A Beautiful Bouquet and some new Etsy listings...

If you are looking for my offering on "Where Bloggers Create" click here and it will take you to my post.  It was a huge party where everyone visited each other's creative work spaces and studios.  I think there were over 300 participants!  Lots of windows to look in!  It was all hosted by Karen over at My Desert Cottage.  Thank you so much Karen,  I had a blast!
I am also having a drawing on August 1st for a fun Faerie Wreath that I made.  For details see my post for Where Bloggers Creates.  The blog party was tons of fun and if you haven't seen any of it I recommend having a look both at my post...  (a sample picture)

and at the other participants posts (click here or on the image of "Where Bloggers Create" on the side bar).  So many fun work spaces, everyone is so creative!
Here is the wreath I am holding the drawing for...

So on to today...   I am just rambling about some fun summertime projects I have been working on...
I made a pretty bouquet the other day, just for fun.  I saw these amazing Cobra Lillies and thought how much fun it would be to make an unusual bouquet with them.

It feels kind of woodsy and natural with a sophisticated edge.

It is a mixture of Cobra Lillies, chocolate Queen Ann's Lace, garnet Scabiosas, Bunny Tails (what a cute name...  it is the green fuzzy "tail" like looking (flower?) looks like Millet kind of), chocolate Cotinas foliage and Nigella pods.

Look at the details in the Cobra Lillies... and the deep rich burgundy of the Scabiosa.  It feels vibrant to me like a beautiful Rubie.  I also tucked in black feathers that had a magical iridescent to them.

I gave it a collar of green Millet and then wrapped the stems in Birch Bark and then over wrapped the bark with twine to hold it in place. 

 I also used a bit of vintage embroidered velvet ribbon at the top and bottom of the stems and then attached a vintage brass key  

I love it when I get to play with flowers just for fun!

I also made some additions to my Etsy store,  I have been working on and off on a crazy fun Faerie House.  Well I finally finished it...  Take a peak...

On the porch railing next to some garden tools is a tiny Owl.

The back... complete with a hanging swing...

I made little cushions for the swing and gave it a beaded fringe...  definitely a bohemian faerie...

It has a ton of detail...  here is the front porch with it's clear cobble stone deck and fun beaded trim on the eves...

A peak inside through the hanging fringe curtains....  Hmmm, could belong to Faeries from India, or maybe Gypsy Faeries...

I made a table of a vintage thread spool with a glass top with two twig chairs.  On the wall are two framed faerie portraits.  One is in a silver shadow box with jewels inside.  There is even a chandelier hanging over the table (you can just see the bottom of it in the picture).

Looking down at one side...

The other side view...

Up close of the front.  There are little vignettes of potting areas, beaded flowers and mushrooms.

I have clear Christmas lights all over it and in the inside too.  It looks so cool at night!  Not really sure I want to sell it.

I also added this beautiful vintage turquoise bracelet.  Not sure if it is Navajo or Zuni, could be either stylistically.  It is from the 70's or earlier.  The color is wonderful!  A deep, deep ocean blue green.  You can loose yourself in the depths!

I also made this crystal Faerie Wand...

I attached a calcite crystal to a Birch branch and then wrapped it with silver wire, faux pearls and attached other fun bits...

The end has the tip of a pine cone attached.

Well I hope you like all my goodies and are having a fun summer...

Lots of sunny warm blessings,

Tricia

Turquoise

I have been in a turquoise frame of mind lately.  So enjoying the
deep soothing color as well as the stone the color is named after...

The Navajo believe the stone is the child of Father Sky (taking on His color) 

and Mother Earth (the substance of Her).

Which is part of why they love it so much...

I love the different shades of turquoise Native American jewelry comes in.

From emerald green to soft baby blue.

But I don't just love the stone,  I love the color as well...

I have a few pieces of furniture in shades of turquoise...

But I still had to try and make a painting of a turquoise door,

Here is a beautiful Guatemalan Mola in shades of turquoise...

Look at the details in the embroidery...

And of course Indian saris are so lovely in turquoise...

Really anything is so pretty in those shades...

However like the stone, the Peacock Feather, made by 

Mother Nature is so much better that what humans can create...  

She is pretty amazing!

However I do love it when Mother Nature and humans collaborate...

Sometimes we make a good team.

Etsy sale!!!!!

OK so I have this most beautiful wonderful wedding coming up this weekend!  The couple is lovely and their style is very much in keeping with a photoshoot I wanted to do...  so...  I am treating it like a photo shoot and going all out.  However that means I have spent every penny they have given me and then some!!!  I need to raise a bit of money and get things moving in my store so...  Anything your little heart desires you may have at $25 % off the retail price.  Enter the coupon code photoshoot25 to get it.   I will share the pictures of the wedding you helped fund (he he) soon!  Wish I could invite you, you could wear you beautiful new purchases (including the faerie wings, they're that cool of a couple!)...  oh well.
Blessings all and thank you!
Tricia

Etsy opening sale!!

I wanted to have an opening sale before but didn't have time to figure out how to work the coupon codes.  Having figured that out I am now offering to all my wonderful blog readers in honor of you and my grand opening on Etsy... 15% off  anything your little heart desires in my store!  Go to my Etsy store by clicking here or on the Etsy store picture in my side bar and type in the coupon code etsyopening1 to get your discount.  Yippee...  I am having so much fun!

Here are some of my latest additions to my store...  enjoy!

Handmade art faerie wings... (not the cute purple Morris...  that's MINE!  I guess you could call my car the "Flying Purple Eater"!  Ha ha!)

A vintage Navajo turquoise bracelet...

A beautiful vintage Zuni Corn Maiden fetish necklace...

An amazingly beautiful Navajo silver cuff bracelet.

How's that for variety, Faerie and Native American jewelry!

Blessings to all...

P. S.  I just helped in creating the most beautiful wedding last Saturday...  It was gorgeous!!!!  Lots of vintage romantic touches like old church pews, silver platters, antique bottles with HUGE peonies as aisle decorations...  lots of beautiful things.   I will post some pics as soon as I get permission (they want to publish so people get funny about me posting my pics on my blog).  However here is a teaser...

Don't tell anyone...