#wwmakersmonday

[hexeandharmony]

To start Waking Witchblr week - started by the amazing @underworldariel , I have crafted a small intention oil for peacefulness & calm.

Get involved if you can this week, witchblr is a fantastic community and this is a perfect time to share your craft and get to know others 💖✨

[squidcrusher]

Using Knitting and Crochet in Witchcraft

These are both pretty inexpensive hobbies (although they can become expensive if you get into fancy yarns like I have, oops). You can get yourself a hook/set of needles and some inexpensive yarn for less than $10. It is also a great option for those who need ways they can practice witchcraft without it being obvious of what they are doing. And in the end you will have a one of a kind item you can wear or gift. I wanted to share a few ways I have incorporated witchcraft into knitting and crochet. 

When starting a project you want to incorporate magic into, start by taking some notes in your BoS. What are you making? Who are you making it for? What intentions will you be setting for the project? What colors/material are you using and why? Leave yourself some space that you can add on new thoughts once you have started the project. 

Include protection magic in your stitches to protect yourself or the person you are gifting the item to. I see even non witchy people do this (look up knitted/crochet prayer shawls). 

Repeat an incantation to yourself with each stitch. You can either use the same thing throughout, or use something different for each kind of stitch. For example, when knitting I could pick something for knit stitches and another for purl stitches. I made a cowl where when I knitted I had intentions of protection and when I had intentions of confidence. You could also change it up between rows or different parts of the piece, such as the body of a sweater offering luck and the sleeves offering peace.

Think about color correspondences. What feeling does yellow give? How about purple? I like to make my own correspondences because I feel like I bond with them better that way, but you can also look up some references if you need a starting point. 

Sometimes I like to burn a candle or incense while working on my projects. I usually pick a scent that has correspondences that match with the correspondences I have chosen for my stitching.

Stitch while repeating an incantation to yourself, repeat as many times as you feel necessary. Once you feel satisfied, rip back your stitches to release the spell. I usually repeat the incantation once again while ripping the piece back. 

Similarly, you could also do this with burning the yarn afterwards instead of ripping it back. Always practice proper fire safety if you choose to do such (I really recommend doing this outside). Know what your yarn is made of and how it will burn if you choose to do this. I prefer to do this method to rid myself of yarn used for binding/hexing/cursing spells. Decide what works best for you and your intentions.

Learn how to spin your own yarn using a drop spindle. I got a drop spindle kit that included some hanks of roving for around $15. I usually save yarn I make myself this way for special spells instead of day to day things. Spinning your own yarn can be pretty involved, but that also means you are putting a lot of your own personal energy into it. Your yarn won’t be pretty your first few spins, but it is still going to serve its purpose. 

Knitting and crochet are also great ways to enter a meditative or relaxed state even if you currently aren’t using it for magic. I am a pretty fidgety person, so I find traditional ways of meditation a bit difficult. So instead I like to put on some relaxing music and work on a simple project.

Don’t feel like every time you knit or crochet that you must be doing magic. Sometimes you can just do it because it is fun and you like it! 

I taught myself how to knit, crochet, and spin yarn all from youtube. There are lots of great videos on there. If you are having a hard time following one video, try watching a video from someone else. I had to watch about 6 different people before I finally started to get knitting down. 

If you have a local yarn shop and the money to do so, support your LYS! Yarns there are going to usually be more expensive, but you are going to find unique items from smaller spinners that you won’t find at a big craft store. Don’t feel like you need to spend big money to enjoy the hobby if it isn’t in your budget though.

If you also knit or crochet please feel free to add on some ways you incorporate magic into your hobby! I would love to hear it.

[hearthandhomewitchery]

Waking Witchblr-Maker Monday

I’ve really enjoyed seeing all the wonderful creations today!  I thought I’d take a different approach.  It’s not that I don’t do crafts and make stuff, it’s just I thought it’d be nice to give a boost to the folk who making a living doing so.

Autumn Moon

One of my favorite jewelry makers, her stuff is very ethereal.  Lots of moons and crystals and fairies.  Her tiara’s are favorite of mine.

Poking at Dead Things

Maybe not everyone’s cup of tea, she makes beautiful taxidermy art and jewelry out the remains of living things.  Everything comes from creatures that have died naturally.

Art by Zaheroux

You may remember the beautiful otter print I got last year at convocation.  It was by the amazing Zaheroux (they also have a tumblr @zaheroux​).  My daughter just got the tarot deck above and loves it.

Pagan Potions

These are my favorite spell candles to work with.  They are not only have appropriate herbs and oils, but are produced during to correct astrological time for the purpose.  Even the labels are charged with the same energy and can be left on to enhance your spell work.  Also, the smell freaking amazing!

Note: All pictures come from the respective maker’s sites and belong to them.

Edit: Forgot to tag @wakingwitchblr Hope this isn't too late

[thesquishywizard]

The type of art I practice the most in my craft is textile art. There’s something very organic to me, sewing, weaving, binding magic to an object as you create it.

Image one is of a lavender bag I have under my pillow. It needs charging as it stops working after about three days, but when I keep on top of it, it gives me such amazing sleep! Very very restful and with memorable and nice dreams too!

Image two is of a woven wall hanging I made, I made it before I started practising but I find it very useful to hang up and/or stim with to help cleanse my room and calm my thoughts.

And finally, here’s my devotional piece to the Green Man. I am so proud of this piece. I adapted it from a Joan Elliott pattern and did the celtic twists in metallic gold rather than normal thread and I really think it made it so much more beautiful! It hangs beneath my devotional altar to the Green Man and they really seem to enjoy it!! I thought I’d posted it, but I couldn’t find it on my blog, so here it is!

[stroopwaifey]

My witchy embroidery for makers Monday!

[mamascauldron]

Waking Witchblr: Maker's Monday

@wakingwitchblr

It has been a long while since I've arted regularly...like. A decade. I was going to post some of my mini paintings (I might, still, later) but decided instead to share my current project: my Book of Wisdom inside cover page.

I managed to start the inking process for my Book of Wisdom (grimoire/book of shadows) while the baby slept in her stroller outside for a little bit. I'm hoping this continues...nicer weather and her napping outside. I'll be able to draw more/again. Here are some progress pics:

As much as I enjoy inking an illustration, I love coloring more. I'm thinking the safest bet is to use color pencils and/or ink pens, maybe with a pop of acrylic paint. I'm not so sure my pen wouldn't blur with watercolors.

Anyway, everything in the design as a very intentional meaning to me, my philosophy, and my practice.

Hopefully, you all can recognize the plants in the cauldron!

Thanks for letting me share this with you. ❤ I haven't called myself an artist in a long time and it's a bit embarrssing.

[wanderingwoodswoman]

Music in Witchcraft

Hey @wakingwitchblr! For #WWmakingmonday, I wanted to share my experience with blending music and magic, as music is its own form of art!

As a musician and a witch, I use music in many parts of my craft. I wanted to specifically share how I blend music and meditation, and use music to cast spells.

When working with energy, meditation and control over your own energy and those around you is exceedingly important. Music is an exceedingly charged medium to work with, as it connects deeply with the soul and the emotions. Music on its own can lift your spirits, move you to tears, calm you, or energize you. That’s why it can be easily used for personal magic. When meditating, I use music to either calm myself or energize myself. Playing gentle classical music can relax the mind, and gently lead one into the meditative state, deepening the meditation. On the other hand, I will also play certain EDM music, usually without or with minimal lyrics in order to energize my meditation, and work with the energy of the music specifically.

EDM, with a strong beat and rhythmically based melody, has easy energies to tap into and utilize. Before casting a high energy spell, it can be used to strengthen one’s personal energies, and can be drawn upon to strengthen the spell. I begin by meditating, slowly raising the volume of the music I want to draw upon. When I have gathered enough energy, I can then cast the spell, using the music’s energy.

In addition to music created by others, you can play music yourself if you happen to be talented with an instrument or singing. As a vocalist, I will often cast spells by writing them as music, and singing the lyrics as I cast. I believe this adds energy to the spell through the additional energy of the music.

This is just a short post on my personal practice, but hopefully you all like it!

[noweyesee]

• Waking Witchblr Week: Makers Monday

Let’s start this week with a little @wakingwitchblr talk, shall we?

Art is a form of expression, it represents the manifestation of thoughts, feelings, history, opinions and even critics, all in a subjetive way, meaning that this expression is unique to those who create it as well as to those who observe.

Through that it is already possible to trace a direct connection with witchcraft, a practice of magick, that can be done in a very subjective way and normally involves the “craft” of something. Most witchcraft practitioners can affirm that they put a lot of effort in making their craft personal, normally with handmade aspects, such as drawing, cooking, gardening and even research!

As you can probably see, I consider witchcraft an art form already, and personally I like to utilize art as a devotional act and as a way to manifest and work through internal struggles. If you’ve seen my post about tattoos in witchcraft, you’ll know that the art of tattooing can also be fused with witchcraft!

When considering the opposite, I’ve come up with a few ways in which you can apply witchcraft in art forms you already practice:

• Cook with Intent or implement Spell craft in your cooking!

• Spell your paints so you can have more creativity or be more assertive in your art!

• Put helpful Sigils in your tools, you can use water to put one on your canvas!

• When singing or playing instruments, put Intent!

• With Intent in weaving or sewing, the final result can be a representative of a manifestation!

With that being said, after sharing my opinion, a little bit of personal sharing!

I tend to work more with paintings, drawings and writing. Though I do tend to try other forms of art, such as sewing, woodwork and gardening.

The drawings I’ve decided to share are devotional works, linked with either my deities or guides, and some of them became tattoos of mine.

- The Trickster

- Search for Knowledge

- Dichotomy

- Palmistry Studies

- Guardian Angel