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Those who come He shall cause to take root in Jacob;
Israel shall blossom and bud,
And fill the face of the world with fruit. Isa. 27:6

Cicely M. Barker (1895-1973)
The Pear Blossom Fairy, 'The Flower Fairies of the Spring', 1923
Apple Blossom, 'A Flower Fairy Alphabet', 1934

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2023-03-28

Off we go into a new week, mind how you go 🙋‍♀️💜🕊

🎨Cicely Mary Barker

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2023-03-27

the buttercup fairy 🧚

aka painting that make you do a deep dive into Cicely Mary Barker's Flower Fairies

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2023-03-27

Cicely Mary Barker’s (1895-1973) flower fairies of Spring 🍃

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2023-03-26

© Cicely Mary Barker (English illustrator, 1895 - 1973)

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2023-03-24

Some flower fairies of the trees for Here are Sycamore, Ash, Silver Birch & Elm.

Illustrations by Cicely Mary Barker. Flower Fairies of the Trees was first published on January 1 1940.

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2023-03-22


My hundred thousand bells of blue,
The splendour of the
They carpet all the woods anew.
–Cicely Mary Barker

Bluebells symbolise constancy, humility and eternal love. It is said that they ring their bells summoning the fairies to dance and play.

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2023-03-21


Toadflax (Linaria Vulgaris) is also known as Trwyn y Llo, or Calf’s Nose, in Wales.
In England, 3 Toadflax seeds strung on a linen thread were said to ward off evil.

🖼️The Estate of Cicely Mary Barker

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2023-03-15

My first celandine of the year & Cicely Mary Barker's delightful celandine flower fairy💛
The flower's name comes from 'chelidonia' (Latin for swallow) as its flowering was thought to coincide with the bird's arrival in the spring.

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2023-02-28


Remembered for her Flower Fairies, Cicely Mary Barker also caught the magic and innocence of childhood endeavour and friendship. Who knows whether the children here are siblings or friends? Her visual storytelling lends itself nicely to today’s theme.

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2023-02-21

The Primrose opens wide in spring
Her scent is sweet and good
It smells of every happy thing
In sunny lane and wood..

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2023-02-18

Happy everyone!
The Self-Heal Flower Fairy, by Cicely Mary Barker, 1923

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2023-02-17

I like to think that long ago,
There fell to earth some flakes of snow,
Which loved this cold, grey world of ours
So much, they stayed as snowdrop flowers.
~ Mary Vivian

🎨Cicely Mary Barker

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2023-02-17

The original English tree is the Crab Apple. Ancient lore says that if you throw its pips into the fire while chanting the name of your beloved, they will explode if your love is true & lasting. Image: Cicely Mary Barker

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2023-02-14

Dance then, fairies, for joy, and sing
The song of the coming again of Spring..

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2023-02-13

Deep sleeps the Winter,
Cold, wet and grey;
Surely all the world is dead;
Spring is far away.
Wait! the world shall waken;
It is not dead, for lo,
The Fair Maids of February
Stand in the snow!
Cicely Mary Barker ‘The Snowdrop Fairy’ (1895-1973) English Illustrator & Author
🍃🤍🍃

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2023-02-08

There is an ancient belief that if you plant a rowan tree near your front door its wood will stop witches’ spells, as well as faeries & bad spirits from crossing your threshold. The rowan is also known as witchentree or witch-wood. image: Cicely Mary Barker

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2023-01-31

i have a few!!

Aspen, Cicely, Lief, and Tink! (i really need to draw Tink again…)

[she/her, it/they, he/him, she/her]

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2023-01-16