Wire wrapped bullet charm

So, I found a bullet when I was collecting shells for my casing wind chime. I figured that I would use it in the chime, but it didn't make a good noise because it wasn't hollow. So, I wrapped it in wire, and made it a protection charm to go next to my citrine crystal. (which wards me from depression.)
I've seen some really pretty charms of casings with small shards of crystal poking out.
http://www.etsy.com/search/handmade?q=bullet%20shell%20crystal&view_type=gallery&ship_to=ZZ&min=0&max=0
Those are really cool; and I wanted to make one, but I didn't have small enough crystals to use.)

Bullet shell casing wind chime

 So, I come from a "Wild West" republican family. And we love guns, and shooting things, and sometimes eating those things that we have shot. (Elk is a very salty meat, by the way)

Anyway, my dad, little brother and I go shooting down at an old quarry every now and then, and my dad re-loads the spent shell casings of the bullets-he says each shell can be used about 10 times.

So, we collect the spent casings of a certain calibre, and I noticed that the casings made a lovely tinkling noise. I decided to use the casings

 that my dad doesn't reload - 22 calibre.

The smallest ones are 22's and the bigger ones are made of steel, which my dad doesn't like to use either. So I collected a bunch, cleaned them up and used fishing line to tie them to a wooden dowel.

 It took me about two hours, and then about another 30 minutes after they decided to lose balance and slide off...making have to redo the whole right half. They got all tangled, so I had to cut off and retie 14 shells! Ugh!

 Up-close, but kind of blurry.

 Action shot! Outside! You can't really see the shell casings, but you can see a bit of my apple tree.

A slightly better view? (not really. I'm not a photographer.)

Finding friendship spell

Goal: To gain friends that are kind, loyal and true to me and themselves.
Tools: 1 white candle, 1-2 large bay leaves, 1 felt tip pen, 1 cauldron

On the leaves, write down what you want in your new friends, burn the leaf on the candle, let i burn down on your cauldron, say:

Goddesses and Gods hear my plea
Bring some faithful friends to me
Kind, true and loyal they'll be
As I ask it, so make it be.

Bury the ashes of the leaves, after you've finished your works.

A Spell for Harmonious Living (Roomate Spell)

So, I'm moving to Utah next month for college, and I keep worrying about how my room mates will be. So I've decided on a preemptive strike. I wrote this spell yesterday, and I plan on doing it next full moon.

Goal: To create harmonious living conditions with room/house mates.
Tools: 1 white candle, 1 quartz crystal to amplify energy (it's not necessary, but I like quartz), peppermint, clove and allspice (a pinch each burned in the cauldron or sprinkled round the circle), Draw on three small pieces of paper in brown or pink crayon or pencil; a hedgehog, an elk, and a snail.

Light the candle and have the drawings near by and say:

I call upon Concordia, to bring harmony between myself and the ones I live with.
I offer an elk (burn the drawing of the elk in the cauldron)
    So that we can observe each others energy and respond in kindness.
I offer a snail (burn drawing of snail)
    So that we can be patient with each other.
I offer a hedgehog (burn drawing of hedgehog)
    So that we can avoid any chaos that night come from anger, fear or misunderstandings.
Grant me this wish of harmony, so that we might live in peace together.
As I ask it, so mote it be.

(Finish your works, open the circle, then bury the ashes of the pictures outside.)

Letting go, and getting rid of

My family has moved to a new place every year or two since I was ten, so I've become an expert at cleaning a house well enough in order to get the deposit back. But, I have yet to learn how to get rid of things I don't need. Eventually, I have to have my mom or sister come into my room and get rid of a lot of things that I would rather keep.
Now, I'm not a hoarder, but it's gotten pretty close a few times. My biggest weakness is my books. I would rather go naked than not have my books! But, all of my books probably weigh a couple hundred pounds!
I also have several things with sentimental value, but no real purpose or use. For example, I have an awesome turtle shaped lamp that my grandma gave me...but I never use it, and it doesn't give off much light, and I'm sure my grandma couldn't care less if I got rid of it (she probably doesn't even remember giving it to me!)
I also have an eight piece music box collection, which is totally worthless to anyone but myself, and I don't even wind them up anymore.
My trouble lies in that I love my stuff. And I hate that I love my stuff. I don't like being attached to things that I probably bought at the dollar store!
Since I'm moving to Utah soon, I have to leave a lot of stuff with my family, which they will have to get rid of or keep when they move. Even worse, I have to leave my pagan stuff with my non-pagan family!
You see my predicament, I either have to get rid of my stuff, or risk exposure to my family.

I think I will have to ask my little brother to be my room cleaner when the time comes for them to move. My brother knows about me, so maybe he won't throw out the wrong things.
Or hopefully, I will learn to let go of THINGS, and just remember the memories and feelings that went with them.

...Sorry for venting, but I feel like I understand stuff better.
(or maybe I'll just keep my books and have my parents sell everything else.)

Blessed Be.

The White Tree of Gondor

 I made this wrist cuff in about 3 hours. I'm not very good at hand sewing, so it looks kind of ragged. I wanted to have a watch that will cover my future wrist tattoo, when I'm around my non-pagan family.

 I've recently watched all of the Lord of The Rings movies in one day! And I saw a cute embroidered hoop of the White Tree of Gondor.

 Buttons to hold it together.

  Watch face on top.

The tree on top of my wrist, with the watch on the bottom.
Tell me what you think. :P