Ode to the Week ~ In which I have a fabbytastic week and realise that maybe I can do stuffs i fink I can

Helllooooo Me Loverlies and welcome to Freya's day !!!!!

Well what a week !!! I have to say straight away sorry for being a bit slow with my blog posts this week cos it has been all over the place chaos round here this week !!!

It's been a week of arranging 2 festivals and getting ready for another one. Ice skating dresses and clothes for the festival next week. Sorting our the websites. Fielding calls from revellers and would be stall holders. Paperwork, talking to sponsers, organising accounts, finding camping for festival crew and stall holders. Blog writing and working out new crafts and things around the house.In the middle of all of this, helping out with a family emergency, NO I did NOT make it worse!!! Sooo ner !!!

I started and wrote a little book of Bloo Pixie Wisdom today all I have to do now is put in the pics and I can put it out ready for you to grab a copy of. So hopefully that will be done before I go away next week. Actually might get onto it this weekend. Himself is away tomorrow so I will have a loverly quiet day .. you know the kind you can work on the couch or curled up in bed and eat toast and cup of teas all day!!! mmmm heaven !!!

I have to admit I am feeling alot better than I was earlier this week. I tend to get a tad freaked out when making something new that is special for someone. I tend to worry to the point I give myself a panic attack until it is done and I see a smile on thier face and know they are genuinely happy with it. I have to admit as well because I make my costumes the old way with rolled hems and not using an overlocker because I don't like them. I feel that doing things the old way is better as it gives the seams 4 times more stability than an overlocked hem.

Anywhooo I tend to get a bit wound up, cos I'm not that confident always. Well this week I had been working on a piece with fabric I'm not used to and a pttern I have never put together for a young girl who has worked very hard to make herself well up in iceskating working herself to English team standard!!! There was no way I wanted to mess that up. I do have to say I was a bit of a mess. However when I saw the look on her face when she put it on. It made all the difference it fitted perfick and it looked awesome and she loves it !!! Job done and me calm again !!!

Sometimes I panic for the wrong reasons, sometimes for the right ones, sometimes cos I just does. I think now though after this week I might not panic quite so muchly. It also got me to wanting to make my own tops for the summer. So I figure job well done.

Don't let fear stop you from doing what it is you want to and can do.  It's ok to be scared but don't let it stop you, do it anyway!!! I did !!! If this ickle fraiedyfae can do it i figure you lot can !!!

Have a faerytastic weekend

xox Love and Light xox

Ode to the Week ~ In which I bid a fond farewell to the week that has been and leave it where it where it belongs.

Welcome to Freya's Day Me Loverlies!!! WE MADE IT!!! Give yourself a big round of applause and pats on the back and a big bar of choccy to celebrate !!!

If your week has been anything like mine get yourself a loverly glass of something yummy too cos you deserve it!!! For me it's a bucket of coffee cos its that or cordial cos that's all we have. It doesn't matter what it is as long as you have it and it is well known in your environment this is your time!!!

Long story short and no details given but this week has been very very emotionally driven and to be completely honest with you I am exhausted, completely and utterly mental and emotionally drained from it all. In fact to the point where Himself sat me down and told me to snap out of it cos I was not being nice and was in a not fun place at the time. Which I did and hear I am today, 1 more costume further than I was yesterday and with dinner in the oven and lots of excitement all day, like visits from my favourite reptile rescue couple. It was awesomes!!! and yes they will be coming to the Edge of The Moors Faery Festival and bringing some of thier loverly rescued loverlies with them!!! sooo can't wait!!!!

I have a loverly costume job I am doing right now for a loverly young lady in our town who ice skates. You'd probabgly think there are heaps of people making these outfits but apparently not and not only that the ones they get are imported and fall apart which is pretty awful considering the prices they charge BEFORE postage. So it looks like I could be about to get very busy WOOHOO!!! but we shall see. I don't believe in over charging because you can. Kids love to dance and should have the opportunity to do so in whatever form they wish to without thier parents having to sell a kidney in the process. I simply don't have time for dressmakers who rip off thier customers with an attitude of "oh well". I am happy to design and make anything for anyone and always have been because I don't see the point in charging £200 for a leotard with a skirt on it when it takes me less than half a day to run it up. To me that's appauling and such a rip off especially when overlockers are used on stretch fabrics and not rolled hemming. I don't even own an over locker and to be honest I don't need or want one.


All that said however this week I have realised how truly blessed I am, and have learnt a little about myself as well. I don't suffer fools gladly. Well that wasn't news. and what annoys me more is those who have everything yet bitch because it isn't enough. Now I'm sorry but Himself and I right now live on around £85 a week, not because we are tight because that is all we have. End of story. See what you have that doesn't cost money and you will realise exactly how rich you truly are!!! Your outlook on life changes as well to be honest and well speaking for myself it is a much better place to be and much better than Beer Goggles !!!!

To cheer me up this week Himself did something rather special. I don't care if you think I am a loony but I have a couple of little Fae friends that keep me company and hang out and have chosen to stay with me for whatever reason. Let me show you what Himself did for me with the help of Button one of my insanely fabby little pixie friends.

Himself is amazing at finding our Fae friends and helping you to see exactly what they look like!!! This one he did with Button telling him the whole time what to do and what he wanted. I have to admit this almost brought me to tears. It didn't cost him anything just time and he did it to make me smile and THAT My Loverlies is what love is!!!

Anywhoo tis Friday evening and I have lots of taped shows to catch up on and bowl of popcorn awaiting me attention !!!


Have a fabbytastic weekend!!!

xox Love and Light xox

Monday Catch Up ~ In Which I Get Righteously Angry and Find out One of My Friends is Teeny Tiny

Hippy Moon Day Loverlies!!!

This weekend has been quite a busy one here in Pixie Towers and to be honest I'm glad it's Monday again. I have been busy organising all sorts of things, from faery festivals to halloween parties, weddings dresses, bridesmaid dresses, Steampunk costumes and Bellydancer outfits. In between visits from the Faery Princesses and my Bootiful Cousin and her trixie pixies. I think I need another weekend to get over this one hahaha!!!

All is well though and after turning Pixie Towers on it's ear late last week we are now safely and comfortably ensconsed in our new room and the other one has been made beautiful and ready for any Princesses who are likely to turn up and stay at any time.

I have to admit though I have been in a bit of a angry pixie mode for the last couple of days. To me there is nothing worse you can do as a parent as to force your children to lie to cover up your deceptions and actions. It puts children in a terrible position and forces them to do something that they know is wrong and they know they shouldn't do. It also makes them terrified of consequences they may incur due to someone finding out they were lying or keeping information away from them, or the consquences of the parent who told them to keep the secret in the first place. Most frightening of all it can condition children into not saying something when they really need to, for example if something has happened that they NEED to share for thier own safety or if something has been done to them and they have been told "it's our little secret".

There is not alot that makes this pixie mad but grooming children is one of them, in fact ANYTHING that causes a child harm or hurt in anyway really does ruffle my feathers!!!

Well ok enough ranting now, I have had my say and that's that !!!

Onto more fun things, for the last few weeks I have been working on a very special order of bellydancing costumes, and I have to admit I have been a tad worried about messing them up. However today I made alot of headway. Although I did have somewhat of a surprise when I found out how teeny the lady in question was. I had made the patterns a few weeks ago but decided to remake and design 2 of the costumes and today I have been working very hard on them. Not being such a teeny person myself and having quite alot of extra "padding" I definately found myself resizing and relooking at the measurements again. I did do this several times I have to admit and even went so far as to take a peek at my friends pics to make sure that what I was looking at was correct.

It is funny how we see ourselves and others in the world and forget the very large differences between us. My friends waist is the size of one of my thighs and I have to admit I found myself wondering whether this worried because she is so teeny or because I am so padded. I have never really seen myself as an "obese" person, and to be honest I am quite comfortable in my skin. However this did make me wonder and I have to say there will probably be more on this sometime later on.

For now though I am going to sign off and get on the rest of my day, my Bootiful cousin has turned up with the trixie pixies to show off her wedding dress so I am about to be very busy.

Have a fantabulous rest of your day


xox Love and Light xox

Stitch and Bitch ~ Pixie Hats and the joys of Agoraphobia

Happy Tuesday me Loverlies !!!

Here we are at our very first Stitch and Bitch and I am going to show you how to make one of these :~

Nooooo not the loverly model ... he's mine and you can't have him!!! I shall however show you how we made the Pixie Top Hat.

What has this to do with Agoraphobia??? I hear you ask, well if youa re sitting comfortably then I will begin.

Being Agoraphobic is not fun when the big episodes start. There are those who won't leave thier home at all and then there are those like me who have good days and bad. My good days mean that with the right sort of head gear I can go out and about in town. On a bad day if I HAVE to go out I will wear my duffle coat which is a loverly velvety patchwork number with a HUGE hood which pulls right over my face meaning all I can see are my feet. Not very practical but with Himself at my side I can get through to see the Hodge who is awesome. On a good day I don't need the duffle coat instead I will wear my Pixie Top Hat, which gives me the feeling of being protected whilst not looking quite like a "Patchwork Palpetine" as Himself has named me *sighs* . It also means that in Summer I am not going to be so hot I pass out, which is also a sensible consideration when it comes to getting dressed.

So here we go :~ The Patchwork Pixie Top Hat

First off here is a picture of the pattern pieces you will need. They are very simple and not at all difficult to work out (trust me if I can figure it out so can you).

To measure the pattern pieces you must take the measurement around the head it needs to fit. from that you now have the circumferance of the circle for the top bit, the length of the side panel AND the inner circumferance of the brim. Not bad going for one little measurement huh!?!

Now the next thing you need to do is work out how tall you want your hat to be I work in 4 inch blocks and my hat is 8 inches tall (Not a size Queen .... much hehehe). so to make your side block take your head measurement and add the height you want plus 1 inch plus 1 inch for the length. "Oh no!!!" I hear you cry "but we don't know inches". Ok well for every measurement I give you multiply it by 2.5 and you have your centimetres. I prefer inches they are more accurate for sewing.

You have also your measurement for the top so cut yourself a circle with the same size round as the length of your side panel.

For the brim use your top panel and draw a half circle or a whole one if you have lots of fabric and make it 3 inches wide and draw the outside circle to make either a half circle or a full tyre shape.

Sewing up :~ First off cut yourself 2 pieces of  each of your pattern in calico or curtain lining or whatever you are using. For the brin you can fold the fabric in half if you are using a large piece or cut 4 semi circles and sew 2 of them together to make your brim circles.

Sew the side panel first giving yourself a 1/2 inch seam (1.5cm). Next attach the top and then the brim. each with a 1/2 inch seam. This is now your inner lining and it will look like this :~

If you are really clever you can get it to stand up like this :~

Next you get your other pattern pieces and start pining your patchwork fabrics on however you want. Take your time or don't its up to you. I tend to pop them all on and just sew them all up like crazy paving. It's far more fun that way. But you can be as fussy as you want to be.

Next you sew the patchworked pieces onto the pattern pieces however the have been pinned. Please remember to take out your pins, they really do hurt if you forget!

Then sew up the pattern pieces as you did the lining. If you have gotten this far and it looks like this on the outside :~

And this on the inside :~

You are an Utter Genius !!! and don't let anyone tell you otherwise !!!

All that is left for you to do now is pop the lining inside the outer hat and sew the brim and you are done!!

Now please please remember to get this the right way in first time, otherwise you will cry and you could shrink your hat depending on the fabric used!

Here is a pic to demonstrate how it should look with the lining about to be sewn in place :~

See the seams are together ... awwwww they likes each other !!!



Now all you have to do is pin the brim together but fold it in on itself and then sew it as close to the edge as you dare!!!


Once you have done that you have your hat and you too can look like this :~

Now if of course you are far too lazy to do this for yourself, you can of course get one from me here :~

Fallen Angel Studios

because round here they tend to breed !!!

I'm sure they are part Tribble !!!

Anywhoo away I go again ...

Have a great whatever it is you are doing (details are not a requirement :P)


xox Love and Light xox