Midnight Margaritas & a quick Update!

It's that time of the month. A Full Moon. What happens with a full moon you ask? MIDNIGHT MARGARITAS Baby!! We have kicked off our soon to be annual MM party in the new place!  We FINALLY made the Big Move happen this year and we have been super busy. We are mostly settled into the new place now so this was a nice beginning party to have. For the recipes for out Midnight Margaritas check out the link.

Above is a beautiful gift from the Witch down the Street. A Panfest special from Skandles Emporium here in Alberta. Bone candles for the Bone Witch!

 Above is my new Witchery & Spelling Cabinet. Who knew I had so much of it!!

Above is my new Lavender Syrup that I use for my teas and coffees. This can also be used in baking too. Check out the link for the recipe. It is very quick and very syrupy ;)

That is all that is new for now. Still getting back into the groove of things. I am sure much more well come with Fall.

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Snowy Imbolc

Brrrr it's the first of February and it is SO cold! It's snowing like crazy here and that means it is the perfect afternoon to be making candles!! I made a few a couple of days ago and am using the rest of my wax up today.

Wick Making

* Just thick thread dipped in wax and hung to dry *

Supplies

Some pretty Imbolc colors

Merry Imbolc fellow Witches! Here are a few links that are new to the site and that could prove helpful on your own Imbolc celebrations

Rosemary Oat Bannock
Yogurt Cheese
Butter
Soda Bread
Peppermint Milk Punch

I also have some fun crafts you could try out for this magikal day

Pandora's Box
Candle Making
Scented Candles
Hag's Cauldron Fire

AND a nice little divination that you could try out.

Milk Moon Spell

For more info on Imbolc please check out my Imbolc page under the Wheel section

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Moving through the madness

Finished adding Imbolc to my Book. Some great info, recipes and crafts that I can not wait to try out for next week! Most I have already done before, but some new ones that I will be adding to the House will be going into the recipes section. I can not believe how much my spirits towards of Imbolc have changed since last year and creating my Book and adding Imbolc into it has helped immensely! It is so nice to have something to look forward too so soon after Yule. 

On that note though, I've been having a pretty shitty week dealing with some stress... so what does a witch do? .... She casts a spell on you (no not on you, but it rhymes and sounds good!) She casts a spell and put some shit into motion ;) Check out: the Spell-a-Day for how to deal with stress and move forward. 

I've been busy making masks this week, watching the new Charmed with the witch down the street and trying to get out of this funk I've got myself into. 

New Imbolc page update for next week and a new Spell-a-Day as well.

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The Calm before the Storm

Afternoon Witches,

On this calm Saturday I added a little bit to my site. There is a fun new section to the right called Spell-a-Week. There I will be posting some smalls spells that you can try out on your own at anytime. Two are already posted Road Opening and Supportive Fertility

I've also added Sun Energy to my Extra Lore section. READ it!! I love it so much. It will help so much with understanding your own energy levels throughout the day.

Almost finished with my Imbolc borders! I've got a super busy week coming up. I've got to get onto my second set of movie masks to create for my Movie Collection for my show in May. Each week I create four more masks for the collection ( a total of around 38!!) If you wanted to check out what I am talking about check out my artist site The Imaginarium. I explain it more on there ;) Plus I am trying to finish Imbolc in my Book this week as well!

Anyway Laters.

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Out of the Darkness and into the Light

Hello fellow Witches!!

I've been busy working on my Book and have a few updates for you!! I hope that some of you (well ALL of you!) have seen my craft on creating your own Book of Shadows and now have your very own Book. I wanted to start mine with the Sabbats, but I did not want to skip ahead and just fill in the book, I wanted to fill in the pages while experiencing the Sabbats! So with Samhain and Yule both over, here are two video clips of the pages from my Book. Hopefully this gives you some great ideas!

Samhain

Yule

Each section has info on the Sabbat itself, the correspondences for each Sabbat, a deity that I have chosen to work with, extra lore about the Sabbat, divination for that specific time of year, crafts, recipes and a page of something special (For Samhain it was a page on ghosts, for Yule it was a page on Between the Years magic).

I am currently working on the borders for Imbolc, which I am rather excited about. Normally I am not an imbolc fan (it WAS my least favorite Sabbat), but I am embracing it this year!! I have been gathering a lot of information for my sabbats not only though my own experiences, but also through some books: Llewellyn's Yule, Samhain & Imbolc, Starhawks Circle Round and some fabulous books from Ami McKay, Alice Hoffman and Sarah Addison Allen.

This past Dark Moon I made another batch of Black Salt for our local Ghost Hunter. I made up a huge batch of it so that he will hopefully not need anymore until the summer months (it's a little nippy out there at midnight even in front of a roaring fire)

My daughter is showing huge amounts of interest in all things witchery, so I am coming up with ways to include her in my workings and teach her that we are not hollywood witches. I am sure my boys are interested too but are not as vocal as she is lol, but I will be finding ways on teaching them as well. I know Circle Round has some great ideas on how to include everyone, but I need to come up with ways that are more from my beliefs. Ways in which make sense to me. Everything I do has a base of not only the earth, the sun and the universe involved, but of my very essence as well.

I've just ordered Llewellyn's Daily Book of Spells for 2019, I wish I had ordered it earlier, but it should be here by Friday! I am looking for some other new reads for spelling, so if you've got some favs let me know.

January's Full Moon is coming up. The Wolf Moon. I have a great page for her with lots of info on the Wolf Moon and on things to do for her. So try to check that out.

That's all for now

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Stormy Nights and Carnival Magic

The Fair came to town and with its bright lights & colors, carnival music and squeals of delight came the cleansing rain. It was very fitting. We were so excited to be able to go, but we had forgotten what the magic of the Carnival hid. High prices, rude teenages, cheap prizes and long lines. So although we had a wonderful time in the beginning, once the rain hit and cleared our vision the illusion faded and reality appeared. This is magic with a C. 

Whenever you see the word magick written with a K you can rest assured that it means real magick. That there is spiritual focus in their workings. When you see the word magic written with a C it is magic created from an illusion. Or in the words of Llewellyn "Magic is an attempt to imitate Magick, by artificial means, as part of entertainment." Check this link out for a great little article on Magic vs Magick. 

It is Sunday morning and I have just enjoyed an entire hour of solitude while my little munsters lie tucked away in their beds still in wonderland. I've spent it finishing up my Van Gogh painting, watching netflix and enjoying a smooth cup of coffee. And now adding new creations to the House.

What's been happening in the House? Here are a few new additions.

First Flight Section:

General Summoning

A post for when casting a circle for spellwork. This is great for when you don't know which deity you would like to work with or just prefer to have an opening to any that show up ;)

Recipes:

Beltane Sun Cake

Aphrodite's Sangria

These are perfect recipes for Beltane but they can be also used for Litha as well. Aphrodite's Sangria is non-alcoholic so it works well for the little munsters in your life. 

Extra Lore:

Living like the Aunts

A few little ideas to bring magick into your life. I am sharing this from the Faerie Magazine ;) I've begun to bring in quite a few of these ideas into our house. Making the mundane magickal.

Crafts:

Dragon's Breath

This is a super fun little craft that I am still playing with the recipe for. It's a good base to use and expand from for yourself.  

This Month we are working on getting ready for our First Annual Midsummer's Eve Garden Party!  Today we are getting the guest list together and invitations sorted out. It's a small guest list so we will be changing it up each year so that all can eventually make it. I'm excited to eventually share it all with you! 

Nicole Canfield has a lovely new blogpost up titled "Call to the wild inside me" so make sure to check her out as well. 

Peace and Love

The Bone Witch

Sunday Morning with a dash of chocolate

So here is what has been going on in the House since I last posted!

These are the two projects that I was working on. I created this funky Coffin Bathtub Tray (I seen the original idea on instagram). Bones cut the shape, I woodburn the designs into the wood and then stained it black. On the back of the tray is a lip to prevent it from accidently slipping into the tub. It works beautifully. A bit dark. Next time I will go grey.

 

With the leftover triangle pieces I created some Altar additions for Ostara, Beltane and Litha. Woodburned the designs and than painted them ;) I just could not toss the triangles.

 

So my secret project was making my very own Clothing Spray for myself. My oils came in so I decided to try my hand at it. Frankincense, Myrrh, Patchouli and Cardamon. All of the scents turned out except for with Myrrh. The 100% pure essential oil is quite thick so it is hard to mix up with Witch Hazel base. Check out this link for the Clothing Spray for the guide.

I created a new section for any newbie Witches out there or Witches that just need a boost on where to start their magickal journey. You can find it over on the First Flight section First Flight Guide. I will be adding more info to this section that I think is super important for it. It is in it's new stages so bare with me.

There is a new recipe up! Sunday Morning's Tipsy Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce. It is our Sunday morning breakfast tradition now! It is by far the best chocolate cake I have ever had! The kids love waking up to the scent of a chocolate cake baking. Magick flowing through the air in the kitchen awakening everyone with a smile. You can't get a better morning than that.

April's Full Moon is today. If you need a guide to help plan out your spellwork for tonight check out this page: Wind Moon My daughter is showing huge interest in all things witchery so we are going to work a small spell tonight. Something light. I'm not sure what yet.

Also, just a heads up that the darn "Follow by email" option is not working properly so I deleted it. Still searching for another idea on that. So I will keep you posted.

We are busy getting ready for Matta Fest this week and in honour of Beltane I got my very first dreads braided in!! I love them so much and the braids should last around four weeks or so. It's so exciting to try something new. Been wanting them for ages. They took FOUR hours to braid it, but so very worth it.

 


That's all for now!

Peace and Love
The Bone Witch