Living today feels like swimming in a sea of synthetics. Everything is plastic and feels designed to break or wear away or crumble to bits almost immediately. Truly, it is such. a. massive. bummer. Which is why coming across an … Continue reading Hands in Clay: Meet Ceramicist Natalie Pellegrini
LadyFaire had the opportunity to speak to some wonderful performers, artisans, shop owners and employees, and a myriad of others who have successfully navigated their festival going experiences while expecting. They were all kind enough to share memorable pregnancy moments … Continue reading Bumps, Bubbles, and Breastfeeding: Stories of Pregnancy and Motherhood in the Faire
Many festivals and faires have artisans who offer soaps, lotions, potions, oils, and other wonderful products to nourish our skins and our spirits. But we’ve never seen a handmade line specifically for infants! With this being a month when we’re … Continue reading Shannon Holliday: Crafting a Baby-Friendly Skin Care Line
As we wrap International Women’s Month, LadyFaire invites you to meet women of past and present who use power both great and small, fierce and gentle, to effect change in the worlds in which they. In 2026, with our charged … Continue reading A Woman’s Place? On Her Horse.
Valentine’s Day (or Galentine’s Day if you prefer the company of friends) is upon us and with that the perennial custom of gifting chocolates of every shape, size, filling, and flavor to our cherished friends, and loved ones. Chocolate has … Continue reading The Renaissance of Chocolate
As I stood on the field of competition at Sherwood Forest Faire in 2016, I grasped my bow with a sweaty palm and shook from the nerves. I had shot a few times in front of an audience previously, but … Continue reading Beyond Cupid’s Arrow: Women in Archery
Let me tell you about a little shake-up in the magic world that has me grinning ear to ear. It’s called Mystify, and it exists because one woman finally got fed up with the status quo. For context: magic conventions … Continue reading Mystify: A Woman-Led Festival Disrupts the Magic World
It’s no secret that RenFaire fans tend to be lovers of literature. Stories, whether told onscreen, in graphic novel or comic, through written word, or whispered around a campfire have captivated humans since we first learned to communicate. Tales of … Continue reading Meet Chelsea McGuire: Elf, Teacher, and Author
Welcome to the Pick’s Pocket, where the spirits are high, but the stakes are higher. In the depths of the Sedrian swamp, Pickett, the accidental swamp witch, spins tales to keep her ramshackle bar afloat. Only her loyal sidekick, Edie, … Continue reading Novel Excerpt: Beer for My Corpses by C.M. McGuire
“October, baptize me with leaves! Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!”― Rainbow Rowell , Attachments … Continue reading A Note From the Editor: Delicious Autumn!
