So my friends, here it is...the very first Wyrd Words & Effigies Yuletide Gift List. We're not an easy lot to buy for, us strange folk, but hopefully this list will lift off some pressure that you may be feeling around this time. I have focused a lot of my attention on small, independent, ethically… Continue reading Wyrd Words & Effigies Dark Yuletide Gift List
Corey Weidmann of Jewelry for the Dead creates wearable, affordable art - jewellery, bags and clothing - inspired by the dark and weird. Every piece available in the Jewelry for the Dead Etsy store has been handmade with materials acquired by searching thoroughly through antique shops and natural resources such as streams, forests and rivers. Here… Continue reading Jewelry For The Dead
I have known about Burial Ground and their magickal, handsculpted jewellery for quite some time now. Founded by Jamie Mooers and Bill Crisafi, the wares that emerge from Burial Ground are inspired by occultism, spirituality and nostalgia. I would, if I could, own everything they have put out into the world. Despite being aware of… Continue reading The Witches & Wraiths Of Instagram : Burial Ground
I have such a lot of hair that it's often a real chore to do much with it. So, when I landed upon Catamation and their animal skull hair barrettes, my immediate reaction was 'Fucking NEED!' Available in a choice of skulls - raven, cat, owl or bat, these bartettes come in medium or large… Continue reading Catamation
I first encountered clothing company Norwegian Rat while undertaking research for my upcoming book Hyperborean Shadows : Contemporary Dark Northern Culture, and they immediately struck me as something really bloody special. Founded in an unsuspecting, quiet little village called Etne, in the West Fjords of Norway, Norwegian Rat are inspired by the dark and mysterious… Continue reading Review : Norwegian Rat Shopping Bag
When I say I would give a limb for this dragon backpack by Bob Basset, I mean it. I have no idea how much it costs...but I'm imagining it'll be near the region of a grand or two...or three.
I'm going slightly crazy for the clothing and accessory offerings from German based Etsy store Denim And All, especially their scarves and massively oversized denim and leather tote bags.
Long-term readers of Wyrd Words & Effigies will know, all too well, just how picky I am when it comes to jewellery. To feature something on this space I really, really have to love it. Missy Industry is an independent jewellery business, run by the extremely talented Melissa "Missy" Lafrenière. Melissa has an online store,… Continue reading Missy Industry
I only stumbled across Etsy store WishboneMM today, but I'm already smitten with the highly original, beautifully dark and affordable prints that they have available on paper and patches, totes and t-shirts. Here are some of my favourite patches.
Men, get your wallets ready - Ovate has released a brand new collection just for you. I'm loving everything about this collection, but have a real soft spot for the Long Hooded Cardigan and the Linen Raw Edge Scarf.
Celebrating the strange and the shadowy, the damned and unseen 