Hello September!

 

Here at Fata Morgana September 1st means we can start the countdown until Halloween! Although there is still one more Sabbat left before Samhain - namely Mabon [a.k.a. Autumn Equinox], it is hard to hold back excitement over our favourite day of the year happens!

This year, all Spooky Season items will be gathered in one single album for ease of browsing. Each category will be divided with images that act as separators, setting expectations of what items will follow. Yesterday I set up the album with what will act as the cover photo - namely:

Halloween 2020 Album

This morning I have also placed an order for some items which will eventually be added to the abovementioned album, and I just can't wait until I'm able to share with you lovely lot the goodies in store [ha. store. *grin*]

In the meantime, I'm planning on a number of blog posts, and special stock items that will be made by yours truly, so expect a lot more updates around here! I suppose one can consider it to be a good outlet to share the excitement with fellow Halloween Fiends!

 Oh! I almost forgot!

We are finally in a position to restart appointments at our base in Tarxien! Drop us a message either via our Facebook page or Instagram account  if you'd like to come over. The only thing we ask is that you wear a mask and let us know if you will have anyone else joining so we can ensure that we adhere to social distancing measures. 

Now I'm off to continue preparing for our Gozo Escapade taking place on the 13th of September. And by escapade, i mean delivery day, of course! You're still in time to place an order to be delivered on the day - let us know if there is anything you need! Delivery is, as always, at no additional cost.

Fata Morgana - Gozo Delivery Day - 13th September 2020

So, until next time, stay safe!

Ros

Good afternoon beautiful souls!

Welcome to Fata Morgana's INKLings! Today we are celebrating 2 years of Fata Morgana, and what better occasion than this to launch our brand new blog? 

There are times when I want to share lengthier, informative posts, but social media is not the right platform for such ramblings. I find myself skimming over long posts if they are on facebook or other social media. However, if I go to a blog, it is because I want to read. That, is why, I decided to take the plunge with this. 

This year, the shop's birthday celebrations have started early! We started them off with a Gozo Delivery Day - it was our 2nd such delivery day, and the plan is to continue delivering in person to our Gozitan friends on a monthly basis. 

Here are some snaps from the day:

Photo credit: Lorenzo Belmonte, Edit: Ros

We ran into Lucifer Morningstar himself whilst in Qala. No, really!

[Not really, no. This was me offering someone to have his face hidden, should he wish. Given that we share a mutual love [or rather, a mutual love hate relationship] with the actor who plays the part, I said I'd swap his face with Mr Tom Ellis. And so, here we are!]

We finished the day with a little Full Moon Celebration, as can be seen below:

Photo credit: Lorenzo Belmonte, Edit: Ros

We have also set up a 2nd Birthday Giveaway - which ran for a few days, and 2 winners were randomly selected! The prizes were 2 wire wrapped crystal necklaces made by yours truly.

Left: Leopard Skin Jasper, Right: Chevron Amethyst. Wire wrapping, photo & edit by Ros

On Friday the 10th of July, two winners - Enn Gee for #teamjasper and Kirsten for #teamamethyst - were randomly selected, and their prizes will be delivered to them today:

Winners of Giveaway announcement - Photos + edits by Ros

Finally, here is a bit of a background for those of you unfamiliar with Fata Morgana.

My name is Rosalind, and I hail from sunny Malta, Europe. I found my path in Paganism when I was maybe 9 years old? I forgot the exact age to be honest. Growing up in a country which was, at the time, predominantly Roman Catholic, it was a challenge to find books and other paraphernalia to allow me to practice my path as I desired. I yearned for a one stop shop, but there was none such place to be found. At age 18, I decided I would do something about it, and started what was then named Esoteric. That was short lived, as it was not the right time for such a business venture. And so, the concept was put on the back burner, whilst life happened. Fast forward to 8 years ago. 

I started my own little family, and it was quite a ride, to say the least! A couple of years ago, things calmed down enough to allow me to explore setting up shop, properly this time. 

I wanted to give the shop a Maltese flavour, and that, is how Fata Morgana came to be. 

I was still working elsewhere during the day when I set up Fata Morgana - but as of right now, I am now solely focusing on the shop! That opens up my daily schedule wide open - which means appointments and open days will be happening very soon!

Hello! Its'a me, Ros!