Fun With Voodoo Amy Anderssen | BEST — 2025 |

So if you’re in the French Quarter and hear someone singing to a button-eyed doll while stirring cayenne into hot chocolate—that’s Amy. Don’t be scared. Just don’t borrow her scissors without asking.

“People forget voodoo is about intention,” she says, sewing a tiny sequin dress onto a doll named Gerald. “Last week, a client asked me to help his boss lighten up. So I tied a laughing spell to Gerald’s left foot. Now the boss giggles every time someone says ‘quarterly report.’” Fun With Voodoo Amy Anderssen

Last Halloween, she taught a class called “Voodoo for Introverts.” Attendees left with custom dolls and instructions: “Tuck it under your pillow for dream confidence. Or just to stop your cat from knocking over your coffee.” So if you’re in the French Quarter and

And yes, she has a doll of herself. “Emergency backup charm,” she grins. “And she looks fabulous in purple.” “People forget voodoo is about intention,” she says,