Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Jensine Baltazar. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Jensine, appreciate you joining us today. Do you wish you had waited to pursue your creative career or do you wish you had started sooner?

I believe that there is a creative bone in each soul. Sometimes those creative seeds are planted at an early stage or later in life, but it is dormant inside of us. For most individuals, our corporate careers are part of our identity. So we forget to find another meaningful outlet outside those bounds. My spiritual journey that lead to the creation of The Alchemy Craft came at a time that is destined for me. As humans, we are conditioned with limited beliefs. I realize that is not the case for me. I can be an event planner, a mother, a wife, and run my own small business. Accumulating all my life experiences to bring me to this point in my journey is exactly where I should be – not any minute later or sooner.

Jensine, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Some of my most traumatic, yet wonderful life experiences have contributed to the conception of The Alchemy Craft. I consider myself a crystal chandler, astrologist, and jewelry maker. During the wake of the pandemic, I had to put my event planner career on hold since live events were non-existent. Before that, I had dabbled into mixing essential oils with soy based wax, experimenting with power of crystals, and tuning into the benefits of meditation. These are the tools that I needed to better my highest self, that led to my passion. My passion is constantly working on healing. Whether that be generational healing, trauma healing, and making sense of life. Healing is not a linear experience. After putting a career that I am still very committed to, I needed to make sense of our ever changing world pre and post pandemic.

I began a line of intention candles with rose quartz crystals for self love and lapis lazuli for mental clarity. My candles made an impact on so many of my customers. In addition, I created pouches and jewelry that complimented the items in stock. The intention and quality behind the products were well received whether you believed in crystals or energy. The scents spoke true to whoever was willing to bring them in their home. It brings me so much joy to have than effect in someone’s life.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Social media can be overwhelming for most because the amount of information is insane. So my approach to audience outreach is to include a personal and factual lesson in the communication. We all want to ideas that resonate with us. Crystals, sage, and energy work are becoming normalized in society. I think it’s fantastic to draw awareness to our consciousness and mental health. But we must realize that it is sacred work to dig deep into topics that aren’t comfortable to discuss. It is a little bit of learning about what we don’t know and relating to content that we do know. You really need to find that balance with your audience. Secondly, I think it’s important to engage with folks who are genuinely interested, while protecting your peace. Asking followers to suggest their favorite candles is a must for me – this helps me create and make!

I do enjoy a natural aesthetic that exemplifies my candles and crystals at home or in nature. There is nothing better than to see products in it’s natural form. I do think that my followers appreciate less filters and more raw shots.

My advice for social media engagement is maintain who you are, be yourself while writing captions, and fact check before pressing post. It’s important that we are being responsible with the information we put out there, while building your brand.

Do you think there is something that non-creatives might struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can shed some light?

Your path is your own. As a creator, you need to pave the way for opportunities to showcase your craft. Finding the spark for creativity can be a rollercoaster. For most, this might be a full time job or a part time job. So keeping up the momentum to generate new, quality, and unique products can vary. Personally, ideas come to me late at night when it’s time to go to bed. I keep a journal next to me to write down potential crystals and scents. The energy to needed to create 50 candles at the end of the night takes every bit of you to keep going. My best advice is to always create a safe space for your craft, keep the mind and heart healthy enough to make it happen.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.thealchemycraft.com
• Instagram: @thealchemycraft