Summer Garden Review
Usually mid-September is time to start cool weather gardening tasks- harvesting, seed collecting, dividing, maintenance. But the summer heat and rain keeps rolling on and so does the growing season. The peppers and herbs are drinking it in, and the new front gardens are a riot of blooms. Even the strawberries are putting on a…
2018 a year of…
It has been one whole year since we launched this website. I had a lot of high hopes for 2018 but a soul crushing experience happened in February- my mother at age 58 passed away unexpectedly from a massive heart attack. Whew. Heavy words. I have since then completely neglected the online persona of…
A Guide to Renaissance Clothing
When people find out that I attend Ren Fairs, and even had a Ren Fair wedding I often get asked about what I wear! I admit that I do do a lot of make your own costuming for the family – but I also shop online and at the fair itself. Here are some great…
Renaissance Wedding
I have always been a big fan of ren fairs, and when it came time to finally get hitched I went through the process of picking out the where, when, and what theme am I going to celebrate the ‘most magical day of my life’ *cough*. I went through the standards, attended wedding expos and…
A little start
I have been working my entire life. I started filing taxes at the tender age of 16, with babysitting money and have NEVER not worked in some form all through high school, college, grad school and after. I got married, bought a house (well the bank still owns almost all of it), got a dog,…
Alchemtree…
is the creative outpouring of Brian and Melanie Johnson located in Des Moines, Iowa.
We aim to create a community of creatives, artists, outcasts, spiritual seekers and geniuses. If you love art, fantasy, crafting, cosplay, or renaissance fairs….. you will feel right at home with us!
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