About Me

When I was in 3rd grade, I started my very first business:  drawing pictures of horses and selling them to my classmates!  I even took "custom order requests"!  All of the bounty from my sales were kept in my little zipper shoe keychain (each drawing was a whopping .25 cents) and was always very proud that I never had to ask mom for money to buy a soda at lunch.  The seed was planted, and even though it would be many years later before I started my next business, the creative process has always been something that motivates and soothes me.

Many years (and a completely different career path later), I began to create again. After finishing my masters degree in English and Spanish and making a move across country from Mississippi to Virginia, I opened my first shop just a few years later. My fiancé Sam was deployed overseas with the military, and it was during this time that  I "re-discovered"  the process of creating and sharing my work with others, and remembered something that I absolutely love to do.

My first Etsy shop, Furniture Alchemy, was opened in 2012 ( still going strong!), and AlchemyHomeDecor was born in August of 2014.
Currently, I'm a full time middle school teacher, but by evenings and weekends I fill my need to create by painting, sewing, and flea market hunting.  My two dogs, Snickers and Luna, are my partners in crime; along with Sam (who is now back home with us!), who frequently helps out with my crazy ideas and provides logistical support for all of our events!