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Picture a broom in your mind. Did it have glitter and dried flowers on it? Have you ever even dreamed those were possibilities? Creative Paskalini\\xa0Savopoulos (Lena for short), is obsessed with crafting decorative and functional\\xa0brooms by hand. \\xa0

She recalls falling in love with a broom at a Renaissance Festival. She didn\\u2019t buy it at first \\u2013 but she found as she was walking around she couldn\\u2019t get it out of her mind. When she returned to purchase it, she was disappointed to discover it had been sold. This inspired her to enroll in a broom making course.\\xa0\\xa0

Lena covered the basic types of brooms she creates:\\xa0

• Hand whisk: small brooms without sticks; they come in a variety of shapes inspired by bird wings\\xa0and tails\\xa0
• Cobwebber: long slender brooms with lightweight sticks used to get into high corners\\xa0\\xa0
• Hearth broom: small brooms used to sweep out fireplaces\\xa0
• Sweeper: long handled flat brooms for sweeping\\xa0
• Besom: a gathering of broomcorn wrapped around a stick (associated with witches)\\xa0

Lena loves to transform forged sticks into her broom handles. Her supply pile looks like a beaver dam. Traditional brooms are made out of wood and broomcorn. She loves to incorporate unexpected materials like glitter, crystals, dried flowers, and ribbon. Lena is inspired by the cycles of nature, colors, and animals.\\xa0

Broom care is simple. Either hang your broom or store it upside down to prevent the bristles from warping. Store brooms in a cool, dry space.\\xa0

She also shared a sample of fun broom folklore:\\xa0

• Sweeping over someone\\u2019s feet will keep them from getting married\\xa0
• Flipping a broom upside down lets guests know it\\u2019s time to leave\\xa0
• Sweeping on a Monday is bad luck\\xa0\\xa0
• ...and more\\xa0\\xa0

Her web site is:\\xa0https://vagabondspun.com\\xa0