Dollar Store Witchcraft
Not all witchcraft has to be bells & whistles! Sometimes simplicity is the best thing. I’ve seen so much floof on social media lately and sometimes it leaves me with the impression that I’m not “witchy” enough.
Some people have such glorious altars with tools and crystals and it can get in your head that you need to buy your weight in crystals and sage to be blessed by the goddesses- and this is absolutely untrue.
As much as I’d kill to have that super fancy and super expensive crystal chalice that I will feel like the goddess of goddesses sipping my wine from!- it simply won’t make me any more of a witch than my glass one I bought at the dollar store.
And on that note, I present to you *drum roll* - my 5$ broke witch dollar store altar! (Yes, all of these items are from the Dollar store!)
The Dollar store is seriously a great place to get witchy stuff. (And it’s even better when you can catch the seasonal items!)
They sell tons of candles, including an adorable “namaste” candle that I HAD to have! As well as plain river rocks that I used to make my very own DIY runes.
It doesn’t take much to make a good altar and spell casting space.
However, there is nothing wrong with going all out and dropping some hard cash on your craft- you do you witchypoo! But when you’re in a pinch and you are living the minimalist witch life, you do have options! ~
Other cool witchy things you can find at the Dollar store are (but not limited to!):
- Plain colored bandanas that can be used for altar cloths.
- Glass jars and containers
- Incense (not every store has them, but I’ve come across a few)
- Candle holders
- Herbs (found in the kitchen sections)
- Bells- (totally awesome and underrated for spellwork!)
- Seashells, marbles, and sand (perfect for sea witches)
- Notebooks or journals that can be used as a BOS or Grimoire
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I agree! Most of my witchy items are from the dollar store or thrift store and the less expensive ones are my favs and help me really get creative with my craft instead of relying so much on the materials, I can focus more on the intent of the spells/rituals. We love practical magick especially when you ballin on a budget!
One of my brothers gave me a pot that was our granny’s it was given to her when her a Grampa got married in 1880ish he even made a hanger for it. It was used for soap making, clothes washing and heating water for kid washing. Blessing
Now that I am finally learning to embrace Cronehood, I’m trying to let myself relax more. Browsing the The Dollar Tree stores in my area are calming have so many things that fit into my witchy way of life. The items you listed are some of the very things I use in my spells & divination.
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I do this same thing! Second hand items are also of good use. Just make sure you smudge them before using. You never know what is attached.