Crafts

How to Carve a Pentagram Pumpkin

My mom and I spent a lovely afternoon carving a pumpkin, listening to Samhain music, harvesting the last of our herbs, and making roasted pumpkin seeds! We found this big pumpkin last week: My mom found a pentagram design online and she held a piece of paper up to her computer screen and traced it. …

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Make a Gratitude Tree for Mabon or Thanksgiving 

The most important part of Mabon for me is showing gratitude for all of the blessings experienced in the past year. To put that intention into practice, we made a gratitude tree. Every day we will write something we are thankful for on a leaf and add it to the tree. On Mabon night, we …

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Mabon (or Thanksgiving) Recipes & Crafts

Mabon, which is the Autumn Equinox, is coming up on September 22nd for those in the Northern Hemisphere. I love the Fall, and all things apple and pumpkin spiced! This morning it was only 54 degrees outside and I made pumpkin pie spiced hot cocoa and pumpkin muffins to celebrate the cooler weather. They were …

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How to Make a Pentagram Herb Dryer

I made this beautiful herb dryer for Lughnasadh, but it is a great autumn craft as well! You might be wondering what the significance of the pentagram shape is. The pentagram has been used for thousands of years and in many religious traditions, but in Wicca it represents spirit, air, fire, water, and earth. While …

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