Originally posted on Acorn Tops Tumblr: On Fairy Wings and Acorn Hats The original idea of the fairy door is to sit at the base of a tree. It welcomes the fairies to the garden and to make a home if they so wish. However, this seems rather exclusive. What about people who do not have trees or a yard, for that matter? Currently living in the third floor apartment, my mom found an easy solution to this predicament. She has decided to invite the fairies to her bookshelf, because after all what is more magical than reading? A customer decided to follow suit with her Wander door! Some have put them around the baseboards and walls of their rooms. One of my first ever customers put her fairy doors around her raised garden bed and added a stone path to them! Last year, customers told me that they were buying dog fairy doors in honor of a beloved furry companion that had passed away and they were planning on putting the door over the spot their dog’s ashes were buried.
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Originally posted on Acorn Tops Tumblr: On Fairy Wings and Acorn Hats Snow White inspired fairy garden! What can we find deep in the forest of rosemary and sweet alyssum? Hi-ho! Hi-ho! The dwarves pick-axes! Off to work they go! "Just one bite…" of this apple bird house! Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairy-est of them all!
Originally posted on Acorn Tops Tumblr: On Fairy Wings and Acorn Hats The Cat’s Meow is certain to draw fairies! Featuring rosemary and succulents, it is easy to care for and has everything a fairy would love! Some interesting and colorful rocks to explore! Some of a fairy’s best friends are aerial creatures! A bird flies in the succulents! A furry friend plays with the bees by the rosemary! A birdhouse welcomes any and all!
Originally posted on: On Fairy Wings and Acorn Hats This picture hung in every bedroom of every house my grandmother lived in. She received this picture when she was six year old, Christmas 1934 from her Sunday School teacher. She gave this picture to me, and ever since I have carried on that same tradition. This picture was the inspiration for my business and has now become my logo. When my grandfather passed away, we received his carving tools. Many of these tools were handmade themselves. They have the initials carved into the bottoms of the handles. The ones that are not handmade are labeled in permanent marker. Every time I hold them, it’s like holding his hands. With my grandmother’s inspiration and my grandfather’s tools I have created Acorn Tops. From the picture, my line of products have expanded from hand carved Fairy Doors to include Fairy Houses, Fairy Gardens, Fairy bottles, ornaments, and soon Raggle Taggle Fairy Dolls. My business is small. These roots, this tie to the past and to my family will give me the wings for me and my business to soar. Originally posted on: On Fairy Wings and Acorn Hats One of the reasons I love what I do is the freedom to create what inspires me and to incorporate what I love. This allows me to geek out as part of my work. Tardis Fairy House anyone?
The other benefit is creating what I love and being able to use what I love to make a difference. Items inspired by the fantastic book, The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, are sold to help This Star Won’t Go Out. This foundation helps children with cancer and their families. Other small, handmade businesses like Seeds of Inspiration gives 10% of their proceeds to a new charity each quarter. This quarter all proceeds go to Paws for A Cause. In the past, they made special scented apples for Reading is Fundamental. Jessie’s Custom Greetings has been working with Packages for Patriots, giving 10% of their proceeds, as well as buying one of her handmade cards to send to troops. Cholie’s Hart makes special crocheted caps for San Pedro’s Relay for Life. When the proceeds do not go to an organization, foundation, or charity, I also can make a difference through various forms of “protest art” like my Beehive Fairy House that reads “SAVE THE BEES.” If I do not give money, I can spread awareness. Sometimes the difference I can make with my art is not just in giving money or spreading awareness,but in the smiles my products can create. Two adults see a Where The Wild Things Are Inspired Fairy House, smile, and start reminiscing about childhood memories or a child gets excited about seeing a Thomas The Tank Engine Door or a Fairy Door of their favorite superhero. Sometimes the biggest difference I think I make, is in the creation of smiles or making someone’s day. I might not have a lot to give, but at least I can give that.
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