Update on Giveaway

I would like to thank all that have entered so far…but I’m seeing some problems…if you would like to make sure your entries count…please read and follow the rules..there are mandatory entries. Since the winners will be selected by an on line generator it wouldn’t be fair if somene who hasn’t followed the rules is a winner. The more entries the more likely you  are to win.  Thanks for your co-operation!

4/2 11:43 the giveaway is about to end…at 11:58…winners will be announced on 4/3…Good Luck and thanks for entering!

4/3 12:04 am…the giveaway is officialy over…look for the winners to be posted later today!

4/3 The winners of the giveaway are:

First prize: Ingrid

Second prize: Liza

I will email you both…Congratulations ladies!

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Mexican Folk Art Giveaway

This is a free to enter giveaway sponsored by FlowerOfTheDead Mexican Folk Art and NymphsNecessity’s Etsy stores…There will be two winners…details on prizes and how to enter on the blog.

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Mexican Folk Art GiveAway

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This Give Away is sponsored by “Flower of The Dead” and “NymphsNececcitys” Etsy Stores Click on The Photo To go to Flower Of The Deads Shop.  How to enter specifics are below.

Please Read All Rules…Including Step 1 that is mandatory…Thank You!

*Please leave a separate comment for each entry!*

Inspired by his Mother and Grandmother, Seth (Of Flower of The Dead) began creating Dia De Los Muertos themed artwork because it remains an art for the people and has not lost it’s Mexican Folk Influence.

Prior to turning his artistic creations exclusively to Mexican Style Folk Art, Seth was an Icon painter. Seth is drawn to the sacred nature of artwork That honors the dead. Living in a predominately Mexican American town in California, keeps the Mexican culture fresh and alive and provides a colorful, authentic palette for Seth’s creative genius.

Come by his store (by clicking on the picture at the top of the blog) and see for yourself..you will find a wide variety of eclectic and unique items including all things Day of the Dead. Prints, block prints, figurines, original paintings on wood, painted wallets, skull rosaries, and whatever else pops into his head.

Lisa (of NymphsNecessitys) is inspired by nature, the nature spirit in all of us and a love for vintage items and offers a wide variety of hand made, organic and eco friendly aromatic products ranging from lotion, lip balm, body butter, soaps, scrubs and other “Scentual” treats for the mind body and spirit, as well as Vintage treasures.

The First Place Prize is for the choice between a flask, print, wood block print, or coaster set. From The “Flower of The Dead” Etsy Store. The Second Place prize is for one bottle of Viva El Verde Fizzing Bath Salts from NymphsNecessitys. You can get to my shop and see your prize by hovering over my avatar (the eye on the right sidebar of this blog) and clicking on my etsy link.

*Please leave a separate comment for each entry!*

*Leave your e-mail address so I can contact you if you win!*

Follow All Directions 1 and 2 on “mandatory entry”..leave a seperate comment for each mandatory entry and each optional entry

Mandatory Entry: (1) Subscribe to NymphsNecessitys blog by clicking the “subscribe by email link on the right sidebar of this blog (this costs nothing). (2) Visit Flowerofthedead on Etsy (by clicking on the photo at the top of this blog post) and leave a comment on nymphsnecessitys blog telling us what your favorite item is in his shop. (2 entries) It seemed only fair to change this from one entry to two..as it requires 2 actions..if you have done or do both you will have 2 entries.

Extra Entry (Optional): tweet about this giveaway.(1 entry)

Extra Entry (Optional): Blog about this giveaway & leave the link in the comment section of this blog (1 entry)

The winners will be picked at random by a generator…the more entries you make…the better your chances of winning….Have fun and good luck!

This giveaway ends April 2, 2011

OPEN TO ALL!

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Give Away

I’m working out the details to conduct a give away here on my blog..There will be two winners…one will win something from one of my favorite Etsy Shops, the other will win an item from my shop..if you like Mexican Folk Art And Herbal Bath and Beauty products this give away is for you…it’s coming in the next day or two…get ready!

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Been working on easter and spring themed soaps for my etsy shop, but things haven’t come out the way I want them to (so far) but I will continue working and see what happens..then move on to the next thing…Body butter! and lip gloss..here’s a pic from last year at easter time.

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

Honoring My Heritage Today…Some Information about the O’Shea Clan and it’s totem…the black swan

The name means ‘descendant of Seghdha.’ The personal name ‘Seghdha’ seems to mean ‘dauntless’ or ‘steadfast,’ and it has also been suggested that the name comes from the same Old Irish root as the word for ‘hawk,’ yeilding the connotation ‘hawk-like.’ The name O’Shea (and its variants) is still found in high concentrations in Kerry today, with considerable numbers in counties Cork, Tipperary and Waterford.

Although one of the first Gaelic Irish families to have a coat of arms granted by an English King of Arms (granted to Odoneus O’Shee by Clarencieux in 1381), the Uí Séaghdha appear to have had as their clan totem the black swan (eala dubh), which was preserved as the heraldic crest in the overall achievement of arms (i.e., the portion of the arms appearing on top of the helm, above the shield – not on it). The totem is invoked in the battle cry of the Uí Séaghdha: Eala dubh Uíbh Rathach abú! (The Black Swan of Iveragh Forever!) This is sometimes shortened to simply, Eala dubh abú!

In the Celtic mind, swans and geese were observed in the context of movement. Specifically, the keenly observant Celts noted their transitory nature and the swan’s pattern of migration. Consequently, the sign of the swan urged Celtic intuition to consider changes of mood (water) and heart (love).

Swan meaning is also linked to Celtic deities with solar associations, like Belanus and Lugh. As solar animals, the swan represents the rising glory of a new day as well as the farewell of an old day with the setting sun. Fittingly, the Celtic goddess Bridgid is also associated with the swan as her grace is expressed with equal elegance in the form of writing (poetry) and song.

Celtic myth also indicates when inhabitants of the Otherworld required passage to the physical land of life you and I experience every day, they would take the shape of the swan. Furthermore lore states they would travel out of the Otherworld in pairs, thus reinforcing the theme of union, bonds and partnership.

In Celtic art, gold and silver chains are often depicted around the swan’s neck. I’ve read where this is symbolic of supernatural appearance of divine energy or the descent of gods to earth. I like to think the chains are symbolic of a harmony between cosmic forces; gold representing the sun, and silver symbolic of the moon. Perhaps the Celts recognized the essence of gods within the guise of the swan, and honored that power in the bird.

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March Flower..Plant…Herb Of The Month

Since it’s March and nearly Saint Patricks Day…this month is dedicated to none other than the four leaf clover.

Real, genuine four-leaf clovers come from the White Clover plant, trifolium repens, considered to be the Original Shamrock. You may find others selling leaves as four-leaf clovers that are not genuine. These are actually Pepperwort or Water Clover (Marsilea Quadrifolia and Marsilea Polycarpa) or Oxalis (Oxalis deppei or Oxalis tetraphylla) plants that produce all four leaves. Another way of identifying a real four-leaf clover is that the fourth leaf is usually smaller than the other three leaves.
In Irish tradition the Shamrock or 3-leaf Clover represents the Holy Trinity: one leaf for the Father, one for the Son and one for the Holy Spirit. When a Shamrock is found with the fourth leaf, it represents God’s Grace.

legend, Eve carried a four leaf clover from the Garden of Eden.

“The clovers also occupied a position in the cultural life of early peoples. White clover (T. repens L.) in particular was held in high esteem by the early Celts of Wales as a charm against evil spirits.” Clover Science and Technology”. N.L. Taylor, 1985.

Druids held the 4 leaf clover in high esteem and considered them a sign of luck. In 1620, Sir John Melton wrote: “If a man walking in the fields find any four-leaved grass, he shall in a small while after find some good thing.

The mystique of the four leaf clover continues today, since finding a real four leaf clover is still a rare occurrence and omen of good luck.

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Coconut Milk Bath Salts New To My Etsy Shop

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