tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13877921212139968112024-03-13T06:37:49.926-07:00My WorldDance, Dreams, Fashion And Other Ramblings.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-89979327850028622562016-07-23T03:49:00.001-07:002016-07-23T03:49:40.428-07:00So I guess this is goodbye?I have to be honest with all of you.<br />
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I haven't posted in a long time.<br />
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I have changed <i>so </i>much since I started this blog. My whole life has changed.<br />
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I have different interests, friends, hobbies...<br />
I'm almost a completely different person.<br />
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And because of that, I'm not going to suppress the person I really am for the sake of being the innocent sugar-sweet girl that used to run this blog.<br />
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Cause that's not the truth anymore.<br />
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If you saw me now, you'd be shocked. You'd be shocked that my walls are now covered in posters of my favourite bands, and a few selfies of me and my friends instead of the cute anime drawings and American Girl pictures that were stuck up there before.<br />
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You'd be shocked that I now wear jeans most of the time. (My grade 7/8 self would be scandalized to say the least) and how permanently scarred a part of my brain is because last year some of my best friends were a couple of guys in the grade above me. One of them still is. You get the idea. If you don't, don't ask. I don't want to pollute your innocent mind. Now thanks to them, I see something "wrong" with everything. You know what I'm talking about here.<br />
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You'd be shocked that slightly before my last post, was literally the first time I ever swore without thinking about what I was saying and actually knowing that what came out of my mouth was a bad word. (Yes that did actually happen, no I wasn't trying to offend anyone, no I didn't mean to say it, it just slipped out of my mouth because I wasn't being careful)<br />
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These days I'm more serious. I think more. I don't talk as much, I don't have as many friends as I used to. I'm not an Irish (or tap) dancer anymore.<br />
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My Taylor Swift CD's have yet to be touched this year. They've been shoved over to make room for My Chemical Romance, All Time Low, Andy Black, Sleeping With Sirens and Panic! At The Disco.<br />
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I'm not a horrible person, I like to think that I'm as genuinely nice and friendly as I was back then. I'm definitely more of an introvert now and I don't really like being around people, but that's okay. I can be really sweet when I'm around people I feel comfortable with and they haven't given me reason to despise them.<br />
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To be honest, in some ways, I was kind of stupid last year. There were some stupid things I did because I wanted to be liked, or I didn't want to be liked, or I just wanted to be dramatic. No, I don't really care to elaborate and would prefer not to ever have to think about that year of cringe known as grade 8 ever again in my life.<br />
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I'm probably going to abandon this blog, because it's just not who I am anymore. The things that made the past Jessica who she was, now have nothing to do with me. I'd feel stupid trying to pretend to be her, the tiny innocent little doll-obsessed potato that I used to be.<br />
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No, I'm never going to sell my dolls.<br />
Don't even ask that.<br />
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Even if I don't play with them or get as much enjoyment out of them as I used to, they still hold a lot of really really great memories, and I couldn't bear to part with that. Until then, they sit on my bed looking pretty or my little sister plays with them. It's okay, they're still well-loved.<br />
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But yeah, so I guess this is goodbye for now. Maybe one day I'll start another blog, but not yet. I need some time to get my life in order again before I can commit to something. Thanks for the ride, everyone. I wouldn't have traded my past self for the world, I don't think. Even though looking back I was literally the most cringe-worthy person in existence.<br />
Anyway, it's time to go.<br />
So long and goodnight. (MCR fandom please don't cry I love you guys)<br />
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~Jessica xox<br />
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-73650526402570906292015-07-31T22:11:00.001-07:002015-07-31T22:11:05.151-07:00Lyric's 18th Century UndergarmentsI finished sewing these ages ago, but forgot to take some photos and post them, so here you go!<br />
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These are Lyric's 18th century undergarments.<br />
I made her a muslin shift, stays and a simple half petticoat.<br />
I might make her some pocket hoops, stockings and garters later on, but these are what I have right now.<br />
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Here is Miss Lyric, posed in front of my sister's dollhouse</div>
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Here you can see the seam and boning channels. The "whalebone" is actually thin strips of clear plastic cut to fit. There is a wooden toothpick with the tips trimmed off in the front channel for the busk.</div>
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The straps are made of cloth tape which was glued on with craft glue inside the back, then hooks were sewn on the front to attach to the front with crocheted thread loops.</div>
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Here you can see how it laces up the back. There are no eyelets, the lacing is sewn through the fabric in between the last two boning channels on each side.</div>
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Fun fact: Her stays took me one whole day to sew, and are sewn completely by hand. Her shift is also sewn by hand, but only took me about 15-20 minutes (because the muslin was being a pain. Please don't use muslin for a shift, it doesn't stop fraying and it's a real pest. Use voile or batiste instead, the tighter weave will make it work a lot better.)</div>
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This is what her stays look like with the half petticoat and no shift.</div>
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And here's the back.</div>
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The stays pattern I drafted myself, and my mum helped me to calculate a simple pattern for the shift (made up of squares and rectangles).</div>
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If anyone wants the patterns and measurements, let me know and I'll scan them in to post.</div>
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I don't know if they will print out the right size though, so I'll put a 1-inch square on the stays pattern because that is the one which is necessary to get the perfect size.</div>
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I can also do a tutorial if you need help making them :)</div>
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They weren't that hard, just fiddly and time-consuming. Same goes for the shift. Plus the petticoat hem took me an hour or so because it was a proper hem, folded over narrowly twice and held in place by super tiny stitches.</div>
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So that's what I ended up making.</div>
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Opinions?</div>
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I didn't think the stays were completely 18th century accurate, and I wanted to put bows on the straps above the hooks for decoration, as well as some tabs to go out round her hips, but I think they turned out really well still.</div>
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~Jessica xo</div>
<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-46351414836979505762015-07-13T16:02:00.001-07:002015-07-14T04:12:07.214-07:00The Many Strange Things Which Have Happened At Dance ClassSo, we all go to dance classes with one purpose, right?<br />
To learn how to dance in a particular style.<br />
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But what really happens?<br />
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Sit back and let me tell you about all the peculiar things that have happened between dancing.<br />
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<li>Paper fights. It wasn't my fault, trust me. He started it! *Glares at Reuben "What did I do? You started it." "No I didn't, you poked me with your paper first!" "No I didn't!" "Yes you did!" Cues another paper fight.</li>
<li>Stupid arguments about dance-related issues. Such as, "It was this step after that bit in this dance." "No it wasn't, it was this step!" "Which way do we go now???" "We go this way!" "No, I was sure we went this way cause otherwise it mucks up our partners." "Well, I don't know. Just ask the teacher for goodness sake." Yeah, you get the idea.</li>
<li>Eating. Because we all know that dancing makes us super hungry and we can't wait to eat something. Plus dancing on a full stomach is perfectly safe, right? <span style="font-size: xx-small;">Not. But we do it anyway...</span></li>
<li>Competitions. Who can get the loudest stamp in the jig? I bet I can!</li>
<li>General Socialising. Well that's what we're here for, isn't it???</li>
<li>Homework. Because there is simply no time to do it anywhere else when you're an avid reader, sewer and writer. (Although to be honest, almost no work actually gets done there anyway, due to being interrupted by various friends who want to know why you're on your laptop while waiting to be called up for dance class)</li>
<li>Exercise with skipping ropes (because there are a few skipping ropes at the dance studio meant for small children to play with) which usually ends in dares of trying to do skip-two-threes, flies and overs whilst using the rope for other people's entertainment.</li>
<li>People running at other people while holding chairs above their head for no apparent reason just so the person whom they are running towards will scream and jump out of the way.</li>
<li>Accidentally burning oneself with copper wire and a AA battery--just don't ask. It wasn't me, I'm not stupid enough to try doing it.</li>
<li>Being chased with a vacuum cleaner. Again, don't ask. </li>
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-44948637166387950832015-07-12T15:23:00.000-07:002015-07-12T15:23:22.866-07:00A new addition-Warning! Picture heavy post!Meet the latest addition to my doll collection!<br />
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She is a re-named "Naomi" Pullip doll, Lyric Serenade Williams.</div>
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A friend of mine was having a clean-out and didn't want her anymore, so she gave her to me!</div>
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I was super excited, because I've wanted a Pullip doll for a while now, but never did anything about it.</div>
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Her hair was very, very long and super matted closer to the end. My friend and I decided to cut the matted stuff off so at least it's a little tidier <span style="font-size: xx-small;">until we get her a new wig. Shhhhh...don't tell anyone it's meant to be a surprise!!</span></div>
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This was after we cut her hair. Although here it's back in a ponytail so you can't actually see, but once my mother has evened the ends off and I've found a way to make it sit down, I'll take some pics of her with her lovely hair let loose.</div>
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As you can see, she poses very well.</div>
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I got excited and did a mini photo-shoot with her xD</div>
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Recognise the fabric from her dress???</div>
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I think this one's my favourite. New profile picture maybe?</div>
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That was on Friday. On Saturday I made her a heap of clothes.</div>
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I'm currently working on some 18th century underwear to go under a rococo Lolita dress for her.</div>
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Then I did a proper photo shoot with her.</div>
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Excuse the horrible mess of her hair, it didn't want to cooperate with me :/</div>
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It has settled down a little since I did this photo shoot though.</div>
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Recognise the dress fabric yet?</div>
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I'm gonna post a pattern for the bodice soon as well, so keep an eye out!</div>
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A really kooky angle in this one.</div>
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She looks so sweet in this photo :)</div>
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Shows her whole body....</div>
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Did I mention she can blink?</div>
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Her eyes are controlled via two buttons and a lever at the back of her head. Each button makes an eye close, or if ;you push it up slightly it makes it open. The lever makes them move from side to side or she can stare straight ahead.</div>
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She has pretty glittery blue eyeshadow :)</div>
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Because of her eye mechanism, she can even wink!</div>
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Did I mention that the poor dear has no hands (for now)?</div>
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So I took her hair out.</div>
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As you can see it's a bit uneven (Rhiannon and I are certainly not the best hairdressers xD)</div>
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I love this photo as well, this one is on of my favourite poses for her :)</div>
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Now Lyric is showing off how articulated she is</div>
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"Look at me everybody!!!"</div>
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Lyric has what is known as the "type 4" Pullip body.</div>
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Just under her bust</div>
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But these are other types of joints. The ones on her arms are able to spin around so she can rotate her arms, if that makes any sense whatsoever.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Does that make a little more sense now???</span></div>
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Now you can't really see the joints in her upper-arms, but they're still there, trust me.</div>
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Yeah, that little thing.</div>
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That little tiny joint?</div>
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Sorry if you don't, it's pretty hard to notice.</div>
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Her knees can come apart, if you pull on her legs. The whole leg up to the knee comes off.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I wonder how she got her crazy hair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It looks pretty tame in the photo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And before you ask, no, I do not have her original clothes as they were also lost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, reader, thank you so much for staying with me through this <i>very </i>long and ramble-y post. I hope you somewhat enjoyed it and all the pictures didn't take too long to load.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After getting my first one, I am now addicted to Pullip dolls and think I might collect them instead of AG.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here are some reasons (don't worry, this won't take long)</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">They can fit in a drawer, or on a shelf. I can get a whole heap of them if I want to, and don't need extra space for them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">I think Ruthie is enough for me for now. I want another AG, but I already have so many dolls (did I mention I have kept the majority of special toys from my childhood as well?) and not a lot of place to store them.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Okay, maybe they were all stupid reasons, but I've still made up my mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Once I have fixed Miss Lyric, I will be saving up for a Sailor Venus Pullip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Why that is is a whole different story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you want me to tell you, I can.</span></div>
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I came along as well, not planning on buying anything though.<br />
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There was a sale on fabric that was already marked down a heap from its original price, so I bought a whole bunch of stuff (compared to the fact that I normally get enough to make 1-2 doll dresses each time I go if I have money)<br />
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I'm currently working on some items to hopefully get my etsy shop opened in September, so I needed some nice light fabrics for some pretty spring dresses :)<br />
Here's what I got:<br />
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This is everything :)</div>
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This pretty rayon print was one of my favourites, it's really soft to touch and hangs beautifully.</div>
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As soon as I saw this one, I thought "shorts!". So I got it to make shorts xD</div>
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I don't know what I liked about this, but it was just so pretty I couldn't leave it there.</div>
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I'd like to get more of it sometime to make myself a Lolita skirt, if there's still some left at the shop :)</div>
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Printed quilting cotton.</div>
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Quilting cottons are such beautiful quality, they last well and hang nicely. I'm a huge fan of blue and green, so this was perfect.</div>
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So since I don't have one yet, I'm going to make a basic full gathered Lolita skirt with this. I actually have a pintucked shirt that is about the same colour as the lighter pink stripes, and could work for Lolita with a couple of small adjustments, so now I'll have a pretty skirt to wear with it.</div>
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Now this is for Miss Ruthie.</div>
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She wants a steampunk/gothic Lolita dress.</div>
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So that is everything I got at spotlight. A few of the fabrics shown here have already been turned into small items of clothing, as I've been <i>very </i>busy sewing lately.<br />
Those which I haven't used yet, you'll most definitely see in upcoming posts.<br />
Another upcoming post will be a preview of things I've made to sell in my etsy shop.<br />
But not yet.<br />
You have to be patient while I keep sewing xD<br />
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See you later!<br />
~Jessica xoxJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-22410466825372111292015-06-24T01:04:00.001-07:002015-06-24T01:04:16.784-07:00Writing PromptsHey there lovely people,<br />
So I got really bored in Math class today, and decided to come up with some writing prompts to help myself and other people out there when they don't know what to write about!<br />
If you'd like to re-post these on your own blog or elsewhere, feel free to do so, but I'd appreciate if you'd at least give me credit and link back to this post.<br />
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<li>Write an analysis for a fictional character.</li>
<li>Write a description of a real-life person.</li>
<li>Write one page to accompany a photograph.</li>
<li>Re-write your favourite fairy tale, but give it a twist.</li>
<li>Brainstorm memories.</li>
<li>Write an alternate ending chapter to your favourite book.</li>
<li>Write a character analysis from a drawing or photograph.</li>
<li>Write about an ordinary day, but from the POV of your pet.</li>
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Enjoy your writing and have a glorious day!</div>
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~Jessica xox</div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-89877665715884895342015-05-29T16:30:00.000-07:002015-05-29T23:55:29.453-07:00Rustic Rose-agpsLast week I took Ruthie outside in a new dress that I made her for a vintage-y kind of photo-shoot. I made the photos into a video for my YouTube channel, but Mum won't let me make any videos public yet, so you'll have to be content with a few of the photos until she lets me post the video.<br />
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Make sure to comment and tell me which one is your favourite!</div>
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Also, I'm saving up for a new AG doll right now. </div>
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I'm pretty sure I'll get #61, after a lot of thinking. </div>
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I thought #55 looks too much like Ruthie to be unique, and I wanted a doll with wavy-ish hair. </div>
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xoxo</div>
Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-66827582249058693612015-05-11T02:52:00.002-07:002015-05-11T03:15:57.238-07:00Story TimeA friend of mine recently introduced me to the wonderful world of <a href="http://www.wattpad.com/">Wattpad</a>.<br />
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I originally just made an account so I could follow the story she was writing, but now I've discovered the fun of writing books on there as well!<br />
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Currently I'm writing one called <a href="http://www.wattpad.com/story/37518529-worlds-apart">Worlds Apart</a>.<br />
I'd really love if you'd go and read it.<br />
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If any of you happen to have a Wattpad account as well, please tell me your username in the comments so I can go and follow you!<br />
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So I guess that's my excuse for not blogging, I'm becoming an author, of sorts.<br />
That and stupid homework.<br />
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Anyway, I'll see you (hopefully soon) in my next post!<br />
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~Jessica<br />
xoxJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-56429209451017627042015-04-09T15:50:00.001-07:002015-04-09T15:50:50.257-07:00And, we're working again!Yay! I turned my camera on this morning and it's fine, so hopefully you'll be seeing more posts soon with some photos.<br />
~Jessica<br />
xoxJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-28002766022601265052015-04-09T03:43:00.002-07:002015-04-09T03:43:39.216-07:00Camera Issues...So, I plugged my camera into my computer to do some editing this afternoon.<br />
It started flashing green quickly (according to my instruction manual, that means 'charging fault') and now it won't turn on for some reason.<br />
I'm thinking maybe the computer 'sucked up' it's battery power (yes, my computer has done that before when it's not plugged into a power source), but I really don't know.<br />
I'm going to try and charge it at a power point but otherwise I don't know what could be wrong with it, so I guess I won't have any new photos to post for a while until I somehow sort out the problem.<br />
Any suggestions as to what might be wrong with my camera would be really helpful!<br />
~Jessica<br />
xoxJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-32166178060746534592015-04-09T01:55:00.003-07:002015-04-09T01:55:48.574-07:00You Are Amazing And So Is Your Blog Award<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thefashioncheetah.blogspot.ca/">Lydia</a> nominated me for this award, and now I have time to do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks a heap, Lydia!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. How are you so fabulous?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Uuhh, I didn't even know I was fabulous, so thanks xD. I guess I <span style="line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-align: start;">6. Leave a comment on your nominees' blogs letting them know they've been nominated.</span></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just be myself, and everything else just comes.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Are you currently writing anything?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm attempting a few stories, some of which I've been going on for a number of years, and I've kept a journal since I was about seven.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Where do you find your inspiration?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Loads of places! Sometimes I think of it while I'm reading someone else's blog, or browsing through Pinterest. Other times it just comes to me, and I think "Hey, I should do that!".</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Peppermint hot chocolate with tons of marshmallows, homemade lemonade, red creaming soda, and spiders (fizzy drink with a dollop of ice cream). I guess I can't really choose!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. What inspired your blog name?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I probably don't have the most interesting or unique blog name out there, but it was the best I could think of at the time. I was thinking of changing it later on when I thought of something better, but I haven't yet.</span></center>
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<a href="http://sophie-amelie.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Sophie</span></a></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://dollydormdiaries.blogspot.com.au/">Dolly Dorm Diaries</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thesaltysadollblog.blogspot.com.au/">The Edwards Girls</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://violetgirloftoday.blogspot.com.au/">Violet</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://countrydollstudios.blogspot.com.au/">Lauren</a></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. What are three of your favourite books?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. What's your general fashion style?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Any tips for new bloggers?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. How'd you get to be so good at this thing called blogging?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. What inspires you?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sophie, I love reading your blog because I'm learning French at school, and I enjoy testing my knowledge. Also your design, and your videos, and I love how well your posts are written. They're so much fun to read!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dolly Dorm Diaries, I love that each post is from a different doll's viewpoint, it's really creative! Your design is so happy and fun, and your photos are perfection!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Edwards Girls, your blog has come so far since it started. I love the unique name for your blog, and how it suits the whole theme of your posts and your design. It's beautiful!</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Violet, your posts are so well written, and your photos are gorgeous. My dolls and I really love reading your blog, and look forward to reading more posts in the future.</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lauren, your dolls are beautiful, you're amazing, and your photography skills are fabulous! What more can I say?</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you all enjoyed reading this post, and I'll see you next time!</span></center>
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-62994905963916160492015-04-09T01:07:00.001-07:002015-04-09T16:50:36.878-07:00The Famous People Award<center style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thefashioncheetah.blogspot.ca/">Lydia</a> nominated me for the Famous People Tag, and now I'm doing it!</span></center>
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Here are the Rules:</span></center>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Put up the Famous People Tag Button and link back to the person who tagged (nominated) you.</span></div>
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Tag (nominate) the last 10 people that commented on your blog (excluding anonymytes or the person who tagged you)</div>
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Hatsune Miku, The Andrews Sisters, and Taylor Swift. (Sorry, I couldn't choose between these three!)</div>
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Don't know, because I don't think I have a favourite male actor.</div>
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Well, I used to love the Wiggles as a kid, but I hate them now! I started not to like them anymore when Greg left. It wasn't the same then.</div>
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I'm gonna be really smart here and say Ginger Rogers. Her real name was <span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px; text-align: left;">Virginia Katherine McMath before she became famous and changed it.</span></div>
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And of course, Vera Lynn.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. What is one of your favorite red carpet dresses?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Taylor Swift, 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Prince George. He's such a little cutie!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shirley Temple!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Is there an actor/actress that you actually like all the private lives of?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No idea. I mean, most of them I have no idea what their private lives are like.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In some ways yes, and other ways, no.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">10. What is the weirdest famous people name?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't know, but <span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Blaze Berdahl is one of the weirdest!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #fbfbfb; line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Oh yeah, and Iggy Azalea...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Do you think you look like a famous person? Which one?</span></div>
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You should tell me, guys! I don't know if I look like a celebrity, but I have golden brown medium length wavy-ish hair, green/hazel eyes, olive skin and dark brown eyebrows. What do you think?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"As long as I can be with you, it's a lovely day" -Fred Astaire</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Why did this have to be one of the questions? I'm kinda obsessed with dancing and have lots of favourite dancers. Do I really have to just pick one?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And many, many, more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">14. Who is your favorite actress and why? When did you decide she was your favorite one?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really love Ginger Rogers. I used to watch tons of her old movies with my Mum when I was a kid, and I loved watching her dance. I don't really know why I like her...</span></div>
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<a href="http://teatimewithmelodyq.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Melody Silverleaf</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://plus.google.com/101551875125814708344/posts"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Lydia Therese</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://candydoesnthaveapoint.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Rika.Liddell</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://being-hidden.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Jordy</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://whateves25.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Guinea Pig Lover</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://melodyinjune1206.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">June</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://sammiethestargirl.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Sammie Dacanay</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://americangirlsdolls4ever.blogspot.com.au/"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Muffins4Sale</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As well as anyone else who hasn't gotten this award yet, because there aren't quite ten different people who have commented on my blog!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~Jessica</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, <a href="http://lordsgirls.blogspot.com.au/">Meghan</a> nominated me for a blog award last year (thanks a lot, Meghan!), and now I'm finally getting round to posting it.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;">Give a brief story of how your blog got started, and give a piece or two of advice to new bloggers. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px;">Thank whoever nominated you, and link to their blog. List who you've nominated in the post.</span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">Make sure to also attach the award itself!</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">(You can do this by right clicking, saving, and uploading the image.) </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">Comment on each blog </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">and let them know you've nominated them. Provide a link to the award post you created. </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">Provide a link to the original post on Edge of Night. </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">That way, anyone can find the original guidelines and post if needed, and we can keep it from mutating and becoming confusing! (It happens LOL.) </span><span style="line-height: 28px; text-align: center;"> </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">For this award, you <i>must </i>nominate 15 bloggers</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">. You can't just go "I nominate this blog whoever wants it comment below" like that. You can decline the award also if you do not want to do the above rules. </span></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">See the original rules </span><a href="http://eveofnight.blogspot.com/2014/10/lets-celebrate-whos-up-for-award.html" style="line-height: 28px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">HERE.</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started my blog because I needed a creative outlet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'd had many blogs in the past, but had quickly bored of them, mainly because I was afraid to go "out there" and do a blog only really containing completely random bits of my life, instead of stuff about dolls, or silly stories I made up as a kid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started my first blog when I was about 6. It was because I'd always had an interest in writing, and showing other people my creations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My mum was getting into the whole blogging world at the time as well, so she helped me to set up my first one.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I deleted it some time ago, and don't remember much of it, but I'll quickly tell you about some of the posts I remember writing on it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One was about the Christmas story, or my interpretation of it. Accompanied by some rather silly looking drawings of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and animals that I drew in my completely random notebook. I remember being asked by my Mother why on earth I drew Mary lying at the bottom of a hay stack, with baby Jesus lying at her feet, completely naked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately, I don't think I still have the photo to show you, but I'll load it on if I ever find it again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please don't ask, I have no idea why I drew that picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Another one was about how annoying a certain sister of mine was. It was because of a stupid imaginary game she was playing with my other sister and my Mum at the time, and I was getting sick of her going on about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh yeah, and I found a pretty beatle once when I was seven. I posted a picture of it, and I think I still have it, hang on...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I became very attached to that beatle. I called it "Beady" because I thought it looked like a pretty bead. I remember being devastated when I dropped it, because I thought it was going to die.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't remember what happened to it now, actually.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, that's enough of my weird blog stories now. If you'd like to hear more of them, leave it in the comments below and I might be persuaded to do a post on old memories like these, I'll see.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of the best things you can do, is just be yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just because your best friend has a doll blog, it doesn't mean you have to have one too, if you're not into that sort of thing. Maybe you like cooking, or animals instead? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or maybe your life is too interesting and you decide to make a random blog with no particular theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Either way, your contribution to the blogging world is unique, just like you're a unique and one-of-a-kind person, and there's at least one person out there who really cares about you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh yeah, and if you're having a bad blogging day, or run out of inspiration, take a rest!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Please don't feel like you have to keep posting just to please your followers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Girl, if you just post when you can, and about whatever you want and people follow you, those people love what you're doing, and they're not just gonna leave because you haven't had time or inspiration to post! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(But if they do, trust me, they're not worth it, k?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You will be more likely to lose followers if you're blogging every day, but not blogging about what you want to blog about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The things you love, your passions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or if you're doing that, but every post is nearly the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Say you had a fashion blog, and, every day without fail, you posted a picture of your outfit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You know, you can only do so many variations of the same clothing pieces, and people get a little bored seeing a picture of what you wear every day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sure, it reflects your style, but they want to know more about you than what you felt like wearing to your best friend's house last weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't speak for everyone, but that's just my opinion, and I really hope it helped.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now for my nominations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will try not to nominate anyone who's already done this award before, but sometimes, it happens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have already done it, I'm not going to make you do it again!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I nominate:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://madasahatter01.blogspot.com.au/">Abi</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thefashioncheetah.blogspot.ca/">Lydia</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://teatimewithmelodyq.blogspot.com.au/">Melody</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://candidlycharlie.blogspot.com.au/">Charlie</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://saigeslocketag.blogspot.com.au/">Dally</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://simplydollightful.blogspot.com.au/">Christina</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.superinky.com/">Inky</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://melodyinjune1206.blogspot.com.au/">J</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://sabinethegreat.blogspot.com.au/">Sabine</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://downbythewillows.blogspot.com.au/">Adelaide</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://lissieandlilly.blogspot.com.au/">Lissie and Lilly</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://milkyfawn.blogspot.com.au/">Alanah May</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://thecircusstage.blogspot.com.au/"> Christhea Amanda </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://candy-yumeko.blogspot.com.au/">Christina </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://kitkatsrandom.blogspot.com.au/">Kaity</a></span></div>
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I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you all have fun doing it!</div>
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Btw, I'm thinking of doing a Q&A next, what do you guys think? Please let me know if you'd be interested!</div>
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~Jessica</div>
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Sorry I haven't posted for so long.<br />
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My life has been very busy.<br />
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I started school in February, for the first time (I've been homeschooled all my life until Feb).<br />
That's been pretty fun, but also hectic, with all the homework and whatnot.<br />
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I'm going to the cinema to see "Cinderella" with some friends tomorrow, I'm so excited!!!<br />
My dance concert went really well. It was a really long day, but lots of fun!<br />
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Also, I got into Lolita fashion recently.<br />
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For those of you who don't know, Lolita fashion is a fashion style that originated in Japan in the 90's. It has some rather Victorian modesty guidelines for wearing the fashion, such as:<br />
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<li>Skirts cannot be any shorter than just above the knee, and no longer than mid-calf. (unless, of course, it is a ballgown)</li>
<li>Necklines cannot show cleavage.</li>
<li>Heels can be no more than 2 inches in height, but flats are not generally worn.</li>
<li>Clothing must have sleeves. (or you can wear a cardigan over the top or blouse underneath if you're wearing a JSK (short for Jumper skirt))</li>
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These are not all the rules, but they are the main ones.<br />
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Right now, I only own one Lolita JSK, but I'm going to make a dress for Easter, and hopefully a proper blouse to go underneath the JSK, and maybe buy some proper Lolita shoes.<br />
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So far I make all my Lolita stuff, because it's really expensive to buy, and I don't earn much money. Plus, then I get an end result that fits me perfectly, and I can customise it however I want to.<br />
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Okay, now this is just turning into a post about Lolita stuff, I'd better get back on topic.<br />
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I started Tap dancing this year. It's lots of fun, and I'm really enjoying it!<br />
My class is learning the "Boogie Woogie" to perform in our concert this year.<br />
It's a great dance.<br />
My friends are attempting to teach me a Rock n' Roll dance that they did in a concert a couple of years ago.<br />
It's a bit hard to remember, but it has lots of Charleston kicks, which are fun!<br />
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Last Sunday, some of my friends came over to visit. I hadn't seen them in seven and a half years, and we had a great time catching up together! I really wish they lived nearby so we could see them more often.<br />
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What's been going on in your world lately? Let me know in the comments below!<br />
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~Jessica<br />
xox<br />
<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-34376528464772267082014-11-23T00:14:00.001-08:002014-11-23T00:14:38.189-08:00Another post. Well, sort of :/I really haven't posted in a while, have I?<br />
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I only just remembered today.<br />
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What am I going to post about, I wonder?<br />
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Hmmmmmm…….<br />
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Maybe I could tell you about my dance concert? It's coming up really soon, actually. Just less than a week now.<br />
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I'm in about 5 or 6 dances. I'm doing two of hard shoe (one hornpipe and one made-up one consisting mainly of three different sequences done two times each for the part I'm in, right near the end.)<br />
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Two soft shoe (One is Glencar reel and another is based off Jump-Jump reel, both of which are heaps of fun!)<br />
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I'm also doing the can-can, and the grand finale.<br />
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And possibly a few others.<br />
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My best friend (who has been dancing for about 3 years now) warned me that we tend to get chucked in a lot of other dances at the last minute (during the rehearsal on the morning of concert day), so hopefully I'll pick them up fast xD.<br />
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I'll have to post some photos of my costumes at some stage. We'll get photos taken there, so I'll probably post them when I get the dvd and photos at some stage after the concert.<br />
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Oh yeah, and I can finally do toe stands in my hard shoes, yay! I've been practising them for a couple of weeks every day now, and I can do one for about 1 minute without my feet giving in. It's really helping strengthen my weak ankle as well, and it looks really cool.<br />
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It's fun doing toe stand turns as well, which are technically not Irish, but I like doing them anyway :)<br />
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I guess I'd better go now.<br />
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See ya later!<br />
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~Jessica<br />
xoJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-2700245284877367212014-11-05T22:41:00.003-08:002014-11-05T22:41:51.833-08:00Hey there everyone :)<br />
I just logged into blogger before, and found I had a sudden follower explosion (I only had about 2 or 3 last time I checked)! Thank you all so much for following me, it was such a great surprise!<br />
I really hope you all enjoy reading my blog.<br />
Thanks again!<br />
<3<br />
Jessica<br />
xoJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-82177127535080021082014-11-01T00:40:00.000-07:002014-11-01T00:40:57.287-07:00On Top Of The World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Do you ever get that feeling?<br />
That everything's going to be okay,<br />
you can do anything.<br />
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Sometimes I get it.<br />
It's one of the best feelings ever.<br />
You feel like…you're on top of the world.<br />
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My best friend makes me feel that way.<br />
A carousel ride makes me feel that way.<br />
Tapping and stamping all my cares away makes me feel like that, too.<br />
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If you ever get down,<br />
I'm here to talk to.<br />
If you need a friend, just let me know.<br />
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Sometimes things are hard,<br />
but you can get through it.<br />
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"Just wear a smile, sing a little while it's raining.<br />
And through the clouds every little star will shine."*<br />
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Just remember to keep smiling, no matter how bad things get.<br />
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~Jessica~<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Taken from Shirley Temple's song "Tra-la-la-la".</span><br />
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<br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-70967253813615986892014-10-17T02:44:00.000-07:002014-10-17T02:44:17.873-07:00Styles I'm Loving-ShoesAs I said in my previous post, I love fashion, so I thought I'd share some of my favourite styles with you all ;)<div>
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Today we'll be looking at some of my favourite shoes. These are listed in no particular order, as I can't possibly choose my favourite pair!</div>
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1. These 1950's style pumps are just awesome! They'd probably kill my feet, but, oh well. I love practically anything vintage, and these are just gorgeous!</div>
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2. Talk about cute, these cat shoes are adorable! I also love how they have ankle straps, rather than just plain flats. And how the cats have heart-shaped noses.</div>
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3. As I said before, I love practically anything vintage, and these are so cute! They're really simple, but really effective, and would go with almost anything. I also really like the lace socks they're pictured with.</div>
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4. I love wearing flats, and these ones are really pretty. They're one of my favourite colours, and the bows make a really cute finishing touch.</div>
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5. I can easily see these being paired with a 1950's sundress in the same fabric. I don't know how I'd walk in them, though XD.</div>
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6. I'm not really into boots too much, but I love the lace detail on these.</div>
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7. These shoes are so pretty! I love the cut-out lace and ribbon decorations on them.</div>
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8. I love shoes with ankle straps, especially ones that have been crossed over like this. They look really effective.</div>
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9. A friend of mine has boots like these, but they're black. I've always wanted some, but haven't got round to getting any yet.</div>
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10. These were just too pretty not to post! I love how they combine two of my favourite things, the colour pink and bows :)</div>
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11. Same goes for these! If I had them, I would literally wear them to death! The colour is really pretty, and I think they'd look great with one of my summer outfits.</div>
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And finally, what's a post about shoes on a dancer's blog without some dance shoes involved? I mean, seriously?</div>
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1.Irish hard shoes. I have some, and they took forever to break in, but they are some of my favourite shoes now!</div>
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2. Tap/character shoes. I used to have some black character shoes (not as nice as these, though.) that I absolutely wore to death. I've always wanted to give tap dancing a try, I have friends who do it and they've been talking me into giving it a try next year. I think I just might, so long as I can still do Irish as well :).</div>
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3. Ballet pointe shoes. I used to do ballet a number of years ago. I enjoyed it for a while, but sort of gave it up before I had a chance to get really good at it. I never got to wear pointe shoes, but did get ribbons on my practice shoes, which I thought looked very grown-up at the time XD.</div>
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4. Irish soft shoes. I have these as well, in fact I'm wearing them right now! I wear them around the house so much, they're really comfy, and feel amazing to dance in!</div>
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Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02908237518132860860noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1387792121213996811.post-68251615999743222392014-10-17T02:01:00.001-07:002014-10-17T02:01:12.480-07:00Welcome!Hi there everybody!<br />
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Welcome to my new and improved blog.<br />
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To those of you who never read any of my previous blogs, here's a bit about me.<br />
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My name is Jessica, and I'm 13 years old.<br />
I live in Australia, and I have 4 younger siblings.<br />
I'm really girly, and absolutely love fashion and dancing! I do Irish dancing which I started in February. It's great fun, and it's wonderful seeing so many of my friends every week.<br />
I have a pet rabbit, called Snuggles.<br />
I also love singing, sewing, playing the piano, mucking around with my best friend and reading.<br />
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Well, I think I've covered pretty much all of it. Thanks for coming to check my new blog out, and I really hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing on it. Please come back soon!<br />
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