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Pan Fairy Wind Spinner
| Fairy Wind Spinner
| Fairy Table Fountain
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King Caterpillar Fairy Figurine
| Medicine Man Jeems Fairy Figurine
| Mrs Jeems Fairy Figurine
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Ladybug Fairy Figurine
| Oleander Fairy Figurine
| Chantrieri Fairy Figurine
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Green Beatle Rider Fairy Figurine
| Red Garden Fairy Statue
| Green Garden Fairy Statue
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Spoonful of Sugar Fairy
| Tulip Floral Fairy
| Peony Fairy Figurine
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Cascade of Flowers Fairy
| Butterflies and Fairy Figurine
| Fairy And Rose Figurine
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Lily Fairy Figurine
| Fairy Holding Flower Figurine
| Forever Young Fairies
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Love Fairy
| Fairy on Mushroom
| Fairy on Mushroom
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Fairy on Mushroom
| Winter Fairy with Unicorn
| Summer Fairy with Unicorn
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Aurora Fairy Figurine
| Cygnus Fairy Figurine
| Thoughtful Fairy Figurine
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Harmony Fairy Figurine
| Bliss Fairy Figurine
| Clarissa Fairy with Unicorn
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Fairy Figurine on Flower
| Amber Fairy Votive Holder
| Fairy on Flower Figurine
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Fairy Figurine on Flowers
| Fairy Garden Sculpture
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Fairy FigurinesThe word “fairy” or “faery”, is rooted in the French word “fey” and Latin word “fata”, which means “fate”, because many people believed that fairies could control or change the destiny of humans. Some of the quasi-religious beliefs about fairies state that they are either “lost souls”, neither entitled to Heaven, nor condemned to Hell, or else they are angels cast out of heaven. This may be the origin for some portrayals of fairies as evil creatures, baby snatchers, and temperamental. In Ireland, where “wee folk” are an integral part of the culture, it’s believed that fairies are the remnants of a race dedicated to the goddess Diana. They were driven underground to live in tombs and mounds when Celts invaded the country, and existing in such small quarters, were eventually reduced to the tiny size we know today. A four-leaf clover is protection against fairy spells, and if you lie still while holding one, any fairies nearby become visible. Over in Wales, fairies are invisible beings who inhabit a world of their own. The Welsh know them as “fair folk”, Scots call them “good neighbors”, Celts use the term “good folk”, and the Irish/Scottish Gaelic people named them the “sith” or silent people. In medieval times, when fairies became a popular part of folk tales and literature, they acquired the name “green children”, for the green clothes they wore, a feature which was shared by the fairies in various countries. “Elves” are also thought to be a fairy, a sprite of Nature, derived from the Nordic word “alfar”, having to do with water and the mountains. The most famous fairies of all time, would have to be Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, the two flighty characters of J.M. Barrie’s 1904 stage play, and 1911 book, about a boy who would never grow up. Walt Disney acquired the rights to Barrie’s work in 1939, and shelved it while the war was on. But the 1953 release of “Peter Pan” the movie, turned out to pose a “fairy” interesting problem- in the play, and the book, Tinker Bell had no physical image. On stage, her presence was always announced by a spotlight and the tinkling of bells. So Disney set about creating an image for Tinker Bell, and his animators drew a gamine, green-clad figure based on the well-rounded actress Margaret Kerry. So well-endowed was Tinker Bell, that viewers for years, were convinced the model was Marilyn Monroe. A lot of fun has been had with fairies, in one way or another. In 1917, two cousins, Elsie Wright aged 16, and Frances Griffith aged 10, perpetrated one of the great photographic hoaxes of all time, with an old box camera, and some paper cutouts. The girls showed startled friends and family, photographs of fairies that had appeared to play with them in the garden. They said that the fairies would not appear if anyone else were around, so there were no other witnesses. But experts in photography examined the film and concluded there had been no tampering. Arthur Conan Doyle, the famous author and also a rabid believer in things spiritual, including fairies, wrote two pamphlets and a book on their authenticity. Three years later, the girls produced three more photos. At that time, nobody seemed to wonder why a moving waterfall in the background was blurred, while the fairies’ wings were not. Or why the light and shadows on the fairies did not match what was in the rest of the photos. Yet the girls maintained, they had simply taken the pictures, and knew nothing about how the fairies came to be there. Finally, in the late 1970s, the one surviving cousin confessed to having used cut outs from a children’s book. Oddly enough, that particular book also carried a story by Arthur Conan Doyle, but he had failed to remember, or catch the resemblance to the paper images. Fairy figurines today, are weighted heavily to the whimsical, feminine images fostered by children’s literature. Because they are so often associated with nature, these sprites of the netherworld are shown as a fairy with flowers, garden fairies, butterflies and fairies, or bronze sculptures of fairies with individual blossoms. | ||||||||
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Angels
Women
African American
African Tribal Masks
Buddhas
Fantasy
Dragons
Gargoyles
Medieval Knights
Mermaids
Fairies
Unicorns
Wizards
Pegasus
Grim Reaper
Skeletons
Cherubs
Porcelain Dolls
Cowboys
Indian Sculptures
The Thinker Sculpture
See No Evil Hear No Evil Speak No Evil
Civil War Collectibles
Star Wars
Dollhouse Miniatures
Peanuts
Santa
Chefs
Miniature Lighthouses
Women of the Way
