Imperfections are not Beautiful

       Imperfections are not beautiful. But do you know what is beautiful? Truth. And the truth is that we are imperfect. 

        Sad things are not good, and yet, contrast is a tool used my many types of artists. When a sad thing is put next to a happy one... it makes the whole better in general.


       The Fall of Man was not good or beautiful. And yet what happened because of it was much greater and more beautiful than what would have happened had they not fallen.


         More on this eventually.


   

      

Dreams

 

    

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

I saw this on the blog The First Lime. It is basically a bunch of my dreams, sort of like a bucket list, but without the death factor. Most of them are small, some of them are medium. I didn't include anything very big or obvious (like getting to Heaven) or anything personal like... well I guess I can't give an example because it's, you know, personal. 

        Well, here it goes... 

 

    -Become a published writer before I finish high school

    - Use chalk pastels on my hair  

    - Wear goggles as a necklace in public 

    - Make the Covenant of Love                                     

    - Know at least four languages                                                                                   

- Get 100 blog followers (and more later on!)                                                           

   - Collect 25 scarves                                                                                                  

-Collect 25 keys                                                                                                    

 - Collect 25 ribbons                                                                                                 

- Collect 15 berets                                                                                                   

 

 - Go foraging for a day   

- Eat foraged plants the next day     

                                                                                                                                                 - Make up my own language 

- Start a chain email 

- Sew my dress for one of the graduation dances 

- Write in the middle of Etter Lake

- Open an Etsy account

  - Make the top 100 for NACLO before I finish high school

  - Wear an arm party  

                                               

I thought I should let you all know

                       That I am stopping my book.

          There have been several times in the past when I have thought about quitting it, but of course I couldn't do that. However, this time it is different. It's not that it is too impossible or anything. This is the reason...

                      I started my book over a year ago. 

             In the past year I have changed so much. I am not into the same things as before. Also, I am NOT in a good relationship with my main character. 

               Once I had a dream that she was an evil villian...

                                                                                    not good.

                  Back when I started, I guess I must have unconsiously made Rediviva how I wished I was. Well, in the past year, I have sort of become her, in which case, she is now more of a rival than a leader to me.

               

                I think I might do National Novel Writing Month this year, but until then, I will be working on a memoir.

                   Maybe one day I will even be inspired about my old book again. Who knows?

                         Here's some randomness to finish off this post.

                                  

"French" Curls

 

       These curls really have nothing to do with anything French. I named them "French" curls because the way the hair is wrapped around the curling iron is similar to making a french twist.

 

           Unlike most hair textures, you are not going to be seperating the top from the bottom. Vertically section off some hair from in front of the ear.

 

           Start at the top, wrapping a small piece once around the barrel. Wrap away from the face.

 

Pick up another piece and combine it with the hair you just wrapped around. (It's sort of like making a French Twist around the curling iron.)

                            Wrap both piecese around the barrel exactly how you did before. Repeat all the way to the end of the curling iron.

                                   

                              When you use up all of the hair, just slide the coils off the barrel. Do this in verticle sections all around the head. At first the curls might look something like this...

                                                       

                I know, these look just a leetle bit scary, which is why you should seperate them after they have cooled for approximately ten minutes.

                     

                      I love the casual, laid-back way this texture looks. Can you spy Frog Prince in the backround?  Here are a few more pictures of the finished look. 

                                                               And the front... 

                 (Plus a few goofy faces from Red Riding Hood.) 

                                           

                  Hope you enjoy,

                                    Hyacinth

DIY Hair Color

     You will need:

            Food coloring (later we used frosting dye which worked much better, but if you have blond hair, food coloring will be fine.)

             A holding hair product (in this case, spray gel.)

              Water (I'm hoping you can find some of that.)

                A spray bottle 

 

                                

                              Put a little bit of water into it. This is probably a good amount if you want to do your entire head, and happen to have a lot of dye on hand.

 

                                    Add some of your product. This tutorial has no specific amounts, but you really don't want to overdo this part. Maybe about five drops, and when I say drops, I do NOT mean anything bigger than a drop. For instance, not a "stream", a drop. I feel like I am writing in a weird voice right now. Oh well, whatever.  

                                       
                                                        

                      Now put in a lot of dye. Mix colors to get the shade you want. I used up all of my dye, and it still wasn't enough for this amount of water, so keep that in mind when figuring out amounts. 

 

 

                                          Shake it up, and spray!

                                                    

                       -Hyacinth

                
             P.S. It might help to put the dye in first. 

A Fun Little Quiz

 

            Since I'm homeschooled, yesterday I didn't even know that it was Wednesday. This happens to me ALL the time.


           Therefore, our Writing Wednesday this week is coming a little late.


           A few weeks ago I made this quiz to see which character in my book you are most like.

            You will get the best experience out of it if you read what little of my book I have already written.  Here it is!!!




              1.  Your new dress is...
                    a. Red, simple, practical, and authoritative
                    b. Crazy with some unmatching colors, daring, creative, and expressive
                    c. Sophisticated, elegant, and expensive
                    d. flowing and watery, girly yet mysterious.
                    e.  silver or white, long beautiful, almost elven


              2.  A giant sea monster is attacking your ship. You...
                   a. Act quickly, shout orders to everyone, and go straight for the kill
                   b. make loud noises and fight in an emotional frenzy
                   c. Try to stay out of it... you're too lady-like for bloody work
                   d. Use your special talent in combat
                   e. Try to fight bravely, despite your petrifying fears

              3.  What do you do in your free time?
                   a. Plan, plan, plan
                   b. tell stories to my friends, show off, and make statements
                   c.  sing, play instruments, socialize politely, make evil plans... hehehe (don't tell anyone)
                   d. Hang out with friends, feel homesick, and SWIM!!!!!!!!!!
                   e. lock myself up in my room/cabin all day and write 24/7


             4.  Someone violated a ship law. You...
                  a. Take control and demand to know who did it.
                  b. Watch people to see who looks guilty.
                  c.  Try to hide your guilt.
                  d. Are shocked and disappointed that one of your friends would do such a thing.
                  e. Admonish your guilty sister in French, but do not give her away.

         
           5. Which colors do you like the best?
               a. red and brown
               b. Really BRIGHT colors!!
               c. Cream
               d. blue, sea green, deep red-ish pink
               e. silver 


             6.  In a typical battle, you...
                  a. are in charge and are also a warrior. You make all the battle plans.
                  b. are a warrior and give pep talks
                  c. are the singer (weird I know. You'll understand it when you read the book.)
                  d. do an unusual type of work that no one else can do
                  e. take care of wounded people  


             7. Your talents are...
                 a. You are moderately good at everything. You are a good leader.
                 b. good at acting, and everything else depends on your mood.
                 c. Musical, musical, musical.
                 d. Swimming
                 e. spelling, writing, vocabulary, literature, linguistics, reading, and basically anyhting else that has to do with language.


              8. Socially you are...
                  a. Dominant, but also popular
                  b. Loud and all over the place, showy, and a little weird.
                  c. refined and polite.
                  d. girly, mysterious. You playfullay tease A LOT.
                  e. reserved and quiet



         9. You wear your hair...
             a. down and windblown- I never do my hair.
             b. In all sorts of crazy styles. It depends on what mood I'm in.
             c. Up in a high bun
             d. mostly down and wavy with some accents and stuff
             e. half up in a bun, with a headband braid with willow branches woven through it.




           10. One of your friends just dared you to do something dangerous. You...
                 a. Look before you leap.
                 b. do it bravely and let everyone know about it. 
                 c. refuse politely
                 d. try to talk you way out of it, but in the end, give in
                 e. Try it secretly when no one is looking.





           11. Your best friend is...
                 a. Liatra
                 b. Wysteriel- I can talk to her about things others wouldn't understand.
                 c. I have a lot of freinds, but none of them are close enough to be "best"
                 d. Rediviva
                 e. Anima             






        Ok, I do have these long descriptions for each of the results, but I am seriously running out of time, so I am just going to post the answers without any explanations. If you want them, and you know me, you can ask me to bring my notebook to the next place I see you. If you want them, and you don't know me, I don't really have a solution. I guess you're out of luck.



       Mostly a's= Rediviva (I haven't made up her surname yet.)

       Mostly b's= Anima Thespian

       Mostly c's= Faerella Ketyth

      Mostly d's= Laciniatra, Daughter of the Old Fisherman
      
        Mostly e's= Wysteriel Ketyth



   


  
            I think I am most like Liatra, and also a lot like Anima. Tell us who you are like in the comments!




         I'm going to put at least one picture on every post from now on. So even thought this isn't realated...

                             -Hyacinth
      








         

What I Wore

        So...

               I actually had a totally different "What I Wore" planned for this Stylish Saturday, but since the Frog Prince was busy making bows or something, I couldn't find him to take the pictures before we rushed off to co-op.

          I took this one instead. I wanted some outside pictures, but of course he was too lazy to do that, and we had to take a picture in our mudroom (his bow and arrow making place, what else). It wouldn't be too good outside anyways, though, since I had straightened my hair and was trying to keep it red-carpet perfect the whole day. 


                 Here it is

 

and here's a close-up of my earrings

                                     



                  

The Beginning of a Random Short Story

      This is the beginning of a short story I am writing. I wrote this beginning about a month ago, and upon reading it recently, disovered that it wasn't too bad. Since I haven't posted for a while, I thought I would share.

       When I am done writing it, I am not going to try to publish it or anything, because I don't think I am experienced enough to try to give this effect (you'll see what I mean when you read it.) However, it is good practice for when I am older.


    Well, here it is...



           I am reluctant to believe what has just happened to me, but the cold, stark facts convince me of the awful truth. My senses, overwhelmed from absorbing that heart-breaking moment, are now numb with shock, paralyzed in horror. A wave of sadness washes over me, forcing tears down my cheeks. It is hard to imagine that, only a minute ago, I was experiencing the greatest joy of my life. Is it possible that happiness, which now seems many miles distant, was really that recent?

            The former glory of this day feels so unfamiliar, yet I can still recall the dream-like events of earlier. 


       

           Keep in mind that I haven't edited this yet. I can definitely see some changes that could be made, especially in sentence length and structure. 



           -Hyacinth

What does this mean?

    I found this on the door to the bonus room.

           The Beast doesn't know when or why he wrote it.

                                  

   It says...

           No tails. The rales. No throwing high. No fighting. No smoking. No denting walls.


      He just informed me that "rales" was supposed to be "rules".

Nautical Shirt Decoration

        So here it is! My first Stylish Saturday!


         This is an example of just one of the many ways you can use excess jewelry to spice up a shirt.

                If you look very closely at this picture, you will be able to see earrings attached to the shirt.

               When our cousins from Illinois come here, they bring a ton of merchandise from Claire's for us and our other cousins.

    Last time there were lots of lady bug and anchor earrings, so I took as many anchor ones as possible. I had something like this in mind, but didn't get to create it until I got this shirt as a hand-me down from some friends.

                      These are the ones most noticeable in the top picture.

                        I decorated the tops of the shoulders...

                           ...and the bottoms of the sleeves. 

                   I also stuck an earring into each side of the bottom of the shirt.



           If you ever stick earrings into your clothes, make sure that you bend the posts with pliers and wear and undershirt underneath it, so that you don't get scratched. 


       By the way, this whole top did not cost my parents or me a cent!!!


           

                   -Hyacinth

My Hair at Christmas

     
          I wore my hair in a blowout for Christmas. It doesn't show it in these pictures, but I had Lilla Rose bobby pins in my hair.

                                      
          Please excuse all of the fly-aways. It was only my first time.

Dragon Appreciation Award

  
      January 16 is Appreciate a Dragon Day. I designed an award for it.

 

Ok, so here are the rules.                                      

1. Whoever recieves the award must write a post on their blog about

which dragon he/she appreciates the most.                                       

2. In that same post he/she must give the award to three other            bloggers, and contact them so that they know they were awarded.  

People can stop awarding other bloggers by the 16th.   

The dragon I appreciate most is Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon.                                                                                         

 

The three bloggers I am giving it to are...                 

-My sister, Polly Bramble of Willowbottom @ The B and B Files.

-The Director @ Castles, Quills, and Cameras.                            

-Iris @ The Mystery of Me.                                                        

 The award is in picture form. Copy and paste it to "My Pictures" then add it to the post like you normally do .                                

                                 

Why I love My Camera

        I'm back!!!!!!!


    These are some pictures I've taken in the past year.



                              Two of Sleeping Beauty

 

The sunset through the willows 

                            You've already seen this one 


          I am pretty sure that all of these were edited.
                                       

  I'm on vacaton right now. Be patient while I'm gone.

How to Do a Flip without a Topsy Tail

     
          This is a perfect way to do a tight flip to your ponytails if you don't have a topsy tail tool.

 

                                   

Quick, Easy Bun

      This is a very quick one. It is the hairdo I was wearing in the thanksgiving Make-up Tutorial. 

         

   
     


  

    I will not be able to post a tutorial for the Astrid Headband. Sorry, everone. Two hair tutorials are coming soon!

Planking

   A few days ago, our mom told us about planking. The kids got all excited, and they were going around the house doing it in different places.  Here are the pictures I took.

  

          
                               A few of Thumbelina's attempts.

       

       Poor Sleeping Beauty was holding our dog's leash so she only got to do one.

  


                The Beast and Frog Prince. 

                                                    

                                                           

             The Good King and I agree that this one is the best.

                                                               
                              
                                                  Which one is your favorite?