Fairy Tale Cottage for Sale
A rare opportunity has arisen to buy a real life fairy tale cottage in the heart of Devon, with the sale of artist and author Terri Windling’s home. Set in a charming village on the edge of Dartmoor, the thatched 16th Century house looks enchanting enough as it is. But the interior holds the real surprise, with wall murals painted by Brain Froud, Alan Lee, Charles Vess and other mythic artists. The price tag is none too cheap, but for someone with the money this would make the perfect retreat and unique cosy home. Hopefully whoever buys it will preserve the murals!
Via the Endicott Studio blog.
Powered by Fairy Dust
I couldn’t resist this little bit of fluff and nonsense – a ‘Powered By Fairy Dust’ vinyl sticker to go on the rear screen of cars. There are two slightly different designs and both come in a selection of pinks and purples, and prices start at £6.99.
I do suspect however that if cars really were powered by fairy dust they would be significantly more expensive to run than they already are. That said, I bet it is far better for the environment that petrol!
Living Tree Houses
If the previous post on furniture shaped from living trees has captured your imagination, what about living in a house also formed from trees? Mitchell Joachim’s ‘Fab Tree Hab’ proposes using a gardening technique known as pleaching to grow structures which would eventually become comfortable three-bedroom homes. Add to this rainwater harvesting, solar heating and cob insulation and you get an amazing living house which is also incredibly environmentally friendly.
Sculptor Patrick Dougherty also explores the idea of trees as shelters in his beautiful installations around the world. Patrick weaves saplings together to form fairytale structures and organic sculptures.
Pooktre Tree Shapers
Tree shaping is the lengthy, but rewarding process of sculpting trees as they grow to predetermined designs. Once grown, the trees are harvested to create unusual indoor furniture, or left growing to make striking additions to the garden. Peter Cook and Becky Northey have grown mirrors, coffee tables, chairs, candelabras, and the wonderful living tree men in their Queensland property over the last 10 years. The quirky shapes and flowing lines would certainly not look out of place in a faerie castle, providing you are patient while they grow!
Filed under Home & Garden | Comment (0)Amy Brown Pottery Collection
Just in case your kitchen was feeling a little unfairyish, you can now get pottery items featuring Amy Brown’s ‘Nice Faery’ painting. There is everything from canisters and bowls, utensil jars and teapots, to salt and pepper sets, plates and fruit bowls, and spice racks. There are also items which would happily find a place in other parts of your home, like candle and tea light holders and a lotion dispenser. I am quite intrigued by this idea and look forward to seeing if there will be other images featured in the range.
Filed under Home & Garden | Comment (0)Fairy Good Thymes
Carla J Nelson is an avid gardener and writer, ‘quasi-expert’ on all things faerie, and particularly passionate on promoting America’s own native herbs and little people. Fairy Good Thymes is her online newsletter featuring an eclectic mix of fairy and herb lore, recipes, poems, gardening tips and crafts.
‘Beyond Betwixt Between’ is Carla’s first book, and is a charming modern fairy tale weaving Virginia’s legendry fairy stones and flora with a heart-warming story of the friendship between faeries and humans. The follow up, ‘Fairy Crafts, Gardens and Teas’ is a seasonal craft book to encourage children to experience the beauty of nature.
Faerie Flames Candles
If you are looking for an unusual gift or table centrepiece for your festive feasts, then take a look at Faerie Flames. Their range of candles and lamps use specially formulated non-toxic fuel that burns with a coloured flame. They are used in the same way as a regular candle, but after a few moments the flame will turn a brilliant red, green, blue, purple, orange or pink! Several gift boxes are available containing tea lights in holders, or for the ultimate relaxing night chose the Faerie Therapy gift set containing three tea lights and three bottles of hand blended natural massage oil. See also Angel Flames, for coloured flame birthday cake candles.
Filed under Home & Garden | Comment (0)The Faerie Door Network
Handcrafted in the UK by a real Witch, these sweet Faerie Doors come with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. Each one is carved from reclaimed wood and either painted or polished – you can order special details such as a name or number to be added too.
Filed under Home & Garden | Comment (0)Garden Beguiled
Add a touch of magic to your home and garden with Garden Beguiled’s range of tiles and plaques, inspired by classic art nouveau and pre-Raphelite era artists. The products are made from a durable cast stone with an antique ivory patina, and are suitable for use indoors and out. Also available are a range of prints and note cards based on the designs.
Filed under Home & Garden | Comment (0)The Fairy Door and Window Company
Want to invite the Fae into your home or garden? The Fairy Door and Window Company provides, well, doors and windows, for you to install anywhere you want to create a faery home. They also provide mailboxes, fairy clothes lines and garden implements in addition to several sizes of door and window (elf, pixie and fairy), all finely crafted in Western Red Cedar and Lodgepole Pine. The company is committed to producing environmentally sensitive products, using wood which is hand logged on Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada).
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