I have been carving runes for over 30 years and making drinking horns for over 29 years! I grew up in the craft (I come from a long line of Irish Witches) so it's part of my everyday life.
Originally (way back in 2001) I had a website for my shop -- Six Nations Witchery -- at the advent of e-commerce. I was still getting used to the concept of corporate witches!
haha.
I had a wonderful time, but life moved forward and I had children. It was time to let my business take a wee rest. I still crafted personal items and did custom orders, but it was very local or through referrals. I live a wonderful life with a fabulous husband, two awesome Norse Gods disguised as my children, and a number of second-hand animals: cats, a stinky and silly dog, and a thundering clan of crows that keep me company outside, not to mention the birds, squirrels, and owls who visit me daily.
In 2012, a friend who had a shop on Etsy, suggested I put some of my products together and open a store front.
I decided to name my shop Morrigan's Mantel, as an homage to my gal and go-to-Goddess, with my other company Six Nations Witchery still featured on labels and cards alongside the new name.
What would you see if you walked into Morrigan's home? What would you find on her mantel over the fire? All manner of wonderful, magical, found object art, special things, and ritual tools!
My focus is to create usable art and practical products for every pagan, or for anyone with an open and inquisitive mind.
I'm an old school witch, so I can guarantee my products are made in the oldest tradition while utilizing modern tools and supplies.

My studio and sacred space was custom built for me by my husband and sits in a grove of hawthorne, ash, birch, fir, cedar, and oak trees on our property.

I believe in transparency and the integrity of being an independent artist. Feel free to convo me with any questions you have about my process, products, or manufacturing.

All of my oils are hand blended and created using pure almond oil or unscented base oil like fractioned coconut. I use organic herbs from my own garden and from ethical and organic herb suppliers. The bath salts and ritual soaks are made from pure mineral salts and ingredients, all the essential oils are pure, organic when possible, and therapy grade. I hand mix everything that I make.

Found objects come from my walks and from my own sanctuary/sacred woods property, or from nature walks. I never take live branches and always ask permission for ritual use. I especially love found objects! And I get a kick out of repurposing/up-cycling common items into something unique and special!
I have buckets and pots and pans filled with stones I've collected on walks, trips, and cool rock shops. I'm very careful and very choosy as to which stones I gather for my hand-carved runes. I never remove a stone from a prohibited area, nor do I over pick from an area. But my pockets and jackets are always loaded with left over bits of sand and dirt from my expeditions!
I have sorting days where I go through my haul and match stones for rune sets.
I truly enjoy the artistic aspect of my craft.

🐲I have multiple sources for the raw drinking horns. I truly believe in the safety and ethics of my products. I sterilize and sanitize each and every horn before I start working on it. I also do a ritual cleansing and blessing of the horn to remove any negativity and thank the animal for its horn.
It drives me mental seeing other folks sell horns that arrive raw and unclean -- that the customer must sanitize and seal themselves, or horns that have just been coated on the inside with wax and popped in the post -- you don't know if the horn was cleaned inside with a sanitizer beforehand! Blech! Also the use of former powder horns is so dangerous!!! Chemicals leach into the horn and then you drink that! No, no, no! ☹
When shopping for a new drinking vessel arm yourself with research.
There are some amazing new artists entering into the drinking horn market. I'm very excited to support their business and welcome them to the horn making community. I am also honored that many shops have adopted my policies and standards regarding sanitized drinking horns.
Personally, the reason I line my horns with beeswax on top of the lacquer sealant is because no resin is 100% food grade. Yes, technically once it cures it is safe to drink out of with cold beverages. Absolutely. Adding heat to this varnish can create "off gassing" which over time would lead to a breakdown in the chemical bond/structure of the resin and leach the chemicals into the food. Anything you consume-- beer, wine, alcohol -- is considered food. That is why hot beverages are not recommended for lacquer only sealed horns. Even envirotex lite is not recommended for vessels that will contain food per the company's material data safety sheet.
The beeswax effectively creates a barrier between the resin and any food you would have in the horn.
Now...dishwasher safe? NOPE.
Besides the heat factor, external varnish repeatedly exposed to high heat and moisture will yellow, crack, and degrade.
But it's a learning process I suppose.
I am more than happy to send you links for other horn makers here on Etsy if I don't have the horn you are looking for. Beautiful, handcrafted designs made by independent artisans and not mass manufactured in a warehouse somewhere. Please support small business ;-)

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!!!

TRIVIA BONUS: For all of you Mercedes Lackey/Valdemar series fans out there who have sent me questions: Yes. I am Queen Selenay. Heh. I was contracted by Firebird Arts and Mercedes Lackey to write the music for and perform as Queen Selenay on the album Lovers, Lore, and Loss. There are fan videos of the songs Cost of the Crown and Battle Dawn on YouTube. So yes. I am that Shandeen ;-)
Have a bright, blessed, joyous day!