First Friday Artwalk on Etsy

I am proud to announce the First Friday Artwalk on Etsy!
I was astonished to see that I made it in one of their treasury's. My daughter thought it was so cool to be a model for my hair clip and then be chosen for the first spot in this treasury. A few days later this lovely Feathered Hair Clip Sold to a Local!



Here is a collection of items from various teams that are participating in this March First Friday Art Walk on Etsy.com. https://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTU3MTgwNnwyNzIxNDk2MzMz/art-walk-for-all-teams?ref=pr_treasury
See the Art Walk Etsy Team blog for more info: http://aweteam.blogspot.com

Starry Pink Winter Solstice Scented Besom by leighswiccanboutique

Starry Pink Winter Solstice Scented Besom by leighswiccanboutique

Starry Pink Winter Solstice Scented Besom Broom

What A Beautiful Besom Broom Adorn for Yule to gift to another, or keep for yourself. Use this lovely broom as a wonderfully scented decoration for your wall, or as a tool for your spiritual needs.

My best friend Kay Stars, and I created these Besom's on her Birthday which made for a wonderful relaxing meditative Evening.

This Lovely Handcrafted Besom Broom is intended to represent the tree of life, and holds the balance of Divine forces the energy of both Male, and Female.

This Beautiful Besom Consists of Lovely Shell Pink Stars Swirled along the Broom Stick, Red intertwined floral sprays with Dazzeling Pink Glitter. and Focal Point of a Symbolic Circle with an Opal Center.
Along the broom handle, and into the Sweep you find some enticing Gemstone Wire Wrapping bead work. Gemstones used in this piece are Shell, Hematite, Rose Quartz, and Synthetic Blue Topaz.

This Besom is approx 36" Long. The bottom is approx. 8 1/2" Wide, and the Handle is Approx. 1 3/4" Thick.

Besom's are traditionally used for sweeping the negativity away, and bringing love & peace within the home. Use for Clearing, and Sweeping your sacred space. To protect your home against Negative Energy, and all who dwell within hang this besom on your wall near, or above your doorway bristles up to protect your house and Family from negative energies.

Empower and Hold onto the peaceful presence this Besom will bring within.
Scented with my own oil creation of Cinnamon, orange peel, creamy vanilla, apple, oak, and spice.

SHIPPING: Shipping cost is based on like items sold and shipped In the US, and International.
I only charge what it cost to ship your item. If for some reason you wind up over paying I always refund my customers the difference via paypal.

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Stone Metaphysical Properties

HEMATITE: Is known as a "stone for the mind. It brings mental organization and is very grounding and calming. It helps with original thinking, logical thinking, and mathematics. It decreases negativity and can help balance the body/mind/spirit. Physically it has been used to keep the body cool, to decrease blood disorders, nervous problems and insomnia, as well as align the spine and mend broken bones. Hematite is associated with the root (base) chakra. Hematite is good at grounding out excess energy and acting as a stabilizing force.

OPAL: Clear, white or water opals have been used as gazing tools as a way to look inward, a spiritual mirror. Opals are also helpful for enhancing dreamwork or assisting spiritual journeys. Blue opals can help open up the third eye, sooth the throat chakra, and encourage telepathic communications.
Remedy Benefits of Opal::
Promotes introspection, Sparks imagination, Awakens intuition, Enhances clairvoyance, Manifesting tool.

Rose Quartz: Rose quartz is a powerful, intense, and essential healing crystal. The focus of its energy is on the heart chakra, attracting and teaching about deep love. A soft pink color, this stone radiates inner peace and warmth. Whether used by a crystal healer, in healing meditation, or simply kept close to the body for emotional support, rose quartz crystal is a deeply beneficial stone for everyone.

Abalone Ring of Psychic Development

The Element of Water. This ring will help aid its wearer to stimulates psychic development and intuition, and promote imagination in a healthy way.

This ring is a Silver plated Adjustable ring that contains 2 beautiful Abalone Paula Shell's for the setting. It features a lovely wrap around design.

All adjustable rings are sized free of charge using a ring Mandrel. This will keep a perfect shape to your ring with out trying to do a manual adjustment.

Please indicate your ring size at time of purchase.
Please keep in mind that this ring can only be shaped up to a size 8 without loosing its wrap structure.

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Birdhouse Feeder By Azzrian Vision's by leighswiccanboutique

Birdhouse Feeder By Azzrian Vision's by leighswiccanboutique

Birdhouse Feeder By Azzrian Vision's

This Listing Was designed by my Business Partner, & Close Friend Azzrian Visions Husband.

These lovely hand crafted bird feeders will be the envy of your neighbors!
The perch opening is made so that smaller birds can feed as well as larger birds.
Attract the type of birds you wish to view by selecting the proper type of seed.

Here is a helpful link about seed options and what different species of birds prefer:

http://birding.about.com/od/birdfeeders/ig/Types-of-Birdseed/

Designed and built by Harry - Azzrian Visions's husband the feeders are made with loving care and nature in mind.
These homes are left unstained and unpainted to meld with the nature in your garden or yard.
Cedar has natural oils that are perfect for the elements and respective to mother nature.

Technical info:

Hand crafted Bird Feeders. They are made from 1 inch cedar (nominal width is 3/4 of an inch) and poplar 1/2 in. dowels
Easy to refill with an easy opening hinged roof.

Measurments are as follows.

From bottom to the peak is 9 1/2 in.
The width is 13 1/2 in.
The length for the roof is 18 in.
The length for the base is 15 1/2 in.
Dowels for the birds to rest on are 14 in.
The feed hopper is 12 in. in length with 1/8 in. plexi glass.
Top of the hopper is 6 1/2 inches tappering down to 3 inches with a 1 inch gap for feed to fill both sides.

Add $10.00 if you would like it to be equipped with eye hooks and chain to hang from a tree or hanger. Please send me a Message here on Etsy so I can adjust the price if you choose to purchase the hooks and chain.

SHIPPING:
Shipping is Based off item size and Weight of Like Items previously shipped.

Sacred Sage Wand Large Smudge Stick by leighswiccanboutique

Sacred Sage Wand Large Smudge Stick by leighswiccanboutique

Sacred Sage Wand Large Smudge Stick

You will Fall in Love with these Huge Wand Smudge Sticks.

Each Stick is hand tied and contains a wonderful combination of Cedar, Copal, Lavender, Sweet Grass and White Sage.

These Huge Wands Measure 9" Long, 6" Around, and 2" in thickness so it will last you a very long time!

The Cedar in these smudge sticks infuses the atmosphere with positive energy, while sage removes negative energy. The Sweet Grass clear's objects and Copal is for purification of places, and people. Lavender has a calming energy and a wonderful fragrance.

Many religious and spiritual traditions practice the burning of herbs for emotional, psychic, and spiritual purification. Using a smudge stick is part of many American Indian traditions. Smudging is a ritual way to cleanse a person, place or an object of negative energies, spirits or influences, also use when cleansing your crystals, and stones.

Smudge sticks are most easily lit from a candle flame, or you can use a lighter as well but candles work the best. Once there's a flame blow it out so that the smudge stick is smoldering, not burning. The idea is to get curls of smoke, not to set the smudge stick on fire.

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Tranquility Sterling Silver Topaz and by leighswiccanboutique

Tranquility Sterling Silver Topaz and by leighswiccanboutique

Tranquility Sterling Silver Topaz and Peridot Ring

From leighswiccanboutique

This Gorgeous Ring will help aid it's wearer by enhancing, and improving psychic knowledge, spiritual growth, and psychic insight, lending and air of tranquility in those endeavors. Blue Topaz is primarily associated with the upper chakras.

This Stylish Ring is 925 Sterling Silver. It contains a beautifully cut Topaz Cabochon Gemstone in the center with Peridot on each side.

Ring is NOT Adjustable.
Ring size is 7.5

Genuine Sterling Silver 925 and is stamped 925.
Grams: 1.74

I do all the mounting, and the Ring Setting was made in the USA. My dealer Guarantee's all rings are only in Solid 10kt,14kt,18kt Gold, and Sterling Silver. (No plated, bonded or like items).

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Energy Hydrating Body Cream

Energy Hydrating Body Cream

From leighswiccanboutique

This listing is for 1 5oz bottle of Energy Hydrating Body Cream.

This Thick Body Cream will Hydrate your skin and last hours on end even after normal hand washing!

I created this batch using skin softening ingredients that nourish your skin.

It is enriched with 40% Meyenberg Goats Milk enriched with Vitamin D, Vitamin E Oil, Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Sweet Almond Oil, and Perilla Seed oil.

It is scented with Natural Energy Essential oil which smells Fantastic!

This Body Cream is great for all over body use, especially after shaving.

Find More great Handmade bath & body products at:
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Sweet Almond Oil: is used to sooth, nourish, soften and re-condition the skin. It is rich in proteins, Olein Glyceride Linoleic Acid and Vitamin D.

Natural Raw Shea Butter:
Used predominantly for skin care, Shea Butter is known for its moisturizing and emollient properties. Rich in vitamins and fatty acids, it penetrates deeply into the epidermis and leaves a smooth, satiny finish.

Natural Raw Cocoa Butter:
used to heal and moisturize skin that has been exposed to the elements. It also helps reduce the formation of stretch marks during pregnancy by keeping the skin supple.

Vitamin E Oil: is a Natural Preservative and protects skin cells, Anti-Aging, and treatment for psoriasis

Perilla Seed Oil: Rich in vitamins, amino acids, linoleic, oleic and alpha-linoleic acid (ALA) an Omega-3 fatty acid. Helps the skin retain moisture, and used to treat eczema and psoriasis.

Red Dragon Cinnamon Leaf Air Freshener

Red Dragon Cinnamon Leaf Air Freshener

This listing is for 1 Cinnamon Leaf Car Air Freshener.

New and Improved!
These Car Air Freshener's are Long Lasting.
I designed these and they are 100% handmade, hand cut, with handmade scent blocks in the center filled with natural and essential oils.

They include elastic string and are ready to hang.

You can Even hang them in your cubical at Work to freshen your area! The girls I work with ordered Custom ones over the Holidays because they liked my personal one so much!

I used a beautiful Contemporary Art Photo in this Batch with the scene of a Red Dragon wrapped around a Red Rose.

These air fresheners will not pollute the air you breathe as they contain 100% Natural, and Essential oils to freshen and neutralize Oder.

The scent blocks are designed to hold a lot of oil inside the block and WONT leak out! They are designed with Felt, Moss, and Cotton. The Scent Blocks act as a filter Keeping the oil in but releasing the scent. Resulting in a long life span of fresh air!

Plus you are cutting down on trash since they dont need replaced as often as store bought ones do.

Each Freshener is bagged and refrigerated to keep it fresh!

During our Testing faze of these a few months ago at 1 month of testing they were still going strong.

Ive included photo's of my personal freshener of this scent that I use. Photo's show it hanging and sitting on my defrost window vent. I been using it now for 2 weeks and its still cinnamony strong!

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Vintage California Pottery Grapes Bowl and Pitcher

Vintage California Pottery Grapes Bowl and Pitcher

From MandiLeighs

This beautiful Bowl and Pitcher features a lovely grape design in a lovely Milk Glass Color.

This set dates between 1944 - and the 1950s
Bowl and Pitcher is by California USA Pottery.

The Bottom of the Pitcher has 496 CALIF USA Molded in the bottom.

The Bowl has 906 CALIF USA Molded in the bottom as well but is faint so it was hard to pick up with my camera.

This piece is in great condition.

It only has a couple of small chips in the pottery at the bottom of the base on pitcher which is shown in the last picture.

Pitcher is approx. 8 1/2" tall X 7 1/2" wide
Bowl is approx. 9 1/2" wide x 2" tall

Find More Antique's and Vintage Collectibles listed:
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Featured Artist Cootie Kids

My first Featured Artist and she has no clue yet that I have done this until she looks at her FB page and notices lol. She is the sweetest person you could ever meet, and extremely talented to!

I would like to feature my very first Featured Artist Cootie Kids!
Her hand warmer's are totally Awesome, and ever so soft. We got a pair from her and they are excellent in the cold climate. Plus if you get cold while at work you can slip them on and have free fingers! So saying that they are even great to wear in the office place! She also makes Beanie hats, and sewn items to.
Got an idea of something you want shoot her an Etsy Convo and she will let you know if she can make it. (Most Likely she can make it) Check her out at http://www.etsy.com/shop/cootiekids

 

Holiday Shop Till You Drop Coming Soon

Keep your eyes peeled on the events as this weekend I will be posting my sisters, and I show we are doing at the expo The Holiday Shop till you drop.

This show is also for charity, and will be advertised. Its gonna be a big event!

I just wish that the people would of gave us the info a little sooner, instead of 2 weeks before it happens.

Rushing to make changes to go with their color scheme, trying to get something setup to accept credit cards and ect....

Lets hope we get it all done!

New Featured Artist!

So Im doing something a little different in between trying to get stuff done, and listed. I would like to randomly do a featured artist. I already have my first Featured artist lined up. I will be doing so keep your eyes peeled in the next few post!

ArtFire Group Deal

Hey everyone just thought I would spread the word about the deal Artfire is offering right now. The Artfire Group deal is only 5.95 a month for a locked in rate, once 20,000 members sign up for this offer. Check it out at http://www.artfire.com/groupdeal
Thats really good if you think about it because I know I spend that plus some at times depending how much I list on Etsy between both my shops in a month.
I had a standard account for a while and didnt do so well but alot of that is because I was not a pro member so I couldnt participate in alot of the things pro accounts can do. So Im gonna try this out and test the waters. My Etsy stays but I wanna see how well I will also do at artfire as well.
My old account currently doesnt have any listings as all the pics I had on there were crappy, and I am gonna re do it. My pro account will be Leighs Wiccan Boutique, and I plan on setting up a standard non pro account for my vintage collectibles to keep it all seprate.
Once my Pro account is active I will begin adding all my items and get it underway for construction so I can put what I want and how I want things as pro's get alot more options when it comes to listings.
As a pro member they also have alot of features that etsy does not have like coupons, a discount button ect. So if you sell vintage or handcrafted items check it out!

Up coming Shows, and A Special Offer for you!

Leighs Wiccan Boutique
Mandi Leighs Handcrafted Items, and Vintage Collectibles
I been very busy working on a lot of new items which are not listed yet as I haven't had the time, nor the extra funds. Reason for this is because I have 2 upcoming craft shows, and we all know how much supplies cost and how much time it takes to get ready for these!

As most of you know I did my First Show this last spring at the Wamego Tulip Festival.

My Second show is right around the corner in about 2 weeks!
It is North Topeka's Fall Festival and will be at the Rochester Community Center Church of the Brethren 3201 NW Rochester RD Topeka KS on October 2nd starting at 7:30 am. till um not sure what time it ends to be honest.
There will be a pancake feed at 7:30am and then the fall festival events kick off. This is their 3rd annual year doing this event. Great Family fun so bring the kids out for a great day to spend with your family.

My Third show will be Dec. 11th By the Expo Center Held at AG hall in Topeka.
It is the Holiday Shop Till You Drop Arts, and Craft Show. Bring the family and stop by to say HI!

Now as you see the title here sates Special Offer for you, and your prob wondering what that is I bet.
I would like to offer my customers 10% off their Total purchase price good at either Etsy shop.
This offer is only good through Sept. 19th 2010 - Sept 30th 2010. I can either adjust the price of any one item to reflect your 10% discount in either shop, or refund your 10% discount off your entire purchase of items through paypal. Refunds are always done within 24hrs of your purchase.
If you want item price adjusted prior to purchase just contact me through Etsy using the contact link on the Left hand side with the item you wish to purchase.

In order to receive this special offer of 10% which is refunded through paypal or online price adjustment, please contact me via Etsy and let me know you would like your 10% Promo Offer.

Thank you

Mandi Leigh

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Pup In a Bucket Cookie Jar by Treasure Craft by MandiLeighs

Pup In a Bucket Cookie Jar by Treasure Craft by MandiLeighs

This is an original 1950s Pup in a Bucket Cookie Jar by Treasure Craft.

This lovely piece is in Excellent condition.
I did a full examination and found NO chips, nicks, or cracks.
Its color is absolutely Perfect.

Measures approx. 10" tall by 6" wide.

Estimated Value on this lovely Vintage Collectible is between $30.00-$94.00 depending on its condition.

Since I need to get rid of a large amount of cookie jars, I am pricing this one at the low end of its value.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I am helping one of my Local neighbors by selling her cookie jar collection. She is an elderly disabled woman living with her daughter. She has been collecting cookie jars for almost 40 years.
Her collection is large and reaches over 600 jars!
Due to the size of her daughters home she must let part of her collection go. The money these jars bring will be used twards their medical bills, and cost of living. Help a Person out today. Buy a cookie jar, and display a wonderful jar in your home to be reminded of your good deed to help someone out in need.