As the wheel of the year turns, January invites us to rest, reflect, and renew our spirits.

The quiet beauty of winter offers a perfect backdrop for magickal crafting, and infusing what you make with quiet, meaningful intention.

If you’re a witchy woman (or man!) ready to weave some intention into your days, here are 15 inspired crafts that align with the season’s energy of stillness and possibility.

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1. Dressed spell candles

Start your year with purpose by dressing candles to align with your goals.

Choose herbs and oils that resonate with your intentions, like rosemary for clarity, cinnamon for success, or lavender for peace.

Use long, pure beeswax tapers for important spells, and shorter coloured spell candles – this is a great beginner set of 24 different coloured candles for quick casting.

As you dress the candle, visualize and feel your desires manifesting, with each layer of magical adornment.

For added impact, dress your candles with home-crafted oils (see below…)

Get supplies:

• Pure beeswax tapers
• Set of 24 spell candles
• Cold-pressed jojoba oil
• Or this organic sweet almond oil
• Organic dried rosemary
• Dried French lavender flowers
• Organic chamomile essential oil(I love to add this to dressed candles to soothe and ground)

2. Winter spell oils

Craft your own magickal oils by infusing olive, almond, or jojoba oil with aromatic winter herbs like cedar, myrrh, and eucalyptus.

Use these oils for grounding rituals, protection spells, or anointing tools.  Infused oils are simple yet potent, capturing the essence of your chosen ingredients.

Important note – NEVER ingest infused oils, unless specifically making them with edible ingredients, and even then, do thorough research first.

Ingredients you’ll need:

• Cold-pressed jojoba oil
• Or organic sweet almond oil
• Dried eucalyptus leaves
• Organic myrrh essential oil – this brand is my go-to.
• Local cedar, pine or fir (if available)

3. Wind chimes

Create wind chimes to bring movement and fresh energy into your space. At this late wintery time of year, use frosted glass beads, bells, and silver charms, assembling them with intention.

Hang your chime near a door or window to invite positivity and clear stagnant vibes as the wind breathes life into your creation.

For full instructions and supplies needed, read: How to Make DIY Witch’s Wind Chimes

4. Crystal sun catchers

Amplify the beauty of the winter sun with crystal sun catchers.

Wrap crystal prisms with wire, and hang them in a bright window. The light refracting through the crystal will create dancing rainbows in the air, and amplify positive energy in your space.

This suncatcher kit contains everything you need – it’s so much easier than buying all elements individually. 

5. Witchy tea blends

Craft comforting tea blends using magical herbs that align with your goals. Combine chamomile for calm, peppermint for mental clarity, and cinnamon for prosperity.

Throughout the month, sipping a cup will become a ritual in itself, connecting you with your intentions with every brew.

Stored in beautiful glass jars of a tea caddy, home-crafted tea blends also make a gorgeous gift for any soul sisters you didn’t see during December.

Our top picks for storing your tea blends –

Hand-glazed Tea Caddy

6. Dream pillows for winter dreaming

Promote restful sleep and clear dreams by sewing small pillows filled with magical herbs like mugwort, lavender, and chamomile. Place the pillow under your head or near your bed to invite dream magic and deep relaxation.

7. Protection wreaths

Once Yule is over, you don’t have to say goodbye to your wreath for a whole year!

Craft a new year wreath for January using winter greens like pine, holly, or ivy. Adorn it with protective symbols like pentacles, witch bells or even tiny spell jars.

Hang it on your door or near your altar to protect your space and invite in harmony.

Supplies you’ll need:

• A wreath base, like this 10-inch circular wire base
• … or this very large grapevine base (makes a stunning wreath)
• … or try this Moon-shaped wreath base
• Holly – complete with berries if you can
• Lots of evergreens (ivy, cedar, fir cuttings)
• Floral wire or twine
• Scissors or garden shears
• Mixed pentacle and star charms – these are ideal for added protection
• Small silver bells
• Choose a white ribbon for January –THIS 2-inch velvet ribbon is absolutely stunning!
• Or go for silver with this beautiful silver ribbon

8. Moon phase journal

Begin a moon phase journal to track your connection with lunar cycles this year.

You could treat yourself to a printed Moon journal, use a bullet journal, or map out a blank journal for the year, decorating it with the appropriate moon phase symbols, zodiac signs, charms, and sigils.

Use it to record dreams, rituals, and spells throughout the year, in alignment with the lunar calendar.

You might like: 10 Tips to Start Moon Journalling Today

Here’s a selection of moon phase journals we love:

Witches Sun Symbol Bullet Journal

9. Snow Water

Snowy outside? Capture the elemental magic of winter by collecting freshly melted snow and blessing it under the winter moon. Use your snow water for purification, protection, or as a base for magical sprays and spellwork.

It’s a real seasonal treasure that you may appreciate later on in the year.

Also look at:

• Full Wolf Moon January 2026: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

• Full Snow Moon February 2026: Here’s Your Forecast!

11. Magical winter tapestry

Weave a small tapestry using a simple loom or a DIY cardboard frame. Incorporate wool, metallic thread, and even winter charms into your design.

Hang your creation as a focal point in your space, above your altar infused with your energy and intention.

Inspired? Get your loom and supplies here:

• Wooden 25.2″ x 19.3″ tabletop weaving loom with stand – I love this one for beginners, as it comes with all the tools you’ll need too.

• Wooden multi-craft weaving loom frame 9.84″ x 15.35″ – slightly smaller, also great.

• Weaving on a Little Loom: Techniques, Patterns, and Projects for Beginners – great book to get inspired

12. Smoky quartz macrame pendants

Wrap pieces of smoky quartz with knotted cord to create beautiful pendants. These wintery stones are powerful for protection and healing, making them ideal to wear, hang or even give to friends during the reflective energy of January.

I love this tutorial from Mindful Crafts

13. Miniature winter altar brooms

Besoms brooms are traditional witches tools for cleansing energy.

Make small versions to sit on your altar, or hang above doorways and windows, with cinnamon sticks or twigs, bound with twine. Decorate with herbs, charms, and ribbon to bring in a little brightness to these dark January days.

Get supplies:

• 50 mini brooms
• Pentacle charms for protection
• Sun and moon charms
• winter-themed charms
• Assorted crystal points

• Cinnamon sticks 

• Natural twine or cotton cord – THIS 1mm twine is great

• Red ribbon (we LOVE this gorgeous, 3/8 inch velvet ribbon)

• Dried orange slices – make your own or try THESE

• Whole star anise or other decorative spices

• Hot melt glue gun – this is one of the best

14. Knot magic intention bracelets

Use colourful embroidery thread or yarn to craft a bracelet imbued with your intentions. 

As you tie each knot, focus on a specific goal or affirmation. Add wintery, protective charms, and wear the bracelet as a talisman, carrying your intentions with you.

You can also make these for your witchy sisters – a ‘grown up’ version of the friendship bracelets you made as child.

Get supplies here:

• 50 skeins of coloured yarn
• 110 metal alloy winter-themed charms
• Pentacle charms for protection
• Sun and moon charms

15. Witch’s ladder

Create a witch’s ladder by knotting charms, beads, feathers, or herbs onto a length of yarn or twine. Like the charm bracelet above, each knot represents an intention or part of a spell.

Hang your witch’s ladder in your home or keep it on your altar to work its magick year-round.

January’s quiet energy is the perfect time to slow down and infuse your life with concios magic through crafting.

Each of these witchy projects offers an opportunity to connect with the season’s reflective spirit while creating something meaningful and beautiful for yourself, your home or your friends.

Whatever you decide to make, let the whispers of your intuition guide you, and may your January crafts bring magic to your winter days.

Blessed be!