Celtic Shows and Events update

We just finished up a week at the Kitsap County Fair & Stampede in Bremerton WA... Great event.  Surprised by how many people didn't know we had an Irish/Celtic store in the area!  It was fun to introduce ourselves and our gifts and jewelry and of course all our food and sweets to a whole new group of people.  Check out the website shows page for our next event = http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/information/company_certificates.htm

Shop online now for our end of Summer clearance sale and use the coupon off the website to get 10% off your order.  Enjoy the last week of Summer!  Visit us at http://www.acelticcalling.com

50 years

I have come a long way in my 50 years.  I have been at the top, the bottom and the middle.  I have climbed and clawed and sacrificed and given up some dreams for other paths.  I have no regrets.  Sometimes I think I would do something over again, but if I was actually offered that chance I would decline.  I have walked the path less traveled and am proud of what I have done, where I have been and what I have accomplished.  I have got it all and lost it again a couple of times now.  I have trials and tribulations, have let go of passions and grasped at things I thought would bring me passion only to discover the grass was not greener on that path.  I own ALL my mistakes as they are lessons learned not things I need to be ashamed of.  I have been shamed by people and have shamed others.  I will never again allow someone to own my power, nor will I be foolish enough to freely give it away.  I am my own responsibility.  I will ask for help when needed, I will not turn down assistance because I think I am proud or can do it myself, and will in turn be honored to help those that ask of me.  Without the lessons I have learned and the paths I have traveled down, my amazing KIDS would not be who they are today.  We all struggle, we all make questionable decisions, we all have our own dreams.  Rich, poor, middle class, young, old or middle age... We are all just people intertwined on a path to discovery.  Thank you to everyone that has contributed to my 50 years thus far.  No regrets, many blessings, some unanswered questions... but that is for the next 50 years!  I wish everyone I have ever encountered Luck, Love, and "May the road rise up to meet you.  May the wind always be at your back.  May the sun shine warm upon your face,  and rains fall soft upon your fields.  And until we meet again,  May God hold you in the palm of His hand." An Old Irish Blessing...

Ask Celtic KC

Shortly this blog space will be used for my Life coaching question and answer series.  Does anyone remember Dear Abby?  Come on, ask your parents if you don't remember.... I have been a life coach and healer for many years and have studied sociology and psychology and actually have a degree... I have done many things, been many places and now what to settle in a little and do some writing and help people out that have questions about love, life, home and career.  Questions and answer section will be free.  You can post a question to the blog and I will respond or you can email me at kc@celticattic.com and I will post the question and response here in the blog space.  This is about getting help, advice and hopefully helping others that we come in contact on our path to self discovery.  I will add helpful advice, suggestions and most likely random thoughts so please check back often.
Peace and light
KC

Celtic Fairies

We launched a new line of Celtic Attic Fairy Wishing and Fairy Garden kits.  They are on the website for sale.  Each is handmade and unique but all have the fairy wishing book that I wrote.  It gives you 3 great Irish fairies to choose from. Sprinkle your wishing dust and try to make contact with your fairy friends.  Great for kids, parties, events and for the adults like me that still want to see the fairies and magic in the world around them.  Shop now on the website - www.acelticcalling.com.  Click on the link to the fairies or look under New Products.

Win a set of Shamrock Wine Glasses

We are offering two great wine glasses filled with candy and hand painted with Shamrocks to one lucky winner. We will be pulling 4 names at the end of June. 1 gift basket, 2 pendants and 1 set of shamrock wine glasses. We have decided to add this extra gift because everyone just loves these at the shows.  Visit our website and enter, contest is free to enter. Remember to check the box if you want to sign up for our monthly newsletter.
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Happy Spring from the Celtic Attic. Shop now for Mother's day!

Shop now at the Celtic Attic….

Happy Spring!  Where has this year gone?  April showers bring May flowers so the saying goes.  Well here in Western WA we should be wall-to-wall flowers in May… Our lovely mild winter has turned into a rainy April so far.   We hope everyone is having a terrific Spring so far. 

Below are some interesting Mother’s & Father’s Day Traditions.  As always shop with us or browse our website for Celtic Information, it is packed with content.

Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and Graduation are just around the corner.  Wedding Season is fast approaching as well.  We are offering 10% off your order, just use code tenp.  Plus get a FREE Gift with each and every order.  If you order $75.00 or more, we will also give you $5.00 off your order.  For $5.00 off $75.00 or more use code 755 in the coupon code field.

If you have purchased from us, we would love for you to login to your account on the shopping cart www.acelticcallling.com and review the product(s) you purchased.  We love to hear the Great thoughts you have about our products.  If the thought is not so great we would rather you email us so we can resolve whatever the problem might be.  We are very confident in our products so please let us know you love us!

Shop now Dad's Day, Graduation or your Wedding Day.  We have some great new gifts and some old tried and true ones.  Why not buy your dad a Personalized item or a Celtic pendant.  Or you can check out our Jewelry pages to discover all the wonderful items we have available. 

Father’s Day Gifts

Mother’s Day Gifts

Graduation Gifts

We have added some new products to the website including Celtic Fairy Lotions that we are making right here at the Celtic Attic! We just added our NEW Fairy Wish Kit and Fairy Garden Kit to the shopping portal website.  You can purchase them NOW.  They are already in the store available for purchase. Visit our new product page!  Be sure to stop by our store at 408 Pacific Ave Bremerton WA if you are in town.

Did you know Celtic Attic now offers Layaway and In House Financing!  Email Kristin@celticattic.com to find out the details and get terms that will fit your unique situation.  We want everyone to be able to experience their heritage and buy what their hearts desire and thought these two plans might help some of our customers out a wee bit.

Mother’s & Father’s Day Traditions

Mother's Day in Ireland: In Ireland, Mother's Day is not celebrated on same day as in US. Mother's Day celebrations in Ireland take place on the fourth Sunday in the Christian fasting month of Lent. The history of celebrating Mothering Sunday, or Mother's Day in Ireland, can be traced to the medieval practice where children from poor families were sent to work as domestic servants and apprentices to work with the rich. Once in the year in the middle of the Lent these children were given a day off to visit their 'Mother Church' and worship Virgin Mary. After visiting the Mother Church or Cathedral of their hometown these children visited their mothers and presented them with flowers they picked along the way. On Mother's Day, people in Ireland present flowers and cards to their mothers to express love and gratitude.

Mother's Day in US: Here in the United States Mother's Day is a national holiday and is celebrated with a lot of enthusiasm. On this day people reflect on the importance of mothers in their life and thank them for their unconditional love and support. Mother's Day is celebrated in USA in a big way and has been commercialized to a great extent. It is considered as the next big day after Christmas and Valentines Day. Phone lines record a heavy traffic and card sales reaches its peak and restaurants are filled to their maximum capacity. Traditions for this day generally include things like breakfast in the bed, giving flowers, cards or gifts, and treating them to a meal.

Father's Day in Ireland:  Fathers Day in Ireland is celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm. Fathers Day celebration in Ireland takes place on the third Sunday of June, the same day when several countries and US celebrate Father's Day. Taking full opportunity of the day, people honor their father and express affection and gratitude for them. Like in many other countries, people indulge their father by presenting them with loads of gift and allowing them a day of rest. Grown-ups take their fathers out for dinner or lunch or treat them with breakfast in bed. People whose father are no more, pay tribute by giving donations in the name of their father or by performing acts of service.

Several clubs and cultural organizations in Ireland organize Father's Day programs to stress on the important role played by father in the development of the child. An effort is also made to make fathers realize that they must make all efforts to fulfill with devotion and sincerity their responsibility as a father. Besides, children are also encouraged to pay full attention and respect to their father.

Father’s Day in the United States:  There are a range of events, which may have inspired the idea of Father's Day. One of these was the start of the Mother's Day tradition in the first decade of the 20th century. Another was a memorial service held in 1908 for a large group of men, many of them fathers, who were killed in a mining accident in Monongah, West Virginia in December 1907.

A woman called Sonora Smart Dodd was an influential figure in the establishment of Father's Day. Her father raised six children by himself after the death of their mother. This was uncommon at that time, as many widowers placed their children in the care of others or quickly married again.

Sonora was inspired by the work of Anna Jarvis, who had pushed for Mother's Day celebrations. Sonora felt that her father deserved recognition for what he had done. The first time Father's Day was held in June was in 1910. Father's Day was officially recognized as a holiday in 1972 by President Nixon.

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Only 6 more Shopping days until St. Patrick's Day!

Top O' The Morning To All,

Ce'ad Mi'le Fa'ilte

100,000 Welcomes

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  Would you like to get 20% off your order at the Celtic Attic?  Place an order between now and March 17^th and use code 20josh to get 20% off your order.  We will send you a link to a survey when your order is completed so you can give us your thoughts on our new shopping cart and our website in general.  … http://www.celticattic.com or http://www.acelticcalling.com/

How to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day:  This day has been associated with parades and parties and festivals.  Of course Green Beer and Irish whiskey are always tried and true for those of us over 21.  For the wee ones try adding Green food dye to water, ice tea or soda.  Makes for a fun and festive drink.  Shamrock cookies and candies add to the Sugar overload.  Always have fun and remember that this is a day of fun and frolic.  We could talk about the history of St. Patrick’s Day and American and Irish traditions, but the Internet is full of stories about the history.  We just want you to know we believe the love of all things Celtic should be a year round experience not just celebrated on one day per year and forgotten.  So here’s a wee toast for March 17^th…

The Wearin O the Green

Parades and festivities abound.

Wee ones and adults alike frolic around.

Shopping and Crafts and holiday faire

Line the city streets and rural routes everywhere.

After the parades and shopping end

And the sugar overload in our kids mend,

We send them to bed thinking of a St. Patrick’s Day dream

And we head to the pub for a shot of Jim Beam!

Or Jameson Irish Whisky for the Celtic Attic Team. Ó Kristin Olsen 2014

We have a great many items for sale that will make both your St. Patrick’s day perfect… I would put a link to St. Patrick’s Day, but that is the whole website.  We have added some new products to the website including Celtic Fairy Lotions that we are making right here at the Celtic Attic!  Visit our new product page!

Shop Personalized Gifts

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We are starting our St. Patrick’s Day basket giveaway.  We just started carrying a line of Irish and British food in the store, so we will make up a super sweet candy and tea basket for our lucky “Wearin O the Green” contest winner.  You only need to enter once and you are automatically entered in this contest as well as our normal monthly contest for 2 Irish Pendants.

http://www.celticattic.com/contact_us/free_giveaway.htm

Recipes from the Celtic Attic Cookbook

Irish Crab Chowder

From Shirley’s notes about a trip to Maine

1/2 cup onion

1/2 cup celery

3 tablespoons butter

3 cups milk

1 can condensed frozen potato soup

1 7 1/2 oz can or fresh crabmeat, if canned drain

1 8 oz can cream style corn

2 tablespoons chopped pimento

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon thyme

1 bay leaf

1/2 cup dry sherry

1/2 cup parsley

Cook onion & celery in butter until tender.  Add rest of ingredients except the Sherry & parsley.  Cook until heated through stirring often.  Cook about 15 minutes.  Stir in sherry.  Remove bay leaf and garnish with parsley.