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About the Author:
Melissa Jayne Madara , magical expert, herbalist and witch, shares 60+ unique projects and techniques, many of which revive spells from the history of witches past. Approachable for beginners and stimulating for established practitioners, the crafts are clearly explained through luscious photographs, detailed research, useful charts, and easy-to-follow instructions.
The Witchy Type Book Review:
- Book Page: https://amzn.to/3wNbKQ2
- Author Page: https://amzn.to/3R8szeZ
Ah, The Witches Workshop: A guide to Crafting your own Magical tools – I was excited to receive this in post. It’s sturdy and well made and the illustrations are printed to a very high standard, so we’re already winning when it comes to the sensory experience. Now, regarding its contents, from the author of The Witch’s Feast, it’s a fully illustrated, comprehensive introduction to the handicrafts of witchcraft. Through over 60 craft projects, it promises to help you learn all the techniques you need to create your personalised magical toolkit. Sounds fabulous to be honest, and flicking through the pages a few crafts already caught my attention. Magic Ink? Candles, you say?…I’m listening.
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Considering myself a crafty type of person (A lot of Pisces in this birth chart) I decided to get to work on reviewing its contents and choosing a project or two to try (more content on this in later posts). Fortunately, it’s an in-depth guide, accompanied by step-by-step images, so it wasn’t too hard to get to grips with some of the more simple craft projects, but some ingredients required maybe require more effort than a trip to your local store but not too hard to come by.
The book is split into 7 categories which adds to the fun:
– Incense, including kyphi temple incense, which once billowed from the temples of ancient Egypt, to house blessing incense for cleansing any new home.
– Inks, including dragon’s blood ink and botanical drawing charcoals.
– Oils, such as flying ointment or the world’s first known chemist Tapputi’s royal salve.
– Natural dyes for creating stunning eco-printed ritual gowns or a spring equinox altar tablecloth.
– Papers, like Japanese knotweed paper or autumn equinox corn husk paper.
– Powders essential for rituals and spells such as scrying powder and banishing salt.
– Candles of all shapes and types, including poured, dipped and molded.
I really enjoyed this book and found myself returning to it a lot so I recommend it as an addition to any witchy library and as a gift.
Well researched and full of knowledge, it advises how you can create altars, rituals and spells that are targeted to your intention, personal and in touch with your natural environment.
Are you a crafty witch or aspire to be? If so let us know below or via our social channels and of course, make sure to share your project recommendations as we certainly are getting into our craft zone this Spring! Watch this space for more posts on the crafts from A Witches Workshop as we continue to delve into the projects.
Until next time, darlings!
Ems xX
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