Brizel's Brigit Crosses are a unique adaptation of a traditional Brigid Cross. They are handmade using organic apple wood which was grown, pruned, cured and crafted by me with my own original design. These individual Bridget Cross ornaments are a perfect wall decor for rustic, Celtic and Goddess loving homes and make lovely home blessing and house warming gifts for both friends and family.

These ready made crosses were crafted on a sunny day and made during the Imbolc season during the month of February which began with the celebration of St Brigid's Day on February 1st. The seasoned red-hued organic apple wood sticks are carefully woven and sewn together using hemp twine and embellished with a cast metal sewing button for its center. My Brigit Crosses then wait patiently at the foot of the Brighid's altar until they ship out to their new home.

This listing is for a Brigit Cross sewn in a lavender purple hemp twine with tips wrapped in deep purple.
The center has been embellished with a vintage copper-tone metal sewing button featuring a scroll seed sun design.
It measures approx. 6 in. x 6 in. across its arm tips and is dimensional up to 1 in. forward.
There is a loop at the back of it to hang from.

In this specific color combination & cast metal button, only four of these have been made to date. All four are alike but unique since the wooden sticks will vary slightly in thickness and character. My photos will represent all four in this limited edition and you can expect to receive something like this one or very similar.

Gift wrapped & packaged in a sturdy box, Brizel's Brigit Crosses ship via First Class Mail or Priority Mail if you choose to upgrade during your check out process.

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Further information about Brizel's Apple Wood Brigit Crosses...

The Brigid Cross is a solar symbol, equal armed and stretching in all four directions, it symbolically encourages the strength of the sun through our front doors and into our homes. It is a talisman, usually hung above the inside of the front door or near the hearth, and it is believed to bring protection, blessing, fertility and prosperity into our households.

Handcrafted & individually unique, I make Brizel's Brigit Crosses from homegrown apple wood which I sew together with colorful hemp twine. I've been making them since 2005. My apple trees were a special group of fruit trees, eighteen in total and each one bearing a different variety. The orchard formed a huge spiral with lavender bushes in between each and a walkway to its center. In January, the small budding branches were pruned, cut to size and cured for a minimum of one year to ensure that the wood has fully shrunk down to size.

My crosses are an original adaptation of an ancient pre-christian Celtic tradition. Also known as St. Brigid’s Crosses, they are traditionally made from woven straw or rushes gathered on January 31st which is the eve of St. Brigit’s Day. Crosses from the previous year were burned then replaced with new ones affirming the old saying: “Out with the old, and in with the new”. Brizel’s Brigit Crosses are especially made for home blessing and house protection <3

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