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Foxglove's to be a Witch17:19 Jan 22 2010
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I believe part of being a witch is working with nature in all ways possible. We should use the gifts around us to create utilitarian tools whenever our talents allow for this. I love baskets and about fifteen years ago I decided to make my own. There are wild grapes that are plentiful in my area of the country and if left alone they can choke the trees and eventually kill them. I chose these vines to use in their natural state and as is my nature I didn't use a pattern. I let the vines decide the form the basket would take. I've sold some and kept others for my own uses. I have two large ones I use for drying sheep's wool in the sun. I buy whole freshly shorn fleeces from a friend and wash the wool to use in my crafts. The smaller ones with a handle are good for gathering herbs or hanging in the kitchen with bundles of herbs for drying. My baskets are primitive by design. I've pictured some of my baskets below.
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You can be at ease only with those people to whom you can say any damn fool thing that comes into your head, knowing they will respond in kind, and knowing that any misunderstandings will be thrashed out right now, rather than buried deep and given a chance to fester.
John D MacDonald
One of my all time favorite authors!!!
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...to me organized religion, the formalities and routines, it's like being marched in formation to look at a sunset.
John D MacDonald
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food4thought
18:59 Jan 22 2010
The baskets are beautiful. And your comment is very appropriate. All around great job.
I used to smoke grapevines as a child.
LibidinousLuke
04:07 Feb 26 2010
Your basket is incredible!
bloodtrope
16:20 Apr 17 2010
Lovely. Looks like hard work.
nitewulf
15:57 May 21 2010
Cool baskets sis wulfy is a basket weaver too (No not basket case I did say weaver)
izzi
00:48 Dec 24 2010
Oh nice!
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lunaraven2
16:33 Jan 23 2011
lovely foxglove you have such a rare and beautifull talant ^v^