you know what... I looked at the photos again... and I think the 'icky' (I shouldn't have used that word last time sorry) actually works here.
It makes the image look like it's covered in thousands of water drops. I think a smooth background would have given the images a completely different mood.... probably more serious and still life like. But with the crisp bokeh, it looks very 'fairy-land'. Hmmm well like I said before... i think it works either way. And they are very pretty pictures.