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Other important destinations customers choose are wedding and honeymoon locations, or places they have travelled to. I get a lot of Moms buying necklaces at shows for their daughters who have travelled to Italy or Istanbul to do philanthropy or other wonderful places they want celebrated. Everyone has a story and that is so beautiful to me. Giving them something that brings so much joy, excitement, and pleasure from something as simple as a map location is very satisfying. I use the actual maps to make bookmarks and keychains as well. It gives people that feeling of “wow, you thought that much of me to do something that personal?” – I think that’s beautiful, there’s not as much beauty and kindness left in the world as their probably should be, so there you go.
Casa London: Have you got any plans for the future? Anything new to work on?
Wendy: I have so many ideas and aspirations! I have to get back to more of the writing this year, take some more courses, and publish a book at some point – even though I don’t know what it’ll be about quite yet! There are a lot of things I want to do with the map and steampunk jewellery. I have already sold a lot of pieces to celebrities, and you will be seeing a lot more of them wearing them. (happy face inserted here) Nothing I do ever follows the exact path I start out with. I get too many ideas along the way that make my initial plans better. You will see my pieces in more stores and in magazines. That is already in the works!
You can follow Wendy on Facebook or Twitter to keep up to date with everything Evil & Enchanted, and be sure to check out their amazing Instagram page, which is chocked full of incredible jewellery designs! You can check out her vast range of products on the Evil & Enchanted website at www.evilandenchanted.com, or you’ll find some of her pieces in Loveleigh Boutique on Richmond Street, The Been Garden on Dundas St., and at a myriad of shows that she attends that you can follow on her website event page. You can order via the website or via Facebook for custom designs and inquiries.