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Medicine Feathers

February 4, 2020 Johnny BlackbirdLeave a comment

My feather bundles can be used for smudge, prayer or ceremony. They are also good medicine for your home and brighten your life in their own small way.

Posted in feathers and medicine wheels, Indian stuff, medicine feathersTagged bear, ceremony, Eagle, earth, feathers, fetish, medicine, medicine feathers, smudge, Turkey feathers, turtle

Two Heads Better than One

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Johnny Blackbird2 Comments

I`​ve  been thinking lately about a drawing of a 2 headed bird that I saw when I was a boy.

Posted in Bead work, hat bandsTagged 2 heads, blackbird, energy, illusion, medicine, Mystery, spirit, story, thunderbird

A French Thunderbird

January 18, 2019 Johnny Blackbird2 Comments

Now we time travel one month forward. The same person purchased a Thunderbird hat band. Not sure if the Turtle

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuff, Special EventsTagged energy, feathers, France, hat bands, medicine, spirit, story, time, travel

A very slow Medicine Turtle

January 3, 2019 Johnny Blackbird2 Comments

This is an update on the French Medicine Turtle and what must have been an amazing journey.

Posted in hat bands, Indian stuffTagged France, French connection, journy, medicine, short stories, time, turtle

A French Medicine Turtle

November 8, 2018 Johnny Blackbird5 Comments
beaded hat band, medicine turtle

It seems my happy medicine has been working its way around our mother earth

Posted in Bead work, hat bandsTagged earth, energy, France, hat bands, medicine, moon, spirit, stories, sun, turtle

Another Happy Change

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Johnny Blackbird1 Comment
beaded hat band, bracelet combination

so lets all relax for 5 minutes and smile.

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Special EventsTagged bracelets, energy, friends, hat bands, made to order, magic, medicine

hat bands & bracelets

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Johnny Blackbird1 Comment
bracelet with a spirit bird

I am now offering companion bracelets with my hat bands.

Posted in Bead work, bracelets, hat bandsTagged earth, energy, links, medicine, moon, spirit, stories, story, sun, time

A Thousand Petals — Searching for Grady

October 8, 2018October 8, 2018 Johnny Blackbird2 Comments

To love and be loved. To give and to receive. Love can be so simple. If we would just let it be. via A Thousand Petals — Searching for Grady

Posted in IndulgencesTagged earth, energy, friends, medicine, moon, pictures, spirit, sun

New look for my shop

October 4, 2018October 4, 2018 Johnny Blackbird4 Comments

My spirit is happy and grateful for all this good medicine that has come my way

Posted in Bead work, Indian stuff, Special EventsTagged Etsy, friends, medicine, pictures, spirit

A Smoky Mystery

August 27, 2018 Johnny BlackbirdLeave a comment
beaded hat band, thunder bird, fire birds

The Mystery is depicted here as a smoky color of indecision and urgency so the fire bird is dispatched to fly at the same time as the Thunderbird.

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged earth, energy, fire bird, friends, illusion, medicine, Mystery, spirit, stories, sun, thunder bird, time

A Smoky Illusion

August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 Johnny Blackbird1 Comment

In a sense it is also one of victory over the forces of the illusion.

Posted in hat bands, UncategorizedTagged arrows, bird, earth, energy, illusion, medicine, moon, Mystery, spirit, stories, sun, time

Blackbird and Colors

July 25, 2018July 26, 2018 Johnny Blackbird5 Comments

The spirit bird on this hat band has left his medicine behind and has now left the illusion to travel the stars.

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged ancestors, blackbird, courage, energy, honor, illusion, links, medicine, river of life, spirit, spirit bird, strength, virtues

Hot off the loom

July 5, 2018July 11, 2018 Johnny BlackbirdLeave a comment

Wider generally means that a 1 1/2 inch wide band will be the size of a belt if not modified.

Posted in Bead work, hat bandsTagged bird, energy, magic, medicine, moon, spirit, spirit bird, sun, white bird

Path of the medicine turtles

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 Johnny Blackbird4 Comments
medicine turtle, hat band, stars, arrows

See if you can feel the difference between them in the color scheme and then relate it to our time here in the illusion

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged earth, energy, medicine, moon, Mystery, spirit, stories, sun, turtle, turtle medicine

Spirit and Medicine

June 18, 2018 Johnny Blackbird1 Comment
beaded hat band, star, thunder bird

Mine always have balanced medicine since they have traveled their path with honor, dignity and a healthy dose of kindness.

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged beaded hat band, beadwork, energy, fire bird, medicine, medicine bird, moon, spirit, spirit bird, sun, thunderbird

Colors within — Searching for Grady

June 11, 2018 Johnny BlackbirdLeave a comment

So if the winds of fortune should ever change, is it not better to have what you put out there with good intention blow back at you rather than the dark, ashen colors of anger and angst. via Colors within — Searching for Grady

Posted in IndulgencesTagged dancing, energy, medicine, pictures, spirit, story

Turtle Medicine

June 6, 2018 Johnny Blackbird1 Comment
beaded hat band, turtle, stars, fire arrows

This is a young turtle that is walking the yellow path on the red road.

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged energy, links, medicine, medicine wheel, moon, red road, spirit, sun, turtle medicine, turtles

Sunrise, sunset

June 3, 2018 Johnny Blackbird2 Comments
beaded hat band with fire bird and galaxy and fire arrows

I decided to make an early morning version of the same fire bird as it heads back to the roost for a nice rest, leaving a cool crisp morning sky behind.

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged beaded hat band, energy, evening, fire bird, hand made, hatbands, links, medicine, moon, morning, sunrise, sunset, woven hat band

Leaving the nest

May 21, 2018 Johnny Blackbird5 Comments
beaded hat band, medicine turtle, stars

Color and design are built on a foundation lovingly provided by my ancestors but the essence of each band and story travels through me as it is woven.

Posted in Bead work, Indian stuffTagged after purchase, energy, feathers, medicine, packing, sage, shipping, spirit, whats next, woven hat band

Starting in the Middle

May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 Johnny Blackbird6 Comments

Split spirit is the story of spirit splitting apart as it begins its journey and coming back together in the end

Posted in Bead work, hat bands, Indian stuffTagged earth, energy, illusion, medicine, moon, Mystery, spirit, stories, story, sun, time

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Johnny Blackbird, Native American maker of hat bands that tell a story with color and design