It’s the little extra touches that help make my fairies magical. This one has a lantern that actually works!
The forest Leafmoss fairy is a charming needle-felted miniature, 9cm tall. She has moss-green hair and emerald-green eyes. Her dress is of pale, green-veined leaves, and her golden-green top suggests moss. Sprinkled glass seed beads make her sparkle. Her magical is an LED lantern.
Since Halloween is approaching, I felt inspired to make this little Witch. The figure itself is 3 1/2” high, but comes to nearly 6” with the hat and cat.
I added beads and jewels to add to her magic. She has a pentacle on the back of her cloak. The broom has stalks of Artemesia smudging sage, and they smell spicy.
The cat was the most fun to do: I wanted to capture the pose of a typical Halloween cat, with its arched back and scary, fuzzed-up tail. The whiskers are made from smoky fishing line. You can almost hear the cat hiss! Now to see what other magic I can create . . .
Recently I discovered felting. Here’s what goes into crafting these tiny fairies (this is the Acer Palmatum fairy, currently in progress.)
Welcome to my forest of the imagination. Here you will find material inspired by nature – sketches, photos, and writing.