PP. Cheap Moon Phase & Weather Stamps

Do you see what I see? - A full moon phase planner stamp set.. £2.19 inc shipping but OMG I simply just HAD to get this.. Omg... I've been searching for a moon phase stamp set for YEARS the cheapest I could find was £12 + £10 shipping (provably + import fees) from Etsy. So to find this by accident on Aliexpress.com hehehe day made! Shame it doesn't have a fire symbol or it would do elements too!! https://www.aliexpress.com/item/YPP-CRAFT-The-Weather-Transparent-Clear-Silicone-Stamp-Seal-for-DIY-scrapbooking-photo-album-Decorative-clear/32832559368.html (note you need an acrylic block and ink pads with these).

🌜UK - Altered Cover of Astro Moon Diary 2018 - Northern Hemisphere.🌛 MM/PP

First of all a quick note, I did purchase Llewellyns Witches' Datebook which is fantastic with the exception of one problem..  It's US time zone not UK.  So I went in search of a UK book that I like and finally decided upon the 'Astro Moon Diary'.  - I did do an "unboxing / review" type thing on my YouTube >> Click To Watch The Video <<

Where to buy?

🌝Their site £15.99 + £2.50 P&P (Also available in punched ring binder and other bindings) https://www.astrocal.co.uk/product/moon-diary/astro-moon-diary-2018/

🌝 Their Ebay £15.99 + £2.50 P&P http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/142512227388 (I GOT IT ON EBAY)

🌝Their Amazon £17.50 + Amazon Shipping https://www.amazon.co.uk/DIARY-Datebook-Calendar-Personal-Organiser/dp/B0716SDWVF/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1508596926&sr=8-1&keywords=astro+moon+diary+2018

However I didn't like the binding of the Moon Diary.. I did read on their website the reason for the binding change this year (from the regular spiral binding) is based upon lots of people complaining that the binding got damaged in their purses/bags (strange I carry spiral bound books a lot over the last 15 years with no issues ever!)  I did like the contents though and I felt I could possibly alter the binding myself to be how I wanted it...  That said I did mention, on my Instagram, my disliking for how their binding is and to my surprise since I had tagged them (their instagram is https://www.instagram.com/astrocalmooncalendars/) in the post they actually commented back and informing me that they will be changing the binding back to the regular spiral bound next year.  - While I'm here it might be worth mentioning they also sell this in a variety of bindings including pre punched for A5 Filofax!! Since then I've pondered about altering the binding and today I did it - Super Easy!!  But I thought I'd throw a blog together for anyone curious!

I took the original book and as you can see the binding inside is a regular spiral bound book..  So all we have to do is move all the pages to the left and once we gain access to the back of the book carefully pull the spiral binding apart. (Feel free to use pliers, my fingers hurt a bit after..) Then carefully remove the cover from the binding!

Follow the guideline of the inside back cover to cut the outside back cover down to size.  Flip this over and then cut the front cover down to size; please be sure to cut the spine off and not the front edge as cutting the front edge will destroy the pocket inside and also the writing on the front.  (we're just removing the spine of the cover.).  

I then decided to use a double sided tape mouse (glue runner) and stick the two parts of the back cover together where the holes are.  - This is optional but I think it looks better.

Using a hole punch (I have a single 7mm hole punch but you could use almost any kind of holepunch you have as long as it allows for the thickness of the cover.  Also please please please be careful to not punch holes where you don't want them!!) take the tray/catcher off and turn the punch upside down so you can see exactly where you're punching.  - I then punched over the top of the holes that were there so I punch through the back piece too.

Here's a picture from later, but I wanted to show you what I meant by
being able to see where the whole you're wanting to punch is.

I then lined up the back cover with our new front cover, making sure it's all lined up nicely.  Then holding the two covers together firmly (or clip them) I drew inside the circles as a guide for where I needed to punch my front cover..  If you have a hole punch that will allow you to insert the front and the back cover thickness and punch then you can do that.  Once I had drawn my guide I then punched over the top of those circles to create the holes in my front cover..

As you can see we now have holes all the way through the front and back covers.  So now it's time to reassemble our book.  Now this is the tricky part; it's not all that tricky but the number of times I've put them on backwards, the wrong way round, upside down...  I'm shocked I did it right the first time.  So you want to have both the outside faces of the cover placed together.  You then want to hook it onto the binding making sure the front cover is touching the first page.  Check to make sure you assembled it correctly.  Then you want to squeeze the spiral binding back together as tight as you can without damaging, distorting or breaking anything.  Then flip the back cover to the back and we're done.

Now as you can see the book acts like any other spiral bound notebook which can fold back on itself..  This is something I enjoy from these kinds of books.  - Optional to continue using that bit or elastic they provided as a book closure!

Finished.

Imogen xo
Magickal Makes / Pagan Planner

PP. 23 Pagan Planner Prompts..!

23 Pagan Planner Prompts..!

1. A Book Blessing.
2. List(s) of Journal / Planner Prompts and/or List(s) of Challenges.
   
3. An Almanac: for the year that shows dates of the Dark Moon, the Full Moon, (other Esbats) and the Sabbats.
4. Daily / Weekly / Monthly (etc) Witchy Practice Schedule, Prompts, Check Lists..
5. Some Magickal Favorite Inspirational Quotes.
6. Book: Notes, Further Research, Inspiration, Ideas etc..
7. Reading List / Book Wish List / Book Collection Inventory.
8. Witchy Wish List.
9. Herb, Oil, Stone and/or Other Ingredient Inventory.
10. Witchy Projects. (Magickal Makes)
11. Spell/Ritual: Reflections, Essentials, Work In Progress, Shopping List..
12. Meditation and Exercises.
13. Gratitude / Thankful Daily Journal.
14. Prayers / Wishes / Thoughts.
15. Daily Emotion & Moon Phase Tracker.
16. Calendar. (Ideas: Astrological happenings of the month, such as dark moon, full moon, sabbats, retrogrades, the moon changing signs, eclipses and meteor showers plus a “notes” section.  Ritual, spells, coven events, practice, study, etc..  Or mundane tasks and appointments.)
17. Sabbat and Esbat Journal: thoughts and feelings during each holiday / event, recipes, ritual, DIYs, shopping lists, idea lists..
18. Witchy Study:  A list of topics to research and notes. Forms of magick you’d like to learn more about.
19. Deities, spirits, or guides you’ve worked with & Deities, spirits or guides you’d like to work with - Plus thing (ie offerings they do / don't like).
20. Your favorite witchcraft vloggers / bloggers / tumblrs / twitters etc
    
21. Synchronicity and signs you’ve noticed (recurring symbols, numbers, sounds, etc)
22. Tarot / Oracle Tracker
23. Goals for your witchcraft practice.
    
    Bonus: Cute decorative stickers & stationery.

BB Imogen

Looking for more Pagan Planner Ideas?  Check out my Pinterest board:

★- Planner: Pagan Planner IDEAS Etc.. -★

PP: Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2018

Bringing back Pagan Planner!

Hey lovelies so I thought I would write a blog post about what happened to the Pagan Planner part of my blog!!  And honestly it just never happened..  I did (as seen in vid 1 & 2) cut the damaged book down and used washi to reinforce / cover the spiral binding holds which I then punched and inserted into an A5 Planner (Filofax Metropol in Black).  But I just didn't like how big and bulky a few rolls of tape made it!!  I just didn't use it at all.  I ended up using Evernote, various notebooks, work books, book of shadows and even my personal and pocket sized planners.  But 2018 I want to get ontop of that and be more practical and have my practice more or less in one place..  So I picked up a Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2018.  Decided to do an overview & haul plus planner stickers and recommend some other books!!

Link to YouTube version: https://youtu.be/mCdqNlY9kn4

• EBay seller for witches' datebook: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Llewellyns-Witches-Datebook-2018-by-Llewellyn-Spiral-bound-2017-/352150412874
• Etsy for PuppersAndFloofs (code IMO20 gets you 20% off!): https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PuppersAndFloofs
• Etsy persephoniesplanner: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PersephonesPlanner
• YouTube Edie's haul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX_9fAwgDpA
• My Instagram: www.instagram.com/missimoinsane 
• My YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/imogenakamissimoinsane
• My first pagan planner part 1 (concept): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lw_iLEjkts
• My first pagan planner part 2 (actual DIY): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsxW7nzAWr8

Book recommendations:

1. Scott Cunningham - Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs.  Published 1985.

2. Selene Silverwood - The Witch's Journal. Published 2009.

3. Lexa Rosean - The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients. Published 2006.

4. Brenda Knight - Goth Magick. Published 2006.

Facebook Groups:
The Witches Resources - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewitchesintent/
Pagan Planners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/paganplannergroup/
Goth Planners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067878423256124/
Gothic Bullet Journals - https://www.facebook.com/groups/319108798423026/  
BUJO Witches - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1623535544567904/
YouTube Pagans - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ytpagans/
Rhomany's Other Realm - https://www.facebook.com/groups/witchywednesdays/

PP. Intuition notebooks? Dream & Spirit Guide Journal's

Bit of a strange time.  Ages ago (possibly this time last year) I stumbled upon 2 very very pretty notebooks (on sale at the works here in the UK).  

I was drawn to them but had no clue why - maybe it's cos they're shiny? 

Last week I decided to get (repurpose) some dice into spirit letter dice - blog on that when I've studied more.  Then today I decided I am going to try and keep a dream journal.  I vaguely remembered one of the books was something like "follow your dreams" but I couldn't remember what the other book said.  I dug them out and how perfectly fitting are these two notebooks for the two subjects I just mentioned!!

BB Imogen xo

PP: Pagan / Witchy Stickers for Planners..

Hey my lovelies,

I decided I wanted to buy some stickers to mark in my planner when I had coven 'things'.  Sadly after 4 days I'm no longer in said coven however I'm super sure these awesome stickers will still be relevant and useful plus from UK with super cheap postage..  Love that too!!

PersephonesPlanner Etsy Shop Link

^ She does more than just what I've shown here ^

192 Witchy Icon Stickers for Witches / Wiccans / Pagans / Spiritual People - Link

"192 essential round die-cut witchy stickers for your planners. - Includes 2 sheets of 24 different witchy icons in 8 different colours.  These stickers are of high quality glossy vinyl, and are hand made to order."  £7.00

NEW! Metallic Witchy Icon Planner Stickers for Witches / Wiccans / Pagans / Spiritual People in Rose Gold, Silver, Gold tones - Link

"Gorgeous essential round die-cut witchy stickers for your planners.  Includes 1 sheet of 24 different witchy icons in 4 metallic different colours: silver, rose gold, deep gold and light gold.  These stickers are of high quality glossy vinyl, and are hand made to order."  £3.50

⋆ Video PPWWMM2 Datebook into Planner ⋆

Note.  For anyone considering doing this..  Don't it makes the planner too bulky!!

Putting Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2017

into A5 Pagan Planner (Filofax Metropol)

Please see YouTube Video Description for Links and Other Information..

⋆ PPWWMM1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Lw_iLEjkts

⋆ Philofaxy (free printable planner inserts) - http://philofaxy.blogspot.co.uk/p/diary-inserts.html


Facebook Groups:
The Witches Resources - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewitchesintent/
Pagan Planners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/paganplannergroup/
Goth Planners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1067878423256124/
YouTube Pagans - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ytpagans/
PAUK (Planner Addicts UK) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1101892729839831/
Rhomany's Other Realm - https://www.facebook.com/groups/witchywednesdays/



BB Imogen #PPWWMM

Find mii:  The best way to find me is through my website @ https://missimoinsane.webs.com/ which has all the links.  But I'll quick link some here for you :3

For Behind The Scenes Follow Me On Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/missimoinsane/ But In Other News I'm Now On Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/missimoinsane Finally Check Out What Pagan Jewellery & More I'm Selling On Etsy @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/missimoinsane  

⋆ Video PPWWMM1 Introduction ⋆

Note.  For anyone considering doing this..  Don't it makes the planner too bulky!!

Please see YouTube Video Description for Links and Other Information..

BB Imogen #PPWWMM

For Behind The Scenes Follow Me On Instagram @ https://www.instagram.com/missimoinsane/ But In Other News I'm Now On Patreon @ https://www.patreon.com/missimoinsane Finally Check Out What Pagan Jewellery & More I'm Selling On Etsy @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/missimoinsane  

- I'm Starting A New Adventure!!

I'm doing a new Blog / YouTube Series called " Pagan Planner, Witchy Words & Magickal Makes " to find out more see my blog: 

 http://ppwwmm.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/pre-introduction.html

⋆ Pre-Introduction: Pagan Planner, Witchy Words & Magickal Makes ⋆

Hey Lovelies and Merry Meet All, 

It's Imogen (aka missimoinsane) - For those who don't know me I'm from the England and can I be found on my website at http://www.missimoinsane.webs.com and of course on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/c/Imogenakamissimoinsane - Welcome!!

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I thought I'd put together a YouTube and blog series in aid to help each other, grow and learn as well as be more active and perhaps even organised.  So this new blog / YouTube series will be based on some of the things in my Witchy / Pagan / Eclectic Wiccan Path or the parts of which I am willing to share (as I do still want to keep, for the most part, my practice sacred and private)..  This new series will be called  "Pagan Planner, Witchy Words & Magickal Makes" (PPWWMM) and will consist of the following themes...

• Pagan Planner:

I am wanting to put together a planner for myself.  Outside of my Filofax personal and make is an A5 size.  I am wanting to do this as after 12+ years of practice (inc' 2+ out the broom closet) I am doing Wicca 366 A Year And A Day.  While I am not strictly Wiccan.. more Eclectic and taking what works from a multitude of practices to apply to my Witchy..  Pagan.. Spiritual path.

So by putting together a planner like a Filofax, Kikki-K, Paperchase Planner or what ever style of Planner would work best for you - I suggest binder rings or something you can add too even just a regular binder.  I will be looking at building a planner based system that helps me/you keep on top of.. plan and record Ritual, Moon / Celestial Phases, Spells, And generally any and all practice I/you deem fit to include.  This may or may not include a BOS (Book of Shadows) be it full, mini, part, sister, notes, pre-bos (to add to your BOS later) etc etc.  But is aimed around the idea of a Planner system.  

I, as mentioned, currently use a Personal Filofax which covers everything Calendar / To Do's / Journal aka Diary / Personal Information and well everything else.  Ranging from Medical stuff, Health, Disability, Plans, Appointments, Dates, Moon Phases, Sabbats, Holidays, Birthdays, Events,  Daily / Weekly / Monthly / Yearly To Do and well you get my point.. its a lot.. so having a separate and dedicated space will work much better but still I will be working on how to incorporate the two (most likely with DIY stickers using sticky labels and stamps or hand drawn images - I will do a tutorial or two on this at a later date).

• Witchy Words:

A mixture of blogging and vlogging parts of my Witchy / Pagan / Eclectic Wiccan path / journey / experience / thoughts / ideas ... etc.  May possibly include some Thrift Shop Hauls / Hauls leaning towards my practice.  Tips & Tricks, Starter / Low Budget Advice.  Study and Practice.  Adventures and Outings.  And well a whole bunch more.

• Magickal Makes:

Various tutorials on making things which fall under the "Magickal" banner of being Pagan or Witchy or Wiccan or Druid or Shaman etc etc.  Maybe just simply Gothic, Bohemian, Gypsy inspired stuff etc etc.  But will most likely to be Planner related, Home decor, Altar tools / magick items, Jewellery (which I'll also have on my Etsy) and much more...  

Aside from the planner I intend to do DIY on some ideas I have right now in aid to teach you how to design and print your own planner inserts, all you need is a computer and the ability to print documents..  DIY Planner Dividers & Pagemarks.  DIY Pagan Planner Charms (Which I'll also be selling on my Etsy @ https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/missimoinsane if you're in the UK or contact me if you're outside of the UK but interested.  And/Or see my Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/creationsofmissimoinsane).  DIY custom stickers using sticky notes and stamps.  - And so much more..

If any of this appeals to you why not follow this blog and/or me on YouTube or other social media like Insagram https://www.instagram.com/missimoinsane/ I'd also love to hear from you, make friends and you can of course give me ideas for what you wish to see from me or share the things you're doing!!

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Please note this is my path and my journey.  Everything I say / do I believe in because it's right for me.  In no way am I saying it is correct, the way, the only way and if you do things different you're wrong.  Infact I encourage you to share how you do things...  Not just in practice and beliefs but in your creations magickal and otherwise.

I may also deviate as YouTube is my personal channel it's about me.  So there will be none Witchy / Pagan etc content such as spookyboxclub.com subscription box unboxing videos, regular planner videos, regular craft videos, storage, room/craft space updates etc etc but I'm hoping to be more my Witchy self on my channel.  And of course this blog. 

So Merry Meet Again and I look forward to growing and hopefully part of that will be me also growing with you..

Blessed Be, Imogen Xx

Ps. Also feel free to join over 1300 members on my Facebook group @ The Witches Resource - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewitchesintent

#PPWWMM

⋆ All Videos ⋆

PPWWMM1 Introduction to Pagan Planner, Witchy Words & Magickal Makes Series. And more.. 

PPWWMM2 Putting Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2017 into A5 Pagan Planner (Filofax Metropol)

UK Magazine Subscription "Enhancing Your Mind Body Spirit" Full Playlist

UK Review - Witch's Composition Notebook by Amy Cesari (Haul?)

(UK Review ) Llewellyn's Witches' Datebook 2018 + Other Books & Witchy Stickers Haul / Unboxing

🌜UK Review - ASTRO MOON DIARY 2018 By Astrocal - UK Dates - Northern Hemisphere.🌛

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BB Imogen #PPWWMM

Find mii:  The best way to find me is through my website @ https://missimoinsane.webs.com/ which has all the links.  But I'll quick link some here for you :3