Faery Workshop at the Fairegrounds

[Autouloucous]

For all those who are interested in being a fairy character at Sherwood Forest Faire, or for those who simply wish to get in touch with their sprightly inner-sElves:
                                                   If that ain't you, please feel free to forward this invitation to your winged friends and relations.

The First semi once-in-a-while Faery Workshop Campout will take place
starting at 11:00 am Saturday May 16th at the Sherwood Forest
Fairegrounds!  EarthMammaWillow, otherwise known as Faery-Coordinator
extraordinare Brooke Chaney, will be our host.  She and her team of
Faery experts will lead us through the do's and don'ts of faerydom,
the mannerisms of various common faeries (which you may devolp your
own faery character from), and methods by which faeries may best
aquire shiney metal and square paper leaves from patrons.  We will
learn to make cobwebs in trees, how to speak animal languages, and we
will dance in a fairy circle at the stroke of midnight. Basically a
regular business meeting for faery folk.  I hope we will learn what in
the world a Seelie is... I thought it was a kind of matress, but
apparently it has something to do with forest folk, and both seelie and non-seelie
fairies are welcome. * this just in- EarthMammaWillow says Seelies are happy, light faeries
and Un-Seelie are a bit more gloomy and dark* We're learning already!
Here is EarthMammaWillow's invitation to You:

Host: Sherwood Forest Faeries!!
Type: Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Network: Global
Start Time: Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 11:00am
End Time: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 2:00pm
Location: sherwood forest faire site
Phone: 832-338-0282
Email: earthmammawillowdesigns@yahoo.com

The first faery workshop for the sherwood forest faeries!! You may
arrive after 11 am on saturday and camp saturday night. official
workshop hours are from 1 to 6pm on the 16th.. there will be a
midnight faery circle and faery crafts and other activities sunday
morning for those who can stay.

Here are driving directions (Updated):

IMPORTANT:   DO NOT follow the map from the website.  That entrance is unfinished,
as is the new entrance with signs on 290.
Use these directions instead:
From Houston--- Take 290West. Getting close to Austin you will go
through a town called Giddings.  Go all the way through, and about a
mile past Hwy 21- and you are very close.  You will be looking for a
driveway on the right. There is a white 4'X8' blank sign beside the
gate. We will hang up a brightly colored butterfly kite on it to guide
you. (If you get to Old Potato Rd. you have gone just a little too
far. Turn around, and it is the third drive on the left.)
From austin-- Go East on hwy 290 past Elgin.  You will pass a road
called Old Potato Rd,
and the Entrance will be the third driveway on the left after that
(and more visible than
the first; the second is our new, unfinished, entrance--- don't try
it; you'll get stuck).  There will be a blank, white 4'X8'sign by the
gate. We will fly a Bright Butterfly kite on the sign to mark the
spot.

If you get lost call Autouloucous (pronounced Au-tou-lou-cous) at 512-731-2316
Careful coming in--- it is a very fast-moving part of the Hwy.

[LadyElizabeth]

WOW, how awesome fun is this!!  I wish I could go, have other plans that weekend.  It's such a great idea!!!  I hope it turns out wonderfully!!!

[Queen Bonnie]

 Alas! I can't be there either! Wish my spell for 2 places at one time was working! LOL! It does sound like way too much fun! I hope they do it again!?!! Fae and wizards get along very well!
Have to disappear for now! ***POOF!***

[rengypsy]

We of Sherwood Forest believe in Fairies!

And we need many winged creatures of Fae to fill our Enchanted Woods

truthfully, does this outing sound like a lot of fun??? it sure does to me.  i have another engagement that weekend...otherwise, i would be there learning the language of fae myself. Autouloucous will be holding down the forest in my absence.

blessings to all creatures of the woods.

[rengypsy]

and please note:

we are seeking volunteer creatures like orcs, ogres, treants, elves, dwarves, sprites, centaurs, etc to be part of the faire

we want our forest filled with beings from the world of the enchanted.

[Queen Bonnie]

 I spoke to a troll at Scarby! I know quite a few magical creatures and will encourage them to appear at Sherwood!
I love the fantasy friendly faire!

[rengypsy]

i continue to hear about this gathering from folk all about.  sounds like it might be a great turn out of fairies and wanna be fae.  wish i could be there.  but, Autouloucous will be the faire rep on the grounds this weekend.  yall have fun.  i think you are gonna love what the grounds look like presently.  all brush off the grounds.  quite beautiful setting for the winged creatures of sherwood forest.  cheers, rengypsy

[RenRobin]

How exciting!  I am not a fae character, but love this concept.

[Queen Bonnie]

 How did the Fairy gathering go? It was rainy for pirates on Saturday at Scarby! I hope the weather here was better?