The Metal Mixologist

10/18/2026

Twinsies! Im always going to cherish that first white popup that gave my upgrade tutorial a whirl, and i adore that it was an Avigail Adam tent (ive fan girled her brand for years). Simply stunning in purple and just as adorable on a different style popup ❤️

10/17/2026

10/17/2026

The tent is still standing!

10/17/2026

At least it says dry 🤷

10/16/2026

Say a little prayer to the storm gods for our tent.

(We are super fortunate that we actually still have the functional faenado tent and i will 100% throw it in the back of the truck tomorrow just in case. We learned from that experience and all our merch is in covered totes under tables. The tent is both ratcheted down as well as having the legs staked directly into the ground. The whole thing is tension wrapped twice. Short of the tree we're under falling on it, im choosing to believe its going to be fine while preparing for worst case scenarios. It cant be worse than faenado, and im prepared to put up a whole new tent if necessary 🤷)

10/16/2026

It has been 43 days since i had an actual day of rest and my body didnt quite make it to the end of festival season without screaming, but im hopeful that forcing myself to spend the day in bed will at least avoid a total systemic crash.

In that time i started a new physically demanding job, came home to continue working hard on pieces for my own inventory, drove roughly 10 hours a week, spent sunup to sundown at festivals every weekend- often in miserably cold and wet conditions, cared for my first sick duck while raising ducklings, and tried very hard to dodge what chronically ill people know as "The October Slide", a nearly universal seasonal worsening of symptoms for many chronically ill people.

I am soul tired, and my body hurts immensely. I call the days when i listen to and honor my body's screaming "hibernation days". I legitimately don't leave my bed. I order in take out, read a book, and consume literal gallons of water. Because i know what the consequences will be if i dont. We're in the home stretch of festival season, and im determined to survive it. Hope to see you for our final weekend of faire!

10/14/2026

Why dont i make copper coils to bury in your garden?

1. There is NO scientific evidence that atmospheric energy collection is legitimate or beneficial

2. There IS scientific evidence that the window between copper being a beneficial nutrient and being harmful is very small. Sprayed copper fungicides build up in soil- there is no half life, metal just keeps accumulating, and eventually it can poison plants. While our skinny copper garden stakes (and the ones i sell outside workshops are actually brass) are unlikely to have any significant impacts on soil, burying a large quantity of copper in acidic soil could potentially leech harmful amounts of copper over time- harmful to plants, to beneficial microbes, and to earthworms.

3. Copper nails are used to quicken decomp in cut stumps. It would take a huge amount to kill a healthy established tree, but suffice it to say its considered harmful.

4. Copper is antimicrobial- it kills viruses, bacteria, microbes, and fungi on contact by destroying cell walls with charged copper ions. Healthy soil is rich in all of those things that are harmed by contact with copper

10/13/2026

We won best tent at Enchanted Fairy Festival York, PA ! You can make your own with or without sewing skills for $140-$250 using our free tent costume tutorial

Renaissance Faires typically require that -if they even allow pop up tents at all- all modern parts of a popup be covered/disguised. Buying covers usually costs $1000+. They arent challenging to make and most small busi...

10/13/2026

Im so proud of how far my display has come in a few short years and so glad it seems to be loved ❤️

Congratulations to our winning booth! The Metal Mixologist your tent looked amazing from the hanging vines to the moss covered tables we loved the vibe.

You have a free booth at next year's event.