Mar 06 2009
Ancestor Altar Update
It’s Only the Good Friday!
What is it?: Only The Good Friday
When is it?: Every doggone Friday
What do you post?: Anything you want, as long as it’s “good”–meaning “not negative.”
How do I join? Write a post. Link back to Only the Good Friday at This Eclectic Life
Pick up a banner made by yours truly here, if you want!
What’s good in Thorne’s World today?
You might remember my my overcrowded Altar from my recent article How to Create an Ancestor Altar or Altar of Your Dead.
I was so tired of seeing my sweet dead with their mementos and photos all piled together. I told you all I’d post images as I worked on and set up my new altar.
First I white-washed the inside of this old bookshelf. I thought I was going to paint and collage a bit on the inside, but I really like the reflected light that seems to illuminate my dead even at night, so I’m going to leave the interior whitewashed.
It took two coats, but it really brightened things up!
I really like the duality of the Art Deco Dancer and the Auntie Skeleton figures atop the altar. In the center is my Circle of Family which holds the perpetual candle, but there is still lots of room to add another 12 candles at Holy Days and birthdays.
I still have tissue paper roses to add (I’ll be posting instructions on how to make these fun flowers soon), and dancing skeleton ribbons twinkle lights. I’ll be painting the border trim with roses and other brightly colored Dia De Los Muertos style images as time goes on, and I haven’t moved my pets and familiars in yet either, so be sure to check back and see my progress!
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