Witchy wanderer altar (Step by step) #CreativeUpcycling
Yeah thatās for the little pagan sparkle of soul within you <3
Iāve filmed (uploading rightnow) a complete tour of my handmade from Z. Wanderer Altar. Meanwhile i do adapt this step by step which i initially shared with a forum, and i thought it could very well please a larger group because of the upcycling notion.
This complete tour (yes even inside the drawers, you kids ! ) consists in sharing what i did, how i did, for what need, so that if youāre a creative soul too, with a connexion to nature and/or the universe, orĀ āputHereYourOwnBeliefā guys, embark the journey of creative upcycling ! Anyways, you can adapt to your path, tools, ressources, and taste, iām just here to resend sparkles of inspiration & hope for the best :D
So i called it an āaltarā but let me clarify why. Iām not a religious person at all, really, iām definitelly into quantum physics and experiments or theories when i wonder about something, and the universe sends me (litterally) weird experiences opening even mooooore arborescent questions haha ! Do you know that feeling ? like ā Yeah, funny joke, well played Universe... well played !Ā ā
So my perception is really a big equation of connected dots, made out of experiences, brillant pplās very ātruthā sounding theories (follow your guts, itās your path), about so many various subjects. I was born with too many questions and that so F. Frustrating feeling to have lost a tremendous knowledge that couldnāt retrieve in a whole life. so i constantly watch docs, read, take notes, connect the dots. #Truthseekingbookworm...
So as i say, i donāt properly need some god/goddesses/deities/archetypes/spirits/anthropomorphisations of actually vibes, frequencies that i can rely on, connect to, at any time, from within me. I created statues i Think itās both for aesthetism and iām very attached to the celtic culture, i spent parts of my life as a kid in french britany among the standing stones and feel rooted there for ever. Among natural reasons i feel drawn to : I actually live in a city built on an ancient Meldes tribe site the romanised gauls named āthorianicusā, itās close to paris by a river that was worshiped by gauls (french celts) and re-named in latin by the romans ādea matronaā meaning āmother goddessā. Modern french name became āLa Marneā sadly we lost the real name. But a part of her is probably inspiring me for the nayade hidden in the tree branches ;)
This small universe in a nutshell box came out to be actually my everyday, but on the go #TheEndIsNear ... temple ? tabernacle. I Bet that if i die it will become one, and that shit will be haunted XD
Iāve always spoken āto the universeā since i was a kid, from anywhere, from inside, bc. it is inside of each of us. So basically, no need to have that box but now i feel attached to it ! It's not perfect but made out of scraps so i absolutely wouldn't change for a readymade fancy stuff, i put all my soul into that like any artistic work. So i share too, may some elements inspire you too !
Yes it took me a while but totally worth it. Thanks to: Ā
1.what I had around. Matters may inspire you a lot. when i see scraps i see a potential, try to search around with that perspective.
2. What Carlosās shoes polish box inspired me, in this video from Oliviaās channel @thewitchofwonderlust ---> https://youtu.be/E_y6SERJQSs )
3. What you wonderers & wanderers altars inspired to me+ maybe whatever creative guide i channeled, who knows ? :p
4. my own needs, like basic essential oils to cure basic ābobologyā, my little tresaures like family link and talismans, crystals, tarots, pendulum, a space for cleaning salt box, cauldron to burn things, herbs, resines... make my own inks for drawings, a space to stock symbols of elements like water and earth, to keep me connected, rooted the old way. + some hooks for samples of herbs so i can let them dry while on a trip ... well youāll have to adapt yours depending on your needs ! :)
well for my experience, it gave this (not that heavy) cabinet and I absolutely adore it.
5. "Chance"....or, is it ?
Il n'y a pas de hasard, Balthazar !
Its dimensions : while open each box is 30 cm high x 10.5 deep x 19 cm large. Closed it's a 30 x 21 x 20 box.
(video link will be edited here, come back later folks, follow the trail !)
Here I gathered a few pics that I took during the process, for those temeraire people who feel they can take the same path š
And welcome to my Atelier!
Basic stuff i used for the basic boxes assemblage (like reused fruit boxes + a rough wood jewellery box fitting in the big boxes -> i reused the metal parts onto the big box, the mirror as a shelf and cases as a crystals drawer. the top part became the front board of two small cardboard drawers inside, you'll see later)
Measures -> cutting a spare thin (and light) wood board to fit around the fruit cagettes
Gluegun is my bestie ! Reinforcing the hinges with a fabric strong ribbon, filling all the holes with glue like a gross job really, but it will be strong :
Sanding angles to have a smoother aspect on the shelves
Being careful to remove some sticking out traps :s
putting nails to reinforce the outer structure + sanding all edges :
Before painting it in a very dark "ardoise" grey, only one layer so it looks odd&old. I may sand it a while in the end to make it look older, i'll see. I don't want it too steampunk. Maybe just a little authentic shabby boho type o'shit. I kind of oscilate btw my gypsy and my goth generation side XD Ā Goth saves the Cube ! *bats dramatically flying all over*
(i changed the locker since)
You saw that type of rough nails ? i like it.
here i added (left side) 2 dollar store cardboard boxes that fited nicely including the size of the thin layer in btw, to guide the 2 drawers (lucky me) but use whatever you have and adapt, it's the key. If you don't find anything, build it (see my all wooden box on the right) just gluegun and scraps, sanded the excedent and it fits fine.
detail of the in btwn scraps of wood to guide the drawers, gluegun job :
Here i used wood scrap + glued upcycled leather with rivet buttons (old jacket sewed borders and rivets + tableāclothā made of transparent vynile) to close the papers/carnet pocket but keep a possiibility to stuck a visualisation card of mine to help meditation focus possibly. Wood scraps are here to create a depht to the pocket, up and down the square :
Meanwhile, sculpting/modeling my treetrones/shelves/deco/pagan wibbly wobbly
Meanwhile, also doing a cauldron out of remaining clay, (recycling a metalic succulent pot by the way) including binded protective and empowering runes blablahblah
Then i added a typical Horned or green god/cernnunos/male solar yang god principle loved inside the feminine tree & a Triple feminine lunar yin archetype within the male tree
Acrylic painting, dry paint, no water (clay will absorb it). Used an army green and black as an underlayer, then i added old gold touches as a patine and contrasted theblack areas and that's it.
Added a led copper garland to bring the light anywhere with the box and iām done :)
Here we are, hope you guys liked the tour :)
My next adventure will probably be an apothecary cabinet since i need a space for my essential oils and wax and herbs ...
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