The Flower Fairies Calendar for 2024 features over 170 original illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker.

Since their first publication in 1923, Cicely Mary Barker’s Flower Fairies have enchanted both adults and children alike around the world.Fantastical fairies, budding blooms, and vibrant colors all await in the enchanting Flowers Fairies deluxe wall calendar. For the remainder of this year, the space on the wall by my desk is graced with a Flower Fairies calendar, received as a free gift under my wife’s subscription to Simply Crochet magazine. Burren Flower Fairies is and illustrated brand created by Irish illustrator Susan Meaney who lives and works in the heart of the West of Ireland. There are fairies from winter, spring, summer and autumn represented in these pages; can you imagine anything more magical than a year’s worth of fairy friends to enjoy? Clean and tightly bound paperback original, stapled spine, glossy pictorial covers, name and date on front cover, marks at top of first 3 pages plus small annotations on one pattern.

With her father’s help, young Cicely sold her first postcard design in 1910, her first book illustrations were published in 1911 and her first poetry appeared in magazines and annuals in 1912. Keep in mind that anyone can view public collections - they may also appear in recommendations and other places.Barker added A Flower Fairy Alphabet in 1934 and then Flower Fairies of the Trees in 1940, of the Garden in 1944 and of the Wayside in 1948. The text of this posting is adapted from the relevant chapter of my book on twentieth century faery art. We are told that it is “At the edge of the woodland/ Where good fairies dwell…” and there are some mentions of faery kings and queens. Both her parents were artistic, and Cicely herself showed artistic promise at an early age, a talent which her family actively encouraged. Absolutely love this card, fairies are very special to my sister and I as our mum loved them and they give us comfort since she passed!

Taking too many catkins might make the fairies cry, but the tears are soon consoled; elves may injure themselves, but they are soon treated with the herb self-heal. Such was the success of this book that it was followed by editions on the flowers of Summer in 1925 and of Autumn in 1926. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. If you’ve already done that, your item hasn’t arrived, or it’s not as described, you can report that to Etsy by opening a case. The verses that accompanied the watercolours in Barker’s eight books portray a highly conventional fairy-land.She seems to have received her fairy inspiration from several sources- from Kate Greenaway, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, J. I understand you will use my personal data to improve services and send me marketing communications.