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Starling  

One of the prettiest and most underrated birds. I’m so glad I finally got around to paint one!

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© Fillipa Edghill

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“The harmonial relation between music, geometry and mathematics, planets and the zodiacal signs.” Psycho-harmonial philosophy. 1910. 

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Ghost.

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Witch Stiles Stilinski and his crow familiar, Walmart. Stunning artwork by Geeky Sova for my Sterek fic, “(There’s) Sulphur in Our Blood”.

(There’s) Sulphur in Our Blood by WonderWolf features: magic/tattooed BAMF Stiles, reluctant secret agent partners, mysteries, angst+humor, and more! Actual Summary on AO3:

[Secret Agent AU in which Derek blames Stiles for his sister’s death and Stiles is pretty sure Derek’s going to murder him. As if that weren’t enough to deal with, Stiles’ familiar keeps having public breakdowns. Oh, and there’s a mole in the agency, too.] Geeky-Sova took my breath away with this commission <3 If you like it as much as I do, reblog and leave compliments for Sova in the tags! Commission info can be found here.

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Some colored sketch commissions that I’ve done this month - super pleased with all of them! 

Commissions Info Here

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Stunning fragment from a 15th century Italian antiphonary. Begins an antiphon that appears to be for Vespers of Easter Sunday, “Crucifixus surrexit tertia die …;” Psalms 109-112, recited at Vespers on Sunday, follow the antiphon.

Figurative Decoration: historiated initial, full border with miniatures

Source: Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department,  Lewis E M 074:16

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YOOOO s/o to @leggywillow for commissioning these ridiculous masterpieces off me, love ya friendo

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Just for the record. This is the best page in my grimoire so far.

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Palmistry diagram from my personal grimoire! 💖

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I thought I would share one of my fave astrology pages in my grimoire ✨

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My Grimoire

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Finished page for my grimoire. …the moon still looks like a cookie.

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I finally finished my pendulum board!

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So You Don’t Think You Can Grimoire?

This is a post for all of those witches who don’t think they’re handwriting or drawing abilities are good enough to make a “cool” looking grimoire. There are a ton of ways to make your grimoire look badass, even if you can’t draw or your handwriting looks like chicken scratch!

Everyone dreams of having pretty grimoires with flowing words and beautiful pictures, but more often than not what we create doesn’t exactly live up to our expectations. We always find our handwriting doesn’t look pretty enough, or our pictures aren’t as good as what we see online. However, even if you don’t have any sort of drawing talent, or legible handwriting, there are plenty of ways to pretty up your grimoire with just a little bit of practice on a scrap piece of paper and a pen or pencil.

But my handwriting is awful!

That’s ok! In today’s world most of us communicate through keyboards, so if you aren’t in the habit of writing by hand, then you’re bound to get rusty. If you’re really hell bent on hand-writing your grimoire, then I recommend you start journaling! It gives you a reason to practice your writing, and as we know, practice makes perfect. But, if you still don’t have any faith, there are plenty of other tricks to use.

⛤ Faux Calligraphy

There are tons of tutorials online that show you different ways to draw fancy and cute letters with ease. One of my favorite techniques is called Faux Calligraphy (you can find a tutorial for it here). It’s a simple technique that is great for titles or headers. 

I like to find tutorials on Pinterest, but a quick Google search will probably give you plenty ideas too.

If you’re feeling especially fancy, you can buy calligraphy markers or pens and experiment with writing with those!

⛤ Computer Programs

Even if you don’t have neat handwriting, you are probably a little computer savvy. There are plenty of programs that you can make grimoire pages on, such as Word or sites like Pic Monkey. Changing the font style and size can make any grimoire totally unique. This also helps with organizing your pages. 

⛤ Newspapers or Magazines

Feel free to cut out sections from magazines and newspapers (or maybe even books!) that relate to your practice. You can cut out things from almanacs (such as astrological event charts, gardening tips or herbal recipes). You can also cut out recipes, cleaning tips for when we cleanse, or local places that you’d like to visit.

Ok, but I can’t draw!

⛤ Stickers, Stamps and Stencils

An easy way to put pictures in your grimoire is to use stickers, either bought from the dollar store or a craft store, or you can buy sticker paper and print images right off the computer to use.

You can also buy (or make!) stencils of images, like suns, moons and stars, so you can easily trace images. Another good alternative is stamps! Stamps can be bought in almost any shape you can think of, and they can be made by hand with rubber erasers too!

⛤ Magazine or Book Pictures

Another nice and easy way is to cut pictures out of magazines, newspapers, or even your old Witchcraft 101 books (if you can bare the thought!). There are a ton of spiritual-aimed magazines to get images from, and fashion magazines or National Geographics can give you other great images.

⛤ Borders and Doodles

I’ve found that just words on a page can seem quite boring, and adding in little borders, page breakers and doodles around the page can liven things up. Even the more complicated doodles or designs need only a little bit of practice in the corner of a notebook.

⛤ Flowers, Feathers and Other Finds in Nature

When all else fails, you can paste or glue things into your book that you find outside. There are a variety of different flowers, leaves and herbs can can be arranged in aesthetically pleasing designs in your book. You can also use feathers and small shells or rocks, or maybe a butterfly wing if you find one. You can dry flowers and such and press them directly into the book, or create a pocket with plastic or vellum and put that into your book. You can also transfer the pattern into your pages as well.

⛤ Photos

Take photos of things that would go well in your book and either print them on paper or photo paper at Walmart, or at home. This way, you can put exactly what you want in your book, whether it be a nature picture, the picture of a certain flower, herb or crystal, a picture of your altar, or a picture of your family.

Any other ideas?

⛤ Watercolor - Whether you use it to paint words, backgrounds or little pictures, watercolor often creates a beautiful texture with no effort whatsoever. 

⛤ Tea or Coffee Stains - By just dabbing your page with a wet you can make your pages look old as well as giving them a nice crinkly feel and sound.

⛤ Scrapbook paper - You can buy single sheets for less than a dollar, or you can buy a whole pack that has a theme. This is an easy way to give a section a matching background theme, or you can make paper crafts or cards to glue or tape into your book.

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Some pages in my grimoire ❁