Witch Krafting with Kat

  If any of you follow me on Instagram you will know I have been posting a handmade Halloween craft item that I have made each day to celebrate the countdown to Halloween. I have done this for quite a few years as a sort of fun calendar! Original it started when I was a bit too poorly to post some homemade cards so instead I photographed them and shared them on Facebook and realised that by doing that I was able to share my best wishes further afield and it was a lot of fun to do. So now I always like to do something fun and silly each October.  My Halloween crafts so far! Enjoy! 👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻😆👻👻👻👻👻 My Instagram page  https://www.instagram.com/witchkraftingwithkat

  Portrait of Pixie Herbert in a bat costume, ca. 1923 Welcome to another Witchy Wednesday this week I thought it would be fun, as Halloween is this weekend,to post some fab images of vintage costumes for both inspiration and fascination!  These range from prim and proper Victorian, slightly more elaborate Edwardian, the roaringly crazy 1920's!  All images sourced from either Pinterest or online Museum libraries.  I might be posting again before or on Halloween but in case I get carried away by hobgoblins may I take this opportunity to wish you all a spooktacular Halloween!  👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻👻

  Are You Descended From Witches? New Digital Document Could Help You Find Out. The Wellcome Library manuscript lists people accused of witchcraft during the Scottish witch panic of 1658-1662. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/are-you-descended-witches-new-digital-document-could-help-you-find-out

  The strangest mushroom on Earth keeps making people see the same tiny elves Whether these elves are fun guys or not, we're not sure https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/tiny-people-mushroom

Forbes Winslow conjures up the secret actions of Jack the Ripper, from The Illustrated Police News (September 28, 1889). Fantastic article via National Archives.  Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’ This is one of hundreds of letters in the Metropolitan Police's files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.   https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/stories/hoax-letter-signed-by-jack-the-ripper

  Hi everyone, I thought it would be nice to share, on my blog, some of my spooky ATC'S I have been featuring on my Instagram page. Each one is hand made on a ATC size background. ATC is The standard size for an Artist Trading Card (ATC) is 2.5 x 3.5 inches (63 x 89 mm), matching the exact dimensions of standard playing cards or traditional baseball cards. Even though I don't do swapping which is what the origins of ATC's were about I find these a fun pocket size dimensions great to work on as they require less product but more imaginative designs. Most of my ATC are either die cut or hand cut from cardstock though sometimes I use MDF/wood ones depending on the project. I then hand paint the backgrounds and decorate them with paper, beads, charms, fabrics, ephemera, recycled items, repurposed items. Sometimes I do ATC art called an ACEO (standing for Art Cards, Editions, and Originals) which are totally hand drawn and one of a kind.  I make my ATC's for fun and as a pas...