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Festive fairies

Sarah Wootton: I chosen to use this design due to the fact that I just recently learnt how to fuse different materials in between two pieces of glass. 

Chelsey Brown: My inspiration behind my fairy was the 'economical fairy'. I used textiles that were not able to be used for any purpose for the fairies hair. For the body of the fairy, I cut the glass according to size and then I used the disk grinder make the sides of it less rough. Once the glass was grounded I then copper foiled it and afterwards I soldered my fairy to piece is altogether. I added a wand and I also engraved a face onto it. 

Nae Cook: I chose to engrave the famous fairy Tinkerbell onto a piece of glass. I did this because she is the ultimate iconic fairy of all time. To make my fairy the procedure I went through was to research different pictures of Tinkerbell. Once I had found the design I liked the most I then cut the glass according to size. Afterwards I engraved the glass, copper foiled it and added hooks on top of the glass so it could be hung. 

 

Anne Bates: I thought it would be a great idea to use the tops of the bottles that are usually thrown away to in the workshop to include with my fairy. I also used recycled wire and fabric for the wings and halo. I brought in the tinsel and ball ball for effect. I am really pleased how well it turned out.

 

Katie Healey: I thought it would be a wonderful idea to make a fairy rag doll because it would be different to all the rest and it was. I was extremely proud of myself how well it turned out as I had a bit of trouble piecing together the arms, head, torso and legs. To make my fairy I used recycled fabric, recycled wire, voile material and glitter to make fairy dust.

 

Stacie Cunningham: The reason why I chose to make this fairy was because I wanted to try out more engraving. The design of engraving was to use hearts and swirls to make it more feminine. The method I used to complete my fairy was that I had to cut the glass to match the design I wanted. I then used the disk grinder to take the roughness off the edges. After that I copper foiled around each piece of glass and then soldered it. I added wire for effect. The name of my fairy is called princess consquelo banana hammock.

 

Rosie Knight: The fairy that I made last year wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. This made me determined to improve my skills and also to show people that I am exceedingly good at designing fairies. I thought my fairy looked sophisticated and classic which I am proud of. The method that I used to make my fairy was to cut the glass to the size of the pieces I wanted. I then used the grinder to make the edges less rough. After that I then copper foiled and soldered the glass to piece it all together. 

 

Ryan Smith: I wanted to include many ideas within my fairy, I successfully in putted them all onto it although after a few days of consistently adding effects to the fairy it became a little bit worse for wear. It looked fabulous however the legs was about to fall off. I am very proud of my fairy and the theme behind it was a aliens. 

 

Sam Biggs: I had many ideas of what I wanted my fairy to look like, I settled on the idea of making it out of cardboard. I did this because I knew that no one else would of done this and I think it is good to be different to everybody else to increase my chances of winning. I used frit which is little pieces of glass to cover the fairy's body. I also made a wand out of wire to add to effect. I called my fairy Fritty Girl because I thought it would suit her well due to the fact she is covered in frit. 

The winner of the fairy competition was Sam Biggs. Congratulations!

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