My uncle Charlie brought me some deer fat to soap when I saw him for Thanksgiving. Wahoo! I've been wanting to try my hand at rendering fat! Okay...so if my family is reading this...they're saying, "there is no way she's touching that. She won't even

National Geographic has created a name for themselves with their earth-shattering photographs, therefore, there is no wonder that they were able to make

Deer Crossing #pascalcampion We went skipping stones by the river earlier...and we saw a group of deer on the other side . Just wanted to capture that

Druidess Pendant, consisting of a deer antler sickle and a branch of mistletoe, is a hand carved jewelry piece. The mistletoe part is sterling silver and the sickle part is gold plated brass. Mistletoe is a plant that grows on various trees, particularly the apple tree, it is held in great veneration when found on oak trees. Mistletoe means "All Heal". The Druids believed mistletoe to be an indicator of great sacredness, possessed healing powers and bestowed fertility. During the winter solstice, the Chief Druid would cut the sacred mistletoe from the Oak with a sickle and divide the branches and distributed them to the people, who hung them over doorways as protection against thunder, lightning and other evils. Although not a lot of information about them has survived, the Druids were the men and women sages, magicians and wise priests of the Celts. Caesar wrote, about the Druids, that they "know much about the stars and celestial motions, and about the size of the earth and universe, and about the essential nature of things, and about the powers and authority of the immortal gods; and these things they teach to their pupils." I offer another version of this pendant, entirely in silver, you can see it under necklaces section on my shop. You can order with or without silver chain, please let me know your choice of length: 15.7" (40 cm), 19.6" ( 50 cm) or 23.6" (60 cm) If the chain length is not specified as a note with the order or with a message after the order, the default length which will be sent is the medium one [19.6"( 50 cm)]. {If you need extra chain, for your other pendants, I can open a listing for you. Please message me.} Mistletoe was sacred according to Norse mythology too. According to the story, Baldur, son of Frigg, the Goddess of Love and Beauty had a dream in which he dies. Frigg went to all the elements, air, fire, water and earth as well as all the animals and plants on earth and asked them to spare her son. But Loki, God of Evil, found one plant that Frigga had overlooked - Mistletoe. Mistletoe grows neither on the ground nor under the ground - rather, it’s an aerial plant that has no roots of its own and attaches itself to the tree it grows on. Loki made a poisoned arrow tip with the Mistletoe and tricked Baldur's blind brother, Hoder, into shooting the arrow and killing Baldur. The whole world was plunged into mourning. The white berries of the mistletoe represent Frigg’s tears. When Baldur is resurrected, the plant comes to represent everlasting life, and it is a symbol of love, {to kiss beneath the mistletoe}. Jewelry Care and Points to Consider -Remove your jewelry while swimming, salty water or the chemicals on a pool would damage them. -Remove your rings while you are washing dishes or cleaning something using cleansers other than soap. -Keep your jewelry in a zip bag, (preferably wrapped in a cloth or a paper napkin within a zip bag) while you are not wearing them. To place a jewelry in open air or in a drawer without covering it will accelerate the darkening. -Silver and brass do gain patina with time. Sweat, creams etc. accelerate it. The lasting of the polish on the jewelry piece depends on your skin type and whether or not you pay attention to aforementioned tips. With time your jewelry will gain a nice patina, but paying attention to these tips will slow the process and make the patina nicer. -Some of my jewelry contain pointy parts, not all jewelry are for daily wear, some of them are fine art pieces. Please be careful when wearing this kind of jewelry while taking care of children or pets.