The Pagan Princesses Launch a New Blog Design!
Jax and I have been considering a redesign of our blog for several months now. Our very talented (and very patient) friend, k!, agreed to undertake the task. She listened to our concepts and pitched a few ideas, but our wants were not sated (isn’t that just like a princess?). Several discussion later, we were...
The Disting Project (take 2!)
…changed a bit from my original intentions. I thought I was going to make a mantle decoration to make me feel better about taking all the Yule decorations down… but after wandering Hobby Lobby for an hour (or two. Or more.) I kept being drawn to the scrapbooking supplies, and the idea that I could...
Our Next Party Event…A Beltane Picnic
The princesses have been ruminating over a second party event. The Halloween party is an annual event, established by Jax and her husband, TheScott. Part of the beauty of celebrating Halloween is that it is a wonderful and familiar crossover between the (pagan) sacred and the secular. If you’re new to our blog, one of...
Symbel: A Great Ritual for a Mixed Religious Crowd
Symbel (or sumbel… one of the great things about studying an ancient faith is the non-standardized spelling!) is a Norse tradition that has been written about in various old works from Beowulf to Snorri’s sagas, with regional variations in the exact performance and significance thereof. The word itself most likely comes from an Old Norse...
Halloween Party Postmortem
Apologies for not posting last Tuesday! I was mired in “real world” ilk. The week before last, I basked in the joy of a successful shin-dig. This week, it’s time for some constructive criticism. Well, first I’m going to pat us on the back. Then, I promise, I will critique. Booyah! (aka What We Did...
The Inaugural Ancestor Chair
It was more than little surreal, standing in a circle with vampires, a pirate, a redneck, a carnival mistress, and all of them so serious. I was about to lead my first public ritual, and I was dressed as a waitress from a tv show. My long blonde hair – a wig – caught my...
Basking in the Afterglow of a Successful Party
Saturday night (the dinner party) was a resounding success! Marked not only by satisfied guests, but satisfied hosts as well. Jax and TheScott served up a delicious menu and all the house looked great. I have a new found respect for all the work Jax and TheScott have put into their dinner parties over the...
How to Make a Halloween Banner
I finally sat down Sunday night and started on the “oh so crafty” projects I have promised to complete for the dinner party on Saturday. As I noted in one of my last posts, I am enamored with and inspired by Halloween banners I saw on Etsy. So, I made my first project a “Happy...
Don’t Forget to Send an Invitation or People Won’t Come to Your Party
In a funny turn of events (funny as in raised eyebrow, not really funny as in haha), Jax and I completely forgot about sending an invitation to the Halloween dinner party. We did send a “save the date” email to guests last week, but that was only to guests with kiddos, so they could secure...
Southern Gothic Menu Planning – Princess Style
I believe I’ve mentioned my intense love of all things gastronomic, and so planning a feast fit for The Princesses and friends was not a chore in the least. Figuring out a menu that will balance diets, please a variety of palates, and still be fun to cook was, as always, a challenge, but I...
Inspirational Elements for an Antebellum Hallowe’en
I have been patiently waiting for imperial inspiration. And now I have it. I think. As you may know, Jax and I have decreed southern gothic as the theme for our Halloween / Samhain dinner party. I’ve been asking The Oracle (aka Google) for design elements, but have not found anything that really fits. [Note:...
Three Things You Should Use Once and Throw Away
We all know that social living requires a certain amount of consumption – hermits can squirrel themselves away in their hermitages, eat from their garden, and never buy a piece of pretty to decorate – but we princesses have guests that will expect better amenities. And let’s face it, we princesses also like living in...
