Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page about the author Dedication Acknowledgements Foreword the word of the faerie folk the Secret Door the portal into the world of the faerie folk what lies beyond the secret door A door with a view Add a sign the fairy sprite a spriggle of sprites Supporting the arms Supporting the body the spirit of the trees The green Man the spirit of green and growing things the spirits of the seasons Autumn Summer Winter Broogen Bagge the rock troll Theodore Funguy the toadstool gnome the toadstool court a most curious troll Heliotrope, a troll of extraordinary beauty the Forever Free The tree spirits Depley Everwhen and Semore Evernow a home for the fairy Olaf the Hise a gnome of uncommon wisdom Woodpecker Pete the faerie folk storyteller a closet full of hats Fweet William the flower baby life beyond the flowers the playful fairy a fairy’s best friend magical Mischieuous Maruin the trickster elf a few tricks for marvin the elf king wizard or king? Jsa Rasalia the garden fairy sweet pea marie patterns resources index Fairies, Gnomes and Trolls. Copyright © 2006 by Maureen Carlson. Manufactured in Singapore. All rights reserved. The patterns and drawings in the book are for personal use of the reader. By permission of the author and publisher, they may be either hand-traced or photocopied to make single copies, but under no circumstances may they be resold or republished. It is permissible for the purchaser to make the projects contained herein and sell them at fairs, bazaars and craft shows. No other part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote a brief passage in review. Published by North Light Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. (800) 289-0963. First edition. 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 Distributed in Canada by Fraser Direct 100 Armstrong Avenue Georgetown, ON, Canada L7G 5S4 Tel: (905) 877-4411 Distributed in the U.K. and Europe by David & Charles Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4PU, England Tel: (+44) 1626 323200, Fax: (+44) 1626 323319 Email: [email protected] Distributed in Australia by Capricorn Link P.O. Box 704, S. Windsor, NSW 2756 Australia Tel: (02) 4577-3555 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carlson, Maureen Fairies, gnomes, and trolls : create a fantasy world in polymer clay / Maureen Carlson. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN-13: 978-1-58180-820-9 (alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-58180-820-8 1. Polymer clay craft. 2. Fairies in art. I. Title. TT297.C2685 2006 731.4’2-dc22 2006012509 Editor: David Oeters Design and layout: Amy Wilkin/Dragonfly Graphics L.L.C. Cover Designer: Karla Baker Production Coordinator: Greg Nock Photographers: Maureen Carlson, Christine Polomsky and Al Parrish Photo Stylist: Jan Nickum about the author This book brings Maureen Carlson’s work with polymer clay full circle, as it was a gnome that started her adventure with clay. It began in 1978 on a dreary, rainy weekend during an arts and crafts show at Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, Ohio. Since she and her fellow artists had time on their hands, she began creating clay mushrooms, which at that time embellished her calligraphed plaques. The artist next to her looked over at the mushrooms and said some words that changed her life forever (though she didn’t know it at