Easy Chicken Nuggets (With Many Variations) - GAPS friendly, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Low Carb

We love these little un-breaded nuggets around here. They are tasty and dip-able, they freeze well and they warm up great in the toaster oven. They are also really tasty cold, straight out of the fridge or lunch box.
You can also make them into larger patties and enjoy them as a burger!

Feel free to half the recipe below - it makes a LOT of nuggets. I tend to cook for several meals at once and freeze, so I don’t have to make the effort as often!

They are easy to make and you don’t have to deal with breading them. You could also just bake these in the oven, but we love them pan fried with a little ghee around here, as they get a nice little crust around them, which just adds to the deliciousness!

Unfortunately my digital camera card is currently inaccessible, so this post is without food photos today, but I will either take new ones the next time I make these, or get them off the card one way or another!

 

Easy Chicken Nuggets

Makes about 55-60 chicken nuggets

Ingredients:

3 large eggs, preferably pastured

3 tbsp. coconut flour (I use Bob’s Red Mill Organic coconut flour)

3 tbsp. almond flour (I use Honeyville almond flour)

4 lbs. of ground chicken (or ground turkey) - they also work with pork or a mix of the three

2 tbsp. ghee - mayonnaise or coconut oil work too!

• Seasonings of choice. I usually use the following:

1 tbsp.  Herbamare or sea salt

1 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg or mace

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper

 

Ghee or oil/fat of choice for cooking the nuggets.

 

Preparation:

In a large bowl, combine eggs, coconut flour, almond flour and seasonings (salt, herbs, onion powder, paprika, cumin, etc.) The resulting paste should be about the consistency of soaked bread crumbs. If it's too dry, add a little water. Then mix in the ghee (you can also use left-over mayo.)

Add the ground meat and with your hands, combine everything well.

Take about 1 tbsp. sized balls of the meat mix, flatten them a little to make a nugget shape and fry them in batches in a frying pan with 1 tbsp. of ghee or oil of choice until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Fry them up in batches and don’t crowd the pan!

Serve with gaps friendly ketchup ;)

 

Notes and Variations:

- You can omit the coconut flour, even thought that will change the texture a little.

- You can also omit the almond flour and use either all coconut flour or another nut or seeds flour - again the texture will be slightly different though.

- They can be baked or even deep fried in some healthy oil!  Bake in a pre-heated 375 F oven for 20 minutes, or until done.

- For buffalo chicken nuggets,  add 1 tbsp. of Frank’s Original  Hot Sauce to the meat mix. Bake or fry the nuggets. Mix 1/3 cup of Frank’s Original  Hot Sauce and 1/4 cup of melted butter or ghee and heat until just warm and combined. 
After you baked your chicken nuggets for 15 minutes (or fried them in a pan to almost done), dip the nuggets into the butter/hot sauce mix and either place back on your baking sheet or back in the pan. Bake for another 5 minutes, or if frying in a pan, give them another minute or so on each side.

- If you are really looking for a breaded chicken nugget, prepare the meat mix as above, then mix the following in a bowl for your nugget coating:

• 1/2 cup coconut flour
• 1/4 cup ground white chia seeds
• 1/2 tsp Herbamare or sea salt
• 1/2 tsp onion or garlic  powder
  

Once you shaped your nuggets, gently roll them in the breading mix and ensure they are evenly coated. Place them on a silpad or parchment paper and bake as instructed above. The “breaded” variety is better baked than pan fried.
You can use the buffalo sauce instructions on the breaded nuggets too.

 

Can’t find ground chicken or can’t find the kind of chicken you would like to use, ground?

Grind your own!

I grind mine with the meat grinder attachment of my kitchen aid.  I use this one.
However,  you can also grind chicken in your food processor.

 

Here is how!

• If you are starting with fresh chicken, cut it into one inch cubes and place them on a cookie sheet, lined with parchment paper. Make sure the meat is not touching each other. Place in the freezer for 20 minutes.
• If you are starting with frozen chicken, let it thaw just a little bit, then slice into one inch cubes with a large knife. I find that chicken is often sliced much easier while still somewhat frozen!
• We need the meat to be semi-frozen, as it will enable the food processor to chop more evenly, otherwise you end up with chicken mush.
• Now fill the food processor about half full and  PULSE the meat cubes until you have about the consistency of ground meat. 
  Really, PULSE, don’t let it run!  And make sure you work in small batches.
• Pick out any larger remaining pieces and pulse those again.
• Either use straight away or, if you started with fresh chicken, freeze for future use.
  
  
  

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The Big 20/20 Event: Day 15: Homemade Natural Deodorant Stick

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Homemade Natural Deodorant Stick

 

 

If you’ve been following my blog, you will know that I switched the family to all natural, homemade toiletries about 1.5 years ago. The one thing I was somewhat hesitant about though, was deodorant. Somehow I didn’t think I could make that one myself.

You see, we live in the desert, that means it’s REALLY hot, which in turn means, there’s a fair amount of everything from ladylike perspiration to downright, not-at-all-lady-like sweating.

Even though I switched to all natural deodorants quite a while before then, it took me a long time to find something that actually worked - and had the right ingredients!  And over the years I have tried many, many “alternative” deodorants, with very little success. They either didn’t work at all, or not for very long! Or they smelled rather unpleasant! Or they weren’t entirely “natural” enough to be worth it, as many of the supposedly natural deodorants still had a bunch of undesirable ingredients in them.

I finally found one that worked for me ingredient wise, it worked all day and it smelled good enough for me to still feel feminine! The catch? It was around $10-12 a pop. Granted it lasts a while, but I just have a hard time paying that much for a deodorant on a regular basis!

 

So, I set about making my own. I started with some of the many tutorials on the web, but I found that most of them turned out too oily/greasy for me to feel comfortable with. I wanted mine more on the powdery/dry side but still glide on.

Today, I’m sharing with you the recipe that’s been working best for me!

It’s quick and easy to make, it glides on enough to be a deodorant stick, it’s nourishing to the skin but not greasy, it has ingredients  that I already have in the house and best of all - it keeps me smelling nice all day! And, since I usually make orange and vanilla for myself, it goes nicely with the Orange Honey Shampoo I make and use.

Is it an ANTIperspirant? No.

Part of the problem with regular deodorants and anti perspirants/deodorants is, a) the aluminum, which is a carcinogenic (cancer causing,) and b) the fact that they are designed to block our sweat glands and pores. This is to reduce sweating, but I do believe that this is not a good thing for our bodies. We sweat for a reason!

 

I would like to note here though, that like with all transitioning to more natural products,  there might be a short adjustment period. The first  couple of weeks of use, you may not find it quite as effective as you would have hoped. Stick with it though! Once the body detoxes the old stuff out and becomes accustomed to the new goodness, it will work pretty well for you!

A note on  the deodorant container. You can purchase them new, or you can use your existing deodorant/anti-perspirant container.

To clean an existing one, twist the deodorant stick all the way up to the top, break off and scrape out any remaining deodorant. Then wash in hot soap and water, until none of  the old stuff remains. Dry thoroughly and it’s ready to use for your homemade version!

The containers I used were meant to be filled from the top.

There are however some on the market that are meant to be filled from the bottom. They are the ones that come with an inside cap. Not the general cap, but an extra one, directly covering the deodorant stick. You will need that cap, so make sure you have all the parts before you begin filling a reused container!

You will need:

1 Empty Deodorant Container

1/8 cup Arrowroot Powder/Starch

1/8 cup Baking Soda

2 1/2 Tbsp. Coconut Oil

1 heaping Tbsp. Beeswax Pellets

5 drops Tea Tree Essential Oil

1/8 tsp Sweet Orange Essential Oil

1/8 tsp  Vanilla Essential Oil **

 

**Please note that sweet orange and vanilla is my favorite combo, but you can use any essential oil combination you like here. For example, rosemary and lemon grass, is a nice, fresh combo, that is a little less “girly”.

 

Preparation:

Melt beeswax and coconut oil in a pan or double boiler over low heat.

Whisk in the baking soda and arrowroot powder.

 

 

Remove pan from heat, and stir in essential oils. Add more essential oils if it isn’t fragrant enough. Be aware however, that if you use a LOT more essential oil, that you will get a softer deodorant stick, due to the increased oil content. However, 5 or so more drops of any given essential oil is fine!

Pour into deodorant container. Fill it all the way up to the very top of the container. It may look like it’s going to spill, but it will settle as it cools.

 

 

Leave it uncapped while it’s cooling. If you are impatient, you can speed up that process by putting the deodorant stick in the refrigerator.

Once it’s completely cool and solid gently twist and move it up and down just a bit to loosen it. Then cap.

And now it’s ready for use!

 

 

Notes on using your deodorant:

1. This is not quite as solid as your store-bought deodorant, so don’t twist it up as high as you might be used to. Just go a little above the top edge.
2. It does leave white marks if it gets on dark clothing while applying it, so bear that in mind.
3. Don’t be tempted to put on lots and lots. It won’t work more, the more you put on, especially during the adjustment period.        There is such a thing as too much with this deodorant! If you build up a thick thick layer under your arms, it will eventually start to either become unpleasant or crumble off, like it would with any other regular deodorant too. Just use a couple of strokes under your arms and enjoy your naturally fragrant self!

 

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Birgit Kerr

Meridian tapping mixed media and digital artist, blogger, crafter, baker, cook, caretaker of numerous growing things (human, animal and plant alike) and general creator extraordinaire!

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The Big 20/20 Event: Day 14: Making An Art Journal Part 1

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Making An Art Journal, Part 1

 

 

Today's tutorial is brought to you by the lovely Lisa.

 

For my tutorial I would like to show you how to make your own art journal!

 

This is such an awesome thing to do for many reasons.

I myself became interested in it because I was not being able to find a journal to carry around that had the type of paper in it that I wanted. Now I love them because the process is fun, the outcome is rewarding, they make such neat things to carry around AND to give to others as gifts.

 

 

I am going to break this down into 2 parts. The first part will be decorating the covers. Of course you can cover your book any way you choose. And with any materials from cloth to paint. It is your book. I am just going to share how I did it. The cover needs to be done before the book is sewn together. And of course the second part will cover all the details of making the book. Happy Creating!

 

Part 1 - Making the Book Cover

 

Supplies:

- Paper with Patterns and images to cut

- Mod Podge

- Tissue paper....I actually used old paper from a torn up bible (don't hate me, I think using it versus tossing it is awesome!)

- Gesso

- Ink pad (I used Adirondack due to it does not smear)

- White Paint Pen

- Black Permanent Pens of different sizes. (I used Faber Castells)

- Aqua Markers

- Water color crayons (I used Neocolors)

- Embellishments (Mine was a little paper cut that had the words "This is your special Day")

- Texture ... You can use Molding Paste, Gesso, or I used Joint Compound from the hardware store.)

- Acrylic paint (I used Tim Holtz's Distress Paint Dabber)

- Stencil (I used a paper doily for cupcakes)

- Heat Gun (This is optional but helps with things go faster)

- Drawing Pad or Sketch Pad (I used Canson Watercolor Paper 140lb 9X12")

 

Before I start I wanted to let you know all the above supplies are suggestions of what I used and things can be changed to what you have.

 

An example would be to use only acrylic paint instead of any watercolor markers. Just add water on it to dilute it a bit.

Also I have people say to me all the time how they can not match colors up as well when it comes to the papers and such.

You can buy the papers in a pack that all coordinate with each other.

 

And lastly the biggest thing I want to tell you is KEEP GOING!

 

Don't let not having the right supplies or any other negative thought stop you! There are many times when I am doing something and I come to a point that I hate it! Even doing this book cover I hit a part where I thought WHAT???

 

This would be the spot where mine was at a point where I wanted to toss it out....

 

 

I had thought doing a yellow background would be like the sun......It didn't quite turn out. (wink) I then slapped Gesso over it and went in a different direction. (wink) So just KEEP GOING!

 

OK let's get started.

 

The first thing you need to do is take apart the sketch book. Pull all the pages out carefully and remove any glue off the ends. Then carefully separate the front cover from the thick cardboard back.

 

 

Your book cover is going to be made out of the back of the sketch pad. Measure your pad to find the center. For mine that was 6" between both sides. You need to cut down the center to make 2 pieces. The easiest way is to use a paper-cutter as shown below. You can also use a large straight edge such as a ruler and run a utility knife down the side. You can also use scissors.

 

 

Cut up or tear the tissue paper and glue it down using the Mod Podge. Use a paint brush to layer on a thin layer of the Mod Podge then lay a piece of paper on it.

 

Use more Mod Podge on your brush to push it down then layer another piece of paper beside it overlapping each piece. (Note: Tissue paper is crinkly this IS the effect you are going for.

 

You will want to have the paper hang off the edge at least 3/4th an inch. (see picture below)

 

 

Once your Book Cover is covered turn it over. You will be cutting the corners to fold the tissue paper over as shown in the image below. Be sure to not cut all the way to the corner. You want to leave around 2mm at the tip.

 

 

On the back side of the cover glue along the edge and fold the paper over.

 

 

Once glued, set it aside and start cutting petals and 2 circles out of the patterned paper.

 

 

Take the Ink Pad and slide the edge of each petal across it to give each one an outline. Don't worry if it smears a bit here and there and is not perfect. Those little accidents make for a lot of beautiful texture!

 

 

NOW here is what I did and then changed it. (wink)

You can follow me exactly or skip to the Gesso.....ha ha

 

Using my Distress Dabber I covered the whole thing yellow. Added green and blue to the edges with Distressed Ink Pads.

Then I glued down the petals and flower using the Mod Podge.

Stepped back and realized I did NOT like the color at all, so I covered all the background and was careful to get between all the petals with Gesso.

 

To do it over I would have taken the cover and covered it with just Gesso then glued down the flowers and just went from there. The blues and Greens don't even show up in the end so all is not needed.

 

 

Once you have the flowers in place put a thin layer of Mod Podge over them and let them dry. (This is when a heat gun can come in handy.)

Once dry use different color Aqua Markers to place highlights on one side of each petal. While the marker's ink is still wet use your finger to smear it around. You can use a brush if you want. I just like to finger paint! (wink)

 

 

I did not get the next step on film BUT it is not hard. I took the Aqua Marker and went around the edge of each flower and smeared the color just as I had done with the petals. Then I decided I wanted more of a defined outline so I took a marker and outlined the flowers and the leaf.

 

Now for some fun! (wink) I took a doily and placed it at the top left corner where the sun goes.

 

 

Then you can use Molding paste OR what I like to use is Joint Compound from the hardware store. It is sooo thick!!

I have some left over that has a bit of blue acrylic paint mixed in it. The color doesn't matter because I am going to paint it, but it does come white.

 

Now an easy way to do this is to apply some on the edge of a credit card and then apply it to the back side of the doily. Then lift the doily straight up and VIOLA!

 

 

Let this completely dry....again....this would be an awesome time for a heat gun! (wink) I am so impatient I love mine! ha ha Next I pulled my lovely Distress Dabber again. I love this thing! NO MESS! I brushed on my sun then added a bit of water to mute it down a bit.

 

 

Now comes the finishing touches that just bring your personality in. You can with the pens write words, add XXXXs down the side of a stem, doodle in odd spots, outline everything again, and glue on embellishments.

 

And then take the ink pad and go all around the edge of the edges to frame it all in. When you are finished doodling and adding stuff go back over it with Mod Podge to seal it all on.

 

Here is mine finished before I added it to the book.

 

 

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If you want to share yours please feel free to email me your pictures. I would LOOOOVE to see them! floppinflower(at)gmail.com

 

Have an awesome day! (wink)

 

Lisa's Bio:

Hello! I am so excited to be apart of the BIG 20/20 Event! Let me introduce myself. My name is Lisa Scott aka Floppin Flower. I have been blogging since 2011. I started out basically just doing it for fun to see what it was about. And through the years it has changed right along with me. About a year ago I decided to take some art classes. Painting was one thing I was never able to understand or do. Now it is my love! Especially once I found the world of Mixed Media where there are no rules, you can mix things up the way you want to create a wonderful outcome of colors and textures!! (wink) You can visit me over on my blog www.floppinflower.com

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The Big 20/20 Event: Day 13: Making Your Own Custom Stamp

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Making Your Own Custom Stamp

 

 

Welcome to today’s tutorial, brought to you by the lovely Candice.

I’ve spent many years enjoying the quick and easy method of using rubber and polymer stamps for creating cards, scrapbook layouts and mixed media layers. Sometimes I’ll see a button, charm, flocked wallpaper, cut glass and other textured items and admire their qualities as potential stamps. You could certainly create a mold of many of these items or parts of them, and make them into a permanent stamp using resources such as clay. I wanted a fast and easy method so this is what I do.

I don’t always want to make or purchase a stamp that will take up permanent residence in my studio, so craft foam becomes a wonderful source for preserving an old button or charm, that you don’t want to ruin by using it as a stamp. The foam can be stored once the impression is made, or you can make the impression magically disappear. Follow along and be sure to leave a comment or send an email to me if you have any questions.

Most of all…….have FUN!

 

Products used in this tutorial:

 

Stencils (StencilGirlProducts.com)

Buttons from my mother’s collection

Embossing Folders Sizzix (www.sizzix.com), Cuttlebug (www.cricut.com/Cuttlebug)

Texture Plates – Fiskars (www.fiskars.com)

WaterfordCrystal Dye Ink - Close to My Heart (www.closetomyheart.com)

Project for stamping – card, scrapbook layout, mixed media background

Heat gun

Craft Foam

MyBlendAll™ (MyBlendAll.com) – comes with craft foam and felt (for alcohol inks)

Alternative – use craft foam and cut into whatever shape you desire before making impressions into it.

 

In this demo I attached the craft foam discs to each end of MyBlendAll™. The craft foam and MyBlendAll™ have a hook/loop system for attaching. Choose a button, charm, embossing folder, large stamp – anything that you like that is large enough to use part of it to make an impression into the foam.

With the heat gun, heat the craft foam carefully so that you do not burn your fingers or the foam….if the edges curl up, it’s too hot. After a few seconds – approximately 5, press the foam on the object you want to use and hold it until you feel the foam has cooled.

 

IMPRESSION FROM BOTTOM OF WATERFORD CRYSTAL

 

 

 

I press fairly hard. If the impression is clear, then you can go ahead and stamp with it. If it’s not to your liking, reheat so that whatever image is on the foam disappears and try pressing it again. (It’s so easy to erase a mistake and start again!)

 

IMPRESSION STAMPED ONTO CARDSTOCK WITH DYE INK

 

 

I’ve reused my one foam disc a quite a few times. You can keep the foam piece as a permanent stamp, or reheat it and impress another image. I did leave one image overnight and it took a bit longer for the image to disappear.

 

IMPRESSION MADE WITH A PORTION OF AN EMBOSSING FOLDER

 

 

IMPRESSION MADE WITH SPELLBINDERS IMPRESSABILITIES

 

 

IMPRESSION STAMPED ONTO CARDSTOCK WITH DYE INK

 

 

IMPRESSIONS MADE INTO STAMPS FROM VARIOUS RESOURCES – WOODEN EMBELLISHMENT, METAL CHARM, VINTAGE BUTTONS

 

 

To clean the foam, I run it across a damp paper towel until the ink is gone, then dry it on a dry paper towel. If there is some residue, it won’t hurt the next image. The foam will deteriorate after awhile if you keep reheating it, but I have done it at least 10 times to one piece of foam, and it’s been fine. The edges may start to curl after awhile and then you’ll have an edge of ink around your image, so just replace it.

 

Have fun – there are soooo many textures you can use to impress into the foam…experiment and PLAY!

 

 

My name should probably be Curious Candice - curiosity keeps me thinking that I don't have enough hours in the day, or years left in my life, to see and do everything I'd like . Of course, as I've gotten older, I realize that sleeping is a must, so my late hours aren't as late as they used to be. I miss those quiet hours.

 

My latest new product - a tool for artists and crafters: MyBlendAll™ has been in the works for more than a year. I was delighted to finally make it available this past January. It seems to be evolving with new uses!

My biggest dream is to be around to see what future my very young granddaughter will have. In my art life, I want to become more focused to one or two specialized area. Curious Candice always has a difficult time narrowing the focus…….there is SO much to explore!

 

My brothers georgiaed the musical ability in the family and although I used to do some singing, I realized about 35 years ago that some form of art relating to paper, inks, paints, and pens are NEEDED in my life. So I let my curiosity take me wherever it wants to go so that I can learn as much as I am able as a student. That curiosity also helps me teach, something I truly enjoy.

 

My faith, family, friends, birds, butterflies, letterforms and music inspire me - hmmmm…I guess that translates as "life is an inspiration." Working on projects often becomes a springboard to a new idea but other teachers and my students inspire me as well.

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The Big 20/20 Event: Day 10: Make Your Own Felt Bag

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Make Your Own Felt Bag

 

 

 

This post comes from the lovely Tracey.

 

I wanted to share how I made felt gift bags for Christmas presents this year. These are great for giving gift cards, money, or other small items. A big bonus is that they are reusable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoy this tutorial and maybe make some yourself. Have fun!!

 

A little more about Tracey

What inspires you? Everything in nature inspires me.  It may be the cloud formations in the sky to a ladybug of a leaf.

 

Where do you get your ideas from for tutorials/products?  Usually I come up with ideas when I'm in bed trying to go to sleep.  lol

 

How long have you been a creating your products? I have been a crafter ever since I was a kid.  Art has always played a big part in my life.

 

What is your biggest dream for your future? To live a long happy life with my family and paint until my heart's content.

 

 

Tracey's Bio:

I am Tracey Gurley. I’m from North Carolina and I’ve lived here my entire life. I’m a wife, I’m a mother, I’m a  sinner, I’m a saint, I do not feel ashamed…oh wait… that’s a song. ;) I am creative.  I love to laugh.  I love nature. I love music. I love art. Most of all, I love my husband and daughter. I have been creative my whole life – almost 46 years. It started back when I was a kid. I used to dig rocks out of the creek in my yard, wash them off and paint them.  I’m sure my neighbors were really happy to receive my gifts.  Lololol  I also spent a lot of time in the creek digging out the perfect clay to form them into little bowls. I would set them out to dry on the bridge in the sun.  Then of course, after they were dry, I painted them. I have continued to explore my creativity throughout the years to live a creative and happy life.

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The Big 20/20 Event: Day 9: Take Your Own Abundance Bath

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This post is brought to you by the lovely Kris.

 

 

Ritual Cleansing + Abundance Unblocking Bath

This is a great cleanse to do the night before deep journeying or ritual work. I use this cleanse whenever I feel financially blocked and desire more money, opportunities or jobs to flow to me.

 

What you will need: white or light blue candle, sea salt and a medium sized pot filled with an herbal potion (ingredients below), white or light/pastel colored pajamas.

 

Instructions:

1. Prepare the herbal potion by boiling down the following herbs in a medium-sized pot: Star Anise, Laurel (Bay Leaves) and Basil. Allow to cool before taking your bath and leave it in a container next to your bathtub.  Make sure your bathroom is as warm as possible because after you do the cleansing bath you can lightly dry yourself with a towel, but for the most part you want to allow the potion to air dry on your skin to absorb all of its properties.

 

2. Fill your bathwater with sea salt and lavender essential oil. Enjoy a relaxing bath as you normally would.

 

3. Light your candle near the tub. Gaze into the flickering flame while bathing. Visualize all impurities and negativity leaving your body and aura and being absorbed by the salt in the water.

 

4. Drain the water out completely.

 

5. Stand up and pour the herbal potion over your head and let it cascade down the rest of your body.

 

6. Let it air dry and absorb in your skin for 10-15 minutes.

 

7. Put on your white or light colored pajamas.

 

8. Sweet dreams!

 

 

Water Blessing Ritual

1. I’ve used this ritual as a way to make baptismal water and any anointing/healing water for a circle or myself.

 

2. Take a moment to assemble your bowl or jar of water on your altar. My preference is to use ocean water or rain water, or any water from natural sources that you can gather. Bottled and tap will do in a pinch. Ground and protect yourself as you would in any ritual practice.

 

3. Light your candle. Choose a color that best represents the kind of blessing and healing that you are imprinting the water with. There are many books and free sources to research this, just Google “ritual color correspondences” (you’ll get a page like this) or “chakra colors.”

 

4. Hold the blessing in your heart and repeat it a few times silently to yourself as you gaze into the flame of your candle. If you’re doing this in a group, have each member do the same, each holding their own candle.

 

5. When you feel ready, pour the wax from your candle into the water, visualizing all of the bright, positive energy being transferred into the water.

 

6. Now anoint yourself and others with the water. You may touch the water to different chakras like your third eye, crown, heart, solar plexus. Also anoint parts of your body that need healing.

 

 

A Little More About Kris.

What inspires you to create?

The majority of my creativity comes through during quiet and stillness, particularly if I’m near a body of water. Also in the dreamtime. Any great piece of art: music, visual, film, literature, poetry will also awaken fresh creative ideas.

 

Where do you get your ideas from for tutorials/products?

I try different rituals like the ones above for personal and group purposes and share them when I’ve tested them out and know that they work.

 

How long have you been a creative?

I’m pretty sure I crawled out of the womb as a creative! I started writing and illustrating my own books when I was 6 or 7 years old. I continued the writing but not the illustrating unfortunately.

 

What is your biggest dream for your creativity?

That it heals thousands of people all over the world. Helps their dreams come true. Brings joy and a sense of the sacred into everyday, ordinary life.

Creativity is magical and brings enchantment to anything we touch, no matter how simple or mundane it seems.

 

 

Bio:

Kris Oster, Ph.D is equal parts a magical business strategist + a total mythology geek.

She merges the world of branding + marketing with the world of myth + archetype.

She's immersed herself in mythology and archetypal psychology for over a decade … and has had a lifelong affair with stories, legends and fairytales from cultures around the world. Kris' 19 years of experience in web design/development and email marketing from working with the likes of E!, Paramount Pictures, Disney and Citrix Online has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs create a business and livelihood that feels otherworldly … bewitching … enthralling … and totally enchanting.

 

Find Kris on Facebook + Twitter. Her website is www.mythicrhythm.com.

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The Big 20/20 Event: Day 8: Make Your Own Dreamcatcher

Welcome back to “The Big 20/20 Event” - I am so glad you’re joining us! We will be sharing 20 fantastic tutorials from a host of awesome contributors, for 20 days.
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Here we go with our Day 8 tutorial.

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Make Your Own Dreamcatcher

 

 

This post is brought to you by the lovely Sierra.

Hello beautiful soul.

Today we are making dream catchers. As you can tell by the pictures, this is NOT a traditional Native American dream catcher. Because they are meditative in a way to make, I like to call it dream weaving when I make one. I think of something I want to manifest in my life and as I make one I meditate on that and how I can bring it about. These are super easy to make and I'm excited to share it with you. First you need to gather your materials:

• Yarn
• Metal Ring (in the US you can find these in gold and silver in craft shops like Joann's and Michael's)
• Embroidery floss (optional) in a different color from the yarn
• Feathers
• Beads (I used pony beads, but you can use any kind of bead that the embroidery floss goes through)
• Scissors

There are some variations to these materials. Instead of the metal ring you can use a round embroidery hoop. Instead of using embroidery floss you can just use the yarn for the whole thing. I highly suggest getting a ring that's large enough that the skein of yarn can go through, this makes things a heck of a lot easier.

First thing to do is start your knot on the metal ring. So take a long piece of yarn from the yarn skien (don't cut it off of the skien) and tie it to the ring. Make the tail long so you can come back and tie it again to make a loop. Do not cut anything in this step!

 

Now that you have your loop, start to wrap the yarn around the ring (keeping the loop free, the loop is how you hang it). I suggest 2 ways of wrapping. Don't cut the yarn from the skein and just take the skien around and around. OR pull out a lot of yarn (enough to cover the ring...you'll have to guestimate) cut it, and start wrapping without having to use the whole skein, ball, however you have your yarn.

 

 

Get the yarn all the way around! When you get to the loop part just tie the end around the metal ring, or tie it to the loop, however you want to secure it will be fine. Heck if you even want to get some glue in there, go right ahead, just make sure it dries clear!

When you are done wrapping the yarn and have tied the end off, grab your embroidery floss tie it anywhere on the ring and start making your design. If you decided against using the floss then take a piece of your yarn and make your design. The floss makes the dream catcher look more polished.

 

 

Now your design is done. Go on and cut some different lengths of the floss and tie them to the bottom of the dream catcher, add your beads, then tie on the feathers, and push the beads over the feather ends to finish it off.

 

And wa-la you have a wonderful dream catcher! :D

 

 

What inspires you? Depends on the day ;) sometimes the random thoughts in my head, sometimes nature, other people, books, stories, adventures.

 

Where do you get your ideas from for tutorials/products? Haha...this tutorial was from Girl Scouts. Recently I taught how to make these in my women's circle and I remember how much I loved making them as a kid.

 

How long have you been a creating your products? Different products off and on for years. Most of the time for fun, some of the time for sell.

 

What is your biggest dream for your future? Sooo many dreams for the future! Too many to name! I don't think I have a biggest dream.

 

 

Sierra writes at The Spirituality Seeker and Reiki Playground. She and Reiki are best buds. Since it showed up in her life she’s been more loving to herself and has grown by leaps and bounds as an individual. She credits Reiki to helping manage her past anger at herself and to get over the “little things” much faster. Her motto is “It’s all good” and she loves injecting humor into her life in anyway she can.

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