tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post4345165849500082608..comments2023-08-10T01:09:49.154-07:00Comments on Saints and Spinners: Crafty Thursday: Three Fairy Tales and a Saint with her Star BoySaints and Spinnershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-75442283433441887932009-07-27T20:41:44.803-07:002009-07-27T20:41:44.803-07:00Jules: Yay!
Charlotte: Yes!
(Written right after...Jules: Yay!<br /><br />Charlotte: Yes!<br /><br />(Written right after my "too hot to think" post). By the way, as I write this, both Snow White and Santa Lucia have gone out to wonderful homes.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-84034557377747683772009-07-27T18:40:36.749-07:002009-07-27T18:40:36.749-07:00How lovely! I especially like Vasilissa's exp...How lovely! I especially like Vasilissa's expression...<br /><br />Someday can I come to your house and make dolls with you and Lucia? I want to play too!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-63875744206011054532009-07-25T09:11:05.444-07:002009-07-25T09:11:05.444-07:00Farida, my local library has Estes' book. I ju...Farida, my local library has Estes' book. I just put it on hold. Woot!Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-38231887232822472102009-07-24T20:24:14.511-07:002009-07-24T20:24:14.511-07:00Mamakopp: Aw, thanks!
LSM: My first reaction was ...Mamakopp: Aw, thanks!<br /><br />LSM: My first reaction was "Rock on, LoneStarGirl." What made the movie work for me was the music. As far as I'm concerned, "Kiss the Girl" was the last great Disney-based music breakaway hit (though I was charmed against my will by the song and dance numbers of "Enchanted").<br /><br />Schelle: Thanks! Your stitching on that blue-footed booby has inspired me anew.<br /><br />KateW: I'm glad to hear it. For some reason, the changes to "Beauty and the Beast" didn't bother me as much as the changes to "Snow White". Perhaps it's because Beauty and the Beast is a gentle literary tale and I figured Disney would have to throw in something random to make it violent, but the fairy tale of "Snow White" is so grand and full of plot that an adaptation untrue to the original seems pointless. <br /><br />Anamaria: Puffy apple pancakes? No one told me! I can do puffy apple pancakes far more easily than Lucia bread, which I've done only once. I'd really like to see what your Lucia and Star Boy dolls look like, if that's possible. <br /><br />Adrienne: I think my husband is Star Boy. <br /><br />Jules: I'm glad Piper likes the dolls! I really hope the CPSIA gets amended so that they can be for children under 12. ;) Let me know what you think of Vasilissa. I first learned about her in college, when I was shelving books and found Clarissa Pinkola Estes' <i>Women Who Run With the Wolves</i> in the returns pile. I felt so empowered just having the book on my cart. (As a page, I used to keep a stash of books I wanted to take home on the bottom of my bookcart. Understandably, my boss didn't want me running back to my cubby every time I found a book I wanted. As a result, I had to guard my stash from curious patrons.)Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-73465532017694347592009-07-24T18:55:39.809-07:002009-07-24T18:55:39.809-07:00You are amazing!You are amazing!mamakopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828584311618631113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-12939300263898421312009-07-24T15:23:04.254-07:002009-07-24T15:23:04.254-07:00On a related note, my older daughter got in troubl...On a related note, my older daughter got in trouble with relatives today when her response to their question of if she liked the (Disney) Little Mermaid included the words misogynistic and patriarchal and that she liked the original tale's more fitting ending.Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-75723256908491144062009-07-24T13:11:40.121-07:002009-07-24T13:11:40.121-07:00Adorable - as always :D Great work!!! Glad to hear...Adorable - as always :D Great work!!! Glad to hear the storytelling is picking up too :)Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243071725565727650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-40844673394826143172009-07-24T09:28:01.534-07:002009-07-24T09:28:01.534-07:00I experience the same feeling about Disney. I mean...I experience the same feeling about Disney. I mean, my students are so shocked when they find out that the original "Show White" did not include dwarfs with names and a dirty little house. <br />They will try "Vasilisa" eventually. Shudder.<br />I think it is interesting that my students tend to prefer the original tales far more than the Disney ones, once they have been introduced to them.<br />As usual, love the dolls. Must resist. Must resist.Kate W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15498910344690088987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-44679704646891356832009-07-24T08:33:27.835-07:002009-07-24T08:33:27.835-07:00Love love the Santa Lucia and Star Boy. I have on...Love love the Santa Lucia and Star Boy. I have one of each, and we look forward to December 13 and the puffy apple pancake the kids make for our breakfast (or dinner--mornings can be busy). But your other dolls are beuatiful, too--thank you for sharing the stories, traditional and personal, behind them.Anamaria (bookstogether)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10361389598002568007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-71468197068460037942009-07-24T08:08:36.319-07:002009-07-24T08:08:36.319-07:00I have never heard of this Star Boy with the hot c...I have never heard of this Star Boy with the hot coffee and the bread. He sounds like a good sort of person to have around.<br /><br />I'm glad to hear the storytelling and the doll-making is going well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-65245453602141611302009-07-24T06:49:10.388-07:002009-07-24T06:49:10.388-07:00As always, I wish I could see you perform. Break a...As always, I wish I could see you perform. Break a leg.<br /><br />These dolls are BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL. And I love this whole post and your passion for it all. Everything. <br /><br />Now I'm gonna find that Vasilissa tale. I REALLY have to purchase another library card for Nashville Public (I'm out of the county and have to pay); mine expired. They have waaaay more stories. I don't think I have that one here at home. <br /><br />(Piper says, "I love those dolls," and she's ooh'ing and aah'ing a lot.)Jules at 7-Imphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14439756778611468303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-9552048368492386192009-07-23T22:51:12.967-07:002009-07-23T22:51:12.967-07:00Kathleen: In Swedish families, the Star Boys wear ...Kathleen: In Swedish families, the Star Boys wear cone hats with stars on them and process with St. Lucia to sing and carry the trays of bread and hot coffee to the grownups. In my daughter's school, they do not have hats. Both girls and boys process down the halls, as do the teachers with wet cloths. To date, St. Lucia's crown has never set anything on fire, but it pays to be cautious.<br /><br />There's a good chance my daughter will dress as Santa Lucia in 2nd grade as she's doing a third year of kindergarten. However, I've told her that it's not guaranteed, as someone older we do not yet know may be in her class. I hope she gets to be Santa Lucia, though.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-25182742391970334372009-07-23T22:34:33.637-07:002009-07-23T22:34:33.637-07:00So, what is the significance of the Star Boy?So, what is the significance of the Star Boy?Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388940491746825197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-37710116166493371202009-07-23T21:23:48.981-07:002009-07-23T21:23:48.981-07:00Thanks, LSM! Fear not, I have assured Lucia that I...Thanks, LSM! Fear not, I have assured Lucia that I will make a Snow White doll especially for her. What she <i>really</i> wants is a dolly with lots of white and parted hair. I thought I would do a combination of Snow White and the Snow Maiden.Saints and Spinnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532215042953620628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11123046.post-66542272387389437862009-07-23T21:13:34.881-07:002009-07-23T21:13:34.881-07:00Gorgeous! Wow! But none of us are going to buy Sn...Gorgeous! Wow! But none of us are going to buy Snow White now - Lucia might be sad!Lone Star Mahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339475499304565638noreply@blogger.com