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Mandrake Ouroboros

"(when time from time shall set us free) forgetting me,remember me. "
- e.e.cummings “in time of daffodils” - The ouroboros can be symbolic of the eternal recurrence of time or of wholeness, and the mandrake root is traditionally used in spells for transformation.

1 11/16" tall x 1" wide at top; 1/2" wide at bottom x 3/8" deep

75.00
Out of stock


Disappointments

"Disappointments should be cremated, not embalmed "
- Henry S. Haskins

9/16" tall x 5/8" diameter

32.00
Only one left in stock


Time of Roses

"in time of roses(who amaze our now and here with paradise)forgetting if,remember yes "
- From 'in time of daffodils(who know'; -- ee cummings

5/8" tall x 7/8" diameter

36.00


Sugar Skulls

"(Three Skulls on one bead) "
- Designs based on sugar and paper-mâché skulls from the Mexican "Day of the Dead".

3/4" tall x 5/8" diameter

32.00
Out of stock
Temporary Limit: 2 beads per customer


Flower Skull

"Until death, it is all life. "
- Miguel de Cervantes, Design based on sugar and paper-mâché skulls from the Mexican "Day of the Dead".

1" tall x 7/8" wide x 3/8" deep

50.00
Out of stock


Large 3-hole Butterfly

- In Korea, butterflies symbolize happiness and romantic love. Design based on antique Korean pendant.

7/8" tall x 1 1/4" wide at top; 5/8" wide at bottom x 3/16" deep

48.00
Out of stock


Snail

"Follow (for he is easily paced) this snail, Be thine own palace or the world's thy gaol. "
- John Donne 1572-1631

1 1/4" tall x 1" wide x 3/8" deep

50.00
Out of stock


Turtles with Text

"The years teach much that the days never know. "
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

13/16" diameter x 15/16" tall

45.00
Out of stock


Anchor Moon Key

- In tea leaf reading, and anchor symbolizes success in business; a moon, prosperity; and a key, an increase in trade.

3/4" triangle at top and bottom x 3/4" tall

45.00
Very limited stock


Small Key

- In tea leaf reading, the key symbolizes an increase in business.

5/8" tall x 1/2" diameter

32.00


Porte Bonheur

"Porte Bonheur", French for "Bringer of Happiness "
- In France, at the beginning of May, the custom is to buy a pot or bouquet of lilies of the valley for oneself, or as a gift for family or friends. Lily of the valley (muget de bois) is nicknamed "porte bonheur," and this gift is believed to bring good luck through the year.

1/2" wide x 7/8" tall x 7/16" deep

40.00
Out of stock


Round Cowboy Butterfly

- Another design from a vintage cowboy boot. Blackfoot Indians believed that butterflies bring dreams.

11/16" diameter x 5/8" tall

32.00


Mandrake with Butterfly

- In Japan, the butterfly can represent a soul; in tea leaf reading, it represents anticipated happiness. Blackfoot Indians believed that butterflies brought dreams. The mandrake represents transformation and change.

1" wide at top, 9/16" wide at bottom; 1 7/8" tall x 3/3" deep

75.00
Out of stock


Lucky Peony

- Large screens painted with peonies, symbols of auspicious good fortune, were displayed at traditional Korean weddings.

3/4" wide x 3/4" tall x 1/4" deep

40.00


Bleeding Heart

"Sides: 'Despise not mee: Yt joyes in thee.' "
- antique poesy ring

1" wide x 1 1/4" tall x 3/8" deep

65.00
Only one left in stock


Tall Plum Blossom

- The plum blossom represents spring, renewed vitality and good fortune.

5/8" in diameter x 1 1/4" tall

45.00
Out of stock


Square Plum Blossom

- The plum blossom represents spring, renewed vitality and good fortune.

1/2" tall x 1/2" wide x 1/2" deep

40.00


Beads & the Devil

"Beads about the neck and the devil in the heart "
- Spanish proverb

3/4" wide x 1 5/16" tall x 3/8" deep

55.00
Very limited stock


Turn But A Stone

""Turn but a stone and start a wing" "
- Francis Thompson 1859-1907

9/16" tall x 5/8" diameter

32.00
Only one left in stock


Katydid On Grass

"Even larks and katydids are supposed by some, to dream. "
- Shirley Jackson, "The Haunting of Hill House"

1-3/8" tall x 1" wide x 3/8" deep

65.00
Only one left in stock


Geometric Callalily

1-1/4" tall x 5/8" by 3/8" at top, 3/8" square at bottom

40.00
Very limited stock


Geometric Dragonfly

3/4" tall x 5/8" wide x 1/4" deep

40.00


Lucky Butterflies

"For luck "
- In China butterflies may symbolize abundant leisure and joy; in Japan, two butterflies symbolize conjugal happiness.

3/4" tall x 3/4" wide x 1/4" deep

40.00


Frog

1-1/2" tall x 11/8" by 1/4" at top, 5/8" by 1/4" at bottom

75.00
Out of stock


My Heart Opens

"Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix", French for "My heart opens at thy voice "
- Camille Saint-Saens, Opera "Samson and Delilah", Delilah's Act 2 Aria

1 1/16" wide x 1 1/16" tall x 1/2" deep

55.00