I am me! And I like me. 💚
We rise from the ashes ~ ALTERED - but with GRACE.......
Don’t know about me yet? That’s okay. I’m still in the development stage. Honestly, I’m not sure we ever stop developing.
I’m married to a wonderful man who loves me unconditionally. As most people say, we’re joined at the hip. And yes… he’s still here, so I must be doing something right.
I’ve been a multi-media artist for many years, which I love, love, LOVE. I’ve never been very good at picking just one thing and sticking with it. There are simply too many things I want to make.
So here we are.
Altered Grace Alchemy is where a lot of those things have ended up—jewelry, crystals, curiosities, apothecary goodies, ritual pieces, suncatchers, odd little treasures and whatever else happens to wander into my imagination.
I don’t mass-produce anything. That’s just not how my brain works. I make things one at a time. I hand-pick my stones. I like old things, unusual things, pretty things, slightly strange things and things that make you stop and say, “Oooooh… what’s that?”
I’m a proud Mom of eight very individualized children—seven on earth and one in heaven. I’m Nana to some ultra-amazing boys and one sweet little girl, and Mom to many others who have found comfort, love and a place to land in our home.
I believe in spirits, ghosts, angels, heaven and Divine intervention. I’m spiritual by nature.
I believe there is a better place we belong, but I’m not in any hurry to get there.
I believe there are no coincidences.
I believe things happen for reasons, even when we don’t understand those reasons at the time.
I love feeling the dirt under my feet and the rain on my face.
I love sunrises because they remind me I’ve survived the night.
I love sunsets because they remind me I made it through another day.
I love growing old because it is a privilege that some people never get.
I’m complicated but extremely simple.
I’m a mess.
I’m still figuring things out.
I am me.
Life is wonderful, horrible, amazing and painful. Sometimes all at the same time.
And this little shop?
It’s a collection of the things I love, the things that make me curious, the things that make me smile, and the things I simply couldn’t resist making.
Nothing here is perfect.
And that’s kind of the point.
Altered… but with Grace. 💚
Welcome to my little corner of the world.
Stay magical. 🖤