building own altar?Yay or Nay?

[FacesSunward]

:bricks:hey im thinking of building my own altar what do you guys think?either build it or im gonna refurbish an old table ive got. well good idea or just potentially dangerous? :BadPoker3:

[Silverm00n]

Well, I think the only danger would be not knowing how to use the tools to resurface or build the altar! Otherwise, I think it's a great idea, and more personal as well. You can add your own embellishments or carvings too. Have fun!

[FacesSunward]

thanks thats wat i was worried about too hmmmm diy.com here i come!!!!:witch_prv:

[Mysterious573]

I have actually a very funny story to go along with this. I don't really have an altar because I still live with my mom to help her out and so it is kind of hush hush I am wiccan. But I wanted to build this kind of big box for my stuff and that i could set up as an altar. Well I am a challenged person and lets just say it was rather entertaining to see me work on this creation that ended up in a burn pile. So finally I broke down and let my boyfriend do it for me.

But it is a great idea just be careful. It will make it more personal and you can make it to whatever you what it to be which is great. Good luck with it.

[Gregoriose]

I built my own alter out of wood. mini alter pieces. :artist:

[Aleforge]

I would also say BUILD IT!

My wife and I built ours out of a round unfinished table top from lowes, and a pedastal. The cool thing about it was we got to have a clean slate to engrave the wood any what we wanted. So using transfer paper we put in the designs and wording, then used a wood burning tool to etch it into the surface. Stain, clear coat, and viola!

It was very fun and completely personal!

[Bleurenee]

I think everything you make yourself embeds your own personal energy into it, making it that much more magical....

[FacesSunward]

ya Mysterious its the same for me i told my parents its for an ancient greek form of meditation not really a lie. . . . . . . kind of???? im working on it and its hard ive got splinters!!!!!! ouch-making!!!!!!!!:D

[Mysterious573]

Yeah see i am not all that skilled. So I tend to have my boyfriend do it for me. He is a little better at it, but I am getting the hang of some of it. In the end though I think I will just stick with my garden. lol

[Gregoriose]

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/gregoriosethegreat/wand.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc268/gregoriosethegreat/minialter.jpg

It’s all made out of sticks. The alter is very small. I'm working on a smaller one. The other piece is my wand. Also made of sticks with a quarts stone on the end. I use a very magickal process to make to redefine the shape of the wood called boiling wood. The only thing that I see that could be dangerous is that you might get a splinter.

[CelestialWolf]

I found my altar....or rather, it seemed to have found me at a local flea market. It is small, but absolutely perfect for me. It was tucked away in a dark corner like it was waiting for me to come along and find it. When I saw it I had a feeling and just knew it was meant to be.

[Emelia]

I agree with everyone else when I say yay, its more personal and Im sure the fact that you have built it yourself it will be alot more personal and nicer x