Social Distancing, But Make it Fashion. Faerie Fashion.

I didn’t feel very good today - GI upset, not The Virus so don’t worry - so I haven’t made it to the wing room yet. I did, however, make a new design(s) for my Print On Demand merchandise, inspired by our upside-down world all isolating in solidarity.

The design features a floating fairy with outstretched Colette Pix wings, and under her it reads:
Keep Calm and Faerie On. At the moment it’s on shirts as well as grocery bags and totes, as the odds are that’s a place you’ll want to get the message across right?

If someone gets too close, they’ll then read the message saying *Just do it 6 feet away please!
Although I made these in an attempt to interject some humor and whimsy into our lives right now during a stressful worldwide situation, I can’t stress enough how important social distancing, or physical distancing is right now to prevent the spread of Coronavirus or Covid-19. It’s not a joke, and it’s not ‘just like the flu’ so please don’t treat it carelessly out in public.
There’s a white line art version for colored and black shirts, a version with full color wings and black text for white shirts that also feature folded wing art in the back, and there is also the R rated version reading ‘Keep Calm and Fuck Off’ with the little fairy flipping the bird.
Please note that you’ll need to turn the Content Filter to ‘Off’ in Zazzle to see it if you’re in the ‘Safe’ default mode!
To change it, just scroll all the way down the Zazzle page, find the Content Filter link and change it to ‘Off’.
Main store link: https://www.zazzle.com/store/fancyfairy/products

The white shirt with the full color wings might not show up on my main store page till 3/28, so until then, you can use this link: https://www.zazzle.com/keep_calm_and_faerie_on_from_6_feet_away_color_t_t_shirt-235342311718214059

Photos of the Fairy Wing Yoga Leggings

Finally, a look at the real life Ellette and Colette Yoga Leggings from Art of Where.

Colette Pixish Leggings

Ellette Fairy Wing Yoga Leggings

The prints seem to look best on this stretch eco-polyester, same as what's used for the flare skirts, and the Satin Charmeuse fabric (the option for scarves / fabric) as far as I can tell in terms of color accuracy and saturation.
I got the size Large, but perhaps I should have gotten the XL for  myself. The whole pelvis area on these leggings is fairly short compared to other leggings I've had, but I also have a long torso (is that what we call long waisted?) so they like to slip down a bit while wearing for me.
For this reason, as well as due to a little bit of see-thru that happens when the fabric stretches during bending, I'm more likely to use these for regular wear with a long top.
Next design I'll try the XL and compare - and I'll make some of the regular leggings too in case those fit long waisted people better.

Whenever this fabric is stretched a lot, more of the white of the fabric shows at the seams where it's stitched, but that is just the nature of printed fabrics in general and not considered a flaw on these - and just like with the see-thru aspect over the bum, it might be improved with a larger size


So there ya go! I'm still working on getting larger sizes done too but there have been communication issues with the other vendor so please bare with me.
If you’d like to purchase them, my Art of Where store is here: https://artofwhere.com/artists/fancyfairywingsandthings

Photos of the Unseelie Ellette Flare & Wrap Skirts, Silk Scarf

Photos of the Unseelie Ellette skirts and square scarf are here! Below is the Flare Skirt, made of the stretch Eco-Poly fabric. The print on this came out nicely vibrant.

Unseelie Ellette Flare Skirt, size large

I can never guarantee that what you'll see on your screen is 100% accurate to real life, but I'm trying my best to make sure the photos' colors match what I'm seeing.

The Flare skirt has a more saturated print. I got the large size, though I wonder if I should have gotten the medium as the waistband sometimes kind of floats up when I sit down, but if I did it might be too tight around my hips and butt. Make sure you get the size that will fit your natural waist because this waistband is made for sitting right at the waist and not resting on the hips below it. The waistband is straight up-and-down, and does not have curvature that would make it fit properly on  curvy hips that way.
My waist hovers around 30"-31", just fyi.

Next, is the Unseelie Ellette Wrap Skirt.

Unseelie Ellette Wrap Skirt in Matte Crepe fabric

The wrap skirt I really like because it's so full as well as adjustable, but the two issues I noticed were a less saturated print on the matte crepe fabric, and it had quite a bit of static cling.  I was wearing nylons, so that may have done it. Now I wonder if perhaps the peachskin jersey wouldn't have that problem so that will be the next sample I order.
There are ways to deal with static, so it's not the end of the world, and there is a good amount of the print that shows through the back as well so that’s a bonus that makes up a bit for the less saturated printing.

The below photo shows the matte crepe wrap skirt draped on top, with the flare skirt on bottom so you can see the comparison in print quality and colors.

I also discovered a few other ways to wear the wrap skirts!

Unseelie Ellette Wrap Skirt - worn as an asymmetrical dress

It would work best on small people (my mannequin is a size 4-6) and I wouldn't trust wearing it without anything underneath, but for beach or festival wear it could come in handy as a last-minute fairy dress if you need one.

Last but not least is the Unseelie Ellette 26” x 26” square scarf in silk habotai. You can see the print on the silk has a much warmer tone to it.

The print quality is great but it will be a little darker and warmer, yet more saturation than the matte crepe - at least, more than the crepe used on the skirts. I am not sure if the scarves are made with that same fabric or not. Below you can see how well the print shows through the back on the silk, as well as a comparison photo showing the silk scarf on top of the matte crepe wrap skirt.

I hope this helps you decide! I may be moving these items over into my Shopify or Etsy store before long, and when I do there may be a slight pricing increase.
For now, you can find all my wing printed apparel here: https://artofwhere.com/artists/fancyfairywingsandthings

Real Life Samples of the Colette Pixish Long Scarves

My Art of Where samples came in, and I got to model the scarves yesterday so you can see what they really look like printed - spoiler alert, they look great!

I can't decide which one should be the main product photo though, which is your fave?

The long scarf is the silk option, which has wonderful show through of the print on the opposite side. The color is slightly warmer and darker or duller than the polyester satin charmeuse fabric is, but it's not a drastic difference. The shorter one is the polyester chiffon, which prints a bit brighter and cooler, but very transparent as that's what makes it chiffon.

Below you can see some of the fabric options and how much you can see the print in back. The chiffon and silk habotai show the print on both sides best, but the satin charmeuse is really beautiful with more accurate colors & crisp print quality, almost feels like the silk and drapes really well with a satiny finish.
The matte crepe looks great too, but not really shiny. To the eye it almost looks the same as the satin charmeuse, at least with the Colette print - the matte crepe of the Unseelie Ellette skirt looked more dull than the eco poly fabrics of the same design, so I don’t know if the matte crepe used for the skirts is different or if there is something about those colors that don’t like the crepe.
I’ll either update this blog with those photos or make a new one for the Ellette items.

I have a lot more to crop and edit, including the skirts and leggings, much more to come!
The POD items such as these *might* be moved to my Etsy or Shopify store once I have the new photos done, if I can find out if it will make a difference with my tax bracket. If it won't hurt me that way then I may do that and close the AOW store, and make a slight price increase since I'd be handling more customer service that way. So if you have been meaning to get something from there you may want to do so before that happens if you want to pay a bit less.

Want one of your own? Here’s the link: https://artofwhere.com/artists/fancyfairywingsandthings


Photos of me taken by Jordan Price for Fancy Fairy Wings & Things.
Photo retouching and color correction by me. Editing was done very minimally but for transparency's sake I did edit out my eyebags so I don't look so tired, and fixed a crooked lip position in just a couple of these.

Patreon Membership Payment Change

Important announcement for Patreon subscribers!


I've just changed my creation payment type to monthly rather than per-creation, due to the inability to prevent patrons from joining to grab all the content and then leaving without paying a dime for anyone who does not have monthly and 'charge up front' selected.
I'm sorry to change the subscription type on everyone, but I had no idea how unprotected my content was until a recent forum post.
Since I have so many IP issues already, I could not afford to wait to make the change. Those of you who already subscribed will simply be charged on the 1st of the month as you have been, and new people joining will be charged right when they join and then per month after.
Thank you for understanding and have a fairytastic weekend!

New Fancy Fairy Leggings, Skirts and Scarves!

A small collection of apparel & scarves / fabric is now available in my shop, all featuring my original fairy wing designs!

You can find the whole collection here: https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/collections/art-of-where-collection
*As of 7:45pm on Jan.11 I’m currently having problems with the Shopify integration when it comes to shipping for Art of Where products, I’m so sorry! For now, you can still find the collection in the Art of Where marketplace store here: https://artofwhere.com/artists/fancyfairywingsandthings

Please note that these are showing digital mockups, not actual finished physical product so color might vary slightly from what you see on your screen.

I did order samples but they won't be here for at least a week and a half, however I've had Art of Where highly recommended. I've also seen their stuff in person & the quality seemed great!

This is just the beginning, as there are many more items I plan to add designs to as well as lots more wing designs to be added. But now I need to get back to finishing some wings and special orders after spending most of last week figuring this all out.
I am still in the process of making leggings and flare skirts for plus sizes, as I have to use a different vendor that offers them - however I’ve heard Art of Where will be adding plus sizing this year as well.

So go ahead, and be a little fae everyday :)

New Fairy Wing Themed Apparel Coming Soon!

How would you like to add Fancy Fairy wing designs to your daily wear?
That will very soon be possible, as I am going to be using Art of Where to produce skirts, leggings, and other items printed with my original wing designs!

All I need now is to decide if I will be using the raw digital painting files (left), or the finished iridescent wing photos (right) in the products.
What do you prefer?

New Fairy Winged Back Apparel in my Zazzle Store

Though I’m not currently making wings with this design, it lives on! So c’mon, grow a pair ;)

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Since my Kira wings design has been um, popular as of late, I thought I’d dust off my old to-do list and finally add it to products in my Zazzle store.
Didn’t know I had one? It’s been around for a few years now and there’s a link to it in my Shop page, however I’ve been neglecting it a bit and I’m working on changing that as well as adding other POD printers to my store that can put my art on more items that I think any faerie will love.

For now, this Kira design can be applied to most of the Zazzle products in addition to the top you see in these photos, and you can also get it without the ‘Grow a pair’ text.
Here is an affiliate link to take you there (affiliate means I get a percentage of the sale but you don’t pay the same amount either way)
http://shrsl.com/20rno
I’ve got even more in store for you so make sure you’ve joined the mailing list for updates!