Vanessa Theodore Art

  NEW MAGPIE TREASURES CANDLES HAVE BEEN CREATED It has been a few months since I have created a new Magpie Treasures Candle , and I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to showcase the new custom VMT fragrance blend for, " Goddess Lakshmi ."

  THE MINERVA ARCHIVES The Minerva Archives is a section in the Prismatic Skies Blog that houses & archives news that was previously published on the Prismatic Skies website , and moved here for archival purposes as well as to make justifiable room in the website’s news section, What’s Going On , for more recent news and happenings over at Prismatic Skies .

  MAGPIE TREASURES CANDLE:  Lemon Scented Candle In Vintage Hobnail Milk Glass Candy Bowl w/Lid I have been making Magpie Treasures Candles since December 2020.  Magpie Treasures Candles are handmade candles that I have created in (typically) vintage, rare, hard-to-find (not always - and they're usually more expensive) glassware. The glassware are typically mugs, cups, bowls, compotes, candy bowls, and the like.  The candles are made from a soy and paraffin wax blend and the fragrances are of my own creation/custom blend fragrances. I do not remember where I got this beautiful piece from, I think I bought it at a Savers here in New Hampshire . I wasn't always the greatest at making candles , but through A LOT of trial and error over the years, I have definitely gotten waaaaaaay better and the pieces have become much more beautiful, along with the fun treasures inside the candle . This beautiful candle was made in a fresh lemon scent that was made with fragranc...

  BEST SELLER:  Krampus Greetings I haven't written an article in sometime;  I have been busy with work, getting stuff ready for the launch of my website in March, and getting sick fairly often!  I wanted to write about one of my best sellers since the Magpie Designs days before it was introduced to the Prismatic Skies website .  Krampus Greetings ! I have always had an odd fascination about this whole Krampus lore.  I'm not German, so it's not something that I grew up with.  I grew up having German friends and I don't remember whose house it was and how exactly I came across an image, but it was at a friend's house during Christmas time and I legit thought they had Satan mixed in with all this Catholic stuff and Christmas galore.  I have no problem with Satan, Satanists, and Satanism, BTW.  I'm all for it.  Whatever floats your nads. From that moment on though, about the age of maybe 10 or 11 years old, I was sold on the dude...without...