Book Review :: Thumbelina

What do grown-ups do when they're sick, can't leave the bed and can't even speak? They read books.

When I started reading Thumbelina I honestly didn't remember how the story goes so the book was quite exciting. It was written by Hans Christian Andersen and published for the first time in 1835 in Denmark. It wasn't well received because the critics felt it lacked proper morals and was too informal and chatty and thus inappropriate for children's literature.

I did question Thumbelina's morals too at one point. At another point I thought she had too much morals.

[[[SPOILER ALERT]]] Basically, there's a lady who really wants a child but can't have one. She begs help from a good witch who then gives her seeds and the lady plants them. A pretty flower grows overnight with a miniature girl inside - Thumbelina. The mother loves Thumbelina and takes care of her, she makes a bed for her out of "highly polished walnut shell".
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One night a froggie jumps in through the window and steals sleeping Thumbie. She tries to hook Thumbelina up with her "dull-witted" toad son and make her live in a mud house for the rest of her life as Mrs Toad. Some compassionate fish help Thumbelina to escape. Then a bug grabs her and wants to marry her.

At the bug's party all his friends say that she looks weird, she's too skinny, she's ugly because she's different… And so the bug takes Thumbie and dumps her on a random daisy.

This was a good moral teaching in my opinion. Andersen made a point that it's silly to judge someone because they're different. So Thumbie makes a house in a mushroom. 

Winter comes and she finds shelter at Madam Fieldmouse's residence which is a house in an old tree stump. 

Madam Fieldmouse tries to marry Thumbie with an old mole who's pretty gross. Mr Mole hates sunshine, bird song, adventures, ocean - all the things Thumbelina loves.

Thumbelina saves a bird's life who fell into Mole's underground tunnels and the bird falls in love with her. I can see what the Danish critics were talking about 200 years ago -- there surely are elements of…the Housewives of the Daisyfield… with love triangles and fourangles and fiveangles...

The bird flies south for winter and asks Thumbie to go with him. SHE REFUSES! Because she feels obligated to keep her promise to her benefactor Fieldmouse to marry the mole. Uh oh! Some serious, annoying morals here.

Which end quickly. It's been months and the wedding approaches. Thumbie hears a familiar bird singing - it's her bird lover who comes to check if Thumbie's still going to marry the monster mole or leave with him to south for the winter. Thumbie apologizes to Fieldmouse who's totally understanding and appears to want to marry the mole herself now. And off Thumbelina flies on top of the bird.

She wakes up in a rose in an astounding field of flowers and a big castle. In the rose next to her is a miniature prince who wants to crown her his queen. His pick-up line is solid: "Are you the Rose Queen? You are so beautiful that I think you must be."

Thumbie thinks the prince is fairer than anyone she's ever seen. He has wings too. Lots of other miniature people are peeking at them from the nearby flowers. Thumbie becomes his queen, receives wings and everyone rejoices. Birds sing, and most sweetly the one who loved Thumbie. He's happy for her too. Just see the morals here.

"Finally she had found a home where she truly belonged." Ok. Well. Ok. I get that you're likely the happiest when surrounded by people who are 'your kind' or have similar mindsets than you. That could of course happen with individuals from other species, not just among miniatures. But whatever. Here's my Thumbelina moral upheaval: WHAT ABOUT THE MOTHER???!!

She wakes up one day and the daughter she so loved and cherished is gone forever. AND Thumbelina doesn't even think of her mother for once during her whole romance mess. And she's perfectly happy staying with her prince forever after in the pretty flower kingdom.

That's all I was thinking about when I finished reading Thumbelina yesterday on the bus. How about at the very least making the bird give her mom a little message she's ok? No.. Nada. I was flabbergasted. That's just not cool.

All in all, Thumbelina's a pretty good book. The pictures captured me completely. It's nice reading on your way to work. But I must say I have higher hopes for my next book: Good Fairies, Bad Fairies by Brian Froud.

You actually turn this book upside down and from the other side it starts with good fairies, and the other side is the cover of 'Bad Fairies'. Ooooh!!

Anime Cosplay Characters

The Trend of Cosplay Costumes - Cosplay costumes which originated from Japan are really popular and are also being designed by many major countries such as USA and UK these days. Cosplay costumes were initially designed for the anime characters and now even the western cultures have started adopting the cosplay culture. The only difference is that the westerners use science fiction characters and other popular characters from movies such star trek and so on to design their costumes.

After the anime characters were introduced, all the major international countries began designing their coslay characters. In countries like Mexico, you can see that cosplay is displayed in science fiction films or videogames. There are representatives and student bodies which organize their get together and with the cosplay themes so they are able to take pictures together.

In Australia, cosplay costumes are based on character from science fiction novels, movies, television shows, and video games and so on. They pick characters whose costumes holds utmost importance. They organize events in major regional centers as well as in cities. There are also social groups which exist around the country with interest in cosplay.

In some countries such as France, this is a wide spread activity. Most use the Japanese themes and Japanese characters like manga and anime, but manga is the most popular among the French population. These days, cosplay is getting popular in countries like Philippines as well.

If you are also looking to become a character from the anime series, there are numerous stores on the internet where you can purchase your costume from. These costumes will be well suited for any parties or Halloween. You can surprise your friends and relatives this Halloween with these kinds of costumes.

Anime Cosplay Characters

The Trend of Cosplay Costumes - Cosplay costumes which originated from Japan are really popular and are also being designed by many major countries such as USA and UK these days. Cosplay costumes were initially designed for the anime characters and now even the western cultures have started adopting the cosplay culture. The only difference is that the westerners use science fiction characters and other popular characters from movies such star trek and so on to design their costumes.

After the anime characters were introduced, all the major international countries began designing their coslay characters. In countries like Mexico, you can see that cosplay is displayed in science fiction films or videogames. There are representatives and student bodies which organize their get together and with the cosplay themes so they are able to take pictures together.

In Australia, cosplay costumes are based on character from science fiction novels, movies, television shows, and video games and so on. They pick characters whose costumes holds utmost importance. They organize events in major regional centers as well as in cities. There are also social groups which exist around the country with interest in cosplay.

In some countries such as France, this is a wide spread activity. Most use the Japanese themes and Japanese characters like manga and anime, but manga is the most popular among the French population. These days, cosplay is getting popular in countries like Philippines as well.

If you are also looking to become a character from the anime series, there are numerous stores on the internet where you can purchase your costume from. These costumes will be well suited for any parties or Halloween. You can surprise your friends and relatives this Halloween with these kinds of costumes.

Pita-Ten: Shia

A very polite and quiet girl who loves to cook and clean, Shia is a demon apprentice who is not very good at being malicious or at killing humans. She is gentle, kind-hearted, and generally weak, especially when Misha is close by. Her failure to become a full demon unfortunately caused her to disappear and was erased from everyone’s memories.

Such a cute Shia! I read one volume of manga from this series, and I couldn’t stand Misha because of the way her dialogue was translated in English. This is the first time I’ve read or seen Shia though. Thanks to Malachi for sending this in!

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Pita-Ten: Shia

A very polite and quiet girl who loves to cook and clean, Shia is a demon apprentice who is not very good at being malicious or at killing humans. She is gentle, kind-hearted, and generally weak, especially when Misha is close by. Her failure to become a full demon unfortunately caused her to disappear and was erased from everyone’s memories.

Such a cute Shia! I read one volume of manga from this series, and I couldn’t stand Misha because of the way her dialogue was translated in English. This is the first time I’ve read or seen Shia though. Thanks to Malachi for sending this in!

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Dapat Gambar (Lagi) dari Haris

Assalammualaikum

Gimana kabarnya teman-teman semua?

Medan lagi panas terus nih udah beberapa minggu *rinduuuuuu hujaaaan.....

Kali ini aku mau share gambar nih *sebenarnya sih pamer :p

Setelah waktu itu aku pernah digambarin sketsa sama Haris di Dapat Gambar dari Haris, kali ini aku digambarin lagi bo'...

Ayooo ayooo apakah ada yang iri? *kepedean

Ini dia gambarnyaaaaaaaa.....

Nah yang ini gambar sebelum dan sesudahnya

 Makasih ya Haris, sering-sering aja jadiin aku model :p

Oia buat teman-teman yang pengen lihat hasil karya si Haris main kemari aja Narayanarada

Calamity Kid

....I guess I got a little bit distracted from making cosplay.... all started when I caught up with a friend who suggested I play "Bastion". I was still busy trying to finish Arkham City at the time so I stuck Bastion on the backburner. About a month later I was browsing the xbox Marketplace and was interested in seeing what demos were out. I remembered "Bastion", and downloaded the demo. I played the demo for about 2 mins; after listening to the narration and the music, I was completely hooked and added Microsoft points to purchase the game. This was a Wednesday night. I finished the game on Friday night. And here I am making a Munny of the Kid.




I consider this a "healthy" tangent because hey! I get to practice my ...sculpting. Especially since I've never used Super Sculpey before, and I expected customizing my Munny to be incredibly hard. It actually was not as hard as I thought it was, but I didn't take any progress photos because I was too busy trying to figure out how to work w/ the Sculpey. I can tell you how I made the hair though--using a pair of embroidery scissors! Don't do that. I have a very expensive pair =_=. If you have anything with a very sharp tip--even cheap beard trimmers or a CHEAP pair of embroidery scissors, you can use those. Well, I have no regrets. "Cutting" into the sculpey (I cut "V" shapes) made the hair process so much easier. I did use my sculpting tools to smooth out and touch up each tuft of hair though. I used smaller "V" shapes as I got closer to his hairline at the back.




In hindsight I should have used actual gauze for his bandaged hand (for a better effect), but... if I ever decide to make another Munny of the Kid, I'll be sure to do so.

Because I sculpted directly onto my Munny, I didn't feel safe baking it in the oven. I did some research and it seemed like boiling was a good option even though people have stated that boiling doesn't fully "cure" the sculpey. That may be true but it was no longer soft for me after all the boiling I did (for the small pieces I boiled them for about 20-30 minutes, look at the Kid do the backstroke! I boiled him for a little over an hour). Maybe if it deteriorates after 5 years I'll write a follow-up blog post then.




I sanded down some of the rough edges, broken edges (there were a few) after the sculpey had cured. I sanded for quite a while--3 hours, or so.... Had to touch up some of the hair with air-drying clay. I used Activa la doll Premier lightweight stone clay. Really soft and easy to use, dries pretty quickly compared to DAS clay (what I usually use).



I used acrylic paint for this kid. I painted all the surfaces white before applying any of the colors.


 Peek-a-boo...For the tips of the hair I used an airbrush for this effect; very subtle but gives the hair more depth.

I also "weathered" his armor--it makes a big difference even though these pieces are all really small. I used a small piece of paper towel tipped in some black paint, and wiped it quickly across the armor.


 ^Before weathering^After weathering

For the final touches I cut a piece of red cotton fabric for his bandanna and some ribbon for the gear on his back.

Aaaaaand being the obsessive fan that I am, I went and painted the whole damn Munny box as well. I uh... guess I got a bit carried away with this project T_T


 Pay no attention to the parts of another Munny in the background...T_T
Full view on deviantArt

Cosplay Wigs

Tips For Purchasing Cosplay Wigs

Cosplay has become a familiar term for most people nowadays, you can see cosplay shows and hear cosplay news here and there. In most people's view, cosplay is a game, it's just entertainment for people. In cosplayers' mind, cosplay is the soul of themselves, they want to show what they think about through cosplay, they want to hold as many cosplay shows as possible. They will choose cosplay plots from anime movies, manga books and also from video games.

To be frank, if you want to hold a cosplay successfully, you have to invest a lot into the preparation. You have to prepare everything needed well before you start to do anything else. You have to choose the suitable cosplay costumes, cosplay wigs, cosplay weapons and some other cosplay accessories. The better you prepare, the better you will show.

For most cosplayers, costumes are of great importance as they have to dress up themselves with these costumes. Yes, they are right, but cosplay wigs are also very essential. If you want to be similar to the original chracter you are going to cosplay, you have to dress up yourself from head to toes, a cosplay wig is the thing you need to use. With the cosplay wig, you can get what hair style you want. For example, if you are playing a princess, then you can choose a golden long wig which can make you cute and stunning.

Final Fantasy Cosplay Wigs

When you choose cosplay wigs, you should pay attention to the quality of these wigs, usually it's advised to choose the good quality one as it will not do harm to you. Only the healthy and quality wigs are the best.

Riaz J is a freelance writer who has written thousands of articles on various niches. He likes to share his knowledge with his readers.He also likes to write about anime cosplay. He wants to provide readers with the best information on various topics.

Cosplay Wigs

Tips For Purchasing Cosplay Wigs

Cosplay has become a familiar term for most people nowadays, you can see cosplay shows and hear cosplay news here and there. In most people's view, cosplay is a game, it's just entertainment for people. In cosplayers' mind, cosplay is the soul of themselves, they want to show what they think about through cosplay, they want to hold as many cosplay shows as possible. They will choose cosplay plots from anime movies, manga books and also from video games.

To be frank, if you want to hold a cosplay successfully, you have to invest a lot into the preparation. You have to prepare everything needed well before you start to do anything else. You have to choose the suitable cosplay costumes, cosplay wigs, cosplay weapons and some other cosplay accessories. The better you prepare, the better you will show.

For most cosplayers, costumes are of great importance as they have to dress up themselves with these costumes. Yes, they are right, but cosplay wigs are also very essential. If you want to be similar to the original chracter you are going to cosplay, you have to dress up yourself from head to toes, a cosplay wig is the thing you need to use. With the cosplay wig, you can get what hair style you want. For example, if you are playing a princess, then you can choose a golden long wig which can make you cute and stunning.

Final Fantasy Cosplay Wigs

When you choose cosplay wigs, you should pay attention to the quality of these wigs, usually it's advised to choose the good quality one as it will not do harm to you. Only the healthy and quality wigs are the best.

Riaz J is a freelance writer who has written thousands of articles on various niches. He likes to share his knowledge with his readers.He also likes to write about anime cosplay. He wants to provide readers with the best information on various topics.

Best Sasuke Cosplay

Best Sasuke Cosplay

Sasuke Uchiha a member of the Uchiha clan, a highly skilled clan of ninjas allied to the village of Konohagakure in Naruto. Make you the same as Sasuke Uchiha in this Naruto cosplay costume for cosplay show.

Best Sasuke Cosplay

Best Sasuke Cosplay

Sasuke Uchiha a member of the Uchiha clan, a highly skilled clan of ninjas allied to the village of Konohagakure in Naruto. Make you the same as Sasuke Uchiha in this Naruto cosplay costume for cosplay show.

Easy Anime Cosplay

Cosplay Costumes - The Perfect Guide To Look Good

Cosplay parties are attended worldwide by the people of all groups and ages. The idea of such events is to bring alive some anime cartoon characters. In such an event, each individual represents a specific character from a comic book or even a video game. Costume play is certainly a growing phenomenon worldwide. We can easily say that it is a great method of social enjoyment and entertainment. Further in this article, we are going to talk about Cosplay costumes in detail.

In order to look flawless in a Cosplay party you need to do a number of things. One of the major things to do is to look for an innovative costume and you also need to learn how to copy the mannerisms of your favorite anime character. It would help you get inside the role of the character in a better way. You also need to find some reference pictures on the net. It would give you a detailed idea regarding the kind of look you want to imitate.

Make sure you go through the points mentioned below carefully. I am sure these points would offer you some great help and guidance.

• Internet shopping is a great option for you to consider. It allows you to avail a lot of discounts and offers. You can surf some online websites place your order as per your requirements.

• You need to imitate each and every habit of your character. Make sure you do everything to make it look real. Only then, your friends would be impressed by you.

• If you want you can also choose a video game character. It is also a great option for you to consider.

• Now, you need to consider buying some accessories. Cosplay costumes look great along with some accessories. I am sure that it would add a lot to your entire look.

• Once you have gathered all the items you can assemble your costume properly.
• If you want you can add some traditional values to your dress. It would surely make you look good.

• Before wearing your costume for the event you need to dress up at home first. It would give you a brief idea regarding the kind of look you want. You can say that it is a sort of full dress rehearsal.

So, these are some of the most interesting things to note regarding Cosplay costumes. I am sure you would be able to catch the eye of your friends during such an event. Enjoy a lot.

Visit us for more info on cosplay costumes and cosplay wigs.

Easy Anime Cosplay

Cosplay Costumes - The Perfect Guide To Look Good

Cosplay parties are attended worldwide by the people of all groups and ages. The idea of such events is to bring alive some anime cartoon characters. In such an event, each individual represents a specific character from a comic book or even a video game. Costume play is certainly a growing phenomenon worldwide. We can easily say that it is a great method of social enjoyment and entertainment. Further in this article, we are going to talk about Cosplay costumes in detail.

In order to look flawless in a Cosplay party you need to do a number of things. One of the major things to do is to look for an innovative costume and you also need to learn how to copy the mannerisms of your favorite anime character. It would help you get inside the role of the character in a better way. You also need to find some reference pictures on the net. It would give you a detailed idea regarding the kind of look you want to imitate.

Make sure you go through the points mentioned below carefully. I am sure these points would offer you some great help and guidance.

• Internet shopping is a great option for you to consider. It allows you to avail a lot of discounts and offers. You can surf some online websites place your order as per your requirements.

• You need to imitate each and every habit of your character. Make sure you do everything to make it look real. Only then, your friends would be impressed by you.

• If you want you can also choose a video game character. It is also a great option for you to consider.

• Now, you need to consider buying some accessories. Cosplay costumes look great along with some accessories. I am sure that it would add a lot to your entire look.

• Once you have gathered all the items you can assemble your costume properly.
• If you want you can add some traditional values to your dress. It would surely make you look good.

• Before wearing your costume for the event you need to dress up at home first. It would give you a brief idea regarding the kind of look you want. You can say that it is a sort of full dress rehearsal.

So, these are some of the most interesting things to note regarding Cosplay costumes. I am sure you would be able to catch the eye of your friends during such an event. Enjoy a lot.

Visit us for more info on cosplay costumes and cosplay wigs.

Tsubasa – Resevoir Chronicle: Sakura 06

At the loss of her memory feathers, Sakura was initially confused and constantly tired from her travels to other worlds, but she grew stronger as she regains her feathers one by one. She became friendly with the group’s members, Fai D. Flowright, Kurogane, Mokona, and even Syaoran. However, even though she notices that she is missing someone from her memories, when Sakura realizes that person to be Syaoran, her memories are reversed back to before she thought of him. She also began to recover her abilities, including being able to see the spirits of nature, ghosts, and even foreseeing the future.

I do apologize for my sudden disappearance, guys! You could say I’m a little burned out from reading up on different characters from different series. But of course, I will continue to work hard to get out of this slump! Thank you to Samantha for sending me her cosplay photo of Sakura!

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Tsubasa – Resevoir Chronicle: Sakura 06

At the loss of her memory feathers, Sakura was initially confused and constantly tired from her travels to other worlds, but she grew stronger as she regains her feathers one by one. She became friendly with the group’s members, Fai D. Flowright, Kurogane, Mokona, and even Syaoran. However, even though she notices that she is missing someone from her memories, when Sakura realizes that person to be Syaoran, her memories are reversed back to before she thought of him. She also began to recover her abilities, including being able to see the spirits of nature, ghosts, and even foreseeing the future.

I do apologize for my sudden disappearance, guys! You could say I’m a little burned out from reading up on different characters from different series. But of course, I will continue to work hard to get out of this slump! Thank you to Samantha for sending me her cosplay photo of Sakura!

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How I made my Aoi no Exorcist (Shiemi Moriyama) costume

Couple of months back, along with BanditYing and Cvy,  I cosplayed as Moriyama Shiemi from the series, Ao no Exorcist. Here with an entry to share how I made her summer school uniform ^^

I must apologise that as I was in such a rush to make the costume, I didn’t have the luxury of snapping photos at every stage. Henceforth, some parts of the costumes might not be explained in depth. Either way, I hope the entry will help give you a bit of head start if you ever intend to make Shiemi’s School Uniform. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Box Pleated Skirt

Check out this entry to learn how to make a Knife pleated skirt.

Her skirt seemed like a box pleated skirt to me so I folded my pleats in a different way from the video. I used really cheap cotton and very much regretted it after as the skirt was so light the breeze kept bringing it up! Below are some pictures to share how I made the skirt.

Cut 2 long strips of cloth. The width of the skirt would be your skirt length + an extra inch of of edging. Box pleat them and hold the pleats in place with bobby pins.

Sew one side of the pleats down with a loose running stitch.

Sew both pieces together by the side. This will form one long strip of pleated fabric.

Cut off any extra fabric/pleats and then sew the hems.

Now, sew the zip on.

Basically, the pictures above shows how you are supposed to flip the zip to the other side and sew it down. I’m sorry but I don’t know how to explain the zip sewing part … let’s hope the pictures helps >.< ;;;

Make 2 markings (top and bottom of where the zip goes) on the fabric so you will have a visual guide.

Sew it down! If your Sewing Machine has a special footer for zips, then change your footer before sewing. If your machine don’t come with that, it’s fine too. It just takes a little more effort to get it done.

This is how it would look when you’re done. Continue the same steps with the other side of the zip.

After you’re done with the zip, this is roughly how the skirt would look like If you’re rushing for time or if your costume cannot see the band of the skirt, you can even skip the band and stop at this stage.

Length = Waist circumference + 2” (for the overlapping portion at the hook )

Width = 1” (Or how big u want your band to be) x 2 + 1” (extra edging for sewing)

The waist band is a long strip of rectangle fabric. Sew it on to the top of the skirt and you’re done! For more in-depth explanation, read this blog entry.

Collar Ribbon

I made her neck Ribbon by sticking ribbons diagonally on a navy blue fabric.

This is the butterfly ribbon part. The other half of the fabric without any ribbons stuck on will be the underside of the ribbon. Which is why it doesn’t need any ribbon(the red & white ribbons) decoration.

Yep, using too much glue gives a really yucky effect =\

These are the tails of the ribbon. The piece with the lesser ribbons stuck on it is the centre fabric to tie the ribbon and tails together.

To make the collar ribbon lasting, I made sure I hand sew the necessary pieces together to avoid any costume malfunction. For wearing convenience, I then hot glued a big safety pin onto the back of it so I can wear it like a brooch.

Ni-Chan Plushie

I have never made a Plushie before so I was really worried about making her Guardian Demon Prop. But since it was such a simple costume, It felt really unconvincing if I didn’t have her Ni-Chan with her.

Personally, I really like Ni-chan and Shiemi. They are the type that gets overlooked because of their appearance even though both are surprisingly strong and useful!

With some suggestion from a friend, I decided to make my Ni-Chan out of socks. Not the best texture but I guess I could live with it

Drafted the silhouette of Ni-chan on the sock. Sew and then cut it out. Flip it inside out and then stuff it with cotton.

Ni-Chan’s right hand is a darker shade of green hence I used another pair of socks to make his right arm.

I drafted his eyes on paper and cut them out to gauge the proportion. After I’m satisfied with the size and shape of it, I use the paper as a template and cut a similar piece of felt out. I used markers to draw the details of the eyes and then glued them onto the face with fabric glue.

I attempted to mimic the darker colour patches on Ni-Chan by marking it out with a dark green marker but the nylon fabric absorbed most of it =(

To make my Ni-chan more pose friendly, I also inserted wires inside to make him pose-able. A single marble is also inserted into his abdominal to give him weight to sit down firmly.

Belt, Socks and Blouse

The rest of the costume were pretty much store bought =) Bought my belt from Daiso and my opaque tights from a Socks shop in Bishan Junction 8. Hope these information helps!

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Again I apologise that this entry might not be very comprehensive but I hope you liked it ! Comment and show me some lovesss!

P/s: The wig I used here belongs to Cvy ^^