The picture I've always had for my life has been living in the countryside, growing a lot of my own food, making a lot of my own things, sewing costumes and making other crafts to sell online and at fairs, writing stories, and of course taking tons of nature pictures

I deeply value hand-made things, where a person's care, creativity, and energy have really been put into them. I think an important part of being human is using our immagination and our hands. Something made by hand 'the old fashioned way' somehow feels more Real to me, than something that was made by machines, barely touched by human hands. I want and need to be creating. And I want to be among those who provide more Real, Genuine, Natural, and Unique things for others who wouldn't be making such things for themselves. It was the need to feel true to myself, and the inability to find clothes that allowed me to feel that way, that got me started with sewing in the first place. I sincerely hope that by truely living out my inner self, being willing to take a different road, I can encourage others to be who they truely are, and find the path that's right for them.

As the Future really is Now, I have taken the first few steps to begin selling things that I make. I've posted a couple shirts and five skirts for sale on Etsy go check them out if you’re interested! (my name there is FayreWear).
Fairy Skirt, Autumn Skirt, Cream Linnen Skirt, Teal Circle Skirt, Brown Circle Skirt

My Wayfarer's cloak is also now on Etsy: [link]

I'm also open for commissions here on DA if you'd like a circle skirt, cape, peasant shirt, or specific costume. Send me a note and we can discuss the details of what, how, time, and price. One of my favorite things is dressing other people up and seeing them have fun in costumes!

After a few years in a ho-hum bookstore job, languishing in the un-creativity of little spare time and an uninspiring environment I realised that that really isn’t what I’m here for. It wasn’t what I’d planned or hoped or wanted to be doing with my life, with these ‘best years of my life’ as people say. I realised if ‘I wasn’t cut out for this’ then I shouldn’t be doing it, I should be doing what I was cut out for....Creating! And Seeing the beauty in the world and bringing it to the attention of others. Encouraging others that they can be free to be different. That’s what I’m good at. That’s what comes from my heart. That’s what I should be focused on doing, rather than biding my time going down side trails waiting for some mythical future to come to me.

With all the unique abilities and intrests people have, why is it so often the norm to assume those things that you have a natural affinity for have to stay on the backburner, cultivated in ‘spare time’ as a hobby on the side of ‘real life’? Only because we don’t focus on cultivating these things are we unable to do much with them. For the most part these days, as people grow up, everyone is directed down the same path, the traditional gradeschool-highschool-college path, and assured that it will lead them where they want to end up. ‘You will reach your goals if only you do well with academics’ they say over and over. But how illogical that is! Do well in English Literature and you will become an excellent Electrician?! Master Calculus and you will know all you need for sucessfull Farming?! Remember all the dates and battles in European History and your career in Industrial Design is made!?!? o.0 .....I think not.

I followed the School Myth too, even though it didn’t feel right. I did worksheets instead of developing my skills. I went to class instead of making connections with people who make a living through crafts. And all that time and stress lead to a job with a big company that had nothing to do with creativity or handcrafting skills. The future I wanted and envisioned seemed to always remain in the distance, shrouded by mists of uncertainty, waiting in a mythical land of “Someday” that everyone said could be reached but no one could tell me the road to take. I've spent most of my life trudging begrudgingly down the road everyone was being herded along, all the while feeling in my heart that I was going in the opposite direction of where I wanted to get. At last the depression and the maddness stumbled me into the gutter and now from down in the mud I’ve looked up across dancing grasses and into the green woods again. And whether it’s folly or not, I am striking out across the fields in search of the path that will lead to the future I’ve always treasured.

I've finally gotten around to making prints available! So go check out my shop!

The mugs are my personal favs, seeing as I'm constantly drinking tea! So I've made a lot of those available, as well as a few of the other items like jigsaw puzzles and greeting cards. I've been wanting to do a calendar for a while, but now that it's halfway through the year I may just wait till next year on that, we'll see. For quite a few of my pics I've just made 4X6's available, but on the ones I like better I went ahead and did a bunch of sizes and other options.

I've always loved having a wall covered with inspiring pictures that I can just sit back and look at for inspiration or to relax and regain my inner peace. Deviantart is such a good source for inspiration for me, though for some reason I've never realy looked much at the prints. Now that I'm finally setting it up for my own gallery I think I want to start ordering some of the things that have inspired me on here so I can have them on my wall as well! I hope that I can bring a few sparks of joy and inpiration to others on here myself and am so gratefull to everyone who posts such amazing work!

Green!
I love this day!
may the emerald isle be ever green
I had such a grand time when I vistited there!

I love sewing. I love unusual and elaborate clothes in illustrations, old paintings, movies, etc. I love assembling outfits, drawing designs, and dressing people up ....and I always have. Since I was a wee thing, "dress up" (for people or dolls) was always at the center of my play, and all my friends were required to be willing to discard their drab garb for gowns and tunics and cloaks and hats and sashes from my costume trunk.
And being a firm believer in never loosing childlike joys I'm sure this shall hold true till the end of my days

I also love to encourage people to enjoy being unique, and since a big part of that for me has always been sporting my own style, I've always wanted to make that easier for other like-minded people. Although it's been a distant goal of mine to be able to create and sell historical and fantasy inspired clothes and costumes, I'm finally seriously looking into what I need to do to get started in that. Any advise would be much appreciated.

I don't know the first thing about any businessy aspectes that are involved, but I figure one step is making it known to more than just my 'in person' friends that I'm more than happy to discuss sewing things for others who don't sew themselves.

Though it is difficult to make things for people that aren't there to try them on each step of the way, items that are relatively simple/unfitted, such as cloaks, robes, peasant shirts or tunics, or the full circle skirts I wear should work out fine and dandily

So if you're interested in seeing if I can make something for you just send me a note and we can discuss the details.