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.
For witchy women ready to weave some enchantment into their days, here are 15 inspired crafts that align with the season’s energy of stillness and possibility.
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. 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-cratfted oils (see below…)
2. Winter spell oils
Craft your own magical 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.
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.
4. Crystal sun catchers
Harness and appreciate the winter sun with crystal sun catchers. Wrap crystals like quartz or amethyst 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.
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.
Home-crafted tea blends also make a gorgeous gift for any soul sisters you didn’t see during December.
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 such as bells, 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.
8. Moon phase journal
Begin a moon phase journal to track your connection with lunar cycles this year. You treat yourself to a printer 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. Here’s a selection of journals I recommend:
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Life Mastery Planner – more like an intensive productivity and success plan. Align this with the Moon phases to be unstoppable in 2025!
- Astrocal Moon Diary 2025
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Clever Fox Self-Care Journal – more of a daily tracker, and SO great for personal development
Also read: 10 Tips to Start Moon Journalling Today
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.
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10. Fireplace ash sigils
If you have a fireplace, save the ash and use it to draw sigils for transformation and release. You can also mix the ash with paint to create stunning, symbolic art that resonates closely with your intentions for he year.
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.
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Wooden multi-craft weaving loom frame 9.84″ x 15.35″ – slightly smaller, also great.
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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.
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13. Miniature winter altar brooms
Make a small decorative besom using twigs, cinnamon sticks, and ribbon. In some traditions, each twig woven into a broom represents a protective ally, so be intentional with the energies you are calling in as you craft.
These miniature brooms are perfect for “sweeping away” negativity and welcoming good energy into your home.
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. 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.
15. Witch’s ladder for protection or manifestation
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 magic 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!
