The Winners of "Little Women of 2010 - A Literary Inspired Event"

Wow! I'm just so happy that there were so man entries to go through. The judges and I picked our top two and the rest of you picked your favorite from each category! Except for one which was tied (the judges decided the winner)! And it gives me great honor to announce the winners of the "Little Women of 2010 -A Literary Inspired Event"!

As well as being listed here, the five winners will be featured in the sidebar and all receive an "I was voted the best of..." banner for their blogs. :) Be sure to check out their wonderful posts. You can view the other finalists and a link to all the entries HERE.



Jo: Little Women
by Bess at Bess' Bag

“Never till I’m stiff and; old, and; have to use a crutch. Don’t try to make me grow up before my time…” That is Josephine March’s rebuttal to her older sister Meg’s nagging...


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Playing Pilgrims
by Jordan Elizabeth at Heavenly Princess

When we were young and used to play pilgrims, the journey was only as difficult as a trek from the cellar through the house up to the rooftop. The burdens were only as heavy as the bits of fabric filling them and Appolyon was just the neighbor’s dog...


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Little Women Photo Shoot
by The Three Spinsters at 3 Sisters of Grace

Here is a photo shoot we did for the Little Women event. Gathering hops for wreath making. Daydreaming... Practicing wild theatricals. "I'm Hugo. Ah-HA!" "Josephine March! You walked...


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The Costumes of Jo and Meg
by Jordan Elizabeth at Heavenly Princess

My little Meg’s version of this dress is very much like the original except that instead of being blue with dark red trim, it is dark red with blue trim!  I really enjoyed creating this and tried to reproduce it as closely...

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Sharing Christmas
by Nina at Wickfield

 I first read Little Women at age 10, and as I got older it became one of my favorite books. All the characters were loveable and the story, though a tad bit campy at times, was a very good and moral one...


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There's just a few more hours...

You only have until midnight tonight to vote on your favorite entries for the Little Women of 2010 event! There were some really great entries, and I was excited to see so many people come and vote! But make sure you've voted for your favorite finalists! Especially since there's one category that's all tied up!!



Also, just a head's up: after the voting ends tonight and winner are announced, etc. I will be doing a little spring cleaning on the blog. So if you see anything strange going on...don't worry...hopefully we'll have all the hiccups dealt with immediately! :) But I'm going to be changing the background, the header (the amazing Atlanta made an amazing header for me...THANKS!), the sidebars, and even the blog name will be changed from "A Young Lady's Blog" to "Sewing in the Past". Hopefully this won't cause any confusion!

Some exciting news! Disney at Ruffles and Stuff is hosting a contest (the blog button is on my right sidebar)!! It is all about Ruffles (which is exciting) and I have so many ideas, but so little time to create! Hopefully I will soon and post about them! She did a post about some of her favorites that have been entered so far, and my friend Atlanta's ENTRY was one of them. So congrats to her! :) Make sure you head over THERE and check out the contest!

Little Women Event Finalists - VOTE!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Little Women of 2010 challenge! I really appreciate your contribution to the event.

Also, a big thanks to the judges who helped choose the top two from each category. What a huge help that was! There were just so many amazing entries.

Announcing, the top two finalists from each category. Please look at the posts before voting. Polls are on the right sidebar. VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!

1. Little Women Inspired Post - FINALISTS:
"Jo: Little Women" at Bess' Bag
"Me and Jo March" at Bramblewood Fashion

2. Modern Little Women - FINALISTS:
"Playing Pilgrims" at Heavenly Princess
"For the beauty of the earth..." at The Three Spinsters

3. Little Women Photo Shoot - FINALISTS:
"Louisa, you're such the Literary Fashionista!" at Bess' Bag
"Little Women Photo Shoot" at The Three Spinsters

4. The Costumes of Little Women - FINALISTS:
"Jo" at Iradessa
"The Costumes of Jo and Meg" at Heavenly Princess

5. Artsy Little Women - FINALISTS:
"Sharing Christmas" at Wickfield
"Paper Dolls" at Heavenly Princess


Please, only one vote per person. Voting will close after one week.

The entry in each category that receives the most votes will be posted on A Young Lady's Blog in "the best of" the Little Women of 2010 event, be linked in the blog sidebar, and each winning participant will receive a "winner" blog badge to share on their web site.

If you have been nominated for one of the categories, make sure you get your friends/followers to vote for you by putting this banner on your blog with a link to this post.

Good luck to everyone - have fun! :)

Giveaway - WINNER!

And the winner of the Little Women cards are......

Drumroll, please......

Katie of Stay-At-Home Daughter

Congratulations! And thanks to everyone who entered!

Little Women of 2010 Event is Officially Closed!

Thank you so much for participating in the Little Women week! I loved looking at all of the entries and I thought each one was really special! :) I'm so happy you took the time to be involved!

Over the next few days, the judges and I will be looking over the entries and finding the top entries from each category (which will be so hard since there are so many great ones!). And then you will have a chance to vote on your favorite! :)

I will also find the winner of the giveaway from this week (which is also closed) today or tomorrow! Everyone who commented on that post, or entered the event this week have been added to the "pot" of names. Good luck!

Little Women Movie Review: 1994 Version

Of all the Little Women movies I've seen (and I think I can honestly say I've seen them all), the one made in '94 is definitely my favorite! I really don't think the others can compare.

Winona Ryder as Jo was genius! She was perfect in that part. When I was playing Jo in my drama group's play of Little Women, I used Winona as my "role model" for that character. 

She just captured every deep emotion that is required for someone playing Jo; she's not a light character, that's for sure! 

Claire Danes was an amazing Beth! I mean, I always feel like givin' a high five to anyone who has to do a sick/dying scene! So kudos to her! She's not a whiny dying person, it's so realistic! And she did fantastic as the sweet sister, always content to be at home. 

Kristen Dunst as Younger Amy! Aaahh! Perfection! That little girl has got some mad acting skills! She is SO cute. And though Amy is an annoying, bratty character, she didn't over do it! She was amazing!

I am love with Christian Bale (Laurie). I know, I know...but COME ON! Who isn't after watching him play Laurie! He such a fun, loveable guy in that part, which is absolutely fitting for the character of Laurie!

The chemistry between Laurie and Jo in this movie is so amazing! I love their brother-sister relationship so much, that sometimes I stop the movie right before he proposes. I hate to see it ruined by his stupid proposal! And then, to top it off, she refuses! Aaah! Anyways...

This is a great movie! I am in love with it, and the above are my favorite actors in it...but, I mean seriously, everyone in the movie did great! Except maybe John Brooke...he was just really awkward. But besides that! :)

I'm having such fun looking at everyone's posts!!!! Thanks so much for participating! I'm still hoping that there will be more posts before Saturday, which is coming up soon!! For more info about the Little Women of 2010 challenge/event go HERE. If you haven't already, post a link to your blog posts HERE or in the box in the right hand corner of the page.

Also, make sure you enter the giveaway HERE! There are many ways to enter which increases your chances of winning!

Have a good evening!

Little Women of 2010 Week - GIVEAWAY!!! {closed}

For the giveaway this week:

We have some lovely cards made by Miss Morgan Hoover (one of our judges for Little Women week)! These cards include a Little Women quote and corresponding picture that she painted. There will be four cards in the set, each with it's own, unique quote and picture.



There are many different ways to enter this giveaway:

1. Comment on this post, with a way for me to reach you (worth 1 point)

2. Follow my: BLOG, TWITTER and/or TUMBLR (worth 1-3 points)

3. Enter one or more of the categories in "Little Women of 2010" (worth 1 pt. per entry)

4. Make a post on your blog/site about the "Little Women of 2010" event and/or this giveaway (worth 1-2 point)

5. Tell me things you like, dislike, and ideas for the blog (worth 2 points)

The giveaway will close on Saturday @ Midnight so make sure you enter NOW! Make sure when you comment on this post, you say which methods of entering you did.

I've been enjoying everyone's entries so far! Great job y'all! And I'm excited to see what else will be posted! Info about the Little Women of 2010 challenge/event HERE. If you haven't already, post a link to your blog posts HERE or in the box in the right hand corner of the page.

Have a great day!

Little Women Motivational Posters!

After seeing some motivational posters based on BBC period movies, I thought I'd create a few of my own...in honor of Little Women Week. I could only think of so many, if you have any ideas let me know and either I can make more or you can make up some original ones! Post your favorites (that you made or I did) on your blog! :)

(Suggestion from Atlanta)

Little Women of 2010 week is going along very nicely! I'm so excited to see so many posts on everyone's blog in honor of Little Women week. More info HERE

Remember to post a link to your blog posts HERE or on the top right hand corner of this page.

There's only been a few entries so far in each category, so I hope there's still a lot of people out there still planning on participating!

A little name for such a person

Jo March

When I was doing the play Little Women I had the part of Jo March. In researching my character I got really close to Jo and we become sort of "friends". I found out a lot about her and so for this post I thought my thoughts on her character.

When describing Jo March the word "tomboy" more than always is the first thing mentioned. This is more-or-less true in my opinion. In the modern sense, Jo March would be considered anything BUT a tomboy...but in her time she was definitely not the average proper young lady. Her running about, showing her petticoat, etc. was not considered the best of behavior in the 1860's. But her family was used to her antics and either shook their head in frustration or smiled.

Meg was upset at Jo's constant defiances in lady-like behavior. She was Jo's older sister and felt it was her job to discipline Jo

Beth was Jo's conscience and soul. They were best friends. When Beth dies near the end of the story, it nearly breaks Jo completely.

Amy and Jo are probably the two who get along the worst. They still love each other, but Amy's uppity-ness irritates Jo to no end, and Jo's unladylike behavior produces the same effect on Amy.

Jo's passion for what she believed in is stronger than most; along with her love for family and friends. Her writing, which started off small, grew into a strong skill. Her ability to hide her sorrows, for her family's sake, was truly noble. At the beginning of the story, she is a young woman full of fiery tempers; when the story ends, she has learned to control her feelings and has became a beautiful little woman.




Quotes
"If only I could be like father and crave violence and go to war and stand up to the lions of injustice."

"If I weren't going to be a writer I'd go to New York and pursue the stage."

"Will we never all be together again?"

"If lack of attention to personal finances is a mark of refinement, then I say the Marches must be the most elegant family in Concord!"


This post is *my* entry in the "Little Women Inspired Post" for Little Women of 2010. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go HERE to check it out!

If you've made posts for Little Women week, but haven't linked them to my blog yet, do so HERE.

Keep those posts coming!! :)

Little Women of 2010 Week - QUIZ

Today is the first day of Little Women of 2010 week.

A lot of the categories in this challenge have to do with being like a certain character in Little Women, relating to a certain character, etc.

But maybe you don't know exactly *which* character you're most like. I found a QUIZ online that I thought was fairly accurate. Of course, if you know the story of Little Women pretty well, you can figure out who you'll get if you answer a certain way, and so on...

But it's just a "for fun" thing! Let me know who you get! :)

Here's what I got:

"Christopher Columbas you're Jo! ! You're out going and don't care a bit what people think about you. You love acting and you never want to grow up."

Kind of accurate and kind of not... but still fun! :)






Also, just want to let you know about some exciting things that are going to be happening at "A Young Lady's Blog" this week! I'm going to be posting about an awesome giveaway either tomorrow or the next day. There will be quite a few different ways to enter the giveaway and you're really going to want to get as many chances as possible because it's a really cool prize!!!

In addition to the giveaway, I'll be posting something at least once a day...either *my* entries in certain categories or just posts about Little Women. I've got quite a few ideas that I've already started working on! :)

If you're just tuning in and don't know anything about the "Little Women of 2010" Challenge, go HERE to check it out!

If you've made posts for Little Women week, but haven't linked them to my blog yet, do so HERE.

Thank you so much for participating! This week is looking like it's going to be super fun!

Submit Your Little Women Blog Links and Photos Here!

Today is the first day of Little Women of 2010 - A Literary Inspired Challenge! I can't believe it's finally here!


Choose a category and click the specified image to add your blog or photo link. Feel free to enter as many categories as you wish!


1. Little Women Inspired Post - I have often heard people say that their four sisters are just like the four sisters in Little Women. They have the same character traits and behaviors! This category is pretty much open to any kind of blog post about Little Women such as, you can write about your sisters (or just yourself) and how you relate to the March sisters. Or you can also create a blog post dedicated to a certain character from the story. Almost anything is accepted, just be creative!


SUBMIT YOUR BLOG ENTRY AT:

2. Modern Little Women - When reading a book, you sometimes remember times when you were in a similar situation and you reacted the same or differently. In this category you must write a non-fiction short story inspired by one of the chapters or situations from Little Women, with you and/or your sisters as the main characters. Please keep your story to 400 words or less.

SUBMIT YOUR BLOG ENTRY AT:

3. Little Women Photo shoot - I love photography and being able to capture character with just a click of the camera. So for this category, have a photo shoot with you and/or your sisters in the 1860 style. You can even be in character as the March sisters. Pictures may include not only "historic" inspired, but can also be a "modern" version, as well (for those of you who don't actually own 1800's costumes). Be creative! I can't wait to see what you think up!

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS/BLOG ENTRY AT:

4. The Costumes of Little Women - There are several interesting dresses and accessories in all of the Little Women movie adaptations. For this category, you must create a garment or accessory from an inspiration piece taken from one of the movies. (Please provide a photo of your inspiration.) 

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS/BLOG ENTRY AT:

5. Artsy Little Women - In this category you can create any sort of artsy thing having to do with Little Women. Drawing, sketching, crafting, etc. is allowed in this category. If you want to know if a particular thing belongs in the this category, just drop me a note and I'll let you know.

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS/BLOG ENTRY AT:

If you do not have a blog - enter your photos in the Little Women of 2010 photo pool! You will need to join Flickr.com and upload your pictures to your account. Please be sure to specify which category your photos are entered in (Little Women Photo Shoot / The Costumes of Little Women / Artsy Little Women) and upload no more than four photos per category. And if you have any posts that you want to be included, but don't have a blog, you can email them to me HERE.

A small panel of judges (that I have announced) will be selecting the best posts and photos in each category and those will go up for voting at the conclusion of the event. Your links and images MUST be submitted by Saturday evening (the 27th) at 11:59 p.m in order to be included in the poll. We look forward to seeing what you came up with!


The "Little Women of 2010" Challenge is now OFFICIALLY OPEN!!! Good luck!


*ETA* To see everyone's posts you can click on each "box" and the links are at the top of the page. Sorry for any confusion!! 

Little Women of 2010 - Weekly Update #4

The Little Women of 2010 challenge/event is only 10 days away!



Each week I've introduced you to a judge for the event and I've also posted any changes that had been made.

This week, will be my last week to make any updates, for I am the only judge that has not been properly introduced (however, I'm sure anyone who follows my blog is sure to know most everything there is to know about me). And I can think of no other changes to be made!!

For those of you who haven't already voted, there is a poll for you to answer on the upper right hand corner of this page. It allows you to say which category(s) you'll be entering. So far, the most popular category is "Modern Little Women" with nine votes. However, the "Little Women Photo Shoot" is pulling a hard second with eight votes. The rest have either six or seven votes each! I am so happy that there has been such a nice response and I'm glad that I was able to see the interest in each category. However I hope to see even more interest during the actual event! :)

Make sure you have a banner with the details of the event (you can go here if you need to get one: http://www.sewinginthepast.com/2010/01/little-women-of-2010-literary-inspired.html or you can make your own with the same information) posted somewhere on your blog, and even write a little post about the event if you so choose!

Also, when thinking about what to enter in the categories you choose to compete in, remember that creativity and originality are the biggest things the judges and I will be looking at!

Happy sewing/writing/drawing/crafting/photographing/etc!

Little Women of 2010 - Weekly Update #3

Only three more weeks until the Little Women of 2010 challenge/event!!!!!! I can't wait! :)

I have some exciting news about a new judge! Amanda Beth from amandabethonline.blogspot.com has agreed to be a judge!!! I'm especially excited about this because it was her "Maid Marian's Wardrobe" event that really inspired me to do this event! I love reading her posts so be sure to become a follower of her blog if you aren't already! She is also having an event a month after mine so be sure you check that out! It looks uber fun!

Amanda Flynn lives in the beautiful state of Massachusetts (less than hour from the Alcott's Orchard House), with her huge and awesome all-American family. She writes and manages AmandaBeth Online - a fashion blog focusing on modesty and true beauty. Amanda has a passion for the arts and is pursing music, entertaining, writing and publishing. Louisa May Alcott is one of her favorite authors and the first one to become a major influence on her writing style. An Old Fashioned Girl is her favorite Alcott novel.






Well, I don't have any other news... Have you been thinking about which category(ies) you're going to enter? If so, take the pole on the upper right hand side of my blog so I can see how many people are interested in each category (you can select more than one)! :)

For more information about the event you can go here: http://rebecca-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2010/01/little-women-of-2010-literary-inspired.html


If you're participating make sure you have one of the many banners I've made linking to this post: http://rebecca-livinginthepast.blogspot.com/2010/01/little-women-of-2010-literary-inspired.html

Little Women of 2010 - Weekly Update #2

Today is my second "weekly" post about the Little Women of 2010 challenge! I've gotten so many responses from all of you about it and I can't wait to see how it turns out!

I'd like to introduce you to the second judge, Morgan Hoover. I met Morgan in 2008 and have become really great friends with her! We like sew and watch historic/BBC movies together! She is a very sweet person and I'm so happy she's agreed to be one of the judges!



Morgan has been sewing for almost 3 years now, making costumes for herself and her sister for the plays Robin Hood, Little Women, Fiddler on the Roof and for a reenactment ball. She loves anything having to do with history and is thrilled to have been asked to judge.

As for any changes I've made to the event...the only thing I can think of, is that I'm opening up the "Little Women Photoshoot" category to include not only "historic" inspired, but can also be a "modern" version, as well (for those of you who don't actually own 1800's costumes).

I love hearing from y'all, so let me know your thoughts! :)

Have a blessed week,
Rebecca