Countdown to Christmas 2019 - 91 Days to Christmas - Decorations - Dancing Fairies/Ballerinas
Well my earlier post covered the Soldiers and in the Nutcracker Ballet there were plenty of Ballerinas. So all is fair in love and war and we need a sense of balance so this time round it is the ladies out of wooden clothes pegs as well. I like the way these have been done but I am leaning more to fabric skirts i.e. fine gauge net and satin embellished with beads and lace although this looks very pretty. In case any of you are having difficulty in locating either the old round pegs known as Dolly pegs or ordinary wooden pegs, they can be purchased from Hobbycraft. Dolly pegs I have bought my wooden ones from my local £ shop but the Dolly pegs are not as easy to find. As I am making the soldiers as well I am going to need more. I will also need some pearlized paint so I may well go and have a nosey in our local Hobbycraft shortly. I will also have a look in the Works as they also have some interesting bits and bobs. I have lots ...