In November 2021, subscribers met the Opossums. The Opossums are resourceful as cold weather approaches. The Opossums Box includes an abundance of beautiful objects; plus a mysterious document and a lore card. Some items are available for individual purchase. Mysterious Document An instructional document is augmented with marginalia which will help you interpret clues. Printed on an unusual velvety, textured paper, it is…
In September 2021, subscribers met the Owls. The Owls invite you to visit their Library, where a small silver book tells your story. The Owls Box includes an abundance of beautiful objects; plus a mysterious document and a lore card. Some items are available for individual purchase. Mysterious Documents An instructional document is augmented with marginalia which will…
In June 2021, subscribers met the Sea. This box is being reissued as a limited-edition offering. Dream of sky, tides, and salt. The Sea Box includes 6 beautiful objects; plus two mysterious documents and a lore card. You receive the tools to fulfill a prophecy. Some items are available for individual purchase. Mysterious Documents An instructional document is…
In October 2022, subscribers encountered the Silent Village. The darkness is growing. Once it clouded only the uninhabited, northernmost parts of the map. Now it seeps into a remote farming village. This is not the darkness of thunderstorms or nightfall. It is opaque and muffling: a slurry of shadows. The Scarred Crow has seen something like…
The first of the ruby-eyed ones awakes. Your enamel cicada pin is about 1.5 long. Singing Herald – Floral Enamel Cicada Brooch was featured in the Cicadas Box (May 2024). Photo props are not included.
In July 2024, subscribers met the Snails. When you move slowly, your world becomes larger. The Snails inhabit a world filled with detail: light-catching drops of water; cloudy puffs of spores from towering mushrooms; the lace left behind as leaves decay. The Snails know that between two trees there is a halfway point, and between…
In September 2024, subscribers met the Squirrels. In Birdmoss, the Squirrels forecast the upcoming seasons. Will winter be long or short, early or late, bitter or balmy? The Squirrels examine the signs held in nutshells, seeds, and turning leaves. The coming winds cannot be controlled, but they can be influenced by ancient ceremonies and offerings. …
In January 2022, subscribers met the Strange Child. This box was then re-released as a limited edition offering in November 2022. As you continue to explore the Castle, doors swing open to admit you into a large drawing room. It is furnished with embroidered settees and marble-topped tables, but they are overrun with foliage. Flowering bushes have…
In July 2023, subscribers met the Strawberries. In Birdmoss, Strawberries are sometimes called Strayberries because they appear to be scattered across the landscape. One day a meadow is grassy, green and gold; the next, it’s dotted with berries. This sudden season is both decadent and hectic, as everyone races to eat or preserve the Strawberries…
In June 2024, subscribers met the Summer Cottage. Although the sun continues to rise and set over its garden, the Summer Cottage is a place where time moves differently. Here, there is ample time to reflect and convalesce; and to turn one’s hand to idle pastimes. Visitors spend the slow afternoons reading, sewing, or simply…
In September 2023, subscribers met the Toadstools. The red-capped Toadstools are manifested by lightning. They bubble from the ground after a storm, forming rings that entice passersby. Their scent is irresistible to small creatures such as Moths and Fireflies, who are attracted, intoxicated, and often poisoned by the Toadstools’ aromatic flesh.Even humans may be lured…
In June 2022, subscribers encountered the Twilight. In the period after the sun dips below the horizon, when there is still light in the sky, the Twilight manifests for only an hour or so. This is a time of uncanny, eclipse-like shadows, when one may fall prey to tricks of the light and aural illusions. As…
Please note: This is a pre-order offering. The White-Tipped Moss Box will ship on or around March 28. The ship date may be adjusted due to weather or other events. The White-Tipped Moss is a special limited-edition box issued in March 2022. It is offered separately from the monthly Birdmoss Box subscription. You Dream to a whitewashed hut…
In January 2023, subscribers met the Wolves. The Wolves are fluent in long-distance languages of scent, smoke, and howls. They run quickly, in formation, impervious to falling temperatures and snow. The young ones view smaller, slower creatures with amused sympathy, asking “Is it cold out?” while bounding past. Their long routes form a network of…
Meet Theo, a mouse who is fascinated by toadstools. He s in the research phase of his book project, The Fungi of Birdmoss. Handmade from soft, fluffy wool, each felted mouse is unique. This one wears a green jacket and toadstool hat. Standing about 4.25 inches tall, he would be at home in most 1:12…
Meet Therese, a mouse who is eagerly anticipating the winter holidays. The Birdmoss calendar is full of days of celebration, contemplation, and feasting. Therese has brought in a tiny evergreen tree to trim for Yule. Handmade from British wool, each felted mouse is unique. This one wears a blue skirt and plaid top and carries…