Thursday, 27 September 2012

ADO Art Dolls Only

1st November 2012
Day of the dead

Anyone can join in all you have to do is create a doll using any medium
as long as it represents a doll!
So that means that you cn use clay, cloth, paper - well anything thing that you prefer to use!

Pinterest board for inspiration:
Pinterest board where everyones work will be displayed:




It would be great to have you join us ;0)

love, peace & light
Trace
xoxo

Tuesday, 18 September 2012

le mysterieux carniva blog party






How to participate
Leave a comment on the opening post. Be sure to include your blog name, blog address and email if it's different from the one on your profile. You will be added to the participant list on the sidebar.

Grab the party button and add it to your blog. If you write a post about us the lovely Madame Luna will love you even more! Feel free to grab the silver ticket to add to your post or sidebar with a link back to the main page. For anyone that wants to use a larger image you will find the invite at the bottom of this page.


Now comes the fun part. FIRST you will create your own SILVER TICKET. This can be as simple or as fancy as you wish. Draw, collage, scrap, sew, paint, print or Photoshop. It can be mini and sweet or big and bold. It can even be in the style of an ATC. You decide as long as it's silver. This is your admission ticket so don't forget to include a photo in your party post. If you decide to do a giveaway it might be fun to include your ticket as an extra treat.

NEXT put on your fancy pointy hat and create your very own carnival BOOTH(S). You're limited only by your imagination. We suggest a booth theme to distinguish a carnival from a circus. The curious sideshows, fortune tellers, wacky games, gypsy caravans and dizzying rides -- we love them all. Of course we love the circus too!

You can share art, costumes, crafts, jewelry, dolls, puppets, food, books, stories, family photos or recipes. You can even create an actual booth if you like. A vignette or table display also works well. You might even be inspired to create a mini movie. We believe all of you are undeniably creative or you wouldn't be blogging in the first place right? :)

Make it a little dark, mysterious and creepy. Don't forget it's also a Halloween/Autumn party. Invite as many witches, skeletons, jack-o-lanterns and vampires as you like. Glitter is your friend so go for it if it strikes your fancy. Think macabre but with a whimsical twist.

TAKE PICTURES of your masterpiece and create your party post. It's a good idea to post it on Friday October 5th. That way the actual blog hop can start right away on Saturday October 6th. Of course if you post on the 6th we won't send the goblins to torture you but please post as soon as you can.

Return here and add the LINK TO YOUR POST in the comment section of our party post. It's very important that you do this so participants will know you actually created a post. This will also create an archive anyone can revisit later. Unfortunately not everyone that signs up follows through and if you use the participant list to make your rounds you're bound to run into blogs that didn't get around to doing one. Which brings us to the next rule.

If you sign up to play and something comes up please let us know. We understand things happen and sometimes a blog party ends up being the last thing on your list. A quick email is all it takes. We promise we'll still love you anyway.

Hosts
Visit their blogs  Anna of Frosted Petunias and Marfi of Incipient Wings
for more party related posts and ideas,
and we'll all see you soon at Le Mysterieux Carnival. Au revoir.

Come join us

love, peace & light
Trace
xoxo

Saturday, 15 September 2012

Apothecary Event Potions & Poisons


Pretty potions & poisons 

A faery witch info HERE
Potionology book story notes HERE

Jasmoon Butterfly's Apothecary 
 Jasmoon Butterfly keeps her apothecary upon a shelf in what appears to be a book.
This protects the potions from prying eyes and prevents accidents ie: accidental drinking





A faery witches apothecary

Jasmoon Butterfly had attended a meeting with the fae 
 using a little of the potion she had left for sight.
She was all but seven at the time the fae embraced her willingly
 as Jasmoon's heart was kind. 
Jasmoon cared for mother nature, well actually all living things.

The fae taught her many secrets of alchemy 
but they told her to never tell a soul of all the proceedures 
(be that any living thing not just humans).
Jasmoon promised and here she shares some of that fae
 world with you,but sadly not all ingredients are listed.

Some of the ingredients only exist in the fae realm.
Jasmoon is permitted to share some of that info with you.
The processes  also have a secret chant spoken while sealing the potion.
Of course Jasmoon can only tell you that the words as soft as ...
erm.... oh ..to quote the fae...a lovers breath (yea just like that) 
spoken and gently blown into the bottle.

The words are in Elvish, as that is the language the fae speak .....
Oh did you not know?
Whoops don't tell! That can be our little secret :0)




An Apothecary of Potions & Poisons :

PoTiOn LiSt :
  1. Henneth (hehn-ehth) means window : To see the fae (faeries) - A mixture of herbs  
  2. Megil (meh-gill) means sword: Protection and healing against Elf Shot (humankind)  
  3. Nor means above : All heal for the fae 
  4. Bein (bane) means beautiful : All heal humankind  
  5. Mae (my) means well: Antidote from falling in love with a fae - eat a certain flower
  6. Eithel (ay-thell) means wells: Antidote from falling in love with humankind  
  7. Ninniach (neen-ee-akh) means rainbow: Dew collected from a rainbows end - happiness & health
  8. Bereth (bare-ehth) means queen: to empower ones self, mostly female humankind 
  9. Aranel (are-uh-nell) means princess: to empower a humankind with strength 
  10. Vísi álfa is the ruler of all potions that include magic, it is a rare ingredient from the faery homeland. Even the fae do not in truth know what it consists of/how it enables such power in potions. They have knowledge of it through their recorded histories. The substance used in potions grows upon a rare fungi, like dew in hidden, dark places. It is said it does this to bring light into what would only be darkness. Hopes promise is its common name. This mushroom derived from the faes original home not the fairyland we are aware of today. Once it is said they grew in humankind lands and that we visualize the toadstool now as a type of symbol for the fae....In a way it is, but its not the correct shroom. At present Jasmoon has not been informed of the shrooms name but  Vísi álfa is the dew type residue that forms upon the shroom.
  11. Ælfwaru - a female guardian potion for the fae.
  12. Avaria means unknown - a wine potion made from  stjarna absinthium (star wormwood)

PoSiOn LiSt :
  1. Iâ (ee-ah) means abyss : Against cruelty - poisonous mushrooms in a tasty glistening liquid.
  2. Nathron (nah-thron) means webmaster:  Unkindness to mother nature - hairy spider venom and sorry to say it fae poop (please note : no spider is harmed in the process) The fae said Jasmoon can reveal these ingredients only because humans might be kinder if they are made aware of what is in the potion prior to committing this crime. Jasmoon quotes from the fae directly: A horrid potion for a horrid deed. Simple as that!
  3. Athan (ah-thahn) means beyond: Unkindly/Unseelie Sidhe (bad faeries) - Banishment potion, sends them back to original source.
  4. Ohtar (oh-tar) means warrior : Elf Shot ( dangerous to the humankind and their livestock) - only a faery witch can cure this ailment. 
  5. Naith (nithe) means spear point: Iron (dangerous to fae)
 Iâ (ee-ah) means abyss : Against cruelty -
 poisonous mushrooms in a tasty glistening liquid.
Megil (meh-gill) means sword: 
Protection and healing against Elf Shot (humankind)
Henneth (hehn-ehth) means window : 
To see the fae (faeries) - A mixture of herbs causing blue colour
Avaria means unknown -
 a wine potion made from  stjarna absinthium (star wormwood)
Ninniach (neen-ee-akh) means rainbow: 
Dew collected from a rainbows end - happiness & health

 Ohtar (oh-tar) means warrior : Elf Shot 
( dangerous to the humankind and their livestock) 
only a faery witch can cure this ailment. 
Vísi álfa is the ruler of all potions that include magic, it is a rare ingredient from the faery homeland. Even the fae do not in truth know what it consists of/how it enables such power in potions. They have knowledge of it through their recorded histories. The substance used in potions grows upon a rare fungi, like dew in hidden, dark places. It is said it does this to bring light into what would only be darkness. Hopes promise is its common name. This mushroom derived from the faes original home not the fairyland we are aware of today. Once it is said they grew in humankind lands and that we visualize the toadstool now as a type of symbol for the fae....In a way it is, but its not the correct shroom. At present Jasmoon has not been informed of the shrooms name but  Vísi álfa is the dew type residue that forms upon the shroom.

Athan (ah-thahn) means beyond: Unkindly/Unseelie Sidhe (bad faeries) 
- Banishment potion, sends them back to original source.


Note: The fae have many potions for humankind. 
Many years ago (ancient times not documented by humans) 
they befriended the humans that showed kindness. 
I guess you do not have to be a faery-witch to know how that ended. Some humans betrayed the faery kindness, 
knowledge and then became extremely hateful towards them.


They called the faery human friends 'witches,' 
but in fact they were 'wise-women', it is a sad tale best 
left to another day. The fae then went into hiding 
(visualize what we know as Avalon) 
being the kind beings they were they kept the books 
containing potion recipes for our kind in the hope 
that one day they can share this information once again 
...with us all. 
Jasmoon has tried humankind relations 
but it will be a very long time until total trust is resumed. 



Elvish written potion list HERE


The Faery Witch always has a portable carry case.
She places the potions from her apothecary that she requires inside.
She also encloses dried herbs and notebooks.
The faery witch apothecary carry case


 Herbs used for protection & healing -
concealed in the case side panels

Most herbs for potions are harvested at dusk:

Dusk



At a time that is not a time,

in a place that is not a place,

on a day that is not a day..








rose-water and marygolde water ; 











.


Some say - astro, fairy thrones can usually be identified 
without actually seeing the fairies...pondering thought...

Other ideas on how to see the fae are:




Jasmoon was informed that the green beverage
 we all know today as 'Absinthe' was actually faery wine.
Although the original was a produced a little different.
A fae befriended a human doctor,  
in Switzerland in the 1790's.
Sadly the faes trust was diminished by deceit.
The doctor marketed the faery wine, as an herbal elixir
as it  actually improves the cognitive function of the brain.

Luckily for the fae the human had to leave out 
a certain plant that was in place of Wormwood used today.
Due to the faes own variety : stjarna absinthium
not grown in humankinds lands.

However the human style of faery wine is quite potent.
Humans nicknamed the beverage 'Green fairy'
due to the colour caused by the sickness 
the fae felt upon human betrayal.

Another faes story goes as far back as biblical times,
(not long for them) when the fae gave the potion only, 
not recipe, to humankind.
It was. . .used in medicine and magic. . .
to rouse a languid appetite and stimulate digestion’. 
It treated ‘epilepsy, gout, drunkenness, kidney stones, colic,
 headaches’and worms.”
Humankind believed the faes spirit 
was captured within the bottle.

 Absinthe Recipe
1/2 Dropper full of Wormwood Essential Oil.* 
1/3 - 2/3 Bottle of Anise Extract (To taste)
1 tsp Mint Extract *
2-10 shots Ouzo* (To taste) - to replace missing ingredient

The fae poured their faery wine over faery  flamed sugar, 
Luckily the human doctor only came up with this recipe,
absolutely not faery sugar 
but close enough for humans to be happy.
(The fae use their faery sugar in the
 Ælfwaru - a female guardian potion.)

3 cups fine white sugar

1 tablespoon Vanilla extract (the good stuff)

1/8 teaspoon red food coloring

Glass container

Lay sugar on wax paper and sprinkle on the Vanilla; 

stir into the sugar till all mixed in.

Next sprinkle on the red food coloring
and incorporate in till sugar turns 'Faery pink'. 

Save in glass container,


The fae said that even though they speak with 
what sounds like an Elvish tongue
it is actually a language that uses hieroglyphs!!! Wow!
They explained that this form of hieroglyph is from their original source....
Where you ask.... oh that's for another time :0) 

Jasmoon was permitted to copy their alphabet
they use for human encounters, 
connections that last at least one whole year - 
(it takes some many years and that's if you were 
lucky enough to make initial contact). 
Jasmoon has been extremely blessed to have had 
contact over quite a long period of time..

However you are extremely fortunate too as 
Jasmoon has permission 
to share her alphabet sketches.
The fae are aware that You (yes you) are 
very, very, special person, 
kindness oooozes from your fingertips 
via the keypad right through 
to this page...amazing!
Hence being able to see the following sketches, 
sadly some can not - those those break the fae rules.
Please note: For those that can not see the fae symbols....naughty naughty! 
Jasmoon hears the fae stirring your IâNathron potion already!

Well enough of all that ...where were we, oh yes below is the faery alphabet,
Please remember do not give your knowledge to just anyone....
The fae gave permission to share but the symbols can only be shared with flowing, goodness :0) 

Here goes:

Faery alphabet
Here is a sketch Jasmoon created aged seven 
(a sacred number to the fae) 

Faery flower

It is via her first encounter with a fae of which appeared to grow from a flower...
As this is Jasmoon's interpretation please do not take the image in a literal sense
as to what a fae actually looks like. This is the imagery that Jasmoon witnessed
as the fae showed itself beginning to take shape. 
Hopefully one day you will may experience this encounter with the fae yourself  x


Below is a photograph of where Jasmoon first met with the fae...
At the age of seven Jasmoon used to call them 
the Gûl (gool) magic Gwaith (gwithe) people.

(could they be fairy mounds?) 
Sorry can not share exact location, faery rules.

Jasmoon butterfly then became a faery witch 
or a faery wise as the fae call her.
This is our ikkle secret...shhhhh x

I have really enjoyed your wonderful company, 
please come and visit again.
The fae wish you happiness and health, sorry they are not into wealth
that's one you have apply  ;0)


The fae said remember to empower yourself 
this is due to your beautiful kindness, giving and love.
love, peace & light
Trace
xoxo
Note: I used this translator so that I could translate the potions correctly via the fae to you