Living With Fairies: May 2012

Friday, 25 May 2012

Feeling Floral

With all this wonderful weather I have been feeling very floral - such a delight to waft through the garden like a fairy , picking posies and thinking of painting all the blooms and blossom.

I just love getting up close to flowers and looking in to their hidden worlds ...

Have found some water colours that I did for my own amusement a couple of years ago ( can't remember if I have posted these before ) . Seeing them again makes me want to paint some more this year.

I must get some more geraniums back in to this part of the garden - that splash of red draws the eye through the dark arch of ivy.

Bringing the garden in to the house ...

Have rearranged the mantlepiece after painting it ( it was a very dark wood before and now the room seems much lighter ) and found a home for our china birds ... these tulips are nearly over but I love their floppy charm .

Don't forget to look out for the fairies at the bottom of your garden ( best at twilight - this heat wilts their wings. )

Thursday, 3 May 2012

A Sneak Preview

Have been very busy getting everything together for the May Festival. I'm showing at 52, Carlisle Road again with Cherry Picked For You - open from 5 th May to the 27th May , weekends only.
So here is a quick peek of my new dolls that I will be showing ( also various fairies, mermaids and garden embroideries.) These new ladies are all about 8 inches high and have button joined limbs and this time a soft torso as well as 'real' hair !
The red head above is called Rosa , she's £65. Below is Rita ( inspired by Rita Hayworth ?! ) She is also £65.

Next comes Miranda who is sporting some rather lovely yellow silk velvet pantaloons and real silk ribbons in her hair ( Liberty print shirt. ) £65.

They are joined here by Viola also in Liberty and £65.

Next in line are my fairy trio : Antonia £85

Note the slimmer figures and these ones ( and Rita above are made to sit on the edge of a shelf with bent knees ) and they all have super shiny leggings as I have varnished them and when you get to the bottom of this post you will see an example of the high heels they are wearing. Antonia has Peacock feather wings.