When Cordelia Cembrowicz had her wisdom teeth removed, she couldn't bear to part with them. Being an artist, she did what any other artist would do - she made them into art. When trying to decide how best to utilize this "powerful material", she says the first thing that came to her mind was the Tooth Fairy. To Cembrowicz, the fairies "symbolised both sanctuary and reward, arriving as a blessing after a period of pain." That's pretty deep talk about a tooth, but I love the idea.

"So many parents want me to carve their children's milk teeth as a treasured keepsake and I'm happy to carve them," she says. She uses a special drill and cutter to transform the teeth into fairies and can spend up to 20 hours on just one tooth. She says an average baby-tooth fairy takes about 7 hours to create.

Cembrowicz is surprised at how popular her tooth fairies are, but I'm not. Like most parents, I keep Ellie's baby teeth when they come out. I have a box on the top shelf of the closet that is gradually filling up with the little lost teeth. Some might be put off by the idea of displaying teeth as art, but I am seriously thinking of commissioning one.