We’re Planning a Happy Anniversary Happy Hour
Well, it has been a while since we posted something about party planning. But a party is indeed being planned. Jax and I are about to pass the one year mark on our first blog post. This is a proud moment for us and we’d like to celebrate it with you! In the tradition of...
How the Princesses Spent Summer Solstice
As many of you know, Jax and I spent Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, in my back yard. It was just us princesses, so our observance was intimate and personal.* We shared and offered a meal with wine. It was a lovely affair and I was glad to share it with one of my...
A Change of Plans for Beltane
Hello lords and ladies! This is a short, but sweet, post to update you on our Royal Events. Jax and I had big hopes for a Beltane event open to the public. Alas, Lady Fortune has other plans for us this year. Jax and I have every intention of proposing a new idea for Beltane....
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...
