A Fanciful Twist

Enchanted October

Hello lovely friends.

I hope your October is treating you well.

I have been immersing myself in the season by painting.

I have enjoyed every moment of painting the characters and critters in this piece.

I used a 1.5" deep canvas so that I could paint around the sides as well.

I've been listening to wonderful spooky podcasts whilst painting fireflies, fox and more.

The weather turned wonderfully cool so the owls in my trees at the country house have been extra loud.

Which in turn inspired me to add an owl in a tree hole.

I listed this piece in my shop today and it found a new home.

I will be sad to see my little characters go, but very delighted that someone else will be enjoying them.

So, I am very happy about it as well.

I think it's important to share your work.

It's not always easy because, at least for me, there is bond formed as you bring the characters in your mind to life.

I am especially fond of the kitty and think I will paint that sweetie again.

Given everything that has happened in my life in the last few months, I really didn't feel like pulling out all of my Halloween bins.

So, I thought that perhaps a Halloween inspired painting would be the most perfect option for me.

I would get to spend time inside of a storybook place and feel the real spirit of the season that I love so much.

It has been the most wonderful magical few weeks of painting.

I've loved it.

And in the end, I decided to do a little decorating at the tiny cottage that is in the garden of the country house.

I'm finding my way back to happy, little by little.

I can always count on the magic of art.

As they say, art saves.

 

Lots of love from that place where the desert meets the forest,

Vanessa

 

PS:

I wanted to be here so many times in the past few weeks, but unfortunately something is going on with Typepad, my blog provider.

It has become increasingly difficult to upload photos and sometimes I have to try 10 times to get one photo loaded.

I am in the process of looking into other options.

In the meantime, I'll keep trying, even if I can only load short posts.

<3 <3 <3 

 

 

Of Sparkly Handmade Sculptures & Halloween Delights

It's that time of year...

Where my fingers are ever so busy hand-sculpting little sweeties out of chunks of clay.

I spend a lot of time on each piece, sculpting them entirely from scratch, then adding 3 to 4 layers of paint, stain, sealer and fairy sparkles.

The Halloween cuties are especially fun to make.

With pink ghosts and pet stars...

And Jack-O-Lanterns in tree stumps.

Oh, and we mustn't forget big ear mousie...

And mushroom fascinators on smiling pumpkin faces.

This year I spent a crazy amount of time paying homage to one of my favorite Halloween characters - 

Sam, from the movie Trick r' Treat.

Needless to say, I've delighted in the weeks it's taken me to make these cuties, spending so much time with them.

Alas, it is now time to bid them adieu, and send them off on their own adventures.

Perhaps one will be on its way to live with vous?

Original one-of-a-kind clay sculptures.

All now available in my Etsy shop below.

aFancifulTwist.Etsy.com

 

Such a fun way for me to fully immerse in this time of year that I enjoy so much.

Now, I must be off to check the pumpkins in the garden and take Teddy for a walk.

I think I have glitter all over my forehead as I type :-)

 

Hope you are doing extra lovely today.

 

Lots of love, 

Vanessa

 

 

In February we Dream...

The dreaming in February begins.

January was spent recuperating from December.

Snuggling by the fire, cleaning up holiday mess and painting every single day.

Sometimes, very often, into the wee hours of the night.

The sunshine came out for a few days, and garden tending commenced.

But February 14th is the date by when all roses are pruned in my gardens.

(Which I quite enjoy doing)

And so, the dreaming of roses finds its way in.

A reminder, made possible by the paper art of dried flowers, that roses in the garden really do exist.

That baskets of blossoms to fill your heart and soul will come again.

And so, on cloudy dappled light days -

The dreaming is vast and the paintbrush is rose petal happy.

With signs of fresh leaf nodules, which begin to line rose canes, only tantalizing a gardener's heart even further.

The mixing of colors in front of the fire at midnight does my heart so good.

I look at my dried roses, asking them for tips and tricks in the painting of them.

Alas, they pride themselves on such mysteries.

And so, all I can do is stare, trying to make mental pictures of exactly what petals are wont to do.

Folding and curving around in spirals.

The fur boys hang out right by my side.

Dreaming I'm sure, too.

We spend glorious days redoing vegetable beds.

Taking out giant roots of thorny trees.

Sunshine on shoulders.

Matty deeply napping whilst Teddy runs fast as lightning, jumping over boulders in circles, with a commendable joy that bursts forth.

January goes, and February enters.

Or rather, we enter into it.

I love Februaries.

One never knows if the sun will shine, or if there will be a random snow storm.

It is like love.

Up and down with its mood, but beckoning us in.

Cupid ready to strike.

Reminding you that the soil will be warm again soon.

That you should enjoy your good book by the fire and crochet your heart out.

Do all the wonderful winter things, before the busyness of spring and summer are upon us.

February reminds us to stay in the moment...

Because often, dreaming and hoping is even more wonderful than the real thing.

How I love to hope and dream.

To fantasize about bees and butterflies and drooping poppies.

Oh, I love a dream, the passion it stirs up in the soul.

What a gift.

To dream and hope and imagine.

I could scream from the delight of it all.

I wake up in the morning thinking of all the wonderful things I would like to do.

Even listening to mystery shows whilst cleaning the kitchen brings me great joy.

I think about the lemon treats I will make, and my big hot mug of tea as I paint flowers, whilst I wait for flowers.

I was a bit quiet in January, but only because I was catching up on life.

It's when you start doing things that you gain so much clarity and feel so free.

You just have to get up and begin.

Sometimes it can be overwhelming to determine exactly what one wants to do.

Especially when one has so many projects to do.

Boring ones and exciting ones alike.

So, I often say, I am going to go clean my kitchen to begin, or tidy up one part of the garden.

I put on some music and clarity finds me.

I work out what projects to tackle and in what order.

But the best thing of all for me, is painting flowers.

I listen to classical music, mystery tales, dogs snoring...

And I dream.

 

With that, February means back to work.

Back to art and gardening and filling lovely orders and visiting you here.

I've decided that coming here is like my letter to you.

An old-fashioned letter in the modern age.

You'll have to imagine the linen paper and quill ink penmanship.

 

See you soon!

 

Love, 

Vanessa

 

 

A Cozy Painting Nook

Happy April dear friends!

There are blossoms beginning everywhere, I even saw my first poppy this week, followed by 3 more.

I am painting flowers day and night, when I am not busy busy with life's happenings.

I have two spots where I enjoy painting the most.

At the country house it is in this little nook, with a skylight overhead, and the door with windowpanes behind me.

Tucking little treasures here and there and making your space your own can be really helpful in cultivating a space where you feel inspired to create.

The colors and textures you choose can also have a wonderful influence on your mood.

I felt so lucky to be able to pick flowers yesterday and tuck them in amongst my old little bits and bobs.

I am having so much fun painting flowers into the wee hours of the night.

It's bringing me so much joy, and peace of mind and soul.

To just get lost painting pretty little things is so good for me.

I've surrounded myself with things that I have had for 20 years, my favorite cozy studio chair, my old desk, my little tattered curio cabinet.

The things I find comfort in, and that are so familiar to me.

Not to mention the shelf that hung in my studio from the beginning, now repurposed here.

I had taken it down a couple of years ago to change things around and was so happy to put it back up here.

Flower bundles drying...

Some kind of bliss.

Just a cozy little nook for a girl in search of beauty.

I like to find it in the smallest ways, jam jars with blossoms - 

Colorful old spools of thread.

A cloche with old tid-bits.

Happy colors and me, cozied up in my little space.

This is where you will find me this afternoon, listening to audiobooks and mystery shows.

Whilst swirling paint together.

Yellow, red, white - the most perfect pink.

The dogs are snoring, the sun is getting warmer and warmer.

I woke up this morning in my country house bed, windows open and birds chirping (with Teddy tucked into my side), and I swooned at all the new leaves on the trees.

It was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes.

My familiar view of giant trees in the distance, and my own trees close by.

I was amazed at a tiny tree that has been tiny for 15 years, now a big tree, with arms outstretched.

This was its year to grow up I suppose.

As I get older, nothing is taken for granted.

Every moment, everything I see that is familiar to me.

The sounds, the smells.

My trees, the sound of coffee percolating, the rustle of the huge eucalyptus leaves in the breeze, orange tree blossoms...

The mountains, pink in the afternoon.

My garden paths.

Wisteria and gigantic bumble bees.

Rosemary scented dogs.

Oh, so many good things.

All the little things sewn up together to make up the map of my heart.

How wonderful to be able to appreciate and enjoy them still, on this Easter Weekend.

I feel so lucky to get to experience another season of spring.

 

Happiest Easter wishes to you.

I hope to return sooner than the last time.

 

Love,

Vanessa

 

 

Whimsical Botanicals {Little Mushrooms in my Shop}

Hello Friends!

I finally finished my little mushroom sculptures.

I decided to add gold leaf and antique mica flakes as well.

They were extra fun to sculpt as I worked on the details.

I had to work very carefully and delicately with the clay.

Getting into a very calm space to sculpt and detail, whilst keeping the structure intact.

I have the oldest package of mica flakes, still in their original antique packaging.

You can't imagine how delighted I was to find it years ago.

It's like rare gold to me.

I decided I'd open it, to add some to these special little pieces.

So they could sparkle in only the way mica can.

I wanted to make them part whimsical and part botanical.

They'd look really special under a bell jar, me thinks.

It took me a little while to make these, but I'm happy to finally be sharing them.

I popped them in my shop this evening.

Here is my shop link, in case you fancy a peek.

I have been having such delightful studio days.

It's officially chilly here, perfect weather for hunkering down and creating.

Books and mushrooms seem to be just the thing, don't they? :-)

I am obsessed with the effect of antique mica.

Once, I was hiking at the top of our forest mountains, and there were actual mica flakes strewn about.

Naturally occurring in the area, it was so magical.

And there were indeed Amanita Muscaria and butterflies everywhere.

So, that's what I've been up to dear friends.

I've also been painting and trying to conjure up some Christmas gifts for my family.

I hope you are doing extra well in your neck of the woods.

I do believe this might be a whirlwind week, eeek!

Are you ready for the holidays?

I'm not sure if I am or not, but I suppose I better get ready fast.

I have not wrapped a gift yet.

And I'd still like to make a Christmas cake.

And my yearly baklava.

But I'm not going to pressure myself, and just enjoy the moment.

I hope you do too <3

 

Thank you for stopping in.

See you extra soon!

 

Love, Vanessa

 

Oh and, here is my shop link again <3 <3 <3

 

 

 

Wonderlandishness & the Making of a Custom Blythe Doll

Hello dear friends!

I hope you are doing well in your neck of the woods.

I've been working on so many arty projects lately, including this lil' cutie...

She is a recently completed custom Blythe doll.

What this means is that I have taken a factory made doll and resculpted, painted, sanded and changed her up completely.

Changed eye chips, washed and cut hair, repainted face, etc etc.

(if you are curious about this you can google custom Blythe dolls to peek into the vast world of Blythe dolls)

I have been collecting custom Blythe dolls by different artists for many years.

They range from around $500 dollars and can go above $1000 easily.

I know, you are thinking to yourself, how is this possible?

But the time and detail is what makes them so expensive, and they are not that easy to come by.

All mine have come from Russia, as most custom Blythe artists are way over there.

Anyways, I got the bright idea that I wanted to try one out myself recently, and not only was it fascinatingly fun, it was so relaxing and enjoyable.

Since I normally sculpt my dolls from a chunk of clay, working with hard and delicate plastic was definitely interesting.

I've also been doing a lot of drawing and painting of the wonderlandish variety, which I'll share more about at the end of this post.

So, to begin customizing a Blythe doll you have to disassemble them completely.

Not the easiest thing in the world, especially the eyes.

There are so many delicate moving parts inside the head, along with springs and strings that make the eyes work, to name a few things.

So, you have to carefully take the doll apart before sanding, sculpting and repainting.

This is what she looked like before I started the sanding process.

And this was her face after I had sanded, sculpted, changed forehead, chin, nose, lips, etc.

Here's a peek into the inside mechanism after removing screws, springs and strings.

Right before I removed the eyes and changed the eye chips.

(eye chips were very challenging and had to be drilled out beyond carefully)

Then there was the making of powder pigments for her face...

I decided to change her skull cap to a more peachy hair color after coloring her face, because of the warm tones I ended up using.

And then, because I go way back as a Barbie hair cutter :-), I decided she needed a little hair cut (after washing and drying).

Remember when your mom cut your bangs as a child?

My dad cut mine once when I was around 8, and he cut them exactly in the shape of Eddie Munsters forehead hair line, it was gorgeous, (haha).

My mom and I both sobbed, so then I ended up with one inch long bangs as the repair.

Luckily it all grew back.

Unfortunately, I only had one shot with my little lass and no chance for regrowth if I messed up, eeek!

That's the thing with the face too, you only get one chance.

I worked very slowly on her bangs (fringe) because doll hair is so straight and cuts so bluntly.

Happily, it all worked out in the end, hooray and phew.

And here she is, completely done.

I had all these different elements of clothing that I put together to create one outfit.

It was such a pleasure and delight to get to put her back together and see how cute she was.

You don't really have a full idea when you just have the face plate in your hand.

Such a fulfilling project, I must say.

I understand why custom Blythe dolls are so pricey.

It takes a very long time, it is super fragile work and there are soooo many steps.

Also, you just get that one chance, and the cost of the doll and supplies and clothing really adds up.

I love trying new projects and this was a top contender in the joy department.

You just have to be super patient and delicate handed.

I've already started a couple more, but I'm not sure if I can part with them.

Maybe if I make a few.

Meanwhile I have been sculpting, I have also been preparing myself for our Mad Tea Party.

I will definitely & undoubtedly post a mad tea party this year.

You can join in if you'd like exactly as we have in previous years.

This time you can join in via your Instagram or blog link.

Or you can just pop in as a visitor.

I will give more details in a separate blog post.

But for now, we have a new little cutie in the house, hanging out in the tea room.

But the question of all questions is...

What should I name her?

Have you any idea?

If you know, then pray tell, please share.

Are you a Blythe doll collector or into Blythes at all?

Many of you know I've been making clay dolls for many years, and now am inspired to make more of my old school dolls.

That's the thing about creativity.

Once you start, all sorts of a ideas and inspirations find you.

You just have to start.

I hope you are doing well friends.

Thank you for stopping in, it means the world to me.

 

Love, Vanessa

 

See you soon!!

 

<3 <3 <3

 

 

 

 

December's Little Cuties

Some utterly last minute cuties insisted on being born this month.

I tell ya, this stuff is all out of my control.

I put everything on hold and started sculpting day and night.

Hours and then layers of painting and staining and sparkling and...

Here they are, just sliding in on the 20th, I'm telling you :-)

I'll pop them in my etsy shop tonight.

Look in the left hand sidebar of my shop under Art Dolls & Elves to see them.

Etsy is having a little glitch and they are not showing directly in my shop at the top.

There are Kitties with crescents moons and clouds as pets...

Swans and a frog prince and some tiny cottages too <3

Tiny little curious faces everywhere...

Waiting to go out into the world...

Twinkling with their sparkles.

If only you could see them sparkling in person.

Sweet little things make me so happy.

These sweeties are in the shop now looking for homes.

You can access my shop by clicking here afancifultwist.etsy.com

They probably will not arrive before the 25th but maybe the day after to help with the after Christmas blues?

<3 <3 <3

 

I hope I get to see you before Christmas, where has the time gone???!

 

xoxoxo

 

Love, V

 

 

ps: Remember to look in the left hand sidebar of my shop categories, they'll be under Art Dolls & Elves.
Etsy is having a little glitch and they are not showing directly in my shop at the top.

 

 

 

Flower Dancing & Alice...

I woke up one morning wondering...

Is Alice coming to Fanciful, Arizona this year?

It's been ever so hot, and although I long for a tea party, I simply couldn't find the perfect time.

And plus, I couldn't feel Alice wanting to come out and play.

Normally I get a jolt of inspiration for my tea parties just like I do for my art.

I never know when it's coming, it just appears.

But it's been sooooo hot, too hot for a tea party.

And while I normally host in crazy heat, this year has been more intense temps.

Like 115'F & pure sun.

And so, I wondered if Alice would turn up for our 10th annual tea party?

Slowly, characters started to appear just after that wondering.

I roam antique stores, quietly unknowing, what will speak to me?

And then there they were.

The tea partiers themselves.

And yet, outside, still too crazy hot.

I woke up one morning recently, unable to hit the hills because for some reason the heat is really wiping me out this year. If I don't wake up early enough I have to wait until evening to do anything outside.

So, this one morning I made a cup of tea...

Walked into my cool studio and sketched on the blank canvas.

Then I mixed up paint...

Beautiful thoughts swirled.

Mister Fancy pants sang in the background.

Fresh blossoms hummed.

And in one hour, there she was on a large canvas.

Alice.

And she told me...

It's okay, have your party any time.

Be free, be you, do what makes you happy.

Art does that.

If you make art too, then you understand.

Your art tells you what to do.

Sometimes when I'm really stressed out and confused Art says to me...

Paint 3 paintings.

Then you will know.

Your answer will reveal itself.

And it really does.

You explode in so many emotions when you paint, that when you are done, you have this beautiful clarity.

Maybe not always like that, but some version close enough.

A peace lives within the wave of creativity.

Sweet Alice reminds me of so many good things.

Of a whimsical heart, in the power of believing.

Of fairytales and endless hope.

How time stands still in that creative space.

A portal to a place where everything magical lives.

Your deepest dreams and heart waves meet you for tea any day.

As for our annual tea party, I think we'll wait until it cools down.

Halloween is very near and I'm not going to have parties back to back because you all will be overwhelmed and I'll combust :-)

So, Alice and her friends say to wait until the time is right.

I've gotten so many emails and messages asking about the parties.

Alice is always there, so perhaps we'll wait until spring.

But it doesn't mean we can't wear our fanciest frocks and partake in sweets.

Why no no no.

Not with all those tiny blossoms and pretty pastels fluttering about.

We must always partake in the enchantment.

Ask ourselves, what our heart wants.

Then follow it.

On the theme of change from the last post,  I was just thinking...

How hard we are on ourselves.

How we think, if we get older or take a different journey for a while, that we have lost ourselves.

I see so many friends feeling that way, as I have too in the past.

It's a natural thing for sure.

But, we are never lost. We are always there.

We only think we are lost.

I've been shown this soooo many times in my life.

The space where your joy and magic lives is ageless.

Just because you get older or grow up has no bearing on partaking in your youness.

The question is, what do you have to do to get back in if you feel you've lost your way?

If your muse feels lost, if you can't conjure up the frame of mind to create?

What do you do?

You go to your canvas.

To whatever it is that you love to do and makes you feel like you.

And even if you can't create, you take yourself to that space and you allow yourself to feel whatever feelings come to you.

If you feel sad and frustrated, you feel it.

Cry, have a fit.

Purge.

Sometimes you have to purge and release to get back to the place.

Even taking yourself there is part of the journey to getting back.

Maybe you won't paint/create that day at all.

It's okay, you still broke a barrier.

Even though you might not know it.

The other thing is to create anything if you can.

It doesn't have to be good.

That's the key.

Creating is an exercise in sanity.

It grounds you, you practice mindfulness and so many other things.

Whether it be flinging paint, crocheting, dancing, sculpting, baking, cooking.

Sometimes it's fun to be creative in a different medium, just to get the creative juices flowing.

It's your creating that keeps you ageless and sane.

And will always get you back to you...

 

All you have to do is plunge.

 

 

xoxo

Love, V

 

 

 

 

 

A wonderful song form Tori Amos' new album...

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 ps:

This is a filter free unaltered image below.

The sky did this the other night.

And then I just knew, it was time to go for it!

This hallloweeen, this is halloweeeeen!

I know it's too soon for some of you, but fellow Halloween lovers, you get it, right?

Halloween for me is a time filled with so many wonderful memories.

Making candy, dressing up.

All of our family would get involved.

It reminds me of fairs with cotton candy and kettle corn.

Sparkles and autumn crispness and laughter.

Bobbing for apples and filling bowls with candy corn.

Endless good memories <3

Nutcracker Sweet Collection {Treats & Gifts}

 Hello friends!

Writing to you from a brand new computer & a crazy week.

I sort of feel like I'm writing to you from a whole other universe on this machine.

I've wanted to share a Nutcracker tale with you for ever so long.

Finally, today is that day.

Hooray!

With new treats in my shop too.

But first, here's the tale.

The company (BPlusPrintworks) that I worked with on my ballerina giftware line asked me to do something fun this summer.  They asked if I would consider illustrating characters inspired by The Nutcracker ballet. The illustrations would be used on some fun products for the ballet industry.

I agreed and set off to watch The Nutcracker endless times.

It became Christmas all summer.

I just let The Nutcracker repeat in the background as I drew for months.

I submitted my drawings, worked on edits and pretty soon things started to take shape.

Clara and the Nutcracker grew very near and dear to my heart.

 

As visions of sugar plum fairies really did dance through my head.

Over and over and over.

Pretty soon I had 60 or more drawings to choose from.

Then I spent another couple weeks adding color to all the drawings.

After that I waited to see how they would be brought to life.

Or what kind of products would be made.

And then, I received some super sweet pieces.

 

These are boxed notecards featuring some of my illustrations.

I love the box they are in so much.

There are also coffee/tea cups.

I was so overjoyed and just smitten with these little delights.

Then I was inspired to create a poster using all of the characters.

So, I created this Nutcracker Sweet Poster for BPlus Printworks.

(they sell to retail establishments and do gift shows etc)

They have sold out on the poster a couple of times, however I got my hands on a dozen which I popped into my shop.

The price point is pretty amazing, but it's a vendor promo price that may not last, so do take a peek if you'd like one for yourself.

Here's a better peek below at what the boxed notecards look like.

They are great quality fold open cards.

This is what the back of the box looks like.

My camera was being finicky, sorry about the pic.

There are also collectible pins as you can see below.

And some super adorable 3" mirrors.

These make such great gifts.

I've bundled them into little gift sets in my shop.

They turned out so crisp and clear.

I'm so excited about how sweet the pieces turned out.

I really couldn't be happier after a long drawing summer.

So, if it seems like I've been missing here and there...

Now you know why.

I've had a bunch of things going on and been quite busy.

I'm also trying to finish some sculptures and paintings while working on other projects.

 

I have a few of all of these products in my shop.

Not a ton, but a nice little smattering.

I hope you like them.

You can get some right here.

 

It feels like these officially kick off the holiday season.

In my world at least.

:-)

All my seasons sort of did a mashup this year.

I'm trying to sort it out somehow in my mind, haha!

 

 

Off I go for now.

See you real soon!

Love, V

 

 

 

It's Official! Vanessa Valencia Giftware has arrived♥

I'm so excited to finally get to share my giftware line with you!

In fact it's in my shop now, right here.

If you've been wondering what the heck I have been up to lately?

Here is part of the tale...

The last couple years I've been working on some product licensing with the most wonderful folks over at B Plus Printworks. We have so many fun goodies coming to fruition.

They've made some beautiful little treats with my ballerinas.

Things like cosmetic bags, mini journals, glass magnet sets & playing cards.

You can purchase them in my shop here beginning this morning.

Hooray!

I am sooo in love with these little journals.

Being a book lover, I just can't get enough of them.

They are the perfect size to toss in your handbag and boy would they make wonderful stocking stuffers.

4 of my ballerina pieces have been used to create this line of products.

The cosmetic bags are oil cloth on the outside & have a dreamy water color quality.

Each bag has a beaded zipper pull.

The cosmetic bags come in small and large sizes.

There are also beautiful glass magnets that are packaged in lovely little boxes.

The little journals include an elastic band and a satin ribbon bookmark.

Inside they have 80 lined sheets of cream paper.

And, my favorite part, a hidden pocket in the back for small keepsakes.

Aren't they so charming?

They make me so so happy.

It's a lovely combination of art and function I think.

 There are 4 styles, as you can see here.

I love the silk bookmark and elastic band.

The cosmetic bags are oil cloth on the outside and a red dotted fabric on the inside.

You can see extended details of each product in my shop.

Available in 4 ballerina styles as well.

Oh and, must not forget the playing cards.

These are soooo much fun and have the Theater of Dreams piece on them.

Crystal clear in person.

The little box is cute too.

I'm so pleased that I entrusted my art to a company that made such darling little treats and treasures.

I'm carrying some in my etsy shop at, aFancifulTwist.etsy.com

Pop on over to take a peek if you'd like.

There are more details and photos over there.

The sizes of all the items are so great for gifts and stocking stuffers.

I hope you like them too!

 

So that's some of what I've been up to.

Finally getting to share is soooo exciting!!

 

Hope you're doing great.

 

Love, Vanessa

 

 

 

 

ps: If you'd like to shop for these you can pop into my shop here to purchase.

However, if you are a retailer and would like to carry these items feel free to contact B Plus Printworks. They specialize in ballet giftware. Their products are sold worldwide and they are wonderful to work with ♥