Tiny Hat Fairies

My most favorite fantasy artist is Nene Thomas. Her work is beautiful, realisitc, and very moving. My second favorite artist is Amy Brown. Amy Brown's work is actually more popular than Nene's, and I think this is because her work is a bit more cartoonish than Nene's. But she has gotten much better over the years, especially since she stopped drwaing the long curley-cue toes on all her fairies. I actually own more Amy Brown art than Nene, though, because Amy's is much more affortable. And here are some of my most recent purchases:


Yes! A Tiny Hat Fairy! I would love to have this hat myself. Like all of Amy's work, the hat is very detailed in it's simplicity and, of course, is color-coordinated with her hair.
























I also recently purchased these two prints because they have hats and match the Fae Risque Tiny Hat print. They don't actually feature Tiny Hats, but they go with this post so I included them as well. All three prints can be purchased from Amy's online shop here.

Tiny Hats at DragonCon!

So last weekend was DragonCon! This year it was in Atlanta, GA. I have never been myself, but after seeing the pictures from just the parade, it is definately on my to-do list of life. A very comprehensive (though hardly complete) list of pictures from just the parade can be found here, but one of the highlights (for me anyway) were the Tiny Hats.

This couple was fabulous. The attention to detail is amazing. My husband and I both just love the Top Hat for the fellow. I wish her hat could be more clearly seen. I bet upclose it is phenomenal. But most of the costumes int he parade are really brilliant. They are all top-notch Hollywood quality. If you look through the parade pictures, it is hardly believable that they are all fan-made.





















I'm not sure what is going on in this pic exactly. They don't look like they are actually in the parade. And the Chick (?) in the red-stripped jacket looks really angry. How can you be angry? You're wearing a Tiny Hat! Anyway, it doesn't look like they have any particular theme going on except goth-lolita-angry-pop-culture-hot-topic-pop...something-something...look-at-us-we-are-sexy...something going on. But, a Tiny Hat is a Tiny Hat so you get in the blog ladies!
















If anyone out there was lucky enough to go to Dragon Con I hope you had fun and hopefully I'll see you there myself some day!

Earn a Master of Arts in Teaching Online

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of USC. All opinions are 100% mine.

Many of my friends and readers know that I teach at the University of Phoenix. I do this mainly for the money because I am not a fan of the programs. The information is extremely basic and the degree is completely watered down.

However, going to school online is the wave of the future. It is just too easy to go to school online for the idea to just go away. Instead, many colleges and universities are looking at how they can take the idea of going to school online and make it better, make it actually work.

The University of Southern California is just such a school. As a leader in teaching the next generation of educators, it is only natural that they would take a step in utilising this new education tool. There are many benefits to going to school online (flexible class schedule, accelerated degree programs, less cost), but USC is going the extra mile by increasing the tuition reimbursement programs, highly interactive classes, and a chance to gain real-world experience in your own community. The best part is that since USC is a real school, no one has to know you earned your degree online like they would if you went to a school like University of Phoenix. You can find all the program information here.

Plus, when you graduate, you get to wear an awesome hat!

Tricorn Tiny Hats and More!

A friend turned me on to Retroscope Fashions, a Victorian/Gothic clothing site and it is amazing. The clothes are really detailed and very well made and, surprisingly, a reasonably priced. Victorian women's clothes usually come as sperates (tops and busteled skirts) and at this shop you can get both pieces for less than $200. You can even email them your measurements for a custom fit. But the best part is, of course, that they offer Tiny Hats! They do have some exquisite top hats, many with veils. This is probably my favorite one, but they are all amazing.







But what is really unique are the Tiny Tricorn Hats. I have not seen these any where else so I was very excited. Compared to how reasonable the prices are on their clothes, the hats are a little pricey ($50). But they are still fabulous and I can't wait to get one once I get a little ahead in my own finances. I will probably get this one since it has the peacock swords.