Memorial Day Sale

Memorial Day Sale! 25% off my entire shop on May 30th. Coupon code: THANKAVET

Detroit Public Library

The Detroit Public Library was opened in its present location on March 21, 1921.

Got Stache?

This Stache is from a lovely Etsy shop I stalk: CuddleCanvas. I've made several purchases from her, no regrets :) Next to the stache, I'm particularly fond of her Alice prints ♥

Main Street

☞Introducing my line of banners, avatars and graphics

Main Street

Lacemaking

Fascinating ♥

Lacemaking in Lefkara, Cyprus from Etsy on Vimeo.

The Other Witches Familiar

After the black cat, you'll surely see a fat bumpy toad next to the cliché witch and her cauldron. Not for nothing, toads and witches go way back. Back to the times when the wise old woman with desperately sought remedies was called healer, not witch...

"Frogs and toads since ancient times have been highly regarded for possessing medicinal properties. Pieces taken from a frog’s body were used as aphrodisiacs to aid impotence and boost fertility. A frog’s liver was believed to be an antidote to all poisons, while a toad’s lungs provided the means to the “perfect murder of a wayward husband”. In many Shaman traditions of the Americas, hallucinogenic compounds derived from toads are used in religious rituals for communion with the spirit world and for self-transcendence. In many cases, these myths have some foundation in truth, as some species contain compounds both poisonous and hallucinogenic.

Frogs and toads go through at least one major transformation during their lives, that from tadpole to adult. Many also shed their skins regularly as they grow, and some even eat their discarded skin. These transformations may explain why many cultures saw frogs and toads as symbolic of re-creation, or as keepers of the secrets of life after death. Members of the Olmec tribes of early Mesoamerica created images of a toad as the ‘God of rebirth’, reborn after consuming itself and thus caught up in the never-ending cycle of life and death. (source)"

"Mommy! Look what I found!"

The Great American Toad
(Bufo americanus)








Angelus is sporting handmade cargo shorts and an appliquéd tee shirt from RubyBeanToes, I'm very happy with my purchase from her. If you are in the market for cute children's clothes and the most adorable bow-ties ever, shop her.

3 Etsy Announcements

1. I have a new Etsy team for getting products into really cool treasury ideas!
Join here: http://www.etsy.com/teams/9085/treasury-building-blocks

2. Winner of the CraftyThersea's Mod Bird case is Spiritrunner! Congrats! please contact me via e-mail with your shipping address at dawnATpagancenterDOTcom

3. I have a new Etsy Shop: Sightly




New Announcement!!! I made the front page of Etsy!

Jelly Belly Bark

Spread Jelly Belly Beans (they are the best) over parchment or wax paper on a cookie sheet.

Cover with melted white chocolate. This recipe is very sweet, so if you want to add some savory throw in a few pretzels.

Put he tray into the fridge until it the chocolate hardens, about an hour.

Break the bark into smaller bite-sized pieces. Sweet and chewy!

May Bedlham

5 Things Todo in May...

• Make Pasta with Spring Herbs

• Start a Compost Pile

• Hunt Plantain

• Give Your Child a Blessing

• Plant a Herb you've never grown before

Baby Lamb.....Minutes Old

Welcome to our wonderful world, little lamb..