What a month of general ickiness!

May was a real killer for me. Besides battling ongoing health issues, I spent every moment not at work (at my day job!) on churning out my new line of fairy and dragon wings in preparation for the Maryland Fairy Festival and the summer show season. I've been working so hard, but feel like such a slacker because I have not had the time or energy to post more listings on etsy, answer emails or hang out with my teams.
In addition, my furbaby Ringo has been really sick. He spent an entire week at the cat hospital with a blocked urinary tract and a terrible infection. The doc finally let him come home last Friday, but he still has not bounced back. He is very happy to be home even if he isn't feeling well-he spends most of his time catnapping on the bed, stretching from time to time to let us rub his belly.
Now I am counting down to MMDF - three days to go!

The Baby Dragon Wings are flying FREE!

I finally finished my two new baby dragon wing designs!
I am most proud to unveil Isaac and Jacob!














I made nine pairs to start in all different colors.
I made these with all the little boys dragged to fairy festivals in mind. The Isaas wings are curvy and elegant, measuring only 25" in wingspan. The Jacob wings are sharp and bold, measuring 35" in wingspan. The tail hangs down about 21" from the top. I just love the tail; dragon wings are fantastic, but without the tail how do they know you are a dragon??



The big brother version is next on my list to finish-they are sized for teens and adults, but made without the tail. I'm still trying to decide if I am going to make separate tails that go around your waist...

Pain for the sake of Art

Yeah...so where have I been?
I've been destroying myself trying to get some wings done before the Maryland Fairy Festival.
How you might ask?
Well, last Saturday I decided that I would paint all the wings I have sewn (around 30 or so) all at once to get that stage out of the way.
Silly me...
See I converted a corner of our front porch into a spray booth for my airbrush. The walls and floor are lined with heavy plastic (yes, I have plenty of ventilation). But it is essentially a little cubby corner and I don't have a table or chair that will fit in there. So all my paints and supplies are on the floor and when I mix I kneel or sit on the floor then I stand up to spray, but then I have to kneel down again to wipe off my stencils and stand back up to do the other side. So I spent six and a half hours doing squats after which my knees would barely hold me and I wobbled around like a newborn foal. Better yet, I stuffed a pillow under my knees for suppory before I fell asleep that night, so I didn't move-all night. When I woke up on Sunday my legs had cramped up so bad that I could barely walk. My boyfriend spent the day laughing at my attempts to hobble around, especially when I tried to get down the stairs....
In other news, I am so excited because my giant order of ribbon finally arrived! I LOVE JKM Ribbons! This was my first wholesale order I have done for ribbon-prior to this I have been buying the little spools you find a JoAnn's or Michael's-where you spend $3 or $4 for a three or four yard spool. JKM's 100 yard spools are going to go so much farther! See how huge they are in comparison! And this is my furbaby Ringo (no, I didn't name him) inspecting the merchandise-my kitty quality control.

Tagged!

Okay, so I am little slow on the uptake here! I got tagged by Hyla of MyFairyBabies and Janine of AthenasArmoury a few days ago so now I have to list 6 random facts about myself. Here goes:

1) I make wings because I have always wanted to have a real set to fly with

2) I can't sit still without falling asleep so I am always working on something

3) Chocolate is my bane and I crave it constantly

4) I once had a friend refer to me as "gothic lite"

5) My favorite fantasy creature is a winged unicorn

6)I despise clothes shopping, usually because I can't find anything I like

My blog is feeling neglected...

It's been a few days, so I thought I'd share what I've been up to.
I picked up some lovely tulle this past weekend for bridal veils and I made one in black and another in white. They are very simple and elegant: the design has a long bottom piece that hangs to mid-arm length and a blusher on top that just covers the face. I used my beloved serger to finish the ends and give them a feminine lettuce edging. The tulle was hand gathered and sewn to a 4" silver comb and finished with ribbon and beads. Here are some pictures:





AND I've been stashing away time to work on my new STEAMPUNK wings. Oh yes, they are in the works! I am building the frame right now and it is real slow going. The base wire is aluminum and the connecting/wrapping wire is 16 gage stainless steel. My hands are killing me and I've been wearing my wrist braces again but it will be so worth it when they are done. This pair is going to be movable too! I will post some pictures as soon as I get a little further along. :)