🍶 Weekly Witchy CHALLENGE - Magickal Inks & Oils

[JadeMermaid_Lara]

Oh wow, thanks for sharing your creations! So inspiring

[mary25]

Back to the drawing board…the cornstarch turned the liquid ink into a solid gel overnight. It was great ar first. Lol. Remaking with gum arabic as soon as i can find some!

[BryWisteria]

Goodness there are so many beautiful entries here! And the pictures! Wow! Don’t mind while I fawn over everyone’s work this week- I’m still catching up on the weekend entries, but everything I’ve seen so far has been amazing!

@Hazel_Rae

@BryWisteria All of these entries have been AMAZING! What a fun topic and I LOVE that so many people decided to participate and really share!

I’ve just been catching up from over the weekend and I have to agree wholeheartedly, Hazel Rae! The skills of the coven truly shine bright- there are so many wonderful entries here. Ours is one talented coven!

@Mistress_Of_Herbs

@BryWisteria hey Bry do i REALLY need to complete one, for this honor?

Hahaha if this was a judgement of talent I would absolutely comp you in, my friend- your talents with oils are infamous!

However, these challenges are a competition between you and yourself- they are about improving and enhancing your own practice. An entry can be about anything at all related to the theme, at any “level” of the Craft- but, as stated in the challenge rules, it must be an active display of working on the theme.

I know you do truly amazing work with your oils- did you happen to craft any this week? If so, all you’d need to do is share a bit about what you were working on, label it as your challenge entry, and it would be my honor to send you a shiny new badge

Much love and many blessings!

[BryWisteria]

It’s time for a friendly reminder:

This challenge will soon close

If you would like to participate and haven’t done so already, please post about your challenge experience(s) by the deadline:

→ February 28, 7:00 AM CET (Central European Time)

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Look at all those inks and oils- the coven has risen to the challenge again this week, and in such colorful, beautiful, and creative ways! Thank you so much to everyone who has joined in so far

If you haven’t already shared an entry but would like to join in, this is your friendly reminder that you still have a bit of time left to do so!

Blessed Be!

[Aurora_Hestia]

Challenge Entry

I created a magickal calming courage oil to help give me strength, especially when I’m struggling with listening to my intuition or chasing after my dreams. I used:

• Coconut oil
• Essential oils: lavender and bergamot
• Herbs: lavender, thyme, and chamomile
• Crystals: tiger’s eye, amethyst and clear quartz

I couldn’t find my rollerballs to use so I put it into one of my jars I had set aside for spells. I didn’t realize it until after that you could easily see the movement of the herbs and crystals throughout the jar. So it has a bonus calming effect similar to the glitter calming jars you can make.

But I set my intentions while I made it and have it set where I can easily see it each day now. I haven’t tried magickal inks yet, but I’m adding that to my (never-ending) list of things to explore!

[Shine]

Challenge entry

As always, this was well timed & exciting. I’ve been eyeballing some dip pen sets so this encouraged me to make a decision! I found a beautiful glass dip pen set with 12 inks on Amazon for less than $30. I made some Witches Blessing Oil. I had to research some substitutions because I didn’t have any camphor or patchouli. I used this site for the subs. I used eucalyptus instead of camphor & vetiver instead of patchouli. I blessed my drip pen with the oil & used the candle color correspondences to pick the ink color. The first thing I wrote with the pen was, in purple ink mixed with Blessing Oil: “This pen is magickal & will help me work towards my greatest good.” I am going to be penning friendship blessing/gratitude cards to my dearest and will send them once my wax seal supplies arrive. I found a set on Temu with a star, a planet, & a rocket! (Nickname Shine, last name Rockett! Yesssspllllzzzzzzz)

Still working on trying to make a stamp of my sigil. Cork is an unacceptable medium lol. If anyone has any suggestions, I’ll gladly take them.

[Jeannie1]

Jade Mermaid
Your ink sounds spectacular and I never knew one could make ink out of a berry!
So question to you my dear witchy friend. If I smash
the blueberry Is this a one time deal ? Moreover, will I need another ingredient to make sure it doesn’t go bad?
Jeannie

@Shine

The first thing I wrote with the pen was, in purple ink mixed with Blessing Oil: “This pen is magickal & will help me work towards my greatest good.

Shine
I am glad you shared your thoughts I believe
I am trying to do things for my greatest good too! I am sending you lots of positive vibes and thoughts for your journey! Here are some of my affirmations I wrote last night so maybe you can use some to experiment with!

I think your gratitude letters will turn out great the ink is so magical! I love your intentions there great! I love that you left a link to purchase this ink I think I will try this one! Have you thought of mixing a color or two?
Jeannie

[Shine]

@Jeannie1 yep yep! Gonna have to get some more little jars first tho (an excuse to acquire more jars! Lol) Thank you for the affirmations. My self is my greatest struggle

[Sarafeena_Sage]

WWC Entry- Magickal Inks & Oils

I will edit and add pictures later.

I had to learn how to make a quill for this challenge. I watched a couple of you tubes and my feather pen worked!

For my ink, I mortered up some flower pieces from the day lilies I dried. Its the inside part of the flower and its powdery and has lots of color. I don’t know what that part is called. I will look it up.
My intended use is to write anything painful that I want to get rid of.
In China they believe that Day lilies can help forget difficult memories even of sorrow and pain.
I have saved some of the same part from other flowers and I intend on making them into ink as well. They are more purple color.

[Artemisia]

Challenge Entry

I didn’t get to do as much as I wanted for this challenge between meeting with roofers, shipping delays and being sick.

My grander plans may not have come to life in time for my submission but I’ll still see them through.

I did manage to find some purple (my favorite color ), decant my mugwort essential oil and use it in a ritual to bless my special ink.

[Nixi]

@mary25

gum arabic as soon as i can find some!

Xanthan is a bit easier to find (Amazon if your local market doesn’t have a good gluten free section) and is working for me. You might have to play around with it a bit, just a pinch and sprinkle it in and I mean sprinkle or it will end up like clumpy gravy

[BryWisteria]

This challenge is now CLOSED

Reading through the entries this week has me wishing that the forum had smell-o-vision installed! So many beautiful crafting projects on display, all made with really creative (and no doubt amazing-smelling!) ingredients To all those who jumped into the theme of oils and inks and made it their own- thank you so much for joining in the challenge!

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A Props and Presents post will soon appear with shout-outs and prize details for everyone who submitted an entry. Please keep an eye on the main page of the forums.

Note : To avoid confusion, this discussion will be locked until the Props and Presents post appears. At that time, this thread will reopen for discussion for a few more days- comments are welcome during this time, but please note that no additional prizes will be given.

Thanks again for joining in the challenge!

Blessed be!

[BryWisteria]

The Props and Presents Post for this challenge is now live in the forum and badges have been sent to all entrants!

→ Props and Presents for the Oils & Inks Challenge

Thank you once again to all those who joined the challenge! I hope you enjoy your new badge

This thread has been reopened for discussion- feel free to comment on the theme, ask questions or reply to entries! However, please remember that no additional prizes will be given out now that the challenge has officially closed. Thank you!

[Jeannie1]

Shine,
My greatest desire is to love myself too the core! I think we will get along great😊 We are proud to be witches embracing our power! We have the power to heal!
Btw love your name keep shining! Keep doing what you’re passionate about
Jeannie

[Hazel_Rae]

@Jeannie1 I LOVE this and can not wait to try it. I’m literally obsessed with the whole thing! I love the easy materials & then the combo of jasmine lime lemon orange etc, & my basics & favorites Rose , Lavender, Fennel, & the always amazing Rosemary

Also super interested in the Queen of Fairies! My sun sign is Pisces , sign thanks for sharing

Hazel RAE**

[Jeannie1]

Hazel,

I am glad you like the candle and I hope it all goes smoothly! Make sure you use a thick yarn and you can even color the yarn up to match your correspondences!
I am glad to help you if you run into any questions or concerns!
Jeannie

[Hazel_Rae]

@Jeannie1 THANK YOU! oh my goodness YES! It’s like you have psychic powers or something

I have always LOVED working with colors, so I used some different colored thick yarn . I’ve always been drawn to colors in general but they way that each color evokes different emotions, or feelings, or whatever inside me with each individual color, or colors combined! I ABSOLUTELY had some trouble with a wick
Thanks again for the suggestion, I’ve really been liking just trying totally new things for me!

Sending much love, light, & blessings!

—Hazel RAE