DISCOUNTS in the new E.T.Printworks store!

The Enchanted Times is delighted to announce the launch of a brand new store: the E.T.Printworks!  Although Enchanted Times will continue to be available from TangleCrafts, additional items and special offers from Enchanted Times will now be available exclusively from E.T.Printworks.

To celebrate the launch, Enchanted Times blog readers can claim a one-off discount of 20% on any single order placed before June 30th, 2012,
by using the coupon code PRINTWORKS at the E.T.Printworks checkout.

All orders placed this month will also receive a Behind the Times badge, plus coupon code to claim discounts on further orders!  Look out for future exclusives, available only from E.T.Printworks & tell your friends!

ADDENDUM: The Art of Gold

It has been brought to the attention of the Editor that one of the feature articles from Enchanted Times #4, The Art of Gold (as reprinted below) – being the result of an interview with an unnamed representative from the Rumpelstiltskin Registry of Re-identification – lacks clarity for those readers non-conversant in colloquial dwarfish dialect.  Thus, an addendum has been produced, and a ‘translation’ insert will be included with all future print copies of Enchanted Times #4.  Pre-orders were despatched before the introduction of said addendum; however, the insert will be forwarded to all subscribers forthwith, courtesy of the  Fast-as-You-Can Courier Co.

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EXCLUSIVE! Enchanted Times #3.5, mini online edition

The Enchanted Times is pleased to be able to offer a preview of a very-soon-to-be-released mini edition, #3.5, highlighting the problems encountered by one Mr. R. Stiltskin following the termination of his employment by the monarchs of a neighbouring kingdom (as well as an additional breaking news story).  Click here or on image to left to read this exclusive, 6-page online edition!  N.B. print edition contains 2 additional pages of ads from selected sponsors.

A follow-up to this story will be featured in the next full-size edition of ET, publication date to be confirmed.  A print edition of ET #3.5 is now available for purchase in the TangleCrafts Etsy Store, featuring advertisements from our sponsors (including the Midas Touch Boutique & Rumpelstiltskin Registry of Re-Identification) as well as a special offer DIY weaving loom from Nettled-No-More weavers.  Print editions of ET #3.5 are printed on recycled paper embedded with flecks of golden straw.

UPDATE: The Mirror review section

Click on The Mirror link along the top menu bar and you will find that review staff have been hard at work!  Many short reviews have been added, and if you hover over the tab, you will see reviews are now filed both alphabetically by author and also by story/character.  This is still very much a work in progress (and, indeed, will be an ongoing project) with many ‘stub’ entries waiting to be expanded, new entries to be added, and further cross-referencing to be linked in.

Readers are invited to submit their own short reviews of any books listed (whether reviews are already featured or not) and also any books currently omitted which relate to the fairy tale genre.

EXCLUSIVE: Gingerbread Man e-zine

Enchanted Times #3 is due for release in late May 2011.  In the meantime, a major new sponsor for the Enchanted Times journal, the Fast-As-You-Can Weight Loss Co would like to share the following exclusive online preview of their patented Gingerbread Man Plan, including recipe & full instructions.
Click here for a sneak preview to read online!

PREVIEW: free Pied Piper mini-zine!

Enchanted Times #3 is due for release in 2011, but in the meantime, Enchanted Times #2.5 is in preparation, focusing entirely on the Pied Piper of Hamelin, in all his guises.
Click here for a sneak preview to read online!If you prefer a hard copy of this mini-zine sampler, TangleClub members receive a free copy with any order placed in the TangleCrafts Etsy Store throughout November.

FULL STORY: Splinter, Part 1

PART 1: THE MIRROR

My mother died when I was born. My father was wracked with guilt for years afterward, although there was nothing he could have done about it. In my bedroom, there hung a huge circular mirror, much larger than I was at that time. My father used to say, “Your mirror is a window onto the world, and the world will watch over you while you sleep.” He also once said, “It was your mother’s mirror, and I can’t bear to see her face in it. So she can stay with you, and watch your world.” He only said that second thing the once, though, and I was halfway drifted to sleep as he stroked my hair, so I was never absolutely certain. He certainly never said it again.

A D.I.Y. frog-swatch notebook

Print and fold a fun frog-swatch notebook and have quick notes to hand wherever you may be!  Read the story that inspired this project here.

• Choose the A4 frog-swatch notebook or the letter-size frog-swatch notebook
• Two templates are provided so you can choose from plain or lined pages.  Can’t decide?  Print them back to back for maximum versatility and paper usage!
• Trim off the unprinted 0.5cm border, then fold along dotted lines.  Click to enlarge folding guide (above right).

Some brief notes on the Frog Prince

Notes from the author of Look Before You Leap:

In the traditional story of the Frog Prince (also known as the Frog King or Iron Henry) as told by the Brothers Grimm, the Princess drops her golden ball into a pool of water. A frog offers to retrieve it for her, on the condition that she will love him, let him live with her, eat from her plate and sleep on her bed. The princess, disbelieving that the frog can leave the spring, but wanting her ball back, agrees to his terms. The frog fulfils his side of the bargain, and when the frog turns up at the castle the next day, at the behest of her father, the Princess begrudgingly agrees to honour her promise.

FULL STORY! Look Before You Leap

Previously published in Enchanted Times #1, Look Before You Leap re-tells the true tale of the Frog Prince, from the deluded frog’s perspective.  You may be surprised to learn that the traditional story as made famous by the Brothers Grimm et al is not necessarily an accurate portrayal of events…

[Sample shown above left: a swatch of fabric as imagined by Frog, to be worn on his wedding day.  Receive a FREE fabric sample with your copy of Enchanted Times #1 or print & fold your very own frog-swatch notebook right here!]