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Vardos and Vampyres
At the beginning of May the weather was pretty dry. The garden looked a little worse for wear and was desperately in need of a good drenching. I could have gone round with the watering can but it doesn't work the same kind of magic as rain. Besides, I had other things to do and I was feeling inspired to work on a new doll.
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Teasle and Peach two Siamese cats, live with Carolyn and her husband Tony in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. Carolyn sews and does crafting and loves her books.
"When we were small we read about the Magic Wishing Chair and The Magic Faraway Tree. Bedtime stories took us to Moominland, Moonacre, and Down the Bright Stream. I wished I was Mary Poppins, and listened to the tale of Sleeping Beauty.
I learned my wild flowers and trees with the Flower Fairies. Soon I found Middle Earth, saw The Dark Crystal, embraced Elfquest and went to Hogwarts : )
Now my ball jointed dolls are the ideal blank canvas to create 3D characters of my own. Each outfit I create has its own little story to tell.
To live in the magic is just the way I am. When I see a toadstool at the edge of the wood I see a pixie house. To me a flower makes the perfect hat for an elf or a bright fern leaf is actually a fine umbrella. A white feather floating down is the sign of an angel, the sun shining through a crystal reveals fairies dancing around the room.
It's everywhere, that magic" ^_^
Carolyn has been a member of Enchanted Folk since May 2008
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