Siren Tides

Here we go, I promised and I keep my promises (most of the time). Follow the cut!

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So all this talk of Christmas is a, making me mildly nauseas and b, making me want to craft. Given that I am Pagan and in Australia, it’s really closer to Midsummer than it’ll ever be to Yule when Christmas comes around, so I have sort of bi-polar holiday decorating sprees. My mind sort of goes like this: Midsummer! Suns, war, flowers, fey! Christmas, Winter, snowflakes, snowmen, tinsel!

Despite the very obvious fact that I have never seen a white Christmas outside of movies and pictures.

And if I live here all my days, I probably never will see one. So the winter theme is marvellously ironic. Whoo! (Who else sees the hilarity in singing “White Christmas” in Australia, in December, in 30+°^C heat?)

Anyway, as most of my family is probably likely to look at me like a loon if I try to explain to them why Midsummer would be a more fitting holiday (some Catholics have no sense of humour) and I make most of my holiday ornaments, I propose a compromise. Which no one but me will suspect. Make Christmas/Midsummer ornaments! Sunny themes amongst the wintery ones.

Does anyone else make their own ornaments? Would anyone be interested in seeing what I come up with/tutorials I find helpful?

I’ve had a busy day and was a little afraid I wouldn’t be able to post this.. but it should be done by the time I need to post it. I should note that the pictures in this article don’t belong to me but to the Artists who made them, they all should be linked though and if anyone wants something removed, feel free to tell me, I don’t mind! Also feel free to tell me if a link or something is broken.

What I’m going today is sharing with you some of the amazing arts and crafts from Etsy that are pagan themed. Many Pagans seem to prefer to make their own items, but supporting artisans doesn’t hurt at all.

These are both by RhymesWithMagic and are a nice fun way to express your inner Pagan Queen, or even Princess if that is what you prefer. (more…)

Is that I end up so exhausted all I want to do is go to bed, and I think I will. I did get buttons, though! My aunt gave me some of the ones from the house at Eugowra and some are genuine vintage which is nice. My new handbag is about half done… hmm, what else?

How about an interesting multipath Pagan Ritual?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psMgAKHMQqM

I really should have the post finished tomorow, baring any more extreme busyness. Sorry!

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