Nothing like being late for your own party! Last night at about 12:15 I was half way through this post when my usually reliable Internet went down. Apparently it went down for our whole area for 12 hours! So I wholeheartedly apologize for the lateness of this post!
Welcome to the party! On warm nights during mid Summer anything can happen...and does. If you are very quiet, you might catch a glimpse of a fairy in the work room. Fairies love teddy bears you know!
Sometimes they help me out when I really need it. Last night I needed all their help.
You see I had this wonderful idea I have been keeping tucked away for a long time. I found these little unfinished wood cabinets. They were rouned in the front, had windows in the doors and two little drawers. I looked at them and thought they would make perfect miniature theaters.
I set to work painting. I knew exactly what I was going to do. I was going to do a fairy forest scene and make two tiny marionette fairy bears.
But into every life a little chaos reigns.
R split his head open, we had a brutal hail storm that required a lot of clean up, and we got a new dog that needed training. I also had forgotten how long it takes to paint wood pieces, and make them all fancy. Time started slowly slipping away.
Last Monday I began to realize I wasn't going to get my project done. By Tuesday, I decided to "downsize" it and make one miniature bear in a shadow box with some fun things.
Maybe my heart wasn't in it, because the little bear simply wouldn't turn out right. Sadly last night at 11:45 PM I tossed him in the waste basket.
I had no project for my own party! I didn't know what to do, so I went to sit in the work room where it's quiet and think for a minute.
Maybe the fairies sprinkled me with a little fairy dust?
It was midnight and I picked up a pencil and started drawing. I drew a new pattern for a bunny. Normally when I do a new pattern it takes me at least a week to even start drawing. I like to think it through first, mentally adjusting it as I go.
This time I didn't think too hard, I just let the idea flow onto the paper.
One of the secret dreams I have had for a while is to design some new patterns.
So without further ado, I would like to introduce you to Carlotta Lu!
Isn't she sweet? She could have only come to life with the help of a little night magic...
...and fairy dust!
And so my friends I may not have gotten my original plan done, the road had a few bumps. but when it comes to secret dreams I learned maybe it's best not to over think things!
A little fairy magic doesn't hurt either!
Thank you all for coming, and don't forget to visit the other blogs participating in the party at A Midsummer Night's Secret Dream Party!
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