Healing Signs of Spring

My fingers are still tingling from yesterday's harvesting adventure along the banks of the Columbia.
One of my favorite signs of spring are the young reddish green Nettles sprouting up, ready to heal all my winter ailments.
February, the dreariest part of winter, always gets me thinking and re-evaluating my state of wellness and health- emotionally, physically, and mentally.
Like any good Northwesterner, I go to to our forests for retreat and focus.
Winter is a great time to gather herbs like young nettles & black cottonwood buds and take long breaths and enjoy the endless expansive views.
Nettles are one of the richest sources of magnesium and iron that you can find- they contain 860 mg of magnesium per 100 grams of nettle, and they are free!
One of the basic reasons it's so important to maintain your magnesium levels is because it helps all your major organs deal with the overwhelming amount of toxins we are exposed to in the world everyday.
I happened to read one of my favorite blogs last night, Seattleite artist/stylist Ashley Helvey, and she mentioned she was reading some articles about magnesium deficiency.
Here is the link to a great blog that focuses on the benefits of maintaining your magnesium- she mentions it helps everything from insomnia to Lou Gehrig's sufferers.

I'll be adding lots of new beauties to the apothecary very soon in the spirit of spring de-toxing and wellness boosts- bulk herbal teas, new tinctures, aromatherapy sprays, and organic fragrances..check back in the coming months for new additions..
In the meantime I still need to check out Loyly spa, get a massage, get a haircut... anything to get myself out of the bottom of the winter barrel..

New Arrivals: A Portal to Spring

A peek of many,many new arrivals in vintage, jewels, textiles, wearables, home goods, 

and more---now available in the shop:

vintage El Salvador tea cup

Chevron printed cotton pillows, in yellow and dusty blue, handmade in Portland by Appetite Home

gold flecked cork card holder

oversized vintage brass pins

antique apothecary labels

charming blue cup

pair of leaf dishes

lovely lady brass bangles

thistle door knocker

round brass jewel boxes

cotton wrapped bangles

blue glass treasure dishes

carved soapstone rabbits

set of 3 sunny orange tea cups

Deep+bright coral pink flowering quince in bloom-Chaenomeles, harbinger of the first sunny days of spring,our shop spirit flower of the month

little sister spirit flowers, primroses meet you at the door

cotton indigo triangle pouches

golden paper dishes

most pieces are limited edition handmade or vintage one-of-a-kind and as usual, quite affordable.

viva l'equinox!

march on into april, brave people.

see you soon with handfuls of heartbeats and the darling buds of love.

Under the Weather//Stuck in Dreams

Hi all,
I've been shot down cold with the flu for an astonishing 4 days.
I can't even remember when I was last this sick.
Not much work has gotten done around here, I've been up to my neck in tissue and yin chiao and blankets.
I have been cruising around the skies of the friendly internets searching for fun new things for the shoppe, however.
Hopefully, some of these will make their way through the doors for spring.(hurry!)

hunting and gathering springspirations

 cyanotypes in the quick sunbeams

a year of dreaming

 enya-inspired harmonics

 rabbit- minded- forsythia -faced cross -section of a hermit shell,

with pink leather

 march of the sequins

 {{meeting of the 811 yogis, jazzercisers, + guns for hire to exchange 

springspirational birdchirps between fickle sunshadows-we adorn ourselves with unity suits, hair wraps+trench coats }}

...photographic evidence stolen from the desk of 

the cabinfever-esque [mine ]