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Double Shambhala woven bracelet

Pretty well-known and fashionable bracelets this summer, like the previous one, are bracelets woven with macrame technique called “shambhala”. They are very bright, harmonious, unique, very well complement absolutely any outfit. In addition, these bracelets

Yarn motanka doll

Dolls-motanka are not just toys created for children's games. These are amulets. They can be found in any culture of the world. Historians claim that the first appeared more than five centuries ago. Such dolls differ from ordinary ones in that they have no face. By

Picture-amulet "Horseshoe"

Since ancient times, it was believed to find a horseshoe for luck. According to popular legend, the blacksmith, who had horseshoe the unclean, concluded an agreement with him: he does not enter the house where the horseshoe hangs with its horns down. Each house should have a talisman. Who else but he will protect the inhabitants

Bracelet “Shambhala”

Shamballa bracelets are considered to be fashionable bracelets of 2013-2014. These bracelets are considered not only a fashionable decoration, but also a charm that protects against everything bad. These bracelets have gained their popularity since Tibet, it was they who protected

Wicker Mandala ojo de dios

The wicker mandala ojo de dios first appeared in South America, they were weaved by the Indians belonging to the Huichol tribe, who lived in what is now called Mexico. In Huichol, the amulet is called Sikuli, which translates as “Power

Stroller envelope

Why do you need ordinary envelopes for money? They are already somehow tired of the order ... You yourself can make a very original little masterpiece - a gift, envelope and memory. Especially on the occasion of the birth of a child.

DIY Shambhala bracelet

Such bracelets are a kind of amulets, talismans. It is believed that they protect their master from any negative interference, attract good luck and protect from all sorts of adversities. If in your soul there is a place for miracle and magic, then in beauty and

Native American Amulet - Dream Catcher

Many are familiar with such an unusual device as a dream catcher, whose origin is associated with an ancient Native American legend. According to the legend, dreams and energy floating in the night air fall into the web of the catcher and are woven into its threads.

Souvenir horseshoe

And so in the yard this year is about to pass and the New will come under the face of the Blue Wooden Horse, but if you look at the Chinese horoscope, it says that if this is the year of the Wooden Horse (as you know: a tree is green), then he considered and

Shambhala bracelet

Every day, more and more new trends come into fashion that can easily make your style more original and unique. One of such fashionable occurrences is the Shamballa bracelet. Just appearing on the covers of glamorous magazines, on

Alatyr - a symbol of universal harmony

Charms and talismans at all times were in demand in all corners of the world. They were used both to protect themselves from all kinds of misfortunes, and to attract various benefits. In Slavic culture, the most common charms are

Fabric bird

How amazing and limitless are the imagination and mastery of human hands, which make it possible to make something simple, interesting, and sometimes useful and symbolic, from almost any small and nondescript piece of cloth.

Doll amulet "Plantain"

Gathering men on the road, often girls (women), along with things, put their beloved miniature doll-amulet “Plantain” made of pieces of cloth with their loved ones. In the hands of the doll was a bundle in which several grains of millet were hidden

Beregin from threads

Signs and beliefs exist in the human subconscious from time immemorial. Even a long time ago, our ancestors - the Slavs strove for harmony with the outside world, making charms, turning to the natural forces with a request to support, help in difficult

Doll amulet "Share"

“Share” is made and given to both married and unmarried girls and women. It has long been believed that this amulet doll helps the female sex to arrange or improve her fate. An integral advantage of this amulet is that the share can be changed

Buzzing

You can make a handicraft that would bring joy from household things and objects. The result will be stunning. An unusual home-made toy can amuse a company on a holiday, take a child, arrange a competition. We will make a folk toy

A magnet-amulet in the form of a Slavic folk doll

My girlfriend collects fridge magnets. So I decided to give her a magnet-amulet in the form of a Slavic folk doll-fed. It was possible to make another kind of Slavic doll, but I really liked the connection between the words "feed" and

Folk doll

Now quite a lot of attention is paid to traditional crafts, we are learning how to do what our ancestors knew how to do. And this is good, because we can understand how these people lived, what they believed in and what they were afraid of. One of the traditional crafts -
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