Monthly Archives: June 2010

Some lovely summer solstice faeries for you…   have a mystical, magical faerie filled summer!

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.  It is the source of all true art and science.”

Albert Einstein

I am such a mix of styles and tastes.  I love layers of beautiful things, the more layers the better.  I adore lace and velvets, tapestries, fringe and anything gypsiesque.  I have always loved Stevie Nicks’ style.  Bohemian definitely suites me.  However I also love Victorian, shabby chic and anything vintage.  This applies to both my clothing as well as my home (even my car!  I will show you pictures of the Purple Morris at another time).  I have often felt slightly schizophrenic in all the different things I love,

I love everything about this picture, the clothes, the chair and especially the setting.

I adore everything about this picture, the fabrics are divine, her dress and hair are so romantic!

Corsets are wonderful, love them with a pair of jeans

This jacket is lovely

I am drooling right now, sooooo beautiful!

Well if I am crazy then I am in great company.  This fabulous woman below is Robin Brown of Magnolia Pearl.  Whenever I am feeling doubtful of my style or insecure of my rather unorthodox ways I go to her web site and am reminded of what a beautiful free spirit looks like.  She started as a designer of handbags and has now developed an entire line of clothes and furniture.  She is an amazing talent with an enormous heart!  I admire her greatly and I strongly suggest you have a look at her web site.  Her art is so luscious, layers upon layers of beauty.  I have to say I have never encountered a more down to earth person, deeply grateful for all that she is blessed with.  She is a huge inspiration for me.

I love how she mixes elegant items like velvet, jewels and tapestries with more Victorian romantic items like lace.  That is one of her gorgeous bags on the left.

She uses anything beautiful even if it has rips in it.  Imperfections do not matter to her, they actually make something even more lovely.  I will hold my rambling to fashion for know but I will leave you with a picture of an incredible Magnolia Pearl couch.  More on home fashions later…

I love to watch the many ways our cats sleep.

There is nothing more sweet that a sleeping kitty.  However I do wonder how they manage to get any zzzzzzs in some of the strange positions they get into.

This just makes my back hurt!

I kept waiting for him to turn blue, but he stayed orange…

I am not sure if he is sleeping or paying homage to the kibble god.

I have heard of feather pillows but fur pillows?

Wishing you lots of sweet dreams no mater where or how you sleep, but I do hope you have someone dear to cuddle with!

Remember when I wrote a while back about the wings I was making for a lovely bride?  Well I have finally finished them along with a beautiful cloak and wreath to complete her wedding ensemble.

I am so pleased with the results, and I can say that as they are now in the bride’s hands and she seems thrilled too.  I had my friend Nancy Little Moon come over and try everything on for me so I could take a few pictures.  She is so beautiful inside and out.  I just love to have her model for me (she was the high priestess in the faerie wedding photo shoot on my web site). By the way she is also a wedding officiant who preforms the most beautiful and meaning full ceremonies. You can visit her web site Blessings in Paradise.com for more info.

(above) detail of the beading on the cloak.

I split the cloak up the back so it flows around the wings.  The wings are on a padded metal brace that slides between the skin and the corset.  They are remarkably light weight for being so large.

(above right)  detail of the wreath

I used a vintage Indian Sari and then glued to the edges moss, beads, jewels, bugs and all manor of magical things

My bride wanted it to evoke not just faeries but mermaids as well so I gave it a bit of a fish tale look.

(above) detail of the wing root.  (above right) a lovely dragon fly just for fun!

What a magical way to start a marriage!