Cactus to Pine Goods

Here’s an ironic announcement to post on your small business account - I got a job!!

i’ve officially been hired as the workshop and events manager for the Asheville Tool Library, a position I began volunteering in at the beginning of 2025.

Over the past year the program has grown to the level where it needs some dedicated admin and I feel beyond privileged to get to continue this work and receive financial compensation. Not everyone gets the privilege of being able to prioritize volunteer work over income, and it was a choice I struggled with a lot last year. Starting 2026 knowing that’s one less thing I have to balance a little less feels amazing.

So what does this mean for my business? When it comes to time… Not really much. I was already volunteering 12+ hours a week for a while now and this is only a 10 hour a week position. So I’ll be able to dedicate the same amount of time I did last year to my business.

But I’d be lying to say if my intentions and priorities haven’t shifted over the past of year. Hurricane Helene and losing my mom were traumatic and unmooring. The community I’ve found myself anchored in is so beautiful and it feels really natural to dedicate time and energy to it instead of my own personal ambitions and pursuits.

With that in mind, you’re gonna be seeing some changes around here over the next couple months. I know I’ll never stop creating. And upcycing is now tied into every fiber of my being. But i’m excited to shape my work to reflect that even more.

This time of year I go through a lot of packaging and I find myself constantly struggling with two opposing desires. 1 - I want everything to travel safe and be cute and appealing. 2 - I want to minimize the waste and not leave my customers with a bunch of garbage they have to deal with. It’s a struggle. But helps by making good looking packaging that is recycled, reusable AND recyclable! It’s so worth the cost to know I’m minimizing my impact on the planet everywhere I can. I only hope my customers think that eco-friendly looks just as good as I do.

Tonight will be the last drop of the year! After that I will be focusing on finishing up customs and trades. There will be coozies galore. Stickers, candles AND magnets. Bowls and trays. Wreaths and trees. I hope everyone gets everything their heart desires. .

Ascent Scents! Candles designed from the flowers and trees that grow in the crags we love. Hand poured, dye-free, soy wax. As I’ve traveled the country I’ve been able to visit so many of these places and it always brings me joy to see the plants I chose. These are the east coast candles that I’m currently pouring. They will be in the drop tomorrow along with others!
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If you’re looking for a last minute gift for your climbing crew I will have a few of these magnets in the next drop! They are laser cut wood and stained with water based tint. Get a few for yourself or a whole set for gifts!

It can’t send your climb anymore. But it can send your beer. Old rope. New life.

Change of plans! I need to push the next drop a couple of days. I want to make sure I have a nice spread and LOTS of new colors. Everything will be pre-made and so they can be sent out the next day. There will be a few trees and a wreath! But If there’s anything special you’re hoping to see- let me know

Change of plans! I need to push the next drop a couple of days. I want to make sure I have a nice spread and LOTS of new colors. Everything will be pre-made and so they can be sent out the next day. There will be a few trees and a wreath! But If there’s anything special you’re hoping to see- let me know!

Season for Sending GIVEAWAY

All right ya’ll. This wreath definitely got some attention when I posted it and I WILL have a couple in the next drop. Full disclosure though, it takes A LOT of labor/materials and will be priced accordingly. But I also loved how much y’all loved it. So I am giving one away!

You can win a retired rock climbing rope wreath with rope sheath bow and battery operated micro led lights.

To win you must:
1- LIKE this picture.
2- FOLLOW
3- COMMENT below and TAG a friend

Get additional entries when you tag additional friends but each must be a separate comment.

Entries must be received by 5/12 12pm EST. Winner will be selected and notified that day.

How do I like my coffee? Hands free

Next drop!
⭐️Dec 6. - 9pm EST⭐️
I’ll have trees and cactus for sure but also all the usual goods in this drop. If you’re looking for anything special - make sure you let me know