Self-defense for the house

Even long ago in Russia people made amulets to protect themselves and their loved ones from various negative. Necessarily made and amulets to protect the house: they guarded the dwelling from evil eye and spoilage. Today, our ideas about esotericism have changed noticeably, and the manufacture of amulets for the home and family with their own hands refers more to the category of needlework than the belief in the existence of dark forces. Nevertheless, many are still fond of this interesting business. It is believed that magical items made independently, will necessarily bring to the house good luck, wealth and family well-being.

Master class for making a home guard for your own hands

1. For work, we need a lot of materials: burlap, sintepon, glue, scissors, elastic, pin or hook, a small wooden plate and various decorative trifles ("running eyes", souvenir bills and coins, ribbons and rhinestones, etc.).
2. Form a sintepon ball, wrap it in burlap and tie with a rubber band. Make two identical details - these will be the torsos for your brownies.
3. You should get these balls: they can be of different, arbitrary size. The protruding ends of the sacking can be cut off, and what remains is to fluff, making each hairstyle a hairstyle.
4. Take another square of cloth of a slightly smaller size and begin to unfold it on the thread.
5. Bite from these threads a few braids - they will become handles and legs for the brownie. At the end of each pigtail, tie it around the knot so that it does not dissolve.
6. Fasten them to the trunk with a pin or crochet hook. It is not difficult to do this, since the holes between the interweaving of burlap filaments are quite large.
7. Now let's make one of our brownies beard. To do this, fold a few threads into a bundle (the number will depend on how thick the beard turns out). Tie in the middle of another thread, fold in half and tie again at a distance of 1 cm from the top of the knot. You will get a fluffy brush - a beard, and the ball in the middle will play the role of a spout.
8. Glue the nose with the beard to the big ball.
9. To the feet of the fairy creature looked more volume, at the end of each of them we will attach small balls. They are made in the same way as the trunk - from burlap and sintepon. If you want, you can also decorate your hands.
10. You need to finish the work on the face of the brownie - just glue the "running eyes" above the nose, and you can embroider a red thread with your mouth or paste a small piece of red cloth under the beard. You put the smallest house on a small wooden stand.
11. Decorate your craft with various decorative elements, such as ribbons, beads, dried flowers, etc. Try to make each object symbolize something. For example, bills and coins attract wealth to the house, spikelets or spoons symbolize well-being, wicker bast shoes mean home comfort, etc.
12. In the same way, make a girlfriend for a house.
13. Such amusing and cute can be amulets for your home!

As you can see, there is nothing difficult to make a home guard. However, keep in mind that for the basis of toys it is desirable to use natural materials (such as burlap and wood). It is natural materials, according to ancient beliefs, have magical properties to protect the house from bad energy and attract good. However, modern elements for decoration are not a hindrance. They will only emphasize the unusual craftsmanship and make your charm unique, not like any purchased product.

Also you can make dolls-charms and talismans for good luck.