A collection of handmade spirit vessels · Shipping within the United States

The Altar Atelye

The Apothecary

One-of-a-kind vessels, repurposed altar boxes, hand-dyed cloths and beaded altar pieces, and offering bundles gathered for one spirit. Some arrive prepared for an intention; others remain open for your own work.

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Vessels for other paths

For Hekate's devotees, Aphrodite's, and those who work by sigil and seal. Example renderings, each made to order.

Key of the Three Ways, a spirit bottle for Hekate

Hekate · Made to order

Key of the Three Ways

Black glass painted in silver with the triple moon and a crossroads key, bound in black cord and chain, crowned with dried herbs and a moonstone.

Torchbearer's Vessel, a spirit bottle for Hekate

Hekate · Made to order

Torchbearer's Vessel

A round violet vessel bearing her wheel between two torches, strung with black beads and garnet, hound and serpent charms, sealed in flecked black wax.

Seafoam Decanter, a spirit bottle for Aphrodite

Aphrodite · Made to order

Seafoam Decanter

Rose glass painted with gold shells and roses, draped in pearls, topped with a scallop and a resting dove.

Golden Apple Flask, a spirit bottle for Aphrodite

Aphrodite · Made to order

Golden Apple Flask

Seafoam glass under gold-leaf waves, wrapped in pink silk and pearls, crowned with rose quartz and a golden apple.

Seal of Binding, a spirit bottle for Sigil work

Sigil work · Made to order

Seal of Binding

Matte black glass carrying a single gold binding sigil, sealed in black wax stamped to match and wound with fine gold chain.

The Bound Vial, a spirit bottle for Sigil work

Sigil work · Made to order

The Bound Vial

A slender black vial lined in gold sigil work, gold-capped and tied in measured black knots, for intentions meant to hold.

These are concept renderings. Ask about one through the custom work page.

Altar boxes

A home for spirit, wherever you go

Wooden cigar boxes, repurposed and adorned as spirit-specific altars or portable travel altars. Each one is lined, decorated, and fitted with the tools and offerings its spirit loves, ready to open on a shelf, a dresser, or a hotel nightstand.

Altar box for Bawon Samedi

Keeper of the Crossroads of Death

Bawon Samedi

Lined in purple and black felt with gold accents, this box opens to a skull-shaped mirror, a small cross, and a coffin for the Bawon. His offerings travel with him: a cigar, a mini coffee cup, and a hand-beaded shot glass.

Includes: Skull mirror · Cross & coffin · Cigar · Mini coffee cup · Beaded shot glass

Altar box for Papa Legba

Opener of the Gate

Papa Legba

Red and black felt holds a brass key and a small cane for the old man at the crossroads, with the crossroads marked inside the lid. A pipe, sweets, and a beaded shot glass for his rum make this a box to open the way before any work.

Includes: Brass key · Cane · Pipe · Sweets · Beaded shot glass

Altar box for San Miguel

Warrior of Protection

San Miguel

Royal blue and red velvet trimmed in gold, with the Archangel standing watch inside the lid. A miniature sword and scales sit beside a white candle and a red-and-blue beaded glass, a guardian you can carry from home to home.

Includes: Archangel image · Mini sword · Scales · White candle · Beaded shot glass

Altar box for Erzulie Freda

Lady of Love and Luxury

Erzulie Freda

Pale pink and white satin, gold filigree, and a heart-shaped mirror so she can admire herself. Fitted with a gold heart, a tiny perfume bottle, roses, rings, and a pink-and-white beaded glass for her sweet offerings. Everything fine, everything lovely.

Includes: Heart mirror · Gold heart · Perfume · Roses & rings · Beaded shot glass

Altar box for Hekate

Queen of the Crossroads and the Keys

Hekate

Black velvet and silver, with the triple moon and Hekate's wheel painted inside the lid between two torches. A brass key, her black hound, a moonstone, and bundles of mugwort and garlic sit between twin candles, a crossroads you can open at every dark moon.

Includes: Strophalos lid · Brass key · Hound figure · Moonstone · Mugwort & garlic · Twin candles

Altar box for Aphrodite

Born of the Foam

Aphrodite

Blush and seafoam satin under gold filigree, with a scallop-shell mirror rising from the lid. Pearls spill around rose petals, a dove, rose quartz, a little jar of honey, perfume, and a golden apple, everything soft, sweet, and a little decadent.

Includes: Shell mirror · Pearls · Rose quartz · Dove · Honey · Perfume · Golden apple

Altar box for The Binding Box

For sigil and ceremonial work

The Binding Box

All black and gold, clean lines, no clutter. A gold binding sigil is laid into the lid above fitted places for a black candle, a gold chalice, an obsidian scrying mirror, a ritual blade, ink, and quill. Made for the practitioner who works by seal, line, and will.

Includes: Gold binding sigil · Black candle · Chalice · Obsidian mirror · Ritual blade · Ink & quill

These are example altar boxes shown as renderings. Each box is made to order; ask about one through the custom work page.

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Cloths & items

Dressing the altar

Handmade pieces to set a table for spirit, dyed, beaded, and painted in the studio.

Hand-dyed altar cloths

In the colors of the lwa

Hand-dyed altar cloths

Cotton cloths tie-dyed by hand in spirit colors: purple and black for the Gede, red and black for Legba, pink and white for Freda, red and blue for Ogou, and pure white for the ancestors.

Beaded & painted shot glasses

For rum and offerings

Beaded & painted shot glasses

Each glass is wrapped in seed beads or painted by hand with veve and spirit colors, so a pour of rum or water arrives dressed for the one it honors.

Offering coffee cups

For the morning pour

Offering coffee cups

Small hand-painted cups and saucers for the spirits who take their coffee black, sweet, or with a splash of rum.

Altar mirrors

Reflection and vanity

Altar mirrors

Heart, skull, and shell-rimmed mirrors for spirits who love to look at themselves, and for opening a little doorway on the altar.

Painted ashtrays

For cigar and pipe

Painted ashtrays

Hand-painted dishes to rest a lit cigar or pipe while the smoke carries your words.

Example pieces shown as renderings. Ask about colors and availability through the custom work page.

Offering bundles

Everything to start an altar

Preselected bundles gathered for one spirit, each with its own hand-dyed altar cloth and the offerings that spirit is known to love.

Ancestors

Begin with those who came before

Ancestors

A quiet, cool altar to call your people home: white and light, water, and the scents they knew.

Includes: White altar cloth · White candles · Glass for water · Agua Florida · White sage or frankincense incense · Coffee

Bawon Samedi

Lord of the cemetery

Bawon Samedi

Everything the Bawon expects when you call him, bold, smoky, and spiced.

Includes: Purple & black altar cloth · Cigars · Purple & black candles · Coffee · Myrrh incense · Beaded shot glass

Papa Legba

Open the gate first

Papa Legba

Start every altar at the crossroads, with the old man's pipe, sweets, and rum.

Includes: Red & black altar cloth · Pipe tobacco & cigar · Red & black candles · Wrapped candies · Agua Florida · Incense

Erzulie Freda

Love, beauty, luxury

Erzulie Freda

Only the finest for Freda: sweet scent, pink candles, and something sparkling.

Includes: Pink & white altar cloth · Perfume · Pink candles · Rose incense · Agua Florida · Sweet cakes

Ogou / San Miguel

Warrior and protector

Ogou / San Miguel

Strength and protection for the warrior who stands guard.

Includes: Red & blue altar cloth · Cigar · Red & blue candles · Dragon's blood incense · Agua Florida · Beaded shot glass

Example bundles shown as renderings; contents may vary with what's on hand.

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