Hello my darlings and welcome.
Today I am making some Yuletide-themed witch’s bells to decorate and ward my
home for the holiday season. I will be making some extra bells for my Etsy shop,
so you can pick up some witch’s bells for the holidays as well.
Let’s do some magical crafting.
I begin by wrapping red and white peppermint striped ribbon
around a four inch green wreath to decorate it with a festive touch.
After wrapping the ribbon around 6 times, I connect the ribbon garland with a dot of hot glue.
Now my wreath is ready for some bells.
Next I cut three red cords, and tie brass jingle bells on the end of each one.
Once all three cords are complete I gather them together,
line up the ends, and hot glue them to the bottom center of the wreath.
I will be making two designs for my witches bells,
For the first wreath I am adding a red bow and a pentagram
I glue the red bow on top.
And then I add a brass pentagram. I am gluing
it just underneath the red bow on top of the hanging bell strings.
The final bit of decoration is to add miniature pine cones all around the wreath.
When looking into witches bells I did not find a historical use
of witches bells as we commonly see them today.
Modern witches bells are as varied and unique as the witches who create and use them. However,
bells have been used as protective talismans as well as for other magical uses throughout history.
During Ancient Roman times, citizens would hang tiny bells and wind chimes
called tintinnabulum on the gates of their homes and on altars to their household gods.
These bells were used to magically ward off the evil eye.
In folk magick, bells are believed to chase away negative energy, barring it from entering
your home and providing protection to your environment. It is thought that loud bells
or chimes work to scare off ghosts and demonic entities. And in the practice of sound cleansing,
the sound of ringing bells or singing bowls are used for a cleansing, protective effect,
and the purifying sound waves, ringing through the air, wards off evil and removes negative energy.
From their inclusion in magic talismans to the use of bells to call people to worship in churches,
bells have been used for magical and religious purposes down through history.
Bells are a common Witch’s tool that serve many purposes in witchcraft. They are often
rung when beginning or ending a ritual, to cleanse or bring joy into a sacred space,
or to attract a spirit or deity.
When hung on the door of your home, bells can bring positive energy, protection, and prosperity.
Witches Bells can be used on doors, windows and even be hung in your car to create a simple,
beautiful chime and to guard your personal space.
The ones I am making fit perfectly over a door handle and will serve to announce
arrivals and protect and ward my front door.
If you would like one of these yuletide themed witches bells I will leave a link
to them in the description below, and have a blessed Yuletide season.