Time for pumpkin pie

I am in the mood for pumpkin pie even though it is still in the upper 80s and lower 90s here in the desert. Sadly, I didn't plant any pumpkins this year. I had a tiny infant during planting season and was thinking about all things "mommy." I am still thinking mommy, of course, but also about the short fall season that is coming upon us in the desert. It will be a few week still before I start to wear long sleeves, eat hot soup for lunch and make pumpkin pies, but I can still be in the mood, right? Fortunately, Sandy, an Etsy Project Embrace member included my lampwork bead pumpkin necklace in her Pumpkin Glam treasury. I agree, even pumpkins can be glamorous, especially this time of year.

Sandy is the creator behind Etsy shop, Aisha123. She has some fun and fancy jewels that you should take a look at. I am eyeballing a pair of earring that I will keep a secret so nobody else buys them, however since we are on the fall/pumpkin topic, I will share another one of her shop's delights with you. It is her Boo-tastic necklace ... and it really is Boo-tastic!

And the winner is ...

Well, I do things the old fashioned way. No fancy random number generator or anything like that. I copy and paste each name from my contests into a document. Then I cut up little strips of paper with the names on them. I put them in a not-so-fancy red plastic cup, shake it up and pull one out.
The name selected for the Practical Magic giveaway is ...

She has won a soldered pendant with my original artwork, the owl witch! I will get to making it pronto! Congratulations Magaly! It was unintentionally fitting the a real witch won this contest. And it wasn't fixed at all ... I pinkie swear.


Today I mailed out my Day of the Dead ATCs for a swap. I will be making some pendants with the Frida picture that will be available in my shop soon. If you ever see my original artwork that you would like to have as a pendant, it can always be made! It take custom orders at The Tricky Fox Shop.

Protect the Girls

I never set an end date to my Practical Magic giveaway. Duh. So it will be today! I will pick the winner of the custom pendant tomorrow!

Perhaps toolisjewelry put a spark in the universe by adding my butterfly pendant on red to her treasury. We will see if my mojo is back. But at least I know it's on track to be back ...

Fellow Etsy Project Embrace member JanMarieArts included my Rainbow and Pink on Black pendant to her recent treasury. Yay! Her treasury is very meaningful and I am honored to be part it. It is titled Protect the Girls and is in honor of October being breast cancer awareness month.

JanMarieArts makes some really great beaded jewelry. Her Swarovski Crystal and Antique Copper earrings are really gorgeous! They look like pretty little Eiffel Towers. See her shop for more wonderful earrings and other beaded treasures.


Thank you JanMarieArts for adding me to your lovely treasury!

Treasury on Etsy

It has been a while since I have been featured in a treasury. Am I losing my mojo? haha! Well, Toolisjewlery added my butterfly pendant on red to this warm and wonderful treasury. I am really loving this color scheme.

I have to admit that butterfly pendant on red haunts me. It was a custom order I did for an old co-worker who never paid for it or picked it up. But, being in this treasury with such other wonderful items gives it new energy. One day, I just know it will belong to someone who will love it!

toolisjewelry is located in Israel and makes some really amazing jewelry. I aspire to make such wonderful things one day. Check out this gorgeous ring! It it pretty amazing. The pictures in the shop are really clean and gorgeous, as well. I've found a new favorite.

Practical Magic Post and Drawing

Cackle, cackle, cackle, hoo, hoo, hahahahahah ...

Sometimes, I like to dress up like a witch. Not a real witch. A fake witch. You see, dressing up like Elphaba is the best way we REAL witches know to throw off any suspicions of our craftiness.


Unfortunately, it is not like the ending of the movie Practical Magic where you can come out and everyone supports you. There are truly vicious, mean, evil witch hunters out there and we ALL know what witch hunters do to witches. The most disappointing, but eye opening, vacation memory for me was visiting Salem and The Salem Witch Museum. Salem is like witch Disneyland. Everything is for show and there are an awful lot of fake witches there. And The Salem Witch Museum reminds us, in a very cheesy way, why we witches must pretend it is all pretend and cheese it up. Nobody wants to to end up like Joan of Arc.

So here is my favorite fake "witch" memory. Me and my sister-in-law wearing our disguises for Halloween at our first annual Halloween Hullabaloo, which ended up being the only Halloween Hullabaloo.


And last night I finished a series of witch in disguise ATC cards. These will be incorporated into soldered pendants and sold in my Etsy shop.


Before I forget, follow my blog and comment that you are so I can enter you in a Practical Magic drawing. The winner will receive one of my soldered pendants with their choice of my ATC witches! Tell me in your post which witch is your favorite - the witch at the cauldron, the owl, or the Jack-o-Lantern witch.

Have fun visiting other parties and thanks for stopping by!

I love this treasury!

Diana with Crop Circle Clay has curated a beautiful treasury. When I saw it and read her words, I was deeply moved. A lot of times I feel I need to be more mindful of certain feelings and thoughts that I allow to occupy my mind for longer than they should. When a situation concerns me or a person upsets me, I think about it A LOT. I analyze it and waste way too much time on it. What I need to do is spend more time releasing those thoughts and feelings from my mind. My life is full of love and beauty. Static caused by insignificant others can float on.
Thank you, Diana for including me in this warm and mindful treasury!


Diana makes gorgeous pottery. A current favorite of mine is this mug! I put one of Diana's mugs on my birthday list. :o) Visit her shop to see more of her wonderful work.

Studio Jill Recycled Snippets of Wearable Art

East Valley Artisans member, Jill Helms, created this delightfully cute treasury she calls "Lots-O-Dots." Jill is a very talented artisan and featured my polka-dot pendant in her lovely curation. She also featured several other EVA members, including:
Cocomi
JeansBeads
MudHandChan
Thanks, Jill for making an awesome EVA filled treasury!

Jill creates earrings and artwork out of recycled aluminum can snippets. She currently has several pairs of earrings available in her Etsy shop. I have a fondness for blue, so I am really liking her Blue Energy Recycled Can Earrings. Visit her shop to see more!