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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

The Fairy Without Wings - Book Swap

Here is what I created for the Book Swap: (all pictures were taken by the recipient as I forgot to get decent pictures before I shipped it)


The stick pins with a pin cushion

The book



I knew almost right away what the basis of my idea would be.  I wanted to cut out the cover and put the plastic inside to create a window.  I had planned for fairies inside as well with other things.  Reality strikes as you create though, and plans must change.  I created the fairy and discovered there wasn't much room left for the wings, so I went searching for the name of a fairy without wings and found the Disney book.  I used artistic interpretation for my piece.  Everything except the dragonfly is hand sculpted and hand painted.  The dragonfly comes from my collection of pieces that I use for jewelry creation.  I am probably the most "tickled" at the pages in the book, they look real!  This is the Fairy Book I created.  Where the story resides inside ready to come to life when you open the cover.
I purchased a copy of the Disney book to send to my partner as she has a young daughter.  This way they both have the story and can share the reading together.


2 comments:

  1. I'm so happy to be the recipient!! I'm still just amazed at the talent that Amy has! It is simply stunning!!

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  2. Amy,
    Hi!!! I'm a new follower. I really LOVE this book project that you did, and the stick pins are awesome too!! (I have a secret love of making them, as well! so many possibilities!)

    I am totally amazed at your sculpting and painting, especially the painting of your book pages. Just awesome!!

    I think my favorite part of your 'sculpting' is the flower on the front cover. really cool!!

    Thank you so much for sharing.

    Keep on Craftin'
    **Bipolar Crafter**
    ~Melisa Marie

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