ABOUT
Welcome to my cozy blog. My name is Christie, and I journal about cozy fiber 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 perform better in the short term. However when technology malfunctions, it is human minds and hands that take up the slack.
LATEST STORIES
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Let the Good Times Roll: A Recipe for Raspberry Cream Cheese King Cake
“Laissez les bons temps rouler (Let the good times roll).” ― Anonymous Raspberry Cream Cheese King Cake is a marvelous traditional pastry associated with the celebration of Mardi Gras, particularly in the Gulf Coast region…
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3 Historical Knits Used to Protest Fascism
“We think too much and feel too little.” ― Charlie Chaplin from The Great Dictator Why Arts and Crafts ARE Activism Oftentimes many see “craftivism” ―a form of civil disobedience and political protest that uses…
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Daily Art Musings: Only Crafting for Fun In 2026
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” ― Maya Angelou My Life is Being Rewritten This year, I’ve been thinking a lot about my high school and college self.…
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How to Knit: The Stockinette Stitch
“I do know that there isn’t ever going to be a time when there aren’t any knitters…” ― Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Perhaps the most well known knitting stitch of all is the classic Stockinette Stitch.…
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Daily Art Musings: Two Extra Hours
“Where your worth is underestimated, your time will be wasted.” ― Gift Gugu Mona The greatest news I’ve received in a long time is being told that I would receive the gift of time. That…
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Daily Art Musings: Your Aesthetic vs. Prepackaged Aesthetics
“To find out who you are is like putting yourself on a psychiatric couch, but you have nobody to help you. Really it isn’t easy. I was talking with my nephew this morning and…
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Happy Imbolc and Candlemas: A Promise of New Life
“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”…
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I Painted My Own Regal Pet Portraits
“Everyone is taught that angels have wings, but the lucky ones of us find they have four paws.” ― Anonymous Harmless Fun and Practice Since 2011, I had only painted seven or so pictures,…
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I Made My Christmas and Yuletide Gifts This Year
“Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.” — W.S. Merwin Who are the biggest influences in your life? Influenced to Make Gifts…
“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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