Nickel and Dime magic: colored paper

I am a big fan of symbols and language based magic. I collect nifty looking alphabets, and love exploring new symbols and sigils and even making my own. I also think that color is an easy way to add another layer to things.

You can go to most stores and buy paper in different colors. In stationary stores, you can find paper of all shapes, sizes, textures and even paper made with flowers or other nifty things worked into it. You can make your own as well, which can be a fun (if messy) project.

But if you just want small pieces of brightly colored paper, why not use pain sample strips? You can get them at pretty much anywhere that sells paint (so your local all purpose store or hardware store). There are almost always tons of color options. They are mostly printed on card stock of some kind, so it is a nice stiff paper if you want to use it for something that could stand on it's own (by folding it like a card in half or looping it into a cylinder).

If you cut it into an appropriate shape, they can be used as decorative candle bases. Consider making a larger cylinder and cutting shapes into it and you have a shadow maker (like the old tea light votives that you don't see any more made out of paper bags). Cut smaller shapes of different colors and make a magical collage that can be hung on your wall for prosperity or blessing!

**Note** I also love mixing colored paper and colored pens. Especially useful when you want to incorporate multiple energies into a single working!