More collections along the same line, fairies seem to look at home next to vintage cottage prints. I have collected these prints for years, since my sister gave me one soon after we had bought this house. At the time, my yard was inherited from renters who hadn’t mowed or pulled a weed in ages. Add the major remodeling and the mud that causes and I was horrified by what I saw outside my back door. The cottage print was a symbol of everything perfect about a garden, lush and full, cozy and inviting. Of course, I can’t quite establish that look, but I sure try. In the meantime, I buy a lot of cottage prints, mostly at garage sales for under $2.
Leandra Joy’s room upstairs at my house was redone when she moved out with her parents to a new home. It became more "grandmotherly", with a big comfy chair for reading to her, a tea party area, and a dress up area (for fairy clothes!). All of my cottage prints are hanging in her room, with the fairy collection I put together for her. The 2 fairies under glass are some that I made from old dolls that got repainted and dolled up.
I’m so happy you still have the cottage print I gave you! We decided that is the kind of place we would end up living in together when we are olld, old, old. Of course with a gazillion cats in all different colors. Now we have to include all the yorkies (dorkies) that will live with us too. Do you think we will be able to hear them to tell them to stop shouting? Love you!