Hi there!
My name is Ashley Maheu. I am from a small town in Ontario, Canada called Midland which is located on the shores of Georgian Bay, Lake Huron.
As far as I can remember I used to love making jewellery and mixing together fragrances. My Mother bought me a jazzy jewellery set when I was around 8 years old and a small charm maker with little metallic beads. My favourites would always be the moon and the stars molds.
I remember at a young age always being at my neighbour's house. She had an amazing garden and would show me how to dry flowers and infuse them into essential oils. My favourite was making the lavender oil.
I first started my business when I attended a Steampunk Festival in the Village of Coldwater, Ontario. I was completely over taken with the aesthetic and themes of Steampunk and just had to know more.
I bought some beads and charms here off of Etsy back in 2014 and slowly began posting some of my creation on Facebook to friends and family.
I then was able to accumulate more inventory to start attending as a vendor to different stop in and shops and festivals. This is where I started my Etsy shop because people from all over were interested in my concepts and my knowledge of my products.
I stuck with the concept of steampunk but added the Victorian vibe and the witchy vibe of the genuine gemstones and other findings.Being half Anishinaabe and Neo-pagan I feel these concepts resonate greatly with who I am. Especially with the care and research that I put into my candles, bath salts and solid perfumes. I make sure to take care of the environment and make sure everything is sustainable.
Now here it is in 2024 and I have sold all over the world to many different places and people from all walks of life and I find it so fascinating and also a blessing to have someone around the world wearing and enjoying something I made from the heart.
So thank you for your continued support and I am very excited to see what the next year has in store for my little shop :)