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Alchemy of Cloth Fantasy Ball
✨Alchemy of Cloth: Create The Fantasy Ball Outfit You’ve Always Wanted ✨
Hands-on fantasy fashion workshop where you'll transform thrifted finds & reclaimed textiles into a one-of-a-kind outfit for fantasy balls, renaissance festivals, & magical adventures. Learn beginner-friendly techniques, build confidence, & debut your creation in a live interactive fashion showcase.
✨ Alchemy of Cloth: Fantasy Ball Fashion Workshop ✨
Create the fantasy ball outfit you've always dreamed of wearing. Have you admired the beautiful gowns, faery fashions, and fantasy costumes at events like the Faery Court Ball, Witch's Tea, ACOTAR celebrations, renaissance festivals, and fantasy gatherings, but thought: "I wish I could make and wear something like that." Now you can.
Alchemy of Cloth is a hands-on maker workshop where participants transform thrifted clothing, reclaimed textiles, and vintage treasures into one-of-a-kind fantasy ball attire. Whether you envision yourself as a Faery Queen, Elven Noble, Forest Witch, Dragon Rider, Pirate, Courtier, or a magical character of your own creation, you'll receive guidance and support to bring your vision to life. No advanced sewing experience is required. This workshop is designed for beginners and experienced makers alike.
Workshop ScheduleVirtual Intro SessionTuesday, August 11 | 6:00-7:00 PMLive WorkshopsTuesday, August 18 | 6:00-8:00 PMTuesday, August 25 | 6:00-8:00 PMTuesday, September 1 | 6:00-8:00 PM$75 for the complete series (1 virtual session, 3 live workshops, and participation in Fashion at the Faire)
✨ Supplies not included. Participants will source thrifted garments, fabrics, and other materials to upcycle into their project.
What You'll Learn
✨ How to find and evaluate thrifted garments and textiles
✨ Upcycling techniques that transform existing clothing into fantasy fashion
✨ Basic garment alteration and embellishment methods
✨ Design concepts for faery, fantasy, renaissance, gothic, and cosplay-inspired attire
✨ Styling techniques to create a complete fantasy ball look
Perfect For
✨ The 7th Annual Faery Court Ball: Court of Anubis and the Undead Sept. 26 in Biloxi
✨ ACOTAR and fantasy book release celebrations
✨ Witch's Walks, Witch's Rides, and Witch's Teas
✨ Forest of Fae and other renaissance festivals
✨ Fantasy conventions and cosplay events
✨ Costume parties and themed galas
✨ Anyone who has always dreamed of creating their own magical wardrobe
Fashion at the Faire
As a bonus, your finished creation will debut in Fashion at the Faire, an interactive fashion showcase during the 3rd Annual Forest of Fae Renaissance Festival on November 14–15.
Participants receive free admission to the festival on the day they participate in the showcase.
Instead of a traditional runway, participants move throughout the festival as living fashion exhibits, interacting with guests while showcasing their designs. Festival attendees vote for their favorite looks, and prizes are awarded to the winning creations.
This is your opportunity to wear your work, inspire others, and celebrate your creativity with the community.
Workshop Details
August 11 Virtual Intro Session:
Fantasy fashion inspiration, upcycling discussion, and beginner-friendly project ideas.
August 18 Live Workshop at the Mary C:
Bring your gathered materials and begin planning your project.
(Bring notebook paper, fabric scissors, pins, a tape measure, and gathered materials.)
August 25 Live Workshop:
Work-in-progress support session.
(Optional: bring your own sewing machine.)
September 1 Live Workshop at the Mary C:
Final support session to help complete and refine your design.
(Optional: bring your own sewing machine.)
November 14 or 15 Fashion at the Faire:
Wear your completed garment during one day of the Forest of Fae Renaissance Festival and participate in the interactive fashion showcase.
Led by Suzanne Stafford, The Faery Queen's Modiste, with more than 30 years of experience in couture, fantasy costuming, event design, and wearable art.
Sound Infused Crystal Bracelet Making Workshop
Join us for a beautiful and intentional Workshop, where creativity, mindfulness, and sacred energy weave together in a supportive, high-vibration space.
We will begin with an opening circle, grounding our energy and setting clear intentions through a guided meditation. From there, you’ll weave your intentions into form as you create your own crystal bracelets—infused with your personal goals, desires, and affirmations. These bracelets are more than jewelry; they are energetic anchors and daily reminders of the work you’ve done.
Finally, we’ll journey into a deeply restorative sound therapy, allowing the frequencies to anchor and seal our intentions into the body.
During this workshop, you will:
💫 Experience a deep grounding & intention setting meditation, connecting guided by Sagnite Castro
💫 Receive a sound healing journey, facilitated by Ernesto Castro.
💫 Learn the art of intentional bracelet making, guided step-by-step by Catherine Nandzik
💫 Gain clarity and focus through intention setting and manifestation practices
💫 Participate in a cleansing and blessing ceremony to energetically charge your materials
💫 Create one crystal bracelet, choosing from a curated selection of high-quality crystal beads
No experience is necessary—just bring an open heart and a willingness to create.
All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with handcrafted bracelets infused with meaning, purpose, and aligned energy.
✨ Meet Your Facilitators
Catherine Nandzik
Catherine is a multidimensional energy healer, spiritual mentor, and somatic alchemist devoted to helping souls remember their inner divinity. Her approach blends spiritual awareness with grounded wellness, creating space for transformation, alignment, and deep restoration.
Sagnite Castro
Sagnite is a visionary Holistic Practitioner, Reiki Master Teacher, and Grief Facilitator. Through Plentitude, she blends mindfulness and intuitive practices to guide participants into deep restoration, transformation, and empowered self-discovery.
Ernesto Castro.
Ernesto is a sound healing practitioner, educator, and researcher dedicated to one simple conviction: every person has an innate capacity to heal, and that sometimes, all the body needs are the right conditions to remember how.
Questions?
Contact Sagnite Castro at plentitude1@gmail.com
Contact Catherine Nandzik at mountain.energy111@gmail.com
✨ Includes:
Guided meditation
Group sound healing
Bracelet-making instruction
All crystal materials and supplies
Sacred space for intention setting
✨ What to bring:
Yoga mat, meditation cushion, blanket, eye pillow, water