The Year of the Dragon is Here!

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

Many of you know that I LOVE the Lunar New Year.

Here’s a fairy to support us through this NEW year:

Everything I’ve been reading lately tunes me into the idea that it’s time to cultivate, with care, the dreams we have been growing.

Tomorrow, to honor that, I will plant seeds to watch grow into flowers as I make make concrete steps forward.

What might you do to facilitate the growth of your wishes and dreams? This dragon will assist you, so employ her energy and enjoy the ride.

Sending much love,

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

Happy Solstice Everyone!

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

We’ve moved into the Winter Solstice.

I’ve happily moved back into my practice of drawing a ‘Demon’ and ‘Fairy’ every day. This recent fairy seems so perfect for right now:

Lena Stevens of the Powerpath School of Shamanism says “Intentions are the energy of your desires.” She suggests when creating intentions to consider how you want to feel and to consult your heart rather than your mind. Your mind’s job is to create goals and resolutions to fulfill your intentions.

I’m doing that practice now. Here’s a writing I keep returning to for inspiration that I found in the 2023 We’Moon Date book:

Winter Solstice

Rejoice! For the Light is birthed once more, and we discover anew that the body and divinity are made of the same things. There is the breath of the holy across every lip, the kiss of renewal on every brow, the new-birthed cry of awareness on every lip, the fresh taste of wonder on every tongue, the touch of joy beneath each fingertip, rebirthed this day.

In the depths of cave time, when the silver glow of moonshadow and the leaping heartfires of home comfort us, we gather fibers to knit our communities whole. There may be stripes of uncertainty and patches of pain, long gray stretches and bursts of color, but each of us contribues to the pattern of the World Soul.

Let’s give up our notions of too late, never, and not enough time, and let our fingers trail through our lives, gathering experiences of last year and holding them tenderly, both the sweet and the spiky. Breathe easy. Keep your eyes on those irrepressible silver linings, and keep your hands open. There is much work yet to be done. - Molly Remer of Mother Tongue Ink, 2022

Wishing you all the best in this time and in the midst of it all, moments of great quiet to connect with your heart.

All the best,

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

Fairy of Delight Living Deep and Safely Inside

Hello Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

I hope this finds you well and happy!

Last month, I was reading about delight and its power to lighten us even when we’re in dismal and darkening days.

I stepped into each day committed to experiencing and sharing delight. That happened easily in the morning, but after a long day, my ability to find delight seemed to be gone. Was it really? I didn’t think so. Here’s a fairy to support that:

My friend Corey saw this fairy on Facebook and said it reminded her of a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay:

“I can't recall the title, but I often find myself thinking or saying aloud the final stanza:”

For wonder leaps upon me still,

And makes me dizzy, makes me ill,

But never frightened - for I know -

Not where - but in whose hands I go:

The lovely fingers of Delight

Have hold me and hold me tight.

Thank you Corey! For the entire Edna St. Vincent Millay poem click here.

May you continue to find delight in these upcoming busy days.

And, in honor of the gift giving during of this season, please know that we have Fairy Decks in an assortment of beautifully handmade bags available on our on-line store, studio and at Thirty-odd on Pine Street.

We’ll be back in touch as we get closer to the Solstice.

All the best!

Emily and the Bluebird Fairies

p.s. I was not able to perform my Petcha Kucha about the fairies in October but I hope to revive the show and perform it in June. Stay tuned.

Fairy of Autumn

Dear Friends of Bluebird Fairies,

Those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, are in Autumn. I’ve read that this is a wonderful time to release something so you can create space to dream into your life something new.

To support us, I consulted our ‘Fairy of the Day’ app and this is the fairy that arrived for us:

Ah, the Fairy of the Light Shining is a great one for this time. As we grapple with either what or how to release what we no longer need in our lives we can feel a sense of darkness. Or if we’ve released something, we can feel a sense of loss until we clarify and begin to head into something new.

Keep heading towards the light that is always there for you and saying ‘hi.’

I’ve been reaching out to people and asking them to send me images of the Bluebird Fairies they have in their lives. The ones that cheer them on as they move forward. If you have an image you’d like to share, please send a picture to emily@bluebirdfairies.com.

What will I do with them? They’ll be included as a big community fairy montage for a performance I’ll be performing on October 5th in Burlington’s Flynnspace called “Lessons from my Left Handed Life.” (see notice below)

We thank you for being a part of our lives.

Have a wonderful rest of the day.

All the best!

Emily and the Fairies

Fairy of Art Hop

Dear Friends of Bluebird,

I hope this finds you well.

Here’s the fairy supporting my efforts these days:

As I write this, I’m in the midst of my preparations for Art Hop. It was nine years ago that I shared my left handed drawings with the Art Hop public. Now, I approach each season of it with great anticipation for the several days in which I can live in my ‘Bluebird Fairy World.’

This year I’m excited to share several things:

The follow up from last year’s collection of names for a Flamingo I wove out of pink plastic from a broken floaty. The name was selected by my friend Sarah, a woman whose life’s work involves researching (and discovering) spiders. On Saturday September 9th we’ll have a Flamingo Naming Ceremony. Please join us for a celebration of our interconnected existence. How do spiders connect with flamingos? That answer and more will be found in this 30 minute interactive event.

I have long been hinting that I’ll once again create paper mache cats and I have! Perhaps you are in need of a prosperity cat? Come and see (or if you’re not in the area) contact me.

And…there’s a very nice fairy poster. It was designed by Stephanie Salmon after my friend Sandy said she wanted something filled with fairies (it has 25!). Now, she gazes up at it to see which fairy jumps out at her. It’s a whole new way of getting your ‘Fairy of the Day!’

Hope to see you Vermonters!

Regardless, please enJOY. Let’s allow the coming weekend to be a magical one for us all. We need it.

All the Best,

Emily and the Fairies