fantasy art and tree chatter of aquariann

EDIT: Giveaway is officially over. Congratulations to Evangelia Kollia for submitting the randomly-chosen 298th entry. Guess what's up, buttercups! The ladies at Life is the Bubbles have opened a new handmade shop to sell magical jewelry inspired by mythical worlds that weren't spawned by Disney's magic movie wand. To celebrate, they're giving one lucky fan a $35 gift card to Fandom Magic . Being a fangirl, of course I was excited to see sections for Harry Potter, Hunger Games and Tolkien's Middle Earth. But my twoo wuv is the Princess of the Bride collection! I grew up with a colossal crush on Westley, the dreadfully charming pirate with an immunity to iocane powder. If I were the winner, I'd probably pick a magical bottle necklace based on that fantasy movie, but you can choose .... as you wish. <a href="http://blog.aquariann.com/2014/04/magical-jewelry-giveaway-gift-card-contest.html" target="_blank"><img src="htt...

Sleeping Beauty was my first favorite Disney movie, until Aladdin and his magic carpet charmed my chubby heart at age 10. Aurora's beauty and magically color-changing gown may have impressed me as a child, but as I grew older, I found myself rooting for Maleficent instead. But you probably already guessed that she is now one of my favorite Disney characters, villain or not. She transforms into a dragon, for goodness' sake! Or shall I say evil's sake, considering she's the Mistress of All Evil? The new Maleficent movie better not disappoint me into breathing fire! I've been waiting for a live action film for years, and finally the release date of May 30 is only a month away. The occasion calls for dressing up, so I soared around Etsy in search of delightfully dark fashions for the premiere. (Or next Halloween, if you're not that daring during daylight. ;) These adult Maleficent costume accessories pushed their way past the prince and the brambles. 1. Handc...

On the eighteenth day of the month of May in an early year of a decade not too long before our own, I suddenly encountered a deadly threat to the very existence of another ordinary night. Last Friday I had an extraordinary time at Clear Space Theatre Company's production of "Little Shop of Horrors." I've been a fan of the musical ever since seeing the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors movie as a child. I missed the chance to see it performed live on Broadway, but I did see the play several years ago at the Three Little Bakers, when that dinner theater was still bakin' and rollin' in Wilmington, Delaware. Clear Space's version was even better! The second Friday performance of most productions, Clear Space offers a "Pay What You Can Night" for any unsold tickets. My parents and I arrived that evening, not sure what to expect. We were instantly put at ease by the friendly woman at the box office and her miniature Audrey II plant paper weight. It'...