Fairytale Magic ~

A little fairytale magic happened this past weekend in Asheville, NC. I am so envious that I was not able to be at my friend Jenn's fabulous event, but I was a little part of it ~ she asked me to create these swan ornaments for each of the lucky guests!

I used the "good stuff" and had fun creating all the glittery & dyed elements

Each was finished off with a tiny pearl & gold crown

It was hard to pack them up and send them on their way...

but I'm pretty sure each and every one went to a very nice home.

new goodies in the shop!

as soon as i got back from my trip, i couldn't wait to dig into the lovely stash of vintage millinery flowers i found. i love when i'm in search of something in particular, and it appears! well, they kept appearing and i filled a very large suitcase. each of these cagies are special ~ the pale blue roses inspired a marie antoinette cagie (top left;) it has vintage rhinestone buttons and pearls tucked in here and there, so lovely. the woodland one (center) is one of my favorites, with it's diamond dusted acorns and berries ~ so sweet! there is a new rose one, and i love the pink and brown floral combo, and the blue and green is just delicious!

there are new journals in the shop too! each is covered in hand screened paper, scalloped on the spine, tied with hand dyed vintage rayon seam binding and a posy.

ies and lettes

not sure why i do this, but i add -ies and -lette to the end of my kid's friends names, i guess as a term of endearment. so, it only seems natural when i make things with personalities (that i love) i add the same. i have always called these cagelettes, but in doing a search on-line i found that another sweet creative soul calls her handmade cages this, although very different. so, for the purpose of selling on-line, and not stepping on any toes, i have gone with cagies. this goes back to the whole "birds of a feather" thing...we truly do flock together, and often think along the same lines. good thing i looked!

this cagie is definitely victorian style don't you think? i had to add the little flower in her beak, as if she is going around decorating her sweet abode. i've had so much fun designing and making this new batch, which is why it's so hard to part with! all are made with vintage supplies, and are available in my etsy shop. these sweet little songbirds truly are the perfect pet, not to mention p-r-e-t-t-y!