FAE Goes A'Maying

Beltane, May Eve, May Day, Beltaine, Walpurgis Night, La Bealtaine (Irish), Latha Bealltainn (Scots), and Gwyl Galan Mai (Welsh), no matter what you call it or how you spell it, it happens every year on the first day of May!


Shannon of Gypsy Moon Art Studio celebrates the day by welcoming back the light:

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light...

In honor of Beltane, selections from the Fantasy Artists of Etsy Team.

WoodLeaf earrings MiddleEarths $30.00	Crooked Limb Inn- Just 120.2... moonwoodcreati... $185.00
Sculpted Leather Butterfly o... beadmask $78.00	Earrings. Copper Dragon Scal... mermaidencreat... $20.00
Ravenwing Cottage Witch'... MelissaChaple $1500.00	Hand Forged Bronze Bracelet ... SplendidFish $40.00
Raven Crow Tea Light Holder ... PhenomeGNOME $16.99	Crochet Choker with a Glitte... FairyQueenCroc... $20.00
THE SEEKER Eye Amulet Fantas... SpinningCastle $153.00	Phaedra -- handmade paper an... wyldewoodpaper... $80.00
Sailors Brass Clinometer and... lithiascreatio... $25.00	Queen of the Crossroads Spel... MoonlitHerbals $8.75
Small Tan Smooth Leather Pou... EvesOriginals $20.00	Dark Tears of La Llorona Cho... FaerieKat $42.50
Mists of Oolong (print) studiorayyan $40.00	Copper Dragon Necklace with ... serpentsdanced... $48.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

AJ of Erthe Fae Designs has prepared a trousseau treasury for the maiden chosen to reign over the first day of May:

Adornments for the May Queen

FAETeam greets the month of May with jewelry and accessories fit for the queen of Faerie.

Eärendil Evening Star Earri... mermaidencreat... $20.00	Waterfall crown wig made of ... Puppycatmeow $98.00
Green Amphora Glass Mulit-us... lithiascreatio... $50.00	Andene - Emerald Renaissance... amonicreations $42.00
Silver and Green Tao Dragon ... Sneath $12.00	FOREST SPIRIT - Real Deer An... SpinningCastle $64.00
Arianwen Elven Cap Headdress... Hawkwolf $88.00	earrings Something Precious ... MiddleEarths $21.00
Green Dragonfly Ornamental N... earthfirestudi... $40.00	Vine Twist Armband 88Links $19.00
Lothlorien Spring Forest Ear... Thyme2dream $16.00	Little Spriteling - A Sculpt... beadmask $39.00
Irish Green Oberon and Titan... PernCirclets $75.00	Grass Moon Necklace SplendidFish $45.00
Green and White Pearl Tudor ... ShambleRamble $36.00	Faerie Moss Filigree Cuff in... FaerieKat $40.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Hooray for May Day!

Frivolity and celebration, bonfires and Maypoles, music and laughter- welcome May! In many traditions, the first of May (or thereso abouts) heralds the first day of summer and the sun is honored with fire! And passion! And well, other stuffs that go along with those things. Beltane is the name of the Celtic holiday with a long and hearty history. A few of the FAE team folks seem to appreciate this auspicious day:

Conquering Spring print by Jupiter Psyche

Beltane Soap Cupcakes by Greenhaven Soaps

Summer Whispers by Susan Schroeder Arts

Beltane Bonfire May Day Ritual Loose Incense by Moonlit Herbals

Summer Witch by Carapace

Canterbury Bells Earrings by Faerie Kat

So take your fae selves out into the garden and collect the first dew of the day, sprinkle it about yourself for a dose of faerie beauty. You made need an extra dash if you've been out in the woods all night a-maying and carrying on.