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Few have more Grace, Soul and Heart than my dear friend Corey. Her devoted dedication to her Father and family during his illness, and her pure honesty in sharing with us her daily trials bring me to tears. Please join me today, the day after her loving father's death, in gently holding her in our hearts. BLESSINGS my dear friend, I'm here for you...
(photo of Corey from last years Blushing Brides Party)
This room is like a fairy tale, but its that Sleigh Bed/Seat that pulls my heart! Oh My... And what about this charming display? A bed to suit any figure? LOVELY... Via a new favorite blog: Musings - Brocante.
We've all seen them, but how many of us know WHY they are there? It can mean a variety of things and can vary regionally. Here are a few meanings:
~ They are the shoes of a friend lost to violence thrown up in a memorial near their place of death.
~ Signifies that drugs are sold at that location.
~ Marks gang territory.
~ You have bullies in your area and they took another kids shoes for a game of keep away.
~ Someone got a new pair of shoes and just thought of a way to get rid of the old ones.
(Images via GOOGLE, definition found Here
My day Buttoned up perfectly when a package arrived from England this afternoon! The amazingly talented Lynn of Sea Angels sent me copies of her wonderful 'Button Watercolors' that I've admired for quite a while. Along with the prints came a delightful frolicking pink rabbit pillow which will now keep company with my other artist dolls in the big birdcage! Lynn also does beautiful textile work which she shares with us HERE! THANK YOU LYNN!!! You truly are a "sea-angel", sending your art across the sea to be with me!
This morning I discovered that Juju blogged about Laura Walker's handmade buttons, and I decided to do a Button Theme Post! Laura's Buttons, made of porcelain, are available on ETSY!
I am a huge fan of Elsita's artwork, and she also recently did a post on her own handmade buttons made of 'Shrink Plastic'! Her whimsical drawings and designs translate beautifully in this medium! 
I found these handpainted buttons on re:make, hard to resist names like 'The Enchanted Forest' and 'A Clover And Two Ladybugs'!
Melissa Becker has a wonderful line of buttons that remind me of old pewter buttons from yesterday... 
KupKup has delightful 'Petit Patisserie' felt buttons for sale! They look so delicious, how could you resist? 
Mudcakes presses lace and other textures into her buttons - making them feel airy and romantic!
I'm in love with these OctopusMe Buttons! Who couldn't use a few extra appendages on their shirt???
Want to make your own beaded buttons? Here is a link to a Workshop where you can make your own...! Anyone else care to jump on the Button BandWagon with me???
I can barely wait to SEE THIS!!!
There is something otherworldly and moody about good polaroid photography. Sarah Moon is truly an “Impressionist photographer” of the highest caliber! Her photos invite us to look within ourselves and discover what she shows us... a phantasmagoric vision of the world that makes me think of fairy tales...! (suggested via Dans le grenier de ma vie...)
I love this idea!!! The fairy reading room IN the books in the fairytale section of the Youth department of the Main branch of the Ann Arbor District Library. LINK
While browsing Flickr I found these wonderful photos by Kate Phillips. I especially love her 'evidence of fairies' series with a tiny skull, crown and baby dragon! She has a wonderful sensitivity to small things that is endearing... Be sure and see her other wonderful work, including encaustic paintings and essence vessels HERE!
Paul Busse makes fairy tales come alive with his magical creations sized for model trains! He works from photographs of the buildings, using sand, glue and tile grout for the stone facades and berries, seeds, pods and vines to add texture and detail. Then he travels with his art presenting his 'little world' at garden shows and festivals. It takes almost 20 people 10 days to position the buildings, lay out the 1,200 feet of track, get the trains running, construct the trestles, tuck in the hundreds of plants and place the lights. What a delight it must be to see these creations up close!!! See More Photos Here
