Witch Krafting with Kat

I just love the tags that come with Killstar Clothing! So I thought as a little afternoon craft project I would 'Kat' one up lol! I used gesso around the skeletons and left to dry over night.  To add writing and eyeballs I used Nuvo drops. These only took an hour to dry. Then to finish off I added some colour using Tim Holtz distressed crayons, which really adhered nicely to the label. Now I just need to add a ribbon and there you go an early Halloween hanging decoration. Plus rather nice t-shirt from Killstar win, win! 😂 Killstar do a great range of interesting alternative clothing. Please visit their website. https://www.killstar.com/ Please note I do not get asked, or recieve payments to mention anyone's products on my blog or instagram pages. I just like to share information on my blog. I take no responsibility for third parties.

Some people report in the dead of night of hearing footsteps behind them. Be very afraid if they sound like wood, as it might be the Dutch Doll of Finedon! The Dutch Doll of Finedon was a wooden figure, originally housed at the girls school in Finedon. It was rumoured that the doll had supernatural powers which allowed the doll to walk at night. Reports had it that at one point it's feet had been removed to stop the doll wandering off! The doll was often used as a threat of punishment! The poor girl as punishment would be locked in the cellar with the creepy three foot wooden doll! It was relocated to the Church of St Mary the Virgin in 1961 after the school moved. In 1981, the doll mysteriously dissappeared, presumed stolen, from the church! The doll has never been found! Though in the dead of night if you listen you might just hear the sound of tiny wooden feet tap tap tapping along the road!

I got sent a link from Northants Live today to a interesting article on the Northamptonshire witches. A subject I have covered a number of times on my blog over the past few years. The true history behind the witch trails is not a fairy story of magical witches riding on brooms wearing pointy hats but sadly one of persecution and prejudice against women and men, often poor, often misunderstood and often totally innocent of the terrible crimes they were accused of. A time when a cross word from a neighbour or a scathing look could result in someone being labelled 'a witch!' A very dark time in history but also a fascinating subject to get an insight of human behaviour and beliefs of the 17th century. Here is the link to Northants Live. It's a fascinating read. https://www.northantslive.news/news/history/northamptonshire-witch-trials-tales-fear-4238259

Wishing you all a wonderful Summer Solstice tomorrow. However you spend it have fun, be safe, be well. Below is an interesting article explaining about 2020 Solstice. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/summer-solstice-2020-when-longest-day-year-stonehenge-sunrise/amp/

One of my miniature hat and broom made many years ago in 2010! Time does fly like a witches broom lol! I been gathering twigs from my garden on and off since the winter. Storing them by for a rainy day! Well as we are having a few rainy days (lol) I decided to dig them out and make some minature Witches brooms. I used to make hundreds of them many moons ago when I used to make dolls house miniatures for a living. They are lovely thing to make and no two are the same. Each one has it's own character depending on the material you use. You can make flat ones using lolly pop sticks for handles which are handy for gluing into cards or making into book marks. You can also use more rounded cake pop sticks, drinking straws, pencils or of course sticks from your garden. For bristles you can use real bristles cut from old brooms or dust pan brushes, from strips of lace, string, paper, or wool! More inventive the better and it's a good way to use up odd items! You can then add prett...