There’s a particular kind of morning here in the Pacific Northwest — the kind where fog sits low over the firs, the air smells like rain and pine resin, and the whole world feels like it’s still half-asleep. The kind of morning that makes you understand, in your bones, why the old stories placed gods in forests and fae beneath the roots of ancient trees. After a long night shift, that’s exactly the moment I drive home through.

I’m a night shift nurse by day (or, well, by night). By the hours in between, I make things by hand, forage the trails behind my house, and tend to a witchcraft practice rooted in the land I live on — the mossy, dripping, endlessly green Pacific Northwest. I read mythology and folklore the way other people read the news. I stay up too late with romantasy novels and think about what it means that humans have always, in every culture, told stories about magic. And somewhere along the way, I started seeing it everywhere: in the rhythm of washing dishes at 3am, in the ritual of lighting a candle before a long shift, in the quiet ceremony of sweeping a floor at the end of a hard week.

The old magic and the everyday magic are the same magic. They always were.

That Crafty Witch PNW is where I bring it all together.

What You’ll Find Here

This isn’t a blog with a narrow lane. It’s more like an overgrown path — the kind that might lead somewhere in a fairy tale — winding through a few different kinds of magic:

DIY Crafts & Tutorials — Step-by-step projects you can actually make, with honest materials lists and real photos. Foraged wreaths. Handmade candles. Fiber arts. Seasonal decorations that feel like they belong in a cottage at the edge of an enchanted wood.

Witchcraft & Ritual — Accessible, grounded witchcraft for real life — including the kind that happens in your kitchen, your laundry room, and your daily routines. You don’t need a perfect altar or a full moon. You need intention, and you’ve already got that.

Folklore, Mythology & Fantasy — The stories that shaped how humans understand magic. Celtic and Norse myth, Slavic fairy tales, fae lore, the creatures that live at the edges of old maps. Book recommendations for fellow romantasy readers. Deep dives into the legends woven into the plants, stones, and seasons I write about everywhere else on this blog.

Pacific Northwest Nature & Foraging — The land here is generous if you know how to pay attention. I’ll share what I know about seasonal foraging, PNW botanicals, and the slow pleasure of learning to read a forest that feels, on the right kind of morning, genuinely ancient.

Shop My Picks — The tools and materials I actually reach for. No filler, no fluff — just the things that earn a permanent place on my shelves and in my craft room, with honest notes on why I love them.

Why I Started This

I got tired of witchcraft content that felt like it was only for people with a lot of time, a lot of money, and a perfectly curated aesthetic. And I got tired of fantasy content that stayed safely on the shelf instead of spilling over into real life where it belongs. I wanted a place where a tutorial on making a smudge bundle could sit next to a deep dive into the Norse mythology behind the herbs I used to make it — where everyone who stumbles in feels like they belong here, whether they come for the crafts, the folklore, or just the feeling that something more is possible.

Whatever your practice looks like. Whoever you are. However many spoons you have today.

This is that place. Pull up a chair. The kettle’s always on. I’m glad you’re here. Start wherever feels right — the Blog, the Shop Picks, or the About page if you want to know who’s behind all of this. 🌙