Welcome In All!
I figured it was about time that you learned a little about me! My name is Ardena, nice to officially meet you.
I started Wand and Bottle in 2019 under the name ArdenaCreations. (some of you have been here since then, and I appreciate each and every one of you) When I started ArdenaCreations I focused mostly on jewelry!!! Wow how the times have changed. I made jewelry and had collections of items. Then I started making tumblers. I collected all of the glitter colors, glitter shapes, alcohol ink colors, all the doo dads and thingamabobs, and eventually started buying fabric to wrap the tumblers in!
When I started buying fabric, I was buying pieces called Tumbler cuts. They were 9"x14" pieces of fabric. and it wasn't cheap! One cut could run upwards of $10-$15 crazily enough. So I thought to myself "where are they buying this pretty fabric to be able to resell" and that was my introduction to the custom fabric world..... I started buying yards of fabric at a time. I mean who wouldn't, I could get a full yard for $30 vs a tiny piece for $10, it was simple math..... But then, I started accumulating fabric!
The rest, they say, is history! I tried to think of what I could make with all of this fabric that I have started collecting and started making bags. Slowly the bags took over from the tumblers and Wand and Bottle was revamped, redesigned, and relaunched.
I have been sewing since 2020 and was able to quit my restaurant job in 2022. Now we are licensed with 7 authors currently and adding more every day.
We recently launched an Indie Book Box that features a new indie author every other month. What you receive in your box will determine what level you choose. Every box will have a special edition book with custom dust jacket and sprayed edges. We are so excited to be working with so many amazing people and featuring their hard work!!