Facing Changes

I have been procrastinating this post for a whole week. I don’t like blogging about our personal life more than necessary. At all. But some changes are too big to stay on our personal life only, so I’m sharing this with you because I’m sure it will affect in many ways to my online presence.
My [...]

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Blog Holidays!

From today onto January 7 (spanish xmas finish on Jan 6), this blog will be on holidays. The shop will be open though, so don’t worry about purchasing, I’ll be here serving orders as usual. My ahijada (goddaughter) and I will be preparing a jewelry trunk show for the first days of January, so I [...]

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It Wasn’t All Frills And Pretty Little Girls

As Victorian reproduction artists, we all love roses, tea cups and chatelaines. They’re probably the most beautiful, dainty, tiny things we have ever seen. Me, I have rose prints on almost every room at my home, and quite a few printed reproductions of more roses, pretty ladies and lovely things scattered around.
But Victorianism (saying it [...]

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Sad But True: Helpless Against Copycats

Empress, The Seed – OOAK work by Lorianne Jantti.
This is the first time I write bad words about anyone on the blogosphere, but I couldn’t let this pass unnoticed. This morning I got an email from Amy Sperry Faldet, a flickr friend who owns a group on fairy-themed jewelry. She was worried about some pics [...]

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Collaging Like A Madwoman…

… when I should be making jewelry LOL!
If there is something I firmly believe in, it is that creativity should never be restricted, so no guilty feelings at all when I do not follow my own plans . I felt the “collaging call” so I put away wire and pliers and took off [...]

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First Mabon Blessing

It is said that Mabon, the autumn equinox, is a time to count our blessings – I have been blessed today through the mail by the love of a dearest sister . Work materials is the best gift this Witch could get.
Do you want to know what real magick is? When the mailman [...]

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Violet, OOAK Victorian Doll

I have an obsession with creepy victorian kids, and I can’t help it! I have been making ooak dolls for six years and Violet is definitely the one that has had more sewing involved. She has been completely handsewn using tea-dyed vintage cotton and lace (I dyed them myself), silk ribbon, beads, brass ornaments and [...]

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The Mobile Witch

A friend had to give back to Oshum what she had promised – she needed a proper ritual and Oshum is unpredictable so I went to her house to give some help.
Orishas don’t like cameras in their rituals! Of more than a dozen pics, only two looked good enough to keep.
For the central image, we [...]

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Embroidered Glass Case

A present for a near birthday. I painted the fleece in warm hues and added embroidery around a vintage tile covered with an Alphonse Mucha painting. The safety pin is intented to be hooked inside the owner’s handbag, keeping the case always handy.

I am loving making this small unique pieces with the only purpose of [...]

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Creating Gratitude

Easter is the Gratitude time of the year, and as a Witch I like to follow the intention of global celebrations, even if I follow that intention in a very personal and non-traditional way. As a way to stay away from business while I recover completely, I’ve decided to make only gifts this week. I [...]

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