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" I''ll be honestly surprised if The Faerie Handbook doesn''t end up having the same impact and influence as Froud and Lee''s Faeries did all those years ago."--Charles de Lint In this exquisite anthology, Editor in Chief Carolyn Turgeon and the editors of Enchanted Living Magazine (formerly Faerie Magazine ) welcome you into an enchanted realm rich with myth, mystery, romance, and abundant natural beauty. Organized into four sections--Flora & Fauna, Fashion & Beauty, Arts & Culture, and Home, Food, & Entertaining, it offers an array of exquisite vintage and contemporary fine art and photography, literature, essays, do-it-yourself projects, and recipes. A Resources section provides a listing of Fairy Festivals and Fairy House Festivals worldwide. With an inset image on the front cover, ornate silver foil patterning on the front, spine, back, and edges, and a satin bookmark, The Faerie Handbook is an eye-catching volume for fairy fans of all ages. Here''s some of what you''ll find inside: Flora & Fauna : Where Fairies Live; A Listing of Fairy World Inhabitants; Katerina Plotnikova''s Fairyland (photography portfolio); Fairy House Architecture and Interiors; A Fairy Herb and Flower Almanac; The Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle; Fairy Trees; Victorian Terrariums; Animal Friends and Foes Fashion & Beauty: Fairy Queens; Fairy Couture (portfolio: tiny hand-crafted dresses fashioned from paper as well as real flowers); fashionable flower plates from J.J. Grandville''s book Fleurs Animees ; Fairy Cobblers: (portfolio: fairy shoes crafted from paper and flowers; fairy shoes for human folk); Garbed in the Garden (designer dresses for humans crafted from and embellished with live flowers); Dewdrops: The First Beauty: Elixir; Fairy Dust; Fairy Fragrances; Bathing in Fairy Style; Fairy Wings; Mori Girls Part III: Art & Culture : A Midsummer Night''s Dream ; The Secret Commonwealth ; How to Avoid Being Taken by Fairies; Changelings; Victorian Fairy Paintings; The Art of Arthur Rackham; Charles Vess, Cicely Mary Barker, and Brian Froud and Alan Lee; Fairytale World of Mr. Finch; Kirsty Mitchell''s Wonderland (photography portfolio), The Lady of Shalott; the Cottingley Fairy Hoax Part IV: Home, Food, & Entertaining Midsummer Night''s Dream Garden Party; Edible Flowers; Fairy Drinks; The French Fairytale Salon of Madame d''Aulnoy; A Fairy Tea Party; Fairy Party Tips; Fairy Portals and Pathways''; Fairy Tale-Inspired Houses of Carmel-by-the-Sea Projects and recipes : Craft Your Own Fairy Furniture; How to Build a Flower Press; Flower Pressing Ideas and Tips; How to Make a Fairy Terrarium; How to Make a Fairy Flower Crown; How to Make Fairy Dust; The Perfect Fairy Bath; How to Construct an Arbor; Candied Violets; Flower Lollipops; Lavender Shortbread Cookies; Honey Ricotta Tart; Frosted Cranberries; Fairy Tea Cakes ...
