My Book of Spells

I dont think I showed you a book project I did a while back. This binding technique uses a branch to hold the pages together. I fawned over my mini leaf notebooks and wanted to make my own leaf notebook. Throughout the day I stained office paper with coffee, you had to have the right...

Writer’s Workshop: Writing Rituals

Now that I'm back to a regular blogging schedule, I thought I would bring the Writing Workshop posts back. I have witchy themed posts planned throughout this month which brings up this topic: rituals. While I was sorting through my old poetry and short stories I asked myself - how often was I writing every...

DIY: Natural Dyeing w/ Roses

  “Low-impact dyes.” I saw it often on organic handmade clothes.The ever-lasting store bought colors I discovered use toxic mordants harmful to the environment and a lot of water. Rose petals. Steam. A small pot. I chose some test fabric in cotton. It took me all day to make this small batch.  I used roses...

Shades of Pink// DIY Fabric Dyeing With Avocados

I was dyeing to dye. I did a lot of research online and discovered Rebecca Desantos. I followed her DIY using this eBook Botanical Color At Your Fingertips. The soothing process of hand dyes from plants showed me how harmful synthetic dyes were to the environment. The chemicals used on our clothes can be absorbed...

DIY Fabric Book Cover

Look at this fabric! I bought this fabric on a whim months after I inherited my Kenmore Sewing Machine. Someone was closing their brick-and-mortar fabric store and I can't resist floral print. I had just purchased my first gunne sax dress and I coveted kitschy lingerie. I never thought I'd use it to dress up...