New Items on ETSY

I just added more items to my etsy store.
https://www.etsy.com/miafaedesigns

Many of these items are Christmas themed - but as the season changes I will be switching things around and adding different items for late winter and early spring! Enjoy!

Wooden Tree Arrangement

Wooden Tree Arrangement with tag

Red Mushroom Snowglobe - floral border

Red Mushroom Snowglobe - snowflake border

Fairy Egg. Glass Terrarium on a Pedestal. Layers of moss, fungus and bark shaped into a glass bottle.
With hand- sculpted mushrooms and Fairy Eggs. A perfect home for magical fairys!

Fairy Egg Terrarium - white ribbon. Layers of moss and fungus enclosed in a glass bottle.
Hand sculpted mushrooms and Fairy Eggs. 

Fairy Egg Terrarium - green ribbon. Layers of moss and fungus enclosed in a glass bottle.
Hand sculpted mushrooms and Fairy Eggs. 

Be Merry Christmas Ornament
A Small chalkboard embellished with Fairy Eggcorns. burlap, and glitter!

Glitter Candle Arrangement
A battery operated candle arrangement for Christmas or winter!

Red Frame Hanging Arrangement
Antique red frame that hangs with pinecones, pine and holly berries.

Red Gnome Shadow Box - Happy Holidays
This is one of my favorite creations.
A hand sculpted red gnome painted into a green shadow box for the holidays!

Craft Fair 2013

I starting setting up booths as craft shows this late fall - it has been a humbling and positive experience. Here are a few photos from my first show!

First Craft Show Booth - Fall 2013

Antique folding chairs added more display space

Lots of floral arrangements, framed antique postcards, snowglobes, fairy terrariums and ornaments

Antique postcard embellished, lighted glass block winter scenes

Autumn in Minnesota

The fall colors are at peak this week in Minnesota. The leaves are falling as the temperature drops. Squirrels and deer are preparing for winter as the geese above fly south. Flowers and crops are at their seasonal end since the frost has been visiting in the evenings. As we all await the first snow, we take a breath of brisk fall air and admire the last splendor of autumn.

Flea Market Prints

I enjoyed a very large flea market last weekend and found more artwork for my small print collection. I love the variations of color, embossing and gold ink. Old postcards also have some of the most varied subjects, settings and illustration styles.

All three postcards have lovely illustrations and typography. 

My favorite is the carriage on the left - so colorful.

This is a old-style print - 5-color with the extra color as gold.

The illustration is so whimsical and full of life - truly is telling a story.

These three postcards are quite old - black cat was mailed in 1911.

The rooster and hen was mailed in 1908 - 

it has very detailed embossing and a large color palette.

Summer Fledglings

Three fledglings took flight this week. Their fuzzy feathers, small beaks and high-pitched chirps resound from a willow tree in the garden. They stay together as a family even outside of the nest.

Flea Markets and Thrift Shops

Check out my latest finds from flea markets, thrift shops and antique stores.

Flea market finds - antique hair brush, dove-tail box, hard cover book and frame.

More flea market finds - door plates, keys, printed brick
and green glass salt and pepper shakers to add to my collection. Love it!

Antique store finds - vintage postcards to frame.

Thrift store finds - hard and soft cover books with excellent illustrations.
Picture frame and wall candle holders. 

Antiques Galore

My family and I recently took a camping trip - turned antiquing adventure. We camped at a not-so-secluded campground and enjoyed some of the local flea markets, thrift shops and antique stores. Here is some of my favorite booths and items.

Eclectic Dress - fun and creative use of dress form, burlap, chalkboard and old pages.

Vintage Huffy bike

Great idea for license plates - spell out anything!

Metal bins used to contain smaller items.

Paper racks used for license plates, artwork and comics.

Vintage bird cage - love the glass water feeders attached.

Really fun arrangement of booth. White elephant is the focal point - drawing your eye in towards other fun items.

So true.

Steampunk dress form is very cool.

Stylish display of jewelry, clocks and purses.

Amusing light bulb lamp.

"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." So true.
I love the chalkboard cats on lower right.

This display was my favorite at the antique store - tub turned jewelry-making table.

Variety of lamps

"Believe in Yourself" -  I love this new artwork - works really well with older items.