I was looking for something unusual for Dragon Thursday when I happened upon a website called Wind & Weather. They had two items that caught my eye.
It is winter here and what could be better for storing your kindling than a dragon?
Or do you need a dragon protecting your garden?
This seven foot tall dragon with solar-powered light will guard your garden day and night.
I love Pinterest. You can find some the most delightful things. This dragon came across my main page and I knew he had to be part of the holiday Dragon Thursdays. The artist is cosmosue on DeviantArt
The note says:
Dear Santa,
i wuld like:
1. Roller Skates
3. Plushie Fella
2. Red Rider BB Gun
4. World of Warcraft
5. ipod
Love, Frank
P.S. …another Pony
I woke up the other morning feeling particularly grumpy. A Grumpy Dragon. So of course I did a Google search for grumpy dragon and found this adorable grumpy dragon by
He has a complete story (from the Safari Ltd. website):
History
Grumpy Dragons were not always a separate species—they were once kin to Forest Dragons. But time, luck, and fate drew them apart, leaving Grumpy Dragons rather upset. No doubt the small dragons still range in deep forests, but without the ability to fly, they don’t travel far from their homes.
Story
The thick forests of northern Gaul always felt dismal, but this day, the mood felt even more dreary as a tired knight picked his way among the trees. There had been a great battle, and every battle has a losing side. The knight had been unhorsed, his armor dented, and he’d lost his helmet. His sword hung lazily in its scabbard as he stumbled along kicking rocks in disgust. Suddenly, he looked up and saw a dragon blocking his path. But this wasn’t one of the flying fire-breathers he’d heard tales of. This dragon was small, wingless, and appeared frustrated. It was, of course, a Grumpy Dragon. With nothing left to lose, the knight invited the dragon to spend the evening around his campfire sharing stories. The grumpy dragon agreed, and it told story after story of sadness and woe. The next morning, the clearing was empty and the fire gone, but the knight felt much happier, and there was a spring in his step as he continued his journey home.
and this adorable video on the website. Although this (Melyna) Grumpy Dragon needs coffee, not breakfast 😉
The company has an entire series of dragons. To find your dragon click HERE
Good morning!
I found an awesome shop on Etsy in my search for Christmas Dragons.
The shop is Playrama located in Wellington, United Kingdom. The owner is Leo Hartas. From the shops About section:
“Both Jo and I come up with ideas for Playramas and I design and illustrate them. They a
re printed and cut out in Leeds, UK, and then we pack them ourselves and ship them out. It’s a surprisingly lot of work, and we have boxes all over the house, but’s fun and great to see our tiny venture growing every week.”
The Etsy shop sells designs that one can purchase and print out. They have so many wonderful designs! This is the Christmas dragon that led me to their store. I love it!
This one, while not a holiday theme, would make a fun gift for your dragon loving friends.
The holidays are approaching and thoughts of adding to the hoard,uh, I mean thoughts of finding gifts for those of us who love dragons, is near.
I came across some lovely, whimsical gift ideas on Etsy from a shop by the name of DesignbyWendyBgd
One item in particular caught my eye. It is an iridescent, rainbow-colored dragon egg. It comes in a wooden box with a dragon story and an option to add a personalized certificate for the Dragon Keeper.
This would make a fun gift.
I also enjoyed this comment from the shop owner/designer:
CAUTION: If you put the egg into fire, you do that at your own risk! It will either burn or hatch a dragon.
I don’t think I would risk it. 😉
Melyna
Ideas come from unexpected places.
Yesterday on Facebook, a friend shared a photo of a woman made of twigs. She was fantastic. All I could manage to find out was that it was from a Dutch art fair.
This led me to look for twig dragons which led me to Wicker Dragons I found this one on Pinterest but the link led me to a dead end. I found a similar dragon at a site called Bere Island.net and their basketry section.
I also found this fabulous willow dragon at http://www.plas-helyg.co.uk
It is under their Willow and Wool tab.
And this one, Birth of a Dragon by Caroline Gregson
If you want to explore more gorgeous willow creations (Not necessarily dragons) check out this site: Nifty Homestead and their Willow Tree Sculpture post (Click the blue. You Really want to see these sculptures. Wow). This is an amazing collection of willow sculptures.
And here http://trevorleatlatest.blogspot.com
Good morning from GRL 2016 in Kansas City, Missouri!
Olivia and HueMan
Last week I decided to have some fun with my logo, Albert Phineas Drache. The awesome Catherine Dair created him and I decided it was time to get a little creative myself. I love the saying “I’m a Book Dragon! Not a worm”. I have seen this all over the internet and thought to search it’s origin. What I found was a lovely book titled A Book Dragon by Donn Kushner. This most likely has absolutely nothing to do with the saying other than it is a book loving dragon. I found the book used on Amazon and bought the hardback edition with dust jacket. It is in great condition. I received the book yesterday and have not had time to read it. I am very excited. The illustrations are beautiful.
Title: A Book Dragon
Author: Donn Kushner
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication date: April 1988
Length: 197 pages
Genre: Literature, Fiction, Teens
Design & Cover Illustrations by : Nancy Ruth Jackson
Summary: Nonesuch, the last in a line of dragons, uses his unique ability to change in size to survive for six centuries, during which time he observes such different humans as a medieval monk, an eighteenth-century London chemist, and a modern American bookseller.
Color Illustration from back dust jacket. This illustration appears throughout the book in black and white.
Back of dust jacket
About the Author
I found this paper coaster from the Hotel George, London in between the pages of the book.
Illustration from the book.
Two Dragons – illustration from the book
I will post a couple of the designs I came up with soon. Off to read about dragons. 😉
Melyna
This week in my search for all things dragon. I ran across an Etsy shop that makes and sells dragon wings for bearded dragons. I am not familiar with the care and keeping of reptiles, but this bearded dragon looks very majestic with its dragon wings. (Pretty adorable, really)
You can find out more at 
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