Autumnal has her face painted.

Autumnal my leaf fairy is now completely finished.  I have painted her eyelids, eyes and lips and I think she looks beautiful. With her all done I just need to hang her from invisible thread.

Autumnal nearly done

Only her eyes and lips to paint but other than that she is done and I love her. 

Autumnal the leaf fairy

I have serious issues in Autumn.  I can't stop bringing the outside in. Any fallen leaves nut cases etc are never left. What I don't use my little girl does.
With Autumn come so many textures and colours. It sets the mind racing.
With my newly discovered love of polymer clay and a bag of salvaged things the possibilities seemed endless. I rummaged through to keep coming back to 1 leaf. I saw a fairy's skirt in that leaf and it all started to come together from there. Autumnal is or at least will be a leaf fairy. Dressed in leaves I collected, shaped then dried I think she will be beautiful.  
I have varnished the leaves and added glitter. I will add more varnish in the hope it helps stop the leaves from crumbling.  As you can imagine she is extremely delicate. 

A hidden miniature village

While out collecting bits of nature for miniatures we walked through a grave yard I have been in countless times to find a sign on a tree. Through a little gate there was a garden. Wandering through I came across an array of miniature houses. 
It was a beautiful sight. My pictures don't do justice but I wanted to show you anyway. 

Gumford all done

With my plinth all done I decided to paint it rather than stain it. I added felt and my card to the base and then pegged on Gumfords abode until it stuck to the top. Once everything was in place I did all the last bits. I love the finished thing.

Gumfords abode

Well I have only the base of Gumfords abode to do now. The plinth will be the same shape and size made from wood, stained and varnished with a matt finish.
For my actual theme I have added a basket, lined with moss to cushion the fairy dust. The scenic water is now in the pool and I added a few apples to the tree and on the ground then made a camp fire.
I also moved the tree stump table over a bit. Now I think any ogre would be happy here.