Jasmine Wall

I finally got Princess and the Pea back from Hobby Lobby:

And, after a LOT longer than I thought it would take, I got my Jasmine Becket-Griffith wall finished:

(although I apparently still need to wipe them off with Windex)

I debated on bringing Angel in Lilac home to add to the mix (she's currently at work), but I wanted to see how it turned out first. I have a spot to the right of Maleficent where she can fit if I decide to bring her home in the future. If I get more postcards at Disney World this fall (there is an Ariel and a Cinderella too, but I haven't seen the postcards for them yet), then I can move Highland Girl down and make a postcard row. The only issue I can forsee in the far future is when I get Alice and the B's finished because there is no where to put them...they are probably a third bigger than Highland Girl. But overall, and for now, I'm quite happy with the arrangement! I LOVE that the cross stitches blend in so well with the prints (well, other than the Disney-centric nature of all the prints). Maybe Alice and the B's will even that out.

Disney Reviews Special Edition #6 - F&G Festival Topiaries Part 2

Now it's time for the World Showcase side of the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, and again, since this is so pic-heavy, I'll leave off on commentary until later in the series. Also, these aren't really in order (although they are to some extent), so I'm going to tell you where each was. Not every pavilion had topiaries, so some will be missing (at least for this post, all had either gardens or food, so they will be covered as well).

World Showcase Hub

Canada Pavilion

UK Pavilion







I almost forgot on the Disney cardinal rules...look up and down as well as forward! We almost missed Peter Pan because he was here:

France Pavilion



Starting on the other side, Norway Pavilion

China Pavilion

The Outpost (not really a pavilion, but basically, an African theme)


And, because it was there and doesn't fit into another category:

Germany Pavilion



Italy Pavilion

The American Adventure

And back to the hub for the Melody Garden (I probably should include this in the garden review, but oh well)




and last, but certainly not least:

Disney Reviews Special Edition #5 - F&G Festival Topiaries Part 1

Getting off topic of food for a bit (but just a short bit), it's time for me to finally review the Flower and Garden Festival itself and it's going to take me a while. Unlike the Food and Wine Festival which basically just deals with food, the Flower and Garden Festival, in addition to food, has gardens and topiaries and flowers EVERYWHERE! I guess I should also mention that both festivals have seminars and events, but we never attend those (because they take up time and cost extra), so I can't review those.

For those that don't know what a topiary is, I link you to Wikipedia for the official description, but it's basically just a bush trimmed to look like something and, in Disney's case, Disney characters. Due to the large number of topiaries spread throughout both the Future World and World Showcase sections of Epcot, I'm going to have to split this post up into two parts. I'm probably also going to use more of my Sister's pictures than mine, simply because hers turned out better. Just to give you a scale reference, most of these are a lot bigger than "human-sized" (ranging about 6-7ft tall) and these aren't in order as they appeared in the park, just separated into their respective lands. Oh, and this is going to be a HUGE picture-filled post, so prepare yourself and, without further ado, let's get started with the Future World side first!





















Tomorrow...World Showcase!