#cottage craft

[ezekiellsplayground]

Completed houseplant blackwork. I really love this overall design, it’s so sweet!

[elminx]

Elminx's Summer Masterpost, Cottage Witchcraft

Here it is, a little bit late, a Summer masterpost of cottage witchcraft from yours truly - it's mostly recipes because when the harvest is coming in, you mostly have time to you know...cook, preserve, and eat!

Midsummer 2022 - Midsummer is, of course, our first summer holiday, and it's one of my favorites! Solstice everything!

By far my most popular summer post is my long-form lemonade - a way to really get that cleansing inside of you, if you get my drift.

Elminx's Long-Form Lemonade for Sweet Cleansing

If you've been hanging out for more than a hot minute, you have probably caught on to a secret about my kitchen witching: it's not the NUMBE

I've also got a killer recipe for Cilantro Pesto if that's your thing, as well as posts about making Sour Cherry Jam and Blueberry Pie filling.

I go into detail about how I set up my altar and celebrate the first harvests here:

On How I Celebrate the Harvest as an Eclectic Witch (and three tomato recipes that I make to do so)

How did it become the end of August already? (It will likely be the beginning of September before I publish this…) It seems like only last w

Tomatoes

You can't have summer without tomatoes! (At least not in my neck of the woods). I consider tomatoes to represent the pure abundance of the summer harvest. Here are a few ways you can cook them:

Farmshare Lasagna Tomato Soup Tomato Confit Tomato Pie Mac'N'Chees & Tomato

Because I like being in the kitchen, some of these recipes are pretty complicated (or at least time-consuming); check out the mac'n'cheese recipe for a much more low-energy way to use the abundance of tomatoes in your craft!

I've also strongly enjoyed working with Rose hips - you can check out this post for a rose hip jelly recipe and a recipe for Sweet Protection Cookies made out of rosehips:

Rosehip Jelly (& Cheesecake cookies!) For Sweet Protection

I still remember the moment when I met Rosa rugosa. It was my family's first time visiting Maine; I must have been around seven or eight yea

I don't tend to do as much physical crafting in the summer, but I have done a few longform infusions, including my jewelweed salve:

When life gives you jewelweed

Of course, this is just a starting point. I'll add more recipes and crafts as I try them out and share them!

I hope you enjoy!

Kofi

[calendulacraft]

Slowing Down Fast Fashion :: an Ecological approach to mending clothing on a budget.

Mend and repair :: patch hand-me-down sweaters, fix holes in leggings from department stores. By giving items a longer life, and preventing unnecessary garbage, fast fashion items become slow fashion!

There are so many ways to make this world a better place. As a lover of clothing and crafty person, mending clothing is one small way I can help out. And so can you!!

[christowitch]

I just want to sit in a nice chair, work on my quilt, and listen to Little Women…

But noooooo I have to have a JOB and make MONEY to pay BILLS.

[modern-hearth-witch]

Check out my flower inspired art at

Browse all designs on MrsKsCottageArt – available on a range of custom products

Thanks!

[woodencottagecraft]

When I was first learning about witchcraft, I wrote everything down and tripple checked everything before casting any spell. But time and practice has granted me confidence in my craft. I certainly don't know everything and occasionally have to check something but, for the most part, if I need to cast a spell, I know a number of different ways to do it.

I don't hesitate and dither anymore. I trust my intuition and go with what feels right in the moment. I now understand why my mother never bothers to write any if her recipies down - there's no point - it's a matter of using what's on hand at the time and making it suit your needs. If anyone asked me how I cast a certain spell, I could explain and walk them through the motions but the thought of writing them down feels like a weak, watered down version that doesn't truly capture the magic of the moment.

Witchcraft feels better as an oral tradition passed down from one generation to the next rather than a written tradition.

[magicbonesjones]

[lavender-minecraft]

Just wanna hold hands in the Minecraft tree swing ʕ ꈍᴥꈍʔ