Featured Artist – ‘Tis Charmed

 

I love the inspiration I get from the world of fantasy. I am a Tolkien fan and reading The Hobbit when I was 12 years old opened a whole world to me that over the years has brought me great joy.

I believe that people emulate what they love through their art. My creations have a wee bit of the little people’s air about them I have been told. So’s, I be thinkin, ’tis charmed, i’tis ; )  And so, the name, ‘Tis Charmed was created.

‘Tis Charmed is a subsidiary of Charmimsy, my licensed business and online cottage craft supply shop. Since the two shops are related it would help to understand where the name ‘Charmimsy’ comes from to understand my complete vision for ‘Tis Charmed.

All About the Charmimsy Name:

In the British Isles it has long been known that mimsy is the stuff out of which feminine creations are constructed. The Fae (faerie kingdom) even coined a word for this boundless creativity of humans to take a seemingly simple thing, like a bead or a button, and make something beautiful or useful with it. That word is charmimsy.

The Fae have a great respect for the creative spirit of humans. In fact, it is probably the one true thing we have in common with the faeries. You might ask, “How does taking a bag of beads and making a bracelet kindle a common bond with the faerie folk?” Well, to them it is a sort of magic. In fact, creating things is probably the closest humans come to being magical.

‘Tis Charmed was created to provide a special place for my created pieces, or as the Fae call them, Charmimsy. I had them for sale in my craft shop, until one day they rose up in rebellion, demanding a place of their very own. They declared they were too good to share a spot with a bunch of mimsy. After all, they were charmed mimsy now. I had to admit my folly of charming them and then treating them as though they were not charmed. So, I gave them their own shop, ‘Tis Charmed, where they can charm away all night and day.

I hope, as I explore creating and charming all things mimsy, that you will find something with a wee bit of the Fae magic for yourself in my creations. For the love of all things inspired by the Fae, Kate

Find my creations in my Etsy shop.
Find craft supplies at my Etsy supply shop.
Read my musings on my blog.

                        

Tags: beaded crochet, beads, charm, charmed, charmimsy, craft, fae, faerie

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