The Magic Spell Faery

Do you remember when this wee one first showed her shy smile here? She was lovingly nicknamed 'The Magic Spell Faery' by the little girl I made her for, but she's never had a story of her own. Now, thanks to the talent of a lovely young writer she finally has a story to share with you.

The Magic Spell Faery creates potions every twilight by the light of fireflies. She gives the bubbling, magic brews to sick animals and plants who need a boost of life. She once met a fox, who became her loyal and brave pet. When a very young child wanders astray in the forest she tends, she will show the way with a trail of stones, careful to conceal herself. She stays in the forest all year and her clothes are always pink, blue or purple because those are the magic colors of faeries. Her real name is as secret as the legend of fey itself. 

By Joy Paola (Age 10)

The Spring Maiden

Will the children see her footprints in the morning?

Moving silently across a winter garden, she whispers promises of spring to the sleeping earth.

Are the children sleeping Lilla? Creep silently so as not to wake them when you deliver your special parcel. 

Lilla is entirely hand stitched (with the exception of the her wings). She has a wire armature wrapped in wool and hand stitched in cotton knit skin allowing her to be gently repositioned. She is clothed in a billowy silk dress with a beautiful antique hankie apron. Her shoes and cap are wool felt. Her tiny features are hand embroidered and her hair is mohair yarn. She is wearing, about her shoulders a handwoven egg basket of paper wrapped wire. She stands 6" tall. 

Lilla is a delicate doll and not meant for little hands, she was made more for decoration than play. Not recommended for children under 10. 

She will be available in the Dollectable shop where I am participating as a guest artist, on Sunday, March 1st at 7pm EST:

http://hyenacart.com/stores/dollectable

The Artist

Willem, a wee Faery painter, puts the finishing touches on a last egg. It is nearly Easter and another long year's work has come to an end. The eggs will soon be carefully packed in tiny baskets by the Spring maidens and flown to far away lands where they will be placed with quiet care on the pillows of sleeping boys and girls. 

Willem is a soft sculpture doll. He is entirely hand stitched (with the exception of his wings). He has a wire armature wrapped in wool and hand stitched into a cotton tricot skin, allowing him to be gently repositioned. His tiny features are hand embroidered with cotton thread and his golden curls are superfine mohair yarn. He is dressed in an antique linen tunic, with trousers, suspenders, cap and boots made from wool felt. He stands 5.5" tall.

His Easter egg is needle felted wool.

His little acorn stool and wooden table sit in a bed of tightly needle felted wool grass and toadstools.

Willem is a decorative piece and not meant for little hands (there are many small pieces which could be a choking hazard). Not recommended for children under 10. 

Willem's price is $250 USD. He will be available in the Dollectable shop where I am participating as a guest artist, on Sunday, March 1st at 7pm EST: