Faerie Fashion Feature - Bibian Blue's Spring collection 2012

As you might have noticed in the last few posts, I'm a total sucker for wings. Butterfly wings in particular, however I love all types, angel, gossamer, steampunk, you name it. So when I saw these dresses from the 2012 Spring Collection of the Spanish designer Bibian Blue... oh my... I think I squeed...

I just love the flowyness of these dresses. They're whimsical and look like they were made in a fairytale, but they still look rocker-chic at the same time. Amazing! I also love love love the details. The shoes, the cravat-like necklaces, the shoulder thingy, so cool. But not just her wing dresses are amazing, the rest of the 'Crystal Flowers' collection is just as dreamy and whimsical.

For more on this amazing designer, visit her blog!

Love and Leaves,

Marjolijn Ashara





Faerie Fashion Feature - Winged Jewellery

Time for another Faerie Fashion Feature! :D I was browsing Deviantart, as I do (too/very) often and came across some wonderful winged jewellery which would look perfect in any faerie's jewellery box. It amazes me how people make these beautiful and delicate things, and all of different materials too!

Real wings encased in glass:

Real Butterfly Wing Jewelry by Bflydesigns

Delirium Butterfly Necklace by Felinocurioso37

Leather:

Faery Wing Necklace by Phee-adornments

Blue Morpho Nouveau Necklace by Angela Sasser

Wire and foil:

Blue Wings Pendant by Elvenelysium

Pink and Blue Wings Pendant by Elvenelysium

And several other materials:

These earrings were made with real beatle wings which have been treated with several layers of varnish.
Plume and Wing by S0WIL0

These beautiful earrings were made with heat-treated titatium and sterling silver.
Wings by Forgedirony

These geeky wings were made with a hard drive and a processor card. Geeky and pretty!
Butterfly Wings by the Blue Kraken

Well my flittering friends, that's it for the feature! I hope you enjoyed it!

Love and Leaves,
Marjolijn Ashara

Faerie Fashion Feature - Faerie Footwear

Yay! Time for another Faerie Fashion Feature! This week we will be tackling Faerie Footwear. Because of course we can't walk around barefoot all day (although I wish we could... really!) These shoes that I found on Deviantart are truly the embodiment of the faerie spirit. I love love LOVE them:

Fairy shoes by Ibukij on Deviantart

These adorable little shoes are for sale on her etsy! As well as a lot of other beautiful faerie fashion items. Go check it out!

Although these shoes are amazing and supercute, they are not for day-to-day wear. You couldn't really show up for work in these babies. So, what is a faerie to do? Well, luckily there are a lot of easy tips to upgrade the shoes you already have into amazing faerie shoes!

1. Ribbons
The easiest step and yet, so effective. If you have pumps or sandals, you could add long lengths of ribbons to it that wrap around your lower legs. If you have lace-up shoes, replace the laces with ribbons! It's cute and funky, yet functional... Try different colours and different fabrics, mix and match if you want. Combining organza and satin ribbon makes it all the more faerie...

Styleconcious.org has a handy tutorial
on how to make these cute pumps!

Missa by Design has a handy video tutorial
on how to make these lace up heels!

FairyfeetSA painted these adorable
shoes and added cute ribbons
instead of laces!

2. Paint
Like the cute Bees and Butterflies shoes above painting your shoes is a fun and whimsical way to make your shoes more faerie-worthy. Add nature patterns or entire fairytales, whatever your imagination can think off... Painting works best on canvas or leather shoes, with the right types of paint. Here is a tutorial on how to paint your shoes!

Flower shoes by Petmonkey0 on Deviantart

Unicornville by Gemsville on Deviantart

Black Swirl Shoes by Miss Bunny Shoes on Deviantart.

3. Buttons, flowers and beads
Another simple way to make your shoes more faerie-like is to simply glue (or sow) buttons, silk flowers or stings of beads to your existing shoes. If you want to use glue, use a hot glue gun (careful, it's not called 'hot glue' for nothing!) Simple and easy, but the effect is amazing!

Crystal Falls 2 by Moonshine Mustardseed on Deviantart.

Button Shoes by Stiched-Up on Deviantart

Fairy Shoes by Tonya

4. Inspiration
Look towards other designers and other crafters to see how they make their shoes more fun. Adapt it to your own personal style et violá! Faerie shoes of your own design! Some designs that I find inspirational:

Butterfly heels by Alexander McQueen

Flower Shoes by Scherer Gonsales

So, get crafting and show me your shoes!!

Faerie Fashion Feature - Bugs

Bugs. These little critters have been described as little faerie helpers since the first faerie tales. They are cute and small and sometimes even scary! With these gorgeous creations you can keep your little helper close to you every day!

Ladybugs; These cute little spotted creatures bring happiness and good luck! Just look how adorable and shiney they are. If a ladybug lands on you it means good fortune will be coming your way very soon...

Tiny Ladybug on Cupcake by Colourful-Blossom

NomNom Ladybug Set by Autumnhoney

Ladybug Inspired I by SaraKennedy

Ladybug Bobby Pins by Dark7pop7toy7

Butterflies; Delicate wings, beautiful, unique colours and a magical transformation. Butterflies capture our dreams and imagination. They bring wonder and joy and, according to Chinese and Japanese culture, are the essence of happiness!

Butterfly Backlace by LittleRedx

Pink Mix Woodnymph Glass Wing by Fused Elegance

Crocheted Multi Butterflies by Shina

Monarch Butterfy Dress by Luly Yang

Spiders; These creepy crawleys feature in nightmares and horror movies. But they are also vital for the environment and keep the nasty musquitos away! So for the darker faeries amongst us, here are some beautiful spiders.

Spider on Turquoise pendant by Szilviabead

Spider Flower Clip by Dragon Behin

Spider Bookmark by Maylar

Cobweb Portrait by Corviid

Till next time!