Witch Krafting with Kat

I hope despite Coronavirus restrictions you all have a Spooktacular Halloween! Have fun and keep safe!                                           🎃Kat🎃      

Image from English Heritage website Want ideas of where to go this weekend in the UK. Please visit English Heritage website.  https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/halloween/  

photo from History.com Great articles about Halloween on History.com. Please visit link.  https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween  

Found this really interesting information on parliament website.  https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/religion/overview/witchcraft/  

English Heritage have posted this really interesting video on YouTube 'Why did people fear Witchcraft. Enjoy!    If you cannot see video above please visit  https://youtu.be/ni6JiydG2ww

N ormally around this time of year I make some mini brooms but with one thing and another (not mentioning you know what!) I haven't been so organised this year. However as I am really a Halloween person all year around I promise to do a tutorial soon. Meanwhile here is a very easy and simple way to make one. Really useful for decorating Halloween tables and for children to do for Halloween this year instead of trick or treating.

 Found this interesting article on History website. Please click on link below.   Universal History Archive/Getty Images https://www.history.com/.amp/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms

  My finished Haunted House! I really enjoyed doing this Haunted House kit from Calico Craft Parts. Please visit their website for this kit and other Halloween mdf shapes.   http://www.calicocraftparts.co.uk/ I used a lot of Tim Holtz products in the decorating of this project. For more information on Tim Holtz ranges of craft supplies plus tutorials please visit.  https://timholtz.com/ Please see previous postings on how I made this Haunted House. If you have any questions get in touch and look out for me on instragram kat.hazelton

Sooterkin!!!  I have been listening to interesting tales about the Sooterkin read by Anna Bridgland on her YouTube channel. She also does other really interesting tales of folklore, really worth a visit. Read out in a spooky bedtime story style the tales are perfect to listen too especially during dark Autumn nights and of course Halloween! 🎃  Please visit link below.  Content is more suitable for adults though I think older children would be fascinated by the tales!    https://youtu.be/_DSZCt8R-Yw

Had an email this morning which had a link to this fab potion bottle watercolour painting tutorial by Katherine Coyle on Create and Crafts website. Please press on this link to see the full article https://blog.createandcraft.tv/witchy-watercolour-ideas-potion/

 Haunted House Project part twelve. My lights are now taped in my Haunted House! I must confess I really love these blue/purpley lights! They give off quite a glow!  So I am pretty much finished now I now just need to take some photos of the haunted house all lit up! So I shall try and organise myself and do that this week! 

 Haunted House Project part eleven. Finally getting round to adding lights. I decided to use Tim Holtz Idea-ology Halloween lights as I loved the soft purple/blue ones for my project. There are other makes of mini light's on the market including some I spotted in Hobbycraft. They do a range of different styles and lengths and all battery operated.  I didn't want to stick them down permanently as I might want to change them for Christmas lights in December🎄. So I used a low tack washi tape. Looks a bit messy but I am sure you will enjoy the final reveal! 😁

 Haunted House Project part Ten. I have added glow in the dark green Nuvo drops my scene to add a spooky glow! Once dry I will weather them down a little so they don't show up so much during the day. I also added some black Nuvo drops to my little pumpkin stack. 🎃 Hopefully this week I will be finishing off my project adding lights, birds and flying bats! 🦇

 Haunted House Project part Nine. I feel my Haunted House needs some inhabitants! So today I am doing a gentle craft project, painting black Nuvo drops onto little mdf crows and bats! Really therapeutic