I feel like I haven’t featured Dream Vision in ages!!

Like many gyaru brands, DreamV has toned it down quite a bit in recent years.  But if you dig through a bit, you can still find some soft and sweet items that fit that ideal look for dreamy princesses.  Here is what I found to save you some of that digging!

Pink & White Kitty or Bunny Short Bolero

Both styles of this bolero – bunny ears or kitty ears –
are available in both colors, pink and white!

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Ribbon Puff Sleeve Top

The criss-crossing ribbons on the sleeves of this top are so precious!
You know, I bet it wouldn’t be too hard to DIY this to a shirt you already own…
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Ruffle Tiered Bikini + Shorts

You are officially allowed to think about Summer, my friend!!
Ruffles are the frilliest possible thing you can adorn yourself with,
and I adore the cute modesty of including shorts with this bikini set.

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Sweet Floral Chiffon Dress

That cute top and skirt are attached together, making this a one-piece dress!
There are several different colorways this is available in~

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Sweet Ruffled Apron

A cute and classical thing to wear over your coordinate for extra frill!

5 PASTEL COLOR Street FASHIONS 2014/12 | Kawaii Harajuku Tokyo Japanese | 原宿ファッションスナップ2014/12

Fashion snaps taken in the streets of Harajuku in Tokyo 2014/12

Keep up with the latest Harajuku trends!

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I first discovered and fell in love with Stephanie Pui-Mun Law’s beautiful watercolor art for the series of fantasy novels by Catherine Asaro, beginning with The Charmed Sphere.  I was hooked from there and had to find more of the paintings from that artist!  As I searched, I found that she also illustrated a few Magic: The Gathering cards that I’d marveled over when I was younger!  Crazy, how things circle around and come back to you.

Someday, I’d love to have a bookshelf filled with these gorgeous art books Pui-Mun Law has published, filled with fantastic watercolor faerie worlds.  Here is a selection of them (plus one deck of tarot cards)!

Dreamscapes Fantasy Worlds: Create Engaging Scenes and Landscapes in Watercolor

Breathe Life Into Your Fantasy Worlds!   Heroes and heroines seek their fortunes in mysterious forests. Towering castles are built into the sides of mountains. Dragons and fairies soar through the sky and among the stars. And bestselling author Stephanie Pui-Mun Law is here to lead you, step-by-step, through the process of creating the forests, mountains, skies, stars and vistas in which these grand fantasy adventures occur.

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Dreamscapes Magical Menagerie: Creating Fantasy Creatures and Animals with Watercolor

Create Fantasy Creatures & Animals with Watercolor! Dreamscapes artist Stephanie Pui-Mun Law weaves her spell once again, this time with a focus on winged, underwater and four-legged creatures that captivate with their grace and impossible beauty. Step by step, you’ll learn how to partner with watercolor to paint koi, the Phoenix, Pegasus and other fantastical creatures to inhabit your otherworlds. Bring life to beasts of water, sky and woods. Follow along, step by step, to create sea turtles, owls, earth dragons . . . more than 20 mythical and real-world creatures. Expand your watercolor techniques. This book covers everything from the basics of assembling your tools and selecting paper, to tips for making colors sing and techniques for evoking mysterious, underwater, woodland and celestial settings. Embrace the possibilities! Sparkling with a sense of whimsy and wonder, and peppered with bits of legend and lore to inform and inspire your art, Dreamscapes Magical Menagerie opens your eyes to the makings of fantasy all around you. If you can dream it, you can paint it!

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Dreamscapes: Creating Magical Angel, Faery & Mermaid Worlds In Watercolor

Bring a Fantasy World of Enchanting Beings to Life!  Angels, faeries and mermaids have engaged the imaginations and enchanted the brushes of artists for centuries. Now you can evoke the spirit of these mythical creatures and create fantastic works of ethereal art in watercolor. Step by inspired step, Stephanie Pui-Mun Law shows you how to paint the otherworlds’ most marvelous creatures and exquisite settings. Twenty step-by-step projects show you how to create fantastic scenes that are elegantly styled, brilliantly colored, and alive with a sense of wonder.

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DreamScapes Myth & Magic: Create Legendary Creatures and Characters in Watercolor

Open this book, and enter a realm where fantasy springs to life in dreamlike colors, luscious textures and graceful compositions. Continuing the journey of the original Dreamscapes, this second book by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law explores—in words and beautiful watercolor imagery—more legends of the sea, sky and earth. Learn Stephanie’s secrets for calling forth maidens, mermaids and bewitching moonlight, for evoking dragons, enchantresses and tricksters, for turning seeds of legend and lore into spellbinding characters, creatures and settings.

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Shadowscapes Tarot Cards

Surrender to the fantastical world of your deepest dreams . . . where butterflies float upon shifting mists set aglow by the rising sun. A place where twisting branches arc across shimmering skies, willowy fairies dance on air, and tree spirits sing from a hallowed oak. Delve into the shadows of your dreams–and awaken to truth. Weaving together Asian, Celtic, and fantasy styles of artwork, this breathtaking new Rider-Waite-Smith-based tarot deck by renowned artist Stephanie Pui-Mun Law is infused with universal symbols found in fairy tales, myths, and folklore from cultures around the world. A companion guidebook presents the artist’s evocative interpretations of each card’s significance. It also features an introduction by award-winning tarot expert Barbara Moore that includes tarot basics, instructions for giving insightful readings, and practical spreads.

BONJOUR♪Koiaji Patisserie is so thoroughly sweet!! The desserts these gorgeous characters whip up are borderline food porn. Personally I am a huge fan of how beautifully the characters’ eyes and hair are drawn and colored. Maybe this is a weird thing to focus on, but I am completely in love with the color palette of this series??!? It’s so soft and pastel.

Oh, yeah, these are short episodes, too, so you can enjoy many of them in succession, if you can tolerate the overload of sugar.

Episodes 13-24 are here!

These are official, legal streams from Crunchyroll – watching them here helps support the anime industry!

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Lesson 1

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Lesson 2

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4

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Lesson 5

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Lesson 6

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Lesson 7

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Lesson 8

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Lesson 9

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Lesson 10

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Lesson 11

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Lesson 12

Episodes 13-24 are here!

Okay, this list is going to be for my own use as much as anyone else’s, LOL!

The Awakening series of adventure games is beautiful – the art is fantastically gorgeous, like looking through a vintage fairy tale book, and the storyline is exciting and adventurous!  It is softer and sweeter on the side of fairy tales, compared to a game like Otherworld, which is grim and haunting.  Sometimes, you just want to play something nicer!

Well, I encountered a problem when I looked for more Awakening games to play – I had no idea what order they went in!  So, after reading a bit, here’s a neat, handy list so that both you and I can check them out chronologically and enjoy the story from beginning to end.

Awakening: The Dreamless Castle

The first in Sophia’s storyline, The Dreamless Castle details her awakening
in the abandoned palace, alone, to set off on her adventure
to find what happened to everyone else!

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Awakening: Moonfell Wood

Sophia travels to these woods after braving the lonely castle.

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Awakening: The Goblin Kingdom

The mountains of the Goblin Kingdom are Sofia’s third destination on her adventure.
This is the highest rated of the Awakening series!

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Awakening: The Skyward Castle

This was the first in the series that I played, when I picked one at random;;;
I thought the title was cool, it reminded me of Skyward Sword!

Much like Skyloft, Sophia’s adventure leads her to these islands in the sky.

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Awakening: The Sunhook Spire

Sophia’s adventure is reaching a climax, it won’t be much longer after this
before she understands the mysteries that have followed her this far.
She needs the help from an enchantress of the Sunhook Spire to undo
the curse that she discovered in the previous game.

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Awakening: The Redleaf Forest

The final chapter in Sofia’s story, one where she must forge the Blade of Courage,
which will save everyone!!

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Awakening Kingdoms

Although this game was actually released between Sunhook Spire and
Redleaf Forest, for continuity’s sake I figured I would place it here in the list.
Kingdoms is a free-to-play game that came out where you play as
a steward of the castle, tasked with helping Sophia
restore the palace to its former glory!
There are a variety of minigames and adventure puzzles included within it.

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Awakening: The Golden Age

Now that Sophia’s story is concluded, the Golden Age picks up as a prequel,
detailing the warring events between humans and monsters that occurred
long before the palace Sofia knew had met its curse.

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