Book Review: The Night Circus

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Wow! I actually really loved this.
It was a bit confusing at the start, as each chapter has its own date and the time doesn't flow from one chapter to another but rather jolts you all over the place bringing you the understanding you need as you need to know it.
I love the parts that read as if you yourself are in the circus. I found this really brought me into the story.
The midnight dinners are a wonderous idea, and I would dearly have loved to attend one.
First course served on the stroke of midnight.
The circus itself sounded brilliant, a real specticle of wonder.
The idea that magic could be all around us still and yet kept subtle due to our disbelief of magic appeals to me.



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Craft Project

Bought these guys on eBay for a bargain price.

They are Keypers, a toy that was popular when I was little.

I had a swan

They are toys/trinket boxes that have a hidden compartment and open up for you to store your treasures.

These come without the keys and with out their little friends but are in pretty good condition I'd say.

So My plan is to repaint and decorate them.

This is the actual photo used in the listing, below are individual photos I got off google.

The Snail

I like this ones compartment as its in its shell. Maybe a gothy look will suit the underlining pink

Lady Bug

This one also has a rather cool compartment

No idea what I want to do wit it though

This is the same lady bug but a different variation.

I'm thinking this ones underlining colours would be great for a steampunk repaint.

The squirrel

I am keen to make a steampunk squirrel I must say.

I don't really like this ones compartment but have never had a squirrel so it might be ok still.

So I have to

1. receive items
2. work out their paint jobs
3. figure out how to dye doll hair
4. get sand paper for the repaint of the hard plastic
5. figure out how to mold the locks to make new keys
6. get some bits and pieces to add decoration to them.

I don't think I will make them companions but I would like to make accessories

I will be on knife edge till they arrive

I am very keen to get started on these.

Book Club Book #2 for July

9 Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I loved this book, so much so that I found it very hard to put down and subsiquentially finished in two days.
Callie has low self esteem but doesn't always show it, after all she is a lady and ladies do not show self pity. She is burning with a desire to break free from the shackles of what society expects of her and at the "on the shelf" age of 28 she finds herself drawn to experiencing things in life that men have taken for granted. Starting with her first kiss. Callie does not do things by halves and when she could simply try a scotch in the comfort of her own home, safe from ruin, she instead decides she will take her first glass of scotch in a public house (something a lady never does).
I think though set in a different time period this underlining storyline (besides the romance of course) is very relevant to today, no matter how far woman have come we still have a perceived place in society that not all of us fit into and there are still some freedoms we much take with judgement of our character.




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Book Club Book Review

Desperate Duchesses by Eloisa James

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


The book is well written and the character building is great.

I struggle with the virgin woman and the "extremely experienced" man always being coupled and its still insulting that the woman never knows what she really wants and even when she is saying no its assumed she really means yes she just doesn't know it yet. The virgin, while loosing her virginity before marriage, of course is never touched by another man making her solely "his", while the man of course has a list of ex-lovers too long for him to remember all their names.

The main character, Lady Roberta St. Giles, starts off likable as I felt sorry for her situation but it soon becomes apparent she is a simpering idiot who doesn't think about her actions and is on the whole very imature.

There seems to be a lot about Jemma in the start then she all but dissapears towards the end. The big chess game she is in with the Duke of Villiers is a focus towards the start,even listing moves played, but the end of the game is mearly announced after the fact. The friend who requested her to humiliate Villiers isn't even mentioned again.

We don't really find out much about Damon, the Earl of Gryffyn as all he seems to do is seduce Roberta, Though it is hinted that he plays the stock markets. His devotion to his illegitimate six year old son is touching and is the only thing that gives him depth as a character.

I did enjoy the banter and the colourful characters at the start of the book.



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Competition !!!

S.A.O.S: "Support small Alternative Online Stores" Competition Now on... This month I thought I would do something a bit different. If you have participated in one of my ( Demented Faery's comps before, you already know I give away awesome merchandise, so this comp I thought I'd get 10 super cool Australian stores, not only help them get sales, but for my and hopefully their customers to win a Awesome Prize....Some items have been donated by the stores below and those who are new stores I have purchased stock from, to add to the prize pack...Which I may say is huge, over $300

Rules:All you have to do is buy from any of the stores that are participating in the prize pool (See list of them below). The more stores you buy from the higher your chances are of winning this prize. Simply quote "SAOS" in their checkout to be in the running for this prize. All sales from 1st June through to 30th June will be in the comp.

Stores featured are as follows: ~ Beaded Webs Hand Made Beaded Webs Donated a gorgeous beaded web http://www.facebook.com/BeadedWebs

~ Luna De Sangre The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood~ Jewellery & accessories. Donated two items: a hand made Lily Munster trinket box, as well as some hand made bat cards & envelope set. http://www.facebook.com/LunaKaos

~ Miss Morgue's CreationsHand crafted unique pillows and cushion covers for all unique ghouls. Helped out with buying this to add to comp...Very cool Batty pillow, matching batty fabric head scarf, 3 mixed fabric hair bows http://www.facebook.com/BrideOfFrankensteinsPillows

~Countess Von Belfry Wares for the Discerning Ghoul. Donated The Invisible Man ring, 3D skull in ornate setting + rosary, Real Scorpion Pendant + chain, Eyeball Hair Clip. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Countess-von-Belfry/10150113713805066?ref=ts

~Empress Bat's EmporiumHand Made Jewellery & Dolls, Donated bat necklace, Glitter Skeleton hand necklace, Hand made felt toy keyring, Skull Ring, Hand Made & unique gift tags... http://www.etsy.com/shop/EmpressBatsEmporium

~ Incarnadine CreationsHandmade & custom jewellery for the alternative hearted. I purchased this for comp..Gorgeous hand made Green Skeleton Lady cameo pendant with matching ring, Black heart cameo necklace. http://www.facebook.com/IncarnadineCreations~Voluptuous

~Corsets AdelaideQuality steel boned corsets. Donated an instore voucher http://www.facebook.com/pages/Voluptuous-Corsets-Adelaide/165552883523434

~Haus of ZombiMake-up and accessories to die for! Donated an Awesome $20 Instore Voucher... http://www.facebook.com/HausofZombi

~ Kitty MadeFairy Wings, handmade plantbased soaps, crochet and knitted treasures....Donated this cool mixed soap. Includes: Cold Process Plant Based Soaps. VeganSandalwood, chocolate delight, Orange lovers, Creen/matcha tea, Riceflower & Shea, Orange & Patchouli, Vanilla, Lime & Ginger http://www.facebook.com/pages/KittyMade/220381694683589

~ Small Batch Cake SoapsPure gentle soap - handmade for you. Donated an Instore $10 voucher...Home of the very popular & New Vamp Soap..Expires 31st July 2012. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Small-Batch-Soap-Cakes/186701811413417

as well as me,~Demented FaeryI donated an absoulutely gorgeous & offical licensed sealed print of the amazing Jasmine Beckett-Griffith "Sea Beacon" http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dementedfaery/169811343079274

Also if you pay via bank you can still enter, my website is hooked up for paypal only, but if you wish to buy feel free to contact me here, or join my facebook page (I can send you an invoice and bank details).

Prize pack is $300 Good luck and Happy Shopping!

Purple Dissapointment

So I ordered this hairdye from the UK to try out, as they don't sell it here in Australia.

I did not remove the blue/black from my hair, though it had faded a little bit.

So now my hair is Cab Sav in colour, though the bulk of it is still black.

However the purple that appears on my blonde roots is not the purple I was hoping for.

FAIL! Though for some unknown reason the hair dye was cheaper to buy on eBay from the UK than in the chemist here in town = MAJOR FAIL!!

Maleficent Commsion

I bought the cute Knave of hearts from Wonderland Contraband and once he arrived I immediatly ordered a maleficent, since they didn't have one already she became a special design just for me.

In a few short weeks she was done and on her way.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/WonderlandContraband

Pictured with Maleficent dragon cake topper I got off eBay