Zine workshop at Anarchism and Collective Responsibility Symposium (Antwerp, March 25th)

On Saturday March 25th the Anarchist Symposium on Collective Responsibility in Antwerp (BE) will host a short zine workshop run by me and some of the organisers of the event. The symposium takes place on Friday-Saturday March 24-25th at the University of Antwerp. It’s free and it’s possible to attend in person and online. Be sure to sign up in time if you want to join!

Mini Zine March 2023 – (almost) free zine supplies

Here is a list of free or very cheap materials, supplies, and tools you can easily find and experiment with. They can be repurposed, recycled, and used for zines, journals, collages and other paper art projects. If you’re going to use any of them, I’d love to see what you’ve made! 🙂

Februstitchery – the magick of stitchcraft

Today is the last day of Februstitchery, my self-imposed creative challenge! 😮 But I’ve still got many stitchcraft projects I want to start or finish so I’ll probably continue for at least a few more weeks* while I participate in Mini Zine March at the same time… Oh my, it’s gonna be a busy month with International Women’s Day and an upcoming anarchist zine workshop as well!

*There probably already exist a few suitable craft challenges in March too – #MeMadeMarch? #HandMadeMarch? 🙂

Anyway, in this blogpost I’d like to talk about the witchy possibilities of crafts and share some podcasts and publications that have inspired me…

Februstitchery – mending, upcycling, and repurposing

I didn’t just want to create things from scratch for my “Februstitchery” challenge but also mend, upcycle, and repurpose. So I gathered some old socks with holes in them and my sewing needle…

Februstitchery – what to use yarn for apart from stitchcraft

When I’m in a craft shop I find it hard to resist the beautiful yarns that are available. But even though I love yarn, I don’t often knit or crochet to be honest. Fortunately there are lots of other things to use yarn for!

Some of my favourite witchy YouTube videos – part 9

Because I’m focussing on crafts this month, I thought I’d share some awesome videos about creativity as related to witchery. These videos show the process of making recycled cardboard cartomancy boxes, landscape divination collages, and button charms, as well as how to create art magick and use your intention while knitting.

Februstitchery – craft zines

Hi, how are you? I caught a nasty virus (not the c-virus thankfully) so I haven’t been able to do much crafting for my Februstitchery challenge. Instead of showing you my nearly non-existent craft projects progress, I thought I’d share some craft zines from my collection today, while I go back to napping… 🙂

Februstitchery – stitchcraft books

I love books on crafts and have a bunch from which I draw regular inspiration. For this month’s Februstitchery challenge I gathered the books from my shelf that contain sewing, crochet, embroidery, and other crafts to look for tips, ideas, and possible projects…

Spell wish bottles and other crafts for the New Year

Happy New Year!

Because last night was the first full moon of the year, I wanted to do something creative yesterday. Something to welcome the new year and start it with optimistic intentions (however hard that may be in the world we live in today). I decided to make a “wish bottle”, toast to the moon with “moon mylk”, and do some more magick and crafts…

Yule travel altar – visiting a witch town during Winter Solstice

Last week I visited Vielsalm, a small town known for witchy folklore. I’ve been there before and enjoyed the quietness, beauty of nature, and cosiness so I looked forward to being back there this Winter. In this blogpost I’ll talk and show you more about my visit…

Given that Winter Solstice or Yule happened during my stay in Vielsalm, I thought it might be fun to create and carry a “travel altar” or “portable altar”. Take a look below and see how you can make your own: