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finished project post, all the branches are clean, dry, and displayed beautifully 🌲🎀

i think i’ll do another nature walk soon, as i have an idea for a branch with red ornaments and there are a few more spaces i could liven up 😉🌲

the bough i’m most proud of tho is the crow branches. it makes me feel like i’m actually in the forest ngl. how are you decorating with nature this year?? comment below to spread inspiration!

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the finished gingerbread house garland 💕

i’m definitely pleased with how it turned out, it’s so cute and each house has such a unique personality!! what an adorable lil neighborhood.

my personal faves are the middle one for its simplicity and the brick one cuz adorable modern? which of them is your favorite?

i did use some base designs i found on pinterest, but added lil details of my own here n there ^.^

materials: white posca marker, white pen, dollar store red ribbon, double sided adhesive tape, and thin cardboard (they’re the dividers between the cans in my cat’s food boxes 🤪)

(don’t come for my summer sunflower curtain. it’s pretty and i like it)

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Candied Orange Peels

And homemade orange syrup!

You can make the candied peels yourself using this recipe, which is the one I loosely followed.

For the syrup: I took what was left over from making the peels, and boiled it down until most of the water had evaporated. I added an extra splash of vanilla extract and allowed the syrup to cool before I bottled it. It set up really well overnight and was very "syrupy" the next day :)

Okay well what can you do with the syrup?

It's fantastic over ice cream, in teas or coffee, in simmer pots, in potions, in sweetener jars, to anoint candles, as an offering, etc.

Orange has correspondences of abundance, happiness, divination, strength, courage, health, creativity, success, attraction, and prosperity

And vanilla has correspondences of love, calmness, money/wealth, good fortune, emotional balance, improving one's mood, peace, comfort, and restoring lost energy

Of course, you can skip the vanilla extract all together if you want. And you can even substitute the oranges for lemons or grapefruits

I highly recommend labeling your bottle or jar with what's in the syrup and also the date you made it. This way you can keep track of it better, especially if you have a lot of homemade things in bottles & jars in your refrigerator

Have fun with it, be creative, and stay witchy! :D

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WITCH'S 2023 CALENDAR

if i miss anything or get anything wrong, don't be afraid to correct me!

i live in the Northern Hemisphere, so some of these dates are based on that

sorry for the long post!!!

RETROGRADES OF 2023:

MERCURY RETROGRADE:

December 29, 2022 - January 18, 2023

April 21, 2023 - May 14, 2023

August 23, 2023 - September 15, 2023

December 13, 2023 - January 1, 2024

VENUS RETROGRADE:

July 22, 2023 - September 3, 2023

MARS RETROGRADE:

October 30, 2022 - January 12, 2023

JUPITER RETROGRADE:

September 4, 2023 - December 30, 2023

SATURN RETROGRADE:

June 17, 2023 - November 4, 2023

URANUS RETROGRADE:

August 24, 2022 - January 22, 2023

August 28, 2023 - January 27, 2024

NEPTUNE RETROGRADE:

June 30, 2023 - December 6, 2023

PLUTO RETROGRADE:

May 1, 2023 - October 10, 2023

FULL MOONS OF 2023:

WOLF MOON:

Friday, Jan 6

SNOW MOON:

Sunday, Feb 5

WORM MOON:

Tuesday, Mar 7

PINK MOON:

Thursday, April 6

FLOWER MOON:

Friday, May 5

STRAWBERRY MOON:

Sunday, Jun 4

BUCK MOON:

Monday, Jul 3

STURGEON MOON:

Tuesday, Aug 1

BLUE MOON:

Thursday, Aug 31

HARVEST MOON:

Friday, Sept 29

HUNTER'S MOON:

Saturday, Oct 28

BEAVER MOON:

Monday, Nov 27

COLD MOON:

Wednesday, Dec 27

NEW MOONS OF 2023:

Saturday, Jan 21

Monday, Feb 20

Tuesday, Mar 21

Thursday, Apr 20

Friday, May 19

Sunday, Jun 18

Monday, Jul 17

Wednesday, Aug 16

Friday, Sept 15

Saturday, Oct 14

Monday, Nov 13

Tuesday, December 12

FIRST QUARTER MOONS OF 2023:

Saturday, Jan 28

Monday, Feb 27

Wednesday, Mar 29

Thursday, Apr 27

Saturday, May 27

Monday, Jun 26

Tuesday, Jul 25

Thursday, Aug 24

Friday, Sep 22

Sunday, Oct 22

Monday, Nov 22

Tuesday, Dec 19

LAST QUARTER MOONS OF 2023:

Sunday, Jan 15

Monday, Feb 13

Wednesday, Mar 15

Thursday, Apr 13

Friday, May 12

Saturday, Jun 10

Monday, Jul 10

Tuesday, Aug 8

Wednesday, Sep 6

Friday, Oct 8

Sunday, Nov 5

Tuesday, December 5

HOLIDAYS OF 2023:

Samhain (All Hallow's Eve, Autumn-Winter Cross Quarter Days): Oct 31 - Nov 1

Yule (Winter Solstice): Dec 21 2023 - Jan 1 2024

Imbolc (Ground Hog's Day): Feb 1 - 2

Ostara (Spring Equinox): Mar 20

Beltane (Mayday): May 1

Litha (Summer Solstice): Jun 21

Lammas and Lughnasadh: Aug 1

Mabon (Autumnal Equinox): Sep 21 - Sep 29

*stupid little footnotes: i'm trying out some colors. idk. i think it's cool. more organized. lmk if you guys like or dislike it

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my love and i went on a walk today and collected what I’m pretty sure are fir and cypress (?) branches to decorate my space with this winter season. in the first picture i soaked them in warm water, then drained. switched to cool water, then drained. then rinsed and shook each individual branch out so i didn’t invite any buggies along for the ride. then drained. you get the idea lol. my cats will get the survivors (tho im certain there weren’t any rip 🪦)

in the second pic i tied them up and hung each bundle up to dry off naturally. there were a few cones still on a few branches so they’ll need a lil extra time, but they look and smell wonderful in my bathroom. i laid a towel down to catch the extra drip. it feels like i’m breathing full forest air; crisp, clean, and so sappy and delicious 🤤 🥰

this winter in order to step even further away from big capitalism i’m leaning toward a natural craft holiday season, so follow along for more crafty pagan holiday creations, aesthetics, and resources ✨

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instead of doing any kind of catch up with all my other socials we’re just jumping right in- I’ve started my Winter Solstice prep early this year because i am so excited to have finally realized that my birthday is actually during Yule 🥰 Not only am I celebrating the ceremony of the sun returning, but I’m also celebrating me joining this life experience!

One of my first of many projects this season has been making these gingerbread houses out of cardboard cat food dividers i’d been holding onto for months. Did i know why i was keeping them? no. but i did know i would find a purpose for them. and here it is! I’m finding inspiration on my local fav Pinterest, but adding my own flair to each of them ^.^ once i have a few more i’ll use some pretty ribbon and tie it thru the sides to create a pretty garland that i hand from my wall!

stay tuned to see the final results ^.^

materials: cardboard cat food dividers, posca paint pens, white pen