Back from Vacation!

We’ve always closed for a week in August since I’ve been around, but usually we use that time to do some sort of project around the store. That’s when we’ve painted, done major rearranging, redone the floors, etc. This was the first time in years that I actually went on vacation during that time and it was great! If you guys have a chance, I’d highly recommend camping in the coastal redwoods- the energy there is fantastic! Soothing yet very intense at the same time.

Anyway, on to actual store stuff 🙂 We’ve gotten in a bunch of new products that I’m pretty excited about! First up are the Gypsy Goddess Sacred Waters. We’ve carried Gypsy Goddess roll-ons for a long time, but never really tried any of their other products. This spring they came out with a product called Golden Goddess Wealth Water which we decided to try it and it’s fantastic! It smells great and a lot of people have said it works really well. Because of it’s popularity, we decided to try some of their other Sacred Waters products, so you should come on down and check them out. We’ve got the Kali, Shekhina, Persephone, and White Buffalo Woman varieties. We also just got in a new type of sage wand. It’s called Mediterranean Velvet Sage and it smells kind of like white sage but sweeter. It’s leaves are also smaller, curlier, and well, velvetier (if that’s really a word). We haven’t had a chance to burn any yet, so I don’t know how it compares on that end of things though. I’ll let you know when I find out!

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More new stuff and other news!

Well, right after I made a post about getting new consignment into the store, we got in a bunch more: cards, beaded amulet bags and pentacles, and some cool glass jewelry. If that weren’t enough, one of our itinerant suppliers came through town and we got some awesome new gemstone jewelry. She also brought us some bronze thor’s hammers which I love!

Buddy seems to be mellowing out finally too- the last few weeks he’s been just obnoxious. He’s been needing to be on my hands or right beside me almost all the time and super aggressive to boot. There’s nothing more irritating than having a pissy bird pecking at your hands when you’re trying to price jewelry or ring someone up. I’m not sure what was up with him, but it seems to be getting better, which makes me happy.

In other random news, I just found out that the Metaphysical Emporium is now open basically by appointment only, which kinda sucks. From the directions a lady at the store got, it sounds like it’s being run out of a house, but I could be wrong. I don’t know what’s going on there, but I hope that they can stay open- the more metaphysical stores in the twin cities the better, I say. Oh, and Fairy Godmother’s moving too. They’re gonna get a space in Calhoun square, keep both locations open for a while, then close their current space and try to find another space closer to Hennepin.

That’s it for now- people are starting to show up for coffee cauldron, so I’ve gotta go!

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It’s been a busy few weeks!

We’ve had all sorts of things going on at the store lately! We have a gorgeous new bathroom, though it was one of those projects that seemed to ten times longer than it should have :).

We had our first Goddess Night, which was an incredible time for everyone involved. I was only able to be there for a short while, but the part I was able to attend was wonderful- women sharing their strength and love, nurturing and supporting one another. I wish I had been able to stay longer!

We also found two new local artists- one is a candle and soap maker that lives just down the street, and the other is a jewelry maker that makes amazing silver earrings and pendants. I’ve actually been trying to get the jeweler’s work in the store for several years, so I’m super excited that we were finally able to connect. Here’s an sample to whet your appetite:

Check out his website if you want to see more! The candlemaker is pretty cool too; he stopped by to put some new labels on his candles and ended up staying most of the afternoon hanging out with Teisha’s kids!

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