Palmistry

Time for more Homespun Hullabaloo. This giveaway is sponsored by Magick Maker's Shop.•:*¨♥¨*:•. Gemstone, Candle, and Herb Magick Supplies. Details on how to enter can be found below.

About the giveaways items..
These vials are great for gemstone magic; keep them at home or carry them with you; they are the perfect size for your pocket, pocket book or alter box. Vial comes to you tucked neatly in a lovely organza bag.

This lovely little pendant is made from a Scrabble© Tile (.75" x .83") and an image that is printed on Premium Plus Photo paper with pigment ink for archival quality. It is then sealed with a resin, creating a glass like finish. A Silver Bail is secured to the top of the tile.

About Palmistry...

Palmistry or chiromency, is the art of characterization and foretelling the future through the study of the palm, also known as palm reading, or chirology. The practice is found all over the world, with numerous cultural variations. Those who practice chiromancy are generally called palmists, palm readers, hand readers, hand analysts,or chirologists.

Palmistry can trace its roots back to India in (Hindu) Astrology (known in Sanskrit as Jyotish), Chinese Yijing (I Ching), and Roma (gypsy) fortune tellers. The Hindu sage Valmiki is thought to have written a book, whose title translates in English as "The Teachings of Valmiki Maharshi on Male Palmistry", comprising 567 stanzas. From India, the art of palmistry spread to China, Tibet, Egypt, Persia and to other countries in Europe. From China, palmistry progressed to Greece where Anaxagoras practiced it. However, modern palmists often combine traditional predictive techniques with psychology, holistic healing, as well as alternative methods of divination. ~ Wiki

You know what would be fun? Gather your friends for a Palm Reading Party! Oh, do it on a full moon! Print off cheat sheets (like the one above), light candles and help each other learn the art. Serve tea, herb scones, fruit and Devonshire cream.

End the evening with Van Horny's under the full moon, for maximum memory retention. :)




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The giveaway winner will win one large gemstone vial and one scrabble tile pendant with silver ball chain - winners choice!
(You must be a follower of this blog to win.)

• To enter, shoot over to Magick Maker's Shop. Comment below with your pick of gemstone and pendant to enter the giveaway.
• Receive 1 extra entry if you post about this giveaway on your blog (Include URL on your comment).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you "like" the Domestic Witch Facebook page (see sidebar).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you have the Homespun Hullabaloo button on your blog sidebar (see sidebar).

- Please make each entry a separate comment or they will only be counted as one.
- I must be able to contact you through your blog or e-mail in order for you to win.

Giveaway winner will be chosen using a random number generator, enter by February 25th.

Raven

My Ya-Ya Raven (frequently featured on this blog) has been in ICU since her husband found her unresponsive and barely breathing on Sunday morning. She started to regain consciousness yesterday. Dear readers around the world, If you have a moment please light a candle or say a prayer for my friend; may the doctors figure out what is ailing her and she come back to us whole and healthy.

Update: Make that two candles please. My other Ya-Ya Amanda was just admitted to the hospital for emergency gallbladder surgery! WTF?!??!! Seriously? no really, seriously? Phew. Whole and healthly, Amanda love.


UPDATE! My ladies are both home and doing better. Thank you for your help pulling that off.

To Whirl About

Giveaway Alert! Keep reading..

Ballet enchants me.

The grace and romance, breath and form, delicate ruffles, tulle and femininity reminds me to stand tall with my head high, for there is beauty in the world.

I like to assimilate this beauty into my life by learning different positions and incorporating them into my exercise routine. I have no formal training, you might be wondering. Does that stop me? L'enfer non! Oui, I'm gonna be real ennuyer with the entry, C'est la vi. hee hee

So here is what I know, a pure novice perspective. Description of the positions can vary depending on the method - Russian, French, ect.


Premiere (First Position)
In this position the feet are placed heels together and the legs are turned out so that the feet are as close to 180 degrees as the dancer is able.
The arms are held in front of the body slightly curved so that the tips of the fingers almost meet, resting on the thighs.

Second (Second Position)
Again the feet are in line like first position but this time they are spaced apart, sometimes it is described as being shoulder-width spacing and sometimes a foot's length apart.
Both arms are held out to the side slightly below shoulder level, curved.

Troisième (Third Position)
In this position the legs are turned out and the feet are placed so that they overlap, the heel of one foot is placed in front of the instep of the other foot.
The hands and arms are kept in the same shape as first position but raised up in front of the body to just below shoulder height.

Quatrième (Forth Position)
This position is similar to fifth position but instead of the feet being tight together, they are spaced apart to the front and back.
In this position, one arm is in fifth position and the other in second. The choice of which arm is in fifth position relates to which foot is in front.

Cinquième (Fifth Position)
The feet are turned out and overlapping each other, tight together.
The hands and arms are again in the same shape as first position but are raised above the head.




Adding steps and jumps, oh là là!


Pirouette (French for "to whirl about")







Pas de Bourrée







Italian Fouetté









Grand Fouetté







Grand Jeté






I hope you enjoy whirling about, but to make this ballet motif even more lovely I have another Homespun giveaway for you.

These extra warm, handcrafted ballerina slipper-socks are stitched up with love with premium quality worsted weight lambs wool. Machine washable and dryable. Slightly felted and totally seamless - for a lumpless, comfortable fit. They have a wooden button on each side.

Our sponsor, Chainone, has the cutest little Etsy shop! Look at those socks! Mon amour! I have a pair of socks that would go great with these slippers ::wink::




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The giveaway winner will win one pair of the ballerina slippers featured above.
(You must be a follower of this blog to win.)

• To enter, Jeté over to Chainone's shop, Drôle. Wipe you chin. Comment below with your favorite items to enter the giveaway. Also include you shoe size, in case you are the winner. Your slippers will be made in your size!
• Receive 1 extra entry if you post about this giveaway on your blog (Include URL on your comment).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you "like" the Domestic Witch Facebook page (see sidebar).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you have the Homespun Hullabaloo button on your blog sidebar (see sidebar).

- Please make each entry a separate comment or they will only be counted as one.
- I must be able to contact you through your blog or e-mail in order for you to win.

Giveaway winner will be chosen using a random number generator, enter by February 8th.

These are a few of my favorite things...

Curators
Patina
Beauty Sleep
French Doors
A Farmhouse Sink
Reading Nooks
Pied-a-Terre
Biscotti
White
Mosquito Netting
Old Typewriters

..for being here!

The Green Fairy

No, not that Green Fairy. This Green Fairy..
Our next Homespun giveaway is magnificent. truly.
Brynn McCullough has been kind enough to sponsor one of her Pendulum Divination Boards, learn how to enter to win this piece of beautiful art below. Remember to keep track of current Homespun Hullabaloo giveaways on the side bar. Enter as many giveaways as you would like.

About the Green Fairy Pendulum Divination Board

"This is a truly unique divination tool. Combining the use of a pendulum with the ouija creates a board with a lot of versatility. The pendulum is often used as a tool to contact one's 'higher self' or spirit guides. Using one with a board allows the user to go far beyond the typical yes or no questions. In addition, these boards can be used like traditional ouija for spirit communication.

This board was created by me using a combination of decoupage, 23k gold leafing, paint, and has a piece of Amethyst inlaid in the center. The back is covered in embossed felt to protect your alter or other working surface. It is designed to be used with a pendulum. It will aid in answering yes/no questions in addition to having the letter and number options. This is a truly unique divination tool.

This board measures approximately 9x11 inches. The wood itself is about 3/4 of an inch thick with a nice beveled edge. These boards are very sturdy and not easily damaged. It will look beautiful on an altar or shelf for many years to come.

I take great care to only put positive energy into the boards I create. They are handmade with love and have never been used. Each of them is a unique creation that cannot be found in any store. As each one is individually hand crafted there will never be another one that is exactly the same. In addition, all of the items I create are ritually cleansed and blessed before leaving my home. This helps to ensure that they are harmonious additions to your collection of magickal tools."

About Pendulums

"A pendulum of crystal, metal or other materials suspended on a chain is sometimes used in divination and dowsing. In one approach the user first determines which direction (left-right, up-down) will indicate "yes" and which "no" before proceeding to ask the pendulum specific questions, or else another person may pose questions to the person holding the pendulum. The pendulum may also be used over a pad or cloth with "yes" and "no" written on it and perhaps other words written in a circle. The person holding the pendulum aims to hold it as steadily as possible over the center and its movements are held to indicate answers to the questions." ~ Wiki

About Ouija Boards

"A Ouija board (pronounced "wee-ja" and possibly derived from the French and German/Dutch words for "yes", oui and ja), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols, supposedly used to communicate with any spirits.

History
One of the first mentions of the automatic writing method used in the Ouija board is found in China around 1100 BC, and it is first recorded in historical documents of the Song Dynasty. The method was known as fuji 扶乩 "planchette writing". The use of planchette writing as a means of ostensibly contacting the dead and the spirit-world continued, and, albeit under special rituals and supervisions, was a central practice of the Quanzhen School, until it was forbidden by the Qing Dynasty. Several entire scriptures of the Daozang are supposedly works of automatic planchette writing. Similar methods of mediumistic spirit writing have been widely practiced in Ancient India, Greece, Rome and medieval Europe." ~ Wiki

Did I ever mention that I collect divination boards, especially Parker Brothers boards? I even have a board made by Fuld, whose business was sold to Parker Brothers when he died in 1966. William Fuld's boards were all the rage in the 1920's!

I collect them more as a novelty than for use. I haven't had much luck getting these to "work", in general I'm a ghost anti-magnet. Not for lack of trying! I either have a healthy dose of skepticism or an unhealthy ability to "let go". How about you? Any Ouija stories?

I adore the Crescent Moon Pendulum Ouija Board and would love to add it to my collection.



My pendulum, made by my Ya-Ya Raven.


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The giveaway winner will win the Green Fairy board featured above.
(You must be a follower of this blog to win.)

• To enter, lollop over to Brynn McCullough's shop! Admire, "oooohhh & ahhhh", then comment below with your favorite items to enter the giveaway.
• Receive 1 extra entry if you post about this giveaway on your blog (Include URL on your comment).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you "like" the Domestic Witch Facebook page (see sidebar).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you have the Homespun Hullabaloo button on your blog sidebar (see sidebar).

- Please make each entry a separate comment or they will only be counted as one.
- I must be able to contact you through your blog or e-mail in order for you to win.

Giveaway winner will be chosen using a random number generator, enter by February 5th February 8th.

Train Travel

One month from today we will be living it up in Chicago! Boarding Amtrak, Detroit to Chicago, we will have about 5 hours to wear fedoras, smoke cigars and play vicious rounds of canasta. Angelus has requested a medium bodied Dominican blend cigar, while Ed prefers full bodied - obviously. Hubba Hubba.

I may be most excited about the train ride. I once traveled by train, alone, from Detroit to Tucson and I had an amazing time. 16 and awkward, I meet new friends and learned quite a few life lessons, I even had my first kiss ::smooch:: A guy named Eli, a perfect gentleman, who departed the train somewhere in Texas. I may be romanticizing train travel, but would fain choose train over plane.






Our traveling companions will be my Ya-Ya Luna and her family. Luna has some paperwork to turn in to the German consulate in Chicago (because she is a spy) and has graciously allowed my family to tag along on her trip! Let's hope she isn't deported. ::wink::

Our accommodations will be a suite at the stylish Affina Hotel and we will be calling on The Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium. Posh and sophisticated darling.

Our last (and first) trip to Chicago was a day trip in 2007...






Say you're going on a train trip, where would you go? What would you see?

The Art of Domestic Witchery

Get your 50's housewife groove on with whimsy and retro prints at Queenie's County Fair! The beautiful apron above is the next item sponsored in the Homespun Hullabaloo giveaways; beyond pretty fabrics, the stitching and details are adorable! Fit for a Domestic Witch!

The Art of Domestic Witchery
A brain, a home, a heart and courage are the most important qualities to have. Not to mention a great pair of shoes.

Whatever you do, do a good job. Even if you a hooker, be the best damn hooker on the block.

Dress like a lady, not a hooker. Unless you are a hooker (see above).

Stay committed to your marriage, not love. Love waxes and wanes. With years of marriage, you will fall head-over-heels in love with your spouse many times.

Just because it's natural, doesn't mean it's safe.

Take a day for yourself (a weekend is even better).

Have a place for everything.

(Kelly says...) Keep quartz on your stove to keep your food tasting good.

Always be ready to share the news, but keep family secrets.

Stop Whining.

Being positive is not pretending life is all sugar and dumplings. It's about moving on to the next right thing.

Think globally, act locally.

Never cross a picket line.

Anoint your house's casings with peppermint oil to keep the undesirables away.

Argue your limitations and sure enough their yours.

Breast is best.

(Raven says...) If you leave your cupboards open, people are gossiping about you.

Use what you have.

Keep an aloe plant in your kitchen for burns.

Let your children know it's ok to feel, whatever they feel.

Never return a tupperware bowl empty.

Measure twice, cook once (double every recipe).

Be good to your man.


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The Giveaway winner will win the apron featured above.
(You must be a follower of this blog to win.)

• To enter, Visit Queenie's County Fair! Admire the patterns and craftwork, see yourself going retro! Comment below with your favorite items to enter the giveaway.
• Receive 1 extra entry if you post about this giveaway on your blog (Include URL on your comment).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you "like" the Domestic Witch Facebook page (see sidebar).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you have the Homespun Hullabaloo button on your blog sidebar (see sidebar).

- Please make each entry a separate comment or they will only be counted as one.
- I must be able to contact you through your blog or e-mail in order for you to win.

Giveaway winner will be chosen using a random number generator, enter by February 2nd.

Surviving Vampires

Continuing my survival kit theme for my sister (see Zombie Survival Kit), I put together a Vampire Survival Kit for her 26th birthday. I think she sleeps better knowing she is prepared for supernatural creature attacks. Wouldn't You?

Vampire Survival Kit
Wooden Stake - Right through the heart should do it.
Cross - Apparently vampires fear a bloody mangled man nailed to wood, who knew? The rest of find that image for comforting. It also has something to do with vampires being Satan's henchmen and thus fear all things mass produced in China.
Holy Water - Burns and eventually kills vampires, like tequila for humans.
Saw - To chop the vamps head off, just to make really, really sure it dead dead, not just undead.
Rubber Gloves - To preserve the manicure while doing your dirty work.
Mirror - To detect the presence of a vampire, as they have no reflection. Reflection good, no reflection bad. Also use to direct sunlight at vampires hidden in the shadows.
Duct Tape - Ya never know when you might need duct tape.
Sunglasses - Protection from vampires who sparkle.
Scarf - In case you are bitten, use the scarf to fashionably conceal bite marks.
Iron Pills - To replace iron levels after an attack.

Thanks for being born Sis.

Oshun's Love Salts

ConjuredCardea is sponsoring the first Homespun Hullabaloo giveaways! Look at this beautiful medley called Oshun's Love Salts, keep reading to learn how to enter and win.

About Oshun's Love Salts

"These salts are sensational! They are visually beautiful, smell delicious, and feel wonderful! Indulge your senses and feel alive!

Oshun is the Orisha of love, who is always seen in a yellow dress with a hibiscus flower behind her ear.

These salts promote love, marriage, fertility, laughter, fun, abundance, and protection from false love. Gold, wealth, beauty, creativity, dancing, and love are Oshun's domain and she is happy to grant all of these to you for some attention and honor. She is all about life's pleasures-indulge a little bit; when was the last time you did something for yourself?!

Once you work with oshun, don't forget about her. If you ignore her, she'll assume you are content with your life. Leave her an offering of honey as well, but TASTE IT FIRST! Oshun was poisoned using her favourite food, honey, and she will not trust you if you do not taste it first.

Nothing makes Oshun happier than granting her children mates and lovers but be patient and never take love for granted, it is a special gift and should be appreciated.

Oshun can see things we can not and if the relationship is not right, she won't have you in it. So listen to her-she's your mother!

This luxurious salt is created from the finest Himalayan pink salt, rose petals, damiana (an aphrodisiac;), tiny sea shells, hibiscus flowers, anise seed, rose absolute, and epsom salts. The hibiscus flowers will colour your bath a lovely shade of pink-another way to indulge your senses!"

Conjured Cardea's Shop Announcement

"Conjured Cardea offers authentic, hand made, hand harvested, spiritual supplies for Voodou, Hoodoo, Santeria, Folk Magic, Spiritualist, Wicca, and all forms of The Craft. I live by the principle that we all overlap and inspire one another with our beliefs and practices. Religions have done this for tens of thousands of years. As Pagans we strive to learn and develop as humans and practitioners and, as Pagans, we believe that developing spiritually means following our hearts- not a doctrine, not a guru. Whether that means we choose a conglomerate of practices or choose to become an initiate of one specific path, we are all equal. You will not be judged for dabbling in something new and exciting here! We are here to support each other on our chosen paths and celebrate the diversity that teaches us and inspires us to grow.

Here, you will experience a full-service botanica full of hand crafted, hand harvested items-the way spiritual items should be! Why buy mass produced, over priced items from catalogues? Demand the best for your practice! Take a look around, my listings offer tons of tips, tricks, tidbits, and spells!

My supplies are created from the highest quality, organic, ethically harvested ingredients, following authentic, tried and true family recipes. I offer custom spell kits, paquets, oils, and prayer luminaries. I love custom work, so just convo me if you need something special! Want some details? Check out my profile, feedback, and policies."

More on Oshun

"Oshun, or Ochun in the Yoruba religion, is an Undergoddess who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy. She is worshipped also in Brazilian Candomblé Ketu, with the name spelled Oxum.

Ọṣhun is beneficent, generous and very kind. She does, however, have a horrific temper, one which she seldom ever loses but which causes untold destruction whenever she does. Oshun is said to have gone to a drum festival one day and to have fallen in love with the king-dancer Shango, Undergod of lightning & thunder. Since that day, Shango has been married to Oba, Oya, and Oshun, though Oshun is said to be considered his principal wife." Wiki

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The Giveaway winner will win 4 ounces of Oshun's Love Salts
You must be a follower of this blog to win.

• Visit Conjured Cardea! Enjoy all the lovelies and mysteries with a mug of tea and time to spare. Comment below with your favorite items to enter the giveaway.
• Receive 1 extra entry if you post about this giveaway on your blog (Include URL on your comment).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you "like" the Domestic Witch Facebook page (see sidebar).
• Receive 1 extra entry if you have the Homespun Hullabaloo button on your blog sidebar (see sidebar).


- Please make each entry a separate comment or they will only be counted as one.
- I must be able to contact you through your blog or e-mail in order for you to win.


Giveaway winner will be chosen using a random number generator, enter by February 1st.

Homespun Hullabaloo

Welcome to the launch of my Homespun Hullabaloo giveaways! Are you addicted to Etsy? Do you love crafty inventions and wondrous contraptions? Are you ready to support ingenuity in both traditional artistry and experimental brew? Yes?

Then gather 'round my pretties, we have some exploring to do. Splendor in each trade shop fully, become lost in imagination and authentic desire. Giveaways and shops will be posted regular-like, use my sidebar as your compass.

Speaking of sidebars, lay a button on yours.



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