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Yuletide Fairy Collection

11/8/2020

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I have a new collection of fairies color-coordinated with the pagan season of Yuletide:  glitter red and green.  Each is  handmade and each variation differs a bit. The "angel" tree topper is one of my Edna St. Vincent Millay poetry dresses with feather wings. A limited quantity of these will be available when my Etsy shop re-opens November 21.
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Red Yule Fairy made from white birch bark, red glitter reindeer moss and red berries from bittersweet.
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Green Yule Fairy made from white bitch bark and dark green reindeer moss with patches of moss up the side.
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The Yuletide Fairy Collection

11/15/2019

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I have a new collection of fairies color-coordinated with the pagan season of Yuletide: all white, red and green.  Each is, by its handmade construction, one of a kind.
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White moss, red rose, green moss. Each one has a back story.
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The Yule Fairy is adorned with dried fern and bright red tiny berries with a plume of green feather. The birch bodice sparkles with a glaze of festive glitter.
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The Fairy Mistress is made of red rose petals and dried autumn leaf with a hint of Baby's Breath.
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The Queen's Muse is made from dried grass, birch bark and reindeer moss adorned with an applique of birch and dried Hydrangea. The bodice is stitched up the back with white thread.
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More are being made in various white, green and red colors and soon will be available at the quirky garden and home goods store, Brambles in Belfast. All concepts and photos  © Kay Stephens
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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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The Yule Fairy

12/13/2018

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Walk deep into the forest on these late days in December and look closely. On the tops of evergreen sit these little wonders.
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​We are almost upon the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, a turning of the earth force tides.
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If you pay attention, you'll see this fairy, whose reindeer moss skirt and red-berried lichen applique, are a tribute to the season of Yule. The colors of red, white and green, symbolize the merry Meet of the Fairy Gods and Goddesses.
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Sewn up the back with green thread, this fairy makes a lovely ornament for your Solstice or Christmas tree.
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