Eclipse Crystals didn’t evolve over night. It was a progression over time and learning. But initially it began when I met Jo, my partner. Her birthday was coming up and I thought to myself I could build her a gift. Create something special she would love. Well I hoped I could.
She is wiccan and did not have a wand or an alter. So I sourced some nice Australian gumtree branches (naturally fallen of course) from my local area and some materials like crystals, faux leather and wood. After some research online I dived into building. I had been a hobbyist woodworker for many years so had some skills already but wasn’t confident that these new creations would be worthy of her.
After some time I finished Jo’s alter and wand and was quite proud of how they turned out. Her birthday came around and she woke up to her gifts next to the bed. She absolutely loved them! She later went on to tell me that there is nothing out there like this, handmade and so unique. I decided to look into it and she was right. We could not find quality handmade wands especially, online anywhere.
Ritual Wood was born. A facebook group which still exists, created by us to show our creations but also to let others share theirs. Over time we moved into carving staffs as well as wands, making epoxy resin jewellery boxes and other products like crystal lamps. We then started selling our crystals and handmade unique creations in Jo’s café which is called Wisdom in a Cup.
It is a dream of mine to have my own business creating these unique specialized items. It is my art and I love it. Crystals are incorporated into most of our products and designs so it was natural to merge selling crystals and our custom handmade creations into one business. Giving birth to Eclipse Crystals.