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Daisy Chain Fairy Crown
I remember making these as a child, from daisies and
other flowers that used to grow in the fields of Central
Park in New York City. I hope i remembered it correctly Use any single-headed flower, like wild daisies or clover, but remember not to pick them from endangered wildflower planting areas. Daisies grow wild in my yard and so do other little wildflowers i don't know the name of. whatever it is should have a slim but tough stem and shouldn't snap easily. Pick close to
the ground for a long stem. And if they aren't growing happy and free in the woods or a field, there's no magic. You can't
use supermarket-purchased daisies, it's against the rules. Split the stalk - we kids used their fingernails, but i guess you're allowed to use an exacto knife or something. cut a slit about about 1/2 inch long near the head of the flower. If
you're just making a daisy chain, you'll just have a sparse row
of daisies the length of the chain and you can cut the slit
lower on the stem. The fairy crowns have to be compact with flowers, and the more color you can add to it the better.
Yellow and white daisies are pretty. Split the stalks close to
the flower head. When it's done you can decorate it
a little more. Anyway, make sure you have a lot of flowers
for the fairy crown, it has to look like a bunch on a ring. Slip the end of the stem through the slit and pull it taut. Slip that stem through the slit in the next flower, then slip that flower's stem through the slit in that flower. Make it as long
as you like and weave the ends together when you're done. ****************************************************** Flower Chains skill level: easy
cost: $5-$20
craft time: 20 minutes
you will need -
a bunch of flowers, real or artificial with a stem that is at least 4" long -
floral tape, available at craft stores and florist shops -
material ribbon, 1/4 inch in width
Measure the top of your head where the flower wreath will lie.
Remove leaves from the stems of the flowers.
Place two flowers together, one slightly below the other. Hold one end of the floral tape to stems where the flowers come together.
Begin to gently pull the tape (it will stretch), twist the flowers, wrapping the tape around. Be sure to overlap the tape. After 3 wraps add another flower just below the others and continue wrapping the floral tape around.Continue in this matter until the flower chain is as long as the measurement you took earlier. Bring the ends of the flower chain together and bind them with floral tape.
Cut ribbons to a desired length, about half way down your back.
Tie 5 or so ribbons to the back of the wreath (to dangle in your hair). |
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Solstice Dream Pillows
Materials needed: 1-4 oz (30-120 gms) each of the following five herbs: - dried chamomile,
- mugwort,
- catnip,
- hops,
- lavender,
whole oranges & lemons,
cinnamon sticks, allspice berries, (optional) myrrh or frankincense resin lumps. Scraps of lightweight cloth (4-7 inches/100-175 mm, two for each bag) optional bits of ribbon, embroidery floss, scraps of lace or a few small beads. For those who are sitting up all night on the Solstice, this is a special dream pillow you can make for prophetic dreams when you go to sleep the next night or throughout the year. Take the first five dried herbs and mix them in whatever proportions you desire/have on hand. More Mugwort will lead some folks to more psychic dreaming, more hops will lead to a sounder sleep for some others, more catnip may encourage feline pillow sharing. As the night passes, eat the oranges, and use the lemons (minus their peels) in teas/punches/hot drinks. As you use them try to remove the peels in large chunks or in easy to work with sections. Using a spoon, carefully scrape out as much of the white inner rind as you can without damaging the zesty outer peel. Scatter the remaining outer peels on a cookie sheet and dry them on low heat in the oven (200F or less). Watch them to make sure they are drying but not scorching. Remove them from the oven, and let them cool. If you have a fire or incense burner, burn some of the incense resins, saving most to use in the pillows. Crumble the dried peels up into smaller bits, break up the cinnamon sticks up into smaller pieces, and add the spices, resins and peels to the herb mixture. Mix well. Gather up the scraps of material, and sew up small bags: 3-6 inches/75-150mm should be fine. Leave one side open: small openings will make it more difficult to fill the bags later. If you want to use the ribbons and floss to embroider protective or other magical symbols or representative designs, it will be easier to do before you stitch the sides together. Work on this to keep you awake, thinking of the season and what it means to you as you do it. If these are intended as gifts, think kindly and lovingly of the folks you will be giving these to. Fill each of the bags with the herb/spice mixture, but not so full that it is hard: people will want to smell them, but they need to be soft enough to sleep on. Fold the last side inward, and stitch closed. If you want, a small loop of ribbon may be added at this point at the top. After the sun rises, and you have finished your celebrations, set these aside, and finish them when you have/make time during the day if they aren't done. When you go to bed, slip one or more of these into you pillow case, and inhale deeply as you relax before sleeping. Watch for special dreams as you sleep. |
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Midsummer Feather Wreath Materials: - Craft wire
- Red feathers
- Yellow feathers
- Decorative ivy vines
- Glue gun
Directions: Form a braided wreath with brown craft wire. Then form another braided wreath that fits inside the first one. Glue yellow feathers to one wreath until the craft wire cannot be seen; do the same with the red feathers on the other wreath. Then place one wreath on top of the other and wind them together with the ivy vines. Ritual use: You may wish to leave the wreaths separate until the Litha ritual, at which point you bind the yellow wreath and the red wreath together to symbolize the marriage of the God and Goddess. Since yellow and red are so interchangeable in whom they represent, it is up to you if you want to assign one wreath to the God and one to the Goddess. |
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Gods-Eye An amulet made for protection that uses eye symbolism to represent the Sun is the South American God's Eye, which has its origins with the native people of that continent. These amulets are made from two sticks placed across each other to form an equilateral cross. Colored yard is then wound around them to form the body of the Eye. By alternating the colors of yarn the finished product looks like a stylized eye, and its four points symbolize the four directions. The Native South Americans used them both for decoration and as protective talismans. To make your own God's eye, you will need a quarter-inch dowel available at craft and hardware stores, a pair of scissors, and a collection of colored yarns (popsicle sticks work well too).
Cut the dowel into lengths approximately ten inches long. Holding the dowels together at their centers so that they form and equal length cross, begin wrapping your first yarn color around the center in an "X" pattern to stabilize the dowels.
Now begin slowly working your design outward. Wrap the yarn completely around one point of the dowel and then move on to the next point.
Periodically stop and push the yarn down against the center so that you have a tight weave. When you have wrapped the yarn within half an inch of the dowels, stop and wrap the yarn several times tightly around one point. You can then tie it off, leaving a loop from which it can be hung.
God's Eyes can be made of any size, depending on how you want to use them. Larger ones can be used for protection like a Native North American medicine shield, and smaller ones in Yule colors make excellent Yule tree decorations and can symbolize the return of the Sun. If they are decorative items to honor the Sun, then your work is done. If they are to function as protective talismans, then you should be visualizing their purpose as you weave them and consecrate them to their purpose later on.
Taken from
The Sabbats- A New Approach to Living the Old Ways
by Edain McCoy |
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Wedding Gift Baskets Materials: - Small basket
- Seashells
- Craft miniatures of birds and butterflies
- False flowers and fruits
- Bells
- Any other natural wedding gift type items you can think of
Directions: Simply place all items aesthetically inside the basket, perhaps using it as a decoration for inside your feather wreath if you made one. It is very tasteful to wind white flower garlands around the handle of the basket, and to perhaps even paint it yourself or, if you are talented in that area, to weave your own basket. Ritual use: To use this in a ritual, every item to be placed in the basket must have some kind of symbolic meaning. You can solemnly put each item in and simultaneously make a wish for the union of the deities, and pray for Their happiness; also it can be used as a parallel for any relationships in your life that you wish to succeed. |
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Litha Door Ornament Items You Will Need -
Small broom, about 1' by 8" -
Plastic seasonal flowers{Roses, Wildflowers} -
3 different colours of ribbon, about 12"-16" long -
Some thin wire {strip garbage bag twist-ties of thier paper coats} -
Ornament oriented to the sabbat -
Wire Cutters -
Scissors
DIRECTIONS: Using the wire cutters cut down the flower stems to a workable height. Using the wire, begin tieing in the seasonal flowers and berries at the base of the broom where the bristles begin. Manipulate the leaves of the flowers to lie flat against the bristles. This will give a good background for the colour of the flowers to show.
Lay your berries and or fruits in between the flowers and tie off with wire. Once you have all the foliage in, wire in the sabbat ornament of your choice.
To hide the wire tie the ribbon in a bow or whatever knot you prefer and let some of the excess drape around and under the the piece.
TO HANG: String a bit of wire through the top of the handle and hang on a nail in the door. If you prefer to hang your broom bristles up, then weave the wire through some of the bristles and really twist for strength. If you are hanging this on the front door, it's going to get a lot of traffic by it, so make sure it is secured well. |
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