Easy Terrarium

I hunt thrift stores for glass containers. This is preserved moss and an air plant. Easy easy!

Winter Projects

I adore the promise of Spring. Only one more month of Winter.

I am lucky to be spending 5 weeks away from the midwest winter and

enjoying sunny Florida. The sunshine and solitude has been just what i needed to

complete the illustrations for my farm fairy book. I have a good start on making 

fairy furniture and built a new fairy house today. 

Holiday Decorating

We reclaimed a few items to use for decorating the Urns at the front of the shop.

The great thing about spending the money on an iron urn is, you can use it over and over and it can be left outdoors all year.

We used cuttings from various trees and shrubs from our own yard to create the arrangement.

Kiwi vine worked great for hanging sparkly stars.  The golden crab apple branches looked great with the brown stars.

The bow was made from burlap wired ribbon and the centerpiece was made from gluing piece of old sweaters onto a bowling ball I purchased from Goodwill.

Haul out the holly....

Yes, we need a little Christmas....
Today is the day we start renovating the shop. Its go time for decorating for the holidays. Today my inspiration comes from a pair of old ice skates, a gold picture frame and maybe some ribbon. I am excited to see what I come up with.

Wedding Flowers

I think every wedding is beautiful. The details change but, the day is filled with happy people, gorgeous gowns, a glowing bride and a nervous groom. And the flowers!

Precious Metal Clay workshop

It has been a while since I have attended a workshop for myself. Recently I have been looking for unique and unusual fairy charms or jewelry related pieces. I have not really found what I had in mind. My solution is to make it myself. I signed up to take a Precious Metal Clay work shop this week. I am very excited to learn something new. This will be my first time taking a class at the Fine Line in St. Charles Illinois.

Fall Festival Weekend

We created this display for my fairy houses.  We have a space at the Fall Festival in Cantigny Park this weekend. We are excited to enjoy the day at such a beautiful location.  Weather report says warm and thunderstorms but, it will still be fun. Doug built a form with various elevations. This took 4 hours with two glue guns and two bags of moss just to create the base.

A child"s imagination

I love to see the children build fairy houses in the studio.  Maude is turning 5 next weekend. She designed her fairy house while her Mom did all the heavy gluing. The house is beautiful and I bet the fairies are choosing straws to see who gets to live in her garden.

Fall at the shop

We made it to Fall!!! The shop opened in March and it has been a wild ride.  We have met so many wonderful people. I love hearing about everyone's Fairy Gardens both inside and out. The studio is still plugging along with workshops this month. I am now working on Day of the Dead mugs. We are going to take these to the next Fall Festival on October 13th.

Making Gifts from Reclaimed Items

These tea cups are made from thrift store finds.  Using a low fire Pebeo Porcelaine paint pens purchased from Dick Blick Art Supplies. The pieces are low temp fired in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes. After firing the paint becomes dish washer safe. (Tip-Clean your pen tips after each use and store pens upright).