Every Sunday, we turn the spotlight on some great creatives. This week, we have The Faerie Cauldron!
The Faerie Cauldron was created by Rita Menapace, wife and mother of two little future potioneers. Rita creates handcrafted decorative potions for fans of witchy decor, horror, folklore, fantasy, TTRPGS and the general gaming community.
The handcrafted potions are created for many fandoms and many occasions. Rita creates Halloween-themed potions, to fun gaming potions and continues to grow her list based on her own favorite communities and fandoms. She hopes to create a small collection of potions that cater to less popular fandoms so everyone feels that excitement of seeing something they love being recognized by others.
Since she was young, Rita has explored different creative outlets and artistic mediums. Recently, she discovered the art of decorative potion making, which pushed her to share her creations through social media and local craft shows. Rita originally started on her own, but as every adventurer knows, you need companions. Her husband and two daughters have enjoyed participating in creating potions by picking colors, names, and even testing out the products.
Her creative process usually starts with a small idea that turns into a long list of potion options. Sometimes, the names are created first and Rita experiments with different mixtures until she has created her vision. Other times, the potion is created first with the name following based on the look. The most enjoyable part of the process for Rita is researching the fandom she’s creating for. Rita enjoys not only creating potions that look great on the shelf, but also get people excited about their own interests and nerdisms.
To Rita, being creative means showing off how cool your differences make you. She wants to embrace that side of herself while inspiring others to show their unique interests.
You can find Rita and the Faerie Cauldron on Facebook and Instagram.
✍️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFaerieCauldron/
📷 IG: https://www.instagram.com/the.faerie.cauldron/
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