andrew chase . . automata

the wonderous mechanical sculptures of photographer

andrew chase
chetah in stop start animation here

sweetambs . . . creative cookies

sweetambs

delicately hand decorated cookies

dandelion fair . . . tiny creations

Dandelion Fair miniatures

one inch high carved wood

with tiny ball jointed arms & legs

scott tillet. . . fantasy horses

scott d tillet

fantasy horses

stephanie simek. . .pussy willow & sea urchins

pussy willow & sea urcins made into beautiful jewelry by

stephanie simek's

"wearables"

wanda sowry . . wooden delights

wonderful wooden automata of

wanda sowry

servanne gaxotte . . doll pendants

servanne gaxotte

enchanting doll pendants
from Parisian Costume jewellery designer

with a newly opened 1st boutique in Paris.

especially loved in Japan

mushroom pencils. . . . to make

make these sweet little mushroom pencils

perfect for those wee folks!

paul villinski . . .butterflies

paul villinski

creates beautiful butterflies

from beer cans & old records

marble by design. . . plaques

marble by design

art nouvea plaques

ann wood... paper boats & beady eyed birds

ann wood

creating such dreamy old sailing ships

& beautiful cloth birds

elizabeth golluch . . . butterflies & bees

elizabeth golluch

and her insect inspirations

kyoko okubo . . .paper sculpture

kyoko okubo

delicate sculptures made from "washi

the traditional japanese paper

galliano . . . winter 09

john galliano winter 09

inspired by

traditional Russian dolls, Siberian princesses and tales of folklore

a nomadic mix of tinkling coins & heavy embroidery

christine ruggle . . sculptured faerie folk

enchanting sculpted faeries

christine ruggle

ron issacs . . . sculpted nature

ron issacs

i love that he uses natural unaltered material

such unusual sculptures

tiki torch to make . . .

re-cycling at its best

how to make a tiki torch

designed by

erik anderson of gerardot & co

steam society. . . . top hats

if you love to dress up

a "mad as a hatter "top hat is a must from
steam society

sophie ryder . . .sculptured hares

" feeding"
by

sophie ryder

and here

rhymes with magic....paper beads

"seek inner peace"

beautiful paper beads from

rhymes with magic

kevin coates. . . jewels of mystery & magic

" lunar hare""Mozarts button"

Kevin Coates

latest collection "a notebook of pins"

conjures mystical birds and beasts,

mythic creatures & spirits

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each pin is mounted on a beautiful notebook page

based on the original drawings Coates did for the designs

archetypal theatre. . . .centered

"centered"

from the series

"in a forgotten field" by sarah pogue of

archetypal theatre

her website here

danielle barlow. . .artist & illustrator

i adore the delicate images, fantasy & horses

of

danielle barlow

from

"notes the rookery"

john bonington. . green men & more

the wild men & fantasy forms of

scottish sculptor

john bonington

patricia ariel . . .passionate art

such passion for figurative art & ornamental abstract

can be seen in the stunning works of

patricia ariel

tim burton's new wonderland

tim burton's amazing new work

"Alice in Wonderland"

something to look forward too. . .

Alexandria LeNire . . . a fairy court

"Once Upon a Fairy Court"

a beautiful book by costume designer & stylist

Alexandria LeNire

see more of her work here * * *
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for spreading the word

a special thank you to Hermes who's blog

children's/fantasy illustration
is the perfect place to while away happy moments

poaplum. . . cardboard & felt

poaplum

painted cardboard & felt

(via modish)

hayv kahraman . . . stories told

hayv kahraman & here
"Filled with desire, I paint for redemption and salvation,

hoping one day humanity will witness a profound change"

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achingly beautiful work

telling tales of female identity in hayv's homeland

dandelion ... dandelight

dandelight

Dandelight is a little luminous dandelion.

real dandelion seeds are one by one connected to L.E.D.

amazingly beautiful

mike libby . . . mechanical wonders

mike libby
combines insects & antique watch pieces

they become mechanical wonders by

"a unique celebration of the contradictions
and confluences between nature and technology"

north glen glassworks. . .

not so very far away in this wee corner of the world, is a magical place

where a certain mr inglehart creates wonderful things with molten glass

the north glen glassworks

lizzie thomas . . . hidden pop ups

tiny hand cut paper scenes

tucked away in wee wooden boxes

lizzie thomas

the fairy shoemaker . . . .

the fairy shoemaker makes footwear & other lovelies

so perfect for faerie, gypsy feet,

see her fairysteps shop

tina kamerbeek . . . one of a kind

fall in love with the exquisite faces

on these delicate ethereal folks by

tina kamerbeek