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Do you know about fairy doors? I didn't until I overheard a conversation while at the booksellers yesterday and couldn't wait to Google it. Apparently, this little whimsy began a few years ago by an illustrator/inventor named Jonathan b. Wright. That's a nickel above the door below, for perspective.
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His wife had a preschool in their home and he built these diminutive doors for fairies. It was a big hit with the kids.
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These pictures are of fairy doors found in businesses in Ann Arbor, Michigan where Mr. Wright lives.
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Several shops and cafes and even the public library embraced the idea. Maps were made to lead the way.
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Coins, candy, small toys, chocolates, are sometimes left on the stoops to entice the fairies to move in. Why there is even a fairy door found at the downtown offices of Google.
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Much more can be found at Urban Fairies. Be sure to check out the fairy inhabited pumpkin.
Hope you have an enchanting Wednesday!
2 comments:
Really neat and cute little doors!
Thank you for sharing the doors, I had never heard of them!
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