• creativity,  Doll,  Motanka

    Motanka – Talisman Doll for Love, Passion, Courage, Well-being, and Prosperity.

    What is a Motanka Doll? Motanka doll is a handmade doll popular in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and Russia. She is created with natural fabrics, often beautifully ornamented materials commonly made back in the day, and materials that hold special personal meaning to the maker – in modern terms, she is recycled artistic self-expression. Created without sewing nor waste, technically by reusing, upcycling and revaluing fabrics, and generally in a smooth, delicate manner with a positive mindset only !  We could still find traces of such a tradition in all parts of the Earth, in many cultures: “Martisor” in Romania and Moldova, “Martenici” in Bulgaria, baby comforter “Träumerle” in certain regions of Germany, faceless dolls in Mexico…

  • 2023 predictions

    Happy Chinese New Year 2023.

    I like that we have many New Years to celebrate in the yearly calendar. January 1st isn’t the only time for intention and goal setting. Chinese New year is an excellent time to do so, Chinese new year is always happening on the first New Moon of the year. We also have an astrological new year at Spring Equinox, around the 21st of March. In Celtic traditions, Samhain, which is known as the all – hollow, Halloween, was marking a New Year as well. So as you see, we have plenty of opportunities during the year to set new goals, and look at the ones we have achieved, or need…

  • creativity,  Motanka Doll,  Self-development,  Tarot

    Baba Yaga the Slavic Wild Woman

    Baba Jaga is something of an outsider in the world of the mythos. Not a goddess, more a witch, she seems to have no matching counterpart in any other legends around the world.   She is of Slavic descent,  represented as a very scary old crone with a wealth of knowledge and tricks to get you motivated to take inspired action. If you fail, she will eat you! Her hut walks on a rooster’s leg – she devours living things – children mostly. She is constantly hungry and her cauldron is always steaming, the fire that heats it up is eternal. So is she. Killing her brings her back to…

  • creativity,  Motanka Doll,  Self-development,  workshops

    Baba Yaga – Talisman Doll Workshop

    Awaken inner wisdom through creative soul searching with Baba Yaga. Enjoy a beautiful guided process. No sewing required, the method is easy and very enjoyable. This workshop is so much more than just a doll-making class. It is an immersion into your own spiritual wisdom, a chance to clear the dust in those forgotten corners of your soul and tap into your potential. Baba Yaga holds the fire of wisdom, but to reach for the truth a burning desire to outgrow old patterns and stories is required. Find the courage to enter a dialog with this old witch and crate a doll that will be your lucky guide and trusted…

  • reviews,  Tarot

    Five Tarot Decks I can’t live without.

    I am excited to share with you some good news! The Tarot classes are back! That means I have the perfect excuse to buy more Tarot decks and Oracle cards and new Tarot books to share with y’all! Yup, I am a Tarot nerd – Tarotus Nerdus Maximus. I believe that in case of Tarot and Oracle Cards, more is better. The funny thing is that even if I have about a dozen decks waiting in different global shops for my trembling with excitement finger to push the button ‘buy’, I know for a fact, that unless the Earth shakes and one of those decks happened to be prolific in…