Spring Tidings

Happy blissful Spring!!!  The ice has melted and the snowdrops are blooming.  We had a walk yesterday and I gathered rocks to paint and turn into rune stones and talismans.  Ginny (our ginger cat) ventured outside for the first time in months.  Life is sweet. I am working on many dream catchers and have taught two dream catcher workshops this month. We even created ritual space for the second one, chanted and smudged the dream catchers with cedar.  It was a beautiful blessing ceremony.
Here are a few photo's to express my feeling of spring in the air and the projects I am working on.

 Mama and baby Harry.  Harry loved his walk in nature.  We saw the waterfalls which have finally thawed.  We heard birdsong and saw many birds.  Spring is here!!

 Rocks that we gathered on a walk which I plan to turn into miniature works of art and rune stones.

working on a mixed media painting based on my drawing of the creature who creates the constellations.  Some of my artwork and dream catchers can be seen in the background.

Pretty Fairy Treasures

I am in the mood for Spring!  As the weather gets colder and drearier my thoughts turn more and more to the coming Spring.  I dream of soft, fuzzy things and new growth.  I have been making lots of tiny bird nests.  These fairy wishing nests are magical nests for you to keep the deepest desires of your heart.  Store your wishes in the nest where a fairy will keep them safe and warm and just watch them grow as spring returns!  You can also store your treasures in these nests. I have little acorns and pinecones from my woodland wanders stored in my nest as well as this homemade soap which I formed into tiny egg shapes.  I also have bigger nests available on etsy now. These larger nests come with a homemade beeswax candle which smells like lilacs and spring!  So lovely!  Would be a nice Ostara/Easter gift. My creative energy is still quite high. I handpainted a buffalo tooth for my partner for Valentine's Day. It was very difficult, but I loved every minute! I have also been experimenting with fashion design and transformed an old skirt which I never wore into a lovely fairy skirt which I hope to wear lots! I believe I create more in the Winter, so as to escape the winter blues.  Once the weather is warmer I want to just be in nature and have my hands in the soil again. I can't wait to plant a garden!!! How do you survive winter?? I create art, cook stews and other warm food, bake, drink tea and read comforting stories.  And of course I cuddle my love and my son.

Spring Give Away!!!

I am feeling that a spring give-away is just the thing, so if you fancy receiving a very special made for you birds nest PLUS a surprise gift then enter my spring contest through etsy.  The winner will be chosen on March 21st, so there is plenty of time to enter.  Read on for the guidelines.

1. Create a treasury, or 2 or 3 on etsy www.etsy.com using any item from either of my shops.  Please no more than 3 treasuries per person.
2. The treasury must be centred on any of the following themes...
Spring Trends, April Showers, Woodland, Fairytale, Wedding, or Mythology
3. please tag your treasuries with the theme you have chosen from above.
4. Share your treasury on social media sites and/or your blog.
5.  Like my facebook page!
6. And finally.. send me a message on etsy letting me know you have entered the contest and how you have met all of the requirements.
7. Winner will be chosen based on the quality of the treasury and must have met all of the requirements listed above.
8.Winner will be announced on 21st of March!

shop links...
http://www.etsy.com/shop/WhereTheBrackenGrows?ref=ss_profile
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheAcornCabinet?ref=ss_profile

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recent creative endeavors

At the moment I have been busy crafting fairy crowns/halo's using reclaimed fabric, ribbons, and yarn as well as some vintage ribbons, natural items (feathers!!), and beads.  A few are available to purchase from my etsy store and in the coming weeks, many more will be available.  I am happy to do custom orders, incorporating any charm, bead, fabric, yarn, etc. of your choosing. Check them out at www.etsy.com/shop/TheAcornCabinet