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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Walking Dead Pumpkin
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Harvest Wich Jar
Have you made yours yet?
Here’s a posting from Silver Ravenwolf that I found on Llewellyn’s website last year taken from her book "HedgeWitch". I did this last year and am doing again this year. Try it it’s a nice project to incorporate into your Samhain activities.
You’ve seen jar magick before—the premise isn’t a new one. Usually such jars focus on a new project or are designed to bring something new to you. This one is a little different. Its theme hinges on a project you already have in motion, and are looking toward a successful and fulfilling harvest. You can choose any subject, from restoring an antique vehicle (that’s been sitting in the garage since the dawn of time) to that quilt you need to finish for your mother’s Yule gift. The jar shown here centers on my newest book, HedgeWitch, which has just been released. Now, I want the material to reach as many people as possible so that they, too, can enjoy the wonderful experience of HedgeWitchery and reap the amazing benefits that I have.
Supplies that I used (you may have a better idea than what I have given, or know a quicker or cheaper way than I do):
Instructions:
Step One: Tear or cut your decorative papers and pictures and affix to jar. Add matching ribbon, charms, etc.—whatever suits your fancy. Perhaps you’d like to dedicate your jar to a particular patron deity – anything goes! From funky to vintage, from car parts to pretty leaves and flowers – there are zero limits to your creativity. On the example jar I used copies of art elements on the book cover, my own artwork, and a few rubber stamp designs, including the magick numbers 3, 7, and 9. I suspended the word “HedgeWitch” with attached dangling beads from copper wire through the holes I made in the lid, then bent the wire for a decorative effect. The words on the copper wire will dangle over the copper pennies (mixed with a few marigolds from my garden) to encourage successful conductivity. As a finishing touch I added velvet ribbon (black – a representation of the stillpoint within the magick circle) and funky, finger yarn.
Step Two: Copy magick charm (listed below) and place either in or on the jar. (To fully understand the meaning of the charm, please see my recent book HedgeWitch.)
Step Three: Hold your hands over the jar and repeat the above charm nine times. Seed with nine new pennies. State clearly what you wish to harvest. Note: See HedgeWitch for a complete explanation of making wishes and clearly verbalizing your intent. Every day for as long as you keep the jar as a decorative object, drop a penny in the jar to continue activating your good thoughts and wishes for that special harvest. Link the sound of the dropping penny to the idea that good things and successful closure are quickly coming toward you. Finish your wish/statement of intent with: “Always a Blessing. It always works!” Once the season is over,
Magickal Theme Ideas (if you don’t have a particular harvest in mind):
Additional Ideas (Variations on the Theme): You can even use your harvest jar at work, placed on your desk. If negativity roams the office and you’re wishing for a better environment, add dried African Basil, lavender, and rosemary from your garden to make a wish/potpourri jar. African Basil or Purple Ruffle Basil makes a stunning and fragrant, artistic statement as well as magickally providing harmony (called sympathy) in any environment. Use rosemary for her powerful cleansing properties, and lavender not only for the aroma and the beautiful color, but also for her soothing capabilities. For quick, offset color, throw in some dried marigolds – success, success, success! At home? Everyone in the family can make a harvest wish jar. Line the finished jars up on the mantle when completed, or use as a centerpiece laced with silk flowers or other decorations to match the season. For a larger centerpiece (say, for a harvest ritual), use a bigger jar that will captivate the guests and allow them to add their own harvest wish with the prerequisite nine pennies. Ring the collective wish jar with tea candles or tapers. As the dining room table collects the chi (energy) of the entire household, placement there would be an excellent choice.
Average Cost of This Project (prices will vary due to your location and size of jar):
Total Time of Project: 30 minutes (this does not include design time – if you are like me, and putz, it will take you longer.)
If you enjoyed making this project, why not do one for Yule? The wish jar makes a great gift idea, too! Empowered jars can be filled with potpourri, buttons, keys…your creativity is the limit! And what’s best? It’s a gift from the Chi.
Notes:
I listed the Xron machine in the Harvest Jar instructions because once you have one, you won’t know how you lived without it. There are several sizes and for the project in this article you’ll only really need the 2.5 model, or to make things easier, the 1.5 and 2.5 models. The Xron machine takes any paper product and affixes a strong glue to the back that you can paste just about anywhere without a lot of muss and fuss or electricity! Just slap the picture in the machine, turn the handle, tear off the paper, pull off the back and you are ready to paste virtually anywhere. Glue types come in permanent and removable (so you can stick one on your absent minded husband’s shoe if you have to).
Here’s a posting from Silver Ravenwolf that I found on Llewellyn’s website last year taken from her book "HedgeWitch". I did this last year and am doing again this year. Try it it’s a nice project to incorporate into your Samhain activities.
From mid-August through October, seasonal energies naturally demand completion and closure. This tying up loose ends, finishing summer projects, and preparing for the cold weather can keep us busy; so busy that we may feel rushed, harried, and worst of all, unable to dedicate large blocks of time to magickally fun projects that would normally ease our stress and keep the harmony flowing. With your busy lifestyle in mind, I’ve developed two easy, arty projects sure to please the entire family and wow your magickal visitors!
Harvest Wish Jar
You’ve seen jar magick before—the premise isn’t a new one. Usually such jars focus on a new project or are designed to bring something new to you. This one is a little different. Its theme hinges on a project you already have in motion, and are looking toward a successful and fulfilling harvest. You can choose any subject, from restoring an antique vehicle (that’s been sitting in the garage since the dawn of time) to that quilt you need to finish for your mother’s Yule gift. The jar shown here centers on my newest book, HedgeWitch, which has just been released. Now, I want the material to reach as many people as possible so that they, too, can enjoy the wonderful experience of HedgeWitchery and reap the amazing benefits that I have.
Supplies that I used (you may have a better idea than what I have given, or know a quicker or cheaper way than I do):
- One Sterilized Canning Jar (I sterilized the jar to begin with a cleansed vehicle for my magick)
- Decorative Papers and Pictures
- Ribbon (I used adhesive-backed black velvet)
- Scissors
- Rubber Stamps & Black Ink
- Clear Embossing Powder
- Xron Machine (or your choice of glue)
- Colored Cardstock
- Hammer and Nail (to puncture two holes in lid)
- Eyelets (for holes in lid) and eyelet setter (makes the top of the jar look more professional)
- Decorative Wire, Wire Cutters, and Jewelry Pliers
- Pre-Strung Glass Beads
- Decorative Finger Yarn
- Markers
Instructions:
Step One: Tear or cut your decorative papers and pictures and affix to jar. Add matching ribbon, charms, etc.—whatever suits your fancy. Perhaps you’d like to dedicate your jar to a particular patron deity – anything goes! From funky to vintage, from car parts to pretty leaves and flowers – there are zero limits to your creativity. On the example jar I used copies of art elements on the book cover, my own artwork, and a few rubber stamp designs, including the magick numbers 3, 7, and 9. I suspended the word “HedgeWitch” with attached dangling beads from copper wire through the holes I made in the lid, then bent the wire for a decorative effect. The words on the copper wire will dangle over the copper pennies (mixed with a few marigolds from my garden) to encourage successful conductivity. As a finishing touch I added velvet ribbon (black – a representation of the stillpoint within the magick circle) and funky, finger yarn.
Step Two: Copy magick charm (listed below) and place either in or on the jar. (To fully understand the meaning of the charm, please see my recent book HedgeWitch.)
Peace With the Gods
Peace With Nature
Peace Within
I love the harvest encased herein.
Thank you
Always a Blessing
It Always Works.
Peace With Nature
Peace Within
I love the harvest encased herein.
Thank you
Always a Blessing
It Always Works.
Step Three: Hold your hands over the jar and repeat the above charm nine times. Seed with nine new pennies. State clearly what you wish to harvest. Note: See HedgeWitch for a complete explanation of making wishes and clearly verbalizing your intent. Every day for as long as you keep the jar as a decorative object, drop a penny in the jar to continue activating your good thoughts and wishes for that special harvest. Link the sound of the dropping penny to the idea that good things and successful closure are quickly coming toward you. Finish your wish/statement of intent with: “Always a Blessing. It always works!” Once the season is over,
Magickal Theme Ideas (if you don’t have a particular harvest in mind):
- Apples and Pumpkins denote money, good fortune, and abundance.
- Grains and Beans are thought to assure food for the following year.
- Scarecrows are protective of hearth and home.
- Ravens and Crows bring messages from Spirit.
- Corn is an offering to the Goddess.
Additional Ideas (Variations on the Theme): You can even use your harvest jar at work, placed on your desk. If negativity roams the office and you’re wishing for a better environment, add dried African Basil, lavender, and rosemary from your garden to make a wish/potpourri jar. African Basil or Purple Ruffle Basil makes a stunning and fragrant, artistic statement as well as magickally providing harmony (called sympathy) in any environment. Use rosemary for her powerful cleansing properties, and lavender not only for the aroma and the beautiful color, but also for her soothing capabilities. For quick, offset color, throw in some dried marigolds – success, success, success! At home? Everyone in the family can make a harvest wish jar. Line the finished jars up on the mantle when completed, or use as a centerpiece laced with silk flowers or other decorations to match the season. For a larger centerpiece (say, for a harvest ritual), use a bigger jar that will captivate the guests and allow them to add their own harvest wish with the prerequisite nine pennies. Ring the collective wish jar with tea candles or tapers. As the dining room table collects the chi (energy) of the entire household, placement there would be an excellent choice.
Average Cost of This Project (prices will vary due to your location and size of jar):
- Canning Jar – prices range from .99 to 1.79 depending on where you shop and the size you buy. Larger jars will naturally cost a bit more. Budget tight? You can find them cheap at flea markets (read my article on magickal haggling in the appendix of HedgeWitch to help you land great deals!).
- Paper, Pictures, Ribbon – If you use what you have around the house and clips from magazines, then there is no cost here. Take your own pictures, use altered art, or purchase wrapping paper or decorative seasonal paper (average cost with ribbon is about $4.00)
- Glue -- $1.00
- Pennies – 9 cents to begin
Total Time of Project: 30 minutes (this does not include design time – if you are like me, and putz, it will take you longer.)
If you enjoyed making this project, why not do one for Yule? The wish jar makes a great gift idea, too! Empowered jars can be filled with potpourri, buttons, keys…your creativity is the limit! And what’s best? It’s a gift from the Chi.
Notes:
I listed the Xron machine in the Harvest Jar instructions because once you have one, you won’t know how you lived without it. There are several sizes and for the project in this article you’ll only really need the 2.5 model, or to make things easier, the 1.5 and 2.5 models. The Xron machine takes any paper product and affixes a strong glue to the back that you can paste just about anywhere without a lot of muss and fuss or electricity! Just slap the picture in the machine, turn the handle, tear off the paper, pull off the back and you are ready to paste virtually anywhere. Glue types come in permanent and removable (so you can stick one on your absent minded husband’s shoe if you have to).
Cool Halloween Poem
"Witches’ hats and harvest moon
Ghosts that dance to haunted tune
Apples, goodies, food galore
Halloween has this and more!"
Ghosts that dance to haunted tune
Apples, goodies, food galore
Halloween has this and more!"
Silver Ravenwolf
Halloween!
Monday, October 10, 2011
Witch Nova
Well it's October 10th and we have been and will continue to be on the look out to see if Madame Witch Nova will be joining us in our Samhain Festival like she did last year.
I'm sure she'll be back because she left her broom.
On that day we played music and made fall and Samhain recipes and worked on our crafts for the season at hand.
Here's some of the activities we did;
Made a Spirit Candle and placed it inside a carved jack-o’-lantern to help light the way for the spirits.
Made Apple Cider spiced with Cinnamon to honor the dead.
Buried an apple or pomegranate in the garden as an offering for passing spirits.
Make Resolutions, write on paper, and burn in the flame of a black candle.
Decorated with dried corn stalks, pumpkins abd squashes, black birds (my favorite), skeletons, ghosts, colorful leaves and acorns, orange & black candles.
Made and decorated cookies and cupcakes
More to come ...
T.T.F.N. )O(
On that day we played music and made fall and Samhain recipes and worked on our crafts for the season at hand.
Here's some of the activities we did;
Made a Spirit Candle and placed it inside a carved jack-o’-lantern to help light the way for the spirits.
Made Apple Cider spiced with Cinnamon to honor the dead.
Buried an apple or pomegranate in the garden as an offering for passing spirits.
Make Resolutions, write on paper, and burn in the flame of a black candle.
Decorated with dried corn stalks, pumpkins abd squashes, black birds (my favorite), skeletons, ghosts, colorful leaves and acorns, orange & black candles.
More to come ...
T.T.F.N. )O(
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