TIME TO LEAVE THE NEST

Lots of whispering

Faeries love to whisper secrets, I can tell my Fairy Children are restless

They whisper of great adventures and new places

I can always tell when it is time,

for my beautiful children to leave!

Over the past year, as I've created the 12 inch soft doll, and stocked my shop

I often experiment with larger sizes 19 to 22 inches

I find it easier to wire fingers and ears

try out painted and dying techniques

elaborate wings

fabulous crowns

and felting and free motion stitching

working with beads and making flowers and rosettes

I have often called these lovely ladies

My Private Collection

Now it is time for them to leave the nest

Like any good Fairy Mother

I shed a tear and say goodbye

and send them off to great adventures

These Art Dolls were truly made with love!

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over the next few weeks I will be posting

20 large soft sculpture dolls

these 5 are in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

IN SEARCH OF THE LADIES OF THE LAKE

Winter in Central Florida

a recent frost left the landscape brown and crispy

not a problem for us humans, we just don several hoodies and soxs instead of mittens

but for the tropical creatures,the unusual cold snap is very hard

when the temps creeped back up to lovely 70's

I decided to get out and look for the Ladies of the Lake

I boarded the neighborhood Paddlewheel for a afternoon tour of the River and Lakes

The Lady Gayle, one of the many steam ships at the dock

the shore line was very brown, with one lone Great Blue Heron

But the sun came out as we neared Spanish Springs

and I saw a group of Ladies

Sunning themselves on a wall

Dragon fly Merfaeries

Sing lullabyes to all the napping fish

lounging and preening

it was good to see these beautiful Ladies

Singing the Alligators to sleep

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