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Upcycled Birdhouses or Bee/insect Hotel. I took some @davidriosf tins and #upcycled them into #birdhouses. Great activity to do for #Beltane tomorrow :) Items used: - tea/coffee/hot chocolate/chai/ etc tin - rope/ribbon/lace/etc - moss/lichen (the #moss and #lichen used in the making of these birdhouses was hand collected and process by me; and I only collect what it loose on the forest floor) - hot glue - hollowed out reeds/bamboo or rolled up paper/ toilet paper rolls is optional if you’d rather make bee hotels!!!!! - dark paint (optional) Steps: 1. Make sure the tin is cleaned out; 2a. Paint the tins (optional) 2b. Measure and fasten the rope, that you plan to use to hang the birdhouse (or whatever you e chosen to use), to the tin and tie a knot in the top; 3. Start to glue the lichen/moss to the tin with the hot glue; 4a. If you decide to make a bee hotel, this is where you would insert the hollowed out reeds/bamboo/rolled up paper/ toilet paper rolls into the opening of the tin; 4b. Find somewhere suitable to hang the birdhouses and hope that they get tenants. 🐦🐝🐞🕷 #insecthotel #beehotel #reuse #homemadebirdhouse #witch #naturewitch #greenwitch #eclecticwitch #witchesofinstagram #witchlife #witchythings #spooniewitch #raisingwitches #raisingwitchlings #witches #witchythings #witchyways #witchcraft #pagan #magic #magick #goodwitch #witchjewelry #witchtools #witchywares https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5HHaFgErN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18vosrqewpoc9

Making Rose Water Items needed: - rose petals - strainer - cheese cloth - dark reciprocal (store rose water) - container (to strain rose water into; I use a measuring cup) - large pot with lid - measuring cup - funnel - water - UNINTERUPTED TIME Step 1: Collect rose petals (late May is usual a good harvest time. When foraging for your petals, gently grasp at the back of the bud and run your fingers over the petals, be mildly firm. If no petals willingly come off, move on to the next bud!); Step 2: using a strainer put 3/4 cup of rose petals into it and rinse off the petals. Using your hands gently swish the petals in the running water; Step 3: in a large pot, put 1.5 cups of water and the 3/4 rose petals (or enough water to just cover the petals). Cover the pot and bring to a boil; Step 4: after boiling, let simmer till all the color runs out of the petals; Step 5: IMMEDIATELY after petals have no color, turn off the stove, TAKE OFF HEATED ELEMENT and let sit until cool; Step 6: while cooling put your container into the sink with the strainer over top (make sure your container can hold the amount of liquid you are pouring AND that to opening is large enough to accommodate the size of strainer you are using); Step 7: once water has COMPLETELY cooled down, pour pot into strainer to catch rose petals; Step 8: once all the petals are strained out, out your funnel into the opening of the storage reciprocal and put the cheese cloth over the funnel (press down in the middle to indent the cheese cloth); Step 9: pour liquid into the funnel and strain through the cheese cloth into a dark reciprocal and store in the fridge for later use. #rosewater #makingrosewater #rosewaterdiy #howtomakerosewater #hedgewitch #naturewitch #naturalmedicine #naturalskincare #naturalskincleanser #thisismylife #oneoffoddities #thisiswhatmentalillnesslookslike #complexptsd #springintheokanagan #foraging #foragingforroses #witchlife #witchesofinstagram #raisingwitches #raisingwitchlings #giftsfromgaia #pinkroses #pinkrosepetals #rosebathproducts #allnaturalskincare #apothecary (at Vernon, British Columbia)

Then she wanted to know what kind of witch she was and let me tell you… She is clear as day a water witch, i call her my water guppy when we are by the lake or any water for that matter. She just loves it. I don’t know what the future holds with her continuing her practice but even if she doesn’t i know she will always love and respect Nature and be drawn to water. 💙✨ #RaisingWitchlings https://www.instagram.com/witchingmama/