I bought a new banner for my little shop A Wandering Soul yesterday. The name of the graphic designers is Grumpy Sheep. They are based out of Stockholm, Sweden.  I love this shop one because they have a style of art I am totally in love with and two her bio says she met the man of her dreams in World of Warcraft. I love artistic lvl 85 paladins!

I am going to be giving my shop a makeover after the new year. I need to work on my photography today. I need to find a nice place to photography my art. The walls in my house look amazing but none of the colors really pick up nice for a photo shoot of my art. 

I really want to do some art with a luna moth. I am also in love with the really detailed south western style skulls. I have wanted to do a large buddha sitting on a lotus as well. So many plans and as I sit here in my pajama pants and sweatshirt I try to get motivated!

The other day I ordered a shirt on Etsy. The lady who makes them had a HUGE amount of orders that week. The order has been slow getting to me for this reason. I inquired and she apologized profusely. I told her not to worry and she thanked me. I wrote this in response. 

I have come to the conclusion Americans need to change their perspective on consumption. 

I ordered a pair of jeans from Levis the other day. They came to me slow, charged a butt ton of shipping and they sold my address and email to a bunch of companies so now we get boat loads of junk mail. The junk mail even arrived before the jeans I ordered.

I order from you and I know I have made a ethical purchase. I know it will not be streamline like a factory and I can wait. I feel great about the purchase. I think your work is very beautiful and I am really excited to wear it and encourage my friends to order from you as well. :)

-Connie

If you are like me you have been slapped in the face finding out that all of the traditional brands have hidden chemicals in them that cause illness later in life. You know people your age who have cancer and have read about people like Steve Jobs. It is outrages how prevalent these illnesses caused by unknown agents are. 

For too long we have been in the dark about what we are eating, drinking and breathing in. I have gone from a small child drinking ectoplasm colored drinks to worrying about if my water is pure enough. 

This lead to the creation of these all natural candles. You know exactly what went into them because I spent months “reading the back of the box”. 

Nothing toxic here but they are not just a luxury. In this day in age we are in a energy crisis and things like brown outs and power outages from large unexpected storms leaves us scrambling to find that old candle in the basement. Who knows what is in that candle. The hemp wicks in mine burn bright and white. Perfect for power outages. We burned all three sizes of the clear libby jars and found the 8 oz lasts 26 hours, the 12 oz lasts 32 hours and the 21 oz lasts 75 hours!! This is very good ensuring it will be there for your when you need it. 

Not only is it practical but also beautiful. I can add a custom piece of art to the side of the candle hand cut in quality vellum. They are the perfect gift. You don’t want to give your best friend or loved one a candle with secretly hidden toxic materials. Give them something quality and practical. 

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