Faeries

I guess I've become entranced by them...haven't met any yet, but after reading Fairyopolis, I'm convinced they are among us. :) I have loved Cicely Mary Barker's flower fairies for a long time and have a few old prints of them hung up in our guest bedroom.



Soooo, I decided to make something related to fairies. First I decoupaged a cone shape and added three different colored paints,old photos, beads, jewels, glitter, and dried flowers. Then I added old tatting of course, my favorite...and some fiber intertwined in the handle. I painted the inside and added some matching tulle. Next I wanted to make a fairy to live inside of it, but wasn't sure what to make it out of...paper? Too flimsy? Beaded? Too time consuming Clay? Not a good sculptor Hmmmmm....then I thought of WAX! So I found a cute old mold of one with roses, melted the wax, and presto! A cute little fairy...I added some paint and glitter to spruce her up and made about ten of them.



I also found a 1920's poem about Fairies that I printed up on rose paper and jazzed up again with a touch of glitter.



I may try selling a few either on Etsy or ebay just for fun...



Just for decoration hung on an old cupboard...or hang on a doorknob...or wear the fairie around your neck or hang on a Christmas tree!
I may just give mine to my sweet niece, MacKenzie...who is a fairy princess herself!!!