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<![CDATA[Faerie Nursery - blog]]>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:23:07 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Christmas Wreaths]]>Sat, 30 Jan 2021 23:51:19 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/christmas-wreathsThe Faerie Nursery created 12 very unique Christmas wreaths to share with the community for 2020. It is always a wonderful feeling when you see someone's eyes light up as they're trying to decide which wreath best fits their door for the holiday season year.

Between shades of reds, cream, white, gold, green, silver and rose-gold these wreaths went beyond everyone's wildest dreams and wishes. Each wreath had Christmas scented pinecones that would waif into the air and of course they all had wee bells that would ring each time a door was opened or closed. One thing that I did add in this year were lights! Each wreath either had pinecones or mesh wired balls in gold or silver and each evening you could turn them on to add a whole new experience. It was beautiful to drive down our street and see all of the wreaths lit up.

In order to try to save the whole house from being glittered I decided to try taping up plastic tablecloths to create a protective work area. This did work amazingly but to be honest, between the two woof woofs, Hubby Dearest and myself it was still way too easy to track sparkles from one room to the other! Thankfully though, the mess was definitely well contained. Plus, we all need a bit of sparkle throughout the whole year.

It was just this past weekend that I had all of the wreaths returned to me so I could take them all apart to save the flowers and decorations for next year. As each wreath was dropped off or picked up, the recipients had nothing but praise, amazement and a glitter in their eye. It took me a full two evenings to make all twelve wreaths and only one afternoon to take them all apart again. Of course, I wouldn't be organized if I didn't ask everyone what colour they would like for next year, surprisingly enough the most asked for colour was BLUE! Yes, blue. Second would be metallics and then follows all of the regular traditional colours of reds, greens, creams and whites.

I have now ordered all of the silk poinsettia flowers that I will need for next year, over 200, and now almost daily there seems to be a package or two waiting for us at the post box. It's like getting a present everyday! Mind you, throughout the whole year I'm always on the look out for sparkly branches and decorations that I can use.

I've added photos of me taping down the tablecloths and then Hubby Dearest took a dozen or so pictures of me while I was busy in the design process. The wreath that I made for our door is the rose-gold one that I posted next followed by a slideshow of the other eleven wreaths. Let me know if you have a favourite.

]]><![CDATA[an ancient soul]]>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:00:01 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/an-ancient-soulis there not more of a punishment than that to be spat upon the sands to spend all of eternity without the mask that for centuries past once hid the old distorted and anguished face of the troll?

]]><![CDATA[b,b,g or r?]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/bbg-or-rthe standards

the first 'b' is still used in everyday life.
the second 'b' when it comes to scanning (or faxing if these machines are still around).
the 'g' is what i brought to high school and i felt like such a rebel.
the 'r' now makes perfect sense as it was strictly used to mark an A+ or on the other end of the spectrum a circled F.
so, what do i use now, pinks and turquoises .... take that 'standards'!

blue ~~ black ~~ green ~~ or red (pink and turquoise)]]><![CDATA[toe dipping]]>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:00:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/toe-dippingit's one thing to catch sight of a faerie while she's playing with the bumblebees and hummingbirds but to see a faerie while dipping her toes in the garden's birdbath is certainly a moment to treasure.

this little one Faerie is Sharin who joined the nursery in 2014.

]]><![CDATA[learning to read all over again]]>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/learning-to-read-all-over-again

the poem ~ adventure, romance, dreams and everything in-between

the book ~ adventure, romance, dreams and everything in-between

the dictionary ~ adventure, romance, dreams and everything in-between

the *Siri ~ adventure, romance, dreams and everything in-between

now tell me, is there a better way to learn then through a fairytale?

* Siri - Apple Inc. voice assistant computer program

]]><![CDATA[a fountain pen and pretty paper]]>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/a-fountain-pen-and-pretty-paper"The sound of the pages turning was the sound of magic. The dry liquid feel of the paper under the fingertips was what magic felt like."
Author: Emma Donoghue, 'Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins'

it's like having your own library, a library lined with shelves upon shelves filled with your memories.

it's like having your own poem, poems that when glued together become a treasury of sort, a treasury filled with your hopes.

it's like having pretty lined paper that can only be found in the diary hidden under your pillow, a diary filled with your dreams.

the library. the poem. the diary. the memories. the hopes. the dreams.

it is here, here where you keep your magic.

]]><![CDATA[empty after thought syndrome]]>Wed, 05 Oct 2016 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/empty-after-thought-syndromehere is the scenario - there are two empty boxes on the floor
here is the decision - final must be made off the top of your head
here is the action - operation stuff as much stuff as you can
here is the opening - turn the key to the nest
here is the celebration - Christmas and your birthday
here is the predicament - lost and found or find and seek
here is the quandary - conglomerate or bestow
here is the remorse - why?

welcome home

]]><![CDATA[iridescent shimmers]]>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/iridescent-shimmersthe belief of the unknown can be found within the flicker of eyelashes as they see the beauty of the dream. a dream where one begins to question the artistry of the imaginable.

searching for the mystery of colours that makes up a rainbows arc, the Aurora Borealis and the Aurora Australis' as they dance across the sky or even with the wings of a dragonfly. a dragonfly found within the treasures of a mountains waterfall as it splashes down into an iridescent pool or within the treasures of a tumbling of water as it the ripples with the glimmer of gold.

on the left can be found in North America (Canada)
on the right can be found in Asia (Korea)

]]><![CDATA[where silence is a commodity]]>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:30:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/where-silence-is-a-commoditythe definition of monotonous is dull, tedious and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest (thank you *Google).

this definition can be applied to when it takes 3 hours to drive from one community to the next just for a dentist appointment. it can also be used when there is no access to wifi which makes this trip feel like a lifetime of hell instead.

without the sounds emanating from an *iPod or from the cartoons playing on the headrests' tv this quietness must sound like a screaming deafness void of everything.

what was life like before the noise that bombards us 24/7, or before technology brought us the *cloud, or before the mute button was replaced with a one that plays a continuous loop of sounds.

what happened to listening to your own humming while you finished knitting those last few stitches on a pink baby bonnet or what about reading a chapter or two from the book that was collecting dust on the nightstand?

why is it that one must make a conscious effort to hear silence instead of noise while getting from here to there.

*https://www.google.ca/?client=safari#q=monotonous&gfe_rd=cr
*http://www.apple.com/ca/ipod/
*http://www.apple.com/ca/icloud/

]]><![CDATA[making the rounds]]>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.faerienursery.com/blog/making-the-roundsthe rearview mirror effect!

the queue

in amongst a group of people have you ever found yourself in the queue for the next yawn no matter how hard you try not to catch it
but it still just happens and as fast as it came to you,
off it goes to the next unwittingly person.

the crowd

did you know that it doesn't take large crowd to play in fact it can take only the two of you? this contagion can begin by just by looking into a mirror but not with just an ordinary mirror but in fact, a vehicles rearview mirror.

the straw

then you pulled the short straw and you find yourself not riding shotgun it only seems fair that as the one left in the backseat
you get to start the game of "the yawn".

the squish

it begins with you
(the one with your knees all squished in with no room to stretch out)
the first to roll the dice
and as you land on that first square you begin the game.
(as the law being a driver cannot be on the road with having any distractions)
the next roll goes back to you (the beginner of the game).

the next in line

now after actually reading the instructions and understanding the rules of the game it became clearer that it is always your turn to roll the dice. with both being the giver and the receiver of the yawn, the win is alway within reach.

the yippee

the only thing that remains though is that the action of being repeatable will always be your fault. even with this knowledge you let the repetition start
and then voila the fun begins.

the satisfaction

when looking back at it all i must admit that i'm not too sure if this type of entertainment, you know the type that never ever ends can become addictive and/or irritating while the loop continues to be passed along.

the end

and now it is your turn, don't forget to yawn.

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