La. La - la.

{eco felt pins by moi}

{Ships o' Sailin ~ Organic Lavender Sachets, by Moi}

Oh, I'm here :-)...

I just haven't been Blogging =) ....

Tis the Season, tis the Season, tis the Season, tis the Season......

~LOve~

Ayanna*

{In} Sketch

Just a wee peek, into some of the Lovely Ones currently appearing in my sketch book....

Red Cap Love { joie! }

I have been having a Crafting Love Affair with said fly agaric faery 'shroom for going on weeks(well, months, really)now. Napkins are oh so more delightfull, when they've a mushroom or oak leaf upon them ;-). The little sachets were made for a local all natural kids shop, and are stuffed with organic lavender.

But pins. Oh, I've been sewing and sewing(and gratefully, selling and selling) lots and lots of little fly agaric pins! The felt is made from 50% recycled plastic bottles, and the innards are shtuffed with 50% cotton, and 50% non gmo spun corn fiber. And all of their little backs are from different lovely cotton remnants from other Crafty goodness projects.

Two pins, have actually made it into said Luminous-y Etsy shop..

here:


and here:

Fantabulous Day, peoples!

Remember to Consciously count your blessings, as the shit things are quite good at counting themselves. ;-)

xo,
Ayanna*

I, too, have been bitten by the Silhouette art bug...

Here, in the Raven King/Queen countryside, I have been juxtaposing between "light" and "dark" art. After a couple of weeks of sewing little fly agaric mushroom plushies and pins, my Heart turned to some darker art, and some Silhouettes were born.

"Crow" is a paper cut Silhouette, mounted on white medium weight sketch pad paper, and framed-sans glass- in one of the many Lovely vintage frames I got last week, and decidedly painted a nice Victorian Black.

"Free". Ink on paper.

The Silhouettes spread("Free", "The Raven King", "Oh, Deer" and "Crow", respectively.), on my wee table at the Missoula Made Fair, this past Sunday. It was great to be showing/vending at a juried fair again. I was really quite impressed at the quality, quantity and range of the Artists there. And happy to be counted amongst them....

Raven Queen in the Countryside....

So I've been gone, baby, gone from this blog for almost 3 months! With good reason, however. In my last post I talked of Dreaming on Hearts and Homes. Well, I whisked myself off from NYC, to the countryside of Missoula, Montana(!). At least for this summer(a move to California is still in the "most likelies" column). :-)

I am currently living on 20 acres of land, with 3 Horses, 1 dog, and 6 chickens. And some humans, ta boot :-). Here is a wee glance in what Daily Life looks like for me at the mo':

Baby ducks, at the next door organic farm, glancing into a humoungous cage, that at the time of the photo, was filled with more than a hundred baby chickens :-)

Danny and gus, here at the house:

And I am back to the Crafty Goodness of making my Fay Art. Here's a Lovely picture of the Raven King pillow. Made of delicious recycled cotton from India, black tulle, and organic pink roses and lavender flowers:

"Welcome Back!" Says I, to Me, to You.

..to this Blog, that is....

xo

~Ayanna*

New Vials

So, I finally sat my butt down all day, and did some long over due photo uploading and editing. :-)

Here are the 4 newest Wee Lands vials. They all measure 2 1/2 inches *with* cork and all the ingredients have been lovingly(ofcourse..)handcrafted by yours truly. Enjoy! :-)

The Venusian Love Vial:
She contains organic roses, a sprinkling of my 'Invoke Beauty' magic incense/powder, 5 rose quartz beads, and a glittered up image of a Vintage-y looking rose. The cork has been 'Glitterfied' as well. And a lovely bit of old timey cream lace wraps about the neck. :-)


The Faery Vial:
Contains a very wee hand rolled beeswax candle, an organic pink rosebud, some faery moss, sparkly glitter(is there any other kind??) and a wee oak leaf made out of Japanese washi paper. Also Glitterfied(ofcourse) :-)



The Druid's Door Vial:
From my personal collection, I have created a mini world's view of the Druid's Door. The Knower of the Oak. The image within is of an Oak door, flanked with 'large' green oak leaves, which rests on a piece of vintage sheet music. It is said that all the plants and flowers of this world, were created from the music of the Dagda's Harp, in the Otherworld. At the base of the Druid's Door, is Faery Moss, along with a very deep purple Amethyst bead. Amethyst also being a Gatekeeper. The cork has been transformed into a Golden Key to Faery. Topped, ofcourse, with the cap of the Acorn.




The Magician/Witch's Vial:
Again, from my personal collection. Nestled in a top Faery Moss, are a labradorite bead, a very wee hand rolled beeswax candle, and a teeny Book of Shadows and Light that I made. The Book pages are parchment, the covering vintage lace, and the spine is made of antique victorian lace. On the front of the Book is a Crowned Heart. :-)




I do hope you Enjoyed parousing my new little vittles!

xx
~Ayanna*

Fay for Gabe

I had the Good sense to look up an old friend last summer upon returning to NY, and the Good Fortune to finally catch up with him in person a few weeks ago. Above is the west coast faery for Gabe, of the twin coast fay that I made.

Below are shots of the little vial of Love for him as well.. The vial has a glittered pic of a vintage style rose in it, along with organic pink rose petals, and a Sweet organic pink rosebud. Nestled amongst the Roses, are a faceted sunstone for Sunshine, a moonstone for Moonlight, and a lovely pearl for Wisdom.. The top of the cork is embedded with a faceted Rainbow moonstone briolette..

I'm also currently in love with my ship stamp, so every thing I make has been getting one. :-)

Happy Sailing everyone...
Wishing you All Loves that are ripe with Sunshine, Moonlight and Wisdom....

Peace,
-Ayanna*
xx

New Things....! :-)

Ok. So I am a Crappy blogger.. :-P As in weeks fly by between my posts, and I'm barely even aware of it. In my defense this time around, I've had non stop daily issues with my net connection as of late. But more importantly(and Excitedly!!!...) I've been making and designing Lah-OADS of new preciouses :-)

I'm designing lingerie, cuffs/gauntlets, and corset type wears- all out of vintage lace. Some lace from the 70's, but most of the accents are from *Gorgeous* Victorian and Edwardian lace I've acquired. :-) I Love Lace!!!

I'm also making paper doll 'puppets'. As in paper dolls with movable parts. All Fay thus far. :-) Not shocking! Also wee little 'altars'/stories within wee corked glass vials, collage arts, and all kinds of Yummy Goodness. I present for your perusement a brief sampling of Almost Done creations from my workshop :-) :

Cause Brown faerys with Green Afros are all the rage :-) (She's getting her red brads replaced with antique copper ones, as well as getting Glitter-fied) :




A Lovely Wee Land within a Vial, depicting the Glories of Faery:



And one of my Fave new pieces, it's a collage about my relationship with the Scandinavian Sea God Njord, His son Freyr, and an ex! It's almost done... I'm still waiting on the Muse to decide if it's going in a shadow box theater, or a backed hanging with vintage fabrics and lace... It too(like most things...)is getting a wee bit of glitter. At least on the lower left hand corner altar to Njord :-)