Homespun Holidays are on their way! Stop in to get dozens of ideas & instructions for heartfelt, homemade gifts and projects to make this year a Homespun Holiday. Not sure what to make or how to put it together, check our Free Saturday Classes from 11am - 12pm. Instruction through the next few months support our Homespun Holidays Promotion. All classes include coupons for $ off items related to the topic. Below are some craft ideas and recipes to get you started. If you’re not crafty, we have a large selection of locally made items you can purchase as gifts AND a CRAFT BAZAAR on November 7 from 11am to 7pm!
PRODUCT TO USE = GIFT TO MAKE
Angels = Pocket angels for blessing kits
Bags = Stone sets, dream pillows, Runes
Boxes = For Tarot kits, Runes & Spell kits
Calendars & Datebooks = New Year’s blessing kits
Candles = Plain candles to make spell kits
Cards = Frame one of our gorgeous greeting cards
Chains = Silver chains for homemade pendants
Charms = Hundreds to choose from as pendants for beaded jewelry, inside or to embellish medicine bags, dream pillows
Chinese Coins = Feng Shui ribbon crafts & prosperity charms
CD’s = Add to bath baskets, self-help & relaxation kits
Crystals = For wands, blessing kits
Dragon & Fairy Coloring Books = For kids to color and give to loved ones as gifts
Ear Candles = For Natural First Aid Kits
Faery Dust = For Spell Kits & Beauty Baskets
Feathers = To make pens & add to a journal for a great gift
Feng Shui Books & Cures = To make Feng Shui kits
Gift Baskets = We’ll be happy to put your gifts into nice baskets
Herbs = Dream Pillows, incense, sachets, candles
How-to Books = Incense, Astrology Charts & many more how-to’s
Inks = For spells, homemade Books of Shadows, scrying
Magazines & Books = Full of homemade gift ideas
Mortars & Pestals = To grind herbs for incense, candles or give as gifts
Oils = Bath salts, aromatherapy kits, candles, perfumes, massage
Parchment & Info Sheets = To make homemade Books of Shadows
Recipe Books = For homemade Celtic treats
Recycle Bags = To stuff w/gifts, then use for shopping all year
Sarongs = Alone or as gift wrap, pillows, altar cloths, skirts, bags
Stickers = To embellish homemade gifts or cars
Stone Chip Necklaces = Beading projects
Stones = Chakra sets, healing sets, Runes, wire-wraps, medicine Pouches, etc.
Tapestries = Bedspreads, quilts, pillows, cloaks, curtains
Tarot Cards, blank = To make decks for yourself and others
INCENSE RECIPES
PROTECTION: Rosemary, Juniper, Cedar
POWER: Red Carnation petals, Frankincense, Dragon’s Blood, Ginger, Wood Aloe (if available)
LUCK: Orange peel, Rose petals, Cinnamon, Rosemary, Frankincense
WISHING MAGICK: Myrrh, Sandalwood, Sage
FIERY LOVE: Lemongrass, Rosemary, Vanilla Bean, Benzoin, Cinnamon
HOW TO MAKE A DREAM PILLOW
Choose your topic, i.e. psychic dreams, healing dreams, pleasant dreams (no nightmares), etc. Then choose symbols and herbs to correspond with your theme. Use 2 pieces of 5” X 5” cloth or a ready-made cloth bag. Put the symbols on the bag by sewing on stones, or using embroidery (thread or liquid), embossing, appliqué, fabric paint, etc. If you are using cloth, put right sides together and sew three sides. Turn right side out and stuff with herbs & stones. Use an invisible stitch to close the fourth side. If you are using a bag, stuff with herbs & stones, then use the drawstring to close, or stitching for a more permanent closure.
Some dream symbols are: For a dream pillow to answer questions: keys, Eye of Horus, owl. To astral travel: ladder to clouds, rainbow bridge, wings. For peace: dove. For harmony: musical notes. For healing: Green plants, Caduceus. To communicate with the Goddess: Moon, hearts & roses. (See stone charts & books for corresponding stones.)
HERBS FOR DREAM PILLOWS
ANISE—halts nightmares
BAY—pleasant dreams
CHAMOMILE—restful sleep
EUCALYPTUS—healing
HOPS—sleep, healing
LAVENDER—psychic dreams
MUGWORT—induces dreams, use in combinations in every dream pillow
PEPPERMINT—(fresh) sleep aid
THYME—happiness
VERBENA—aphrodisiac
YARROW—dreams of loved ones
STONE COMBINATIONS
Aventurine and Rose Quartz—adventures in love
Moonstone and Garnet—fertility and women’s magick
Lapis Lazuli and Citrine—happy and lucky
Malachite and Citrine—money and wealth
Tiger’s Eye and Hematite—grounded and clear
HANDCRAFTED GIFTS USING CHINESE COINS
Chinese coins are a great symbol of prosperity because they represent money. They are also worn as amulets to protect the wearer against illness and negativity. They are extremely powerful charms for wealth, health and positive energies into your life.
1. Tie 3 or 8 coins together with a red ribbon. Place in your cash register, wallet or purse, or hang in your bill paying area.
2. Wear coins as amulets for protection on hemp bracelets or necklaces, or with other beads or charms.
3. Include coins with gifts as an extra blessing.
4. With red ribbon, make two strings of 4 coins each. Tie them together as a charm for happy marriage, relationship or union.
5. Combine coins with jade beads for a good luck charm.
HOW TO POUR CHAKRA CANDLES
Collect old butter tubs and other suitably-shaped plastic containers.
Lay a popsicle stick over the top of each tub, using it to suspend the wick, which should reach down to the bottom of the tub. Melt old candles of the correct color (or use new paraffin and candle dye) in a double-boiler. Mix crushed stones and drops of oil into each layer as you pour. Pour one layer at a time, allowing each to cool and form a well, which you will then fill. Repeat this a couple of times before going on to the next layer. Be sure the wick stays in the center of the candle as you pour the layers. The stones add healing energies to the layers, and the oils scent them appropriately. When the candle is completed and cooled, turn it out of the tub and trim the wick.
LAYERS:
1. Red, Red Jasper, Cinnamon oil
2. Orange, Carnelian, Musk oil
3. Yellow, Citrine, Ginger oil
4. Green, Aventurine, Gardenia oil
5. Blue, Blue Lace Agate, Ylang Ylang oil
6. Dark Blue, Sodalite, Lily of the Valley oil
7. Light Purple, Amethyst, Lotus oil. These candles make beautiful gifts!
BATH SALTS RECIPES
Combine baking soda, table salt, Epsom salts and add the following in drops:
MONEY: 5-10 drops green food coloring, 3-6 each of Tonka, Cedar, Clove, Patchouli oils
LUCK: Cinnamon, Cypress, Allspice oils
HIGH PLANES: Lotus, Magnolia, Sandalwood oils
PURIFICATION: Frankincense, Clove, Lavender oils
LOVE: Rose, Tuberose, Ambergris, Lemon, Gardenia oils
NATURAL FIRST AID KIT
Comfrey - poultice for bruises and minor cuts & scrapes
Eyebright - an eyewash infusion for dry or irritated eyes
Chamomile - a tea to drink for nausea, menstrual cramps, tension headache, sleep or just to relax
Blue Sage - an expectorant—drink or breathe steam to loosen conjestion in lungs
Peppermint - drink the tea to sweat and cleanse the body of toxins while fasting, also a diuretic
Ear Candles - an energetic modality similar to acupuncture, good for sinus and ear problems
SCOTT CUNNINGHAM’S DREAM TEA RECIPE
2 parts Rose petals
1 part Mugwort
1 part Peppermint
1 part Jasmine flowers
1/2 part Cinnamon
Mix and add 1 teaspoon to a cup. Pour boiling water over this and let steep, covered, for a few minutes. Drink before going to bed to produce psychic dreams.
SCOTT CUNNINGHAM’S OIL RECIPES
HEALING: 3-6 Rose, 6-12 Carnation, 10-20 Rosemary
CRYSTAL VISION PSYCHIC: Tuberose, Cinnamon, Lilac
FIERY PROTECTION: Rosemary, Sandalwood, Clove, Cedar
HAWAIIAN LOVE (seeking mate): Plumerio, Rose, Jasmine, Tuberose, Gardenia
SPIRITUALITY: Lotus, Gardenia, Sandalwood, Myrrh
- Updated JUNE 6, 2010
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