Sometimes, I like to dress up like a witch. Not a real witch. A fake witch. You see, dressing up like Elphaba is the best way we REAL witches know to throw off any suspicions of our craftiness.
Unfortunately, it is not like the ending of the movie Practical Magic where you can come out and everyone supports you. There are truly vicious, mean, evil witch hunters out there and we ALL know what witch hunters do to witches. The most disappointing, but eye opening, vacation memory for me was visiting Salem and The Salem Witch Museum. Salem is like witch Disneyland. Everything is for show and there are an awful lot of fake witches there. And The Salem Witch Museum reminds us, in a very cheesy way, why we witches must pretend it is all pretend and cheese it up. Nobody wants to to end up like Joan of Arc.
So here is my favorite fake "witch" memory. Me and my sister-in-law wearing our disguises for Halloween at our first annual Halloween Hullabaloo, which ended up being the only Halloween Hullabaloo.
And last night I finished a series of witch in disguise ATC cards. These will be incorporated into soldered pendants and sold in my Etsy shop.
Before I forget, follow my blog and comment that you are so I can enter you in a Practical Magic drawing. The winner will receive one of my soldered pendants with their choice of my ATC witches! Tell me in your post which witch is your favorite - the witch at the cauldron, the owl, or the Jack-o-Lantern witch.
Have fun visiting other parties and thanks for stopping by!
Great post! I live two hours from Salem but have never been...I agree with what you say, very commercial from what I've been told. I just finished reading a book about the witchcraft trials over the ages. Like today, so many misinformed souls bumping about in the world, lol. Love your ATC's and especially the owl...those eyes are hypnotic!!!!
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ReplyDeleteGreat post! I'd love to enter. Thanks so much for entering my giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI was truly disappointed with the campy carnival like atmosphere of Salem when we visited in Oct. '08. The history, the horror of that history and the lessons we should learn from that history seemed so lost. Perhaps @ another time of year I would feel differently? And thanks for the opportunity to enter, I love the owl!
ReplyDeleteLovely post for Practical Magic Party! I would love to enter & please stop by to enter my giveaway!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the little bit of witch in you!
-Blanche
I have such fear of being burnt for my beliefs. That's why I am in the closet, still. :( That is why I have my blog! I can't follow you as I am not connected via google. But I would love to be in the drawing!
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Happy Practical Magic Blog Party! A great thinker once said that the winners of wars write the histories. Unfortunately, they are correct.
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Great party post! Personally, I like your owl a lot. :)
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I love love love the owl!
ReplyDeleteI do love dressing up too. This year I'm going to be superwitch, a Witch with a supersonic broom lol. I know, I'm the geekiest of all Witches!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I love the owl. It looks sophisticated!
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I really like your Jack-o-lantern witch. She looks classy.
ReplyDeleteYou know what is funny is that I have never been in the closet and never had any issues caused by that fact. Must be because I live the Pacific Northwest.
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Brightest Blessings!
Dressing up as a witch is fun. A few halloweens ago (the last time we had a big time celebration), I was an emo punk witch, with the shortest skirt I have ever owned, and it was so much fun! May repeat some of it someday...
ReplyDeleteThe owl is the cutest, by the way. (^v^)
Your Halloween Hullaballoo looks like so much fun! (I also have a pair of purple plaits, lol, it's a great look :P) I'm so sorry that your first was your last, maybe one day you'll ressurect the idea? Love all of your ATCs too :D
ReplyDeleteWonderful PM party post! Your pendants are soooo creepy cute! :) mercedes
ReplyDeleteyou both look adorable!cute ATC's. have a great day.
ReplyDeleteThank you for a wonderful Practical Magic party post. I enjoyed your perspective. Thank you for a wonderful giveaway - I love that little owl!
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Theresa
I'm a new follower! I love the witch oh-so-cleverly disguised as an owl... thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteFlying through for the Practical Magic Blog Party! I'm a new follower :) ~Blessings~
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your great post! I had a lot of fun at your party and I love your ATC cards! They are so pretty! I hope you'll visit me as well!
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Beautiful works of art and lovely entry to the party :) I'd love to enter if you haven't done the drawing yet. Sorry for late entry, my daughters been sick :(
ReplyDeleteVery lovely art work and I luv that owl witch ,so cute.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the hospitality , late in arriving but I made it here.
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I am very LATE, but I would have LOVED the owl one :)
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Peace,
Susan