Product Description: The history, mythology, and composition of angels, cherubs, fairies, pixies, and sprites are detailed in this handbook of fairy patterns. More than 72 fairy patterns for all mediums are featured, including dragonfly, sugar plum, and woodland fairies. The physical features of fairies and fairy backgrounds are examined in depth, including instructions for face and body painting that apply to all fairy re-creations. Comprehensive descriptions of different types of fairies accompanied by their folk histories provide a useful context for all fairy enthusiasts.
Beautiful Fairies I received this book last week, and have already used the 'praying angel' to do a stitchery as a gift for a child making her first communion. Now my daughters are each demanding one - and I intend to use several designs in a quilt. I am using them as they are presented in the book, but also the author has explained how to change the pose/wings, etc., of a particular fairy if you want to. The fantastic variety of detailed designs in here are simply beautiful, I see many stitcheries being made, straight from the book. Easy to trace due to the size, too - always a bonus. I will probably use them in applique as well, perhaps enlarging some.
The Great Book of Fairy Patterns - A real winner The book is a fantastic resource of images and ideas for my leather craft. The examples of heart shaped paper boxes lead me to replicate the idea on heart shaped leather boxes.
The book arrived just two days after I ordered it and was in pristine condition. I highly recommend it!
Great Book of Fairy Patterns If you want a Great book, get anything from Lora S. Irish, you will not be disappointed. Awesome.
Great Book of Fairy Patterns Great book for anyone who likes to draw or make fairies. Alot of great ideas and patterns.
Good Rescource for crafters In all fairness, this book is a very good rescource for craft painters who paint on wood, slate, etc. And it is also a very nice rescource for anyone who wants to paint a room/ make stencils to decorate and doesn't know how to draw them freehand. Many of the drawings are not perfect (the sewing fairy has her wing drawn in front of her hair on one side)and I would not rely on the fanciful descriptions about the fairies(to me anyway)they are mostly filler to get the feel for what you are working on. (If you want to learn about real fairy folklore I would suggest getting "Fairies" By Brian Froud or looking for a title on Irish fairy tales.) I had expected a much thinner book at first, but it turned out to be more than that. It is also a good source of inspiration for more accomplished artists wanting some new ideas.
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