Narnian Wardrobe--An Attempt

Hello, all! I haven't posted in much too long, mostly due to the fact that I haven't had much to post about...but I have a new idea. I was thinking that since I have in the past (and still do) adore Susan's and Lucy's Narnian costumes from the two movies, I thought I would add my two cents to the myriad of thoughts on the make and design of them. So stay tuned, and I shall attempt this task. ;)

~Lucie

It's been much too long...

...so I thought that I'd say "boo." Well maybe a little more than boo. I'll also say "how are you?" ;)
Here are a couple of pictures that I played with. The first one is a first try, since I think that I figured out how to do blends. Anyway...

And here is one of The Young Victoria. It was just such a magnificent movie.

so, I hope that I'll be on this blog much more....au revoir for now!

Gimped Post

...and all my followers: as I look through my list, I see some people that I really can't remember if I've commented on your blog to thank you. If I haven't, please don't take offense. I sincerely appreciate that you follow...

40 Questions

I happened to have some time on my hands, I was looking at Melinda's blog and saw that she had tagged me...way back in November! A pox upon me...

1- Have you been asked out? No.

2 - Where was your default picture taken? You mean my screen saver? Oh...somewhere on the set of LWW

3 - What's your middle name? My mother's maiden name.

4 - Your current relationship status? 14. What relationship status? Waiting...

5 - What's the first thing you do when you wake up from a nap? I can't sleep in the daytime. Nope. Nothing doing.

6 - What is your current mood? Dull and drowsy

7 - What color shirt are you wearing?Light pink

8 - Missing something? An earring.

9 - Current Favorite Quote? let me get back to you on that.

10 - If you could go back in time and change something what would be? I'd read my Bible this morning.

11 - If you must be an animal for one day, what would you be?What a question! i think it would be a cat.

12 - Ever had a near death experience? No, I've never had such a chance becuase I am such a very stressed person

13-What is something you do a lot? Talk about old movies, old movie actors, old movie sets...

14 - The song stuck in your head? For Me and My Gal...also The Calculation

15 - Least favorite household chore? Laundry.

16 - Name someone with the same birthday as you. Judy Garland. No, seriously. The Judy Garland.

17 - When was the last time you cried? When I listened to the end of Dark Victory.

.18 - Have you ever sung in front of a large audience? Yes, with my Mummy and sisters.

19 - If you could have one super power what would it be? To go back in time.

20 - What's the first thing you notice about the opposite gender? How they treat those around them.

21 - What do you usually order from Starbucks? Carmel Frappachino.

22 - What's your biggest secret? I like clothes.

23- What's your favorite color? Deep, regal, red.

24 - Do you still watch kiddie shows or tv shows? Occasionally, with kids

I babysit.

25 - What's on your walls? Green Paint.

26 - What are you? Well, I'm no beardless dwarf! I'm also a semi crazy artist. ;)

27 - Do you speak any other language? sadly, no.

28 - What's your favorite smell? A violin shop.

29 - Describe your life in one word! Fresh.

30 - Have you ever kissed in the rain? Yeah. NO. I haven't actually kissed at all, thank you very much.

31 - What are you thinking about right now? Do to that last question...Singin in the Rain.

32 - What should you be doing? Nothing.

33 - Who was the last person that made you upset/angry? Someone I know.

34 - How often do you talk to God? Not often enough.

35 - Do you like working in the yard? No. Sorry, but I'm just not that outdoorsy type.

36 - If you could have any last name in the world, what world, what would you want? Nice try, i'm not telling. I happen to like my last name!

37 - What is your natural hair color? Dark Brown. Confidentially, it looks nicer when it's not blow-dryed.

38 - Do you have many friends? Plenty of hey-how-was-your-week-goodbye-now friends, but only a handful of close friends.

39 - Who is your role-model? Jesus.

40 - Do you like your life? By and large, with very few exeptions, yes. ;)

I tag everybody who thinks this sounds like fun. ;)

This is a thing called catch-up...

I've been gone too long...so I'll explain my long absence (at least in part).

1) Though I'm still home-schooled, I have a lot to do. Useless stuff like reading. You know. ;)

2) I've been toiling away at my 1940's suit and falling deeper in love with everything about that time-period every second.

3) I LOVE old movies. I'll just have to make up a list of my favorites. THAT was when they new how to make movies!

4) Listening to The Andrews Sisters: I found them through my infatuation with Narnia (they sang "Oh, Johnny" during the hide-and-seek scene in LWW). So now, the house vibrates with "Straighten Up and Fly Right," Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" and "Is You Is or Is You Aint My Baby." I know. I'm weird. But their neat, too. I'll have to do a post about them.

Well, those are the things that have been holding my up from blogging. Oh, and today, *dumdumdum* my sisters and I started FOLKLORICO!!!! It's fantastically fun. Hard work, though. Yes, that's the Mexican dance with the big skirts...only we don't get big skirts this time...we dress up as little old men...but that's ok. ;)

By the way, if anybody has seen Breakfast at Tiffany's, would you tell me if you would reccomend it, and why or why not? Thanks SO much.

Moriah Tags Me...

Thanks so much, Moriah! You're always being so nice and tagging me, and I never actually do the tag. Sorry...I'll get better about that!

Do you like Blue jeans or black jeans better?
Blue jeans...because they're what I have!

Do you like Casting Crowns or Jump 5 better?
Christan Rock is just...not my cup of tea.

Do you like change?
I like going to places (especially blogs) that are aesthetically changed...beyond that, my motto is "if it's not broken, don't fix it!"

Do you like Math or Science better?
Science...don't even ask.


Do you like this Random tag?
Well...I'm not terribly far along yet...

Do you like Random stuff?
It completely depends on the mood I am in.

What kind of Internet browser do you use?
Mozilla Firefox

Do you like it?
On my net book. On the big monitor, I don't like anything. I affectionately call it "the dinosaur" *clenched grin*


This should be over soon- it's not that hard, right?
I am 4 questions in! It doesn't get much harder than that! (Ok, 8)

Do you like the title for your blog?
I do, actually. As Lucie is my pseudonym, I had to say "Lucie Land" instead of -- Land, which is where my mummy would say I was when I wasn't listening.

Do you enjoy chatting?
If the chatting has some interest to it, yes. If it is about totally stupid stuff--well, you get the picture.

Happy now? Because it's over!
Not really!

Two tags

From Marian:

Do you like to write?

Sometimes...unless I'm up against a case of writer's block!

What genre?

Fantasy, Classic, Historical Fiction

Favorite books?

Sherlock Holmes, A Tale of Two Cities, The Chronicles of Narnia, David Copperfield...

Do you compose music/write songs?

No. I just play them.

Do you like poetry?

Not usually.

Love someone so much who made you cry?

No. Not that I don't love my family...

Broken a bone?
No.

Been in a police car?
Nope

Been on a boat?
No.

Fallen asleep in school?
Nope

Who did you last yell at?
My sister. *cring*

Did you sing today?

Not to my knowledge.

KFC, Popeyes, or Church's?

Church's

Chick-fil-a or What-a-burger?

What-a-burger! Funny thing...I used to think that it was called Waterburger...which I thought was GROSS!

Starbucks of McCafe?

Starbucks

What's your favorite time of year?

Winter, definitely. (Hey, if you lived in Texas, that's what you'd say, too!)

Do you ever talk to yourself?

Yes. In the store, especially.

Do you have a favorite treat you like to buy on occasion?

Hmmm. I can't remember the last time I bought myself a real treat! I guess that the closest thing would be make-up.

Do you believe the Bible is the literal Word of God and is infallible?

If by literal, you mean that it literally is God's word, yes. It is also infallible as it was inspired by God.

What's your favorite sport?

I've never been into sports...if anything, I'd have to say archery.

What color is your ipod?

I have an MP3...and it's black and blue.

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From Meg...

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

LONDON, ENGLAND!!! Then I'd go anywhere in England. ( I bet that's one you'd never have guessed!)

If you could go to any fictional place, where would you go?

Cair Paravel, The Lantern Waste, Calormen

Do you love to write or do you just like writing? Or do you write at all?

I'm variable. Sometimes I'll be inspired, sometimes not. You can always tell if I'm inspired because that's when a post will appear.

What do you want to be when you’re a grown up?

I'd like to be a professional violinist...until I get married and have kids. :)

Favorite animal?
I love the cheetahs in Narnia. They're just so majestic. Of course, I wouldn't be too excited about meeting one from our world face-to-face.

Favorite song?

Ummmm... I think that I'll have to say "The Call" from Prince Caspian...it's perfect and really summarizes the entire feeling of the movie.

Do you like school?

Generally. I don't like math, but other than that...

Are you a people person because I’m getting the idea that you are?

Well, I live with a bunch of *guess* people, and I haven't gone mad yet so...yes.

Do you like to talk?

I do. My best conversations are usually with myself, though.


Favorite food?

Pasta! Then French Dip Sandwiches!


Hobbies?

Knitting, drawing volumes of the same nameless girl wearing different dresses, sewing.


Favorite author?

Charles Dickens, Sir A. Conan Doyle.


Favorite weapon?

(I'm NOT copying you, Meg!) Susan's bow and arrows. And quiver.


Is this a fun tag or are you getting bored?

That, I think, is a rather stupid question. No answer. (Hey wait a minute...)


Do you like Hannah Montana and all those girly people and movies like Highschool Musical?

I've never seen it, but from what I have seen floating around the world...no.

What are you scared of?

Snakes and heights and empty spaces and the dark and...(just kidding, I'm just scared of snakes and heights.)

Favorite flower?

I've got to say roses and daffodils.

Do you always use the same password or do you use different ones?

no comment!


What is the expression on your face?

A slightly dazed one, due to the light that the computer screen is emitting from the computer.

Color of your eyes?

Dark Brown.


That was fun!

Here's a picture I found on Awel's blog (I think) and really liked...I call it "The Dawn Treader"

All About Books, Etc.

So, in case you thought that all I ever write about is Narnia...I do have another blog! It's called All About Books, Etc., and it just recently underwent MASSIVE renovations. Now, instead of being exclusively "all about books" it now contains other topics related to my education (hence All About Books, ETC.). So please stop by!

Link: All About Books, Etc.

My Favorite,*copy* Favorite, *paste,paste,paste...* award EVER

I am so excited...and I'm sure that you'll never guess why! This is (drumroll) the Narnia lover's award. Thanks Marissa!

I award it to:

Becca@Rebecca's Ramblings
Sarah @ Just One Girl
Johanna@ Jo-with-it's Portfolio
CG Narnia
And ANY other Narnia fans that I may have overlooked.

Thanks for the Awards and the tag!

I have been having this serious lapse in posting...not one real one in about two months!

Anyway, I have been getting these awards, and just wanted to go ahead and post them.

Starting with the awards:

From Joanna:

The "Your Blog is Fabulous Award"





And from both Joanna and Bria, the Kreative Blogger Award. Thanks for them!



Here are the people I give this award to for both:

Sarah
Becca
The King's Missionary
Mia
Ellie
Hannah Leigh
Carley Rene

Sorry, only seven...I need more bloggy friends. If there's anybody I missed, I'm so terribly sorry!

And I have been tagged by Carley Rene. Here are the guidelines:

1. Choose the 4th folder where you store photos on your computer.
2. Select the 4th photo in that folder (no cheating - cropping, editing, etc.).
3. Explain the photo.
4. Tag 4 other people to do the same.

Here is my photo:

Familiar? Yes, it is my header. I only have three places that I store my photos, so I had to leave good enough with good enough.


Anybody who would like to do this tag is welcome to!

If you do, I'd love it if you commented and told me that you did so I can come and see it!




P.S. I just wanted to say that I found a pattern that looks like it would work well for Susan's purple dress. It is almost exact, with a few minor adjustments. Sadly it is out-of-print. Here it is:

Here is one website that you can buy it off of: http://momspatterns.com

Thanks, Joanna!

The Real Blog Award

Joanna has given me this, my first blog award. It's encouraging to know that somebody thinks that I have an uncanny knack for finding silver linings...

"THE LEMONADE AWARD: The concept behind this award is that the blog creators have shown an uncanny knack for silver linings and making the best of bad situations (i.e., lemonade from lemons)."


Rules: Name ten blogs that reflect silver linings philosophy

Sarah
Strongjoy
The King's Missionary
Mia
Megan
...I can't think of any more...I wanted to do so many people, but others got to them first!

Thanks for telling how to do the snow effect, Joanna!

The Doings of a Young Woman

Since I am not a " Simple Woman's Daybook" type (after all, I am thirteen) I decided to start my own. If you want to do it, feel free to use this picture. It's really pretty random, so if you think of other things that you are doing, just feel free to include them. Here goes:

I am wearing: a brown 3/4 sleeves shirt and dark blue jeans.

I am a listening to: a very LOUD mixture of my little sister playing her little $25 violin to the Celtic Woman Christmas CD and my other little sis' playing Narnia with her friend. It's getting quite brutal out there! (Narnia, I mean).

I am especially glad: that I am done with my schoolwork for the week.

I learned this week that: I can't be good ( for lack of a better word) just because I want to--God has to mold me.

I am working toward: a concerto competition in January, getting my math curriculum finished and finishing my Susan costume.

I have been thinking about: Lots of things, not the least of which being Christmas!

Outside my window: A lovely beginning of sunset, but still nice and cold.

I am reading: Jo's Boys and Plutarch's Twelve Lives.

Here ends this remembrance post.

Tagged... and I'm putting a new twist in it.

Jo-snazz has tagged me, so here are the rules. Actually, you can pick either or both of the following two ideas. I made the second one up and I hope that Joanna will forgive me.

1. Tell 6 things that you learned this past month, then tag six other people.
2. Tell 6 things about books. It can consist of favorite books, favorite genres and authors. After that, make a book list of 6 books and tag six people (I'd say that you could tag books, but they don't have blogs, now do they?)

So, I think that since I am have made up another type, I will do half and half.

Things that I have learned this past month:

-I really need to work on my sight reading.
-I actually can do math. ;)
-You shouldn't use words like "rather, somewhat or very" when writing.

Books:

-I love Charles Dickens.
-I also love Rosemary Sutcliff .
-Ancient Britain, Ireland, Scotland or Rome are my favorite genres.

Six people:

Whoever wants to do it is invited. Please just leave me a comment because I want to see your answers. :)

Six books:

The Eagle of the Ninth
Oliver Twist
The Silver Branch
The Lantern Bearers
David Copperfield
A Tale of Two Cities