13 Days til Small Business Saturday ~ The Ethical Black Friday!

Good evening beautiful ones!

It's time for your daily sneak peek during our countdown to Small Business Saturday!  

We'll be giving you a sneak peek every day of 2 of the best gifts we are offering this holy day season~ 1 gift available only in our physical store, Milk & Honey, and 1 gift available only through our online store, www.milk-and-honey.com. 

(For all the details, please read our blog titled: Black Friday? Heck no! How's about Small Business Saturday instead?)

Our first item, available only in our physical store, is the beautiful, locally designed, goddess statue of Gaia.  She makes an impressionable gift! 

"This exquisite figurine, The Millennial Gaia, brings our new evolving consciousness of the Earth into a physical form. She is an invitation to each and every human being to enter consciously into the myth and story of the living Earth and to respond to Her as our Mother, as the larger being of which we are all part. No matter what language you speak, no matter where on Earth you come from, you can hold The Millennial Gaia in your hands and hear Her message. This lovely figure of the living Earth has Her own voice. 

And if you live with Her in your home, workplace, school, or place of worship, 

She will speak to you, too."

Our second featured item is the beautiful, pendant of Gaia, available in both sterling silver, and 14K gold, only though our jewelry section on our eCommerce website, www.milk-and-honey.com.

Made by K Robins, an independent jewelry maker, 

who shares about her inspiration for this piece: 

"I have always felt a close connection with Mother Earth,
as seen in my art and lifestyle. The Gaia piece was the second design I created.
A few years ago, I had the idea for a hands-on, in-the-studio, community art project
to create images of Mother Earth for placement in gardens, meditation spaces and gathering places.  These images would serve as gentle reminders to take care of our beautiful planet. Our Gaia Project was born, and we are networking with people who are creating, inspiring, teaching and demonstrating sustainable lifestyles."

As you enter into this Holy Day Season, please remember folks:

  ~ Register now as our Milk & Honey customer~ it's FREE and easy! Registering now ensures you earn points through our customer rewards program, FREE HONEY MONEY, from your very first purchase onward!

~ You earn FREE HONEY MONEY with every item purchased on-line at www.milk-and-honey.com!  The more you shop, the more you save with CASH OFF future purchases!

~ We are delivering Gift Certificates on-line every day through out the holy days~ even on Christmas! If you are shopping last minute, no problem!  Your happy gift recipient will never know the difference, as their Gift Certificate will arrive in their e-mail inbox on whatever day you specify, including Christmas!

~ We will offer FREE SHIPPING ON ANY SIZED ORDER placed on-line during Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday!   Use coupon code: gratitude at check out anytime between 12:00am Friday, November 25 - 11:59pm Monday, November 28, and receive FREE SHIPPING!

Whether you are local to Sebastopol, or supporting independent, small businesses by shopping on-line at www.milk-and-honey.com, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your business.   

You are beautiful!  You are awesome!  The goddess loves you!

Be well beautiful ones~

www.milk-and-honey.com

14 days til Small Business Saturday ~ The Ethical Black Friday!

Hi most awesome readers!

Today kicks off our 14 day countdown until Small Business Saturday!  We'll give you a sneak peek every day at 2 of the best gifts we are offering this holy day season~ 1 gift available only in our physical store, Milk & Honey, and 1 gift available only through our online store, www.milk-and-honey.com.  For all the details, please read our blog titled: Black Friday? Heck no! How's about Small Business Saturday instead? 

A holy day season can only be complete with our long-running BEST SELLING calendar, EVER!  We'Moon 2012 is here!  In our physical store, we have spiral bound, lay flat, and wall versions.  Like always, they are flying like hot cakes!  (Personally, I love this cover because it looks like she is slam-dunking the moon!)

"Powerful and beautiful, We'Moon 2012 weaves insightful astrological articles, grounding Holy Day writings, stunning art and writing from over 150 gifted contributors into a handbook for the year ahead. A co-creation of the global women's community, a gorgeous and useful touchstone for daily connection, We’Moon 2012 explores the transformative moment, invoking radical trust for times of deep change."

 Our 2nd featured item, is a beautiful, eco-friendly candle, and is available in our candle section only from our on-line store, www.milk-and-honey.com.

The Tibetan Prayer Wheel Eco-Friendly Candle

"Prayer Wheels are used to purify negativity & to invoke the energies of Healing, Compassion & Wisdom. This candle comes with a Prayer Wheel charm that
is an actual miniature replica & it even turns! Made with all natural essential oils
of Cedarwood, Rosemary & Cinnamon.  Each candle is made for you at the time of your order, so that the natural essential oils are potent & fresh!"

Remember folks, register now as a Milk & Honey customer.  It's FREE and easy to register!  Registering now ensures when you are ready to shop you will earn points through our customer rewards program, FREE HONEY MONEY, from the get go.  You earn FREE HONEY MONEY with every item purchased on-line, so the more you shop, the more you save with CASH OFF future purchases!  Since you are going to be gifting others, it's always nice to have a little extra cash in your pocket to gift yourself!

Also, please remember we are delivering Gift Certificates on-line every day through out the holy days~ even on Christmas!  Even if you are shopping last minute, your gift recipient will never know the difference, as their Gift Certificate will arrive in their e-mail inbox on whatever day you specify, including Christmas! 

I hope you all are having a beautiful and blessed Saturday night!

www.milk-and-honey.com

Gifts for the grieving

Hello beautiful ones~

Today I am reminded of my sister, as it would have been her 45th birthday today.  She died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2009.  My grieving process was intense, as most everyone who has lost a family member understands.

Often, we have customers who come in to Milk & Honey wanting to console and comfort a friend who has lost a family member.  We have often recommended our most popular Kuan Yin candle, as Kuan Yin embodies the universal energy of mother and unconditional love.  Burning candles is a tradition for many when a loved one passes on, as the flame represents the eternal flame of their soul.

Recently, I was very happy to find these Tear Drop sterling silver earrings that feel so appropriate to use as a gift for mom, gift for sister, or a gift for friend who is grieving.  The symbolism of the spiral is potent:  that we all return back to our center, while the shape of the tear drop honors the flow of emotions that are sure to come when a woman is letting someone go.  These earrings were designed and made in the USA by a female, independent artist and silversmith.  

Another potent symbol that represents the powerful transformation of death and rebirth is seen here, as kundalini rising, in these sterling silver and bronze earrings, and the matching sterling silver and bronze pendant.  Both are designed and made in the USA by another female, independent artist and jewelry maker.

So whether it be a love note, a phone call, a candle, or beautiful jewelry, we definitely encourage you to reach out to those that you know are hurting and show them your love.  Thoughtful gifts resonate deeply during times of transition.

Pictured are our brand new, sterling silver Teardrop Earrings, available only on our online store, www.milk-and-honey.com.

Be well beauties.  Take care of yourselves and one another~
www.milk-and-honey.com

Our brand new section: Women Loving Women

Hello beautiful people!

Today is National Coming Out Day and what better way to support our lesbian, bisexual and transwomen sisters than by creating a Women Loving Women section on our eCommerce website, www.milk-and-honey.com?

No matter what your walk in life is, we all know how validating and important it is to be seen and reflected with positivity and love.  So please, if you have a lesbian, bisexual, or transwoman friend, family member, or co-worker, especially those who may live in areas where it's hard, or even dangerous, to be free to be themselves, share our blog and our website with them so they can experience an entire section dedicated to celebrating who they are.

Our brand new Women Loving Women section has a sweet and humble start to it and we are proud to launch this new section on National Coming Out Day!  Right now we have beautiful earrings, sterling silver pendants, an amazing documentary on lesbian tantra, stimulating organic lubricants, and more!

We will be adding more Women Loving Women products with time, so please bookmark us, check back often, and recommend our blog and our website to your lesbian, bisexual and transwomen friends and family!

Pictured is a most beautiful pair of sterling silver earrings depicting two women in a loving embrace.

Be well beautiful friends~
www.milk-and-honey.com