Won a Samhain giveaway on Instagram! :)

 Hi everybody! :) 

I recently entered a Samhain "The Veil Thinning" giveaway hosted by some awesome Etsy sellers with hippie/crystal/boho/magikal/Pagan (and similar) themed profiles, and I won! :D I am SO honoured and SO excited! Thank you all so much, I am so very happy :) 

  The giveaway was hosted by Susanne at Silver's Enchanted Broom Closet, (you can find her blog here http://aienagrimoire.blogspot.com/) but a bunch of other wonderful souls collaborated with her to help with the giveaway. Thank you all so very much! :) Here is a full credit link to all those who were included, with links to their Instagram profiles:

@SilversEnchantedBroomCloset
@RedPandaOasis
@Fey_Herba
@Luxurecycles
@Acorn_Oils
@RosyMango
@Crystal_Dreamz
@AWildestFlower
@Jessica.Ashley.Designs
@TheGhoulGirls_Tarot
@Wandering_Essentials
@OnyxMoonTreasures



I included screenshots from Susanne's Instagram page (@SilversEnchantedBroomCloset) above, but here is a transcription of the prizes as well as photos, and links to the seller's Esty shops! :D

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A beautiful jade necklace, a homemade botanical skull shaped soap, and an incense variety pack from @SilversEnchantedBroomCloset (Etsy shop here!)

I was sooooo excited when this package arrived! I love how she packaged everything in lovely little bags, and there was this beautiful congratulations note too! 

I could feel how much love was put into everything, it was all very magikal and absolutely made my day. I just LOVE my jade necklace! The large piece of jade is cut excellently and it's simply beautiful with the complimentary pastel colours around it. I use it as both an altar piece and a piece of jewelry to wear, I just love it.

When I first opened the package a wave of incense scent hit me. It was absolutely delightful! The incense variety pack includes lavendar, dragon's blood, patchouli, one love, and ocean breeze.  All together made for a very strong and soothing blend.

The skull shaped soap, "Warm & Cozy Skull", is handmade, and I am honoured to be the first to try it! :D It's botanical, and made with lavender and vanilla oil, as well as crushed lavendar and lemon balm! I tried it out in the bath, and it was divine. It made my skill feel and smell amazing, I love it!

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3 Peach Moonstones from @RedPandaOasis (website here!)

  Moonstones are one of my favourite type of crystals, and these particular beauties are pale peach coloured, so they remind me of something I love very much: JuJu! That draws me to them in an extra fond way. :) They're just beautiful, they're tumbled and polished, light just reflects wonderfully. A true reflection of the moon, their subtle patterns are so unique. They came in a magikal little storage bag too!

She also included a little hand drawn congratulations card with a sweet red panda on the front and kind words of congratulations on the back. It really made me smile. :)

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Chakra Balance Oil (both bath oil and body oil), Zen Zone & Pkaytime RollerBall Blends from @Fey_Herba (Etsy shop here!)

 Beyond the prizes I expected, she included everything in an adorable glittery flower box, and inside my bottles were nestled in a bed of Easter grass (is there another name for it?), half of it was brown paper and the other half was pastel iridescent. I can't think of a better colour combo, it was a great mix of organic/"home-y" for the brown and crystal reminiscent for the irridescent.

I'm glad I dug through the Easter grass, because there was a tiny bottle of salt and seeds as well as a teeny wooden heart hiding in there as well as my oils! <3 

The oils themselves smell amazing and are very soothing. My parents were eager to test them out as well, Mum is especially fond of the roller balls, and I shared a little bottle of the Chakra Balance Oil with Dad as he liked it so much. :)

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Universal Waite Tarot deck from @Luxurecycles (Etsy shop here!)

 Christina at Luxurecycles was recently out of the country, so the prize's arrival was delayed a bit. To make up for this, she included some WONDERFUL bonus goodies! What a kind gesture, she's such a sweetheart. I LOVE my bonuses, thanks so much! <3 

Here's a close-up of the two little round stones, pink quartz and sodalite!:)

And the lovely moon necklace!

  Instead of a Universal Waite Tarot deck, she sent me a Native American themed tarot deck, in tribute to the recent events at Standing Rock regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline. It's a beautiful deck, and makes me feel in tune with my Native American heritage (about 7%, mostly Cherokee). I deeply admire and respect Native American culture, and some parts of it bleed over into my own spirituality/religion/belief system.

  And then, of course, we have the selenite point. I think this may be my new favourite crystal, I'm SO attracted to it, it makes me feel happy and peaceful when I hold it. When I was unwrapping it (she carefully packed it in foam and tape), I could also feel how much I was going to love whatever was inside the opaque packaging...Look how lovely it is!

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Thank you to all those who made this giveaway possible, and an extra thank you again to the generous souls who sent me the wonderful prizes imbued with love. Once again: I am extremely happy and honoured to have won, it really meant a lot. Thanks, everybody! Sending love to you all, and blessed be!


Love,
Werandra


PS: I'm hosting my own giveaway for Yule this year, as a way to play it forward. Check it out on my Instagram! Winner will be decided on the first day of Yule 2016,  December 22nd, at 9pm EST. Hope to see you join in on the fun. :)