Cedar wood room spray

I made some cedar wood room spray using cedar rings and freshly fallen snow.  The smell was incredible as the snow melted, simmering the wood slowly and the colour was incredible, a pinky brown. 

Cedar has cleansing properties so I used the spray in many ways such as spraying my crystal box and my altar.  

Hazel Nut Bread

Continuing my Hazel studies I had a go at making some bread with hazel nut.  It was so easy and delicious to eat, bursting with vitamin E and perfect with my home made soup. 

Ground some Hazel Nuts

Added to a pre-made bread mix and left to rise before knocking back

Served with a lovely hot soup

Hazel Magic

I love working with wood, above is a dream catcher made from Hazel. I hung it in my outdoor altar .
The ink pen is also made from a Hazel twig and an old ink pen.  So many dreams and lots of inspiration coming from both of them now.

Materia Medica

I am coming to the end of my most recent course in Herbalism and have learned so much. It has made me read books and research things that I would never have thought about.  My Materia Medica will be a living document to be added to constantly as I experiment with herbs and spices. 

I had company during a lot of my experiments in the form of my cat Edric who seems very interested in herbal remedies. 

Healing Herbs

I have been experimenting with herbal remedies lately as many of my garden herbs are still fresh. 

From fresh parsley, I made a warm decoction by simmering fresh leaves for 20 minutes.  The smell and taste was delicate and purifying as it is a good liver and kidney tonic. 

Warm Parsley decoction

I also made a Chamomile ointment using fresh Chamomile, beeswax and a scented oil. 

Following an injury on my knee I started to use the ointment which felt soothing and the massage has helped with the recovery

Unicorn Meditation Prayer Stick

Holly has the purest white wood when the outer bark is stripped away and has strong connection with the unicorn for strength, power and purity. 

I made this prayer stick to meditate with the unicorn as a spirit guide.

Holly Dream Pouch

Holly has powerful connections with dream working so I made a dream pouch using holly leaves. 


Take 7 holly leaves and boil them in hot water to extract the purifying gentle green liquid.  Then in a paper bag placed a note, with any dreams for the future written on it.

Once it has cooled down, place the bag into the liquid for just a few seconds then fish it out and let it dry before placing under your pillow.

Wait to see if the dream comes true one day.