tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44905153040680696542024-03-12T21:21:08.336-05:00The Sacred Oak News LetterWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.comBlogger282125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-71659973878039884742016-04-08T18:00:00.000-05:002016-04-08T18:00:02.759-05:00How You Can Help!
So the last 24 Hours we have been bombarded with questions! Awesome we love questions so in this post I will tackle a few of the common asked ones.
How do we order custom made items? Answer: On the website are some listing for made by the order which means we don't have them in stalk sitting on a shelf. We make this after payment has received. Now you will get an e-mail Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-29849832975121317302016-04-07T17:18:00.001-05:002016-04-07T17:18:46.025-05:00New Goals
Hi everyone, wow been a super long time since we used the blog.
I have been in a rut as in not much is going on lately.
We have Big plans for this year so keep a look out on what's to come!
We are currently holding a 25% off sale on our website, Our embroidery machine is dying and we need to upgrade very soon. Over the weekend I will be adding more goodies to the website.
We do have a Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-28468511639301554462015-09-29T13:55:00.001-05:002015-09-29T13:56:36.764-05:00Ornaments: Elder Sleeping God
I started our Yule line a few weeks ago first introduction is to:
Cthulhu Elder God Ornaments! Yep if you love Lovecraft these are defiantly a must for the tree or a gift to someone who loves the stories.
You can get yours here: https://squareup.com/market/the-sacred-oak/elder-ornament-sleeping
Or Here: https://squareup.com/market/the-sacred-oak/elder-ornament-eldritch-holidays
You Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-86078355101391746562015-09-28T16:34:00.000-05:002015-09-28T16:34:18.753-05:00Batty The Bat Is Here!
A new friend has arrived at The Sacred Oak, his name is Batty. He has brought some friends with him! Each one that finds a home helps us raise donations for Bat World Sanctuary. Winter is coming and they will need help nursing and healing our wonderful friends of the night.
Each bat is made by the order and customized to how you want it! These will make stocking stuffers or even as a class giftWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-50498244853903475012015-09-22T09:11:00.000-05:002015-09-22T09:11:31.906-05:00Stuffies: Soft Creatures!
Hi everyone,
I know I don't keep this blog very updated. I get so busy in creating new things I just forget to write about them. So today lets start with some new friends I created :)
I been working on soft little stuffies or soft creatures. Many know I have a small time embroidery machine and let me tell ya I have put it through some work and then some!
These creatures come in all shape andWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-16032565680245839582015-07-30T13:26:00.003-05:002015-07-30T13:26:52.976-05:00The Five Element Quilt
This quilt took about 70 working hours from cut to finished edging.
This quilt measures 44 1/2 inches by 44 1/2inches.
It features all the elements: Spirit, Earth, Air, Fire and Water. We also have a few 5 elemental pentagrams and Celtic Knotwork Pentagrams. this quilt is available for sale. Now there are several flaws as this was my second quilt ever! Many points don't come together,Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-32494047371247831412015-07-22T09:28:00.004-05:002015-07-22T09:28:51.397-05:00July Update
Hey guys, we didn't fall of the world yet. We have been busy with so much. We just finished vending at our local Comic Con called Geeks Games and Gadgets. It was a blast! We plan to do more vending very soon as we can get things back on track.
Some pics of the event:
More to come later on, If you would like for us to do more vending help us out by sharing our facebook page, Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-17447549705121331322015-02-25T10:39:00.002-06:002015-02-25T10:39:25.855-06:00Product Review: Mystic Eches
Recently I was involved with a trade. This review is on Mystic Echoes Tinctures. I had received 2 tinctures from this lovely shop.
First up Financial Success Tincture: My husband recently acquired a new job that he has to make phone sales, this tincture has helped. When he first started ha might have gotten 1 sale a week. Since using this tincture over 2 weeks he has gotten 6-12 sales a week. Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-6376307965757914512015-01-27T14:50:00.001-06:002015-01-27T14:50:11.529-06:00New Crochet Scarf Idea
So I have been playing with an idea, I been crocheting a scarf in my down times and as I am an idea hits me. Why not add embroidery patches to the end of the scarf. So here are a few just sitting on top of one of the ends of the scarf.
Athena Update: She is doing really well here is a little video we did:
http://youtu.be/QmjJSVPGjxI
We are Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-9956599533110674002014-12-01T17:02:00.003-06:002014-12-01T17:02:39.814-06:00Rescue Paw Ornament
This ornament is machine embroidery on felt with ribbon loop. It is simple and says only one powerful word "Rescue". Recently we have been thrown into the world of taking care of a puppy. But not just any puppy, Athena.
Athena came to us in the most heartbreaking manner one can ever imagine, a manner that also brings you blood to a boil to even here about it. We found her in our Mobil Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-61116829518286063012014-06-04T07:00:00.000-05:002014-06-04T07:00:08.154-05:00Keeping us Alive
We are on the verge of shutting down!
We need your help in keeping our shop and our lives going. If you like for us to continue to bring and make amazing things, please consider purchasing or even hiring us for a custom job! If yo can't afford it then the most wonderful thing you can do is Share, Comment, Like us on Facebook and Google+ daily! Without your interactions we will defiantly Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-63587495968705998502014-06-03T08:00:00.000-05:002014-06-03T08:00:06.436-05:00Patch Giveaway
To celebrate our milestone of 6,400 fans on face book (thank you all) we decided to host a giveaway. This begins today and ends on Saturday. Winner will be contacted by e-mail and will have 24 hours to reply. Winner will get to chose 1 iron on patch from the embroidery designs we offer. No Purchase necessary to enter (although it couldn't hurt your chances). IF winner fails to contact us Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-23316651851758073112014-01-28T07:00:00.000-06:002014-01-28T07:00:04.795-06:00Imbolc Ritual Cake Recipe
This is similar to a Lemmon Poppycake. I like to make them in my cupcake pan. This will make 12 muffins/cupcakes.
Imbolc Ritual Cake
13/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tbs. poppyseeds
1 tbs. grated lemon peel
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tbs. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
powdered sugar
This is all done in one pan, so clean up is a breeze! Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-40202070888832195862013-10-01T10:20:00.002-05:002013-10-01T10:20:31.064-05:00Winner of Poppet/Voodoo Doll Giveaway
We have a winner! If you missed our giveaway dont worry we will be doing another in a few weeks. For reference we were giving this little guy away:
Original post click here.
Our Winner is : Jan Johnson Congratulations your guy is on the way.
Thank you all who participated!
~Willow~
Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-90464969226805544152013-09-24T12:09:00.000-05:002013-09-27T23:20:26.902-05:00Giveaway: Poppet Doll/Voodoo Doll
We are giving away our hand made Poppet/Voodoo Doll! Made out of black fabric with felt applique work. Stitched with cotton embroidery floss and some on the sewing machine.
Handmade by Willow.
Giveaway Rules:
Must have a valid E-mail address, if you win we need to contact you.
We are limiting our entries to USA this time around, our next contest will be open world wide.
Winner will Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-29987340944989459222013-09-20T07:20:00.000-05:002013-11-06T07:27:51.434-06:00Blue Fairy Cosplay
So my daughter said she wanted to be a fairy for Tex. Ren Fair this year. We will be going the weekend of 1001 Dreams. I was and am okay with what she wanted. So the next step was what type of fairy. I made her do some research and told her we should come up with an original type. So for two weeks she poured over flower books, insect books, elemental books, and a few fay encyclepedias. She Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0Diboll, TX 75941, USA31.1981708 -94.748451830.9808178 -95.0711753 31.4155238 -94.4257283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-29797960934865986512013-09-17T07:05:00.001-05:002013-09-17T07:05:44.139-05:00Statues and Candles!
We are creating new Candles and Statues!
Some may have all ready seen them up in our shops.
Small Pentagram Statue
Cauldron Statue
Small Pentagram Candle
The Candle is made of our Palm wax with hand painted interwoven pentagram. Completely Customizable, available in our Etsy Shop and our Website.
The Cauldron will also be available as a candle and statue options later this month. YouWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-86910493630711088102013-09-07T08:00:00.000-05:002013-09-07T08:00:05.257-05:00Survived 2 Weeks
We have survived 2 weeks of the new school year. We were afraid that our son wouldn't have behave for his new special needs teacher. He was with a really great gal the last 2 years. She had gone on to Teach 1st grade this year, those kids are so lucky to have a wonderful person! To our surprise he has been doing so well. For those who do not know our son is Non Verbal Autism. He tries to Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com2Diboll, TX 75941, USA31.1981708 -94.748451830.9808178 -95.0711753 31.4155238 -94.4257283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-14906071544195283822013-09-06T07:51:00.000-05:002013-11-01T07:10:58.316-05:00Dark Elf Mage Costume
This is a Work in progress very pick heavy. I am creating this for my hubby, and last night he asked if I would be offering it to the public. I hadn't even thought about it, I was just going to use it as an example of my work. But after much thinking this morning I did a run down of pricing. I have kept a time journal on it, I do on everything I work on. And so far the numbers are reallyWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0Diboll, TX 75941, USA31.1981708 -94.748451830.9808178 -95.0711753 31.4155238 -94.4257283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-24303888444093872172013-08-23T08:51:00.000-05:002013-08-23T08:51:50.483-05:00Commission: Harley Quinn Inspired Costume
Over the weekend of sept 17th I went to work on a custom order. My First Comic Book pice. She wanted Harley Quinn from Batman comic series. She wanted simple but fun. So I give you our creation (caution Pic Heavy!):
She has promised to send us pics of her all dressed up! Oh we can't wait! We are still taking custom orders for October until Sept. 10 after Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0Diboll, TX 75941, USA31.1981708 -94.748451830.9808178 -95.0711753 31.4155238 -94.4257283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-27984109881488780222013-08-12T08:00:00.000-05:002013-08-12T08:00:12.912-05:00Moving Sale
We are prepping for our Move next June. We will be holding a 20% off sale now till the end of December.
This sale does not include Custom Items, Statues and Costuming. It is for in stock items.
We really need to find homes for all of these wonderful items and ritual goods. Feel free to share about this sale with all of your friends.
Many Blessings to you all
~Willow~
Link to Sale
Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-39312484663510032892013-08-07T09:24:00.000-05:002013-08-07T09:25:01.262-05:00Our Giveaway Winner!
I am pleased to announce July's Give away Winner! Congratulations Sheryl Dowding on winning the Witch/Wizard Hat.
Willow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-59133347456837439942013-07-30T07:00:00.000-05:002013-07-30T07:00:14.027-05:00FAQ Frequent Asked Questions
We will answer This months most asked questions, please feel free to ask us a question.
1) Do you do Commissions/ Custom work?
A) Yes we do, most of our orders and work is by custom. We will make almost anything the way you want it. From costuming to altar tables. Just e-mail us with your custom requests!
2)Do you do Steampunk or other Cosplay genres?
A) Yes! Willow our main seamstress loves aWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0Diboll, TX 75941, USA31.1981708 -94.748451830.9808178 -95.0711753 31.4155238 -94.4257283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-83441382483986019972013-07-29T11:05:00.001-05:002013-07-29T11:05:07.958-05:00Clay Play
Last week on Facebook we posted a sneak peek of some unpainted clay projects. Well since that day I hadnt worked much on them. I have been in a funk. Since Last Saturday I started having hard times sleeping at night. I did everything from chamomile tea to working out longer and harder. Nothing worked. I was growing irritated each day with lack of sleep.
I dont like working on projects whenWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com0Diboll, TX 75941, USA31.1981708 -94.748451830.9808178 -95.0711753 31.4155238 -94.4257283tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4490515304068069654.post-11724980083419149392013-07-22T09:00:00.000-05:002013-08-05T11:29:03.353-05:00Giveaway: Wizard/Witch Hat
This Give A Way is Now Over: Winner to be announced Later today Aug. 5, 2013
We are giving away our first Witch/Wizard hat. This is a Magic Mushroom house with toadstools around the brim. This is a black velvet floppy hat. No wire to make it a tall pointy hat.
This will last until Saturday August 3rd.
Rulles on how to enter: No purchase necessary, for everything you do your name is addedWillow Forrestallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08979137075511189648noreply@blogger.com52