| SUZIE THE SUNFLOWER FAIRY
by Max
Bailey and Elizabeth Ruffing (already adopted) |
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Here
is Suzie, a cheerful
little soul created to remind us all on dreary winter days, that spring
is on
its way. Suzie loves her job as
Sunflower Fairy.
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| When
the earth is
warming, she calls upon the sun to bring new life. Like
magic, the little seeds that lay dormant
in the cold of winter emerge as seedlings from the
ground. With her sunflower wand, she touches them and
gives them the strength they need to become tall and
majestic. She watches over them, and loves their sunny
friendly faces. |
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| In the fall, when the
birds
and squirrels and chipmunks have had their fill of the
sunflowers’ seeds, she
takes the seeds that are left behind and gently tucks them into the
earth,
where they will emerge again next year. |
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| Suzie
is an original
one-of-a-kind work of art, created in collaboration by Max Bailey and
Elizabeth
Ruffing. She is 12 and 1/2 inches tall, with a
wingspan of 5 and 3/4 inches. Her body is sewn from cotton fabric,
then stuffed and
painted with acrylic paints. She has warm
brown eyes, and brown hair streaked with gold from the summer
sun. Her hair is sculpted from paper clay blended
into the fabric. |
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| Elizabeth
made Suzie’s
skirt from a
pretty yellow cotton print with rose hearts and green leaves, and Max
painted
the top of her dress with matching hearts and leaves. She
wears little brown shoes with buttoned
ankle straps, decorated with sunflowers. Her green tights are
painted on, as are her ruffled white bloomers with
rose ribbons. Her wings are quilted and
painted in a multitude of fairy-like colors, from pastels to bright
greens and
yellows. The sunflower wand she carries
was created from wood and paper clay, and it is removable, should you
need to
borrow it to make your sunflowers grow. |
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| There
is a small loop in the
top of Suzie’s head, in case you would like to hang her up. Suzie can also sit on a
chair, or on a shelf,
or stand with a doll stand (chair and doll stand not included). She is signed and dated,
and sealed with
matte varnish for protection and preservation. |
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| Many
hours go into the making of each of my dolls. We
strongly believe in fine craftsmanship and artistry, and we pay great
attention to small details. Each
doll is
a unique work of art, and we are able to produce them in only a very
limited
number. We do our
best to create
little dolls with big personalities because that is what we love to do. |
| "Suzie the Sunflower Fairy" has
already found a home. |
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