Something "Crafty" to Sooth My Wicked Soul...

 If you have followed my blog for any length of time you know that when it comes to my witchy tools, I very much like to craft my own as much as possible. 

Unfortunately, I have been shoved to the back of the broom closet because of my uber-Catholic mother-in-law, so any tools I make, use, etc. have to be inconspicuous. At the moment, I need a way to burn candles my way without too much fuss.

I got to work trying to figure out exactly what I wanted, and how it should look. I wanted it to be witchy without being witchy if you know what I mean.

I gathered and painted all the parts and then started putting them together and making my vision come to life.

I used the following,

2 scrap pieces of wood from my husband's project in the background, that looked like little books.

1 wood flat from Dollar Tree

6 wood squares also from Dollar Tree

various paints, stickers, hot glue, and E6000 adhesive  

1 2 glass bowls from Dollar Tree (I'll explain below)

when I finished I had come up with this 

I absolutely love how it turned out, but deep down I guess part of me didn't like all the components, because right after I snapped this picture I picked it up to move it and slung it across the room (still don't know why it happened) strangely the only thing that broke was the bowl.

  

So I grabbed the second bowl and started to paint it and something stopped me and told me to leave it clear. so I did. I heated up the glue on the board, removed it, and then attached the new bowl, and the hearts on the front; it was perfect, the way it should have been to begin with I suppose.

 After the glues had set I cleansed it and added sand from my outside cauldron (which I have used without changing it in almost 20 years) and some pink Himalayan salt, then I said a blessing for it's use.

 Tonight I used it for the first time and I must say it made my witchy heart very happy, I might have even cackled. (ok so I cackled because my mother-in-law thinks it so cute, she hasn't a clue)

 Projects like this always soothe my soul and calm my brain a little. Hopefully, this has inspired you to get crafty and make some of your tools too, if you do I would love to see them. 

Blessings

Ashley