Everyday Art

I filled the difuser this morning with a lovely oil blend.

Within a minute the kitchen smelled heavenly.

I have done up a few pots of violas and pansies for the house.

Come April I will plant them outdoors.

I am working on setting the dining room table for a small dinner party we are hostessing Saturday night. 

This week I have made two
Green wool felted bears,
Gretta and Galen.
They are bed sitters for March.

I read about making a cingulum.
Cingulum is Latin for a braided belt, or girdle.
The cingulum is used for knot making.
These knots are magical knots.
One such knot is called, "Gabriel's knot".
It is a single knot place on a cord or belt, or cingulum,
t the intention is to be close to Archangel Gabriel.
When you wear the belt the knot reminds you of this connection.
Another set of knots is called a "Witch's ladder."
These are nine knots tied on the cingulum in order.
Each knot represents a blessing.

 I plaited three cords;
gold to represent the sun,
silver for the moon
and white to represent me.

I made one knot in the center.
I asked Gabriel to guide me.

I think the
Chinese knots and the
Celtic knots are the same
patterns.
 Chinese knots are pulled tight.
Celtic knots are left un-pulled.
I have begun to collect knots of all sorts.

I am working on my charm bracelet for March.

I am gathering my "charms."

I enjoy learning about the folk crafts
of different cultures

and honoring their art.

 Sometimes I learn a new craft

that enriches my life.

It seems as if everyday
I make something.