QUICK XMAS VACA IN MIAMI

Monday Morning early I hopped in my Golden Mini Cooper

and headed south for a quick visit with my brother

He along with family had rented a condo in South Florida for Christmas Week

and this little guy, Liam was the best reason to sneak away

My great Nephew is a very smilie baby

Later that evening, I kidnapped my nephew Henry, and headed to Miami Beach in search of the elusive Stone Crab Claws "YUM"

It was cold for Florida, and Miami Beach was very quiet

We whizzed by the beach and all the glamorous Hotels, palm trees all wrapped in lights

Bal Harbor twinkled brightly

My trip was very fast, and I got to see some of my family, which I never get to spend time with!

Florida is a great place to live, everything is just a few hours away, it is like living in vacation land everyday!

But it is wonderful to come home to the tranquility of the country!

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas

time to make the Pavlova!

TWIN PINK CHAMPAGNE MERMAIDS

Two pretty pink girls

Part of my Roaring 20's Collection of Dolls

Join the Chickadee Birds for the

New Year Festivities

Pale Pink & Blue dressed in lace

Ready to sip some bubbly!

These twin Mermaids are now in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF BESIDES DOLLS

This past weekend, a group of local Boating Clubs, Captains, Sailors & Fishermen

all got together for Toys For Tots

Sea Tow our marine business and Holiday Marine sponsored this event

This event was just for the Kids

They came by land and Sea, Lakes actually

Loads of bags of toys lined up to be weighed in

Boats of all kinds laden with toys

The Capt. couldn't help scooting over to the truck

The Marines and some of the Sponsors

Up they came from Orlando to participate

Parker Boats

A group shot of just some of the local Elves

At the end of the Event the weigh in totals

4,000 pounds of toys 27 bikes, 2 tons

For a small country community in Central Florida

We made a huge contribution for a very

Merry Christmas

drop a toy in the Toys for Tots box near you!

help make a Special Christmas for all the kids

CHICKADEE BIRDS

Chickadee Birds always come in pairs

This way, they have a dance partner for life

twirling nose to nose

Pretty birds

dancing into the New Year

shaking their tail feathers

Part of the Collection of New Year's Roaring 20's Dolls

now in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com

BUGS, BIRDS, & A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY WISH

La Doll air dry clay

Bug Girls in bubble dresses

This month I've been experimenting with different types of air dry clays

I am a soft sculpture artist

but there is something fun about squishing clay into a face

it is like playing with frosting

But over in the Pink Victorian Room

Chickadee birds were singing

Happy Birthday

to a very special friend

Miss Vanessa

http://afancifultwist.typepad.com

Amazing artist

goodie maker

doggie lover

Miss V

makes blogging so fun!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

BIRDS,20'S FLAPPERS & CHAMPAGNE MERMAIDS

A flock of Snowy Egrets covered the back yard today

sorry, the picture is not so good, but I took it through the screen,

these birds fly away at any sort of sound

It just so happens that my latest collection of dolls has a flock of

Chickadee Birds

The roaring 20's Great Gatsby's Parties

Flappers and Charleston Girls

And Champagne Mermaids

I'll have my own little New Year's Dancing Party

also lately, paper clay scary dolls, I guess I have a dark side after all

all my clay dolls seem to have alien faces

they will probably be bug creatures of some sort

Christmas time in Florida, just hangin out in my studio having a

laugh!

THE STUDIO "TWIGS FAERIE LAND"

Christmas in my Florida Studio

Green pines with Elves and tree trimmers

A Palm Tree filled with mermaids and sea creatures

Tiny angel faeries on a silver tree

A White Tree where all the Wind Sylphs sit

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Sailor my Ragdoll Siamese taking watch

In Florida you can never have too many Christmas Trees!

HO HO HO

TALES OF FAERIES, DRAGONS & CASTLES

The Irish Castle of 1886

Colette the fourth sister to the Faeries of the Court

Celtic Faeries & Pets

Princess Dragon

All the unwanted pets live at the Irish Castle

Forest Faeries, warrior protectors

Beautiful Court Faeries

Dreamy and Magical Sisters

The Court Faeries dressed in elegant gowns

A Fairy tale Castle, brought to life with a collection of dolls

Memories of a story book nighborhood

Where I grew up

"Happy Holidays"

(click on any picture to enlarge)

This collection of dolls are in my shop

http://kaeriefaerie52.etsy.com