Macrame Meditation Charm – Crazy Wisdom Makers Circle: Crafting the Wheel of the Year

Macrame Meditation Charm In May, we enter some of the busiest times of the year! You may be busy preparing the earth and getting your garden planted or those with children are dealing with the end of the school year wrap up. It is hard to remember to take a moment for yourself! We will create a macrame meditation charm with stone beads and or shells and charms that will create an object with symbols that are important to you. Meditation charms are used to help connect you to your meditation/contemplation/prayer practice. A visible and tactile reminder to take a moment to slow down and just breathe! Join us bi-monthly for a crafting circle inspired by the eight sabbats of the Wheel of the Year. In each session, we’ll create a seasonal craft rooted in the traditions, symbols, and energy of the coming holiday, drawing inspiration from books like Crafting the Wheel of the Year, The Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature’s Rhythms, and The Natural Home Wheel of the Year. Expect an easy hands-on project each session, ready to take home or finish up later with confidence. Projects shift with the season: seasonal wreath making, witches’ bells, blooming floral charms, garden-harvested potions, crocheted pieces, pocket altars, beadwork, and other crafted adornments. No experience necessary. All materials and skill levels welcome. Host Jen Hoyer has been crafting since she was a girl, when her grandmother taught her the magic of crochet and sewing. She spent over five years teaching sewing, crochet, and craft classes to adults and children at JoAnn Fabrics, and has taught private sewing lessons, led needlework classes for Girl Scout troops, and volunteered teaching crochet at the Cancer Support Center of Ann Arbor. Jen loves helping crafters of all ages discover new skills. Jen has been celebrating the seasons with her family and following Pagan traditions for over 30 years, and enjoys creating and learning new crafts for embracing the spirit of the seasons.