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One-of-a-kind vessels, repurposed altar boxes, hand-dyed cloths and beaded altar pieces, and offering bundles gathered for one spirit. Some arrive prepared for an intention; others remain open for your own work.
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For Hekate's devotees, Aphrodite's, and those who work by sigil and seal. Example renderings, each made to order.
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Hekate · Made to order
Black glass painted in silver with the triple moon and a crossroads key, bound in black cord and chain, crowned with dried herbs and a moonstone.
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Hekate · Made to order
A round violet vessel bearing her wheel between two torches, strung with black beads and garnet, hound and serpent charms, sealed in flecked black wax.
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Aphrodite · Made to order
Rose glass painted with gold shells and roses, draped in pearls, topped with a scallop and a resting dove.
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Aphrodite · Made to order
Seafoam glass under gold-leaf waves, wrapped in pink silk and pearls, crowned with rose quartz and a golden apple.
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Sigil work · Made to order
Matte black glass carrying a single gold binding sigil, sealed in black wax stamped to match and wound with fine gold chain.
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Sigil work · Made to order
A slender black vial lined in gold sigil work, gold-capped and tied in measured black knots, for intentions meant to hold.
These are concept renderings. Ask about one through the custom work page.
Wooden cigar boxes, repurposed and adorned as spirit-specific altars or portable travel altars. Each one is lined, decorated, and fitted with the tools and offerings its spirit loves, ready to open on a shelf, a dresser, or a hotel nightstand.
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Keeper of the Crossroads of Death
Lined in purple and black felt with gold accents, this box opens to a skull-shaped mirror, a small cross, and a coffin for the Bawon. His offerings travel with him: a cigar, a mini coffee cup, and a hand-beaded shot glass.
Possible ensembles: Skull mirror · Cross & coffin · Cigar · Mini coffee cup · Beaded shot glass
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Opener of the Gate
Red and black felt holds a brass key and a small cane for the old man at the crossroads, with the crossroads marked inside the lid. A pipe, sweets, and a beaded shot glass for his rum make this a box to open the way before any work.
Possible ensembles: Brass key · Cane · Pipe · Sweets · Beaded shot glass
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Warrior of Protection
Royal blue and red velvet trimmed in gold, with the Archangel standing watch inside the lid. A miniature sword and scales sit beside a white candle and a red-and-blue beaded glass, a guardian you can carry from home to home.
Possible ensembles: Archangel image · Mini sword · Scales · White candle · Beaded shot glass
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Lady of Love and Luxury
Pale pink and white satin, gold filigree, and a heart-shaped mirror so she can admire herself. Fitted with a gold heart, a tiny perfume bottle, roses, rings, and a pink-and-white beaded glass for her sweet offerings. Everything fine, everything lovely.
Possible ensembles: Heart mirror · Gold heart · Perfume · Roses & rings · Beaded shot glass
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Queen of the Crossroads and the Keys
Black velvet and silver, with the triple moon and Hekate's wheel painted inside the lid between two torches. A brass key, her black hound, a moonstone, and bundles of mugwort and garlic sit between twin candles, a crossroads you can open at every dark moon.
Possible ensembles: Strophalos lid · Brass key · Hound figure · Moonstone · Mugwort & garlic · Twin candles
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Born of the Foam
Blush and seafoam satin under gold filigree, with a scallop-shell mirror rising from the lid. Pearls spill around rose petals, a dove, rose quartz, a little jar of honey, perfume, and a golden apple, everything soft, sweet, and a little decadent.
Possible ensembles: Shell mirror · Pearls · Rose quartz · Dove · Honey · Perfume · Golden apple
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For sigil and ceremonial work
All black and gold, clean lines, no clutter. A gold binding sigil is laid into the lid above fitted places for a black candle, a gold chalice, an obsidian scrying mirror, a ritual blade, ink, and quill. Made for the practitioner who works by seal, line, and will.
Possible ensembles: Gold binding sigil · Black candle · Chalice · Obsidian mirror · Ritual blade · Ink & quill
These are example altar boxes shown as renderings. Each box is made to order; ask about one through the custom work page.
Handmade pieces to set a table for spirit, dyed, beaded, and painted in the studio.
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In the colors of the lwa
Cotton cloths tie-dyed by hand in spirit colors: purple and black for the Gede, red and black for Legba, pink and white for Freda, red and blue for Ogou, and pure white for the ancestors.
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For rum and offerings
Each glass is wrapped in seed beads or painted by hand with veve and spirit colors, so a pour of rum or water arrives dressed for the one it honors.
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For the morning pour
Small hand-painted cups and saucers for the spirits who take their coffee black, sweet, or with a splash of rum.
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Reflection and vanity
Heart, skull, and shell-rimmed mirrors for spirits who love to look at themselves, and for opening a little doorway on the altar.
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For cigar and pipe
Hand-painted dishes to rest a lit cigar or pipe while the smoke carries your words.
Example pieces shown as renderings. Ask about colors and availability through the custom work page.
Preselected bundles gathered for one spirit, each with its own hand-dyed altar cloth and the offerings that spirit is known to love.
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Begin with those who came before
A quiet, cool altar to call your people home: white and light, water, and the scents they knew.
Possible ensembles: White altar cloth · White candles · Glass for water · Agua Florida · White sage or frankincense incense · Coffee
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Lord of the cemetery
Everything the Bawon expects when you call him, bold, smoky, and spiced.
Possible ensembles: Purple & black altar cloth · Cigars · Purple & black candles · Coffee · Myrrh incense · Beaded shot glass
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Open the gate first
Start every altar at the crossroads, with the old man's pipe, sweets, and rum.
Possible ensembles: Red & black altar cloth · Pipe tobacco & cigar · Red & black candles · Wrapped candies · Agua Florida · Incense
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Love, beauty, luxury
Only the finest for Freda: sweet scent, pink candles, and something sparkling.
Possible ensembles: Pink & white altar cloth · Perfume · Pink candles · Rose incense · Agua Florida · Sweet cakes
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Warrior and protector
Strength and protection for the warrior who stands guard.
Possible ensembles: Red & blue altar cloth · Cigar · Red & blue candles · Dragon's blood incense · Agua Florida · Beaded shot glass
Example bundles shown as renderings; contents may vary with what's on hand.