Snowy Pinecones

Today our Countdown to Solstice project was

to make these cute little snowy pinecones.

all you need is a pinecone

some white glue

colored glitter...we chose white,

so it would look like snow.

then you just take a paintbrush or a Q-tip and layer the glue on each edge

i did a few at a time, and then sprinkled the glitter on it, i kept doing this until each one

was a pretty white snowy tip. :)

It looks really cute sitting under my lil Solstice tree!! 

Faery Ornaments

 

Our Countdown to Solstice project for today was to make

an ornament...so we headed off to the craft store to see what we could see...

my youngest daughter found these lil glass balls, and wanted to fill them with mosses

and herbs we have at home...sooo...

that is what we did...making these adorable little faery Ornaments!!

 

Holiday Colouring Page

Last nights holiday countdown pick, was to colour a holiday pic.

i chose a Victorian girl and then added the snowflakes with my trusty

stamps and a dark blue ink. :)

Faerie Yoga Meditation

 With the holidays being so stressful for everyone...i thought i would post a 

lil magickal Faerie yoga meditation piece...i came across this one

in my new FAE magazine and thought i would share it with you.

Enjoy!!

Find a quiet, peaceful place for your meditation where you will not be disturbed. Then choose a comfortable seated position, either cross legged (imagine you are sitting on a toadstool) or kneeling or sitting on edge of your favourite chair. Use the softest cushions to support you and have a fluffy blanket on you incase you get a chill. Spoil yourself.

Centre yourself now by extending your spine. Imagine your spine is like the stem of a beautiful, elegant rose and the crown of your head is being lifted up to the sky. Ground yourself by rooting your sitting bones into the floor.

Your shoulders are beginning to relax away from your ears, relax your jaw too and rest your tongue on the lower palate. Feel a soft touch on the point between your eyebrows and feel that point opening and softening. Place your hands on your knees, palms up and connect your thumbs and index fingers together on each hand.

Take you time to create a peaceful state where you can find stillness and when you are ready, tune into your breath...Observe and follow each inhalation from beginning to end and each exhalation from beginning to end. Mentally note the natural pauses, the still points after each inhale and after each exhale. the pauses are special places, magick places of absolute bliss. Feel the sensation of your breath passing through the back of your throat and inside your nose. The mind may drift. This is normal. Become aware of it drifting and bring it back to the breath. Breath is life, life is breath.

Practice for ten to fifteen minutes at first and when you are ready, open your eyes and have a big stretch.
The best time to practice is first thing in the morning, but anytime is better than no time. Listen to your body, i hope the meditation makes you peaceful and happy and ready to spread your wings and fly.

Namaste
(as written by) Nattylotusflowers

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Salt Dough Ornaments

 On our countdown to Solstice, 

the tag of the day was to make Salt Dough ornaments...

so i searched online and found this recipe, so that is what we used!!

i have to say that it was pretty easy to mix up and then

we just used cookie cutters for our desired shape...

then in the oven they went to bake.

When they came out, they looked like the above pic.

Then we let them cool and pulled out the acrylic paints.

These are the ones that i made! You can't tell in the picture, but there is 

a light pink pearlesque sheen to them.

so pretty!!

i can't wait to hang them on our tree!!

Hope you are having a Great night!!!

Lil Solstice Tree

On our Countdown to Solstice, today, we picked to put up and decorate our Solstice tree. SOOO...Daddy said that this year, i could has my own lil tree...so we found one that would fit on top of my dresser. i loved this one, because it fit perfectly, and was soo cute, but big enough that i could hang up all the ornaments that i had been collecting and making through out the year. i especially heart my lil Angel that is my topper. She is soo pretty. :D ...and apparentley, my lil side loves pink and white. <giggles>

Letters to Winter Faeries (Santa)

Hope everyone is having a wondrous Monday!!!

 Our second thing on our paper flag countdown to Solstice was to write a letter to the Winter Faeries!! i loved this cute paper with the flowers and stars in the background, it seemed very "fae" to me. :)