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  • Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
  • This week I'm sharing all about the significant power of small actions and baby steps in my Holiday Vlog. We have had floods, I'm decorating my Christmas tree, visiting cosy cafés, book shops, vintage shopping, antiques as well as painting guardian angels and fairies. All the areas around where we live flooded as it had been raining so hard and so much lately. Some roads were completely impassable. I managed some studio and art time though, playing with guardian angel art and fairy paper dolls! I also share how I manage any overwhelm with one simple technique. Easy & doable!
    Anyway, wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful holiday time, however you celebrate with Brightest Blessings for the New Year too. Thank you so much for watching & keeping me company THIS YEAR! In this little corner of RUclips. Love you all SOOO much, I really appreciate this community! Biggest, Softest, Everythings, Wendy. Xx
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Комментарии • 362

  • @karinschott
    @karinschott 6 месяцев назад +45

    I am a teacher. I was so grateful for winter break simply so I could restore order to my home. I hope for a day to bake, knit, write. These breaks are so important to my ability to keep teaching. So much goes out, it's nice to restock my "self".

    • @heatherreid9787
      @heatherreid9787 6 месяцев назад +1

      Do you offer the paper fairies as a printable? I would love to use them in my journal 😊 x

  • @labcat647
    @labcat647 6 месяцев назад +26

    Your paper doll fairies are absolutely incredible… I’m just blown away.

  • @TeresaMorgan
    @TeresaMorgan 6 месяцев назад +18

    Merry Christmas. Self care for me is not being afraid to say no. Being able to put my own needs before those of somebody else. It is the way I restored some balance in my life and has really improved my mental wellbeing.

    • @sustainfem
      @sustainfem 6 месяцев назад +1

      Oh yes. 2023 was my year of setting boundaries. It is so freeing. I plan to continue it in 2024.

  • @KateRichards67
    @KateRichards67 6 месяцев назад +67

    I got so involved in this vlog that I swear I could smell the paint when James was painting the bathroom 😂

    • @theunexpectedgypsy
      @theunexpectedgypsy  6 месяцев назад +9

      hahahh brill!!! xxxx

    • @dissidentfairy4264
      @dissidentfairy4264 6 месяцев назад +11

      Strange you should say that. I could smell the scent of the clothes in the vintage thrift store. I was finding it curious and then I read your comment. The mind playing tricks on us and the power of suggestion:-) 🧚‍♀

    • @janeadlington7150
      @janeadlington7150 6 месяцев назад +4

      Me too!

    • @amandasunshine2
      @amandasunshine2 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@theunexpectedgypsythe G word is a slur

  • @nathalieeisele6130
    @nathalieeisele6130 6 месяцев назад +13

    Merry Christmas to you and James, my Heart Is so sad i lost 2 days ago my cat after 19 years together so my home Is very empty. Thank you for being here with me🕯️✨❤️🐾🐾

    • @cherylreid5768
      @cherylreid5768 6 месяцев назад +5

      Sorry to hear this Nathalie. I remember how I felt after losing my best feline friend after many years together. Sending you a big warm purry hug from Australia.

    • @nathalieeisele6130
      @nathalieeisele6130 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@cherylreid5768 thank you so much really ❤️

  • @user-uc3ep6qc5o
    @user-uc3ep6qc5o 6 месяцев назад +25

    Merry Christmas, love the fairies😍 The flooding has been a challenge here too.
    Our village gets cut off one end which can make it difficult to get home.
    Thank you for all the support and love this year. It’s been a rollercoaster for us but My art and crafts and a little sprinkle of fairy dancing have always lifted my mood.
    Gentle hugs and hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas

  • @teresabenefield731
    @teresabenefield731 4 месяца назад +2

    I’m bad, my Christmas tree has remained up and lit for three years now. It brings me such joy and especially during some really hard things I’ve been through … it’s part of my healing process. ❤❤❤❤

    • @lisa_wistfulone7957
      @lisa_wistfulone7957 2 месяца назад +1

      I think it’s wonderful that you ignore social convention and do what gives you joy!✨ I keep mine up longer than typical, I find them so peaceful, but I set up more light strands to keep up during the regular year.

  • @lizzygreenhood9631
    @lizzygreenhood9631 6 месяцев назад +29

    We celebrate Yule, the Winter Solstice. We have had the tree up since late November, and we exchanged gifts Friday morning. We will also acknowledge Christmas, because of cultural pressure, so she gets to hit the tree again tomorrow morning for gifts of art supplies! I hope your Solstice was bright, your Christmas is merry, your New Year joyous, and all your winter days be warm and cozy!

    • @carlahenn1461
      @carlahenn1461 6 месяцев назад +1

      ...beautifully said.....

  • @meeperbird
    @meeperbird 6 месяцев назад +23

    Thank you for blessing us all year long Wendy! The astrologers said this Mars square Neptune transit would bring wet weather and even in the middle of Kansas where I am it has been nonstop rain. Merry Christmas!

    • @theunexpectedgypsy
      @theunexpectedgypsy  6 месяцев назад +4

      awww thankyou for watching too!! xxx yes, merry wet Christmas indeed!! xxx

  • @pristinabread
    @pristinabread 6 месяцев назад +11

    Wendy we stopped at IKEA yesterday and they have two kinds of fairy lights marked down to $4.49 UDS. The one's I purchased were called Strala and they have these tiny little silver bells that tinkle if you move them. I know you would love them. I adore the fairy cut out ornaments. So fun and beautiful.

  • @lindavolk9958
    @lindavolk9958 6 месяцев назад +25

    Now I want to make fairy paperdolls with my granddaughter! Thanks for the inspiration - they are beautiful! Hope you and James have a relaxing Christmas week!! 🙏❤

  • @vulcanknights
    @vulcanknights 6 месяцев назад +10

    Blessed Solstice/Yule/Holiday, Wendy!
    To answer your self care question, it starts of with a hug in a mug (coffee or tea)after taking the fur baby outside, and we get squared away with breakfast.
    After that entails looking through my planner (getting the new one set up for the year). A list is made for daily tasks.
    Today is repainting a sign for the "Blue Moon" property as there is a large 4 day celebration of life and Renaissance reunion leading up to the NYE celebration.
    I have to stop and make time for TLC. Salt Foot Soaks and aroma therapy at night.
    No Christmas tree this year, but plenty of lights.

  • @lostartisan77
    @lostartisan77 Месяц назад

    Thank you. I feel such a familiarity with your emotional swings, outlets, dreams and anxieties. We’re also close in age. I just wanted to thank YOU for letting us all in to your life and experiences. The rawness and honesty you share is priceless, especially in this day and age. So, again, THANK YOU !!!!🥰❤️🫶✨

  • @elisabethseeger5837
    @elisabethseeger5837 6 месяцев назад +12

    Mondays are a “crash day” for me - I ONLY do what I feel like doing that day ( im a priest so I keep good boundaries and pace myself. ) I paint every minute i can - inside and outside- wonderful delight to paInt a beautiful sight. I love your videos- so happy and encouraging 😊

  • @SuperNorini
    @SuperNorini 6 месяцев назад +9

    Is there anything more beautiful than a dog?! ❤

  • @JoseeAlana
    @JoseeAlana 2 месяца назад

    Hi Wendy! As a musician, songwriter, sound healer and artist, it’s so hard to keep my priorities straight, so from a long meditation to start every day, I take guidance on which of my creative arts to work on. I spend more time on musical endeavors and can spend many days playing my piano or guitar before songs come. Sound healing is usually a morning exercise in gratitude and / or an evening meditation, and these days I do try to record a sound bath for my channel at least once a month. Then there are the mornings that I must paint, and I can spend several days to a week working on my art journal and other pieces. I used to feel like I had to force my art, but I have made peace with only painting when there is an overwhelming need to do so. I love watching you and all your share personally and with your beautiful art. As a sensitive being, I so relate to so much of what you share. Adorable paper dolls! Thank you for all you do here. 🥰😇🧚

  • @bebeaswitchlife
    @bebeaswitchlife 5 месяцев назад

    I love "Fairy Steps" it kind of shows that it is okay to make small steps but yet implicates that these can be so powerful! LOVE IT!! Thank you for sharing this idea and this lovely video with us. :)

  • @judygroves6385
    @judygroves6385 6 месяцев назад +9

    Thankyou so much for this.💝 It’s just me and my dog, Barry for Christmas ❤️. Sweet Sweet Barry. 🥰 Wading through some hard loneliness.

    • @GrayWithMe
      @GrayWithMe 6 месяцев назад +2

      I never had kids and I feel the same way, but one thing that makes me feel better is volunteering. Next Christmas I will do more of that to stay busy because it helps. Also my church does a blue Christmas celebration for people feeling down and that helps. Sending hugs to you and Barry ❤

  • @SheilaLandry
    @SheilaLandry 6 месяцев назад +16

    A very Happy Christmas to you and James and your family. I so love your little fairies! And your poem was just beautiful. Thank you for allowing us into your lives for a little bit. Take care and enjoy the holiday season.

  • @TerryL421
    @TerryL421 6 месяцев назад +6

    Watching your vlog was the loveliest Christmas present. I love your shoes (Mary Janes are a favorite and I have several pairs in different colors), your beautiful fairy paper dolls, your cozy new place, and seeing all the little shops. We have had lots of rain, but not enough for flooding. I was hoping for snow, but not this year. Tonight my husband and I are going to take a drive to look at all the Christmas lights which is a tradition. Just driving to the grocery store and back we saw loads on Friday night. I think our mild weather has encouraged more people to put them up. Self-care is really important to me as I have ME/CFS, Fibromyalgia, and RA. I've had to learn to accept that with my low energy levels I can only do so much. Like you I do one thing at a time and try not to get frustrated by things that don't get done. I hope you and James have a lovely holiday season and that the new year brings many wonderful things. Merry Christmas! ❤🎄💚🥰🤗🤗🤗

  • @Lisa-16
    @Lisa-16 6 месяцев назад +11

    Merry Christmas! Your vlogs are always such a treat to me. 😊❤🍄🎄☕️

  • @terryolsson4145
    @terryolsson4145 6 месяцев назад

    I believe you are both woodland fairies/gypsies personified. I love watching your videos. Great escape from this world. Thank you for dusting me with a little fairy dust as I gaze upon your world. Much happiness and love for 2024. God bless you both.

    • @theunexpectedgypsy
      @theunexpectedgypsy  6 месяцев назад +1

      always have some fairy dust for youuuu thanks so much for keeping me company x

  • @luannianke8110
    @luannianke8110 6 месяцев назад +5

    Love the fairy dolls. New place looks homey and cozy. MC & HNY! MO, USA

  • @user-iy4nd8ge2r
    @user-iy4nd8ge2r 6 месяцев назад +10

    Oh i needed this,and i need more fairy steps because i can feel really rushed and stuck in my head... Thank you for reminding me that i should be more kind to myself and more loving and just accept myself as i am. I love your studio,your style(clothes,earrings,rings),how you two make everything feel like home🙏✍🫂🪶🌷🍀🎄🎁🕯📓🖋💖warm hugs to you and James💞

  • @amyt6254
    @amyt6254 5 месяцев назад

    I love that you call tiny steps fairy steps! How reassuring! Thank you!

  • @karlaneese9379
    @karlaneese9379 6 месяцев назад

    I didn’t do anything Christmas wise this year. We didn’t have a tree as I’d given ours to our daughter a few years ago. Hubby ended up getting Covid this week so we just stayed home and had a day of rest. I’ve ordered a Christmas tree online in a good sale so I’ll have one for next year. I’m determined to make the holiday special even if it’s just for me in my little Spare Oom. Thank you, dear Wendy, for taking us on your shopping journey. It was lovely and just the spot of cozy I needed.
    If you haven’t seen The Boy and the Heron (Studio Ghibli), it’s really good. My daughter and I went to see it a couple of weeks ago.

  • @christophernoto
    @christophernoto 6 месяцев назад +2

    We do celebrate Christmas, Wendy, but, this year, just two months after my partner had a major surgery, from which she is recovering well, but is definitely still in the early period of that recovery, we decided that one of our self care practices would be to not decorate, at all, this time. Thanks for your video presence, and for this video, in particular, which is helping me to focus on gratitude at having been able to make that decision, rather than regret at "missing out." ❤

  • @Harris70-70
    @Harris70-70 6 месяцев назад +4

    My self care practice is to chill out on the sofa , shut the world out and watch you and selected RUclipsrs , with a mix of likeminded chat, music and nature vlogs . Keeps me sane in a mad world 😊Happy Christmas to youWendy and James and all the best for 2024 x

  • @girlfriday1299
    @girlfriday1299 5 месяцев назад

    I just happened upon this, and it took me into a land of joyful dreams! The sense of place was more palpable than anything I've seen. I felt as if I was right there with you. Truly a magical vlog! 🎄🎶💖

  • @purplephoenixartbymicheled9298
    @purplephoenixartbymicheled9298 6 месяцев назад +2

    ❤it's like you were talking to me as I was in the kitchen baking the last of the goodies. I'm so tired 😢 & it's only me.hubby & my 94 year old father. I'm not the Super woman I once was at my younger years. I push myself on good days then pay for it later 😢 I can't say it enough I love your channel. You and me are like 2 peas in a pod lol have you ever heard that saying before?
    Mybe it's a American saying, it's a old saying 😊 I feel sick to my stomach I just had 2 cookies 😢 Merry Christmas Xo

  • @marykaywilson8821
    @marykaywilson8821 6 месяцев назад +1

    My favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Carol, but it has to be the black and white version.

  • @morganniciomhair8284
    @morganniciomhair8284 6 месяцев назад

    When you showed the collection of dolls I had to stop the vid and gaze at the beauty- their faces the colours!Speechless.I wish I could buy you that Kimono.Moons ago I had a blue silk kimono; I swear when I put it on my persona changed !I would glide about feeling like Bette Davis or one of those Divas, I even think my accent would chang DAHHLING!I have fairy lights everywhere alll year round.No trees anymore but fond memories of dressing the tree with my children including our own homemade angel dolls.And as a child it was my favourite thing.I have one decoration from my childhood which I treasure. Mum gave it to me .2 ceramic Angels a boy and girl and when you wind him up he goes slowly around to pretty music; they both have beautiful pursed lips and if he stops just at the right time they can kiss.I think of mum everytime,you can make a wish if the music stops and they kiss!Maybe you could make an exception and just take your first painting home?

  • @MoonSpinners
    @MoonSpinners 6 месяцев назад +5

    Oh that bookshop! I could live in that shop! 😂 Merry Christmas to you both 🤗 🎄🎉🎊

  • @teresabrown836
    @teresabrown836 6 месяцев назад

    Good evening Wendy, such beautiful paper dolls ❤, definitely memories of childhood, very calm and relaxing video. Wish you and James a very Happy Christmas, have a retimevwith your family. Thank you Dear sweet Wendy, sending some much love andvsoft hugs Teresa xxx

  • @rhondaoosterman8100
    @rhondaoosterman8100 6 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful Wendy. Your videos are an absolute source of visual wonder and soul nurturing content. I so appreciate your wisdoms shared with such gentleness. Your creative instinct clearly evident in your inclusion of magical snippets of sparkle, colour and curiousities. A delicious gateaux of the senses, with layers of heartwarming goodness. I feel I have been on an adventure with a wonderful friend. Thank you for your vulnerable, courageous and delightful inspirational clips. I am in awe.

  • @judiemjacobson4613
    @judiemjacobson4613 6 месяцев назад +2

    I love your fairies and after the first of the year I will try to make me some

  • @shaycollier2090
    @shaycollier2090 5 месяцев назад

    Watching you just fills my soul with joy and hope and calm. Thank you!

  • @bethfarley6969
    @bethfarley6969 6 месяцев назад

    I also love the hanging fairies. They reminded me of paper dolls as a child. You should sell them in your shop.

  • @dawnnicholson9675
    @dawnnicholson9675 6 месяцев назад

    I don't really put up a Christmas tree..but I always have fairy lights all over... even through out the year I keep them up..because, like you say they make you feel happy..and we all need that. I love your paper fairies.. We need them in your store.. I would be ordering..✨✨ And I love Bird girl painting.. reminds me of the Goddess Morrigan. Yule blessings to you and James.. ❤❤✨✨

  • @heathersmith8549
    @heathersmith8549 6 месяцев назад +1

    We celebrate the holiday as a secular holiday. But I still decorate and exchange gifts. My tree has been up since the day after (American) thanksgiving. Honestly I’m already a little tired of it lol

  • @susankuhlman6514
    @susankuhlman6514 5 месяцев назад

    I am retired and I try to only do one "thing" a day. Today I drove eight miles to the library (there is one closer but it has no parking and I like the country drive to another one.) I picked up some books on hold. That was it.

  • @DorkThink
    @DorkThink 6 месяцев назад +5

    May you and James have a lovely Yuletide and a Happy New Year! Thank you for keeping my light bright this year. You, dear Wendy, whether you're aware of it or not, are integral to my self care routine!
    Bright Blessings to you and yours ✨✨✨🪄

    • @theunexpectedgypsy
      @theunexpectedgypsy  6 месяцев назад +2

      awww biggest bright blessings to you too xxxxxxxxx thannk you so much xxxxxxxx

  • @roksannastephens4375
    @roksannastephens4375 6 месяцев назад +3

    Oooh nice treat to see a good l 10:10 ong video. Merry Christmas! Hmmm, on steps...I think I need to go slow with least resistence and stress to accomplish something.
    Yes, my tree is up, but there are no ornaments this year. Your finished one is lovely!
    I don't hang my own art either in my apt, don't know why, just don't.
    Love your outfit with the rose in your hair and the white eyelite blouse.
    Seeing your studio nudges me to seriously get my studio in a working order. Your studio is so inspiring and yummy. Your paper dolls/farieies are so sweet!
    I'm glad James picked up the little green tea pot, too!!

  • @peggyfike5269
    @peggyfike5269 6 месяцев назад +3

    Merry Christmas! Happy Boxing Day! Here's to a lovely 2024.

  • @stephvanderyacht3644
    @stephvanderyacht3644 6 месяцев назад

    Usually i put the tree up day after Thanksgiving. The last three years we've been working on finishing a log home and sleeping in a 10 by 20 log dry cabin. So our Christmas tree is outside. So hopefully this summer it'll be finished, and I'll be decorating a log home. We do use a lot of twinkle lights everywhere and oil lanterns. Battery operated, we use rechargeables. Off grid, solar power. I love the soft lightening. Very peaceful here in the forest. Merry Christmas.

  • @astaraklabbers3641
    @astaraklabbers3641 5 месяцев назад

    At this moment I´m ill and then you feel that i have to take care for yourselfs. So I get my crochet project and a big cup of thee and enjoy the quiet time.

  • @CrovieStudio
    @CrovieStudio 6 месяцев назад

    we spent Christmas Eve/day/Boxing Day moving house which in many ways took all the pressure off me. Our kids are all grown up with their own families so all did their own thing this year. It's been great, ive had no pressure to people at all & not having the pressure to decorate for Christmas either means for the 1st time in ohh 35yrs, I haven't spent it in a low., just busied myself filling the trailer, emptying it, unpacking & spending time in my new studio and relishing being back to being able to be in there at 3am if I wanted to now that we've renovated enough of our crovie house to be able to live in it.

  • @judyhoomalamalama
    @judyhoomalamalama 6 месяцев назад

    Our tree has been up 4 2 weeks . Me I don’t like to season push . I love to just celebrate 1 season or holiday at a time. Be here now kind of thing . We all have our own traditions which makes it fun to read and see how others celebrate. I did purchase gifts for my adult sons , grandsons n other close family members .

  • @FaithAnnNB
    @FaithAnnNB 6 месяцев назад

    We put our tree(s) up in mid-November… it starts getting dark so early then, the happy lights are definitely necessary! When I take the tree down, I’ll put up some white curtain/fairy lights at our back window behind the sofa to get me through the dark nights of winter.

  • @colleenryan993
    @colleenryan993 6 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas Wendy. Thank you so much for your wonderful words. I need to start painting again. Stop procrastinating. Many Blessings and good health ❤

  • @amberfisher1939
    @amberfisher1939 Месяц назад

    What a beautiful poem! You are a beautiful soul on the inside and out 🩷 thanks for sharing. May God bless you abundantly! I love your accent and calming essence. You truly are a gift from God as we all are. You are soooo talented! You ooze love and peace and grace and it’s so needed. 🩷😻 I’d love to have that poem written down, I may have to listen and relisten to write it down until I get it lol your artwork is out of this world stunning 🤩 truly inspiring and ethereal I wish I was as gifted as you but I realize I have my own gifts. I do so appreciate yours though wow your art should be in museums selling for millions.

  • @cmralph...
    @cmralph... 6 месяцев назад

    ❤💚❤💚❤💚 Thank you for sharing this wonderful winter vlog. The Holidays are always my busiest time of year in my studio, I always over-book and plan way more than I can possibly accomplish - LOL, and on top of all that mess, I published a book earlier this month - oy - I'm nearly 70, when will I learn the art of timing? - LMAO! 🤣😆🤣WOW, that's a lot of rain! I have 4 hooligan cats and learned after the first year with them 😸😹😼😽not to put up a tree - but we have happy lights all over, year-round. Thanks again for posting your lovely creative Christmas moments, 🎅 they brightened my morning and helped me feel less alone. ❤💚❤💚❤💚

  • @rachelphelps6347
    @rachelphelps6347 6 месяцев назад

    My home is small and since I expect no company, I do not put up a tree. If I did it would be a small tabletop one. Love all the Christmas decorations though. Wow, you have had so much rain, water all over the place. Tomorrow, Christmas day, it's supposed to be rainy here. Today was lovely, sunny, in the 60's. After the rain it will turn cooler. Love your fairies!! So cute! Like your poem too!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and all your family!!

  • @richardfinney5081
    @richardfinney5081 6 месяцев назад

    Lynn here on Hubby's phone 😏, Hi Wendy , I'm so pleased to see your blog up today , we finally finished decorating our staircase and framed the two prints we bought from you , we've hung them in lovely brass frames with a Veanese mask to one side , the mask as matching colors ( not intentional but it goes so well), we just Love the result , I will definitely be buying from you again , Thank Wendy and Thank You for your videos , I Luv um 😊, Happy New Year when it arrives, sending hugs to you and James , Take Care you Lovely people xx❤, Oh and the house is coming together lovely too 🤗

  • @sallya.2412
    @sallya.2412 6 месяцев назад

    My goodness, that is a lot of rain out there. For me, I like to do things a little at a time. Less overwhelming for me and things will get done. Lovely Christmas tree. I don't have a tree this year, no space right now. I love your paper doll fairies! A nice outing in town with James. Happy holidays to you and James. 🎄

  • @mh8704
    @mh8704 6 месяцев назад +5

    Thanks for taking us along window shopping- it was a lot of fun! Love your fairy paper dolls!

  • @suecinshei6720
    @suecinshei6720 6 месяцев назад

    Bless your hearts. And we all shall keep our lights shining bright. And even brighter next year.

  • @rosemarypetersen143
    @rosemarypetersen143 6 месяцев назад

    TodayIm watching you on Christmas morning- got up way too early because lying in bed thinking too much. So happy to turn on phone and there you were! Thank you! Merry Christmas to you - I'm looking forward to a new year of beauty and art. 🎄😴😴

  • @susannehellstern8485
    @susannehellstern8485 6 месяцев назад +7

    Merry Christmas Wendy, James and family. Your fairies are incredibly beautiful and magical. Thank you for sharing. ❤❤

  • @butterscotchgrove6151
    @butterscotchgrove6151 6 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas! For holiday movies, we always watch "The Princess Bride" at Christmas. Have since the kids were little; they are now 19 and 17. One year, they didn't want it..."seen it too many times." Now they insist. 🙂

  • @Samantha_tookey197
    @Samantha_tookey197 6 месяцев назад +2

    I’m so glad I’ve found you, my 12 year old daughter says you feel safe and relaxing to watch, even when she’s doing her own thing while I watch, she can hear your voice and music and feels calm and happy. So thank you from us both for your beautiful videos ❤

  • @mmmmg2494
    @mmmmg2494 6 месяцев назад

    I celebrate the 12 holy nights. A lot of writing (closing this year), dreaming and meditation. Set intentions for the coming year

  • @anniemoonchild4967
    @anniemoonchild4967 6 месяцев назад +6

    ❤ Love love love... and your plant babies are looking absolutely amazing... your studio looks like a jungle ❤

  • @dissidentfairy4264
    @dissidentfairy4264 6 месяцев назад +2

    The fairy paper dolls are beautiful. One of my fondest memories as a child was being given homemade paper dolls. None of my toys except for my Barbie stand out to me except for the homemade paper dolls:-) I found them very exciting! Your poem was lovely and I really enjoyed the vintage shopping excursion. The pub was lively with glitzy blue lights and even a bit of raucous laughter. lol It was fun:-) 🧚‍♀

  • @sanetjonker5183
    @sanetjonker5183 6 месяцев назад +1

    A walk in the clouds..

  • @JenniferKastelic
    @JenniferKastelic 6 месяцев назад

    We love to watch "A Muppet Christmas Carol" for Christmas. Sometimes "Better Off Dead" an early 80's movie. This year we are considering "All Things Everywhere All at Once" as it is all about family! Or maybe Barbie? I hope you enjoy Christmas in your new home!

  • @Raven-nx8ex
    @Raven-nx8ex 4 месяца назад

    Lovely lovely video Wendy. Loved how you gift yourself "Grace". Doing one thing at a time. It's so important isn't it. I sure miss you. Wow, you have had so much rain. Both you and James seem to be doing well through it all other than getting stuck. Looking through the beautiful dresses and Kimono's, touching all their individual textures is so soothing and calming. Always love your studio's no matter what. Studio's are magic and sacred. Love you. James the new bathroom paint will be lovely and provide that fresh energy that feels good to walk into a room. You guys stay safe and warm and ohhhh, that pastry shop looked over the top elegant and wonderful. ❤❤❤😊 Thank You Wendy. Hope to see you soon back on RUclips. I've been with you for years but once a year or so Google? I guess...shows years of Subscribed as Unsubscribed so I have to gladly and whole-heartedly Subscribed again like I did today because I was looking for you. 🎉😊 And your Christmas Tree is so sweet and nostalgic. It is most definitely my favorite. Those ornaments are little sacred treasure chests. ❤

  • @BadKittyNoMilk
    @BadKittyNoMilk 5 месяцев назад

    I always enjoy your videos. And I love your art. I have a large private space I use for a bedroom. I’d love to add an art cornered it’s busy with random stuff here and there, that needs organizing. Furniture that I need to remove or find a new spot in my living space for it to live that is more functional. Once I do this I feel I can decide where I want to get artsy. I love art and making it. Without it I feel lost and scattered. Thank you for sharing 🧚‍♀️

  • @heathermcelroy3303
    @heathermcelroy3303 6 месяцев назад +3

    Super nice video. Loved your wee Mary Jane shoes…..wish I could find some here in Ontario, Canada. Happy Christmas to you and James etc

    • @theunexpectedgypsy
      @theunexpectedgypsy  6 месяцев назад

      yay!! thankyou xxx I ordered mine on amazon xx and happy christmas to you too!! x

  • @lovelyskull3483
    @lovelyskull3483 6 месяцев назад

    Your artistic talent takes my breath away.

  • @nickyferguson9063
    @nickyferguson9063 6 месяцев назад +3

    Wishing you both a lovely Yule festival. Thank you for your wonderful shares x

  • @benjaminclegg7109
    @benjaminclegg7109 6 месяцев назад +1

    I wonder how your vlogging fits into this... it seems that it may add a sense of purposefulness to the fairy steps. Sometimes doing baby steps just for myself feels less purposeful and can end in a bit of negligence on them on my part.

  • @lbailey5430
    @lbailey5430 6 месяцев назад

    Wendy I want to thank you as I have before for your videos which I always enjoy. I think you and James are doing an awesome job with your new place you now call home. Time and patience is needed and before you know it you will be able to relax and enjoy it to the fullest. I would like to wish you and James a Happy New Year and a very healthy and prosperous coming year. Take care of each other. You’re both so cute together. Bless you and I look forward to your next video…..Lisa 💓🙌🙏

  • @tomdavies264
    @tomdavies264 6 месяцев назад +2

    Wendy! I just messaged J and said happy Christmas. I also told her I love watching your videos. Since moving to LA I've been struggling to sleep. I put your old videos on before I sleep. Your voice relaxes me!
    You and James have a great break x

  • @alicebeshay6124
    @alicebeshay6124 6 месяцев назад

    I love your paper dolls Wendy. So sweet!
    I hope you had a lovely Christmas. I like
    going to church on Christmas Eve and sing with all my might. I love our Lord so much❤️
    But all the business during this time is taking a toll and I am really tired now😅

  • @koalaed
    @koalaed 5 месяцев назад

    333 when I saw this. It all resonates. I’m having a self care month/year. You’re a beautiful soul. Keep spreading your light ✨✨✨

  • @Oldhippiechickadventures
    @Oldhippiechickadventures Месяц назад

    Wendy, i love your you tube, and you ! Yes I love you too!!!❤❤❤ thank you for all you do!!

  • @The_artistic_yogi
    @The_artistic_yogi 6 месяцев назад

    Most magical Christmas movie ever is "Jingle Jangles" in my opinion..

  • @user-ex2mk1jc5e
    @user-ex2mk1jc5e 2 месяца назад

    I love coming along on your little outings. It takes me to my happy place.

  • @s.terris9537
    @s.terris9537 6 месяцев назад

    Artists and Artistry bring the magic - thanks for sharing yours!

  • @lisa-mariemcleod8128
    @lisa-mariemcleod8128 6 месяцев назад

    All those gorgeous shops and cafe are the kind of places I love, you lucky things to have those near😊

  • @LotusLady70
    @LotusLady70 6 месяцев назад +2

    Happy Holidays to you and James

  • @SN-sz7kw
    @SN-sz7kw 6 месяцев назад

    Very sweet. And I love how your sofa/plant corner has evolved. Swoon. 😊

  • @artzcat
    @artzcat 6 месяцев назад +3

    Beautiful video, loved seeing you at work and all the shops!

  • @user-xq8hl5tb9q
    @user-xq8hl5tb9q 6 месяцев назад +1

    Very nice pictures (nice video), and shoes 🥿🙂 Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @laracraft82
    @laracraft82 6 месяцев назад

    Your house is looking so cosy now done a great job and yes being warm inside and hearing the rain outside makes it all the more cosy 😊🤗 lovely poem I write poetry myself and read it on my channel. Plus I paint and hand sew tapestrie and pillows at the moment

  • @emilyvickery8081
    @emilyvickery8081 6 месяцев назад

    This year's Christmas just has an odd vibe..feeling.. has anyone else felt this way?
    We normally put our tree up on Nov 1 while playing Christmas carols (a mixture of 50s-now, Michael Buble included). Our Christmas Eve/Christmas/Boxing Day food is mostly made from scratch and leftovers (especially Boxing Day). When my Mum was with us, we would go somewhere on Boxing Day to have a BBQ as she loved BBQs and going for a drive somewhere.
    Your studio is very inviting. Makes me want to have many art adventures in it. Very therapeutic and inspiring watching you create.
    Ohh English chips. Yum! How much are chips where you are? Twice the serving size you showed would cost 7pounds. I struggle to understand how ppl can place a ridiculous price on the humble potato chip. Making my own from now on.
    I love the smell of bookstores - especially antique ones.

  • @charmingSaint
    @charmingSaint 6 месяцев назад

    I walked this morning giving thanks then my 2th walk later giving thanks with my Buddy 🐕 to our village where Santa came in on a fire truck gave out gifts to the children .

  • @carlasienna8683
    @carlasienna8683 6 месяцев назад +4

    Wendy and James, Happy New Year and Merry Christmas, I loved, loved, loved all the places you visited in this video on Dec 24. There's no such lovely, interesting, vintage stores and the bookshops and cafes in boring berkeley, and oakland , CA, and your fairies were just so adorable. Thank you soooo very much! I do a lot of collage so your demo of putting them together of a lot of interest to me! Thanks again from 50, 60 degrees, no great raining but some , northern california.

    • @missmelisa1823
      @missmelisa1823 6 месяцев назад

      There's no way Berkeley can be boring. 😊 Speaking as someone who is living in a small town, with no shopping. And I've been to California, never a boring day.❤

  • @elisabethseeger5837
    @elisabethseeger5837 6 месяцев назад +2

    I love that green- blue painting- it has such a great vibe!!❤❤

  • @lilafoster9653
    @lilafoster9653 6 месяцев назад

    The fairies would look adorable on your tree

  • @gracejohnson1926
    @gracejohnson1926 5 месяцев назад

    Hello!!! I thought of you this a m…just out of the blue!…realizing I haven’t seen you in sooo very long! I was concerned…so I’m so happy to see you still active…you look wonderful! Hope you had a lovely Christmas…I painted a magnificent Santa Claus… gift for my daughter and her cute family. Happy healthy creative new year to you and your James 🤗nice to see my sweet lil fairy lady again…I will be tuning in…blessings🤗💖🎨

  • @tracyleecornish5398
    @tracyleecornish5398 6 месяцев назад +3

    Hi Wendy, The book place looked amazing! I really love second hand stores especially old books! Your paper dolls are gorgeous! Hope you enjoy your Christmas together and maybe next year might be the year of the puppy for you. Lots of hugs TLC X

  • @jazdia78
    @jazdia78 6 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas! I'm going to add more fairy lights to my home tonight. I understand about flooding, growing up in Houston. I rarely have to worry about it now that I live in New Mexico.

  • @TerryAnnGillette
    @TerryAnnGillette 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow amazing paper doll fairies becoming 3 dimensional and moving!!! They turned out totally Awesome!!! Beautiful!😊

  • @janinafisher101
    @janinafisher101 6 месяцев назад +2

    James looks like a scientist in his white coat and rubber gloves! Lovely to go visit the shops with you guys - and love your fairies. Have a wonderful Christmas and look forward to seeing your posts in 2024!

  • @mrs.e3909
    @mrs.e3909 6 месяцев назад

    How about some fairies paper dolls or ornaments in your shop Wendy. I would love a fairy journal or yearly planner also.. I just love your fairies drawings!

  • @cadair4736
    @cadair4736 6 месяцев назад

    💜I love the fairy paper dolls, just beautiful

  • @de-nz4jp
    @de-nz4jp 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wendy and james.. wishing you a very merry xmas.. its 6.30am here in New Zealand.. xmas morning.. i started my day with a prayer and your blog which was perfect in every way.. think ill go and make a cup of tea and see what santa brought me and then finish off writing a few cards and wrapping some gifts.. making a beautiful fruit platter to take to my god daughters, there will be 12 of us.. my first xmas without my parents but i see them happily about me in spirit, all is well and we are so blessed.. enjoy your day together celebrateing companionship, fellowship and the spirit of xmas.. love and blessings from Dallas 💖🕊

  • @Cs-ry3fx
    @Cs-ry3fx 6 месяцев назад

    MerryChristmas 🎄 and a blessed new year. I got my tree up this year. For me I take time to give adoration for the true meaning of Christmas.. That Jesus came to be Messiah to the world..its nice to be with family and presents. But for me it's about Jesus... love the fairy paper dolls..