La Primavera ha llegado...Spring has Sprung!

Aunque aqui, el dia de hoy nos esta nevando! una chispeadita nomas. La verdad es que en esta, su casa, hemos anticipado la llegada de la estacion desde hace buen rato...hemos estado trabajando a horas forzadas para terminar un grupo de nuestras famosas Hadas Primaverales. Les presento a las pechochas que salieron de mis manos como pan caliente y el dia de manana a sus respectivos hogares.

Today, we have snow outside. But you know what? no matter! we are happy that Spring has finally arrived and that we are going to be able to enjoy more and more sun every day. It has actually been pretty darn nice, up until yesterday when we woke up to 2 inches of snow. Gone by the afternoon...and some sprinkling today. I've been working like crazy to bring these group of faeries to fruition. I wanted them to be around for the actual Spring Equinox and I was off by a week, so that's not too bad.

Estas dos hermanitas se llaman Sprout Faerie (sease Hada Germinacion) y la pechocha de la grena anaranjada se llama Sunrise Faerie ( Hada del Amanecer). Son unas gorditas de lo mas preciosas y creo, aca entre nos, que me quedaron super guapikiurs...

These two cuties up here are called Sunrise Faerie and Sprout Faerie, and let me tell you they are my pride and joy these two. I've drawn their clothes at least 9 or 10 times, re-sketched the whole thing, trying to gather inspiration from their yarns and fabrics, tried so hard to be quiet and still to let them "speak" to me and everything came together so nicely in the end! I am pretty happy with their vibe.

Esta hermosura, creo que es de las mejores caritas que he hecho, se llama Dew Sprite (no se como se traduce Sprite, pero es la misma fregadera que hada...creo!, y Dew significa...significa...es el aguita que aparece en las mananas en las hojas y las flores...les digo...se me esta olvidando el espanol!). Bueno, como les decia, esta cosita es en realidad una delicadez andando. Yo quisiera poder quedarme con todas mas no puedo. Hay que cooperar con la causa, sobre todo ahora que estamos en vias de deshacernos del restaurante y  mudarnos a vayan ustedes a saber donde...bueno, si sabemos, pero todavia no es hecho parejo asi que no abrire la boca.

The new designs for this set of faeries are: the antennaes! (I had so much fun and nightmares trying to figure out how to do these properly, specially with little fingers in mind); the new design for hairbands (wool felt and embellishments according to season and attire); wing style (from previous butterfly-looking to a one wing design), they look more like drangonfly wings in the sense of all those tiny little veins running across the wing; their dresses are different than the previous kimono-style too; I knit a shawl for the first time, and it was so easy-peasy I had to make them all one; and finally: the cocoon. Derek and I had so many discussions, his vision/my vision...I think I am going to make a few tweaks to this design and make them like the papoose. I am pretty pleased with it, but I want this type of cocoon to be for the faeries only. I will make more available, simple options to go with normal dolls...or should I just keep it this earthy and embellished?

Espero que ustedes esten disfrutando las temperaturas estivales y con o sin munequitas se lo esten pasando chido, chido, chido!