A thank you & a change

Good morning all you lovely folksies

You may well have noticed I have been absent for a good while from this corner of the world so I thought I best let you know that  after 5 years of running  "Faerietale of Inspiration" my days have become so busy and I don't have the time to give to this blog  so I have make the sad decision to put this little pocket of treasure on hold for a while.

I want to say a huge Thank you to all you wonderful followers for you enthusiasm & inspiration, support & encouragement, it has meant more to me than you could know.

I will still be sharing arty finds (amongst other things) on my other web spaces, so you can pop over and say hi if you're about, it would be lovely to see you!

* my personal blog "5 Precious Things"  here 

* on my Facebook Page here

* On twitter as  here

So goodbye for now my lovelies, may you all find pockets of sunshine & smiles within your days.

Faerie lanterns to make . . .

sweet faerie lanterns for the little ones to make here

Golden Book Gown . . .

Ever fascinated by children's picture books & stories

I was amazed to come across this stunning

 "Golden Book gown" 

Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled

and discarded children’s Golden Books.

Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?

by Ryan Jude Novelline

The Gates of Moria necklace . . .

Always love anything to do with Tolkein of course

and so swooning over the latest from

Hairy Growler

his wonderful "Gates of Moria" necklace

made from a silver crown coin.

Mosaic grotto . . .

Another craft on my list of "to do" is having at  a try mosaic.

Greatly inspired by this wonderful mosaic grotto by

Candace Bahouth, it is beyond gorgeous.

See more of her creations here

Lighting inspired by tree forms . . .

"Forms in nature"

a chandelier that casts shadows of trees around a room

giving an ethereal, deep in the forest feel.

visit the site to discover more . . .

HildenDiaz

The Human Elephant Foundation . . .

The Human Elephant Foundation

a wonderful coming together of thinkers, individuals and corporates,

who harness their creativity for the overall health of the planet.

 "The elephant is a metaphor for the yearning for forgotten

conversations beetween humans the earth & all living things"

Driftwood elephants created by Andries Botha.

Visit the website for more info on the wonderful work of the foundation

and a peep at the stunning images.

www.humanelephant.org

Unwoven~light instillation . . .

This is a wonderful instillation "unwoven~light" at the Rice Gallery, Texas.

Made with waves of chain-link fence embedded with plexi glass.

It catches the changing play of light & makes a stunning feature.

 Created by  Soo Sunny Park

Lots more wonderful images of the instillation to see on her site.

Sylvain Meyer, land art . . .

Delicate land art by Sylvain Meyer,

using only materials from the forest floor ~ 

Oh let me get out into the woods to play!

You can see more of his work here.
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Sorry I have been away for so long folks
so much happening here, amongst other things
I am mid way through illustrating a new childrens book
and most excitedly preparing to become a grannie!
Hope to post more often again, if you would like me too ! x

Sue Griffiths, tiny paper dress creations

 Welcome to the magical world of Sue Griffiths

"Messie Jessie"

and her delightful paper dress assemblage art creations.

She works with  work with mixed media and collage .  

and says "Being somewhat of a magpie, my work frequently features

found objects, recycled jewellery, beads and fabrics."

Find her here on Etsy

Website, and blog and Facebook

Scroll paintings . . .

Incredible scroll paintings of

Hadieh Shafie

each painting constructed from thousands of strips of paintings.

She says "I want the viewer to be captured by the overall presence of the work

and to be moved by the play of color and texture across the surface of each piece."

Art dolls & Scottish costume . . .

Love the details of the tartan Scottish dress on

these costumed art dolls

by

Martha Boers

The Snow Queen . . .

 This beauty is named

"The Snow Queen"

and was created by Franca Bruno.

You can also find Franca's jewellery in

her treasure trove of a shop in Gatehouse of Fleet,

Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland.

paper houses . . .

Paper house lights

from 

The Hutch Studio

Miniature masks . . .

the tiniest, delicate, nature inspired masks

this one a red hummingbird

made by

Jacob & Celest Ewing

and sold in their shop

LaPetiteMascarade

Eric Standley, paper windows . . .

 I had to do a double take at

Eric Standley’s stunning paper creations.

Made from thousands of pieces of laser cut paper

layered to create amazing stained glass effect windows.

Shintaro Ohata art & sculpture combine . . .

 Painting & sculpture combined

capture scenes from everyday life in the delightful works

by 

Shintaro Ohata

Tanya Besedina . . .

Beautiful, detailed clay tiles depicting faerie stories 

influenced by the people & the world around her

by story-teller Tanya Besedina

"As with any story of depth, it takes layers and layers of truth,

struggle, revelation, and achievement to complete its arc"

Red Riding Hood . . .

Little Red Riding Hood ring

from

Lickety Cut

Cosy faerie coats . . .

 

perfect faeriewear for keeping oh so warm

from 

Armstreet

suppliers of stunning costume comes

"Heritrix of Winter"

Faerie rocking crib . . .

The cutest faerie rocking crib!

from the Silver Penny pattern store

where you can purchase the pattern to make this sweet creation.

Now why do I have cribs in mind?

Well, I can let you into a wee secret, Im so excited

for I am to be a Grannie in June !!

Happy New Year . . .

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas,

we did, such precious lovely family time indeed.

Im back at last after being tucked in my wee studio

wher I have been plotting & planning my year ahead

( you can read more about that over on my othe blog here)

Now its high time we began to share more loveliness here!

We have lots more beautiful creations coming up so do stay tuned.

Happy New Year to you all.

X X X 

A merry christmas . . .

 

A huge thank you to each and everyone

 x x x

Paper Christmas trees to make . . .

You all must know how I love re-cycling

well these sweet christmas tree decorations

are just a perfect example.

The lovely Jules shows how to make them

over on her blog   "Adventures in Thread" 

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For those of you on Facebook,  every Friday
I feature a make it  "Project for the weekend"  
on my facebook page here if you're interested.
also lots of other arty, crafty hints, tips & inspirations.
It would be lovely to see you there !

A feast of colour & pattern

This is a favourite blog I came across a while ago

 Bicocacolors,

the owner of the blog Elena Nuez has a wonderful eye

for colour, form, pattern as you will see from her photography.

Her site is filled with the beautiful images she takes

and the items she creates, which are for sale in her etsy shop here

Loch ness monster . . .

from the Fro design Company

a set of posters  . . .

mythical beasts from locations around the world.

wire sculpted hare

 

Chris Mossart

says his sculpture is

"drawing in three dimensions"

"drawing in 3-dimensions"

kelp lampshades . . .

Artist Julia Lohman based in London

 designs beautiful lampshades using seaweed ~kelp.

for more of her stunning intricate laser cut designs see here.

She is hoping that this may replace the use of leather, paper & plastic.

Autumn Moon clock . . .

"Autumn Moon Clock"

by

 "Cybermoon"

"Moonstruck" is how Alan talks about our feelings towards the moon,

I most certainly am when I gaze up at her.

This shop holds so many wonderful clock creations to choose from.

Pegasus . . .

I always loved the story of Pegasus,

this automata made in Cornwall is a beauty. 

Find a multitude of moving creations

here at New Stead Automata