After working on them for what seemed like an eternity, here are my three fairies: Petal, Tillia and Dewdrop. If you would like to read more about them, come on in!

I seem to be going through a heavy experimental phase, where I am doing all sorts of cheeky things with my patterns.

It has been a continuous journey of course, but it started in earnest in January of 2020 when I made Jonna. A completely new body, size and pattern…loosely inspired by Yukki, a doll I made for my daughter. Both dolls being completely one-of-a-kind.

Then, striking while the iron was hot I made Macha, which was a downsized version of my favourite pattern: the petite fig.

The madness continued downsizing the figlette pattern into multiple sizes and even using the little fig pattern (which I published in my shop) and downsizing it as well. All sorts of what we call ‘doll shenanigans’. Never a dull moment around these parts.

Then this year I went and mucked about with the mannikin construction and if this wasn’t all, now I have merged three patterns to make what I call the Thumbelina pattern, using a plethora of techniques that I have slowly learned over 13 years of making dolls.

If someone had told me years ago that I was going to be comfortable doing this and actually excited about making tiny-weenie dolls, I would have laughed in their face.

Never mind making them tiny, adding weight in the right places, needle felting those little faces…I mean. It’s bonkers, I don’t actually believe they came from my hands and if they did, I must have made them in a total doll craze that I now can’t quite remember.

That just goes to say friends: if you love something and you do it non-stop, diving in it head first, ask questions later…it might turn out pretty good in the end. I am living proof that you can go from zero to this. Yes, of course it won’t be easy, fast or simple…but by my stars, you will have lots of fun!

So now, let’s get to the fairies, because they are literally pestering me non-stop to introduce them to you.

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Petal, a dandelion fairy.

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Tillia with her wool felt dandelion headband.

It was a fair morning, as some people call the early hours of warm June.

The billowing steam of the morning dew, gently filtering away. The sun adding a tinge of yellow to a world in waking slumber.

I had a rather restless sleep and got up earlier than usual. Dragging my feet I made a strong brew, donned my summer cardigan and headed outside. I like to inspect the garden as soon as possible, because it never fails to amaze me and it starts my day on the right foot.

After checking in on the lettuces and the strawberries, I felt a tumble at my feet and looking down I witnessed the aftermath of a fairy crash.

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Tllian in the woods, a dandelion fairy.

Tillia has just landed, or more accurately: head-on smashed her tiny self into my wet slipper.

I wasn’t aware that fairies get a little drunk in morning light and it takes them a lot of years to learn to navigate early morning hours with more decorum.

I placed my cup of steaming coffee on a precarious edge, succumbing to the need to aid a helpless being. Tillia was so surprised to see herself being picked up by gigantic hands and started to slowly gain her senses back.

My, my! what a way to start flying lessons, she thought.

Leather sandals for dolls. Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me.

We heard little steps and lo and behold, another fairy appeared behind the crabapple tree. Concerned for the reckless air acrobatics of her sister, she decided to hide and wait for civility to enter the morning lessons. Dewdrop started chatting away, asking Tillia how many loops she performed before landing on my slipper and inquiring wether she needed to perform the feat exactly the same, manifesting some obvious hesitancy to the lesson’s end.

I retorted that landing was an exaggeration of the word, as my toe was still throbbing. They both looked at me so amused. They had never encountered a waking human, let alone one so shabbily dressed and utterly perplexed at their morning antics.

Dewdrop flew up and landed on my shoulder, gently touching my ears and my hair. Black hair, they only saw this type of hair on animals. “So long, so thick!” she murmured to Tillia.

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Dewdrop, a dandelion fairy.

“Hush Dewdrop, it is not very nice to comment on the human’s appearance, they get all wound up! Haven’t you learned anything?”, reprimanded a slightly embarrassed Tillia.

“Well…I am a human, but in my defense, I had nothing to do with it. I was just born this way. And I much prefer you call me by my name, Fabiola. Though, if that feels funny in your mouth, you can call me Fabs”.

The day was looking pretty good already to me! Cold coffee and all.

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Tillia in a yellow world. Morning light.

Now enters a third fairy, Little Miss Bossy Pants. Strutting her stuff, she started asking the other two if they could see how large her dandelion was getting. “Must be a sign I am growing up, or at the very least, that I am progressing much faster than you lot!”.

This was Petal. There is always one in every family.

“Hush Petal, you are supposed to introduce yourself with more manners to the humans. Or they go trumpling about the forest and meadows and it will take us all ages to put everything back to rights. I was just showing Dewdrop how to do a triple twist around the rose bush when I lost my bearings and landed in a fuzzy shoe. Then Dewdrop came blabbering about and now you. Father won’t be pleased to hear what I have to say about your poor behaviour”.

Now, now. Don’t start arguing this early in the morning. How about you all sit down here with me and tell me more about you. I would be very pleased to hear what you all have to say about this garden and the back woodland. Any juicy bits, gossip, stories?

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Wool felt flowers.

Three dandelion fairy art dolls, by Fig and me.

Most famous words. It took them all morning and part of the early evening to unload themselves. They all took turns, bless them! but it did take a long time for me to be introduced to the ways of dandelion fairies.

I have had the extreme fortune of meeting fairies all my life. Corn fairies, apple fairies, moss fairies, lake fairies…even pomegranate ones! But I had never met a trio of dandelion fairies and I am very happy I just did.

They are the chattiest of the bunch, at least in my experience. They are very skittish and when scared they turn into a fat dandelion in the blink of an eye. I witnessed this as soon as Luna, my Labrador retriever, was let out of the house.

They have furry wings and they love to do air acrobatics. Their favourite thing is to see children blowing dandelion seeds. They go to bed very early and they get up before all the other fairies have a chance to open one eye.

They like to be the first in the meadows and gardens, coaxing all the dandelions to open wide. They also like to hide inside nests and cover themselves with poppy petals when they take a nap.

Doll wings made with mohair, by Fig and Me.

Doll capes made with merino and white linen dress. Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me.

It was an honour to spend an entire day with them and I hope I get to see them again. They told me a lot of stories so I hope I can come back soon and tell you more, but for now, we must find them a home.

Doll fairies by Fig and me. Natural fiber art dolls 8” tall.

Petal, a dandelion fairy art doll

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Petal.

This is Petal. She, just like her sisters, is 8” tall. She is made with cotton skin, stuffed with wool and glass beads. She is extremely petite and requires very gentle hands to play with her. Petal has brown eyes and a big dandelion on her headband.

Dewdrop, a dandelion fairy art doll

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Dewdrop.

This is Dewdrop and just like her sisters, she has Blue Faced Leicester wool locks for hair. Their hair cannot be brushed, but can be very gently styled with your fingers. Dewdrop has blue eyes and wears a shoulder cape made with merino wool fabric. Her mohair wings are attached to the cape, which closes with a handmade button loop and a wool felt bead.

Tillia, a dandelion fairy art doll

Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me. Tillia.

This is Tillia, and just like her sisters, she wears a linen dress with lace skirt, that closes on front with sewn-in snaps. She also wears linen bloomers with elastic waist and lace, and a pair of leather summer shoes with elastic ties. Tillia has green eyes and hand-painted freckles.

Fairies in the woods, doll art by Fig and me.

If you would like to bring a fairy into your home, please enter your details in the form below. Each doll is priced at $495 USD plus $25 postage. They are art dolls and should be treated accordingly. You can enter for one, two or three, but if your name is drawn for more than one doll you will be billed for both, so please choose carefully.

We will leave the entry form open until Sunday June 27th at 7 PM EST. At that point we will draw names at random for each doll and those people will receive a Paypal invoice which is due then.

All faires have found a home. If there are no hiccups with their travel arrangements they should be going home soon. Thank you so much for your interest in the work of my hands!

Doll fairies in the woods, Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me.

Doll with freckles, Natural fiber art doll by Fig and Me.

Three little doll fairies, Natural fiber art dolls by Fig and Me.

Thank you for your kindness of heart in coming to see them and if you are wishing to bring one home we wish you the best of luck. See you all on Sunday! I must go see now if I can play with them again today.