Zarelda's Birthday Celebration

Were you all wondering what has been happening with Zarelda? Well, Sofi did too. But she was just SURE Zarelda would come if she made sure that her home looked festive for her birthday! Zarelda's birthday (apparently) was April 4th. So Sofi decorated with streamers and we went down to the Fair World Gallery (also online) to purchase a gift. Sofi decided that Zarelda would love some worry dolls, because they were just the right size for a fairy!

I decided that Zarelda might like something from ETSY since she shops there so much already so I purchased an art print for her that was JUST THE RIGHT SIZE for her walls! I have no idea why they advertise these tiny art prints as collector's prints - don't they know that fairies and dolls everywhere are always in search of that perfect size print for their house? I chose a fairy print from Mistyisle called "Fairies in the Moonlight".

Sofi also left Zarelda a tea set.

The next morning we found wrapping paper all over and the words TEA? written on the little chalkboard in Zarelda's house! Apparently she loved the tea set but we had forgotten to leave her some tea!

However, she did enjoy the gifts. The dolls were placed all over the house - and one was even on the swing! Zarelda was so happy she left Sofi a picture of what her birthday party had been like!

Doris, at DELDREAMART (ETSY) was comissioned to paint this lovely piece of work. Zarelda really wanted to get Sofi the DRAGON PURSE or the painting of the DRAGONS FIGHTING OVER THE MUSHROOM but they were too heavy for her to carry :)

Enjoy our bithday party album!

Zarelda brings a nest and gets a handmade swing from Sofi!

Sofi was busy this week remodelling Zarelda's fairy house and helping her friend Morgan build one as well.

What a busy week for Zarelda! She went shopping at: Fairie Bling and purchased the most gorgeous nest with eggs and bird (see picture at her shop here)

Sofi was so thrilled with the nest she left a note for Zarelda asking her to please give a gift to her friend Morgan (who has been building a fairy house at our house with Sofi this week and left it here until she moves into her new house).

Luckily Tizi, at Fairie Bling had enclosed an extra gift in the package she sent so the wish was quickly fulfilled! Thank you to Tizi for making two girls happy!

Sofi was so happy she made Zarelda a little swing from the flower cuttings we had on the kitchen counter. Sofi had purchased some flowers at the grocery store earlier in the day, cut them and put them in a vase and then wondered...what can I do with the stems?

Zarelda Visited Again...

Well, Zarelda visited the fairy house again. You may remember from her last visit that she added a small water-color painting to the home. If you want to read more about her last visit you can link here: Sofi's Fairy House

This time she shopped at Izile's Oddities and left a lovely pendant like the one in the picture above :)

I wonder where she will go shopping next? Zarelda only shops on ETSY and loves to buy crafts that are made from nature. She likes to support other crafters because she loves people that make things with their hands and honor nature in their crafts :).

OK...so I just made this up now...but she has already made two trips to ETSY for things we don't really need but they are just so cute! So it SOUNDs like a good tradition :) How else am I going to find an excuse for the tiny little things I love to buy on ETSY? It is all part of my "support home businesses" campaign but then...uh...why do I need these cute things?

So....I am thinking it is not ME! It is Zarelda that needs them to put in the fairy house and Sofi LOVES the little gifts that she leaves...so let's see what she will buy next?

Blessings & Health,

Kristie

http://www.thedreamangels.etsy.com/

A Memory Album & Nature Table in Our Fairy House!

Yesterday I was walking by Sofi's fairy house as I do every day (since I let her keep it in the livingroom) and noticed that she has added quite a bit to it over the past few months. Our nature table has not been touched for a while (except by me) .... but meanwhile this fairy-house has become a treasure of nature items, gifts and memories from the past year. I have taken a few pictures above. The items in her house include things like: some fabric her sister cut up for her, a peacock feather from a farm we stayed at 2 years ago, an angel she was sent from a friend in Michigan, a couple wooden gnomes that a 12-year-old made and I purchased from a Waldorf list, a small watercolor/acrylic painting of a leaf that I got from ETSY (I love supporting ETSY artists. I got this one from: http://www.thegreenefairy.etsy.com/) and gave to her fairy "Zarelda" as a gift. There are also a stone she got when we went to Cyprus years ago, a shell from our shell collection, a little felt gnome that was the first one we ever made together, the doll furniture from the old doll house she played with when she was 3...it is just full of so many memories and treasures. And then there is me worrying about being behind on memory albums and the nature table...when it was all right in front of me all the time :)

Blessings & Health,

Kristie

http://www.thewaldorfchannel.com/

ETSY Treasury

Dear Members,

Two of my fantasy craft items were included in an ETSY Treasury today. You can see the entire treasury at: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TREASURY