu.
The flowering plants were particularly glorious this year. The wisteria climbs fifty feet into the sky dripping from the old oak trees. You may have to click on the photo to see the full image.
