SilverCrow Creations - Good Luck!

SilverCrow Creations Holidays & Celebrations - Good Luck To You!

Dried & Pressed Real Natural Four-Leaf Clover

More Natural Specialties

'Tis the luck of the Irish that we found these lovely cloverleaves! It's our lucky day and yours, too! This genuine, four-leaf clover has been hand-picked in the USA, just for you. Each clover arrives in a separate package with a cardstock backing.

The clover is easily removed from the package if you want to use it for your artwork. Because these are natural, the size and leaves of each will differ. But, most are about 3/8 inch wide at the widest. The length of the stems may vary as well.

These make great wedding favors and are always a nice little extra to tuck inside a greeting card.

Made in USA

21November2009

Price: $1.50 Each

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Metallic Green 4-Leaf Clover Dresdens - One Dozen Clover

Good luck a dozen times over - that's what you'll get (or be able to give) with these delightful metallic green 4-Leaf Clover Dresdens. Finished on both sides, these are usable as small ornaments with just some simple trimming and the addition of a metallic thread!

Or use them to embellish a card, artwork or holiday ornaments. The clover measures 1 inch in diameter, or 1-3/4 inch if you include the stem in the measurement.

Made in Germany

09November2009

Price: $1.70 Per Sheet

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Good Luck Cufflinks

More Unique Adornments

Retro Style Horse Cufflinks

No matter what kind of luck he needs - luck in love, luck in money or if he's just Mr. Lucky, these are the cufflinks for him. The arrive in a nice gift box, ready for him to wear.

The tattoo-style image features a brilliant 4-Leaf Clover and the words GOOD LUCK on a banner below.

Each of these elegant silvery bobby pins is adorned with a brightly colored Guadalupe image that is is set in a 18 mm bezel of white metal plated with antiqued sterling silver plate. An actual photograph is encapsulated in a washable, dry-cleanable, non-yellowing and non-scratch resin - creating a glowing almost 3-D effect.

Made in USA

21September2009

Price: $16.50 per Pair

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Vintage Horseshoe-Shaped Tobacco Tag

More Vintage Stuff

We bought these from someone who declared that her 97-year-old grandfather told her that his mother used to chew tobacco and she saved these horseshoe plug tags.

These tags were used around the early 1900s to mark plugs of tobacco - tobacco for chewing. Around that time, it was made by pressing cured tobacco leaves together in a molasses-based or other sweet syrup. This was a hand-on process. Customers would cut, or even bite off, a piece of the plug to chew.

Tags like these were used to identify the plug manufacturer. Although many such tags bore the name of the tobacco grower or producer, these do not. Most of these are quite rusty. The points bend under to attach them to the tobacco, or of course, to your project! Some of the points are bent backward already, so please be careful - the points are sharp!

Made in USA

13September2009

Vintage Item - Limited Availability

Was: $1.25 Now: $1.00 each

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Beautiful Irish Claddagh Rosary Bracelet

More Irish & St Patrick

More Milagros, Devotionals, etc.

The claddagh has long been recognized as the quintessential Irish symbol, along with the shamrock. It represents love (heart), friendship (hands) and loyalty (crown). For over 400 years, the legend of the Claddagh has touched the hearts of many, Irish or not.

The Claddagh replaces the Crucifix on this lovely gold-plated bracelet. The prayer beads are pearlized emerald (of course) green glass. The Claddagh features a green stone as well. The bracelet should fit most wrists and is adjustable due to its design.

Imported

25July2009

Price: $7.75 each

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Yatagarasu - Mimikaki - Lucky 3-Legged Crow Ear Cleaner

More Japanese and Other Asian Items

In the USA, we're taught as babies to never stick anything inside our ears. Elsewhere in this wide world, the advice is quite the opposite. Ear cleaners such as these cute little crow cleaners are sold worldwide for cleanliness - we've even seen them in a shop at Paris' Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

Mimikaki are the traditional ear cleaners of Japan, a personal healthcare tool with a scoop-like end used for getting the wax out of the ears. Some of these are quite elegant, some are very Bauhaus and others are cute - like ours - which features a yatagarasu - a lucky crow with three legs.

In Japanese mythology, the appearance of a raven or crow with three legs is evidence of divine intervention into human affairs. There is some controversy over the crow's gender, appearance and size. But there is very little dissention regarding the fact that s/he is lucky for the beholder.

The stick measures 4-3/4 inches long.

Made in Japan

25July2009

Price: $7.50 Each

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Embossed Die Cut Reproduction Scraps - Lucky Pigs and Chimney Sweeps

More Scraps, Dresdens & Die Cuts

These fantastic scraps are a reproduction, but they could certainly fool you! The design is based on a vintage scrap sheet, but is produced today in Germany in much the same way that scrap pictures were produced so many years ago.

Pigs and chimney sweeps are both considered lucky omens throughout literature, folk tales and generations of good wishes. This sheet features both at once! How much more good luck could you wish for!

The scrap relief sheet is approximately 9 inches by 7 inches, ready for you to clip and use in your artwork. And each sheet is lightly embossed to accent the images.

Made in Germany

11July2009

Price: $3.50 per sheet

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Hand Glittered Note Card - A Hard-Luck Crowd

More Note Cards

More Get Well Wishes

We are absolutely delighted to present this terrific Barbara Schriber Designs notecard. It seems only natural that we'd offer such delightful images that are hand glittered with German glass glitter!

These sweet little pets - two cats and a dog - have seen better days - they are all tied up with hand-glittered bandages! This makes the perfect card for someone recovering from an accident or suffering from hard luck of any sort.

Because this card is accented with glass glitter, please use care when handling the cards, and of course, such products adorned with glass glitter are not suitable for children.

Handmade in USA

22December2007

Price: $5.50 each

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Curandero Powder for Lottery Luck

Lottery players and gamblers of all kinds are always seeking good luck charms, amulets, lucky shirts and more. Now we have this traditional powder that suggests it might help. Of course, we make no promises and we're not even sure about the composition of the powder, so please exercise caution if you choose to use it. Even if you don't use it as it is designed, it will probably evoke a smile from the other players when you take it to your next poker game!

The magical powders they create are packaged in paper packages with vibrant artwork.

The packet reads:

POLVO DE IMAN
DE
BUENA SUERTE
EN EL JEUGO
Y EN LA LOTERIA

(Dust magnet for Good Luck in Games and the Lottery)

GOOD LUCK

Uselo polveándose el cuerpo
el dia miércoles, preferente-
mente después del baño.

(Use powder on your body, on Wednesday,
preferably after the bath)

LOTTERY

Made in Mexico

25May2009

Price: $1.75 Per Package

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Art Postcard - Hufeisenregen (Raining Horseshoes)

This must be one lucky piggy! S/he and a buddy in a suit are watching the good luck horseshoes rain down outside. S/he's lucky for more than one reason, that's for sure - not only are so many horseshoes so much good luck, but they're inside - we imagine those horseshoes just might clunk someone on the head!

From the imaginative mind of artist Gerhard Glück, this delightful card will surely touch the heart of all pig lovers and those who need a bit of good luck!

Printed in Germany

12April2009

Price: $1.25 Each

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Smashed Penny - My Lucky Penny!

My Lucky Penny Necklace

More Smashed Pennies and other Pocket Tokens

More St Patrick's Day

Coins like these have many names, but our favorite is smashed pennies, aka elongated pennies and pressed pennies. The first elongated penny was created for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus during 1892-1893. There are some who believe that there were such coins produced earlier, but the experts have singled this celebration as the beginning.

A smashed penny is is made by forcing a penny (or other coin) through two steel rollers. There is an engraving on one of the rollers (sometimes both sides). A crank (mechanical or electronic) forces the coin through the rollers and squeezes it with extreme pressure. This smashes the coin from round to ...you guessed it...elongated. The pressure pushes the engraving into the penny at the same time it is smashing it.

We've been collecting these since we were children, and now our grandchildren collect them, too. Made from shiny pre-1983 pennies, there is a higher copper content than if created with today's pennies.

This special little penny will hopefully bring you luck (of course, we cannot promise that it will, but we'll hope for you, too!) The penny features a dotted border, an upturned horseshoe and two 4-leaf clovers along with the sentiment:

My Lucky Penny

Because they are smashed in the process of impressing the message, these souvenir pennies are super thin, yet sturdy. The new oval shape measures about 1-5/16 long and about 13/16 wide. This makes a wonderful keepsake for your wallet or pocket. And, it's a lovely little token to give to your beloved.

Made in USA from a USA Penny

29January2009

Price: $1.75 Each

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tiny Hand-Made Chanchito Lucky 3-Leg Pig Bead or Charm

In the small village of Pomaire, Chile, it is believed that Chanchitos, little pigs, bring good luck. Three-legged Chanchitos, like this little bead or charm, are especially fortunate and are traditionally given to friends and family as a token of goodwill and love.

You can use this little piggy in so very many ways. He stands nicely all by himself, so you can sit him down on a table or with your miniatures. The little loop of his curly tail can be used as a bead-stringing hole, or as a loop for a charm. These little fellows are teeny-weeny, barely measuring 1.5 cm (about 5/8 inch).

No two are exactly the same, so please let us choose one for you. Three chanchitos shown for illustration only.

Made in Chile

14December2008

Price: $1.89 each

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Made Just for SilverCrow!

2-Sided Good Luck Charm with Four-Leaf Clover

We just love good luck charms, so we had this one made for SilverCrow. Who doesn't need good luck? Now, with this charm you'll get lucky twice - the same image is on both sides! The charm measures 3/4 inch, the loop adds an additional 1/8 inch, and about 3/8 inch from front to back. It is a nice size for a bracelet or necklace and is light enough to make earrings, too!

We love the vintage look of the image and how perfectly that comes across in the charm.

Each of these elegant 2-sided charms is set in a bezel of white metal plated with antiqued sterling silver plate. An actual photograph is encapsulated in a washable, dry-cleanable, non-yellowing and non-scratch resin - creating a glowing almost 3-D effect.

Made In USA

7December2008

Price: $6.75 each

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Tiny Chimneysweep Charm

More Good Luck Charms

Just ask Mary Poppins, a chimney sweep

is lucky as lucky can be!

Long associated with the hearth and home, the chimneysweep has been considered throughout Europe to bring different kinds of luck. In England, it is lucky for a bride to see a sweep on her wedding day. For many countries, chimneysweeps are the sign of a new beginning and are associated with prosperity in the New Year. Legends abound about this black-suited hard worker who cleaned the fireplaces and chimneys for royalty and commoners alike.

Our little black charm is finely detailed molded plastic - and measures a slight 1 inch high. The inset in the illustration shows the back of the sweep. Although there isn't an actual hanging loop, there are plenty of places in his ladder that could double as loops.

Made in Germany

5December2008

Price: 85¢ each

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Lucky in Love Spinner Necklace

My Lucky Penny Necklace

Lucky In Love Charm Necklace

On one side of the pendant is a tattoo-style pair of hearts held together with Cupid's arrow and a banner emblazoned with the sentiment, True Love. On the other is a 4-Leaf Clover (tattoo-style) and Good Luck banner. But the fun part comes when you play with it. The outer circle of silver-plated metal remains static - and the little inner charm spins around. Maybe you're lucky or maybe you're in love, or just maybe - let's hope - you're lucky in love!

The entire pendant measures about 30mm in diameter and the spinner measures 18mm in diameter. Each necklace arrives on an 18-inch ball chain necklace.

Each side of the pendant is set in a bezel of white metal plated with antiqued sterling silver plate. An actual photograph is encapsulated in a washable, dry-cleanable, non-yellowing and non-scratch resin - creating a glowing almost 3-D effect.

Two necklaces shown for illustration.

Made in USA

28November2008

Price: $23.50 each

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Hand Watercolored Note Card - when you fall of the horse...

More Note Cards

It is hard to believe, but each of the cards produced by J.Stone Cards is, one by one, individually hand painted in watercolor on elegant 100% cotton cream colored card stock with a matching envelope. The card measures 3-3/4 by 7-1/4 inches.

Shadow horses run in a lively group across the way under the hot sun and stunning sky:

when you fall off the horse -
get back on a wilder one!

Such a message is important to say aloud, or, alas, on a note card. We forget that setbacks often make us stronger, braver and surer of ourselves. Please don't forget this; and, please don't let your friends and other loved ones forget either.

Each J. Stone card/verse/design etc is registered by COPYRIGHT and by TRADEMARK. Federal Law and Good Karma prohibit you from duplicating any of this without explicit permission from J Stone Cards, Inc..

Hand Painted & Lettered in USA

26November2008

Price: $4.00 each

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SilverCrow Exclusive

My Lucky Penny Necklace on Sterling Silver Chain

Smashed Pennies & Other Tokens

We all need a little bit of luck - from a penny or from anywhere. We've paired a lovely glass four leaf clover with a special token made from a real USA penny, that reads:

My Lucky Penny

The penny also features a good lucky horseshoe and echoes the 4-leaf clover. Both tokens of luck hang from a sterling silver chain.

Remember, it's good luck to give something away, so you might need two of these. Each necklace arrives in a special gift pouch and gift box.

Two views of the necklace shown for detail.

Made in USA

28September2008

Price: $18.00 Each

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Spirit of Good Luck Golden Horseshoe Charm

Horseshoes have been known as good luck throughout the ages. And, this little horseshoe is even better luck as it is loaded with symbols of all types: arrows, lucky numbers and symbols from several languages. It is gold-plated and will add some dazzling good luck to any project. Consider lacing a green ribbon through it and tying a bow around a lottery ticket! What a gift!

This little charm measures 1 inch high (including the loop) and just about 3/4 inch wide at the top.

Made in Mexico

1September2008

Price: $1.10 each

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Handmade silver Collage Necklace - Casino Queen

More Necklaces & Pendants

A California artist makes these delightful pendants for SilverCrow! Each is a 2-sided hand-made paper collage encased in glass and silver solder. Whether you gamble in casinos or only in life; and whether you're lucky in love or just plain lucky - and even if you can't find any luck in front of you - this sentiment applies:

a woman's gotta
make at least one
bet a day, else she
could be walking
around lucky and
never know it

On the front, our little fairy queen is labeled:

casino queen

Although every piece is different because the pendants are handmade, each combines vintage photographs, papers and words. This is also striking with an added ribbon, draped over the corner of a mirror or a framed picture of yourself as a child.

Two pendants are shown to illustrate the front and back. The pendant measures about 1-1/2 inch long by 1 inch wide and the bail is large enough for just about any chain, ribbon or cord.

Made in USA

31August2008

Out of Stock

Price: $21.00 each

Ceramic Raku Scarab Urn Pendant

More Pendants & Necklaces

More Beetles & Insects

The shiny and colorful urn is made of raku ceramic created by low-fire glazing. The ocean-sky hue ranges from dark blues to the palest of turquoise all in one pendant!

The pendant urn is glazed on the inside to hold liquids. But, it is not meant for food or drink contents, so, you might add an essential oil, or some earth from a special place for safekeeping.

Although meant to be worn as pendants, we think this little scarab would be perfect any assemblage, shrine or collage project you might be considering. Scarabs are considered a good luck symbol.

Young scarab beetles seemed to emerge spontaneously from burrows. Because of that, they were considered either sacred or lucky. The antenna on the beetle's head helped it to roll dung into its burrow, where the females laid their eggs. Later, the youngsters fed on the dung. In mythology, the scarabs are pictured using their antennae to push the sun along its course in the sky.

Two pendants are shown to illustrate the front and back.

Made in Peru

29June2008

Out of Stock

Price $8.50 Each

Mini Evil Eye Pin

More Amulets & Milagros

Our little evil eye pin is so old-fashioned and modern at the same time! You'll receive a little (about 1 cm) heart-shaped hand-made glass evil eye charm and a little plastic leaf or bunch of grapes on a standard golden brass safety-pin.

The custom suggests that you'll be protected if you pin this little amulet inside (or outside) your clothing, it will protect you, so these little eyes are thought to turn away looks of envy and give protection from the evil eye.

Generally an evil look is associated with ill will or bad luck, so these little eyes will turn away such looks and give you protection from the infamous evil eye.

Four pins shown for illustration only

Hand Made in Turkey

14August2007

Price: 55¢ Each

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A Hundred Wishes - White with Red Bow

Available in Pink and in Blue

More Decorative Tags

What would you do with a hundred wishes? Each roll has one hundred WISH tickets tied with a tag announcing what you would do with them:

If I had a hundred wishes I would give them all to you

This tiny roll of real tickets makes an excellent party favor or unusual gift for someone special. These are white, but they are also available in Pink and in Blue. A perfect gift for your Valentine, on that special day - or, to make any day special. We think they'd make a great wedding or graduation gift as well!

Of course, what better addition than these to a birthday scrapbook?

Made in USA

31January2007

Out of Stock

Price: $8.50 per Roll

Magic Pocket Spell for Luck

Pocket Spell for Health

Every one of us could use a bit of luck, now, couldn't we? So, we're sure that just about anyone would enjoy receiving this little spell box. Although we can't promise a miracle windfall or any other specific luck, we're sure that it will be enjoyed.

In the sliding matchbox with a lucky unicorn on the cover, you'll find the appropriate botanicals, magic seeds, magic rocks, magic fragranced oil, magic spells, a spell-casting sheet, mood candles and instructions. Of course, you might modify the spell to create your own new lucky tradition.

Made in Australia

25March2008

Price: $7.50 each

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Vintage Larger (18mm) Spun Cotton Brown-Topped Amanita Mushrooms

More Ornaments & Ornament Supplies

Old-fashioned spun cotton mushrooms have graced Christmas trees, corsages and other items for decades. These lovely vintage amanita mushrooms were created of spun cotton back in the mid-20th century and are in wonderful condition. These old store stock beauties measure about 3/4 inch from the bottom of the stem to the top of the cap.

The brown caps are hand stained to look real. They are are highly lacquered and are dotted with little white spots - just like the real mushrooms! The stems are wire wrapped in green paper.

These pretty mushrooms might really be toadstools, not to be eaten in the wild - and, our spun cotton version should not be eaten either! It is rumored that Santa's reindeer pranced around in a flying frenzy after eating these little beauties, allowing them to help Santa travel throughout the world and deliver presents.

Amanita mushrooms are considered good luck in many cultures, especially in Germany. You'll often see them pictured with gnomes, elves and fairies in children's literature.

Made in Germany

22March2008

Vintage Item - Limited Availability

Bundle of Three

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Bag of Happiness

More Pocket Tokens

If you love our Simple Rules for Happiness, you'll be ever so much more delighted with these tokens of happiness - meant to share or save - at once, or one at a time.

So, after all, what does bring happiness? The Chinese believe that happiness is five-fold: wealth, luck, prosperity, double happiness and longevity. The tokens within the auspicious lucky red organza bag represent these.

Coin - Wealth
Gourd - Luck
Monkey - Prosperity
Pair of Mandarin Ducks - Double Happiness/Harmonious Love
Pine Bough - Long Life

This set of six modern pewter charms is a lovely host/ess gift particularly when given at the new year.

Made in USA

1December2006

Price: $12.00 Per set

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Bag of Luck

Bag of Happiness

Simple Rules for Living

Sometimes you need a little luck. Other times, you need a LOT of luck. This bag of providential pewter charms will provide lots of good fortune (we hope!) The clover coin can be used alternatively as a scratcher for your instant lottery tickets.

· Gourd, the Chinese symbol for luck
· Four-leaf clover for faith, hope, love & luck
· Shooting Star to make a wish
· Horseshoe to ward off evil spirits
· Pair of Dice for luck in the game (of life)

Cast in lead-free pewter, this makes a lovely gift for any life change! The six little tokens arrive in a lovely green organza bag with an old-fashioned romance card.

Made in USA

13July2007

Compare at: $12.00 Our Price: $9.95 Per set

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Real Shamrock Charm with Mother of Pearl Backing

For the Irish in us all, SilverCrow's real shamrock is embedded in a clear oval of acrylic for this delightful charm. On the back is a slim slice of mother of pearl giving the charm a very special look.

Clearly a symbol of good luck, the shamrock is also a symbol of love and devotion as its three leaves each form a heart connecting at the center. Add a small chain and you'll be ready for the wearin' of the green!

Or, present a green gift to someone you love and accompany it with the story of the shamrock.

Made in USA

SilverCrow Classic

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Classic Tattoo Designs Coloring Book

More Coloring Books

Temporary Tattoo

You'll find pages and pages of skulls, reptiles and other exciting tattoo images to color in this exciting new coloring book!

Tattoos have been around for thousands of years. (The ancient Egyptians seemed to have favored geometric figures.) Regarded by many who wear them today as a form of personal identification, tattoo designs range from symbols of courage and patriotism to expressions of love and affection.

This collection of colorable tattoos - all adapted from patters created during the first half of the twentieth century - lets colorists of all ages apply their own eye-catching hues to thirty pages of intriguing designs. From frightening figures and powerful beasts to good luck symbols, pretty girls and pierced hearts, the traditional tattoos represent a unique form of body art - and a great source of coloring fun.

This 32-page book measures 10-3/4 by 8 inches.

As with all SilverCrow Coloring Books, a free mini-pack of crayons accompanies this fun book.

Made in USA

22March2008

$3.95 each

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Aunt Sally's Policy Players Dream Book (Facsimile reprint)

More Metaphysical

This great little reprint is a curiosity for believers an naught alike. Created initially as a system to understand your dreams and apply the meanings to your gambling for luck, Aunt Aunt Sally's Policy Players Dream Book holds nine alphabetical lists of objects, people and situations that might comprise, or indeed, invade, your dreams. These are accompanied by interpretations and associated lucky numbers for playing policy.

Policy was an illegal (and now obsolete) lottery once popular in the African American community, although certainly many others played as well! The reference was also used for playing the numbers as well, a similar illegal betting game. The cover of the book features a certainly politically incorrect illustration, but it is true to the original.

Also included is a reprint of a 19th century French divination system called the Oraculum (or Napoleon's) Book of Fate, based on an old Arabic system of sand-divination commonly called geomancy. You'll also be able to find your own personal lucky (and unlucky) numbers.

This very useful little reference was first published in the 1890s. Ours is a facsimile reprint of a 1920s edition. The 122 pages are both informative and fun.

Printed in USA

26November2006

Price: $8.95 each

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Bag of Cheer

Bag of Happiness

Simple Rules for Living

A Pineapple for hospitality and friendship, a Clover for luck, a Heart for love, an Angel to watch over you, and a Dove for peace and new beginnings - these things are meant to cheer. Our set of five tokens arrive in a cheerful yellow sheer organza bag.

So, if someone needs a lift, this is just the right thing:

· A Pineapple for hospitality/friendship
· A Clover for luck
· A Heart for love
· An Angel to watch over you
· A Dove for peace and new beginnings

This set of five modern pewter charms is a lovely get well gift or something for anyone needing a smile. A little card explaining the charms..

Made in USA

29December2006

Compare at: $12.00 Our Price: $9.95 Per set

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Sixpence Coin - for Luck and Good Wishes

Long associated with a bride's good fortune, the sixpence is a coin of the British Empire. It was introduced in 1551 to represent 6 pennies. The last of the sixpence coins was produced in 1967.

Superstition was widespread in Medieval times. Almost every part of life was controlled by evil spirits, that needed to be assuaged. Talismans and tokens, including lucky coins, were the most popular of the amulets in use. Because they especially felt the presence of the spirits during ceremonies, many of these traditions have continued today.

Traditionally a gift of silver was made from the groom to the bride, and a sixpence (then totally made of silver), came to represent this token - and was usually included as a part of the bride's dowry - now making the gift from bride to groom!

The sixpence is now a symbol of good luck for any occasion, but especially for a wedding:

Something old
Something new
Something borrowed
Something blue
And a sixpence in her shoe

Start a new tradition in your family and use the same coin for your daughter's (or daughter-in-law's) slipper as you wore in your wedding!

Our sixpence are authentic and arrive in a decorative bag for a special presentation. Most are from the reign of Elizabeth II (1953-1967, when the last was made). Of course, each coin is different, so please let us choose one for you.

Made in Great Britain

Price: $6.00 each

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The Wonder Of It All (Hand-Pressed Token)

More Pocket Tokens

At a carnival in the 1950s, I made one of these wonderful tokens on a very special mechanical device. After thinking for what seemed to be ages of just the right sentiment, I impressed my name. 40 years later, my dear friend, Juliana and I found ourselves high atop a New York City landmark, and behold another of the very special machines!

This time, at Juliana's urging, we each made one just like the one in the illustration above, with the sentiment:

THE WONDER OF IT ALL

These machines are no longer manufactured, but you can find them few and far between at old-time amusement parks and other special places.

We found a wonderful new buddy, Tom, who has a machine of his own and he was kind enough to make these one at a time so we could offer them to SilverCrow's customers. He not only made them one at a time - and each letter had to be selected and then individually impressed manually on to each token!

If you can behold each day with wonder and treasure each of your friends as I do Juliana, then you'll need one of these for each of you. Add a simple ball chain key chain or necklace to compliment that old-fashioned feeling.

Each silvery token measures about 1-1/4 inch in diameter and features a four-leaf clover in the center, surrounded by the words:

GOOD LUCK

Made in USA

30AuGust2007

Price: $3.25 Each

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Handmade Amulet for Luck and Love

More Amulets & Shrine Items

This large Mexican packet amulet is decorated with so very many meaningful items that it is hard to describe! The centerpiece is a herradura (magnetic horseshoe) wrapped with colorful rayon thread. Round, flower and leaf sequins are spread throughout. The horseshoe faces downward in the middle of the red paper covered heart. It frames a holy picture of San Martin Caballero the patron of luck and money. Wooden crosses are at each of the top corners.

This special amulet also contains wheat stalks, golden threads and seeds. The small packet covered in velvet usually contains wheat seeds or grain, representing gold dust - or, seeds of the Job's tears plant for protection.

Each of these 6-inch high amulets is basically the same, but, of course, because they are each hand-made, you can rest assured that each is also unique, and the maker affixes a special stamped paper on the back with spiritual images specific to that maker. The entire piece is covered with vinyl film and arrives with a hanging string.

This makes a lovely engagement or wedding gift, offering protection for the new couple. Of course, we cannot promise that it does have powers, but oftentimes, belief is what is most powerful.

Made in Mexico

3May2006

Price: $10.25 each

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Fun with Good Luck Symbols Stencils

More Stencils & Stencil Art

More St Patrick's Day & Good Luck

More Milagros & Amulets

Throughout the world, good luck symbols exist in almost every culture. Many believe that these tokens bring about luck, prosperity, longevity and protection from evil. The designs can be in the form of statues, charms, pictures, tattoos, or even straight from nature.

This little stencil book invites youngsters of all ages to draw, color, spray paint, etc., six of these symbols. Included are:

hamsa (Arabian) or hamesh (Hebrew) hand
horseshoe (American)
elephant (Indian)
eye of Horus (Egyptian)
four-leaf clover (Irish)
conch shell (Chinese and Tibetan)

Perfect as well for decorating walls and furniture, these signs of good fortune will create instant interest on a variety of flat surfaces.

The 6 pre-cut coated cardboard stencils are identified on each page. The little booklet measures 4-3/16 by 5-3/4 inches.

Made in USA

29August2007

$1.50 each

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Old-Fashioned Laundry Sprinkler - Not Just for Laundry anymore!

More Specialty Tools

Our old fashioned laundry sprinkler fits easily into most household bottles. We think it best when used with a glass bottle, but it should work in a plastic bottle, too.

Martha Stewart is a fan of the laundry sprinkler and has demonstrated it on her show. It was quite common years ago to sprinkle the laundry and then place it in the refrigerator before ironing. Even before the refrigerator, sprinklers were used to help smooth linens and cottons before the steam iron was around.

We still use one of these when ironing our linen tablecloths and doilies and even with some shirts! If you want to make your linens crisp, then you must try one of these old-fashioned 1950s-style plastic and cork sprinkler to fit in your own bottle.

Consider also using our sprinkler to "water" your artwork. Or, use it with other liquids (be careful that they are safe for plastic and cork).

We have even heard of people placing holy water or ritual waters in bottles and sprinkling about their living spaces for blessings and good fortune.

Made in USA

26April2008

Price: $3.75 Each

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Hand-Made Ceramic Good Fortune Kitty Bead

Long know for good fortune, our handmade ceramic bead will surely add some luck to your artwork. This wonderful three-dimensional bead measures 24 by 16 by 15 mm. The large hole (between 2.5-3mm) goes from side to side (see the picture above - line indicates path). Maneki Neko (Good Fortune Kitty) is a symbol of bountiful luck in Asian cultures. The cat is often found at work or at home at an entryway, as the welcomer. The front paw is raised as if it is inviting luck, fortune and happiness to the place.

Imported

SilverCrow Classic

Price: $1.95 Each

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Plum Pudding Porcelain Box with Sixpence

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More Boxes & Other Containers

This sweet little box is decorated with leaves and holly atop the pudding. Each time an English family in centuries past would make a plum pudding, everyone made a wish in advance. A special sixpence was added to the ingredients. And after it was cooked, it was set aflame after the yuletide dinner. The scrumptious dessert was quickly consumed, and the lucky diner who discovered the coin in his/her portion was granted the wish and good fortune for the upcoming year.

Each 2 by 2 inch hand-painted porcelain box latches to protect the authentic sixpence inside.

Imported

5July2006

Was: $19.95 Now: $16.00 per Set

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Lucky in Love Necklace

More Necklaces & Pendants

On one side of the pendant is a tattoo-style pair of hearts held together with Cupid's arrow and a banner emblazoned with the sentiment, True Love. On the other is a 4-Leaf Clover (tattoo-style) and Good Luck banner.

The pendant measures 18mm in diameter and arrives on an 18-inch ball chain necklace.

Each side of the pendant is set in a bezel of white metal plated with antiqued sterling silver plate. An actual photograph is encapsulated in a washable, dry-cleanable, non-yellowing and non-scratch resin - creating a glowing almost 3-D effect.

Two necklaces shown to illustrate both sides.

Made in USA

28May2006

Price: $18.50 each

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A Hundred Wishes

Available in White with a Red Ribbon

What would you do with a hundred wishes? Each roll has one hundred WISH tickets tied with a tag announcing what you would do with them:

If I had a hundred wishes I would give them all to you

This tiny roll of real tickets makes an excellent party favor or unusual gift for someone special. Available in Pink or Blue, they are quite obviously appropriate for baby showers, but any one with a run of bad luck or with the blues will certainly be cheered by such good karma!

Made in USA

12DECEMBER2006

Price: $8.50 per Roll of 100 Tickets

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Buddhist lucky symbols woodblocks

Hand carved woodblocks have been the traditional means of printing in Nepal for centuries. Even today, prayer books in Himalayan Buddhist monasteries are printed from such blocks.

Handheld tools are carefully used to cut the designs out of "sisau", a type of cedar. Lokta paper handmade from the bark of the Daphne tree is traditionally harvested so that the tree may regenerate.

To print, simply press your woodblock onto the inkpad provided (or one of your own). Then on a padded surface (for example on a pile of newspapers or several layers of cloth), place a piece of lokta paper and firmly press the woodblock. Gently rock the block in all directions to achieve a clear print.

A description of the symbolism accompanies the set, too.

Made in Nepal

SilverCrow Classic

Price: $16.50 Set

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Real Shamrock Charm

For the Irish in us all, SilverCrow's real shamrock is embedded in a clear oval of acrylic for this delightful charm. Clearly a symbol of good luck, the shamrock is also a symbol of love and devotion as its three leaves each form a heart connecting at the center. Add a small chain and you'll be ready for the wearin' of the green! And, it will look like it is suspended in air!

This charm is also available with a mother of pearl backing.

Or, present a green gift to someone you love and accompany it with the story of the shamrock.

Made in USA

SilverCrow Classic

Price: $1.88 Each

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Henna Birds Temporary Tattoos

More Temporary Tattoos

Originating in the eastern Mediterranean, henna was initially used to adorn women's bodies as a part of ancient rituals, celebrations and social events. Representing joy, luck and beauty, this art form is now recognized and worn by many cultures all over the world. This little tattoo book features 10 images of delicate birds, drawn in traditional style, and printed in distinctive reddish-brown in for the authentic henna look.

The tattoos contained in this book are safe and nontoxic and can be easily applied or removed by following the included instructions.

Consider using our temporary tattoos in your crafts as well. Lots of our customers have experimented with these successfully!

Printed in USA

9September2007

Price: $1.50

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Four-Leaf Clover Token

Now you can help anyone find a 4-Leaf Clover! If you or a friend needs a bit more Lock o' the Irish, this little token (about 1 inch by 3/4 inch) just might be the good fortune that works.

We certainly can't promise that you'll win the Irish Sweepstakes or the Lottery, but, we can promise that it will bring a smile to your face each time you find it in your wallet, pocket or desk.

These make delightful wedding favors, St Patrick's Day tokens of affection for your friends and loved ones, for just about any occasion!

Made in USA

SilverCrow Classic

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Hand-Glittered Embossed Die Cut Reproduction - Good Luck Horseshoes & Flowers

We were lucky enough to find these hand-glittered spring scraps for your pleasure. These have been retired or discontinued by the manufacturer in England. They are reproductions of vintage die cut chromolithograph scraps from the early twentieth century.

The scrap relief sheet is approximately 9 inches by 7 inches, ready for you to clip and use in your artwork. And each sheet is artfully embossed and hand-glittered to accent the expert die cutting - so well done, that very little trimming is necessary.

Made in England

Price: $4.25 each

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Old-time Irish Stickers

More St Patrick & Other Irish Things

If you're more of an old-fashioned lad or lass, you'll prefer these sweet old-time Irish stickers. These twenty charming peel-and-apply stickers depict a lively group of youngsters all decked out in traditional Irish costumes. Dancing, singing, picking shamrocks, playing the drums and posing in other delightful ways, they will bring a merry note of Irish charm to lunch boxes, stationery, gift packages, notebooks, scrapbooks - almost any flat surface!

The 4 pages of acid-free, archival stickers are loaded with 20 reproduced vintage images. The stickers are new - the images are old!

Printed in USA

SilverCrow Classic

Out of Stock

Price: $1.50 Per Booklet

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The DeLaurence Mascot Pocket Piece

More Milagros, Amulets & Talismans

About the size of a half-dollar (1-1/4 inch) and embellished with some of the most potent symbolic designs, such as the Seal of Solomon, Ankh, Zodiac signs, Horseshoe, Four Leaf Clover, Deuce of Clubs and more. The mascot is recommended to those who participate in war, those who gamble, those who love and those who have enemies.

Your amulet arrives on a 4 by 8-1/2 inch card with an explanation of all of the symbols and instructions in English, Spanish and French:

Many carry POCKET PIECES on the person in a leather case or the pocket, keeping them always nearby. Results and statements are not guaranteed but are accurate according to authorities. However, it is said than an optimistic frame of mind and concentration on what one desires assist so-called favorable "influences."

Now we can't guarantee that the pocket piece will work for your special needs; our talisman is sold as a curio only, but many believe that it carries good will.

Hecho en Mexico or USA

15October2007

Price: $3.75 each

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Fortune Teller Pocket Journal

Large Original Fortune Teller Notebook

Carry one of these in your pocket or purse, and you'll have a smile available to you as well as a place for your secret notes. The 3-inch by 5-inch notebooks has a sturdy texturized cover that will last through all of your 32 pages of notes.

Put a gypsy in your pocket with the Fortune Teller journal. Choose a number from the back cover, and when you open the cover, you can foretell the future with the fortunes inside. Each page is topped with "wishing you luck."

Made in China

SilverCrow Classic

Price: $3.75 each

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Makes Me Happy Pocket Journal

This happy little (3 by 5 inches) purse or pocket journal delights even in its colors! The youngster jumping for joy in yellow silhouette shows what it means to be walking on sunshine. The outside and inside covers are filled with responses from several hundred Goth girls as to what makes them happy:

...finding money in a coat pocket
puppy kisses....making friends smile
knowing someone you want wants you back
instant messages....feeling lucky
insurance....fuzzy anything
weekends that start on Wednesday...

The inside pages are lightly lined and perforated. A header on each page reads "weekends that start on wednesday."

Made in China

SilverCrow Classic

Price: $3.75 each

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Art Postcard - Le Langage des Yeux (Language of the Eyes)

The meaning of eye color, as interpreted on this reproduction French postcard, is mixed with symbols of luck and love including fish, a shoe, the number 13 (albeit bad luck in this case!0, a little pig, a single die, and anchor, and more!

We surely can't guarantee this to be accurate, but we can enjoy the fun of it.

The translation:

gris - malin grey - sprightly	bleu - fidèle blue - loyal	brun - constant brown - durable
	LE LANGAGE DES YEUX THE LANGUAGE OF THE EYES
maron - aimable dark brown - friendly	noir - conquérant black -conquering	vert - variable green - changeable

The style of the art is old-fashioned, and the postcard itself is quite a lot of fun!

Printed in USA

22June2007

Price: $1.25 Each

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108 Buddhas on a Walnut

Carefully carved on this unopened walnut shell are the miniscule representations of 108 bald, sitting Buddhas. This amulet is often carried for good luck.

The number 108 is quite important in the Buddhist traditions. Buddhist malas consist of 108 beads. Bells are rung 108 times at the beginning of the new year for luck.

Because walnuts are natural, each of these is completely different from the next. But, all measure about 1-1/2 inch. The walnut is hand-carved with the nutmeat still inside. While the carver strove to carve 108 Buddhas, the the number may vary and may not reach the auspicious and sacred number. This does not make it any less lucky, and we're sure you'll enjoy counting them.

Imported

6May2007

Price: $12.50 each

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Emerald Beetle Pin

This elegant but eerie pin is crafted from an actual Beetle (Sternocera Acquisagnata) from the forests of Northern Thailand. The beetles die after reproducing, then are fashioned into pins. Their natural iridescent color will charm and delight you. Beetles have many meanings throughout the world and are often considered good luck as they are by the Thai Hill Tribes, who traditionally wear these pins and other jewelry made of the beetle's wings.

Because these are natural, of course, each will be different. They measure about 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 inch long and have been set in golden metal to resemble the living luck they represent. Each is gift boxed for presentation and protection.

Made in Thailand

23March2007

Price: $10.00 each

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Peruvian Amulet Vial

More Shrines & Shrine Supplies

Similar to many protection packages, these short vials contain a collage of plant and mineral material as well as lucky charms. The cap is sealed with colorful plasticized material (usually red or green) so your amulet stays intact. The bottle itself is made of glass, and, although strong, is breakable.

The basic contents of the vial are:

Oil (usually mineral oil), for health.
Brightly dyed pieces of tree bark (in yellow, pink and green), also for health.
A Job's tear seed used to make wishes in folk magic.
A piece of vuelve vuelve vine, used to return a lost lover.
A tiny statue of St Anthony (patron of the lost), also for the return of a lost lover..
A piece of golden iron pyrite to attract money.
A miniature horseshoe, for luck.
A red and black huayruru seed, also for luck.
A sliver of magnet to draw power to the vial's owner.

There may or may not be other contents in the vial. A short description is included in the display package.

Made in Peru

SilverCrow Classic

Price: $4.25 Each

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