A Fairy Saturday for you

Sith

'Peace' in Irish

from a slideshow titled "Amazing Paths"

author/photographer unknown

I am in a bit of a fantasy-forget-real-life mood today.

So,

it's time for fairies!

'crystal rainbow fairy' by www.purplemoon.com

a beaded fairy amulet, creator unknown

"I believe in the imagination.

What I cannot see

is infinitely more important

than what I can see."

- Duane Michals, from Real Dreams

by fairyartlady

a sparkly beaded bracelet hand beaded and created by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

You know me, I pretty much can't have a blog without a paper doll or two!

Here's one for you to color:

"Augustina"

I think maybe in the tiny print is the name of the artist/creator.

These next fairy paperdolls are from a book called

The Enchanted Realm of Fairyland:

I'm not sharing the whole book with you today -

it has a LOT more very pretty and unusual fairies and costumes.

Just a reminder-

these paperdolls are NOT public domain

and are for your personal enjoyment only!

"To open your heart to the fairies,

you must nurture these feelings of wonder,

reverence and love for every detail of your garden,

for the airs which blow about it,

the musical rain which falls gently upon it,

the moon and the stars which silently look down on it, the great sun which is the source of its being

and for the clouds and changing skies

which provide it with a canopy.

When you truly feel the sweetness of this magic,

you will begin to discover the fairies,

for they will make themselves known to you."

--Claire Nahmad - GardenSpells

Thank you Dover Books for sharing images

from your HUMONGOUS selection of books!

c. 1910

vintage song sheet cover graphics, thanks to Indiana Music Library

vintage painting

courtesy Twisted Papers

Here is another vintage look goody from turkeyfeathers.

She is so generous!

You could embroider these,

use fabric paint pens,

glitter,

dimensional paint bottles,

fabric paint in a tube

woodburning....

so many things you could adapt this pattern for!

a couple of cards using the cut paper/layering technique so popular in Europe:

I haven't shared from Liana's blog lately, so here are costumes and paperdolls

 from her wonderful imagination:

a wood duck fairy

'Ivy' base doll

a wetlands fairy

another coloring page for you,

courtesy Dover Publications:

To finish up, I found this beautiful photo

showcasing a wreath for the bride's head.

She looks like a fairy to me!

www.flyawaybride.com

Have a wonderful weekend!

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com

 

Gnome Days

Good Day!

Have you been caught in the GNOME-FEVER?

It can be a very dangerous-to-your-pocketbook fever,

and should be avoided at all costs.

There is no cure.

People suffering from Gnome-Fever are weakened,

and easily infected with

Severe Cute Factor.

There is no cure.

The affected person can sometimes lower their Gnome-Fever

with constant, repeated exposure of fairies and elves and trolls.

However, cases have been recorded that this exposure

may worsen the Gnome-Fever.

"There's no people like gnome people..."

song phrase

"Perhaps imagination is only

intelligence having fun."

- George Scialabba

WARNING:

You may aggravate your Gnome-Fever by inviting them to your garden:

painted rock by http://www.mygardens.etsy.com/

'The wall is silence, the grass is sleep,

Tall trees of peace their vigil keep,

And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled

Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world.'

- Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

When trying to help someone with Gnome-Fever,

check out their gardens.

This is a common area where Gnome-Fever is accelerated.

gnome family and homes, handpainted rocks

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

http://www.capadiadesign.com/

"You can't depend on your eyes
when your imaginatiom
is out of focus!"

- Mark Twain

"Sometimes I've believed as many as

six impossible things

before breakfast."

- Lewis Carroll



by purple moon

a garden flag by Toland

Norway (Land of the Trolls) paper dolls

I send all my wishes for a quick recovery to all you that have

Gnome-Fever.

It is apparently spreading,

and there is no cure!

:0)

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

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Spring Fairies, budget paper craft and paperdolls

Aloha!

"Where there is love there is life" by Ruby Blossom 

I have had a love affair with fairies for as long as I can remember.

Today as an adult, I collect fairies.

I have many many ornaments that go on my Christmas tree,

and get hung all over the house!

I have also been given lovely fairy statues -

some are candle holders, some are just pretty to look at!

My sister and her children have been super

about supplying my fairy habit with many wonderful fairies.

Thanks!

a gift from my husband

"If I had influence with the good fairy

who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children,

I should ask that her gift to each child in the world

be a sense of wonder so indestructible

that it would last throughout life."

- Rachel Carson



vintage clip

courtesy of Dover

"I dwell in possibilities"

- Emily Dickenson

I love the soft muted colors in this Wood Nymph paper doll set:

courtesy of OrigamiBears

I am sorry, I have lost the name of the artist who created this.

Isn't she just as charming as can be?

Rubber Stamp available from

VivaLasVegaStamps

vintage advertisement

These little Flower Fairies are Scandanavian art:

You can print them out, and use them as charming book marks!

Budget Craft:

Dimensional Paper Craft:

Print out several pages.

Start with one whole fairy.

step 2: Cut out part of a second fairy page. Perhaps the dress and the hat.

step 3: Cut out part of a third fairy page. Pick details like a sash or details from the hat.

step 4: Layer, with whole one on the bottom, then in order of steps.

   Use pop dots or silicone glue to create height for each layer.

tip: Using a chop stick or small bottle, curve each top piece slightly for an extra nice look.

"The artist,if he has not to forgotten how to listen,

must retain the vision

which includes angels and dragons and unicorns,

and all the lovely creatures

 which our world would put in a box marked

Children Only!"

- Madelaine L'Engle, author

This next paper doll with fairy clothes is part of

Liana's Paper Boutique set.

These are costumes that she drew, mostly in high school!

"And in the end

its not the years in your life that count.

It's the life in your years."

- Abraham Lincoln

"Fairy bubbles" hand beaded & netted necklace by inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

c.1913

"They who dream by day

are cognizant of many things

which escape those who dream

only by night."

- Edgar Allen Poe

Have a fresh, fairy-like day today!

inkspired

http://www.inkspired.etsy.com/

dominoes@myinkspired.com