13 December 2010

Hey everyone!

We were just thinking about how close Christmas is (ten days away) and how this coming Saturday December 18th is the last Saturday before the holiday.

We're also going to be open until 11 pm that night because ICU (http://www.wherefaerieslive.com/icu.php) will be having their monthly meeting in our back room.

What does this mean for you (you may be asking yourself)? Well, we're going to keep the doors open and try to ramp up the old Christmas cheer with some sale action. Check back here, periodically for updates.

Hope to see you there!

3 December 2010

Because it's pretty.

That's why I put this picture up.

I was photographing the tumbled stones for the website and discovered Apache Tears have a whole world going on inside of them. This one looks like Jupiter and now I'm kind of sorry I chucked it back in with the rest of the tumbled stones in the tray. Oh well. At least I have this picture to remember it by.

25 November 2010

Hello everyone...

I have to confess I messed up a little. I forgot to update our website calendar to reflect the date change for Jay Saka's Drum Making Ceremony (it's been bumped to February 13, 20, and 27th 2011).

Please accept my sincere apologies for any confusion this may have caused!

24 November 2010

New athames in stock!

13 November 2010

So we've taken on local artist Brad Johnson as a consignor. He's got roughly ten pieces of his art for sale at Where Faeries Live. Some are framed originals, some are framed prints, and there are unframed prints available for all of them. Please come down and see his work for yourself - my photography does not do them justice.

We've been getting in a whole lot of other new stuff in as well, including pillar candles dedicated to Hekate, Brigid, Isis, and Lakshmi as well as a large variety of spell type candles and kits. A few weeks ago some ladies from the Edmonton Journal came by and took some pictures and some of the candle spell kits might be in the special Christmas pull out section later this month.

The Witches Tarot has come back into print and all of our backordered copies have arrived. It's a decent enough deck and well worth having a look at.

Also back in stock (finally!) larger cauldrons (6" opening). We're still working valiantly at getting some even larger cauldrons in. We've had an outstanding order for them for about two years now and when I recently enquired about it, I was told that the order was still in process but there were "fears that the people who make them may have fallen into one". I'm not sure what that means.

Other things: many beautiful new stone pendants in the old favourites including amethyst, citrine, malachite, carnelian and the like. Look for those to be out on display by Wednesday.

And, last but certainly not least, the online store is making progress. I realize I've been saying this for over year but you have to trust me on this. It's happening. I'm making great strides thanks to Timmie who appears to be completely unperturbed by having to explain the same basic concepts to me over and over again. Eventually it sticks and stuff happens.

When it's done it will (hopefully) have been worth the wait!

26 October 2010

We've been getting new things in stock lately including more of the "Wicked Witch Mojo" line of candles as wells the "Motor City Hoodoo" brand.

Also of note, we have Devil's Showstring back in stock. Devil's Shoestring, according to Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, is for protection, gambling luck, power, and employment. It is supposed to ward off evil if worn around the neck and protects the wearer against accidental poisoning. Gamblers carry a piece as a good luck charm. Another way to use it is to cut the root into small pieces and steep in whiskey mixed with spirits of camphor. When you need power of any kind, take out a piece of the root and rub your hands with it. Then use the root in the appropriate way (for example , if you want money, put it near your money or in your wallet). A piece of Devil's Shoestring carried in the pocket while seeking employment (or while having problems at work) will either help get you hired or will smooth out the difficulties at your current job. The book also says to carry a piece of Devil's Shoestring when asking for a raise in pay. All in all this is not a bad thing to keep around!

27 September 2010

So we're having a Fall sale...

This is a great time to take care of Christmas shopping (yes, in spite of the recent warm weather, Christmas really is just around the corner).

From now until Sunday October 3rd, everything in the store is 10% off. There are two tables of extra special stuff (including some "unique" items, some old store fixtures we never use and a couple of items of furniture we are are sending along to new owners).

We've also got a shocking amount of incense that we're liquidating in order to make room for some newer, better, more exotic stuff.

The fine print: nothing gets put on hold during the sale. Things that were put on hold prior to the sale or special orders are not included in the sale. Everything sold during the sale is considered "as is" and "final sale" and will not be accepted at any future time for exchange or refund.

That being said...let the games begin!