New In the Neighborhood
A February roundup from your friendly neighborhood Hippie Witches
Hey Neighbor!
It has been a little while since we have had a newsletter come out filling you in on what has been happening in the the neighborhood, and we are absolutely due for an update with the number of new subscribers we have.
If this is your first time here, Welcome!
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If this is your first time here, let’s meet your friendly neighborhood Hippie Witches.
I’m Ryan, the main voice and face of Hippie Witch Heart. Together with my partner Austin, we run this little homegrown apothecary. HWH started from a small act of kindness from one loving partner to another, when Austin gave me a little bundle of dried lavender from his garden. That lavender went into making soaps and sugar scrubs, the first official products from our shop. When my coworkers at the time asked about the dried flowers, instead of fresh flowers from a significant other, I explained, “it makes my little Hippie Witch Heart so happy”.
Thus Hippie Witch Heart was born.
Every thing we do goes back to that bundle of lavender.
Our colors are lavender and a royal purple, or message is about growth and community, bringing magic to the mundane. Our magic is passed down in our family with his grandmother teaching him to garden, and mine teaching me to cook and create.
We call our community the neighborhood, and you our neighbors.
Grab a drink, your current craft project, or whatever brings you joy and make yourself cozy.
Everyone needs a place they feel like home, and we hope our neighborhood brings that to you.
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Our posts will look like this
The Neighborhood - this is our standard publication with updates about our shop, website, youtube and more. These are periodic posts and designed to bring some joy into your life. The neighborhood is a safe place to land and we are always waiting for you with a drink and a chat.
Every Witch Way - a small business section focused on our journey as a small business with Tips, Tricks, & Resources for other small business makers. This is where we will share our #MarchMakerChallenge posts & prompts, plus tools for you to grow your own business. If you’re looking for accountability and resources this is the section for you - We post two to four times a month on this section
Witch, Stitch, & Brew - The Podcast - this section is for our weekly craft and chaos podcast. Each week we talk about about topic and craft while we chat. This is a podcast where we talk shit while we make shit, and if thats your jam make sure you’re following for weekly episodes
Tarot Takedown - this is a podcast style session on YouTube and Podcasts where we teach you the ins and outs of tarot. This is currently a place holder and will be joining the neighborhood on a bi-weekly basis at the end of March. if you want to learn tarot, this is the section for you
February Updates
February was a very short and busy month for us, as I am sure it was for many other small business. Having less days in the month adds a level of stress that we know is coming but never seem ready for.
We were able to accomplish so much though, here’s a brief recap of all we finished in February!
Redid our website, and updated the store front - Click here to see it!
Launched the Witch, Stitch, & Brew Podcast and Instagram (The website will be live soon too!)
Posted a few more discussion design vlogs on our youtube channel
Designed and launched the March Tarot Masterclass (and we still have a few seats open if you want to learn tarot with us!)
Planned and started the March Maker Challenge
That’s quite a bit while still working full time to sustain the small business.
As always links have been included on everything if you choose to follow along with everything we do.
Bits, Bobs, & Recent content from Hippie Witch Heart
As always, we love having you all here. Your support for our business allows us to grow and do great things, especially as a small business that is queer and disabled owned in this economic climate.
Life has been really tough for the world, and we hope that this space continues to be a safe place for you to land and hang out.
Thank you for being here, and we will see you later this week for new content and more updates.
Love your friendly neighborhood hippie witches,
Ryan & Austin
Support the Nieghborhood
If you want to help support the neighborhood here are a few things you can do to keep us and this space going
Shop from us - Our shop currently has gift cards with bonus cash. If you spend $100 you’ll get an additional $25 to use in our shop on any of our products, services, or classes.
Shop our affiliate links - this is an easy way for you to get something, and us to get something as using these links to shop for yourself earns us some additional support without costing you anything extra. Our current favorites are Lemonwood and BruMate
Buy us a Brew - You can buy us a beverage on our Ko-fi. Think of it like a digital tip jar, everything you throw in that jar goes directly to us and the development of future projects, products for Hippie Witch Heart. Plus you could be selected for a shout out in our future content!
Book a Tarot Reading from us - Tarot readings are our number 1 service, and where the majority of our shop income comes from. You can check out all of our tarot services to book one for yourself. We do it conversationally, and on your own schedule making it a perfect introduction to tarot for anyone who is curious but unfamiliar.
Take one of our Masterclasses - We are currently running out March Tarot Masterclass, and our March Maker Challenge. Both of these are on sale for subscribers through Monday night. Check them out, and take your tarot or small business to the next level with help from your Friendly Neighborhood Hippie Witches.