Celebrating The Hoodoo Shop’s 1st Etsyversary: Enter Our Giveaway!

Last March 24 it was our real Etsyversary, but with so many visitors and projects we decided to postpone it until this month. Just leave a comment below and each person gets 1 entry. We will be really thankful if you blog, twit or facebook it to help us spread the word, but it’s not mandatory to enter the giveaway, as we know not all our readers network as profusely as we do :). Please remember that I will be contacting you through the email address you must leave to comment, so use one that you will be checking! No one will see that address but me.

This giveaway contains:
- A Handsewn, unique leather pouch; can be used as a tobacco bag, as an amulet bag, to keep relics/bones/gemstones, etc. The pouch measures 7×10 cms (around 3×4 inches), and has been made with two gorgeous pieces of unused leather in olive green and dark cherry colours. The button closure depicts an antilope.
- An evil eye protection glass pebble, handpainted by me;
- A pair of beautiful copper and glass earrings with brass leaves;
- Three mini glass bottles filled with Dragon’s Blood, Storax Benzoin and Myhrr;
- A unique pendulum made of glass, shell and brass components.

The winner will be announced on Tuesday April 20.

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My Etsy Favourites: Week 2

Ready for your weekly dose of Wonder? This week it seems all my choices would fit on a Conan-style movie :) … here we go:

Gaetana Headpiece By Rose Of The Mire

Shaman Special Pipe Bag by Remakepip

Red Jade Ornamental Bottle from Leahsgranny06

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New Leather Amulet Pouches Listed

About twelve years ago, a friend who’s an amazing crafter introduced me to leather crafts. That was B.I. (Before Internet), so I learnt the traditional ways from her. She taught me to sew it, tool it and dye it along a whole week workshop that was one of the most wonderful crafting experiences I have ever had, and one of the main reasons that I am a crafter myself. By that time, I was pretty poor and supplies were very hard to find so I couldn’t make much more for several years; luckily that has changed, and since Fernando wanted to learn about it, I took out my leather supplies (recently upgraded by an awesome friend who gave me a bag of really beautiful leather scraps) and started designing pieces for the shop.

Each one of these pieces is unique and won’t be repeated, though I am open to recreate them once sold; they are made in cowhide leather of first quality, unused. They are handsewn and handpainted, using motifs inspired in English 17th century embroidery and woodwork. The paint has been sealed, but it is not waterproof, so be gentle to them :). These are perfect for gemstones, small bottles, amulets, relics, etc. They measure 8 (at widest point) x 9 cms; that is 3,1 x 3,5 inches. The string for closure is handcut of the same type of leather, and each pouch in this series feature a cowrie shell wrapped in copper, as a symbol of abundance and good luck.

We have more pieces in the making that you will be seeing shortly :). You can find these pouches at The Hoodoo Shop at Etsy.

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New Handpainted Altar Items Listed!

The Ghost Rose – Handpainted OOAK Altar Dish & Spoon


I love victorian style rose prints, and there isn’t a room in my house that does not have one of those gorgeous victorian floral prints – it is only natural that some rose are showing up on this collection of handpainted kitchen ornaments.
These pieces are sold separately.

Santa Muerte Altar Talisman

Evil Eye Protection Altar Talisman

Handpainted OOAK altar talismans; each slice measures around 4,5 – 5 cms/ 1,75 – 2 inches, due to the natural form of the trunk, and some have the bark and some don’t, depending on the bark’s resistance to breakage after cutting the slices. The back is painted black but the sides were left in its natural colour and texture; the whole piece was varnished with a soft satin water varnish to add durability and avoid scratching, and a small leather cord hanger was glued.

You can find all these items at The Hoodoo Shop at Etsy.

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New Print Available – Shango

Shangó, Orisha of fire, Maker of Justice and patron of music and dance, is a complex archetype as he is the Sacred Male Principle (so used in love spells) and the Judge of human acts (also used in justice spells). A protective, loving Orisha that is pleased by dancing and singing before him. Apples, watermelon and tomatoes are some of his favourite offerings, but also rum and cigars as Eleggua. He provides karma and brings back the good and bad we have made.He is portrayed in this painting with his double-side axe, his sacred tool for imparting Justice, and the jeweled gold crown that is part of the traditional African idol.

This painting was made as a custom order, so the original is reserved. The original piece was made in acrylic on canvas. No digital editing done except for adjusting colour balances as close as possible to the original drawing. 10×15 cms/ 4×6 inches, printed in high quality photographic paper, with enough border on all sides for framing. All prints will be numbered and signed by me. All prints come with a regular size white envelope.

You can find this print at The Hoodoo Shop at Etsy.

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Ancestor Protection Charm Bottle – With Moss From A Guanche Sacred Place Of Power

For the Guanches, the mountain range of Anaga in Tenerife was the Land Of The Dead; more specifically, the mount of Las Mercedes. We go regularly to this mount to offer our respect and offerings for our ancestors. Since it is a protected area, we only wildharvest plants and other elements in really small amounts. Each bottle contains a small bit of moss collected at the mountain of Las Mercedes on the day of Samhain two years ago.

These bottles have been customized by me using vintage brass findings, skull beads and gorgeous faceted glass rondelle beads; one in Aurora Borealis colour, another in Vermillion Red and another in Jet Black. The pendant measures 6,5 cms/2,2 inches tall. The cork is not glued, in case you want to add your favourite ancestor oil or other herbs or charms. If you want me to glue the cork, just let me know. Each bottle comes with a 60 cms/ 23 inches black leather cord. Only one of each available.

You can find these bottle charms at The Hoodoo Shop at Etsy.

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New Tag Set Listed – And Vol. II Of Witchcraft Library Cd’s !

Pagan Art Tag Set

36 tags in three different sizes, made from my own paintings and ATCs, featuring the paintings “The Horned God” and “The Hare Goddess” on one page, and the ATCs “Water” and “balance” on the other page. Digital Download.

Essential Witchcraft Books Vol. II

This second CD contains:
This cd contains the following titles:
- Crystal Gazing,
by Northcote W. Thomas, 1905, 216 pages.
- Gypsy Sorcery And Fortune Telling,
by Charles Godfrey Leland, 1891, 190 pages.
- La Sorciére, The Witch Of The Middle Ages,
by J. Michelet, 1863, 412 pages.
- The Book Of Talismas, Amulets And Zodiacal Gems,
by William Thomas And Kate Pavitt, 1922, 335 pages.
- The Egyptian Book Of The Dead,
Unknown Author(s)And Date, 1920 Edition, 48 pages
- The Book Of Werevolves,
by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1865, 85 pages.
- The History Of Witchcraft and Demonology,
by Montague Summers, 1926, 396 pages.
- The Lore Of The Unicorn
by Oddell Shepars, 1930, 177 pages.
- The Yoruba Speaking Peoples Of West Africa
by A. Ellis,1894, 413 pages
- Voodoo And Obeahs,
by Joseph J. Williams, 1932, 358 pages.

You can find both items at The Hoodoo Shop at Etsy.

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New Book Of Shadows Pages Set Listed

Set of six gorgeous pages created by me on Photoshop CS – two chapter pages with a special frame for the chapter’s name, and four blank pages for your spells, recipes, journaling, etc. Of course, your pages won’t have any watermark :). You can find this set at The Hoodoo Shop at Etsy.

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New Regular Feature: My Etsy Favourites

This is the first post of a regular series (regular means more-or-less weekly) where I want to feature some of the amazing finds I make all the time on Etsy. There is nothing I would like most than helping the really talented artists I find there all the time; so, this is not favour exchange, but the true things that inspire me – and that I hope will inspire you too. So, without further ado, these are my first three features:

Lilith And Eva, OOAK Art Doll by Sandra Arteaga.

Tribal Shaman Headdress, by Faerie Tailor

Fairies And Butterflies, by Elizabeth Ruffing

Please indulge yourself in a visit to these amazing artists’ shops and remember to Support Handmade!

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Back To (Para)Normal

Our friends from Estonia left last night – taking our hearts and many goodbye tears. We are already missing them, but as cliche as it may be, life goes on and we have to go back to our regular life, something we are thankful for too; it is easy to go back to a life and a work you love (and even need) so much.

I have had a lot of time to think about our work this week, and about how I would like it to be in ten years from now. I have made long-term and short-term decisions, and being almost away for one week has been great in terms of putting everything in perspective and refining our vision of what we’d like our work to be. Definitely all the fresh air that we’ve been taking has been a big aid :).

My first short-term decision has been to put the Tarot readings and the Spellwork on a longer hiatus. Right now, I don’t know if I will make them available again. The feeling of peace that this decision has left inside me is way bigger than the economic profit I make from them; I thought I was just tired, but I have seen that, in truth, I don’t like making readings or spellwork on a custom work basis. It may not be for me – you must understand that I started reading cards when I was 13, and by that time I was not so aware of the consequences of my choices; when I was in my 20′s it was just a way of earning a life, at a time when I had no choice but doing anything to survive. But at this point in my life, only god(dess) knows why, I feel like I should start making choices and meditating deeply about what I want to let go of, so I can make space to grow. I am making a serious life weeding, taking away anything that steals my attention from the only truth I know about myself – that I cannot live without creating.

As I said in a previous post, this is not about burning bridges; the shop will stay open and we will continue to offer new products continuously as we have been making in the past – but as we evolve and change, our creations do evolve too. We have both noticed that we want to focus more on religious/spiritual art and handmade tools and less on “everyday Witchcraft” products like oils and powders, offering a more unique and special array of goods, while keeping our best selling handmade products. We have several ideas for small collections that we will be presenting soon; for starters, I am working on a new series of deluxe altar dolls… but more on that tomorrow!

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