Fan Art Finds = Legend of Zelda Edition

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The legend of Zelda by =Lavah on deviantART
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Zelda by =Elenath- on deviantART
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The Zelda legend by ~Pertheseus on deviantART
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Zelda: The White Labyrinth by *animetayl on deviantART
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Zelda and Link by *yagatama on deviantART
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Epona by ~Epona-Waverider on deviantART
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Zelda: Days and Knights by *animetayl on deviantART
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eve the eggshell by ~j-fujita on deviantART
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Kingdom Hearts II - Start Over by ~junsui on deviantART
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Kingdom Hearts II by ~Angel-Dark on deviantART
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Epona's Song by ~nebulafire on deviantART

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BOOMerang by ~nebulafire on deviantART

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Zelda: Link, Epona and Zelda by ~morganalefay on deviantART

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link + epona by ~okama-no-kama-tsukai on deviantART

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Link and Epona :Sunset: by ~Sage-of-Winds on deviantART
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Zelda by ~bchan on deviantART

For those who have dogs...

Try playing this for your pup. :)

Loquacious Chihuahua

Isn't he cute? Jack seemed to like him too. :)

Roses

Last year, I started planting roses. Around Mother’s Day is a very good time to look for inexpensive bushes. Mom and Grandma were delighted when I brought home these beauties.
Only a few bushes were actually blooming at the time but one that had bloomed a bit was a gorgeous purple rose bush. It was a perfect present for Grandma as it turned out to be her favorite rose. There were also some really pretty mini bushes that Mom really liked.
I planted the bushes for them when I got home. They were both thrilled.
I got them a few more this year too.

This is a pic of the purple bush

Purple roses are a bit unusual in my area. I have never seen any growing in the area until they were brought in during that sale last year.
My neighbors kept sneaking peeks at my grandma’s bush, which is not an easy feat to achieve considering the distance between our house and theirs! lol
They looked so silly! They could’ve gotten a much closer look if they’d wanted. If they had simply wandered up to the door and said “Hello” to us, they’d have gotten a good look at the flowers and probably a glass of iced tea too!
Silly people.

Here are a few of the minis.

The red ones are for my mom and the yellows are for my grandmother. Grandma really likes yellow roses.
The orange and white rose was planted to complement Mom's red roses. Somehow it makes me think of the opening lines from one of Yeats's poems.

" Where dips the rocky highland
Of Sleuth Wood in the lake,
There lies a leafy island
Where flapping herons wake
The drowsy water-rats;
There we've hid our faery vats,
Full of berries
And of reddest stolen cherries."

There are legends about fairy gold. I think this flower looks like something a fairy would like. :)

This is of one of the Queen Elizabeth bushes. This rose type’s history is also pretty neat too. The Queen Elizabeth is the first known grandiflora rose and it was bred to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
It is also the most popular kind of grandiflora rose out there. It is by far the hardiest one.

The only down-sides to caring for this bush are that you must wear gardening gloves while weeding around it or your hands can get very scratched up and that Japanese beetles seem to love eating the blooms. Dad taught me how to ward off the beetles though so that isn’t an issue for me. :P
It turns out that Japanese beetles hate marigolds. They avoid plants growing near an established patch of marigolds. The beetles also hate Seven 5% dust. Even when the dust is no longer visible, it still repels the pests.
There is are other things to watch for; deer and rabbits. They do love to eat roses, though they leave mine alone. If you’ve got a dog then walking him near the bushes frequently can help discourage deer and other herbivorous marauders.


I really like this bush because its blooms make me think of my parents and because its scent is lovely and so delicate.
The way its blooms develope is kind of strange. The buds start out very dark -they're nearly black - and gradually lighten up to a bright red.
Here's an example>


Yes, it really is that vivid. Knock-Out roses only get more vivid as they get healthier. They are very cheerful plants and have a reputation for hardiness in most climates.

Fan Art finds

Sailor Moon - Vocaloid Style by *Hosino-Hikaru on deviantART

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Blackballed by *mimi-na on deviantART

I kinda like Giselle. Even though she's ditzy, she is sweet and has a can do attitude.
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Moonlight Densetsu by ~Usagi-Tsukino-krv on deviantART

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Beautiful Serenity by *silver-eyes-blue on deviantART

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Spirited Away: Promise by ~arriku on deviantART

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pretty soldier sailormoon by ~yukiusagi1983 on deviantART

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Yuna by *medli on deviantART

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

May Christ e'er be our companion
May true friends stand by our side
May her history remind us all
Of Ireland's faith and pride.
May God bless us with happiness
May love and faith abide.

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I made this similarly to how I made the doll tiaras for the party, only it is a bit more complex. It was going to be a hair bun cover.

Time for a MEGA update!

Yeah, it's been so long since I last blogged! I hope you had a really nice holiday season. Ours went okay except for my poor brother catching a cold not long before Christmas. New years was much the same, except everybody had caught said cold. Stinking thing stayed with us through January and much of February. We watched the occasional light snowfall and snuffled at each other. For the first time in a while I had time to really play a video game. I finally beat Final Fantasy 1.

Thankfully around St Valentine's Day we had a respite from the bug - right on time for a party we wanted to attend. We got to make a craft for everybody which was well received. Most of the components are handmade. I was in charge of making the headgear - sewn felt hats based on an actual hat pattern and beadwork tiaras.

People especially liked the hats and the penguin dolls. I really happy about it because it is the first time I've ever tried to make a top hat that actually worked out.
I'll have to post some pics some other time. :D