NAN SANDERS POKERWINSKI
  • Home
  • Media
  • About
  • Contact
  • Atrocity (Novel)
  • MANGO RASH (Memoir)
  • Photography
  • Collages
  • Buy Books
  • Blog
  • EVENTS
  • Journalism

HeartWood
A blog about cultivating
creativity, connection and contentment
wherever you are

The News from Lake FaeBeWell

3/16/2016

14 Comments

 
We interrupt our regular blogging for this dispatch from Fairyland (also known as Camp Newaygo):
​

A building boom is underway in preparation for the Enchanted Forest event, April 30 and May 1.

"The demand for twigs, stones, clay and moss is through the (tiny) roof," said Gnarly Gnome, manager of building materials. "Creativity is at an all-time high."

Indeed, our inquisitive, roving sprites have spotted activity throughout Newaygo County and beyond. Here are some of their surveillance photos and reports:

Over on the banks of the Little Muskegon River, fairy godmothers Brenda Huckins Bonter and Maureen Roslanic have been working some powerful magic with clay and imagination.
Picture
Brenda builds a fanciful fairy dwelling
Picture
Picture
Maureen puts finishing touches on a wee woodland cottage
Picture

​Croton resident Valerie Deur, who's rumored to be part pixie, has transformed a tree stump into a palace for tiny folk of all sorts.
Picture
Valerie's pixie palace is move-in ready
Picture
Like the sign says, All Smalls Welcome!
Meanwhile, Diane "Diaphanous Di" Sack plans to take stump transformation to new heights with a multistory creation in this stump.
Picture
One evening, our sprites flew all the way down to Ada, where a fairy house-making party was in progress at Heather Lane Pottery. The intrepid imps returned with photos of these enchanting dwellings created by the group, which includes Lisa Boerema, Mary Beth Cooper, Dorrie Crago, Cortney Horan, Linda Kilmer, Janet Krueger, Terri Oostendorp, and Sue Monterusso.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Even my own home was invaded by those snoopy sylphs, who just couldn't stand the suspense of waiting to see what Ray has been up to in his workshop. They captured these pictures of the process and end result.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Feeling inspired? It's not too late to craft your own fairy house. You have until April 1 to finish your creation and deliver it to Camp Newaygo. So summon your muse, fire up the glue gun and get busy!
14 Comments
Nancy Waits
3/16/2016 07:04:18 am

Greetings from Florida. I am so excited to be home in time for this event. You creative folks are doing wonderful work.

Reply
Nan
3/16/2016 07:49:46 am

Glad to hear you'll be back in time for the event!

Reply
Debbie Hanson
3/16/2016 08:36:59 am

The fairy homes are beautiful and very creative! I wish I could attend the event.

Reply
Nan
3/16/2016 08:43:27 am

Come on up, Debbie!

Reply
Susan Stec link
3/16/2016 09:05:32 am

Oh, I love them all. Thank you so much for taking me with you to see the progress. Hope we get to see them tucked in the woods before fae move in. :-)

Reply
Nan
3/16/2016 09:08:34 am

I think some have already taken up residence in the house Ray made. Unusual things happening around here!

Reply
Ruth Hetherington
3/16/2016 03:45:06 pm

How exciting to get a preview of the event. Can't tell you how happy I will be to stroll through the fairyland.

Reply
Nan
3/17/2016 11:51:37 am

Glad you'll be strolling again by then, Ruth.

Reply
Katherine Myers
3/16/2016 06:17:00 pm

Thanks for the preview! I'm looking forward to taking the tour via this blog, so take lots of pictures of the Enchanted Forest!

Reply
Nan
3/17/2016 10:36:16 am

Count on it!

Reply
Emily Everett
3/17/2016 05:38:11 am

Totally enchanting!

Reply
Nan
3/17/2016 06:18:08 am

:)

Reply
J.Q. Rose link
3/17/2016 07:40:39 am

You are certainly spreading lots of fairy sparkle to rev up interest in this event. So proud of Ray's building houses for faeries. Impressive! Sounds like a lots of fun.

Reply
Nan
3/17/2016 10:37:36 am

Just call me Tinkerbell. On second though, no, don't. I'm proud of Ray's efforts, too. He had fun doing it, and I had fun watching (and helping with the chimney).

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    Written from the heart,
    from the heart of the woods
    Read the introduction to HeartWood here.

    Subscribe to HeartWood

    Available now!

    Picture
    Check with your favorite bookseller or order from the BUY BOOKS page on this website.
    Get updates on Mango Rash
    BUY MANGO RASH

    Author

    Nan Sanders Pokerwinski, a former journalist, writes memoir and personal essays, makes collages and likes to play outside. She lives in West Michigan with her husband, Ray.

    Archives

    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    April 2022
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016

    Categories

    All
    52 Frames
    Art
    Better Living
    Books
    Community
    Creativity
    Events
    Explorations
    Food
    Gardens
    Guest Posts
    Health
    Inspiration
    Last Wednesday Wisdom
    Local Artists
    Mecosta County
    Montcalm County
    Music
    Muskegon County
    Nature
    Newaygo County
    Oceana County
    People
    Photography
    Pure Michigan
    Reflection
    Return To Paradise
    Samoa
    Writing

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Media
  • About
  • Contact
  • Atrocity (Novel)
  • MANGO RASH (Memoir)
  • Photography
  • Collages
  • Buy Books
  • Blog
  • EVENTS
  • Journalism