Eire Pagans

I HAVE MOVED TO A NEW BLOG!

2011-06-02T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know I won't be posting on this blog anymore, I will be developing a new one (see link): http://naturalwitchlife.blogspot.com/

It will be a personal witchy journal full of Magick and other Witchy things. I also have a etsy shop too now- it has jewelry, clothes, books and so much more! So check it out!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/EireCrescent

Very very old artwork!

2010-06-09T00:52:00.000-07:00

Hey Guys,
I was going through some old high school (*gasp*) artwork and thought I might show it on here for kicks. :)
Enjoy!

This is a color pencil drawing (using prisma color pencils) of random paper and plastic plates stapled to the wall in my old art classroom.

The Goddess Eriu in watercolor paints (but acrylic lettering)

This is a sketch I started- and as you can see never finished- which originally was going to be a watercolor painting...but well I got carried away in the drawing proccess.
What I planed to do was create (in the background) more futuristic military people in a straight line formation.

The sentence at the time that kept poping in my mind was "No matter how advanced we are, there will always be war."

So I wanted to show an androgynous woman, head bent, deep in thought of ethics while men and women- to the side of her- are all looking upward, staight backed, with extreme pride on their faces.
Normally I don't do futuristic art- it's just not my style- but I really enjoyed the concept behind this piece. And of course no piece is me without some celtic design. (See the triskele on the armor :)

~Eire Crescent

Earthy Grimoire

2010-06-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

Hello all of my Pagan and Witchy friends!
I'm pretty excited to be posting this new item that I have created- It's still not done yet though! I started this project at 12:30am last night, but had dyed the leather green about a week ago.
The book has 120 thick ivory pages, and it is about 5 inches wide by 6 1/2 inches tall. I plan to be adding some sort of clasp or closure on the book, I may paint celtic knots and zoomorphic designs on the back and spine. What I definitely be doing is modifying the inside of the book adding colored pages/and organic items. (I will be posting pictures of the inside later once I finish.)

Here you go! (Oh, once this book is finished, it will be for sale too!)

I hope you guys like it- I had a blast making it!
Cheers!
~Eire Crescent

NEW Crafts!!! (Pagan jewelry and more!)

2010-05-26T13:14:00.000-07:00

Hello my fabulous Pagan and Witchy friends!
By the Goddess, I have a loaded post for you today! I've been a busy bee this last week (I think it's a mix of procrastinating on my studies and my disappointment on Swap Bot as of late) and have been crafting like crazy.

P.S. All of this stuff is FOR SALE! Price is below this picture. Email: trueharpcelt@yahoo.com if you are interested!

Alrighty, first thing, I am categorizing this for you, so you can scroll to what you want:

1. Pagan Book thong
2. Hedgewitchs' Book of shadows/ Grimoire
3. Rose Wand (made from real roses!!!)
4. Fancy Pendulum
5. Mini Herbal Spell bottles
6. Pentacle anklet
7. Moonstone Pentacle

1. PAGAN BOOK THONG:

Construction:
(This pic does it no justice...)
This bookmark is made of sterling sliver fastenings (aka clamp bead) and sterling silver wire.
Beads include multicolored pearls, silver beads, blue crystal and moonstone (it's part of the pentacle)
The long clear crystal at the bottom has a pearl at the top, that is hand painted with the Triple Moon/ Goddess Symbol.

length is: about 13 inches long

Price $7.00 (total with shipping)

2. Hedgewitchs' Book of shadows/ Grimoire:

price: $24 (total with shipping)

This book is made of real leather, hand bound, with dark paper stock ivory paper- in the pic's you can't really tell.
It's 8 inches tall by 6 inches wide, and has 80 blank pages

3. Rose Wand (made from real roses!!!)

Price:
$12.00 (total with shipping)

Construction:
The Rose Wand is made from 3 rose stems, a leather cord, gold-tone wire, and a long quartz crystal.
The rose stems are completely dry, but has still maintained it's green coloring. (Also for some reason the intwined stems are very silky feeling.)

It is a little over 13 inches long.

4. Fancy Pendulum

Price: $12 (total with shipping)

Construction:
Large chunk of quartz at one end and a smaller crystal at the other. There are pearls, clear quartz, green crystals, a metal flip bead that has a moon on one side and a sun on the other, and silver bead spacers. The fastening (aka clamp bead) as each end is made of sterling silver.

5. Mini Herbal Spell bottles

Two bottles Price: $ 5.00 (total with shipping)

Construction:

Both bottles are made of plastic, and have a melted wax seal on top of a crescent moon and star.
The herbal Protection spell bottle- consists of chamomile blossoms- promotes protection, calm; dill seeds-which promotes restful sleep and protection too.
The herbal Love spell bottle- consists of Lavender, jasmine, and white sage- all promoting love and purification. (there is also a mini clear crystal in the is one)

6. Pentacle anklet

Price: $12 (total with shipping)

Construction:
Pearls, blue crystal, silver beads, crystal, moonstone, silver fastenings/clamp bead

7. Moonstone Pentacle

Half an inch long, moonstone beads and sterling silver wire (that's why it a tad expensive)
Price: 2.00 (total with shipping)

Good for adding on a bookmark and little crafts! :D

Okay guys, that's all for this post, I hope you enjoyed it!
Goddess Bless!
~Eire Crescent

Goddess Bookmark

2010-05-18T15:12:00.000-07:00

Greetings my Witchy and Pagan friends!

Well, I've been sick unfortunately for a few weeks and it has delayed my crafting time. However, last week I made this nifty bookmark and I thought I would share it will you all! I had been reading "Evolutionary Witchcraft by T. Thorn Coyle (which is a wonderful book by the way) and found a really great sentence that I had to put on the book mark. ****If you want to know how I made it, the instructions are below the pictures.****

It says: " Holy Mother, in whom we live, move, and have our being, from you all things emerge and unto you all things return." by T. Thorn Coyle from the book Evolutionary Witchcraft.

Instructions:

1. Cut a piece of *thick* canvas cloth into a rectangle. 6 and 1/2 inches tall by 3 inches wide

2. Taking the edge of the canvas cloth pluck a single loose strand and pull down. This creates a shredded edge. Keep doing this on all the sides until desired fringe is achieved.

3. Get Elmers Glue, then with a wide paint brush apply several layers on the canvas. Basically your trying to rid of the bumps on the canvas to make it easier to write on.

4. Once the glue is completely dry and your favorite Goddess/ Pagan/ Witchy saying using a pen that is NOT ball point.

5. Once you wrote down the saying, then paint the canvas cloth using water color paint. ( Don't forget to paint the back too.) Try to not get the words very wet to avoid any running/erasing.

6. Cut a ribbon in two pieces the length of the top (I used a thin gold ribbon) and glue to the top and bottom of the bookmark.

7. Using very thick paper, cut out a small crescent moon and with silver paint or silver ink, paint the crescent and glue to the top below the ribbon.

8. If you have any dried flowers paste it to the bottom using Elmers glue then add several layers to the top of the plant.

9. That's it, your done! Lot's of steps for a bookmark huh?

Have fun!

Cheers,

~Eire Crescent

Healing Magick Herbal Blend

2010-04-13T19:01:00.000-07:00

Greetings my Pagan and Witchy friends!
Well, like I said in my last post, I've been rather crafty as of late so here is the healing and love magick blend I made for my partner on swap-bot. I melted silver wax on the cork, added a quartz crystal and made both labels for the jar.
The ingredients are Jasmine, Lavender, Rose buds and White sage! I took lots of pictures again! LOL
Enjoy!
Eire Crescent

Goddess Bracelet

2010-04-11T18:05:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
Well I have just been so crafty the last couple days (because of all the new beads I bought- Yay!) that I am going to share with you the bracelet I just created (for myself)! It is also based on the swap that I am hosting on Swap-Bot called "Sisters of the Great Goddess." Sorry, I got a little picture crazy, enjoy!
~Eire Crescent

Pagan Necklace- my choice for the element Water!

2010-01-02T09:11:00.000-08:00

Greetings Everyone!
For this entry I'm posting the picture of the Pagan Elemental Prayer Bead necklace that I made!

The necklace is made of cobalt blue glass beads, moonstone, silver, and pears, strung on thin steel string.

Faces of the Goddess Charms (Swap Bot Round #1)

2009-10-29T16:09:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
This post will be about the Faces of the Goddess charm swap- who the makers chose for their Goddess charm and a little background on each of the Goddesses. (This will be a continuously updated post so keep watching it for new pics and info!)

1. Coventina- (Submitted by Cari (CariahCreates) from swap bot)
"Coventina is a Celtic river goddess known for healing. She is also associated with renewal, abundance, new beginnings, life cycles, inspiration, childbirth, wishes and prophecy. There are shrines to her at Carrawburgh, along Hadrian's Wall. In worship to her, coins and other objects were tossed into the wells as offerings for sympathetic magic. These wells represent the earth womb, where the Celts felt her power could be most strongly felt. Her symbols are the cauldron, cup, water, coins, broaches and wells. The moon that corresponds to her is the Reed Moon and her aspect is divination. A lot of the information on her has been lost, even so it known that she was looked upon as the queen of the river Goddesses. From Scotland comes her association with the underworld, where she was the Goddess of featherless flying creatures which could pass to the Otherworld. Being a river goddess, she is connected the ebb and flow of time. There is also an assoication of her to "The Lady of the Lake" from the story of King Arthur."

"I chose Coventina as I was looking for a Celtic water goddess. Although my ancestry is mixed, my heritage is predominantly Irish. I’m a Pisces and ironically my greatest fear is of drowning so I decided that looking into the power of Coventina and adopting her as my symbol could protect me from this fear. I also found her history and the archaeological evidence uncovered in one of her shrines fascinating, particularly as it appears that the modern concept of the wishing well (throwing in a penny) originated with her. The charm I’m including signifies an ancient coin, similar to one which her worshippers would have thrown into her well in order to bring good luck and prosperity." ~ Cari

2. Danu- (created by (me!) Brittany (broche) from swap bot)
"Danu is also known as Danann, the Irish Dana, the Greek Dione, the Welsh Donn, and Anu. She is also called Mother of Gods, Great Mother, and Moon Goddess. Her name means teacher and wisdom. It is also said that Danu is the power that is the land, never to be overcome by mortals. Her power is in the imagination of those who see magick in the twilight mist between the worlds. Her powerful presence can aide you in achieving anything you desire, especially motherhood, fertility, healing of children, and magick, and anything creative.Mother of the gods, she was patron Goddess of the Tuatha De Danann, the 4th wave of colonies that arrived in Ireland, prior to the Sons of Mil, centuries before Christianity. The Tuatha De Danann (the people of the goddess Danu) became the gods and goddesses of the Sons of Mil, after they were driven "underground." The Tuatha De Danann became known as the faery, and were said to inhabit the Sidhe. The Sidhe (shee) is a magickal place beneath the large mounds in Ireland. Danu is not only the Faery Queen, She is also goddess of Water."

Goddess Blessing and Affirmation - Swap Bot

2009-10-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
As indicated by the title, I shall be writing about my new Swap Bot craft that I will be hosting soon! This is a necklace that reminds us- as children of the Goddess- our sacred oath. It's an affirmation and a blessing piece.

The necklace making steps:
1. Buy a 'slider." A slider is basically a thick metal tube which may or may not have a small loop attached beneath it. (In the pic the loop is a the top because the slider is upside down.)

2. Get a small stone/ crystal/ metal charm (I prefer the way stone looks though with this piece)
and attach it (via thin metal thread) to the slider loop.

3. Next the extra special part. Get a colored piece of paper (preferably hand dyed- no crappy construction paper) and write your own sacred blessing and affirmation to/about the Goddess.

The one I created says:

Bless those who wake by the Goddesses rays,

Bless those who thrive in Her Light,

Bless those who walk Her Path each day,

Even in the Night.

This day is sacred, as is all days that come forward,

Ever changing, growing, loving,

May I always be honest and caring

On my path today.

May my actions harm none.

May my word be only truth.

For My thoughts change the world,

Even in Youth.

The Goddess walks beside and in me,

And on this path today and always,

Guides me.

4. After you create the affirmation, write it on the colored paper, and decorate the back (I chose to do a very simple design with silver ink. I outlined the edge in silver ink, on both ends of the paper are silver crescent moons and in the center is a pentacle. )

5. Next get a chord (I used a dark leather one) and slide it through the

"slider" piece *then* with your paper affirmation, roll it tightly and slide it through the tube.

6. Now all you have to do is enjoy it because your DONE!!!

Thanks for viewing! (if you have any questions or comments email me at trueharpcelt@yahoo.com)

Eire Crescent

Charm Bracelet

2009-10-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

Greetings Everyone!

Sorry it's been forever since I've added something to this Blog! College life is really destroying my creative streak! I did manage to create a few things however!

As I type this, I am the current Host on swap- bot.com, of the Swap "Faces of the Goddess." (The partners have been selected so it it too late to join it!) For this swap we each create a charm with the face of the Goddess of our choosing. So, I wanted to post what I created for my swap partner. See left pic below:

The Goddess I chose was of Danu!

I did (finally) get to create a completed charm bracelet with faces of the Goddess on them, and here is how it turned out:

Thanks for viewing!

~ Eire Crescent

New Crafts- Swap Bot

2009-09-17T13:56:00.000-07:00

Greetings my fellow Pagans and Witches!
I have some very exciting news (I think it is exciting anyway) I will be hosting 2 new Swaps on Swap Bot (www.swap-bot.com) coming up very very soon. With Samhain just around the corner, I feel the magick in the air and the need to create very witchy stuff ever more present.

Here are the swap plans:
1. Create a pagan/witch charm bracelet. This bracelet will have LOADS of goodies on it. Some examples are spirals, pictures of the Goddess, a cauldron, sparkly beads, you name it! Some pics that inspired this idea are:
(all 3 pics below are from etsy)

2. The Witchy Kit- this will be a wooden box loaded with everything a pagan/ witch might need. It can have a grimoire, nifty botttles, candles, altar cloth, lunar calendar, divination stuff- eg. runes, pendulum, tarot bag; wand; chalice, herbs, literally EVERYTHING lol!

Images that inspired me were:

(celestial box from either flickr or etsy I can't remember which)

The picture to the left was created by Bathory from: http://witch-crafting.blogspot.com/

If you are interested in joining in these swaps you must first join swap-bot.com! If you would rather not swap, but wish to buy the items that will be made (I will upload the pic's when I have created a sample product; email me at:

trueharpcelt@yahoo.com

also, here is my swap bot profile page:

http://www.swap-bot.com/user:broche

That's all for today!

~Eire Crescent

Welcome!

2009-09-12T10:04:00.000-07:00

Blessed Greetings Everyone!

I just wanted to pop a quick post out there and let everyone know this blog is currently under construction. With college homework looming, it may take me awhile to post all the things that I wish to, so please be patient. : )

Another notable mention today is that Celebrating Earth Spirituality Festival is being held in Pennsylvania and they need our pagan support! So keep them in your hearts and pray to the Goddess all goes well today! I read that there will be pagan protestors unfortunately. You can view this article at:

http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/241820

I also read this on http://www.gatewayprayer.com/religion/ which is a Christian website, and had a post against this festival, and well, it really irked me. It shows that ignorance about the pagan community is alive and well, and some really don't care to be informed.

Until Next Time!

~Eire Crescent