Wander and Willow

Apple Fest 🍎

Live music, yummy food, lots of vendors with all kinds of goodies and beautiful weather ☀️

Stop by and see the rainbows and say hi

We’ll be set up at Apple Fest tomorrow in tigerton at the park tomorrow! First time here but it sounds like there’s gonna be tons to see and to snack on hehe if you’re looking for something to do - add it to your list and come say hey 🍎🍁

Sometimes you need a reminder of why you do the things that make your heart happy. ✨

Yesterday was one of those reminders.

Beautiful music. Beautiful memories. My son’s first concert. Bands (especially one) that carried me through my teens and adulthood that he now loves! One of those nights that fills your cup in a way you didn’t even realize you needed.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, I kept thinking about how much this feeling connects to Wander & Willow.

I create because it makes my heart happy. Because there is something beautiful and fulfilling about taking ordinary little things and turning them into something that catches the light, something that makes someone smile, or something that simply brings a little more magic into your space.

Life gets busy. It gets hard. We get so caught up in everything we have to do that sometimes we forget to make room for the things that make us feel alive and HAPPY.

So here’s your reminder, and mine:

✨ Go make the beautiful memories.
✨ Play the music too loud.
✨ Listen to your soul > brain sometimes.
✨ Spend time with the people you love.
✨ Find the things that light something up inside you, and make room for them.

Because at the end of the day, I think those are the pieces we carry with us most deeply.

And that’s a pretty big part of why I do this 🌿✨

Wander & Willow

🍂✨ Happy Fall Equinox!

Today marks one of those beautiful little turning points in the year, when day and night meet in nearly equal measure before the nights begin growing longer. 🌞🌙

For centuries, this time of year has been connected with harvest, gratitude, balance, and the transition into the darker half of the year. Different cultures and traditions have celebrated the season in their own ways, but I love the simple reminder tucked inside it: nature is always changing, and there can be beauty in the in-between.

So whether you celebrate the equinox, have your own autumn traditions, or are simply thrilled that fall is officially here… 🍁

What are you welcoming into this new season? 🌿✨

Describe your aesthetic as badly as possible. 😂

I’ll go first:

A woodland witch wandered into a crystal shop, got distracted by something sparkly, came home with entirely too many tiny trinkets, and was immediately overrun by cats. 🌿🌙💎🐈✨

Except now that I’m looking at this picture that was instructed to be DRAMATICALLY exaggerated for fun… that might actually be disturbingly accurate. 🤣

Your turn! 👀👇🏼

Behind the scenes you’ll catch me in full flow mode playing with wire…. Learning how to work with it and move it and create with it is one of my favorite parts!

Weaving, different wraps and new shapes/styles are definitely one of my favorite things to try out. So here are a few of my current little projects I’m loving that haven’t yet found their final finished form 🤗

✨ Between prepping for the next 2 events I’m doing and this foster litter taking over the house with their shenanigans, my workbench has been a little all over the place lately 😂

So I’m curious… what do you love seeing most from Wander & Willow?

🌙 Celestial pieces
🌿 Nature-inspired creations
💎 All things sparkle
🪨 crystals creations
🪴 Propagation pieces
🧹 Witchy/whimsical creations
✨ Or something completely different?

Tell me what you’d stop at my booth for! ⛺️👀

I’ll be bringing plenty of new pieces with me over the next two weekends, and apparently I’m incapable of making the same thing twice. 😂

Remember that mandala I dreamt up last month and started…. Well weeks later she is finally finished 🤩🫣

Here’s an unfiltered (messy craft area and all) behind the scenes of a start to finish project. Lots of trial and error and figuring it out along the way - following the vibes of what she was gonna be.

This was hands down one of the most intricate and time consuming projects I’ve done but seeing her finally come to life is incredible! Now the final test will be seeing her dance and cast rainbows in the sun when it comes out!

🌸✨ Introducing the Crystal Garden Collection ✨🌿

A little garden has been growing

Each piece is created by hand with gemstone chips, tiny glass flowers and leaves, wirework, and its own little bit of sparkle… no blueprint just letting each garden grow into whatever it wants to become. 🌿

Rose quartz in soft blush pinks 🌸
Citrine in warm golden blooms 🌼
Fluorite surrounded by a wild little rainbow garden 🌈

I think this might be one of my favorite collections yet. 🥹✨

Which garden would you choose?

And yes these are all available as of now until Sunday when they get debuted at the market 🫶🏼

🌿✨ A little something new grew today…

I’ve been playing around with these tiny propagation bottles, and of course I couldn’t just leave one plain. 😂

A little hand-shaped wire, a wandering vine, and just enough sparkle to catch the sunlight. ✨

I think these little propagation hangers might need to become a thing 👀🌱

Would you hang one in your window?