Build-a-Broom Workshop
An evening of Halloween fun and learning to make your own besom, or witch’s broom

Come dressed in your favorite witch’s hat or costume, if you like. We’ll start the evening with Halloween treats, witch’s brew (spiced cider), introductions, and selecting materials for our brooms.
$50 includes treats and all materials to make a rustic, old fashioned witch’s broom. You might choose to keep it simple or personalize your broom by purchasing add-ons, such as charms, hand made buttons, dried flowers, or witch bells. Also, feel free to bring anything you’d like to add to your besom, such as ribbons, crystals, dried flowers, or sprigs of herbs.
Date:
3pm, Saturday, October 25
Montgommery County, Maryland
To sign up, email moonbeamlaura.keel@gmail.com
Besom Making
Handles
Twine
Bristles
Nails
Nails anchor the pieces of your broom together, they can be used with the intention of moving energy, promoting balance and strength, or boosting courage and vitality. Click here for more information.
Copper nail magic
Copper nails have various magical properties, including a connection to love and beauty, the ability to conduct spiritual energy, and uses in protection and healing rituals. Historically, they are associated with the goddess Venus and were used in specific rituals in ancient India, such as expelling evil spirits and reinforcing sacred instruments. In modern spiritual practices, they are used to amplify energy and achieve spiritual goals.
Spiritual and ritualistic uses
- Energy conductivity: Copper is a strong conductor of energy, including spiritual energy, making copper nails useful tools for rituals and for creating intentional connections.
- Protection and removal: In some traditions, copper nails are used in rituals for protection or to expel negative influences or spirits.
- Binding and intentions: Nails, in general, can be used symbolically to “nail down” an intention or a specific idea.
Association with love and beauty - Goddess Venus: Copper is traditionally linked to the goddess of love and beauty, Venus, which connects it to themes of passion, love, and aesthetic appreciation.
- Synergy with other stones:When paired with other crystals like azurite, copper is believed to amplify the stone’s properties, such as enhancing intuition and spiritual clarity.
Healing and physical properties - Healing properties: Copper is believed to have healing properties and was used historically to treat minor ailments.
- Antimicrobial benefits: The antimicrobial properties of copper, which kill microbes, have been noted in both ancient and modern contexts, though modern applications focus more on the metal’s practical, rather than mystical, use in this regard.
Magical properties of brass nails
For personal power: Integrate them into a talisman to enhance personal power, self-esteem, and resilience.
- Promoting balance and harmony: Brass is believed to balance energies and promote peace and prosperity within a space. Placing them according to Vastu principles is thought to improve the flow of positive energy.
- Protection: Brass is considered a protective metal that can shield against negative energy and repel evil forces.
- Spiritual connection: Brass nails are used in some rituals to help align earthly and divine forces. In certain regional practices, they are used in rituals to cleanse a family of negative spirits, notes Wisdom Library.
- Anchoring and strength: The nail symbolizes solidity and power, and can be used to anchor divine favor.
- Ritual tool: They are frequently used in religious rituals and are a sacred tool for balancing energies, making them essential for spiritual work.
- Boosting courage and vitality:As an extension of brass’s properties, brass nails are associated with the sun’s energy, vitality, and courage.
How to use them
In rituals: Use brass nails in rituals for spiritual cleansing or to imbue a space with positive energy, ensuring the process is approached with reverence, says Crystal Vibez LLC.
In your home: Place them strategically according to the principles of Vastu Shastra to improve the energy flow and create a harmonious environment.