Magic Marker Monday — Flower Petal Fairies

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”

~Pablo Picasso

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So.

Did you all have a magical weekend with those magical markers of yours?

Well, we did!

In fact, we were visited by — Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Fairies!

Yep! Take a peek if you don’t believe me…

It all started with a little girl who wanted to pick flowers.

Which got me to thinking, “I wonder what sort of fun crafts are out there using fresh flowers…”

A few clicks on-line led me to this page at FamilyFun.com.

Unfortunately, the page hosting the directions for creating their cute little pixie temporarily disappeared on the day we decided to try and make our own. I gathered that she was supposed to be made by pressing fresh flower petals onto white paper to make a print, but we didn’t have any luck with that particular method. So we did what we do best.

We improvised!

My little girl was literally squealing with delight as we sat down with a bowlful of flower buds and began snipping them into fairy wings and pixie wardrobes.

Flower petal versions of paper dolls — she was on cloud nine, I tell you!

She drew the faces, and imperiously gave me instructions for designing all her little fairy friends’ haute couture gowns which she then glued into place.

I drew the line at pixie petal shoes. (A decision which, I am informed, left our little fairy friends quite appalled.)

I was then told that I must design hearts out of red azaleas for her fairies.

So that they would know how much she loved them.

Because you know there’s nothing more heartbreaking than a dejected little fairy who has no way of knowing how desperately she is adored.

And I’ll admit to snipping out a few extra hearts…

Because I fell kinda hard for them too!

Preservation Note: Our flower fairies turned out so well that we decided to press our picture once the glue dries so our little fairy friends won’t scamper off to Neverland when we’re not looking.

Craft Variation: For a more “snakes n’ snails” version, try using flower petals to create caterpillars, ladybugs, dragonflies…

What about you? What magical things has your little artist been up to this week? Link up and join in — we can’t wait to see!

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Michelle is a stay-at-home mom, wife to her wonderful husband, and mother of their two adorable and much-loved children. Through her blog, In The Life of a Child, Michelle has grown a passion for supporting families who are parenting children through extreme medical challenges. Her oldest child was born with a rare birth defect known as a lymphatic malformation and was also diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Michelle and her husband share a common goal as parents: To treasure every moment and raise their children to be extraordinary individuals.

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