Boho Girl

Deerskin & Antler Ring:

This ring was made with ultra soft deerskin and a ~naturally shed~ deer antler button. It was sewn with natural fiber sinew. It is not adjustable but it will stretch a little.

Forest Sprite Pouch:

Keep your treasured finds, sacred herbs, crystals, or other talismans inside this pouch to carry the medicine with you. This pouch is made with deerskin and sewn with natural fiber. It measures 2 x 2 3/4 inches.

The artist, my deer/dear friend Lauren handmade these beautiful treasures. I cherish the ones she made for me (that is my hand in the photo above and I have a pouch as well) .  I feel their gentle deer medicine when I have them close. Lauren has been so very mindful about my connection to deer since I wrote this post and shared with her their impeccable timing of showing up on certain days in my life. So, we thought it would be appropriate to share some of their gentleness with you as many of you have written so touched about deer and how healing they are.

Edited to add:  Note from Lauren in response to a few questions and concerns…

These buttons were made from naturally shed antlers. I do not support deer farming and I will never buy any hides from any mass produced company that kills deer for their skins. I have been given many hides to work with and I honor the animal by giving thanks for its hide, and by putting it to good use as it does carry the energy of the animal not the energy of the person who skinned it. Most of the hides I use I was given by other medicine people, that were blessed in ceremony… a couple of hides I exchanged for from a local Native American woman who owns a trade post. When I run out of hides I will not be making more products unless I am given more because like you I do not want to contribute to any animal’s suffering. When I am given something that use to belong to an animal I do not feel bad using it to share the good energy from it… I feel honored to work with it and keep it’s energy flowing in my works. It would otherwise go to waste because I use 90% scrap pieces, which is why there are no large items in my shop.

{Lauren has graciously offered all of my readers a 15% discount in her shop.  Please just enter BOHO15 when checking out.  Thank you, Lauren!}

GIVEaway Rules:

• Winner receives one Deerskin & Antler Ring and Deerskin Pouch
• To enter, please leave a comment
• One comment per person, please
• Comments will close Thursday, April 12th at 10am
• Winner will be announced by evening on Thursday and will be contacted by both Lauren and me.

cedar & me gazing out the bedroom window upstairs, taken by boho boy

The winner of the Bodhichitta Botanicals massage oil medley is: Dreamer Becky!

The winner of the Texture mini skirt is: Annaelyse!

Congrats lovelies! Send me an email {denise(at)bohophoto.com} and I will be sure to get you in contact with Anna of Bodhichitta & Teresa of Texture!

My boys and I are off to British Columbia for the weekend. A bit of a spontaneous trip! It will be Cedar’s very first ferry boat ride and he will not stop talking about seeing seaplanes! Is it sad that what I am looking forward to the most is a scoop of Tiger Tail ice cream?!? I am my father’s daughter. We both love black licorice.

Blessings to you all this weekend.

xoxo

Teresa (owner of Texture Clothing) and I are so excited to offer this giveaway! The Texture Mini Comfort Skirt has been a staple in my wardrobe. It is a yummy layering piece. I wear it alone or with leggings ,over pants and a fun one, is wearing it on top of a Comfy Skirt (see this in the photo below…with my friend Marybeth also wearing a Texture Mini Skirt!).

Teresa is offering to my readers one Texture Mini Comfort Skirt!  All you need to do is leave a comment (one comment per person, please).  The winner will be chosen at random.  It will be such an awesome piece of Summer clothing and then when the weather gets a bit colder, it can be used to add a splash of color to your warmer pieces.

Teresa is also graciously offering a discount this month to my readers (offer expires August 19th).  The discount is 20% off of your purchase.  When ordering, you must enter the code BOHO.  I don’t go a day without wearing something from Texture.  Her pieces are so so comfy and stretchy and they flatter my curves.  The colors are divine and earthy and everything is made in an eco-conscious way. LOVE.

This giveaway begins now and comments will be shut off by 10pm on Wednesday, July 20th.

Thank you, Teresa…for your big, beautiful giving heart!

marybeth & me in our texture mini skirts!

Rosemarie Dress

I have a good story. Last December, in one of my blog posts, I had linked to my red dress (wearing it here and here) from Horny Toad that I bought at our local REI. A few weeks later, I received a warm and kind email from one of the staff members of Horny Toad. She had researched hits to their site and found many were coming from my blog. She then read through my blog for a while and decided to reach out to me. We exchanged a few emails and with all the love spread around, Horny Toad became one of my sponsors. Stephanie is such a cool gal and I hope to hug her in the flesh someday soon as she too lives in the Pacific Northwest.

We decided that we wanted to extend the gratitude towards my readers by doing a giveaway!  We are giving away one Rosemarie Dress (same style as my red one but with shorter sleeves for Summer!).  The winner will be able to choose which color/size they want (black, green, melon or yellow).  It would be a wonderful treat for yourself or the perfect gift for a loved one.  This fabric is sooooo silky to the touch and it lays fluidly on my curves in the perfect way (not too loose, not too snug) and my favorite feature is the empire waist.  So flattering!

Here is the description on the site:

“A dress so nice we named it twice. The seemingly simple yet downright sexy Rose Marie has the kind of versatility other dresses only dream of. It breathes and moves and follows your curves. It dresses up and dresses down and flatters for days with a graceful V-neck, doubled fabric bodice, horizontal bust pleats, and an empire seam that flows into a soft, A-line drape.”

Okay, so onto the rules:

• One comment per person, please
• Comment can be one word or many…whatever inspires you
• Comments will be closed on Thursday, June 3rd at 10pm PST
• Winner will be chosen at Random.org

Weeeeee!

stacy all wrapped up and loving on her daughter mia & stacy’s daughter isabella, taken with her iPhone

The three winners of one free Gypsy Wrap for last week’s GIVEway are:

• Crystal M
• Karen Maezen Miller
• Mama Gast

Yay! Congrats!! Julie and I will get in touch with you.

And for the rest of you…thank you for entering. Each of you are wrapped up in our gratefulness.

Have a wonderful weekend.  Will post soon about a magical day I had yesterday being drenched in flower essence.

xoxox

terri fischer

erin darcy

pixie campbell

darlene kreutzer

me, self portrait

In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Julie is offering three readers a free Gypsy Wrap. May the luck of the Irish be with you!

She is also offering a buy three get one free (chosen by Julie) to the first 10 readers who mention Boho Girl when they complete their purchase on Etsy.

{Samples of some of her wraps are on a few of my friends in the above photos. You can also see them on my boys in my previous post.  Yes, she has them for men and littles too!}

About Julie, the designer…whom I adore to the max:

photo of julie by deb schwedhelm

When I turned 40, the fog started to lift in every aspect of my life. I started paying attention to the long list of things I’d been intending to get to… eventually. On the top of that list was becoming a certified yoga teacher, taking a decade of personal practice and turning it into something I could share with others. I’ve read that all of the “little things” we do in life eventually add up into something “that makes sense.” I’ve found this to be true: merging the strength of my Marine Corps training; the customer service skills from waitressing; my knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease process from nursing college; my teaching skills from years as a nurse educator; creating a nurturing classroom from mothering four young children; and my sewing skills to keep the hair out of my face.

The last “little thing” took me by surprise as people started to ask about my batik hair wraps. They wanted one — or TEN! Yoga studios started to ask if I would sell them on consignment (and would I sell wholesale? and how could their cousin in Tennessee order some? ).

The Yoga Gypsy LLC, which was started as a traveling yoga business, incorporated wrapping people up in Gypsy Wraps. I am grateful that I found a way share two things I enjoy; yoga and sewing.

Take a look at my shop and wrap up!

terri & julie

GIVEaway Rules:

• 3 Winners receive one Gypsy Wrap of choice.
• Winners will be chosen at Random.org
• To enter, leave a comment on this post
• Comment can be one word or many or just a smiley face
• One comment per person, please
• Comments will be closed Thursday, 10pm PST
• Winners will be announced on Friday