I have a new Facebook Fan page! And it’s great! It’s sort of addicting too, and I know it shouldn’t take the place of a proper blog, for for the moment, it totally has. Of course it doesn’t help that I’m somewhat rather addicted to facebook anyway.

I wanted to have some kind of monthly contest on my fan page, but it turns out that kind of a thing is a no-no with facebook, so I’m going to do a monthly contest on my blog instead — and just promote it on facebook. That works for everyone, right? Even the people who don’t have facebook.

It seems as though my “fans” on FB are mostly people I know who aren’t tarot readers, but I know a lot of readers like to read this blog — so for this contest I’m offering the choice between two prizes! One person will win either:

• A three-five card reading — online (pdf), in chat (Skype) or in person if you’re in the Richmond-area
• A pretty handmade batik and hemp tarot bag like this one in the batik colors of my choosing

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment below answering the following:

Tell me about your first experience having a tarot reading done for yourself. If you’ve never had your cards read, what has been holding you back?

If you’d like an additional entry, follow me on twitter (@melissajohill) and retweet the following:

RT @melissajohill Check out Mel’s tarot blog & win a free tarot reading or tarot bag! http://digg.com/u1GUxC

And for one final additional entry into my magical hat of names, post about this contest on your blog (make sure you link to this entry so I get a pingback!).

If you reblog or retweet this, please make a note in the comments too so I will put in your extra entries!

This contest will run from now till Nov. 30 — plenty of time to enter and spread the word. On Nov. 30 I’ll randomly draw a winner and notify that person via email. Good luck everyone!

I have opened up an artfire shop for tarot bags and art prints. Check it out on the artfire site, or see below for a selection of my offerings

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Sell Handmade

I have three new cards done on the oracle deck. The Fox, the Woman and the Tree cards are all finished. You can see all of them on the oracle deck page. I have been having a ball working on this when I get the time. I really need about six extra hours in the day if I’m going to get anything done at all.

Oh, I also redid the readings page finally. Haha. I know a few of you have been pestering me about that! Let me know if something is confusing or unclear.

This week I probably won’t be able to do any more cards. I have a marathon sewing session ahead of me for Halloween. My husband needs me to sew him a lab coat a la Dr. Horrible. For me, I’m going as a fortune teller (of course!) and I’m going to try to sew a complete underbust corset. This will probably end with a lot of cursing and hanging out with my friend Jack (the seam ripper). I haven’t even decided what the kids are going to be — but probably something simple — using materials I already have in my fabric stash. I have a hunch I may just cut eye holes in a sheet for Sullivan. I know it’s a ridiculously simple costume, but in my head he’d love it and be so cute!

Halloween/Samhain is my absolute favorite time of the year. And then on Nov. 1st, we’re going to go to a Dia de los Muertos festival. I have my house all decorated for it. I probably decorate more for harvest season and Halloween than I do for Yule. And right now I’m batty (get it, batty!) about Halloween or skull themed tarot decks, of course!

I actually got some new tarot decks this week. Thanks to some great people on a certain tarot forum, I now have a copy of MRP’s Fairy Tale tarot. I also have the companion book for the Fantastic Menagerie finally! This is one of my absolute favorite decks, so I’m pretty happy about that. Once I’ve had a chance to sit down the Fairy Tale, I’ll post a review.

Next up on my wishlist would be Lisa Hunt’s Fairy Tale deck. Looks absolutely lovey and dreamy and soft! Maybe for Yule.

I have a novel to read before midnight tonight for my English Lit class and some Spanish homework to do for tomorrow! Have a great day everyone!