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Beautiful Handmade Statement Necklaces and other Fabulousness from Neena Shilvock - Inspirations and Designs From the Week Gone by

Etiquette, Should You Happen on a Fairy

19/6/2015

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Hello readers, thanks for joining me. Reading the title of the post today, you must wonder who died and made me the Emily Post of the whimsical world, but bear with me and all will be revealed.
It is of course the fault of my crazy muse, as for some reason she turned Caprilicious towards whimsy this week. Dragonflies, butterflies, ladybirds, flowers, leaves and romantic vines crept into my work.
I think it was all because Ms Muse and I happened upon Anna Brandford and her delightful books for children. I was an imaginative child and an avid reader as I was growing up - I would have loved her books. This article in particular caught my interest.
And from reading this passage, the idea for a piece of jewellery grew and grew until I simply had to sit down and make it.
"Because fairies are quite shy of being seen by most humans, they are very good at turning themselves into dragonflies the moment we look at them. This is a very clever trick of theirs but there is a good way of checking whether what you are seeing is a real dragonfly or an actual fairy-in-disguise.

What you need to do when you see a dragonfly is try not to look at it directly. Instead, look just to one side of it and watch it out of the corner of your eye. If it is a fairy it will think you are not looking at it at all and then you might be able to see it, just for a moment."

If you catch me squinting at dragonflies this summer, that is what I'm doing - just following Anna Brandford's advice.

One rainy afternoon, Mike and I sat down with a load of Jack Lemmon movies and some wire and this is what came out on the other side!
wire torque with wire flowers, dragonfly leaves and vines by Caprilicious Jewellery
wire torque with wire flowers, dragonfly leaves and vines by Caprilicious Jewellery
wire torque with wire flowers, dragonfly leaves and vines by Caprilicious Jewellery
wire torque with wire flowers, dragonfly leaves and vines by Caprilicious Jewellery
wire torque with wire flowers, dragonfly leaves and vines by Caprilicious Jewellery
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If you, or your children have an interest in fairies and want to know what to do if you should meet one, I refer you to The Fairy Flute, Rose Fyleman's excellent treatise on the matter. It was written in 1921 and tells you all you need to know on the subject. Here's an excerpt from The Fairy Flute telling you exactly what to do should you meet a fairy.

If you meet a fairy, don’t run away;
She won’t want to hurt you,
She’ll only want to play.

Show her round the garden,
Around the house, too,
She’ll want to see the kitchen
(I know they always do).

Find a tiny present to give her when she goes,
They love silver paper and little ribbon bows.
I knew a girl who met twenty  three
Playing in the orchard
As jolly as could be.

They asked her to dance with them To make a twenty four;
She ran to the nursery 
And hid behind the door.

Hid behind the nursery door -
(What a thing to do!)
She grew up very solemn
 And rather ugly too.

So if you meet a fairy
Remember what I say,
Talk to her nicely
And don't run away.

The week has been crazy busy at work, and I had started to get things together for the fair. I was most disappointed when it was cancelled at short notice - I may or may not have secured a table at a replacement date some time in July - I will know more next week. 
It's not surprising then, that The Dragonfly Fairy was my magnum opus for the week. I have the weekend unexpectedly free to do with as I wish, perhaps inspiration will strike me as I do a bit of gardening, if the weather is any good.
Have a lovely week, and I'll catch you next Friday, same place, same time
xx
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4 Comments
Rachel Chitra
19/6/2015 04:18:36 am

Thanks for this Neena! I really needed a bit of cheering up - and its so nice when Friday after Friday I have this treat coming to me

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Neena Shilvock link
19/6/2015 05:48:22 am

I try Rachel, and it's nice to have my efforts appreciated, thank you

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Divya N link
19/6/2015 08:48:39 am

What a lovely poem, I wish I could meet a faerie (a kind one) and tell her that she looks beautiful :) Your torque is fantastic, Last night I was thinking of such a design wondering if I had the patience and skills to do it and came up with a negative on both fronts, but to see it made and displayed in front of my eyes is wonderful

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Neena Shilvock link
19/6/2015 09:47:27 am

Keep squinting at dragonflies Divya, and one day your wish will come true.
I'm sure you will be able to make one of these designs - it just takes a bit of patience.
Thanks for your kind words, Neena

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