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The fairies are like everyone else: they love a new spring wardrobe. Here are a bunch of teeny fairy and literary altered book dresses (all individually made and one of a kind) that I just brought to Brambles in Belfast. They are $25 each and come with a custom hanger and backstory on my website.  Brambles, 2 Cross Street, Belfast, Maine
I'm going to England in a few days to the countryside for the first time. I made a couple of Pixies as a tribute.  From Mythology.Net"Take a walk along England’s beautiful southern coast and you may be charmed by more than just pretty wildflowers, mystical stone rings, and the blue, blue ocean. Pixies also roam the countryside, and if you happen to have a pretty scrap of ribbon or a clever verse of poetry for them, they might just invite you to join in with one of their giddy dances or send you along your way with a blessing over your head."  "....they do love fine things, and they will seize upon any gift of beautiful clothing that is offered to them."  And here's the other one I made: with dried flowers and birch bark.    Adorned with delicate buds and dried rose petals. They smell so sweet!  All of these spring fairy dresses will soon be available at Brambles in Belfast.
Here is my latest Edna St. Vincent Millay dress  ©Kay Stephens This one of a kind dress is made from this sonnet: “She had a horror he would die at night. And sometimes when the light began to fade She could not keep from noticing how white The birches looked — and then she would be afraid, Even with a lamp, to go about the house And lock the windows; and as night wore on Toward morning, if a dog howled, or a mouse Squeaked in the floor, long after it was gone Her flesh would sit awry on her. By day She would forget somewhat, and it would seem A silly thing to go with just this dream And get a neighbor to come at night and stay. But it would strike her sometimes, making tea: _She had kept that kettle boiling all night long, for company._” ― Edna St. Vincent Millay  ©Kay Stephens  ©Kay Stephens This is Camden, Maine, where Millay grew up.  ©Kay Stephens They're tricksy. Look at this one camouflaged next to a pot of white tulips.    Made with the dried buds of spring blooms. And here's another one made from a bodice of birch and beech leaf with hydrangea for a skirt.   Each is stitched up the back with thread and comes with a custom bejeweled hanger.  |
Tonic of the Woods
the inspiration behind the creations Photos, stories and concept ©Kay Stephens
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