Sprites – Leaf Prints

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Leaf prints are so easy to make and the results can be stunning.

First, you will want to experiment with all the leaves available to you.

Gather both plant and tree leaves. Oak and maple are perfect for this project.Make sure there is no dirt on the leaves. Bring the leaves to your work area. Paint one side of the leaves and then press leaves onto paper or canvas.

You can use acrylics, tempera, block printing ink or a thick fabric paint. Watercolours never worked well for me.

Sprites – Corn Mother

Create a Corn Mother:

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Items needed:
1 ear dried Indian corn with colorful kernels
1 round, wooden base approx.: 5″ X 5″ in diameter
1/2-inch wide-headed nail
1 skein natural off-white wool
12 feathers
glue, hammer, corn meal, and a smal bowl

Begin by placing the base on two bricks, books or rocks bottom side up. Hammer the nail through the center of the base until nailhead is flush with bottom of base. Turn base over. Spread glue 1/2″ wide around nail. Unhusk dried corn if necessary. Holding corn carefully, push teem end onto nail . Thin end points up. Apply light coating of glue to your hands and apple to cob to ensure yarn will adhere to it.

Tie one end of yarn around base of corn cob with a tight knot. Push knot under cob if possible. Wind yarn around the ear from the base to the top until all kernels are covered.

Place feathers into top of ear in a pleasing pattern which resembles a headress.

Dedicate the Corn Mother:

Hold her up to the North, charge Her wih peaceful energies, and say these or similar words:
Powers of the North! Bless this Corn Mother!

Hold her up to the East, say:
Powers of the East! Bless this Corn Mother!

Hold her up to the South, say:
Powers of the South! Bless this Corn Mother!

Hold her up to the West, say:
Powers of the West, bless this Corn Mother!

Place the Corn Mother in Her new home. This should be a spot of some prominence, such as the kitchen table; or some other place. Fill a bowl with corn meal. Slowly sprinkle a circle of corn meal three times around the corn Mother while saying:
May this Corn Mother bless our home with happiness and peace.

It is done.

Sprites – Really Cool Project!

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All you need is:

Std. Christmas balls (glass)
copper tubing(from a hardware store in the plumbing section)
clear silicone glue
and copper wire(optional)

All you do is cut the tubing to the desired length add a little extra to stick in the ground or to make curlie Q’s or zig zags, cause the tubing is flexible and it adds a little interest. You’ll need to take one of the ornaments to the store because depending on the size of the ornaments you’ll need different sizes of the copper tubing. Then glue the glass ornament to the end with the silicone and wrap the stem with copper wire to hide any extra glue.(You can hang a little tag from the wire if you want to turn it into a plant marker).

Another option is to solder the ornament to the tubing if you have a soldering iron or gun, all you need is a little copper tape, the kind used in stained glass. That’s the way I do it but the other way is simpler if you don’t have the stained glass tools and it also goes faster with the silicone.