Artists by Megumi Todd on Etsy

Artists by Megumi Todd on Etsy

Thanks Todd for including one of my mystic Spirit Jars in your fabulously creative, out of the box treasury.

Spirit Jar love

Once loved jewelry pieces and an old perfume bottle and a little imagination and it's one less thing to throw away and something new to cherish.  As always my spirit jar materials are first cleansed of any and all negative vibrations.  New incantations are employed for protective positive energies.  I never know how each spirit jar will turn out, they just seem to "come together".  For more views and other spirit jars see my Etsy.com shop mystic2awesome.

Gypsy Love

There are conflicted points of view to where the Gypsies originated. Because they arrived in Europe from the East, they were thought by early Europeans to be from Turkey or Nubia. They were even thought to have been from Egypt, and were called, among other things, Egyptians, or Gyptians, which is how the word “Gypsy” originated. The most popular belief among scholars has the origins hail from India. But even their beginning in India is muddled with disagreements and an abundance of cold hard facts. Because of this, the Roma/Gypsy foundation in India has several versions.
Deep in the heart of India around 400 AD, work wasn’t as plentiful as it once was in the small villages. This dilemma forced a handful of Indians to become traveling craftsmen and entertainers. They moved along the countryside entertaining villagers at night and using their skills with wood and/or metal during the day. This subtle start to the nomadic life worked well from this point forward. The handful of wandering people grew in numbers as others embraced the nomadic lifestyle, yet they were still able to stay below the Persian radar until 440 to 443. This is when, rumor has it, the great Persian Shah Bahram Gur persuaded ever so forcefully that the Indian King Shangul should send him 10,000 Luri musicians so that they can run around Persia entertaining the hard-working people. The name Luri is used as opposed to Roma or Gypsy because before the 10th Century, gypsies did not exist by the name of Gypsy or Roma. They were known by various names tribal names including Zott, Jat, Luri, Nuri, Dom, Sinti, Domarai and Athengani.

Check my mystic2awesome shop at Etsy for more beautiful mystical jars and gypsy bags.

Recycle, Reinvent in Glass

I just cannot make myself give over my used glass items to the recycle bin to be smashed to bits when there is a bit of beauty left to create with.  This frosted glass was once a part of a bath set from a Christmas long ago.  Ordinary household bleach will remove the oils that dull the glass frost and bring it back to it's full beauty, then I added a bit of clear resin dripping down it's sides so you can peek inside the jar to see the gemstones placed there.  This one has a beautiful glass Angel on the top to hold the magic inside and is waiting for someone to rescue it from my storage closet.

Recycle, reinvent, repeat!

I just love all those cute Avon aftershave bottles, this one with added embellishments has a cute little hand sculpted Vintage gentleman driver at it's top opening.  Reinvented using a few recycled buttons and jewelry pieces makes this ooak Desk jewelry the perfect gift!

Amber Fall Warmth

A sweet little Spirit Jar full of positive energy incantations, gemstone chips and beads just in time to celebrate the final warm amber days of Autumn.  For more views, pricing and discriptions see mystic2awesome at Etsy.com or click on the links shown on this page.

Summertime Fun

July 24 through August 23 is the birthday's belonging to the lion like Leo.  Although Leo has the detailed abilities to make a successful splash in business, Leo's self centeredness could cause this success to tumble into chaos.  This sunny piece can be found at a new artist shop called AbetArt4U at Etsy.