ONE WORLD ONE HEART 2010 MAGIC CARPET RIDE

GENIES AND WISHES

So glad to be participating in the OWOH Event

I had so much fun last year, glad to be back!

I needed a Magic Carpet

off I went to see the Treasure Hunter

in her shop I knew I would find the perfect ride

While hunting I spied a magnificent Genie Lamp

I gently picked it up and took into the light

I wonder if I rub the lamp, what would happen?

I rubbed and took the glass cork off

Puffs of smoke blasted out of the bottle

and a golden haired Genie appeared

and another

the shop was becoming smoky

Genies where everywhere!

I counted four beautiful Genies

and they sang you may have three wishes!

what else would Kaerie Faerie wish for?

"Fairies"

in bursts of pink and yellow sparkle magic

and blue sparkle

tiny faeries appeared

with my three wishes granted

the four lovely Genies started to jump back into their

bottle

the purple haired Genie spotted the perfect

carpet for riding

hold on tight and have a wonderful ride

Happiness

Love

Tranquility

these three tiny wish faeries

will be my give-away

leave a comment with your name and e-mail

and I'll put it in the Magic Bottle

I will open the Genie Bottle Feb. 14th at Midnight

and the Genies will hand me three lucky

winners!

My give-away is open to everyone

I'm off to ride my Carpet

and all the fabulous adventures I will have

at the One World One Heart 2010

Blog Event!

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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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DOLL HOUSE STORIES GHOSTS IN THE ATTIC

I decided to start with the roof and outside of the house

I was dusting and replacing cardboard shingles

with my feather duster I swept the attic

this house has a distinct smell of cigar and pipe smoke

I was breathing in the fumes of my Grandfather's cigars, when I heard

sneezing!

this ghostly little spirit floated out and perched on the edge of the roof

and another appeared on the other dormer,

pouting and scowling, these were very unhappy spirits

Seems all the dusting and removing of furniture was causing much sadness

and believe me, there is nothing worse than mad, unhappy spirits in your house!

I decided gifts would help this situation

a basket of tiny mouse pets

I gathered some furniture to put in the attic space

These pouting girls, snuggled into their new surroundings

ragged overstuffed chairs and a cozy fireplace

story books to read

dress forms to make spooky dresses

the ghosts, in the attic of the doll house seemed happy now

and I could get back to painting the roof

Glurp Green!

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