Nifty Buckles Folklore

Nifty Buckles Folklore is my brand! I'm Valerie Hopkins, weaver of folklore , poetry, myth & magic. Join me as we travel to the enchanted world of folklore!
https://niftybucklesfolklore.fun/shop

https://ko-fi.com/niftybucklesfolklore

https://www.tumblr.com/niftybucklesblog

Folklorefun ©2017-2025 All Right Reserved

Last Notes

2026-10-31 15:16:01 UTC

#BookWormSat 📚
🎃 #Halloween2026 👻
Two seasonal books!
🖍️ Halloween Haunts: Spooky folklore & colouring fun!
🍂 Samhain’s Veil: Honouring our ancestors through sacred traditions, folklore, crafts and seasonal recipes, when the veil between worlds grows thin. ✨🖤
📚 Halloween Haunts PB:
https://amazon.ca/dp/B0HKZSG5B7
📚 Samhain’s Veil PB:
https://amazon.ca/dp/B0HNMD349P
📱 Samhain’s Veil eBook:
https://amazon.ca/dp/B0HNM4N4FQ
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/536/178/670/157/125/original/a01200d0a07a3487.png

2026-10-28 18:26:04 UTC

#GlamisCastle 👻
As October deepens and shadows gather, Glamis Castle in Angus, Scotland reveals its darkest tales.
Within its walls lurks the Monster of Glamis — “hairy as a doormat” or “a human toad” — sealed away in secret chambers. 🚪🐸
He’s not alone: the Grey Lady haunts the chapel, the Tongueless Woman wanders the halls, and Earl Beardie’s spirit still rolls dice with the Devil. 👻🎲👿
With every rustling leaf, the legends come chillingly to life… 👀🦇
#ScottishFolklore #GhostStories 👻
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/519/933/217/907/485/original/a3de76e88793c4b8.png

2026-10-28 18:10:16 UTC

#WyrdWednesday 🎃🔥🐈‍⬛🐈
During #Samhain, Oweynagat in Co. Roscommon—the “Cave of Cats”—opens as a gateway to the Otherworld. 🌙
Queen Medb’s haunt releases spectral Cat Sìth and Púca spirits into the night. Locals once gathered by the fire to share eerie tales, then dared moonlit games near the cave mouth for luck, love… or a shiver of fright. 🌕🎲🖤
That is Ireland’s gate to Hell. 🔥
#CaveofCats #Samhain #Oweynagat
Photo credit: Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/519/868/996/071/895/original/960fe3e4f7836ba2.png

2026-10-26 17:37:52 UTC

Celebrating the hauntingly beautiful art of Iren Horrors, featuring Hecate, the Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic and crossroads. 🔥🗝️
Keeper of torches and keys, she stands at the threshold between worlds.
#MythologyMonday #Hecate #IrenHorrors #Samhain 🕯️ #Halloween 🎃 #AncientGreek #Religion #Mythology
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/508/424/728/260/118/original/c2c9e62cdd1b2030.jpg

2026-10-19 14:13:41 UTC

#MythologyMonday🐱✨
The Norwegian Forest Cat is said to be a fairy or a goblin in DISGUISE.
Those large, luminous eyes aren’t just beautiful. They’re windows. Stare into them long enough and you may glimpse the Otherworld watching back through the mask of a cat.
A living disguise that lets the fae move among us, unnoticed… until the moment you look too closely. 🌙
#Masks #Disguises #NorwegianForestCat #FairyLore #Catlore 🐈
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/467/985/806/754/559/original/b7de7b119ea8fe44.png