I looked into using
Witch's Runes (This is the best link I could find. This is a set of 8.) since the quantity of the Futhark runes was intimidating to me. Though you can make sets with different numbers of runes, mine is a set of 13. I like that the symbols are a bit more intuitive to use (at least to me). I also found a nice book to help me with learning them: A Witch's Runes by Susan Sheppard.
Just wanted to post this if anyone was interested in an alternative to traditional runes...