Welcome back to #NationalPrincessWeek!
A week for us to celebrate the little girl (or not so little girl) in all of us
that at some point dreamed of being royalty and finding her Prince Charming.
I love to dance. I wear my dancing slippers as often as
Mama will let me. (They go really well with my princess hat.) It’s so much fun
to think of dancing all night. This one is another favorite at bedtime. 
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Brigette Barrager “In this fairy tale, twelve princesses wake up every morning to find their shoes are worn out and they are totally exhausted! A handsome suitor discovers that the princesses are enchanted, and that each night, in their sleep, they travel to a magical world to dance at a ball. Will this handsome suitor be able to break the spell and rescue the princesses?”
The Princess Academy
Miri lives on a mountain where, for
generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then
word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of
the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose
his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an
academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn how to
become a princess.Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to save herself and her classmates.
The Goose Girl
She can whisper to horses and communicate
with birds, but the crown princess Ani has a difficult time finding her place
in the royal family and measuring up to her imperial mother. When she is
shipped off to a neighboring kingdom as a bride, her scheming entourage mounts
a bloody mutiny to replace her with a jealous lady-in-waiting, Selia, and to
allow an inner circle of guards more power in the new land. Barely escaping
with her life, Ani disguises herself as a goose girl and wanders on the royal
estate. Does she have the pluck to reclaim her rightful place? Get ready for a
fine adventure tale full of danger, suspense, surprising twists, and a
satisfying conclusion.
Enna Burning
When her mother dies, Enna leaves the city
and her friends to move back home with her brother, Leifer. She thought life
would be simpler and more manageable in the forest. But Enna's was not meant to
be a simple life, and when Leifer brings home a mysterious piece of vellum and
starts setting fires-without a spark, without flint-something seems wrong. Enna
cannot decide if that something is a power she wants for herself, or if it's a
power that should be extinguished forever. And when her country, Bayern, goes
to war, that choice becomes unbearable as her friendships are tested and her
sense of self nearly lost in the fires she creates. Ultimately Enna and her best
friend, Isi, take a nearly impossible journey in search of a cure for the war
around them-and for the wars within themselves.
Rissa is back with us today with another great project
for the week. Welcome, Rissa, show us what you’ve got?
I was trolling Youtube.com and found some great creative
ideas that I had to share. When I saw this video for how to make a Princess
Costume without sewing I knew that it was a perfect addition to the hat we made
earlier in the week. This is super simple. Make it in under 15 minutes and for
less than $20-$25. SO much cheaper than buying a costume that she will outgrow
in months.
How to Make a Princess Costume
The project I really want to share with you today, though
is how to recreate a journal like Kianna’s. In Dysfunction Junction Alexa gives
Kianna a blue journal with silver foil shooting stars across the front. It’s
Kee’s Dream Big Journal. A place to record her songs and writings as she
pursues her dreams.
I think everyone needs a Dream Big journal, even if you
aren’t writing songs. You can record so much to help motivate you toward that
success you desire. All these modern day princesses being featured on April’s
Facebook page have accomplished great things, Princess isn’t all they have on
their resumes.
To create your journal you’ll need to purchase:
A baby blue (or your favorite color) journal. A
leatherette type cover would probably work best.
A shooting star stamp that has a pretty solid surface. If
you want, purchase varying sizes to create a pattern.
Next, watch the two videos below and decide which
technique works best for you and purchase the supplies recommended in the video
( unless you already have them. BONUS! )
Stampee.net - Applying Stamp-N-Foil with a Heat Gun
or
Homemade Foil Transfer Rub Ons
Using your chosen technique, stamp your stars in a
falling pattern from top right descending to bottom left of the corner. Want to
go crazy? Do the back too!
Then sit down and record those Big Dreams and what you’re
doing to pursue them. I think you’re going to love this quick and easy project
so much, you’ll be making Dream Big journals for everyone you know. Have fun!
Only 2 more days to go! Princess week is almost over, but
don’t leave us yet, there are still great things to go all the way through
Saturday. If you haven’t stopped by my Facebook
page yet, be sure to check out the spotlight on Modern Day Princesses around
the world. Being a princess is more than wearing pretty jewelry, now they have
big aspirations. These girls are well educated and have careers of all kinds
that benefit their community. Do you have a favorite princess? Tell me about it
in the comments below!
But before you go, don’t forget to enter to win!
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For her birthday, her best friend gives her a
journal and dares her to follow her dream of songwriting and vocal lessons
quickly follow. Kianna’s finally dared to dream big… if the three men in her
life don’t get in her way.
Nick Steele, her new
vocal partner is flirtatious and charming. Derek Simpson, the new vocal coach is
asking her out for coffee. Even Jason Payne, a childhood friend is acting odd.
For the first time in her life, she will have to navigate dating and flirtation.
Will her inexperience be her downfall? How will these relationships affect her
songwriting career? Letting go and trusting God is the only answer that brings
the path to real love and success.
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