Project # 22 - Fairy Bed made for Titania, Queen of the Fairies

I really like this project. I decided to make a fairy bed for Titania, Queen of the Fairies from a Midsummer's Night Dream. I spent a couple of days collecting bark, acorns, twigs and other natural items, only to go in a different direction when I started on the bed. This bed had to look like it was fit for a Queen.

The bed frame is covered with birch bark (taken from the ground, not peeled off a tree) and is made with wire, beads and a cheesecloth canopy to look like a spider web.

In Shakespeare's story there is a magical flower that causes a lot of trouble. If you get pollen from the flower in your eyes while you're sleeping, you will fall in love with the first living creature you see when you wake up. For those of you who don't know the story, Titania awoke from her slumber and first saw a weaver called Bottom, who had temporarily been given the head of a donkey. Titania of course fell madly in love with him right away, until the enchantment was later removed. I decided to include the flower head hanging over Titania's bed with a canopy hanging down around her.

I took some pictures of the bed in my garden, and I love how the light makes it look quite magical. I like to think that Titania would be impressed.