I bought this deck a while back, and fell in love! If the Ryder Tarot Deck and Leave it to Beaver had a baby, it would be The Housewive's Tarot!
There are many reasons why I love, love, love this deck, the least of all reasons is this:
Yes, one of the main images throughout the deck looks like my vintage housewife pictures that I use right here on Confessions of a Pagan Soccer Mom. It's like this deck was made for me!
Using 1950's iconography, the deck includes illustrations of martini glasses for Cups and mops and brooms for Wands. (I could use one of those martinis, lol.)
A Duncan Hines chocolate cake stands in for the Devil (only the devil could eat that cake and have legs like that!),
a wood paneled station wagon represents the Chariot, and bathroom scales stand in for Judgment (how appropriate is that?!). The Fool card just makes me giggle.
This deck is a domestic witch's dream come true. It is playful, functional, and comes packed in a recipe box, complete with recipes to try out and enjoy while you're doing your reading!
Included with the deck are instructions for layouts, including the Virgin Spread, the Neapolitan Spread, the Clothesline Spread, the Dinette Spread, and the Martini Spread. Original and fun, you'll want to get two of these decks: one to use for readings, one to use for crafts and to decorate with! I've got plans to get a second deck to use in decorating my kitchen!
The creators of this deck are Paul Kepple and Jude Buffum, better known as Headcase Design, one of Philadelphia's most innovative graphic design studios. They make their debut as writer-illustrators with the Housewive's Tarot, and man, I'm glad they did!
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What a FANTASTIC Tarot deck - I love it!!!!!
I went to the Irreference site and would love to get the book "See Jane Write" on how to write "chick lit" - LOL! I was going to say the book "Stuff Every Man Should Know" but one of the things included is pick-up lines in 5 different languages, and my husband does NOT need to know that! ;)
okay, I follow you on twitter @IFartFairyDust
Here you will see my total ineptness with Twitter. I tweeted about your giveaway, but have no clue what the URL of my tweet is except the address of my profile (https://twitter.com/IFartFairyDust). Is that what you mean? *sigh*
Omg, that's an amazing Tarot deck! The Devil card is hilarious.
I'm fairly positive my favourite thing on inference.com is the A-Z of Christopher Walken! How awesome is that?? I also like their pop-culture printables, particularly the random Halloween Roller Skating Poster. :D
And, I follow you on twitter (artful_danni) and here on blogger.
aaaaaand... I twittered about your giveaway!
http://twitter.com/artful_danni
And my final grab at entries :) I blogged about this great giveaway.
http://ifartfairydust.blogspot.com/2009/07/coolest-giveaway-ever-housewives-tarot.html
Thanks!! If I were still on facebook, I'd do that, too. But I'm taking a break from all that this summer :)
That's exactly what I need! Perfect!
Oh yeah! I also follow you here on blogger. :D
Thanks!!!
My favorite thing on the irreverence.com site is the Field Guide to Knitting, as I want to teach myself how to knit this winter!
Here is my journal entry:
http://flutterby3.livejournal.com/464411.html
Here is a tweet for you:
http://twitter.com/flutterby3/status/2421315705
I linked to your blog and also became a fan of Quirk books on Facebook (do I need to follow them?)
Since I'm a social networking junkie and really enjoyed their site, I'm now a fan of Quirk books on facebook and am following your blog via facebook as well.
It's a slow day at the office when I can get on facebook! ;)
Hi Mrs B. Commenting now, will post your giveaway later today. GREAT DECK and Good find!! Woohoo!!
ha...i would love to see that Tarot deck in person.
the site is hilarious and i plan to spend a much longer time browsing a bit later...
http://irreference.com/how-to-live-with-a-huge-penis/
THIS made me laugh outloud...i am a single woman but I want to buy this
Hi MRS B., This is one I would love to win. It looks like so much fun.
Wish I was going on vacation with you. Have lots of fun. Big hug.
Ok, I retweeted what you have on Twitter. Have to go find that link...http://twitter.com/arholtz
I know I'm a follower and have a link on my blog's website...http://mysteryw8loss.blogspot.com/
As for the Irreference site, I love the book "Butt Rott and Bottom Gas." It's a glossary of nasty sounding words. :) Think all my men would love that. http://irreference.com/butt-rot-and-bottom-gas/
Now I am following your blog on facebook and I joined the quirkbook group, but I don't know how to post that on here, but here's my profile. http://www.facebook.com/LilacWolf?ref=profile
I really like following you on Twitter. Keep up the fun tweets!
OH, great deck!
I love the "Pardon My President" postcards. We needed them when we visited France three years ago.
Following you on Twitter.
Following you on Facebook.
Following Quirkbooks on Facebook.
Also a follower of your blog. :-)
Twitter post:
http://twitter.com/primivito
OK, whew! Now I've done my blog post: http://ourlifeinidaho.blogspot.com/2009/07/mrs-bs-giveaway.html
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the deck!
For 1 extra entry, be a follower of my blog.
I follow you on Twitter, the blog on
Facebook, and on Blogger.
I now follow Quirk Books on Facebook.
And of course I tweeted about it!
http://twitter.com/JackieCross
I went to Inferrence, and I have to admit to really lovoig the Pardon My President book of Post Cards *laughs*. You're right, they do have all kinds of great things.
I'm following your blog (as Maritzia)(have been reading you in Google Reader for a while, though).
Am following you on twitter (as Jodith), have been for a while.
I'm following the blog on FaceBook (again as Jodith)
I twittered the contest: http://twitter.com/Jodith/status/2424360369
And I blogged about it: http://maritzia.com/2009/07/01/housewives-tarot-giveaway/
Oh, yeah, I became a fan of Quirk Books on Facebook (as Jodith).
The pictures of the tarot deck made me LOL. It looks hilarious!
At the website I found the cool and useful book Field Guide to Herbs and Spices. I think I might need it!
I follow your blog.
I follow you on twitter
I follow your blog on FB.
OMG - what a fantastic deck! ok, I think anything with a martini picture is fantastic (or anything vintage for that matter)...but seriously, seriously cool and I absolutely want it!!! Pick me! Pick me!
...and of course I follow your fabulous bloggy goodness! ...and as soon as I get back from sushi and saki I will attempt posting your fabulousness on my blog!
That tarot deck is amazing! I lost my old deck about a year ago and I've missed it very much :(
& Wow, that shop is way full of awesome :D I have my eyes on that The Pregnancy Instruction Manual, since i feel like it'd have a much better attitude about the whole thing than my copy of What to Expect..
I followed your blog (i'm subscribed to your RSS feed, but i wasn't on the google doo-hickity), and following you on twitter (@ameyawarde) AND facebook! Man, aren't I just awesome. Hehe. I'd twitter about it but I know none of my twitter friends are into Tarot :(
That deck is adorable. Good luck to the winner!
posted your fabulousness ;)
http://dailydoseofdiva.blogspot.com/
I have another blog so I went and posted a blog there as well:
http://flutterby3.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/butterflies/
Whoa, that deck is pretty cool. Gotta have it!
My favoritest thing on the site is the book: Butt Rot and Bottom Gas -A Glossary of Tragically Misunderstood Words. I cracked up when I saw that.
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/mrssourbritches
I love this! I am following you.
And on FAcebook!
I became a fan of Quirk Books.
ANNNND a link on my blog!
I love this tarot deck! It took me forever to buy it though. My aunt swore by it but when I checked it out I was put off by it's simplicity and anti-feminist imagery. Then one day I decided to go ahead and buy it. The readings I get are always very accurate and so practical. Other decks go into the whole spititual, karmic, etc. aspects of a situation while this one gets down to the nitty gritty.
Just read your aticle on being a Domestic Witch. I love that term. I've never seen myself as a "kitchen witch." I'm always finding rituals to help protect and bring peace to my home. (I have 4 kids that don't get along well.) I will definately be exploring more of what you write on domestic witchery. Have you considered writing a book on being a Domestic Witch? If not, I guess I'll just create a section for domestic witchery in my BOS.
Glad you are all enjoying the deck and the giveaway! I knew you'd all love it!
Julie, I haven't really told anyone, so just between you and I, I am currently working on a book about Domestic Witchery. Whether someone will be interested or not? We'll see, lol!
That evil chocolate cake takes the "cake." It's so perfect. :)
love the deck, and I checked out the Irreference site as well. hysterical!! i love the worst case scenerio books, the pride prejudice and zombies, and the A-Z of christopher walken was the best. I already follow your blog and will be posting this on my blog when i get home!!
Of coooourse I had to try it! :o) That site is amazing, so much funstuff! I specially loved this, for obvious reasons: http://irreference.com/every-cat-should-come-with-a-manual/
Fingers crossed!
Kisses, sweetie, have a great time with your man!!!
I mentioned you in my blog, writingwithRune i hope to let others enjoy your blog as much as I do!!
guess i should give the whole thing huh? lol its WritingwithRune.blogspot.com
So amusing!
I loved the 'How To' section at irreference.com: How to crotchet body parts, How to perform a Tracheotomy, How to simplify a complicated message (oh, this should be my guide to life) and How to identify secret passageways and booby traps - people look at me strangely as I dodge around rays of light in dark tunnels or place wedges to prevent doors closing again after I go through them but I know they'll be laughing on the other side of their face when they fall victim to one of those traps.
Love the deck you use as well, and agree it seems just perfect for you! Blessings and good luck to all of your competition entrants.
OK, I know my daughter has just transitioned out of toddler hood but the Toddler owners manual is my pick. Had I only known about this little gem two years ago I could have given it to the husband and bypassed all the arguments and bickering involved in raising a toddler.
I've followed your blog, (Don't know why I didn't add you sooner, as a budding pagan Mommy it's nice to connect with like minded people.)
I followed you n facebook, I already follow you on twitter and I've followed Quirke Books on Facebook.
I do a weekly feature on my blog that I keep up from Friday morning to late Monday afternoon and want to make sure that my feature artist gets all the blog time I can over the weekend so I will be posting about the contest on my blog on Monday. Once I've gone live with the blog post I'll send you the URL.
Those are great!!! What a fun giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity.
Lisa ;)
I have to say the Tarot deck is fantastic. The Irreference site is wickedly funny and I can see how The Indiana Jones Guidebook (handbook?) would come in handy on a daily basis. I wanted to grow up to be Indy for a long time.
Great give away.
Now I am following you via Facebook and I am also a fan of Quirk books on Facebook.
I would do a tap dance complete with "magic fingers" if I thought it would get me another entry.
Have a happy 4th.
Firecracker!
Happy 4th!
Ok...I commented and now I follow on face book...also blogged about it and now I say...FIRECRACKER!!! You wild woman you!
WOO HOO "FIRECRACKR"
Happy 4th MrsB!!
firecracker here too lol
Firecracker!!!!!
Happy 4th, Mrs. B!!!
1 for being a follower of your blog.
1 for Twitter.
1 for Facebook.
2 for becoming a fan of Quirk Books on Facebook
3 for Twittering (twitter.com/CatWitch1987)
3 for blogging (talesofawanderingwitch.blogspot.com/2009/07/mrs-bs-tarot-giveaway.html)
That makes my entries totaling at eleven.
As a side note Mrs. B I love your blog! This tarot set is just too cool.
Happy belated 4th of July - firecracker!
Hope you're having a wonderful vacation.
Happy Belated 4th - Firecracker!
FIRECRACKER!!! Happy vacation!
Great cards! Your site looks great!!! I will definitely follow.
I love the printables at the site - quite interesting!!!!
Love the tarot cards - how cute!
I am following you on twitter under ELLIE_MAE
thanks!!!
I am following you on facebood!!!
I am also following your blog!!!
firecracker
firecracker
my favorite thing on the Irreference site is "how to escape a giant octopus"
Just thought I'd let you know that I blogged about your blog and this contest, it's here:
http://tmcphoto-peanutbutterpie.blogspot.com/2009/07/last-monday-was-peanuts-birthday.html
I love that Tarot deck. I wanted a copy the first time I saw it, but I have yet to acquire one. I brought back a couple of decks with me so I can get into practice again. It's been ages since I've read and I'm not sure I have the knack for it anymore!
I have this deck too. I fell in LOVE with it, even if SOME people think its just a deck thats not serious enough. I think its nice to have a FUN deck. It did take me a bit to get used to this deck but once it clicked its been super fun to have!
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