tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46938342497699438532024-03-04T22:34:04.404-08:00Elven Slippersb.b.flockling * Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239969560188258312noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693834249769943853.post-75941369209733127652013-02-19T22:17:00.002-08:002013-12-16T23:48:10.282-08:00There was a White Rabbit...<center>
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<br /><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> There was a White Rabbit who dearly loved </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">two things...</span></em></strong>
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<span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong><em>Dillie her best friend, and Polka Dot rings!</em></strong></span></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">was Dillie Bean's smile and a <span style="font-size: large;">big polka dot</span>!</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Now Dillie had planned to knit Dottie a birthday gift,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">but her generous gesture only caused a big rift!</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">A scarf for Dottie just had to have a Dot,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">but the ones Dillie knitted for her just did Not!</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">So Dottie hinted and hinted, and finally came right out and said,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">"Dillie your colors are great but make dots on them instead!"</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Dottie decided to come up with a plan...</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> she conspired,<span style="font-size: medium;"> </span>"I know just how I can!"</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">When her friend left her Stoop for lunch and was gone,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Dottie was naughty and what she did you'll agree was quite wrong.</span></em></strong></center>
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<em><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong>She slid the needle<span style="font-size: medium;"> f</span>rom the half-finished scarf and hid it in her purse,</strong></span></em></center>
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<em><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><strong>but Dillie was so forgetful the offense grew worse.</strong></span></em></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">'til she<span style="color: #f30094;"></span> found one needle behind her ear and cried, "O</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">h no!"</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">how she could have lost not one needle but two!</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">she saw Dillie <span style="font-size: medium;">despondent and</span> in her eye was a Big Tear.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">a heart is more valuable than a dot any day!</span></em></strong></center>
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<b><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><i>Mrs. Baldstraum loved her daughter more than just about anything.</i></span></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">find just the right gift for her daughter Roberta.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">(who preferred to be called Bobbi)</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">But as she often said, "This child's mind was made up the moment she was born."</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">So, finding the perfect gift was no easy task.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">This year, little Bobbi wanted a Snowman. </span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Not a toy snowman. Not a big balloon snowman. </span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> Not even a fancy snowman robot with jingling icicles.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> Bobbi would have none of it.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Because...SHE wanted to <span style="color: #0080c1;">become</span> a Snowman...Snowgirl...</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Finally after a couple sleepless nights,</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">On Christmas morning, Bobbi found a sparkly Snowchild suit</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> sewn by her mother </span></i></b><b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">beneath the tree.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"> she squirmed into the suit and went out in the front yard to turn into Snow.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Roberta waited so quietly that her mother could barely see from the kitchen window </span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">She stopped in awe right in front of Roberta.</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Now there was nothing left to do but to go finish her cocoa...</span></i></b></center>
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<b><i><span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">10" full sculpt Bobbie Baldstraum the Snow Child</span></i></b></center>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #709dce;">6<b><i>" scale poseable Pixie, created by my daughter<span style="font-size: large;"> Angi</span>!</i></b></span></span></span></center>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>This is my last sculpture offering of the year. It is likely that I won't be listing again until spring. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>The next couple months will be spent working on commissions,</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i> and spending the longwinter evenings hunkered down by the wood stove.</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>If you are in the neighborhood, please stop by my blog </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>and see what is going on in our corner of the Forest. I would love to see you there!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #8a0035; font-size: large;">Have yourself a Very Merry Christmas</span><span style="color: #870052;">,</span></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #408641; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><b><i>and I hope there is something wonderful waiting for you under your tree! Rose</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #d8e2a6; font-size: large;"><em>for all my friends who have generously allowed me</em></span></center>
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<em><span style="color: #d8e2a6; font-size: large;">for one more year.</span></em></center>
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><em>There was once a Poor</em> <em>Mouse who came to the</em> <em>Northern Country during the Dead of Winter.</em> </span></center>
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><em> Lying under a fir branch, she tucked the baby under her belly and murmured a Christmas prayer.</em></span></center>
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>With a pot of hot peppermint tea and a warm knitted sweater she watched while the Wagon was loaded. </em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>As she stepped out the door, the voice of the Wife trailed after her...</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <em>This was the Toymaker's busiest time of year. </em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>After a long walk in the woods, Hildys was ready to return home. Turning to go, she almost stepped upon a bit of fur huddled in the snow. <span style="color: #ff9936;">Poor little thing</span>, she thought.<span style="color: #c4a621;"> <span style="color: #ff9936;"> But alas, I cannot bring it home. Perhaps a couple nuts and a piece of moss will keep it warm through the night.</span> </span> She left two acorns and slowly moved on.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>Well after dark, Hildys once again wrapped her sweater aound her shoulders, and trundeled off into the Forest.</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0080c1;"><em>By the Moon's light,</em> <em> she carefully</em> <em>retraced her steps and</em> <em>came upon</em> <em>the still figure </em></span><span style="color: #0080c1;"><em>she had left behind.</em></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>Hildyce lifted the Mouse up into the wagon. To her surprise, she</em></span><span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em> found a tiny Baby curled up in a hazelnut shell beneath her.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>Taking them home, she placed</em> <em>them in</em> <em>a Nest hidden deep in the Christmas tree, whispering</em></span><span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em> a Christmas prayer that they would be alive and well in the morning.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>Little did she know in the meantime, that the Toymaker had spotted the pair. Just as he was about to shoo them from the house, the Mouse caught his gaze. Suddenly he was taken back in time to a Humble Barn and a Simple Manger. He saw animals gathered around, even the smallest of mice, to keep a new Baby warm. </em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>That evening, the Toymaker stopped his Toymaking to fashion a tiny Golden Bell. He tied it upon the Mouse, and in return, he asked her to hang the silvery tinsel and to keep the tree lights twinkling. </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em><span style="color: #0080c1;">Hildys thought she might just faint when the Toymaker brought his Wife to the tree and pulled back the branches</span><span style="color: #0080c1;"> to show her the Nest.</span></em></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #ff9936; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><strong><em>"Wife, have you ever seen our tree look so Divine? Nary a light has gone out over these long Work Days. </em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #ff9936; font-size: medium;"><strong><em>...My Gift to you...a Christmas Mouse who has done it all!"</em></strong> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>The Wife could not help but marvel that not one light bulb had gone dark.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>And the tinsel had glittered with the sound of tiny bells in the quiet of the night.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em> Nor had she seen a single sign of mouse tracks in her kitchen...</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em> She thought upon her Gift for one Moment,</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em> then kissed her Husband and off they went for their Long Winter's Nap.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0080c1; font-family: Verdana; font-size: medium;"><em>Now, she could <span style="color: #0080c1;"><span style="color: #00b8ef;">finally</span> </span>enjoy Christmas. </em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b76b21; font-size: large;">6 inch scale Hildys Gnome</span></center>
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<span style="color: #b76b21; font-size: large;"> with wire joints for gentle display posing...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #b76b21; font-size: large;">Original hand sewn Christmas Gown made of vintage fabrics, tulle, lace, Paper,</span></center>
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b.b.flockling * Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239969560188258312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693834249769943853.post-47127253260038570192011-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:002011-11-22T00:00:32.352-08:00<center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Please meet a sweet little friend of mine.</span></em></strong></center><center><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;"><strong><em>I have named her <span style="color: #0080c1; font-size: x-large;">Karli Star</span>.</em></strong></span></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia;"></span></em></strong><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia;"></span></em></strong><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">And this is why...</span></em></strong></center><center> </center><center> </center><center><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling2011/?action=view&current=Karlii1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling2011/Karlii1.jpg" /></a></center><center> </center><center>M</center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong><center> </center><center> <center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Her life began late in the Spring with great excitement <br />
Who might this tiny Gnome Child become?<br />
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But as Summer turned to Autumn, <br />
one busy day quickly followed another </span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">while Karli waited her turn in the Doll Room.<br />
</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">In the meantime...</span></em></strong></center></center><center> </center><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">I am sad to say she missed a<br />
birthday party (or two)<br />
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By the time I came home, the daylight had turned to darkness.</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">But there she was standing on my desk greeting me with a hopeful smile.</span></em></strong></div><br />
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The Community Harvest Dinner came and passed without her presence. </div><div style="text-align: center;">All because her Holiday Gown was still in pieces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div></span></em><div style="text-align: center;"></div></strong><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">That evening upon coming home, </span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">I caught a glimpse of her</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">waiting at the window with her Walnut Basket.</span></em></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><br />
Filled with all sorts of good things she had wanted to share.<br />
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Moments here and moments there,</center><center> this child's details were ever so slowly coming together. </center><center>But not quickly enough to keep Karli</center><center> from being left behind one too many times.</center><center> </center><center><br />
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Suddenly, I desperately missed her bright smile twinkling </center><center> during those late, dark nights.</center></span><center></center></em><center></center></strong><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">I resolved right then and there</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> that nothing would prevent me from finishing her.</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Soon, on a chilly Autumn afternoon, I called her into the Doll Room</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> and gave her the now complete Holiday Gown. </span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> She shyly slipped behind my teapot to try it on.</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> When she stepped out, I fitted a pair of</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> diamond crystal wings upon her back.</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling2011/?action=view&current=karli10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling2011/karli10.jpg" /></a></span></em></strong></center><center> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">She lifted up into the air </span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">and Took My Breath Away.</span></em></strong></center><center> </center><center> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Her long wait was finally over.</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling2011/?action=view&current=karli11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling2011/karli11.jpg" /></a></span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Twinkle Twinkle little Karli Star,</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Now I know exactly who you are!</span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">A diamond twinkling bright </span></em></strong></center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"></span></em></strong> </center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">in</span></em></strong></center><center><span style="color: #923397;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">smiling skies.</span></em></strong></span><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I grow up, I know I'll be</span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The captain of a ship on the great blue sea. </span><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ll sail to ports both near and far, </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charting my course by the evening star. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ll follow in the footsteps of my father brave. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m stronger than a horse and ready to save… </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Animals and fishes and pippins, too. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tweedle, Annika and Tommy-my crew. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And first mate Nelson will be there, too. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I never worry and I never fuss, </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That’s Nelson’s job. He’s the conscience of us. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tweedle is a bluebird who came along. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we sail through storms, he sings us a song. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It raises our spirits and gives up hope. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are always very busy and we never mope. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ll search for treasure on islands unknown. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The ship and the sea will be our home. </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our daring deeds, in stories will be told, </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of rescues and battles and treasure very old.</span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will be known both far and wide </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Every once in a while to Villa Ville Kula we’ll sail </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And maybe someday in a far far time </span></center><br />
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<center style="color: #a66eaf;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But always back to the sea we will go. </span></center><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em> the Tannenbaum for the Toymaker and his Wife.</em></span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em>The young Gnome's name was Tinpani.</em></span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em> Because what Tinpani especially Loved </em></span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em>And maybe just maybe, he might become Real. </em></span></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #b3b3b3; font-size: x-small;"> (a *real* Snowman built by my daughter this winter!) </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em>But he knew he could not fulfill Tinpani's greatest Dream.</em></span></strong></center>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="color: #ad001f;"><em>A Real Snowman </em></span></strong><strong><span style="color: #ad001f;"><em>waiting just for her. </em></span></strong></span></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em> He presented her the Gumdrop Tannenbaum.</em></span></strong></center>
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<strong><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"><em> Frosti, Tinpani and her Gumdrop Tannenbaum were gone.</em></span></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #2e6b31; font-size: x-large;">Merry Christmas!</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: medium;">specially created from my deep appreciation to all of you</span></em></strong></span></center>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: medium;">for allowing me to sculpt yet another year.</span></em></strong></span></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;"> With your kind generosity and Grace from Above, </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #ad001f; font-size: medium;">this has been a profoundly fulfilling year.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #c4a621; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you...</span> </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #58712a; font-size: medium;"> And may your Christmas also bring a Miracle</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #58712a; font-size: medium;"> from the Christmas Child just for you! love, Rose </span></em></strong></center>
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<center><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>I would like you to meet a very special Friend of mine.</em></span></center><center> </center><center> </center><center> </center><center> </center></a><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/bbflockling2/bbflockling3/?action=view&current=pippi-title.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/bbflockling2/bbflockling3/pippi-title.jpg" /></a> <br />
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<center><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>She has the most lovely red hair and freckles</em></span></center><br />
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<center><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>And she rescued me from a mighty Sea of Mayhem in my</em></span></center><br />
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<center><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>In return, I made her a Birthday Party dress,</em></span></center><br />
<center><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>per her Instructions,</em></span></center><center><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>while she fidgeted impatiently </em></span><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;"><em>in her Fairy-Travel-Trunk-House.</em></span></center><center><span style="color: #ff715c;">.</span></center><br />
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</div><div align="center"><em><span style="color: #ff715c; font-size: large;">The children and I knew <span style="color: #ff6a35;">Pippi</span> would have to follow her Heart.</span></em></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><em><span style="color: #998402; font-size: large;">She will have left us with...</span></em></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;">The flame from her hair </span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;">that renewed the Fires of Inspiration in my Doll Room.</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;">Her exuberant dancing that encouraged us to entirely celebrate</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;"> one another</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;"> without reservation.</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;">And she proved to our own human Pippi child</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;"> (who always has <span style="color: #ff0010;">ketchup</span> on her nose) </span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;">that being a little different can be a real <span style="color: #c4a621;">BLESSING</span>.</span></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color: #a90068; font-size: large;"><em>We love you, Pippi...</em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><span style="color: #ff715c;"><span style="color: #f475af;">and we are so very Thankful to have known you!</span></span><span style="color: black;"> </span></em></span><br />
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<center><span style="color: #58712a;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">and gentle movement in my hand.</span></em></strong></span></center><center> </center><center> </center><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/bbflockling2/bbflockling3/pippi7-1.jpg" /></a><br />
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<center><span style="color: #58712a;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Thank you for meeting my Pixie of a <span style="color: #ff6a35;">Pippi</span>...Rose</span></em></strong></span></center><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">the other in the Morn.</span></em></strong> </center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">A pink New Moon,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Minuet was her name...</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">the first of her kind,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">wearing a Bow as bright as a flame!</span></em></strong> </center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">As they soon would Discover,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">when the Hour of Providence would Strike.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Once in a Blue Moon</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> the Golden Hour would allow...</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Nissi to follow her daytime dreams</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> all the way </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">to the Stars.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">On Bunny Rabbit Ears and Dragonfly Wings.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">It was then that Minuet spotted Nissi,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;"> The Moon was determined to capture</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Minuet held her breath</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">Together they circled every planet they could find.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">of one Heart and one Mind.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">While High Above her, was circling a pink New Moon</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">finally found perfect Peace together </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">we know very well, who sleeps during the day</span></em></strong></center>
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<span style="color: #96c981; font-size: large;"><em> with the Creatures of the Ground...</em></span></center>
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<span style="color: #96c981; font-size: large;"><em>However, Destiny also proved to love Givanni.</em></span></center>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6; font-size: large;"><strong>From the 2008 archives of b.b.flockling...</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #b4a7d6;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;">Efee and Little Bird.</span> </span></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6;"><strong> (Ever so slowly, I would like to transfer my favorite stories here to serve</strong></span><br />
<span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6;"><strong> as a visual journal </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black; color: #b4a7d6;"><strong>for the gentle characters who began their life in the Doll Room!) .</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="color: #b6d7a8;"><strong>Arriving next from within the deep recesses of the Rainforest will be an Elder of great reknown...and affection. Her name is Efee. She is, oh, about 700 years old ~ give or take a 100 years ~ and is the most treasured visitor of all the faerie children because of her fantastical stories and her seemingly bottomless heart. She finds room for all the young faes in her generous heart, and they know it well!</strong></span><br />
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<center><center><strong><em><span style="color: #58712a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: medium;">In the <span style="color: #7e6baf;">Land of OZ,</span> young <span style="font-size: large;">Queen Ozma</span></span></em></strong></center><br />
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Why, oh why can't I?</em></strong></span></center><br />
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<span style="color: #748f3b; font-size: medium;"><strong>In the early spring, as the forest faeries begin clearing the winter debris</strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #748f3b; font-size: medium;"><strong>a very observant eye might catch a glimpse of a small bundle of white fluff ...</strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #748f3b; font-size: medium;"><strong>Hidden in tree trunks or tucked under a gangle of roots.</strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #748f3b; font-size: medium;"><strong>Upon closer inspection, they might just find a little slumbering face</strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #709dce; font-size: medium;"><strong><em>A baby who has became lost somewhere in between.</em></strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #748f3b; font-size: medium;"><strong>Still in winged form.</strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #748f3b; font-size: medium;"><strong>Patiently awaiting her human home. </strong></span></center>
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<span style="color: #999900; font-size: 130%;"><em><strong><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> on this tender journey of imagination! <span style="color: #870052;">Rose</span></span></span></strong></em></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-size: 130%;">I have been wanting to make a Rabbit Child for the longest time!</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">My most faithful companion in the Doll Room</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">is my very </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">real rabbit, "<span style="color: #c3d680;">Bootsie</span>".</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">as well as a very whimsical rabbit sculpture</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">named <span style="color: #709dce;">Milicent</span> who will be arriving <span style="color: #7e6baf;">soon</span>.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #dadada; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">I thought to offer Milicent in a separate auction, </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #dadada; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">but knowing that she is Lizette's best friend, I reconsidered.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">Boots in her comfy bed chambers, right next to mine,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">wondering when </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">the lamplight might finally be turned out.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">( why it is on so late...)</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #9d90c2; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">Please meet Lizette,</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #9d90c2; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">a young girl who fancies herself a Rabbit. </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">Her soft bendable rabbit ears, </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">fluffy pink bodice, </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">to all </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">Bunny festivities in the woodland meadows.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">She measures <span style="color: #adcb52;"><span style="font-size: 180%;">10 inches</span> </span>and is a very unique girl... </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">Her torso is </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">flexible because of a durable coil and wire backbone</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">that allows her to easily bend and twist.</span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">Her limb joints allow for </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">gentle bending ... </span></em></strong></center>
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<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">and h<strong><em><span style="color: #923397; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">er delicate hands are sculpted of epoxy, </span></em></strong></span></em></strong></center>
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<span style="color: #e4e4e4;">Spring Blooms, Summer Fades, Autumn Sleeps</span></center>
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<span style="color: #e4e4e4;">and Winter Flees...</span></center>
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<span style="color: #e4e4e4; font-size: 130%;"><strong><em>"To welcome you, Spring,</em></strong></span></center>
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<center><span style="color: #c3d680; font-size: 180%;"><em><span style="color: #7e6baf;">"Therein shalt thou be imprisoned for seven years, and then I will come and see if thy perverse spirit is broken."</span></em></span></center><br />
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Who sits within this tower?<br />
A King's daughter, she sits within,<br />
A sight of her I cannot win,<br />
The wall it will not break,<br />
The stone cannot be pierced.<br />
Little Hans, with your coat so gay,<br />
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<center><span style="color: #c4a621; font-size: 180%;"><em>that no lock nor Tower could contain. </em></span></center><center><em><span style="color: #c4a621; font-size: 180%;"></span></em></center><center><em><span style="color: #c4a621; font-size: 180%;">A tiny key hangs by a silver thread around her neck</span></em></center><br />
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style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">a golden light shot through the tops of the trees</span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">and settled gently...and thoughtfully... </span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">on the edge of the clock house.</span></strong></em></center><br /><br /><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></center><br /><br /><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">It was no other than Tinkerbelle, </span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">returning from an important outing,</span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">completely unaware of the recent caller</span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">from the Elven 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style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></center><br /><center><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/?action=view&current=ktink3.jpg" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/ktink3.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><br /></span></strong></em></center><br /><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></center><p><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><p><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><center> </center><center> </center><center><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/?action=view&current=ktink4.jpg" target="_blank"></a><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">Peter's Elven Slipper would have to wait...<br /><br /><br /></span></strong></em><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/?action=view&current=ktink5.jpg" target="_blank"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/?action=view&current=ktink6-1.jpg" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/ktink6-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><br /></span></strong></em></center><p><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><p><em><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><p align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">Tinkerbelle was sure he would understand...</span></strong></em></p><br /><p align="center"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">for she had cared for him when he was just a wee mite himself.<br /></span></strong></em></p><br /><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></center><br /><br /><center><br /><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/?action=view&current=ktink7-1.jpg" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/ktink7-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><br /></span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"><br /> </center></span></strong></em><p><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><p><em><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;"></span></strong></em></p><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#999900;">Her golden light would be needed again</span></strong></em></center><center><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#999900;">until the Child's Human could be found...</span><br /></span></strong></em></center>b.b.flockling * Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239969560188258312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693834249769943853.post-92006065374262117852009-11-22T21:51:00.000-08:002010-02-04T21:53:02.458-08:00Clock House for Tinkerbelle and Two Awards!<p align="center"><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#6600cc;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A House made for a Tinker...</span> </span></em></strong><br /></p><center><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo12.jpg" border="0" /></a> </center><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#999900;">(15 inches)<br /></span><br /></div><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>A robust rumor was circulating in elven circles that Tinkerbelle desired a special commission for Peter Pan. A marvelous custom made slipper to wear during the New Year Welcome. However, the faerie herself had not yet made her appearance at the Cobbler's Shop to confirm this rumor and the clock was ticking away the time needed to build such an important shoe.</strong></em></span></center><br /><center><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"></span></em></strong></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>Princess Everllie decided to send a messenger to Tink's home to find out whether this rumor was true!</strong></em></span><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></center><center><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo8.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo8.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /></span></center><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>No one in the elven realm knew exactly where she lived,</strong></em></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>but it was assumed that a Tinker faerie would likely live</strong></em></span></center><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>in a clock house.</strong></em></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>When the Cobbler's messenger came upon two </strong></em></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>remarkable cuckoo clock houses, </strong></em></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>she was sure one of them must be the abode</strong></em></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>of the most famous Tinker faerie of all. </strong></em></span></center><br /><br /><br /><center><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo6.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo6.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></center><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /></span><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>Timidly the shoemaker knocked at each door, </strong></em></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>with no success.<br /></strong></em></span></p><br /><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>Evidently no one was at either home.</strong></em></span><br /><br /><br /></center><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>Or...was there...</strong></em></span><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></center><p align="center"><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo9.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo9.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;">(12 inches)<br /><br /></span></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Somehow the messenger faerie felt that someone was watching her from near the tower. </span></strong></em></span><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /></p><p align="center"><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo7.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo7.jpg" border="0" /></span></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>Yet there was no sound to welcome her timid knockings.</strong></em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo2.jpg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#6600cc;"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo2.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#6600cc;"><br /><br /></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><strong><em>The tiny messenger flew back home straight away</em></strong></span></center><br /><center><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><strong><em>carrying no news.</em></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em><span style="color:#6633ff;">The Cobbler and his staff would just have to wait...</span> </em></strong></span><br /></center><br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/?action=view&current=cuckoo3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k270/bbflockling/bbflockling1/cuckoo3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></center><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><strong><em>Which clock do you think a Tinker faerie would call home?</em></strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#666600;"><em><strong>(note...these two small fantasy homes in altered cuckoo clock cases are a stupendously wonderful custom request from a dear friend who lives in the land where cuckoo clocks were born. </strong></em></span><span style="color:#666600;"><em><strong>A tiny Tinkerbelle is almost complete and is quite excited to see which home will be chosen to be hers...)<br /></strong></em></span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#993399;">Hey...LOOK WHAT CHRISTEL SENT!</span> </span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><img alt="[kreativ_blog.jpg]" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_z83QVeNv7Tk/StQUQWAJr5I/AAAAAAAAAdg/3__IUc4y4fw/s1600/kreativ_blog.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><img height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTa51CRo00mfYcwBGc2wuLGYhFKVYaA9B6OZN3O2hwIq3QAvtKu-XYj2oY7YatSDHi3YHF-Kt-nlY70fE3po-NIMlIv00ztQz3RyUlCHtJNEg9WhBZ6okKfUZY2H6QDzO5yuMW5VFKXnhf/s1600/KC_award.jpg" width="200" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6666cc;"><em><strong><span style="color:#666600;">I heartily thank Christel for passing these two awards <span style="color:#999900;">back</span> to me because now I can send them along to</span><span style="color:#999900;"> </span></strong></em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6666cc;"><em><strong><span style="color:#999900;">seven more simply wonderful artist friends...</span></strong></em></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><em><strong><span style="color:#666600;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;">I hope you will visit Christel</span></span></strong></em></span></p><p align="center"><em><strong><span style="color:#666600;">a totally dedicated artist new to the world of ooak</span></strong></em></p><p align="center"><a href="http://christelhutson.blogspot.com/"><em><strong><span style="color:#666600;">http://christelhutson.blogspot.com/</span></strong></em></a></p><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666600;"><em><strong>the Rules...<br /><br /></strong>1. Thank the person who gave this to you.<br />2. Copy the logo and place it in your blog.<br />3. Link the person who nominated you. </em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#666600;"><em>4. Name 7 things about yourself that no one would really know.<br />5. Nominate 7 Bloggers<br />6. Post links to the ten blogs you nominate<br />7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know </em></span><br /></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;">Please accept these awards with my admiration and hopes that many fine friends will find the path to your most unique corner of the forest!</span></strong></em> </p><br /><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong><em>Dessa</em></strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#993399;"><strong><em>an artist of incredible dolls that seem to have souls peeking through their eyes</em></strong></span> <a href="http://dessaraeartdolls.blogspot.com/">http://dessaraeartdolls.blogspot.com/</a><br /></p><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><em><strong>Lisa</strong></em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">(her) light truly emanates from the paintings of her peaceful angels</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="http://schererart.blogspot.com/">htttp://schererart.blogspot.com/</a> </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><em><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Liz</span></strong></em></div><br /><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#993399;"><strong>a true friend of the animal realm and to me, her heart is her art...</strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><a href="http://frumcountryheartstudio.blogspot.com/">http://frumcountryheartstudio.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><em><strong>Maria Del Carmen</strong></em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">a brilliant decorative arts ARTISAN from Spain...</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">one visit to her gorgeous blog and you will be forEVER hooked</span></em></strong>! <a href="http://manualidadesmariadelcarmen.blogspot.com/2009/11/inaguracion-nueva-ventana-y-trabajos.html">http://manualidadesmariadelcarmen.blogspot.com/2009/11/inaguracion-nueva-ventana-y-trabajos.html</a><br /><br /></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong><em>Marimer</em></strong></span></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">artist <span style="color:#ff6600;">extraordinaire </span>of paper crafts and much much more,</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">with a heart that reaches across languages and waters</span></em></strong></p><p align="center"><a href="http://artesaniamarimer.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-05T13%3A20%3A00%2B02%3A00&max-results=15">http://artesaniamarimer.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2009-09-05T13%3A20%3A00%2B02%3A00&max-results=15</a></p><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><em><strong>Shar</strong></em></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;">fascinating sculptor of Celtic warriors, wizards and </span></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;">f</span></span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#993399;">antastic mystical creatures of the forest</span></span></em></strong><br /><a href="http://olderealms.blogspot.com/">http://olderealms.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong><em>Penny White</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">a precious friend who has the soul of a child, wisdom of a sage </span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">a</span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="color:#993399;">nd art that takes flight on angel wings</span></em></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://angelsdoor.blogspot.com/2009/11/angels-crossing_03.html">http://angelsdoor.blogspot.com/2009/11/angels-crossing_03.html</a> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#6600cc;"><em><strong>Now, off to find Tinkerbell...</strong></em></span></div>b.b.flockling * Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239969560188258312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4693834249769943853.post-87115610764090231142009-11-14T22:19:00.001-08:002012-09-26T11:35:31.918-07:00Friedrik, Winslow and Clemot<center>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Just as soon as the sign was hung above the door of the new Shoppe, Cobbler Gavier received a request for a festive garden slipper to be made to wear at the autumn Harvest Gathering.</span></strong></em> </div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Princess Everllie enlisted the help of her Clan to sew the countless stitches required for the elaborate detailing. And to add their distinctive faerie's touch of feathery lightness to the soles of the Slipper...</span></strong></em></div>
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<br /><em><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">as day slowly turned into night...</span></strong></em><br /><br /></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Just as the Sun's first gentle rays curiously peered through the window, the last stitches were being added to the jeweled fruit, gems, and beadwork...hand dyed velvets, royal green trims and organza petals had all been tucked and settled into place...</span></strong></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><em><strong>Everllie paused in her sewing for a moment and then pronounced to the sleepy crew that their first Slipper was finally complete</strong></em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><em><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 130%;">As the story goes</span><span style="font-size: 130%;">, this industrious but mischevious Cobbler would always hide one shoe and carry only one to the new owner. Just in case he was spotted by a mortal. If captured, the leprechaun was obliged to reveal the location of his hidden crock of gold. Naturally, the leprechaun was very tricky and cautious about this information, and at the first chance he would disappear along with the single shoe and all his treasure.</span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong><em>Soft bark leather and rose velvet is sewn with dyed silken threads.<br /><br /></em></strong></span></center>
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<br /><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><em>Threads and faerie crocheted flowers are stored in shoes that were gifted to the Cobbler and his staff, along with other findings that would be useful for the craftng of their shoes.</em></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><em>Each slipper displays it's own *medallion bouquet* which illustrates the name of the shoe, and holds special significance for the wearer.</em></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms; font-size: 130%;"><em><span style="color: #999900;">Cobbler Rume Gavier</span> carved a Swan chair for the faerie artisans to take a moments rest. There were occasions when anxious orders were backed up such that shop candles were burning around the clock.</em></span></center>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 130%;"><em>It is quite interesting that <strong><span style="color: #6600cc;">souls</span></strong>...faerie, elven and mortal...are tied so intimately to the <strong><span style="color: #6600cc;">soles</span> </strong>that cushion our feet. I think it is that connection that make crafting fantasy slippers both a fascination and a passion that I have long wanted to explore. Won't you travel with me into the magestic hidden forests of the elves? I would love your company! Together we shall see what gentle adventures might be found along the way...</em></span></center>
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