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Sprightly and lithe, the tiniest of forest fairies flits among dew-covered flowers and berries.
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Regal in pale periwinkle blue satin against a serene white background, this cool beauty’s upswept hair is adorned with purple violets beneath a beaded coronet.
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Green ivy protectively encircles an angel turned to stone centuries ago, as she in turn stands guard over an enchanted garden.
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If you’ve come to expect anything from Nora Corbett, it’s the unusual and unexpected, and her new “Deco Spirits” continues that tradition.
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Once upon a time, in a field strewn with magical flower petals, a doting mother read a bedtime tale to her very littlest angel.
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Poised before an arbor of greenery and robed in graceful swaths of coolest pewter satin, Mirabilia’s Millennium Angel is the beautiful way to herald in the coming 21st Century.
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Behold! ‘Tis but a fair wood sprite perched upon a mossy branch in the misty gloaming of a midsummer’s eve!
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This winsome southern belle learned the genteel art of hospitality in finishing school, and she’d be delighted to extend a warm welcome to guests in any finely decorated foyer.
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Unlike many of us in the workaday world, these three lovely enchanted beings haven’t forgotten the importance of the quiet reflection and gentle conversation that comes with taking tea.
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The companion to Nora Corbett’s 1997 “A Midsummer Night’s Fairy,” Titania harks from the same enchanted, misted wood.
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On a recent trip to Paris, Mirabilia’s designer Nora Corbett was inspired to create a cross-stitch sampler unlike any other.
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First in Nora Corbett’s “Year of the Fairies” Collection, the Blue Diamond Fairy is an elegant tribute to the mercurial month of April.
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Full of old-fashioned flowers in cool shades of pink and white. I especially love anything I can cut to enjoy inside.
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I’m not a very patient person, says Nora, but gardening is teaching me to be. I’ve learned that something tiny and fragile holds the promise of becoming something bold and beautiful.
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There is a princess, we are told, of indescribable wealth, who is fascinated by the mixing of garden scents.
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The third in Mirabilia’s “Year of the Fairies Collection”. She stands surrounded by wild strawberries, gazing into an emerald Crystal Treasure that signifies love.
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Fourth in Nora Corbett’s “Year of the Fairies” Collection, July’s Amethyst Fairy captures a radiant fairy mere moments before she is to meet with her long-awaited fairy prince.
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A young maiden crowned with pale crystal zinnias, stops to experience the pleasures of nature.
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My new design is of a boy and girl sitting on Santa’s lap and telling him their hopes and dreams. Santa is on a throne and cloaked in festive red and gold.
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Gold beads and satin ribbons cascade from her silken gown and she is enveloped in a mystical garden of pale blues and greens.
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Third in the series of gardeners is “Winter in My Garden”. Every gardener I know doesn’t rest the minute the snow starts to fall.
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She made her escape as lightly as a deer. The Prince followed, but could not catch her. Only she dropped one of her glass slippers, which he picked up and treasured.
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Four carefree girls, hold hands and dance around a blooming rose tree.
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Designed in pearly and citron hues, this enchanted deep sea nymph gracefully swims across the linen, entwined in lavender and mossy green blooming seaweed.
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The Empress of Christmas presides over her festivities adorned in velvety scarlet flowing robes, trimmed in evergreen, rubies, and fur.
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Fast asleep after prancing and dancing throughout the night, this beautiful fairy certainly leads a charmed life.
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This fairy seamstress created her ensemble out of gathered bits and pieces from an English cottage garden.
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Become lost in the splendors of blue and green with this prancing miniature fashion muse. With delicate iridescent wings and velvety feathered skirt.
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This striking sea nymph comes alive with metallic threads, beads and treasures. It will surely be one of your favorite designs.
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This is a classic and timeless heirloom design. A rosarian tends to her English garden. Her dusty blue satin gown is accented with clusters of precious antique beads.
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