Etsy Polemics

I think this post is of interest for all our readers, but if you are also an Etsy seller, please don’t miss it, you should know about this! We have been members of Etsy for about five years, both as buyers and sellers – though I’m not so romantic to believe that “community” ideals that [...]

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20 Useful Things To Do When Uninspired

Our latest promo. Creation has its unique flows – sometimes you are burning with ideas and wishing the day was 100 hours long so you keep making and making… and sometimes, well, you’re a blank space. When the tide of creativity goes low, I see a lot of artists that get really frustrated – this [...]

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First Issue Of Our Free Newsletter Available!!!

I am very happy to announce the release of our new FREE Newsletter – named Gris-Gris, it will be a non-scheduled publication on the topics of Witchcraft, Self-sustainability, Herbalism, Divination,Devotional and Inspirational Art, Shamanism,Body Art, Tribalism and anything that it is of interest for us and/or for our customers, readers, friends and followers worldwide. We [...]

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Don’t Wiccanize Hoodoo, Please

When we opened our shop about a year ago, making a search for “hoodoo” on Etsy would not bring more than a few results, and most of them were unrelated to any form of Witchcraft – I just made the same search five minutes ago and it brought up 827 results. Only about 150 -170 [...]

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Psychology 101 For Tarot Readers Published!

This ebook is for those starting Tarot readers that are seriously considering turning what may have started as a hobby into a real profession. You have no idea of where to start, how to find customers and how to make them come back again and again and spread the word about your work, so you [...]

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Reflections On The Year’s End – Part II

The further we go into this life, the clearer we see which adjustments need to be made to make 2010 even better – some of those changes will affect (positively I think) the Hoodoo Shop, as we are broadening the range of products we will be able to offer. We have thought of opening a [...]

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Promotion For Our Lovely Customers :)

The next twelve customers to purchase at The Hoodoo Shop (digital downloads not included), will receive TWO sample bags from this lot, each one carrying a gemstone charm and a small envelope with a sample of our new incense, Spirit Dancer. One of the samples is for you, the other to give away – we [...]

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Presents And Samples: Gratitude

First of all I would like to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who left messages for Baba’s recovery -she’s doing wonderfully and the wound healed quite quick, so she’s back to her frolicking, cat-chasing and being-cute-for-food routine :D . This morning, I was surprised with an unexpected gift box on the mail from [...]

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Business Tips For Metaphysical Etsy Sellers

This morning I had an email from a friend asking for advice on opening an Etsy shop. I get this kind of email regularly, so I thought it would be useful for more readers if I made a post about it. So, here you have, in no particular order, several points that I think are [...]

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Samhain – Book Of Shadows Pages Set

The first Halloween item on The Hoodoo Shop this year is this beautiful set of three pages made by me in Photoshop CS, on the topic of Samhain, featuring skulls, amanita muscaria mushrooms and flying witches :). One chapter page in magenta/purple tones and two journal pages, one in rusty red and one in swampy [...]

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