The Craft

12/19/2025

These journals found their way to the shelves the quiet way.
One by one.
As if they already knew where they belonged.

Each one is wrapped in soft, worn leather, the kind that feels familiar the moment you touch it. The covers are alive with moon phases, moths, foxes, forest paths, goddesses, wings, and night skies. Little brass clasps hold them closed, not to keep secrets hidden, but to keep them safe until you are ready.

These are not notebooks meant for grocery lists or hurried thoughts.
They are meant for sitting down.
For slowing your breath.
For lighting a candle before you open them.

These journals are for the words you don’t speak out loud.
For dreams that visit in the middle of the night.
For spells scribbled in pencil.
For grief that needs somewhere gentle to land.
For prayers, plans, sketches, moon notes, ancestors, intentions, and becoming.

The leather softens as you use it.
It warms under your hands.
It remembers.

Each one carries its own story before it ever reaches you. The rest of the story is yours to write.

If you’ve been waiting for the right journal, the one that feels like it chose you instead of the other way around, they’re here now on the shelves at The Craft.

Come open one.
You’ll know.

12/19/2025

Meet the Stoners! ✨

They are raw stone souls, freshly arrived, still carrying the language of the earth on their skin. Untumbled. Unpolished. Honest. Each one has been given the tiniest little face, a reminder that even they are watching, listening, and quietly rooting for you. 🖤

The Peepers arrived dressed in amethyst finery with spectacles perched just right, the Stoners come barefoot, pockets full of soil and secrets. They have stories etched into every ridge and crack. Stories of pressure. Of time. Of becoming. 🌿

They are here for adoption! ✨

Each Stoner chooses their person slowly. They like to be held. Turned over in the palm. Felt rather than judged. They are wonderful companions for desks, shelves, altars, and quiet corners where you need a reminder that growth does not require perfection. ☮️

Some say they help with grounding.
Some say they steady anxious thoughts.
Some simply say they make them smile when they catch their little face looking back at them.

Whatever brings you together, know this
They are not unfinished.
They are exactly as they are meant to be.

Stop in and meet them, your Stoner might already be waiting for you! 🤍

P.S
They are all in house today. Peepers just arrived as well!! Come get these cute little guys while supplies last! 🫶🏼

12/18/2025

Freshly poured, dressed, and blessed
All of our priestess made candles have been lovingly restocked and are now waiting for you at The Craft, just in time for Yule and the holiday season.

Each one was created slowly and with intention
Poured by hand
Adorned with botanicals, crystals, and protective charms
Meant to be burned with purpose, prayer, and a little bit of wonder

These make beautiful gifts for loved ones
Or a sacred offering for yourself as the year turns and the light returns

If you have been waiting, this is your moment
They are on the shelves now, glowing softly and ready to come home with you

As always, once they’re gone, they’re gone
Come wander, browse, and let one choose you 🕯️

12/16/2025

Update: They have arrived!! Come get them while supplies last! 12/19

Great News!!!!

Oh friends, I have the happiest little bit of news to share.

The Peepers are coming back this Thursday.

These sweet little amethyst friends sold out so quickly last time, and I know so many of you have been waiting, hoping, and quietly asking if they would return in time for Christmas. They heard you.

Peepers are those tiny guardians with the softest faces and the gentlest energy. Each one feels like a small companion meant to watch over a bedside table, an altar, a desk, or a pocket during long days. They make the most charming gifts, the kind that makes someone smile the moment they open the box.

We will have them back in the shop starting Thursday afternoon (their expected arrival), and I have a feeling they will not linger long. If you missed them the first time, this is your moment. If you are gifting one, trust that they carry a little extra comfort and quiet magick with them.

I cannot wait to see which ones find their way home with you.

The Craft
154 Laurens St NW Aiken

12/14/2025

These black bags are the kind you reach for without thinking because they somehow go with everything and still feel a little bit magickal.

Soft and roomy, with that perfect slouch, they are covered in yin yangs and celestial suns that quietly remind you to stay balanced while moving through the day. Big enough for your wallet, keys, journal, phone, lip balm, and a few small treasures you always seem to collect along the way. Comfortable on the shoulder and easy to carry whether you are running errands, heading to a gathering, or wandering through town with no real plan.

They feel playful but grounded. Whimsical without being loud. The kind of bag that sparks a compliment in line at the coffee shop or a knowing smile from someone who recognizes the symbolism.

These make wonderful Christmas gifts for teens, friends, daughters, sisters, or anyone who loves a little magick woven into their everyday life. They are also the perfect treat for yourself because practical can still be enchanting.

Simple. Useful. A little bit cosmic. A lot charming.

Available now at The Craft while they last.

154 Laurens St NW, Aiken SC

12/14/2025

This jar was created slowly, in quiet moments, with intention guiding every layer. A clear glass vessel filled with dried roses, many gathered straight from the priestess garden after they had lived a full season in the sun. Each bloom was clipped, dried, and thanked, carrying with it the memory of warmth, patience, and time.

Woven throughout the petals is snake shed from priestesses personal snakes, offered naturally and kept as a sacred gift. It coils softly through the jar, not hidden away, but visible and honored. Snake shed holds powerful symbolism of renewal, protection, and becoming. It speaks to growth that happens when we are ready, not forced, not rushed.

Roses bring the old magick of love, devotion, heart healing, and remembrance. Not the loud or performative kind of love, but the kind that stays. The kind that understands that grief and joy often walk hand in hand. Together, rose and shed tell a quiet story of release and rebirth, of shedding what no longer fits while remaining rooted in tenderness.

This jar can rest on an altar during heart work, transition seasons, or times of deep personal becoming. It can be held while setting intentions, placed near the bed for gentle dream support, or simply kept nearby as a visual reminder that transformation does not have to be sharp or painful. Soft change is still real change.

If you are called to work more actively with it, the jar can of course be opened. The roses and snake shed may be used in spell work, ritual, charm bags, or personal ceremonies, allowing the energy of the piece to move and evolve alongside your practice.

It also makes a deeply meaningful Christmas gift for someone who appreciates symbolism, nature, and slow, intentional magick. The kind of gift that feels personal without needing explanation. The kind that invites curiosity and quiet reflection.

This is not mass made. It is not rushed. It is a small sacred piece made with real hands, real plants, and living energy. A keeper of cycles, waiting to be welcomed into its next home.

12/14/2025

Christmas at The Craft feels a little different.
A little quieter. A little more enchanted.
Like candlelight flickering just out of the corner of your eye.

If you’re wandering in search of gifts that feel meaningful, magical, and just a bit unexpected, our shelves are full of treasures waiting to be discovered.

We have beautifully carved charcoal burning chalices, perfect for resin incense, herbs, or quiet ritual moments by candlelight. Each one feels grounded and old soul, a piece meant to be used slowly and with intention.

Our Victorian style umbrellas are both striking and practical, dramatic silhouettes for rainy days and moonlit walks. They feel like something pulled straight from a story, elegant, mysterious, and unapologetically beautiful.

And tucked among the greenery, you’ll find our handmade fairy doors. Each one is a tiny invitation to wonder. Place one on a shelf, at the base of a plant, or near a hearth, and let imagination do the rest. These are especially loved by those who still believe in magick, no matter their age.

From ritual tools to whimsical decor, The Craft is filled with gifts that carry story, beauty, and intention. Perfect for loved ones, and perfectly acceptable to gift yourself as well.

We invite you to step inside, linger a little, and let Christmas feel magical again.

12/14/2025

Good morning , friends . Pull up a chair at my kitchen table for a moment.
Let’s talk about rose quartz.

This is the stone I reach for when the world feels a little sharp around the edges. Rose quartz carries the soft medicine of love, not the loud kind, but the steady kind. The kind that reminds your shoulders to drop and your breath to slow. It has long been known as the stone of the heart, gently encouraging compassion, emotional healing, and a return to kindness, especially toward ourselves.

Rose quartz works quietly. It does not rush or demand. It teaches us how to receive, how to forgive, how to soften without losing our strength. I often place it near my bed, on a desk where big feelings live, or at the center of the table when conversations need tenderness. It pairs beautifully with moments of reflection, self care rituals, or simply sitting with a warm cup of tea and letting your thoughts settle.

These towers are especially lovely because they help direct that soothing energy upward and outward, like a soft lantern glow filling a room. They make wonderful companions during the winter months when we are nesting, resting, and turning inward.

As a Yule gift, rose quartz is a blessing wrapped in stone. A reminder of love returning with the light. Perfect for someone who needs comfort, encouragement, or a gentle nudge to remember their own worth. And yes, that includes you.

From my table to yours, may your season be softened by love. 🩷

12/12/2025

I want to talk with you for a moment about these little stones, because sometimes the quiet ones don’t shout for attention. They simply wait.

These are Serenity Stones. At first glance they look simple. Smooth river stones. Earthy. Grounded. But when you slow down and really look, you start to see the devotion in them.

Each stone is wrapped by hand using an old Japanese style binding technique that does not rely on knots, glue, tape, or burned ends. The tension itself holds the wrap in place. Every pass of the fiber has to be intentional. Too loose and it slips. Too tight and it loses its harmony. It is a practice in patience and balance, not unlike the kind of serenity we are all quietly seeking.

I love that nothing here is forced. The stone is not pierced. It is not altered. It is honored exactly as it is, simply held. Cradled. Supported.

Serenity Stones are meant to be touched. To be turned over in the palm when your thoughts are loud. To sit beside your tea cup. To rest on your altar, your desk, your nightstand. They remind us that calm is not something we chase. It is something we return to.

If you’re someone who appreciates slow work, old techniques, and the kind of magick that whispers instead of shouts, these may be for you.

Sometimes the most powerful pieces in the shop are the ones that wait patiently until the right hands find them.

12/11/2025

Tonight is Aiken’s Night of a 1000 Lights and the whole town will glow like a little river of stars. We will be opening the doors of The Craft this evening for anyone who wants to wander in, warm their hands around a cup of hot tea, and rest for a moment in the sanctuary.

Come visit while you stroll the luminaries along the street. As long as there are hearts moving through the shop, we will keep the lights low and the tea warm. If things become quiet later in the night, we will close up gently and slip outside to enjoy the glow right along with you.

If you are out and about tonight, stop in and say hello. Let the warmth meet you at the door and let this little sanctuary be one of the lights along your path.

Downtown Aiken shines bright tonight—join us from 6–8 PM for a magical stroll under the lights at Night of 1000 Lights, one of the season’s favorite traditions. ✨

12/10/2025

The KNO Yule Cookie Exchange is almost here, and my heart is already glowing thinking about all the treats that will fill our altar room. I would love to start a little conversation with all of you.

What cookies are you planning to bring this year? Old family recipes. Something new you’ve been wanting to try. A holiday favorite that always disappears first. I want to hear it all.

If you’d like, bring one recipe card to set beside your cookies at the exchange. Everyone can use their phone to take a picture, so no one has to keep up with paper slips. It will feel like a cozy little recipe swap around the kitchen table.

To keep the conversation flowing, hop over to Friends of The Craft ~ A Sacred Circle and share what you’re baking. Let’s fill that thread with sweetness and excitement.

I can’t wait to see (and taste) what you all bring.