Marked SPAM by Pinterest: Spell book

Well I am starting over on my Stregheria....

The funny [not really] thing is I haven't even completed the first spellbook,

but I decided about half way through that I would make a new one

WITH LESS MISTAKES.

So a lesson I have learned while writing in the first book is that I should not have binded the book (sew in the pages) until I was finished with the artwork/spell writing.

I like to trace beautiful artwork or tough fonts onto the pages from my desktop screen (taken off the stand) but this has proven to be difficult when the book is bound.

SO, I am starting over.

Drawing out the pages first then binding the book after.

If I mess up on a page I can throw it out and start over instead of keeping the crappy page in the book or ripping it out (which is not an option in my mind).

Also I'll be making a new type of cover, not with paper mache but with faux leather from a thrift store.... we'll get to that in a year or two 😁.

The first step is to dye the spellbook pages with black tea BUT

this time I'm adding in a little extra to the water:

9 black tea bags (at first 5 tea bags weren't dark enough)
2 chamomile tea bags - for health, peace, luck, money, reversing hexes, & purification
Handful of loose dried lavender - for love, purification, clarity of thought, visions, & wishes
8-10 bay leaves - for protection, psychic powers, divination, success, granting wishes & good fortune
Handful of dried sage - for protection, peace, sacred purification, & consecrating magical tools

Heat the water to just before boiling & steep the herbs for 20 minutes.

Look at that steam

Set-up your kitchen factory and follow the steps from the previous DIY project (because I don't want to photograph the whole process again 😊) (make sure the tea water is cool)

*Be gentle with the pages when dipping them because they will tear easily

**Dip the page once & hang, once it has dried (about 40 minutes), dip the page again for a darker color

***I bet the tea is drinkable (before factory processed paper was added) but let's just go ahead & state: DON'T DRINK THE WATER!

Stregheria:

A collection of my hand-drawn/written spell book pages.
Most of these spells/tips/information on all-things-witchy came from Pinterest.
I altered some ideas and added ingredients to the spells/sachets.
And there are [many] errors that give it "character".
I've been working on the spell book for over a year (summer 2018) and will keep updating the spell pages as they are completed.

*Might sell this book and start over...because who doesn't have 1+ years of free time?! Kidding, but I still might sell this book and other mini versions of it (another project) in the future.

Currently on page 116 of 146

All of the pages are named so if you're having a hard time finding that Pin on Pinterest just search for it by the Pin name (ctrl+F).

First page

My second page (not pictured) is my Table of Contents page.

I wish I left a second "Table of Contents" page right behind this one in case I ran out.

Also I'm not filling this in until the book is complete.

Some of my pages:

I had planned on writing on both of the front and back pages but after starting to write with various markers and pens I noticed they bled through the other side.
If you wish to write on both sides try sticking with a school marker (my sheet above in brown marker didn't bleed through).

Witch tools

Moon Phases

Moon Magic/Calendar

Moon Magic

And I messed up (not just once)

When I was drawing out the Pentagram I messed up one the bottom left leg and tried to fix it by adding a criss-cross design to all the legs...ugh

After a couple of days I decided I just couldn't live with it anymore!

So I cut out a circle from my extra dyed paper stash and used a glue stick to cover it up.

And that's a lot better.

Pentagram

Finding Feathers

Crystals

Pendulum

Pendulum board

Crystals: recharge yourself

Incense

Candles

Palm Reading

Healing Hand

Chakra

Tarot table of card meanings

Tarot birth card

Tarot tips & tricks

Tarot: Good morning spread

Tarot: Life advice

Tarot: Are they the one?

Tarot: Full Moon

Tarot: Present life explained by past life

Tarot: Bad feeling

Tarot: Should they be trusted?

Tarot: Whispers of your ancestors

Tarot: Deathly Hallows

Witchy Tips: Mint, Walnuts, Eggs

Witchy Tips: Bay leaf uses

Witchy Tips: Basil, Lemongrass, Rosemary, Protection Sachet

I made the sachet here with more details.

Witchy Tips: Chili Peppers, Almonds, Pine Branch, Rice, Potatoe, Seaweed, Lemon Juice
Cinnamon oil, Cloves, Dressing Candles

Witchy Tips: Cinnamon oil, Cloves, Dressing Candles

Witchy Tips: Thyme, Toilet Paper, Sugar, Mint, Thursdays

Sachets & Jars: Protection, Anti-Anxiety, Nightmares

Sachets & Jars: Prosperity, Creativity, Motivation

Sachets & Jars: Vehicle Protection, Door Protection

Smudging: Sage

Magical Wood

Spells (I might add a table of contents on the left page)

Spells cover

I added "To Enchant Your Pen" on the left of the Spells page. I probably would have added this on the next page after the Spells intro if I had planned better! It still works out on the page before Spells to help when making or writing the spells to come!