New Book Release

 Dark Dealings is live! Paperback available next week.

Remember you can read the book on any device just download the kindle app.
This is a fun story. Think cozy read meets NA/YA.

Read it FREE on Kindle Unlimited.
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Sophie inherits a house from her mother and everything is fine until an online friend gifts her with tarot/oracle cards. Then strange things start happening. The only person she has to depend on is her friend Samuel but she hesitates to do so since she knows he is interested in her romantically.

Fairy lovers will enjoy this one!

Plum's Potions

      Something strange is happening at The Rhiannon Academy of Fairies. Gus, the old bullfrog has disappeared and Amelia is worried sick about him. Emma and the first year fairies have been whispering and acting a little suspicious which only adds to Amelia's concerns. 

     Read Plum's Potions FREE at Turn the Page.   It is the second story in The Rhiannon Academy of Fairies. You can read it after Sassafras Magic or you can read it as a stand-alone story. 

Plum's Potions

Plum's Potions is another Rhiannon Academy of Fairies story, available mid-August on Turn the Page. Read it for FREE. 

There are strange things happening at the academy and Amelia can't figure out what's going on. Gus, the old bullfrog has disappeared and a strange new fairy has arrived. 

Not a Fairy Story

This isn't a fairy story but its FREE until midnight Saturday, July 18th. Grab your free ebook while you can. 

https://amzn.to/30j2fFA

Available FREE Tomorrow

I am super excited for you to read Sassafras Magic. I am really hoping for some feedback about this novelette. I am trying to decide about additional stories in their series and will value all input. Please feel free to leave a comment here or at Turn the Page or you can also email me your thoughts. Tomorrow is Fairy Day.....enjoy!

Sassafras Magic Coming in Five Days

     Amelia didn't realize that the house she inherited from her Aunt Clara Bell came with big responsibilities. The tall brick wall around the back yard was no simple architectural feature. It was well constructed for a reason, well actually dozens of little reasons. (Sassafras Magic....coming June 24th on Turn the Page

     I'm super excited about the first story in The Rhiannon Academy of Fairies. The story and others in the future will be available for free on Turn The Page. This series is a bit of a mix between a cozy read and YA. I personally read a lot of YA, the stories are vibrant and fun. In fact, I just read the other day that over half the readership of YA are adults. Well, why not? Adults like great stories too! 

     I'm very much interested in feedback on Sassafras Magic. This will help me decide whether to continue the series or not and perhaps change directions with it if it is not resonating with readers. I'd love your feedback via comments here or at Turn the Page. Is there something you like or something you dislike? Any and all feedback is helpful. You can also email me if you'd rather do that. 

Sassafras Magic, available June 24th 2020 on Turn the Page

Fairy Day Freebie

Fairy Day is almost here! Over on my author blog: Turn the Page I will be posting the first in a series of stories. The series title is Rhiannon Academy of Fairies and the first story is called Sassafras Magic. You will meet some of the main characters in this first story with additional stories added after that. The series is a bit of a combination cozy read and YA. It's fun. It's free and it's available June 24th! Enjoy!

The Rhiannon Academy of Fairies

Fairy Day is coming June 24th. Enjoy the first novelette in The Rhiannon Academy of Fairies over at Turn the Page that day. Read it for FREE!

Froud's Faery Oracle Cards

I originally started this blog to explore faery card decks....specifically The Faery's Oracle cards but then I started a more general blog about cards and moved my faery card stuff there and was using this primarily for ALL things faery...but ...as you can see I haven't been posting here much....So I am planning to do my weekly post featuring one of Froud's faeries (either from a card or one of his many books.  I also have other faery decks but Froud's are by far my favorite....they are just so ....real.

 

They are just so delish!  The images evoke strange feelings of mischief and adventure, the descriptions of the fae are spot on and yet open ended enough to allow ones own imagination to carry the faery stories on and on.  This was my very first oracle deck and I fell in love with them immediately. I think they have been feeling a bit neglected in their silky bag. It's time to invite "my friends" here to Faery Dust and Faery Kisses to visit a bit!

 

 

Faeries Around the World

Did you know that faeries aren't always small, cute, and loveable?  In fact, most aren't.

Faeries in Scotland can have almost any shape or image but they are usually choose small human like appearance, Female faeries are very beautiful but can be spiteful and jealous. They can really be quite mean if provoked,. In the olden days in Scotland there were two groups of faeries: The Gude Faeries and the Wicked Wichts. Well, you can guess which group was a lot nicer to humans!

 

Now in Ireland, faeries can be quite mean if you get on the wrong side of them but they can also be kind and helpful. Most faeries live in bands or groups (both large ones and small ones) but some fae are solitary and prefer to be alone. The single ones dress much more simply in garments found in the forest, such as acorns and twigs.

 

In England, sometimes faeries are called Brownies as they dress in brown clothing. Brownies were thought to be attached to a home or a family. Changelings are also frequently talked about in English folklore. A changeling is a supernatural creature like a faery, left in place of a human baby.

 

 

Hobgoblins were solitary and were often quite mischievous!

 

We will continue throughout the month of January to gather information about faeries around the world.

 

 

 

 

 

Holiday Faery Finds

More holiday faery fun!  This cute idea of captured faeries takes on a holiday flair over at Cathie Filian.

 

A super cute faery Christmas card at CraftyCat 957

 

 

Another card from Seongsook's Creations.

 

 

Woodland and Christmas Faery Lights

 

What I am discovering as I blog here at Faery Dust is that finding Christmas faery stuff (or just faery in general)  is REALLY hard. I made a note to myself to try developing some things during 2015 to blog about and ideas that other faery lovers can use since this is an area of shortage. LOL

 

So I was super excited to find this fairy light art over at Making Lemonade.  So cute and wintery.

 

And how about these faery lights that are decorated using scraps of ribbon and material...they look so sweet on the mantle.

 

 

You can find the "how tos" over at Joli Paquet.

 

I'll keep searching and as I find more faery things I'll be sharing them here at Faery Dust.  

 

 

 

 

 

Glowing Faeries in a Jar

So I've been seeing and reading all the faeries in a jar posts made with glow sticks and decided to do a bit of reading. Of course some have been photo shopped and your real experience may not be quite a Faery-lishus as they make it seem. But here's a picture of one someone actually made and it still seems pretty cute.  Also one post mentioned putting some white tulle in the jar for the glow stick liquid to cling to so it looks more "floaty" like.

                                                                Image from: JATW

Here's the one that uses the tulle. It's at: The Gold Jellybean

I still think it would be fun to try and some of the results, while not as awesome as the photo shopped versions, are still pretty cute.  I wonder if you added some green and/or red food coloring you could get them to glow Christmas-t for Christmas faeries?

Cute Faery Things

 

Isn't this the cutest crown for the Queen of the Winter Faeries! You can find details to make it at Disney Family.

 

These are super cute and so faery-ish. You could use them as cake stands but they would be equally cute with a little faery garden sitting on top. Details for making them at Homedit.

 

You can also make sweet little fairy houses to use as Christmas ornaments using toilet paper rolls.

 

 

Christmas Fairy Parties

 

Found this adorable Sugar Plum Fairy party idea over at Kara's Party Ideas  Isn't it just sweet!

 

 

 

And there's more Sugar Plum Fairy ideas over at Catch My Party.....like these fairy wands!

 

You could create some super cute Christmas fairy tutus in red and green!

 

 

                                                         Photo from: Parties and Fun.

And how about using this fairy table idea from Confetti Couture.

 

Fairy parties aren't just for little girls! One year I hosted a Faery Fete Brunch with lots of faery things and French food! 

 

Christmas Faeries

                          Everyone's heard of Christmas Elves but how about Christmas Faeries? 

They twinkle about so fast…no one has ever seen more than a flash of sparkle…but they exist.

The Magic of Christmas Fairies is your gateway to a fun new family tradition that can carry the magic of Christmas throughout the year. The Christmas Fairies stories are designed to be read aloud and weave the tales of five fairies: Snowflake, Snow, Merry, Holly, and Twinkle, along with a few other Christmas friends.

 

 Meet the Christmas Fairies: There are thousands of Christmas Fairies but here are the main ones that you will grow to know and love. Each has her own distinct personality,

 

Snowflake: Is one of the leaders of the group. She is fast, funny, and has a snappy imagination. She is very adventurous and has traveled around the world multiple times. She is friendly and forgiving but she doesn't let anyone walk all over her.

 

Star: She is Snowflakes best friend, although they do have falling outs here and there. She is a little snappy and not always as agreeable as her friends would like. But she has a heart of gold and will fight for her friends until the very end.

 

Merry:...... is just that....merry...and a bit naive, she has only traveled around a bit, preferring to stay in Fairy Forest at the North Pole. Her friends are encouraging her to get out more. She is quiet and shy and doesn't like conflict at all.

 

  Holly: Is good friends with Merry. She comes from a long lost fairy family and so feels a bit out of place in the fairy world right now. She loves being part of the group but prefers not to be the leader. She often has a hard time making decisions and is easily led astray.

 

  Twinkle: Is a super fast fairy as her name implies and has won the Fairy Flicker Festival Races three years in a row. She is very brave and seldom backs down from a confrontation. But she is also very fair minded and doesn't go looking for trouble.

 

I'll be back next week to share more about The Christmas Tree faery!

 

Fairy Printable

If you believe in fairies then you believe in fairy tales...here's a cute free printable from Create with TLC.

Fairy Birthday Printables

Don't miss out on this super cute fairy birthday pack at Tip Junkie!p>

Faery Skirts

Here's a cute little fairy skirt from over at Hand Made by Madam Salami Now what I'm thinking is they would look oh so cute made up with red and green tulle and scraps of Christmas fabic. I'm not sure about the waist band....hmmm maybe elastic circle. Anyway all you crafty people check it out and see....I think they would look adorable on a little girl at Christmas....or what the heck.......even a big girl.

Christmas Fairy Houses

These delightful fairy houses are featured over at Filth Wizardry. There are lots more pictures over there, as well as, a way to make fairy wings and add them any plastic dolls you already have on hand. As you can see from the picture above these houses were made from recycled jugs of different kinds...with doors and windows cut out and then markers or puffy paint used to decorate, along with some stickers. I'm think these would be awesome as CHRISTMAS FAIRY houses...just decorated with Christmas colors and stickers...!!! Can't wait to give it a try..