I Spy With My Little Mastercard - Art!

I've been in an Autumn mood this past week.  I've been seeing the geese flying overhead to settle in the lake South of our little town.  From there, they start their long journey to warmer climates for the Winter.  I've noticed some of the underbrush turning colour and the sky is getting that golden, hazy look that it gets when August is coming to a close.

There is still quite a bit of warmth left for us.  We usually get a gorgeous Indian Summer in September.  It's the perfect weather for me.  Warm, but not too warm.  I can wear blue jeans, but still wear sandals and t-shirts.  Even though the Summer is not done with us yet, my thoughts are as ever, turning to Fall.

I didn't get to the farmers market this weekend, but have been perusing my favourite online market Etsy this past week and found a few fun Autumn items.

From Vanessa at A Fanciful Twist, I bought some pretty postcards.  Anyone who reads her blog knows that she has a wonderful eye for photography and decorating.  I'm going to have fun sending these cards out this Fall!

I also ordered some Halloween tags from another wonderful blogger, Wendy, at The Halloween Tree.  Wendy's Etsy shop is called Artful Gypsy and has some of her cool digital art listed.

And I couldn't pass up a print of this amazing painting of Marie Laveau, by Carolina at House of Eleggua.  Amazing work, isn't it?  She now sits in a lovely frame on my altar.

I think I did pretty well on the shopping end of things last week.  Now to catch up on the gardening! 

Please note:  each photo used in this post is linked back to the owner's website.  These photos are used for promotional use only and are property of  the individual artists.

I Spy With My Little Mastercard - Stag Horn Pendant!

The pendant I mentioned in my last post was purchased early this year from Moon Raven Designs on Etsy. 

I had been shopping around in Etsy when I typed "deer antler" in the search box on a whim.  I had been having some amazing meditations with Cernunnos and in one meditation he gave me a necklace with a silver antler on it.  I had hoped one day to find something similar to the one in my meditation and was amazed when the Etsy search revealed this pendant - which was exactly what I was looking for.

The artist carved an antler out of a found deer horn, and then used the carving to create a mould which was then filled with silver.  Even better, was that the artist lives in my Province.  I was thrilled to receive it - it is just as beautiful as it looks in the photo and I really love wearing it.

Check out Moon Raven Designs - they have so many unique items in their shop!

I Spy With My Little Mastercard

Now that my Mastercard is slowly recovering from it's Christmas thrashing, I'm feeling the itch to give it another workout - albeit a much smaller one.

This week I discovered two fab Etsy shops and promptly ordered their sweet treats.  These "lip embelishments" are made by a clever shop called: For Strange Women.  (Note: no actual poison ivy was used in the making of the above product - which really should go without saying...but you never know when one might take something seriously that is meant to be cheeky.  Or in this case, lippy.)

And thanks to a visit and a comment from Jen at Dirty Girl Clean, I found her Etsy shop and her lovely products!  Vanilla, Bergamot, Anise & Ylang Ylang all make their way into this "Eros" scrub.  Yum.

Here's to smelling delicious and having soft skin & lips!

 

I Spy With My Little Mastercard - Witchy Scents!

http://www.bayouwitchincense.com/

I know I should be Yule shopping for other people....but I've been drooling over Celeste's website for a while now.  If you don't know what I mean - head over to Bayou Witch Incense and you will be drooling too!  So guess who's got some incense, candles and oil coming her way?  Thank you Mastercard!  (Okay - I used Visa this time.  But the catchphrase can't be changed now!)

I picked up a candle from Dorothy Morrison's Wicked Witch Mojo collection:

And also some 7 Sisters powdered incense, which I've never tried before.  And so many more goodies!  Celeste is a dear and has a wonderful business here!  Do check her out for your witchy needs and you can also find her on Facebook.

I also received this wonderful package in the mail from The Traveler at Lost in Astral Space!  There are so many wonderful gifts!  She made the lovely (green-sparkly) BOS and the prayer beads hanging on the edge of it.  She also painted the decals on the jar and made me this cute little cornhusk broom.  Thank you so much Monica!

Have you started your Yule/Xmas shopping yet?  Or are you like me:  10 gifts for me...and one for someone else!

Happy shopping!

I Spy With My Little Mastercard - Take 2

Today I bought a few "Sinfully Wicked Bath & Body" products. I was drooling over the Ginger Pumpkin products, but eventually settled on the Java Mocha Body Scrub and Soap. A girl needs her coffee!

Looking forward to receiving these and perking up in time for Spring!

To visit "Sinfully Wicked" just click on the pic above - it's one of hers, and links to her Etsy store.