Making Magical Logo's with Lo-tech & fairy dust

 

  

This is what I really wanted my
 

Tethered Fairy Ring Story Blanket

to look like, only round,

in soft but heavy calico, quilted ...

 

... with bell & shell tassels around it.

 

But as I explained in an earlier blog, that just isn't financially an option for me just now.

 

So instead I will use my design as a logo.

I think it could also work as the book/CD cover

 

How did I make it?

 

With low tech and fairy dust!

 

 

Here's the lo-tech bit ...

First I found a fairy stencil on line.

I spray painted her ... 

then I drew in a ukulele

 

 

 

Then I found a non-copyright mushroom that I liked the look of.

 

I printed them all out and made the design with  UPVA & bits of paper

on a A3 pad.

 

You can  still see the glue drying on this pic!

 

 

 

 

 

Now then, here's the hi-tech fairy dust!

I photographed it on my Samsung 3 and used an editing app to age the photograph.

 

Then, to experiment, I kept on saving it and applying another effect. And ended up with the one below ... which I also really like.

 

 

 

 

 

Then I put  both of my designs on facebook and asked my friends which they preferred.

 

They said ...

 

The one at the top of this page ...

which I tend to agree with ..

but I have a cunning plan for the grey/silver one! (which someone on fb suggested would look nice with glitter/sparkle on it, I like the sound of that and may give it a go.) 

 

In phase 2, when a fairy brings me the funds to make it so, I am going to do some very exciting things with shadow puppets & shadows generally, and make a film from them for The Tethered Fairy Ring ... and I think this darker logo  would be perfect for that!

 

Top tip: Bank your ideas!

I never, ever put an idea in the bin ...

in a lifetime, you'll be surprised at how handy a bank of ideas might be!