Seasonal Crafts and Decoration Ideas for Altar and Home
Ostara
This seasons decorating favorites include eggs, chicks, bunnies and the first flowers of spring all of which tie in with Ostara the Vernal Equinox so welcome spring and keep them out until Easter if you like. To be able to keep the eggs around that long I recommend that you remove the insides of the eggs then decorate the empty shells. Or use styrofoam eggs for your decorative endeavors.The symbolic image of the egg is almost as important as its organic aspect, so don’t overlook using eggs crafted from wood, or plastic.
Below are just a few ideas:
Pysanky Eggs
These eggs were decorated using Pysanky, the ancient Ukrainian folk art of wax-and-dye egg decorating. To create these designs, stick metal pins in pencil erasers, dip the pinheads in melted wax, and draw wax patterns on hard-boiled eggs before dyeing them.
Ribbon Eggs
Narrow ribbons and rickrack make instant egg decorations (just adhere with glue). For even easier decorating, look for self-adhesive fabric tape in pretty colors and fun patterns — a great find from scrap booking supply stores.
Mabon, Autumn Equinox
Fall Bouquet
What you’ll need:
Fall leaves, pine cones, etc.
Popsicle sticks
Hot glue gun or craft glue
Styrofoam ball or clay
Flower pot
Fall colored ribbon (optional)
How to make it:
Bake it all for 45 minutes at 200 degrees to kill any insects and eggs.
Use the hot glue gun or craft glue to attach the leaves, seeds, pine cones, etc., to the ends of Popsicle sticks. If you use craft glue, let them dry.
Put the Styrofoam ball or large lump of clay in the bottom of the flower pot.
Stick the ends of the Popsicle sticks into the Styrofoam or clay to make your autumn leaves bouquet.
Tie the ribbon around the pot with a big bow, optional.
Acorn Wreath
What you’ll need:
Acorns
Wicker wreath
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Newspaper
Flowers or other decoration
How to make it:
First, spread the newspaper on a flat surface.
Lay your wreath down flat.
Heat your glue gun.
Next, starting in the middle of the wreath, begin gluing the bottom of the acorn. Place the glued part of the acorn in the middle of the wreath and stand the acorn straight up.
Make one row in a straight line going all the way around the
wreath. Repeat the process from top to bottom with the
wreath still laying flat.
Then decorate with flowers, bows,
or even holiday ornaments. Be sure not to leave any open
spaces except in the back. The back of the wreath shouldn’t
have any acorns on it so when you lay it down it is flat.
Tips:
A wreath hanger is recommended because it is very heavy
