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A photograph of singer Emily Ovenden, taken by Hayley Madden and featured in FAE has won an award.

Hayley Madden told FAE, “I recently joined the SWPP, a society aimed at professional portrait and wedding photographers. They are an international organisation and hold monthly competitions for members only. The competition has hundreds of entries from all over the world and only a handful get selected as Gold award winners. These are images deemed to be of the highest standard based on composition, artistry, technical excellence and photographic skill. I entered two images not really expecting to get anywhere on my first attempt (there are silver and bronze awards too – I was hoping I might scrape a bronze) and when the results came out for January – I looked for my image. The score was a ‘G’. What’s ‘G’ I thought to myself – good?, or is it A, B, C, D….G for really bad. Then it dawned on me that it had won a ‘G’ for gold. This image was one that Emily selected from a shoot for Celtic Legend but was never fully developed at the time. Fae Magazine’s insistence on original images for its publication pulled it out of the archives and into the spotlight where it belongs. I owe Emily for the good editing and modelling, Rachel Vanasch for the inspiration dress and Karen Kay for her constant support and always setting the bar high”.

Planning permission has been refused for Fairy Bridge gift shop and tea rooms on the Isle of Man.

The owner of Fairy Bridge, Sonya Bowness, has been refused planning permission for a gift shop and tearooms. When FAE Magazine first featured this story Sonya told us, “It’s traditional for people who pass by the bridge say hello to the ‘Little People’. Read the full story here: www.iomtoday.co.im

Are you looking to develop your intuition and psychic abilities? Connect with the angels, fae and goddesses and receive their guidance?

Sian Davies says, “There are many different ways that we can communicate with the angels, fairies and goddesses. This evening we will use and experience a number of different methods that the angels, fairies and goddesses use to communicate with us including channelling, guided meditations, card readings, automatic drawing and writing, psychometry and using a pendulum.”

This special evening workshop with Sian Davies takes place on 23rd February, Click here for more details.

Fun, magic and nature comes to Holt Hall in Norfolk this May as the Fairyland Trust’s Fairy Fair returns.

The Fair will feature nine magical children’s workshops including: Magic Wands, Wings & Potions, Fairy Gardens, Crowns & Books, Wizard Shields, Wildflower Fairies and Witches’ Pets.

Other activities include, Post office, Storytelling, Pirate Fete, Trails to the Fairy Queen, Secret Dens, Fairy Houses, Cooking with Trolls, Live Music from Swervy World and The Rum Brothers, Puppet shows, Stilt Walkers plus Craft and Food stalls and much more.

Visit the Fairyland Trust website for further details: www.fairylandtrust.org

TuTu Topia are giving away a pair of tickets in a special competition!

Just spend £50.00 or more on the TUTU-TOPIA website to win a pair of tickets for the 3 Wishes Faery Festival 2010.

Visit TUTU-TOPIA now to enter!

For more details on the 3 wishes Faery Fest visit: www.fairyfestival.co.uk

FAERIE REALM –  South Africa’s First Magazine of Enchantment has been launched at a special event in South Africa.

The first issue of the magazine was launched in South Africa with an evening of magic and a performance by Taliesin’s Tribe.

Makeup & Natural Skincare

Artist and makeup artist, Erin Mincks is the founder of Faerie Organic. She started Faerie Organic in 2007 and considers herself to be a kitchen chemist using Organic/natural/wildcrafted herbs and tinctures to create healing products. Erin says, “I feel in todays society we have gotten so far away from nature, from cell phones, internet, extensive work schedules etc. that we are heading in a scary direction of becoming a very stressed and very synthetic society”.

We here at FAe Magazine think Faerie Organics is a great concept and wish Erin all the faerie luck in the world

Visit the Faerie Organic website here: www.faerieorganic.com

Hobbit fans will be thrilled to hear about ‘Hobbit Tea’!

Currently there are three Hobbit Tea blends available: Bilbo Baggins Breakfast Blend, Gandalf the Gray Tea and Hobbiton Meadow Mint.

Hobbit Teas, are named after the popular characters in Tolkien’s books,  and are sure to be a hit with Tolkien fans. Farmer, Dan Tropea created the Hobbit Tea after he was granted a license from Middle-earth Enterprises.

More info on purchasing the teas is available from www.hobbittea.com

Little Folk of Faery is a computer game about faeries!

Discover a small village of fairy creatures and embark on a fascinating adventure where you will help the inhabitants to restore their world. What is behind the mysterious, omnipresent mist? What secret lies behind the nostalgic creatures who are now roaming the place?

With the help of a fairy, solve these mysteries through numerous quests and restore your shop’s splendour of old.

Gather and collect hidden runes in the landscape, help dryads plant a tree, organize a banquet to attract lost leprechauns, repair the ruins… many tasks are awaiting you! Visit the website here: www.littlefolkoffaery.com

Faerie Made, a company specialising in natural soaps and body care will be donating 7.5% of all sales made during the month of February to Haitian Relief.

Tina Glenn Owner of Faerie Made

“It’s February and I’m in my slowest time of the year. But I have a roof over my head and food on the table. The people of Haiti have nothing.
So, I am going to take my slowest month of the year when I really need every penny for my expenses and put my money where it is most needed. I can tighten my belt a bit more. I have enough to share.
Every sale through my website I will send 7.5% to Haitian relief.”

http://www.faeriemadesoaps.com