Category: Crafts
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The Art of Plush Familiars
Hello again my dearest readers. Did you miss me? As it so happens, I forgot to post about my brief break last week—my apologies. While I am not quite a ‘holiday’ person aside from Halloween, there is one week of the year that I always take off entirely—and that is the week of Gen Con.…
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Mundane and Magical Tool: The Project Binder
Welcome back, dear readers. Today I’m going to be breaking with my recent habit of introspective posts and get into a potential tool for you guys. I started using a ‘Project Binder’ for myself to keep track of the progress on multiple projects. This way, I could know at a glance if I was waiting…
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Mari Lwyd Tutorial: Part 1
The Mari Lwyd is gaining some popularity again as a spooky Yule character. According to Wikipedia, the Mari Lwyd is a wassailing tradition that originates in Wales. Groups of young men would take the Mari from house to house, engaging in a battle of rhymes in order to gain entry into that house—and their tasty…
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Event Writeup: Witch Market 2023
Greetings, everyone! I finally seemed to have recovered from the craft market hangover, and I’m feeling close to a human being again. My local community had its first ever Witch Market this year, and I felt like I really wanted to support them so this could become an annual thing. I stopped trying to make…