Originally Posted by Gothikim

2 words: Voodoo Altar! The items on a real altar depend on what loas (voodoo spirits) are being honored, but here are some general non-specific items: tobacco (cigars, cigarettes), money (laid out in a veve-like pattern), flowers, booze (just bottles with colored water will do!), food (fruit, veggies, meat, bread, whatever-- fake might be best for safety's sake).

If you have random bones or a skull left over from other projects, chuck them on there with raffia or twine and maybe feathers tied on them. Lay these items out on mismatched dishes and bowls, especially wood or brass. Hit the thrift store for the cheapo dishes...

Look around at your local grocery stores for those tall pillar candles in colored glass jars. A few of those in different colors would be pretty and appropriate. Even better would be the glass jar candles with pictures of saints on them. If you have or can find a rubber snake or 2 or 3, wind them around the items on the altar.

Real voodoo practitioners, at least those in New Orleans that I've seen &/or met, wear white during ceremonies. White top/shirt over white skirt/pants, with a colored sash for a belt. Barefoot or sandals would be OK for footgear, and jewelry would likely be made of wood, real or simulated stones, or beads. Voodoo priestesses usually have their hair covered; women wear a turban-style headcovering. I don't know if priests cover their hair...

For veve patterns, watch Skeleton Key, or just wing it. Most veves start with a + shape and have (usually) symmetrical lines and curves crossing the lines of the +.

HTH! I'd love to do a voodoo theme someday. Can you tell?????