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Fairy Mirth & Magic
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: 2021/07 – July
Fairy tales and happy endings lie at the heart of artist Barbara Desmond’s latest venture. To learn more, visit Desmond Fairy Company on Facebook.
Barbara Desmond, designer and smile-maker, leaves a fairy dust trail wherever she goes.
She, kids, and every grown-up’s inner child know that somewhere between dragonflies and stars, there are enchanted creatures called fairies who sprinkle magic and mirth. After recent challenging times, we all need imagination and the joy it brings. Barbara is doing her part to capture and spread it.
Desmond Fairy Company, Barbara’s latest inspiration, was in response to friends who’d fallen ill. “My friend had cancer and I wanted to give her something . . . a literal warm fuzzy. I created a soft, healing blanket, adorned with a large prayer pocket.”
Her blanket was cozy and comforting. Prayers and notes of reassurance from friends and family were right at hand in an embroidered pocket full of love.
The Fairy Company’s healing tree grew many branch products, including fairy blankets and fairy boxes for youngsters who are having a difficult time, emotionally and/or physically. The ornate, colorful, magical boxes are topped with a custom fairy figurine and filled with treasures chosen especially for the beloved recipient.
While Barbara is pleased with her business success, the icing and fairy-cherry on top is seeing the smiles on faces from diverse populations. A heart-felt smile crosses cultural, political, and religious boundaries in a heartbeat.
Barbara closes with, “If I can inspire you to use your imagination for a second, then my job is done.”
Visit Desmond Fairy Company on Facebook. Or catch her in regional shows and events.
