Garden Pics

Rue, red clover, guava trees and herb robert: Tulasi basil: Pennyroyal, tulasi basil, spearmint and lemon basil: Okra: The day’s harvest: wild lettuce and rose geranium leaves, tulasi flowers to make a very special tincture, regular clover for love spells and the first corn cob from Frey’s plants. And after all the work, a little [...]

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Just Another Day On The Witches’ House

We have quite a busy week of work ahead – lots of candle work and spell work ahead, working on the sketches for the new painting as the future owner asked for some changes, and the usual craziness that inhabits our life during winter, as our herbs require more and more attention. I’ve been working [...]

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The Month Of The Dead – Day 15

Today we took the day off, both from the shop and from the furniture moving :D. I finished the Brujería embroidered ornament – if anyone is interested in purchasing it, just let me know before I list it next week! The backing is from a gorgeous vintage fabric that I’m using only for favourite projects, [...]

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The Month Of The Dead – Day 13

As you already know through a previous post, they are building a house right behind ours – that is, right behind our bedroom wall. Today we decided we’ve had enough of being woken up at dawn by hammers and other building noises and started moving rooms around, exchanging the studio for the bedroom. Our house [...]

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The Month Of The Dead – Day 11

Today, there was spellwork to be done for one of our patrons. The carving for our friend was finished, dyed and waxed with our organic beexwax – full phallic glory! Measures 5-6 inches and is made with willow wood, naturally shed by the tree and picked at Anaga. We are open to custom orders – [...]

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Free Embroidery Project: Datura Stramonium

Remember the Datura seeds we wildharvested a couple of weeks ago? They inspired a little embroidery project, a fabric ATC. Please feel free to use the pattern – but remember to give credit if you share it, and that it is for personal use only! If you do make it, please leave a link on [...]

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New Dolls Listed

Just a note for those of you who are not following A Pagan Dollhouse – two new customized dolls, not miniature scale, were listed yesterday at Gypsy Minis. Please click on any of the links for more information and pictures. Leviathan, Prince Of The Sea Sky Mother

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Nothing Important

Quilted tablecloth, completely handsewn – my first. A gift for my mother in law for Mother’s day. Being left-handed, dyslexic andd too poor for a cutting mat, I had always avoided quilting because the idea of cutting a ton of squares by hand was one of my personal circles of hell :). By chance, I [...]

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New Handcarved Crochet Hooks Listed!

Completely handcarved by Fernando without the use of any electrical tools, made from pine wood. Handpainted and polished with organic beeswax, which preserves and softens the wood. The piece of crochet was actually made using one of them, so you can get a better idea of the stitch size. Excellent for thick yarns, handspun yarns, [...]

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New Items At The Hoodoo Shop Today!

I am working on a new line of hand embroidered and crocheted items for the shop – and loving every minute of it! As usual, I am working with artisan-made fabrics, threads and wools; naturally dyed and upcycled fabrics; vintage, rare and antique laces and buttons – and all the earth-loving, handmade goodness that abounds [...]

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