#yule craft

[doctor-rainbowfoxey]

Pom Pom cardinal I made

[heartofsamhain]

On this wet and rainy full moon I cleansed my flat, cleansed and set out .y Crystal's and water etc, had a nice herbal bath, meditated, and then set out crafting.

Every year at specific times of year I help my grandma and her friends, I wrap things for raffles, like toys or food, or i do something like this, where i have scented some pine cones we found on the ground in scotland with a yule spice scent. I made the bags to go with them and they're going to be sold at a craft fair for charity! Sometimes the things I craft and get creative with are for the church too, though that isnt my place it's still nice to help out family and friends.

I enjoy it a lot!

Blessed be xx

[barberwitch]

Do you have a printable version of the Yule goat patterns?

😅 I actually don’t. I just drew the shape of the goat on cardboard and cut it out.I’m not even sure if I have the template still…when I re-posted this yesterday from last year it only had like 42 likes so I didn’t think it was popular.

Here’s the post for those who come across this later:https://barberwitch.tumblr.com/post/168079067691/barberwitch-i-was-asked-to-make-a-tutorial-on

[jumelie-art-blog]

Blessed Yule, y'all! & Happy Holidays!

[low-budget-witches]

Homemade Icicles!

Since Yule is fast approaching in the Northern Hemisphere, I figured I should show you all something I did earlier this year! This is a fun little craft that will have you recycling old soft drink bottles and turning them into beautiful decorations that can be hung on your alter, handed out as gifts, or just placed around the house!

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(Sadly, I don’t have that many photos for this tutorial, but If any of you do it, you can send in the photo and I’ll include them here!)

You’re going to need the following things.

Hard Plastic Bottle (such as a coke or lemonade bottle)

A tea light, votive or pillar candle.

Patience, and a bit of strength.

Fishing/Beading String (Any clear, strongish string is fine)

Optional:

Pliers

More candles

Leather gloves or thimble to protect the fingers.

Step 1:

Cut up the bottle! You’re going to want to cut down the length of the bottle in strips, this is generally easier to do if you cut the top and bottom of the bottle. Don’t worry of the pieces aren’t exactly straight, or are a bit thick, that will just make them more interesting looking.

Taller bottles are better, such as the 1L bottles you can get.

Step 2:

Find yourself the messiest cut ones and put those aside for test pieces. This is something I did with a sprite bottle (I didn’t want green icicles, but used it for test purposes.) You’re going to use these pieces to test out how far from the flame you want your plastic. Closer will make the plastic hotter and weaker, thus creating tighter, sharper curls. Further away will make it harder to bend, but make more gradual curls.

Don’t worry if you burn these pieces, or mess them up! They’re used exactly for that purpose.

Step 3:

Take your time and start bending! You’re going to want to hold the pieces horizontally, holding one end (I used my right hand), and then the other just a few inches away. You can modify where you’re hands go for comfort, but I did this length because it allowed me to get some nice precise curls. I’ve seen other people hold them on either end of the plastic, so it’s really up to what works for you, remember step 2!

You can see the two dinkie ones (remnants of my water bottle test) on the left, and all the nice longer ones on the right.

Step 4:

Using a pin or pen tip, pierce the top of the side that is flat. I trimmed mine to have rounded ended on the top, but you can leave them sharp and square if you feel they look nicest like that. You'll then want to string them along the fishing line. I ended up tying mine off at intervals, because they would slide along otherwise. You can use different methods, such as knots either side of the icicle, hot glue, or even beads!

Optional Step 5:

If you have metal wire, you could fashion yourself a hook like I did. Alternatively, you could get some of those circular key rings and tie the end of the string on!

Tip 1: Clear or white tinted bottles work best to get a nice, ice looking feel!

Tip 2: You’ll want the thicker plastic. The thinner stuff you can sometimes get with water bottles just isn’t the same, it wrinkles and bends far too fast, making ugly twisty bits.

Tip 3: I ended up giving mine away to some friends who aren’t able to have an altar. Yule is a time of giving, and these are an excellent little in-expensive gift! Tie a cute ribbon around them, add a little card, and you’re golden!

And there you have it! Even if you don't have time before the holidays, these can be made after the busy season, especially since there is likely going to a large amount of them around afterwards! - Tinne (I apologize for my absence guys, personal stuff. I'm back now, I think.)