Mind you, this design was pre the monolithic designs that artists are creating today - the designs that ultimately squashed my desire to continue building fairy houses....ahhhh
When
I started creating fairy houses I was actually living in the country,
out in the woods! So everything I used to build the houses came from
the natural environment; twigs, sticks, pebbles, moss, straw and then I
was using added herbs like lavender, rose and chamomile. All the
furniture was hand crafted; including four poster beds. Oh what fun I
had, truly unleashed my creativity! But I just couldn't compete in the
fairy house market.
I
clearly remember in 2007 finding Etsy on the internet..............and I
would spend hours in creative awe! But to me the then fairy house
creations lacked complete creativity. Basically, people were taking
wood bird houses and calling them fairy houses.........and that's when I
started creating my very own nature huts, which sold for $20.00!
.....and
as we all know then this huge market exploded with artists actually
carving wood stumps out of trees, adding lights, chandeliers, store
bought doll furniture............and these were selling for over $200!
Oh they were so beautiful and beyond creative these palatial fairy
houses!
I
did learn a huge lesson from all this........I loved making my very own
fairy houses and I never should have stopped, who knows just how far I
would have taken my creativity.
