Wolf is the teacher, that of wisdom and knowledge.  He is the teacher of new ideas and thoughts.  The moon is his power ally and his howling is a call to the ancients.  Wolf takes one mate for life and is a very strong advocate of family.  Seek out your elders and ask them to tell you about your ancestors, when you learn about your heritage and culture then you will have a better understanding about yourself.

One of Wolf’s greatest gifts is to teach the lesson of loneliness. He urges you to seek out quite places that make you feel safe and offers a special power for yourself, void of all distractions and other people. When you can master being comfortable with yourself and find comfort in solitude then you will be able to open up to the teaching of the ancients. Only when you are able to lose all of the distractions in life will you be able to connect to wolf and become the teacher yourself.

If wolf is calling to you now he is telling you to seek out your own teachers or pathfinder so that they may show you the way to new life experiences.

Fox has many attributes and is a very cunning observer.  He is very astute at the ability to dissappear into the cover of his surroundings.  Not only is he very cunning and observant he also has the integration in swiftness of thought and action.  These abilities allows him to see situations that are unfolding at the moment.  As a great invisible observer he is not distracted by things around him.  His awareness allows him to make split action decisions when the time comes.

Fox’s ability to be unseen makes him a great protector of his family unit.  With his stealthiness he is able to view all things without anyone noticing him, allowing him the freedom to make choices without considering the consequence of others.

There are times when it is important to become an unseen observer.  If Fox has snuck into your thoughts today, then he has a very important message for you.  He is is telling you it is time to ‘hide and watch’.  Fox is telling you to pay attention, it is time to observe the actions of others rather than listen to their words.  Now is not the time to be seen or heard, keep quite about your reasons of who, what and why you are observing.  You might just find that someone is watching you!

Here are some of the newest arrivals to my store.  I haven’t posted any lately so I wanted to get these out.  Some of these new pieces don’t last very long in my store, so check often for the latest bead designs.  I am currently working on several new pieces and hope to have them finished and available very soon!  Thanks for stopping by.

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Last Weekend while working out in the yard I had an unfortunate episode with a very nasty little insect referred to as a ‘Cow-killer’ wasp.  If you know what one of these are, then you probably are familiar with the intense and nasty sting they can inflect.

At the time I was walking around the backyard barefooted and apparently it was in the grass.  I must have stepped near enough to it that the grass bend down low enough for it to sting me on the ankle.  The unbelievable pain instantly shot up my leg, feeling like I had been stuck with a red hot poker.  As the seconds passed by the pain and burning got worse.  I was watering when this happened and my first reaction was to apply the cold water to my foot.  It didn’t help a bit.

It took me a few minutes to think as the pain continued to move up my leg to my hip.  I quickly picked some Plantain (growing abundantly around the yard) and hobbled into the house.  I must have been making comments and other sounds when I came in as my husbands first words where, ‘what’s wrong?’  I told him I’ve been stung.  Knowing what that meant (I’m allergic to bee and wasp stings) he immediately started the process of making a Tobacco paste, while I began to chop up the Plantain.  We applied the Tobacco and Plantain to the sting site and put a piece of strapping tape to cover it and hold it in place.

By the time we were finished with this process the pain had moved all the way up to the side of my body.  It was unbelievably intense.  Within about 10 minutes of the application the pain and burning started to subside a bit.  As a caution Bob got a Benadryl down me to counter act the sting.

Within the hour I was feeling a whole lot better.  All I can say is thank ‘Grandfather’ for Tobacco and Plantain!  And of course a couple of glasses of home made wine along with the Benadryl didn’t hurt matters either. 

I found some more pics of this wasp and also found that it is also called a velvet ant.  Seems that it comes in different colors as well….LOL, only in nature!

Hey everyone….this is a short note to say that I am really busy.  I have had great success at my on line store and my inventory is running low.  I’ve got to get some more products made so that I don’t run out of things to sell.  I want to thank all of you that have visited my store and especially those of you that have made purchases!…Thank yo so much!

A list of recently sold items:

Some resent comments from my customers.

“I love the beaded work Carla does. I will now own four of her animal earrings.”

“These earrings are just beautiful and exquisitely made. I highly recommend this shop!

“Carla’s work is very delicate and beautiful; being a lover of animals I purchased these Grey Parrot earrings.”

“Thanks Carla! I just placed my order,  they are a gift for my niece.  She is going to love them! Thanks so much!”

“I wish I could order a lot more; never disappointed with anything you make.”

“I ordered the ‘Purple Ice’ earrings to wear for a special occasion and they are prefect for my outfit.”

“Hi Carla! Your jewelry is so beautiful. Wearing it connects me to my Blackfoot bloodline and the ancestors. Wopila! Thank you for sharing your talents”

Hawk is the Messenger of the Great Spirit. He teaches you to look at your surroundings and observe everything around you. He is trying to get your attention for there is a very important life message for you.