ABOUT
Welcome to my cozy blog. My name is Christie, and I journal about cozy crafts and art inspired by folk traditions, nature, and the whimsical.
Alchemy is a word that stays with me because it has evolved to also mean (according to American-Webster): a power or process that changes or transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way.
This philosophy can apply to anything in the art of crafts. How many times have we watched a family member transform meager vegetables and meat scraps into the most spectacular stew? Or watch a grandmother crochet her heart out to create the most impressive blanket? Perhaps you have seen a blacksmith mold scarlet iron into a spoon or knife. Perchance you witnessed glass being blown into the form of a wine bottle.
In my experience, I’ve seen all of these occur, inspiring me to be highly appreciative of the work, expertise, and care that is put into anything humans create.
Transformation—Alchemy—is incredible, especially when fulfilled through our own two hands. I cherish the skills of crafters and artists everywhere who have maintained humanity through their crafts. Our skills as humans are invaluable, despite what technology and artificial intelligence might say. Sure tech can optimize for efficiency. However when technology malfunctions, it is human minds and hands that take up the slack, and infuse the world with souls.
LATEST STORIES
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Flowers and Peace: A Recipe for Sunshine Happy Hippie Granola
“There is freedom waiting for you in the breezes of the sky and you ask – ‘What if I fall?’ Oh but my darling ‘What if you fly?’ ” ―Erin Hanson Five everyday things that…
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The Uncle I Wish I Grew Up With
“An uncle is a bond of faith that even time can’t sever, a gift to last all of our lives. An uncle is forever.” — Betsy Farrell While I was in high school, I…
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A Homestead Classic: A Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies
“I bit into the chocolate chip. Slowed myself down. By then, almost a week in, I could sort through the assault of layers a little more quickly. The chocolate chips were from a factory,…
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The Perks of Being a Dandelion
“This will ruffle some feathers. Not every form of exercise needs to be “optimal” to be worth doing. There. I said it.” ― Anonymous I hope you don’t mind a bit of stream of consciousness……
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Have You Ever Heard of the Book “Memento Mori”?
“Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.” ― Emily Dickinson One day while traversing the non-fiction shelves of my…
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Our Own Spirit in a World Stranger than Fiction
“There are hundreds, if not thousands of flowers in the world. Comparing a peony to a bellflower is pointless. Who has the right to judge which is more beautiful?” ― Natsu Hyuuga As an avid…
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What if I Told You that Plants are a Different Beast?
“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.” ― H. Jackson Brown Jr. One of the proudest moments in my life was the day my precious little Looking Glass…
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Happy Ostara: Less Tech; More Human
“The happiest people do not have the best of everything; they make the best of everything they have.” ― Anonymous I’m a bit late for this; Ostara and the Spring Equinox was yesterday, but…
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Tea of Immortality: A Recipe for Jun Kombucha
“In a world full of sodas, be a kombucha.” ― Anonymous Also known as Jun Tea, Jun is a variety of kombucha specifically brewed by fermenting green tea with honey, bacteria, and yeast. It isn’t…
“It’s been my experience that you can nearly always enjoy things if you make up your mind firmly that you will.”
― Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
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