Yule traditions

Need a gift for a birthday or Christmas and don't want to brave the malls or spend a lot of money? Then you'll love these DIY last-minute gift ideas!

Welcome to the first day of the Scandinavian Christmas series! If you are new here, welcome! Every year, starting on St. Lucia Day, I invite other Scandinavian bloggers to share one of their favorite Scandinavian holiday crafts, traditions, or recipes. Today I will kick off the series with a fun and simple ornament tutorial. Enjoy! It is officially St. Lucia Day! I would like to say that I woke up at 5:00 AM and baked Ryan some lussekatter, but alas, I am not that ambitious. In lieu of…

Learn how to make Christmas scented salt dough ornaments. This easy, old fashioned, handmade recipe is a great craft idea for kids and adults.

All the main holidays for ya witchy soul~ each have different goals and activities. Celebrating these holidays can give you an extra kick in all sorts of different spellwork ✨ which is your favorite?...

.: Some of the clay ornaments that were created today! :. Inspired by a piece of pottery I had recently seen at my mother's home, I knew right away that I wanted to create a similar clean look of white...

It’s not hard to decipher the origin of the red and white Scandi Christmas combination - just look to the Swedish cabin, painted red, all covered in

Winter Solstice traditions to start, whether you subscribe to an earth based spiritual practice or worship science and are just here for the axial tilt.

Yule is the second pagan holiday in the Wheel of the Year. Grab your free yule planner printable for the wheel of the year and pagan planner. Perfect for your journal, planner, grimoire or book of shadows.

Divas? Goddesses? Sages? This week, I finally put the finishing stitches to these little dolls which have been on my work table for some time. You will see that for most of them I used fabric with a horse motif. These were all meant to be ready for the beginning of the Chinese New Year "Year of the Horse" ... Here is the basic process I've used for making these .... 1. Draw a basic shape, 2. Use it as a template 3. Sew around the outside of the template with the right sides of fabric…

This charming set of 2 woodburned "Winter Wonderland" ornaments are made from slices of salvaged birch limbs. Each slice measures about 3 inches across with an additional 2+ inch wire hook for easy hanging. These ornaments can also double as deluxe gift tags as part of a gift for someone special! These would make wonderful wedding favors for a woodland wedding, please convo me if you need several and I would be happy to make a custom listing for you.

Celebrate the Winter Solstice! The first day of winter 2020 is Monday, December 21. What happens on the winter solstice? Why is the solstice important? Here's why—plus solstice facts, folklore, and FAQs!

A guide to the winter solstice seasonal shift; a powerful time of transformation. Complete with contemplation questions and a yin practice.

The Yule (Juul) Log tradition started in Norway to honor the god Thor. It symbolized the shifting of darkness to light.

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