Snow Angel

A FAVORITE PHOTO

AND A NEW PHOTO BOOK

I was recently asked which photo of Snow was my all time favorite.

  And I thought about that for a few days........

the retrospect was truthfully about which photo MEANT the most to me, 

since there are many of Snow that I truly love.  

She is just photogenic if you can say that about a doll I guess. 

 But there has always been something quite special to me about this girl.

So after thinking on the question for a while,

 and looking through my set of Snow on Flickr.

THIS one was the clear choice for me. 

Taken before this past Christmas. 

 My vision of this photo took place many months 

before it came to fruition. 

 I knew for sure she would wear the white wraith dress.......

but finding the perfect wings took searching and time.

Once found, it was clear sailing

 but waiting on the perfect day/lighting was next.  

I don't use flash and I typically have to shoot indoors. 

 There were many 'takes' ..........I gave up counting.
and then...

success!! 

Her pose was just right...

as if gliding gracefully on the clouds. 

 The picture of serenity and peace........

love and compassion.  .......

 it felt perfect.  

This became my Christmas card

 as well as a stock of postcards 

and note cards for my shop 

(which I neglect to put there)

 It became the month of December 

in a 2013 calendar for a dear friend

as well as a 16X20 canvas for my home..

and a photograph book,

20 pages of additional

favorite photos

some including Snow & Musette

and Snow & Rainah

in a sweet 8x8 format

Glossy cover

 

I have decided to offer a very limited number of the book

Snow Days

 at the shop

10 to be exact

 copy #1 is wrapped

and ready to go

the remaining 9 are pre-order only

All are numbered and signed.

Each will include three cards

professionally printed

of my photographs of Snow

one of which will be the beloved

'Snow Angel' 

below

Snow Angel Card

Also professionally printed

soft gloss card

4 1/4" X 5 1/2"

Wrapped carefully

and shipped priority mail.

Shortly I will add some cards

to the shop

photographs I took myself

all professionally printed

I'm also working on a few custom Blythes

and that is what occupies my time lately

when I am not at the office.

........along with taking care of my sweet Luli

A teeny, tiny, ball jointed doll

named Tia

joined us here at Faerieluna

several months ago.

She is a Dream High Studio doll

(named Frezia)

only 2 3/4" tall

and this is how she looked out of the box

 

I loved her tiny size

and her pale skin tone

but I did not like the black bug eyes

or her cap

or even her wings, really.

 

 Snow felt the same way.

But I knew she was going to morph 

into something quite darling

with just a little help

I removed some of her blue tint

and gave her a bit of pink blushing 

made new eyes for her

and tiny mohair wig

The last step was to fashion a frock

something wispy and etheral

So here she is

with her new look

 

Snow introduces her to Cadence

however, Cadence is not as fond of little ones

as Snow is

I love the little defiant look

on Tia's face

It's as if she is saying

"YOU CANNOT IGNORE ME!!"

click to enlarge to see her expression

Musette and Tia are best of friends.

Perhaps it's because they are both so small

or maybe 

they just come from the same

faerie world...

where skin is alabaster..

and hair is gossamer white...

and you sleep in beds

fashioned from moss and twigs

and acorns

and lay under a delicate blanket of cobweb....

below branches heavy with dew drops.

A few photos of Snow

as she gathers the rascally chicks

little bits of pink fluff

 We wish all our family and friends

a  beautiful Easter

Once in a while

her hair flows freely

from the usual braids

 but it is ONLY once in a while

After customizing Snow back in December 2011

I have had a few other girls in pieces

awaiting the carving knife

and artist colors

The past year I have been busy

each weekend sewing dress commisions

for little bjd mice hither and yon

sisters to Musette

Last weekend I finished up the last

of the promised dresses

and closed my commission list

for now...

so that I could work on Blythes

Within in the next few months

you will see a few new faces

new girls

and I am so excited to get back

to what I truly love doing