a fairy song

My sister and I grew up with the flower fairy poems by Cicely Mary Barker.  The poems by themselves aren't much, but pair them with her exquisite fairy paintings and they become unforgettable.  We've both spent countless hours sharing these lovely works with our girls (and our boys! Thank you, Cicely for including boy fairies - they work especially well as tree fairies!)  I wrote the entire Rose Hip Fairy poem on this card and didn't like the way it looked under the gorgeous Rose Hip fairy, so I wiped over it with more paint and I actually like the depth it gives her.