Magick 4 Terri

Finally, thank you.

2012-01-16T16:34:50Z

And here, on January 16th, 2012, is where our fellowship comes to an end -- seems like we've heard that somewhere before. Ah well! What we mean to say is: here is where Magick 4 Terri ends for good. The auctions have been won, paid for, re-offered, accepted, paid for, shipped, re-shipped, and contacted. Our artists, writers, and miscellany creatives assure us that everything is being shipped or arranged, and if you bought something, you should be getting it very soon if you haven't already. If you don't, hit us up at magick4terri@gmail.com and we'll put it to rights - don't worry, nobody is going home without their pretty. Even if we do have to beat someone about the kneecaps. We'll be monitoring the mailbox for the next couple of months, so we're still here for you if we're needed.

But for our last official HQ post, here is where we thank you.

Poets, painters, potters, thank you.

Writers, wordsmiths, weavers, thank you.

Craftsmen, cooks, copy-editors, thank you.

Sculptors, singers, seamstresses, thank you.

Jewelers, jam canners, jazz players, thank you.

Knitters, bakers, candle-makers; harpists, agents, and teachers, thank you.

Buyers, sellers, watchers, sharers, likers, tweeters, friends, and carers, we thank you.

Ellen Kushner, David Shane Odom, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Deborah Brannon: thank you, thank you, thank you.

You raided your barns, your attics, your desks, your bookshelves; you opened your tiny fairy doors and convinced them to give their charms and their spells to one of their most favorite godmothers. You made masks, mixed perfumes, baked cookies, knitted scarves and hats and tea cozies, signed books, painted pictures, wrote poems, arranged music, cut collages, and parted with treasures too precious to imagine. Oh, and the Lord Dunsany volume of poems? The one signed by the Lord for Christmas? It was purchased by a Dunsany descendant for her sister, and was sent home to Ireland by ghost-mail express.

We will always remember the time - a chilly grey Portland December - when our home and life were suddenly taken over by fairies and goblins, cuddly monsters and riotous mayhem, sweetly-singing sirens and hypnotic perfumes, flashing knitting needles, clacking looms, snipping scissors, flying paint, warming ovens, scribbling pens, and books, books, books. We will never forget your month of magic, and neither will Terri, Tilly, and all of the Windling wildlings.

Now here is something for you.

We will never forget your rising.
Liz & Mia, M4THQ

Unclaimed Winnings Offered!

2012-01-02T20:38:55Z

Happy New Year!

Since the auction ended we have successfully facilitated communication between almost all of our donors and auction winners, and all paid winners have had their information sent on to their donors. Everyone should have received or will be receiving their items (holiday and international mailing times are a factor, of course).

A very blessedly tiny fraction of items have gone unclaimed, with no payment and no communication from the winning bidder. We have made every attempt to track each of these people down, using any information they provided to us, reaching out to them on LJ private message, Google+, Facebook messaging, LJ comments, Googling them for their own blogs and leaving comments, and asking friends of friends to carry messages.

As we have had NO responses or contact on the following auctions, we have contacted the runner-up bidders to offer them the chance at the item. These are the ONLY auctions that this applies to. If you were bidding on any of these auctions you may recieve a second chance offer, please check the bidding queue. NOTE: We are NOT looking for NEW bids.

Omnium Records Pagan Holiday CD set
Susie Yorke print, "Tree Spirit"
Beautiful Calendar from Thomas Hine
Rare Jennifer Stevenson Chapbook, "Solstice"
Chimera Fancies Official Bordertown Pendant, "Mad River Nightlife"
Be a Melissa Marr Character
Cliff Seruntine's An Ogham Wood
Blood Drop Fineries Perfume Oils
Kayak Lesson and Excursion

Thanks again for helping to make the magick!

LAST CALL FOR UNPAID/UNCLAIMED BIDS

2011-12-29T23:47:14Z

Hi, folks! Just a short message to let you know that every unpaid or unclaimed auction high bidder has now been contacted through whatever means we were given.

If you have paid already or have made payment arrangements with us, your high bid has been recorded and processed. Your contact information is forwarded to your donor(s) immediately upon payment and they will be in direct contact with you regarding shipping methods and times. Please note that many of these people are terribly busy and there may be a short delay in contacting you or shipping your item. If you have not heard from your donor or received your item in a reasonable time allowing for holiday post and international shipping as applicable - AND YOU HAVE PAID - please contact us at magick4terri@gmail.com and we will immediately investigate for you.

For those of you who still have not paid or made payment arrangements (i.e. e-mailed us with a firm payment date), you must pay for your item or contact us to make arrangements immediately. It is now two weeks post-auction end and we must begin wrapping this fundraiser for everyone involved. If we do not hear back from those of you who have not paid OR made arrangements with us, we will offer the items to the runner-up bidders beginning on January 2nd, 2012. This is a firm date and no exceptions will be made.

To repeat: If you have not paid OR contacted us with other arrangements, we will offer these items to the runner-up bidders on January 2nd, 2012.

We thank all of you so much for your prompt payments, clear communication, good wishes, and generous spirits during this amazing event for Terri and her family. You have made a true and lasting difference in the lives of many, many people, and again, we thank you.

Wishing you the very best of the New Year,
Magick4Terri HQ

We're back...

2011-12-28T01:06:22Z

We hope that you had a lovely holiday!

We have returned to tracking down the bidders who have not paid and any unpaid/uncommunicated about items will be officially offered to the next bidder on January 2nd! We would say January 1st but we don't expect many people to be watching their email or checking the Internets after all that bubbly!

Also, a request:

Please do not open PayPal disputes at this early juncture if you haven't yet received your items. We only finished processing payments and notifying donors that it was OK to send out items on the 20th (a few on the 21st). With holiday mailing and the fact that many items are going between countries, it's highly likely that even things shipped priority are going to take more than 4 or 5 days to arrive. We did ask that donors email winners when they shipped the items, but we know that people are forgetful and not everyone did that. We also know that some donors were having family holidays. If you are concerned please email us and we'll check with the donor in question for you. We expect that you shouldn't actually be concerned for at least another week.

Much love to all and oh my goodness it's very nearly 2012!!!

M4THQ

Magick4Terri Is On Christmas Vacation!!

2011-12-23T01:29:13Z

Hello Darlings!

Magick4Terri HQ has a house to clean, houseguests coming tomorrow for Christmas, gifts to wrap, a Festivus pole to erect, and -- TMI alert -- an old botched root canal that has been flaring up since Thanksgiving (second round of penicillin and vicodin commencing now)!

In the interest of preserving our sanity, we are taking a few days off to have our holiday.

We will be checking the email and responding to anything you need, but further tracking of errant bidders will be discontinued until the morning of Monday, December 26th.

Thank you for your patience, your understanding, and all your magic.

Much love and the happiest of every possible holiday to all of you from

M4THQ

State of the Books at Magick 4 Terri

2011-12-22T03:43:48Z

Evening, ya'll! The books are now current at Magick 4 Terri. We have contacted every single donor for those of you who have paid for your winnings. We have contacted a few of you that have paid to ask for your shipping information as you did not include it on your PayPal message. If we have contacted your donor, they will be in touch to let you know about the shipping and/or other arrangements for your auction win.

VERY IMPORTANT: We still have 70 auction listings that have not been claimed or paid for. Please, please, please either e-mail us at magick4terri@gmail.com or pay ASAP. If you need to back out of your high bid, that's fine - please let us know. We can also make late pay arrangements for special circumstances if needed. We will make one last effort tomorrow to get in contact with the winners of these unclaimed auctions, and then we must begin offering these items to the runner-up bidders. If you want the item you won the bid on, please get in touch immediately.

Thank you all for everything. Thank you for speedy payments, clear communication, patience, good wishes, and good will! We wish you the very happiest of winter holidays. Have more pie!

UPDATE FROM HQ

2011-12-20T17:33:43Z

We're in the midst of contacting donors for all of you that have PAID. We've asked your donors to contact you directly when your item has shipped, if applicable, or to make further arrangements for those auctions that needed it.

VERY IMPORTANT: We currently have close to 100 auction listings that are not paid for AND the winners have not contacted us. IF YOU HAVE NOT CLAIMED YOUR AUCTION BY EITHER PAYING OR MAKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH US, YOU MUST DO SO IMMEDIATELY. This is the fifth day post auction closure and we need verification from our winners that they intend to pay - please pay immediately for your winnings OR at least contact us at magick4terri@gmail.com to make other arrangements.

IF YOU DO NOT PAY OR COMMUNICATE WITH US, YOUR WINNING BID WILL BE DISCARDED AND THE ITEM OFFERED TO THE RUNNER-UP. PLEASE MAKE CONTACT WITH US IMMEDIATELY.

ALSO: WHEN YOU PAY, YOU MUST PROVIDE YOUR REAL NAME, SHIPPING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, AND E-MAIL (AS APPLICABLE) SO YOUR DONOR CAN SHIP YOUR ITEM OR GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU. IF YOU CANNOT PROVIDE THIS ON THE PAYPAL PAGE ITSELF, PLEASE EMAIL IT TO US AT MAGICK4TERRI@GMAIL.COM.

We appreciate the prompt, clear communication and payments that so many of you have made! The faster you pay and/or communicate with us, the faster we can release your information to the donor for shipping and/or further arrangements. Thank ya'll so much for everything, and we're still here to answer any questions or concerns at magick4terri@gmail.com. We'll update again as the donor contact process continues! Stay warm and enjoy your winter holidays! HAVE PIE!

NEWS FROM HQ

2011-12-19T01:14:00Z

Hi, folks. The books are now current as of TODAY (12/18/2011). We will begin contacting sellers early tomorrow morning to begin passing on shipping information and other necessary contacts.

VERY IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE AN AUCTION WINNER AND HAVE NOT PAID OR CONTACTED US AS OF YET, PLEASE DO SO AT THE SOONEST OPPORTUNITY. IF WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT OR SOME TYPE OF COMMUNICATION (MAGICK4TERRI@GMAIL.COM) BY TUESDAY, 12/20/2011, WE WILL BEGIN OFFERING ITEMS TO THE RUNNER-UP BIDDERS. PLEASE COMMUNICATE OR PAY ASAP.

SELLERS: PLEASE BE SURE WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION ON FILE.

PAYMENTS: PLEASE BE SURE YOU EITHER INCLUDE YOUR SHIPPING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, E-MAIL ADDRESS (AS APPLICABLE) IN THE PAYPAL MESSAGE AREA OR IN A SEPARATE E-MAIL (MAGICK4TERRI@GMAIL.COM).

Everything is going very smoothly and we appreciate the diligence and care you've taken with your payments, communications, and other related issues. We apologize that payment processing and seller/bidder communications is taking so long, but we're two people dealing with over 600 individuals. The queue gets a little slow sometimes - please bear with us. If you haven't heard from us and think you should have, please flag us down by resending your e-mail (magick4terri@gmail.com) or posting on the M4T Facebook. Thank you so much for everything!

HQ

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM HQ!

2011-12-16T01:01:28Z

The Magick 4 Terri fundraising auction is now over! All auctions are now closed!

Please read the following instructions carefully!

CHECK the auctions you are bidding on!

HQ has stamped every auction listing with a validation stamp announcing the winning bidder. The winning bidders fulfilled the requirements of a) highest bid b) bidding before cut-off c) providing contact information. Please check the listings you bid on to see if you are a winner.

CLICK on the link in the HQ stamp that will bring you to this post for payment!

PAY using the big pay button below! The button will take you to PayPal, which is how we will accept payments. Or pay straight from your own PayPal to magick4terri@gmail.com.

PROVIDE the following information when you enter the PayPal payment form (you will see a link on the form to add a message): Your real NAME, your SHIPPING ADDRESS, your E-MAIL ADDRESS, a PHONE NUMBER, and which AUCTION you are paying for - please be specific! If you have won the auction for, say, the signed George R. R. Martin novel "Tuf Voyaging" please state that in your note! Please do not say "GRRM book." NOTE: THE LINK ON THE PAYPAL FORM TO LEAVE A NOTE IS QUITE SMALL BUT IT IS THERE. IF FOR SOME REASON YOU CANNOT FIND IT, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO E-MAIL US WITH YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION INSTEAD AT MAGICK4TERRI@GMAIL.COM.

Please follow these steps for EACH AUCTION you have won. If, for example, you have won two auctions, please follow these steps for EACH ONE SEPARATELY. This will ensure you will receive an e-mail receipt from our PayPal account for each item. Please keep these receipts as your proof-of-payment.

We ask that you please submit your payments promptly. If we do not receive
a payment or communication from a winning bidder within 72 hours, we
will offer the item to the second runner-up.

After you have paid and provided your contact information, HQ will contact the seller(s) of the item(s) you have won and provide them with your info for shipping and/or further communications. SELLERS: Please make sure we have contact information for you, as well! If you did not provide contact info in your listing, please e-mail it to HQ ASAP at magick4terri@gmail.com.

If you need any help, please do not hesitate to contact us at magick4terri@gmail.com (HQ Auctioneer) or air.dance@gmail.com (HQ Tech)!

Offered: Archival Print, Ivy Seagreen 7, By Merle Pace

2011-12-15T18:33:19Z

Seller: Merle Pace

Offered: Inspired by the Pre-Raphaelite painting Hylas and the Nymphs, this self portrait photograph of the artist is a delicious piece of art! 11" x 14" on satin archival paper, suitable for framing.

This gorgeous piece is a last minute edition to Magick4Terri but you should absolutely take it home with you!

Opening bid: $30

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

Offered: jewelry. :Magic Happens" copper and gemstone talisman by jdaviesreazor

2011-12-15T16:36:22Z

Seller: Jenny Davies-Reazor (jdaviesreazor)
Offered: jewelry. "Magic Happens" copper and gemstone talisman necklace.

From Jenny: Magic Happens. And it has surely happened here! There is still time to make this piece your own... Hand cut and hand stamped copper, made with intention. Embellished with sterling seed pod, amber, labradorite, garnet, and moonstone. Gems of the earth and sky to wear over your heart. To my fellow artists and authors - thank you for all the magic you make happen in your words and artwork. And thank you to Terri for her magic, of course!

Necklace is 18" long, on a patinas copper chain, with hook and eye clasp. It is a one of a kind piece.

I will mail this USPS priority, and should be able to have it to you or yours for the holidays.
Opening bid: $40

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Contact: jen.davies.reazor@gmail.com
web: www.jdaviesreazor.com

Offered: One Box of Magick Inspiration from the Wildwoses of Flora Vale

2011-12-15T15:48:06Z

One last submission slipping in under the wire.

Our mountain home in Western Maryland is named Flora Vale for the abundant flowers, both wild and cultivated, that spring forth from it each year. From here we create Sculpted Leather Art Forms of Masks and other designs, Imagined to represent the Fantastical Naturalism and Mythic Arts we love so much. We are a family of Home Schooled Kids who are teaching their parents the fine art of education, Mad Gardeners who attempt to understand the willful secrets of the soil and joyful rapture of the birds, Amateur Naturalist, Illustrators, Crafters, Contributing Editors with Faerie Magazine, and Creators.

It has been our honor to participate in the Auction for Terri Windling. We, in fact, owe our direction and much of our career to her inspiration, via Endicott Studios, and the Mythic Arts Community, they seeded in the early days. It was discovering their website, and the Circle of Friends it Inspired, that helped us find a Path in the Mythic Woods. Along that Road, we know we have been a conduit to further Inspiration of many others, and now many Circles of Mythic Friends have sprung along our trail, and amongst our fellow Travelers. The Way is open, if only you can see. The vast interconnected web of Faerie Festivals, Writers, Mythic Geeks, Artists, and Fans, may find, amidst the Map of Faerie Land, themselves at the door to Terri's cottage. It is our sincere hope that one outcome of this Circle of Support, may be a further Interconnection of the Wonderful Faerie Tribes that share in the Mythic Arts. Thank you Terri, for everything.

So, we like to pack boxes of Magick, and the size and contents of YOUR box will be entirely dependent on the final Bid raised for Terri. It may include, amongst other things, Feathers, Seeds, Flowers, Dried Leaves, Crystals, Bits of Old Leather crafted into Glamour, Sparkly Things, Colored Scratchings on Paper, Photographic Illuminations, Imaginations from a Child's Mind, Sea Shells, Magic Acorns, Butterfly Wings, Inspiration, and Dreams. You may be Surprised, Confused, or Amazed. Faerie is like that. We promise only to send a bit of our home to yours.

Please note. Due to financial consideration and that the Postal Service seems to be able to defeat our Glamour and won't take leaves and acorns in payment, we can't ship abroad from the USA unless you can pick up the cost. Please consider this if you are an overseas bidder, and act accordingly.

We will ship this out via USPS Postal Service by the Spring Equinox.

You can learn more about us at www.mythicaldesigns.com or via www.facebook.com/Shane.Odom
Contact via mythicaldesigns@gmail.com

"There have been a number of us
working very, very hard to bring myth
and fairy tales into public
consciousness, through fantasy
literature and other media. I hope
we're succeeding in some small way."
~ Terri Windling

Opening bid: $5

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Offered: Two Original Art Commissions

2011-12-15T00:14:46Z

Seller: Sarah Crawford

Offered: A commission for original, single figure artwork sketched, with some limited background and finished in ink with some watercolor. Subject to be determined by bidder. I have done personal, child, character, and animal portraits to date. Some examples of sketchwork here: http://wanderbyy.deviantart.com/

If you would like to bid on both commissions, I can do two separate pictures Or combine them into one multiple figure portrait.

Details and picture references to be discussed through email.

Starting Bid per Commission: $15

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Offered: Rare Double-Signed Issue Sandman #19, Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess

2011-12-14T20:14:40Z

Seller: gary mcCluskey

Offered: An issue of Sandman #19 signed by both Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, with a cool story behind it.

Gary says: The issue was signed for me (by Gaiman and Vess) at one of the Big Apple cons in the early nineties. Here's a blurb I found about this issue -- Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess shared the 1991 World Fantasy award for best short story, for Sandman #19, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." After the award was given, the World Fantasy Association changed the rules for candidacy, decreeing that a nominee for the short story award must be written entirely in prose. Thus, Gaiman's book remains the only comic ever to have won a World Fantasy Award and will likely stay that way until comics regain the Honor they deserve.

Opening bid: $20

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

Offered: Signed Limited Edition Embellished Canvas Print By Jasmine Becket-Griffith

2011-12-14T19:40:55Z

Seller: Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Offered: Gorgeous signed limited edition embellished canvas print by über-popular fairy artist Jasmine-Becket Griffith.

Three Little Birds is 11"x14" in size, stretched on boards & ready-to-hang, signed and hand embellished by Jasmine in acrylic paint, and numbered out of an edition of only 25.

Jasmine is an amazingly talented lady whom you've seen at FaerieCon and DragonCon, and this is SUCH a lovely piece.

Opening bid: $50

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

Offered: Signed Limited Edition Embellished Canvas Print By Jasmine Becket-Griffith

2011-12-14T19:28:39Z

Seller: Jasmine Becket-Griffith

Offered: Gorgeous signed limited edition embellished canvas print by über-popular fairy artist Jasmine-Becket Griffith.

Angel With Emeralds is 11"x14" in size, stretched on boards & ready-to-hang, signed and hand embellished by Jasmine in acrylic paint, and numbered out of an edition of only 25.

Jasmine is an amazingly talented lady whom you've seen at FaerieCon and DragonCon, and this is SUCH a lovely piece.

Opening bid: $50

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

Offered: Signed Steampunk Style Jewelry + Signed 1000 Steampunk Creations

2011-12-14T14:38:44Z

Seller: J.L. Hilton

Offered: One new copy of the book "Steampunk Style Jewelry" edited by Jean Campbell, and one new copy of the book "1000 Steampunk Creations" by Dr. Grimm and Barbe Saint John. Winner receives both books.

I have three pieces of my original jewelry with three "how-to" projects featured in the first book, and two photographs of my original jewelry featured in the second. I will sign both books on the pages in which my work is featured.

Contact: JLHjewelry@gmail.com JLHjewelry.com (jewelry)
J.L.Hilton.author@gmail.com JLHilton.com (author website)

Delivery: First class mail.

Minimum bid: $25.

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Offered: Copper and Brass Triskele Pendant

2011-12-14T14:12:59Z

Seller: J.L. Hilton

Offered: One handmade copper and brass Celtic triskele pendant, created in my private studio. The triskele or triple spiral was drawn freehand on brass, then acid-etched with ferric chloride. The acid was then neutralized, the brass cleaned and polished, and hand-hammered and domed. Then the brass was riveted to a hammered copper disk. Measures 1-1/8 inch (30mm) across. With brass jump ring, ready to add to your own chain or cord.

Contact: JLHjewelry@gmail.com JLHjewelry.com (jewelry)
J.L.Hilton.author@gmail.com JLHilton.com (author website)

Delivery: First class mail.

Minimum bid: $25.

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Offered: Pendant

2011-12-14T05:28:59Z

Offer: Pendant made of sterling silver wire, mother of pearl vintage button, labradorite, and lapis lazuli beads. This pendant is nearly finished in the photo, the wire sticking out on the right side will be taken care of once my finals are over.

Contact: PM this account.

Delivery: May not send it until January due to finals and family vacation. Would prefer to ship within the US.

Minimum bid: $15

Countdown Begins!

2011-12-14T02:27:35Z

This is it, folks! Unless a couple of last-minute artists get back to us, our donation box at HQ is completely empty! No more new listings will be posted tomorrow or Thursday from us - instead, we're going to use the time to remind newcomers of some early listings, highlight some popular categories, try to spread the word as far as possible, and prepare HQ to accept payments, sort bids, help you with paying and contacting your seller (if your seller is not HQ-based). Stay with us for a couple more days and watch your listings to make sure you've still got the high bids - read every bid! Sometimes people sneak in and drop a high bid when you aren't looking! HQ Tech (that'd be me) will continue updating the Showcase listings on the left side of the site, so it's easy to browse through special-interest auctions. Our extensive tag list helps you find things by specific keyword, i.e. "offered: books" or "artist: wendy froud."

You are more than welcome to keep posting your own auctions! Just keep in mind that all auctions must end when the fundraiser ends on 12/15/2011 at 5:00 p.m. PST.

Do remember we're here on Facebook and over here on Twitter and there's a FB event listing to make it easy for you to invite your friends!

We'll post again on Thursday morning (PST) with detailed instructions about payment, closing time, and other miscellany. Until then, you've all been so wonderful and we appreciate everything you've done and keep doing for Terri and her family. The spells have been cast, the offerings made, the sacrifices done, the cauldron stirred, the songs sung...

Offered: Signed Demon's Lexicon Trilogy + Signed Team Human Arc From Sarah Rees Brennan

2011-12-14T01:31:48Z

Seller: Sarah Rees Brennan

Offered: Copies of the three books in the Demon's Lexicon trilogy by Sarah Rees Brennan, signed by the author PLUS, you lucky ladies and gentlebeings, an Advance Readers Copy of TEAM HUMAN by Sarah Rees Brennan and Justine Larbalestier, also signed by Sarah!

"The Demon's Lexicon is full of shimmery marvels and bountiful thunder." -- Scott Westerfeld

"Sarah Rees Brennan crafts a twisty tale full of surprises." -- Holly Black

"Witty, dark, and moving, this novel will keep your eyes glued to the pages." -- Cassandra Clare

"From the pitch-perfect opening paragraph to the heartbreaking final pages, the narrative peels back layers of revelation, deftly ratcheting up the tension and horror to a series of shattering climaxes. Delicious." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Opening bid: $40

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

OFFERED: 6-Cup Teapot and Hand Knit Tea Cozy, by Lynn Flewelling

2011-12-14T01:01:50Z

Seller: Lynn Flewelling

Offered: From my kitchen to yours! A white china teapot snuggled into a tweedy red wool cozy made by yours truly. Just the thing for cold winter afternoons.

Opening bid: $20

Auction ends on Dec. 15 at 5 pm, Pacific Standard Time

Offered: 5 (FIVE) 5ml Bottles Of VERY RARE Commemorative BPAL Scent, "Touched Twice"

2011-12-14T00:42:33Z

Seller: Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab

Offered: 5 -- (FIVE) -- individual 5ml bottles of Touched Twice, the extremely rare scent created by BPAL to commemorate the Saturday, August 6th screening of The Last Unicorn/signing with author Peter S. Beagle.

This scent was ONLY available during the signing, for FOUR hours only. It will never be available again. BPAL has graciously donated this scent to help Magick4Terri finish off this fundraiser in style!

These FIVE bottles will go to the FIVE highest bidders, ONE to EACH winner.

TOUCHED TWICE

It was long that the unicorn stood by Prince Lír before she touched him with her horn. For all that her quest had ended joyously, there was weariness in the way she held herself, and a sadness in her beauty that Molly had never seen. It suddenly seemed to her that the unicorn’s sorrow was not for Lír but for the lost girl who could not be brought back; for the Lady Amalthea, who might have lived happily ever after with the prince. The unicorn bowed her head, and her horn glanced across Lír’s chin as clumsily as a first kiss.

He sat up blinking, smiling at something long ago. “Father,” he said in a quick, wondering voice. “Father, I had a dream.” Then he saw the
unicorn, and he rose to his feet as the blood on his face began to shine and move again. He said, “I was dead.”

The unicorn touched him a second time, over the heart, letting her horn rest there for a little space. They were both trembling. Prince Lír put his hands out to her like words. She said, “I remember you. I remember.”

As delicate as life, as gentle as death, and as powerful as love: sheer, luminescent vanilla musk with frangipani, red sandalwood, frankincense, champaca flower, coconut, rose absolute, white cyclamen, Himalayan mogra, angelica, and white oud.

Opening bid: $40

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

Offered: New Hardcover Wild Cards Novel, Fort Freak, Signed by GRRM & Others

2011-12-14T00:06:26Z

Seller: George R.R. Martin

Offered: Brand new hardcover copy of Wild Cards: Fort Freak signed by George R.R. Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, and a mystery author whom we think may be Stephen Leigh. Pristine copy, never even opened except for the signing and the photo.

Fort Freak is the story of the cops and crooks of the 5th Precinct of the NYPD, the Jokertown precinct, where the issue is law enforcement in a super powered ghetto.

Opening bid: $15

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

Please see Mod Note here for bidding instruction changes/reminders

Offered: Felonious Bosch/Kari Tauring 5 (FIVE) CD Set From Omnium Records

2011-12-13T23:52:02Z

Seller: Omnium Records

Offered: A 5 (FIVE) CD set from Boiled in Lead-connected musicians that you will love!

BiL bassist Drew Miller also plays with these two other ensembles:

Felonious Bosch -- Sometimes called "Music For The New Dark Ages," Felonious Bosch also includes original BiL violinist David Stenshoel, with dark lyrics sung by Katy Thomasberg and original melodies by Scott Nieman (a.k.a. "Nemo")

Here's a live version of the song "Baladi" included on New Dark Ages as a video.

Three FnBosch CDs in this package:

* self-titled EP, nearly out of print

* New Dark Ages

* Toybox

Kari Tauring -- Kari is a teacher, author, singer, dancer and reader with deep Nordic Roots. Author of "The Runes: A Human Journey," (book and iphone app) she and Drew joined forces a few years ago to play music based in Nordic traditions. Kari sings and accompanies herself with stav (stick) rhythms; Drew plays a variety of instruments from sticks & voice to laptop.

Two CDs in this package:

* Völva Songs -- an EP, more acoustic in sound

* Live At The Capri -- storytelling, songs and electronics, recorded live

Here's "Klokkene Sma" -- a song about a little wild flower, with BiL's David Stenshoel on fiddle

Opening bid: $20

Auction ends at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, December 15th 2011

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