howdy all !!!

my truck died and i am in the market for a small pickup preferably a king cab, i am 6 foot tall after all !!smile
please contact me if you or any one you know is selling one!!!
thanks alot!!
happy holy days to you all as well!!
peace fish

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DESIGNS BY FISH
website: designsbyfish.com
Phone: 623-210-7725

Phoenix Faerie Festival 2009 Photo Galleries are UP!!!
www.westerngatesfaerierealms.com
Go to Galleries!


If you have PFF photos that you would like to share please send me a link to your
Gallery or Video Pages.


Thanks!!!

While cruising through some fantastic photo albums on Yahoo Groups I got side tracked and found this video on
"Making Cloven Hoof Feet for a Satyr Costume"
Way Inspiring!
Enjoy

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/derbyshire-fairy-hoax.shtml..




AWESOME Dragon Cake!
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/01/wow_just_wow_puff_the_magic_dr.php
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21474400@N04/tags/dragoncake/

Hi Faerie Friends!
OK this may sound wacky, but bear with me....

I'm looking for Gloriana Queen of the Fairies :0) Yes, seriously.


Back in the 1990's there used to be a really wonderful children's performer here in Arizona "Peoria to be exact" called Gloriana Queen of the Fairies.


I've been looking for her for 3 years now and have found only one mention of her online, but it was an old DEX listing and the 623 number is no longer good.


She told kid's stories at the 1997 Rites of Spring Fling at the Baseline Mansion.

Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Please help me find her if you can.

Rowan

This article is from the Ghost Stories
FAQ, by obiwan obiwan@best.com with numerous contributions by
others.

30 What are will o' the wisps? (Folklore / Ghost Stories)

Will o' the wisps are a natural phenomenon that never the less

appear ghostly in nature. The wisps, which are actually ignited

pockets of swamp gas, hover over swamps and swampy areas and glow

blue. They can move (carried by breezes and air currents), and many

observers have noted that the wisps seem to mimic a person's

movements... when the observer moves forward, so does the wisp. Will

o' the wisps can appear as one glowing ball or as many tiny flickers.

Will o' the wisps have also been called such fanciful names as

"corpse candles", "fox fire", and "elf light". The phenomenon is

also knows as "ignis fatuus", which means "foolish fire". Some

believe the mysterious floating lights to be portents of bad luck

or even death. Researchers believe that many people have mistaken

will o' the wisps for the ghostly lanterns of trains and/or their

long-dead conductors.

More Here
http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/folklore/will-o-the-wisp.html

Tips for Rescuing Synthetic Hair:

When dressing in costume gear, I usually wear a jaw clip long curly pony tail which I have had for just about 5 years. I love it and it is long enough that it covers any wonky areas where my wings slip down the corset of my dress.
It is synthetic and in a color number not normally carried by most local wig dealers. So I have not been able to replace it.
Neadless to say that after 5 years of wear it was getting pretty snaggled looking and had lost the pre-set curl pattern. I have been searching for another one to no avail "unless I want to dye my hair a different shade of red"
So, I decided to try to salvage the one I have.

On a Tribe list I saw a suggestion that rolling it in soft twist curlers and then dipping it in boiling water for only a couple of seconds, then allowing it to dry for several hours would restore the curl. NO NO NO NO NO!! OMG, that so scorched the hair closest to the clip and frizzed the ends.
NEVER do that to synthetic hair!
Don't use the other suggestion either : Using a ceramic curling iron NO NO NO NO....any heat product, including a blow dryer will damage synthetic  hair.

The trick that worked was this:
Think in terms of delicate fabirc instead of hair.
Use cold water only! In a clean sink or large mixing bowl, add a small amount of shampoo or Woolite, and put the wig/clip etc into the water and swish gently with your hand to get out any collected dust. Then rinse under a running faucet (DO NOT BRUSH OR COMB WHILE WET)
Rinse your sink or bowl, add more cold water and FABRIC SOFTENER, yes Fabric Softener not hair conditioner.
I bought a bottle at the Dollar Store.
Lay the hair in as stretched out and relaxed as possible. Don't let it bunch up.
Allow to soak for at least 15 minutes but longer is good too.

You can carefully run your fingers through it to loosen tangles while wet, but again no brushing.
Once you have soaked it, rinse it, let dry flat on a towel or if it has a clip, clip it to the inside of your ahower curtain and then leave it alone to dry.
Work through tangles with your fingers or a WIDE TOOTH comb or pick. Never a Brush!

You can then use any styling mist and soft twist curlers for long spiral curls. I used Isoplus Wrap Lotion.
Give yourself a few days before an event to perfect the curl because rolled synthetic hair takes quite a long time to dry through and through.
Store it in a hair net and lay flat to help prevent future tangles.

I can't do anything about the burn to the hair closest to the clip on my piece, but I'm happy that I was able to rescue it until I can find a replacement.

Parents, this will work for ravaged doll hair too :-)