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The Forest Fairy

11/6/2020

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This unusually warm weather we're having in Maine in November is keeping the Wee Folk above ground longer than usual. Here's one spotted taking a rest.
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She's made of dried grasses for the bodice with a slightly green hue from the decay.
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Her skirt and wings are from beech leaves. Her sash is from dried yellow fern with an applique of bittersweet.
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The Forest Fairy will be for sale ($20) when our Etsy shop reopens for the virtual craft fair on November 21.
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Forest Fairy spotted

9/14/2019

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As we approach the Autumn Equinox, there has been a lot of activity in the woods. The Wee Folk have been gathering all season. Here's one spotted taking a rest.
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Her dress is yellow and pale green to blend in with the still green ferns with a yellow applique.
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I bought these flowers at the United Farmer's Market of Belfast at one of the farm stands.
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The grass sash and dress underskirt accents are called Explosion Grass, which I got from a florist in Blue Hill.
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Stitched up the back with pale green thread.
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More Solstice Fairy Dresses

12/22/2018

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It was pouring like a mother outside yesterday, so I couldn't photograph these outside. This one is another version of my Yule Fairy made with reindeer moss an teeny berries.
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This one is the Forest Fairy, whose lichen skirt was found on one of my walks through Tanglewood. Her bodice is made from several dried grasses, which give it a nice gradient green color, a bit of usnea and hydrangea for the applique.
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This one is a variation of The Queen's Muse, the poet that alights above the rath during the day, to gather verse for the court for their evening's entertainment below.
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This one is made from both birch and two kinds of dried grasses with a tawny reindeer moss, a bit of dried fleece flower for the sash and hydrangea for the applique.
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All of these were taken to Brambles in Belfast. But if you want any of these custom made for you, request one on our Etsy page.
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Fernald's Neck Fairies

6/27/2017

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In the midst of Fernald's Neck, a mysterious mossy forest surrounded by a lake in Maine, there are fairy forts all around...you just need to know how to look for them. These forts are usually below overturned trees and deep crevices in rocks.
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Since I was "carried" by The Wee Folk, my eyes are sharper. I saw my first one on top of a bed of moss in the sunlight.
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Deeper into the forest I saw what she was protecting. There it was, a fort. I did not dare go near it, for they do not take human meddling kindly. And I did not wish to be dragged down into it.
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There was not one person in the forest that day. But ahead on the trail covered by pine needles, a fawn crashed through the trees. I could just see the tip of its white tail as it fled. Soon, I came to the height of the land, overlooking the lake, where sure enough, I encountered two more.
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Adorned in white birch and dried grass, lichen, moss and fungi, all of these green fairies blended in. They knew I could see them and yet...they let me pass.
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The deeper I ventured into the forest, the more it became clear. Fernald's Neck had a network of forts all along the trail. There was a moat that led to the Queen's court and many pairs of eyes watched to see what I could do.
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I passed on and kept my eyes on the path until finally I was back in the meadow once more, back to safety.
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Related story: "I had a dream the Good People carried me here" and "Fairy of The Stream"
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