It's one of the questions I'm asked most often: why Angels & Acorns? The honest answer is that the name found me more than I found it. When I first began thinking about opening my own business, I knew I wanted to create spiritual items. So much of what I could find in crystal and metaphysical shops was cheaply made and mass-produced. My vision was something different — handmade, unique, and intentional. Although I identify as pagan, I wanted the shop to be as inclusive as possible, spanning the full spiritual spectrum. I find religion fascinating in all its differences and overlaps, and I love that at the end of the day, most paths come down to the same principle: love. The "angels" part came first. A few years ago I read Angels In My Hair by Lorna Byrne, and one passage stayed with me. It described how angels influence humans — that when you feel an immense, inexplicable pull toward something or someone, that's an angel on your shoulder nudging you forward. I had felt exactly that when I first started contemplating a business of my own. The angel reference also felt right as a nod to the many spiritual traditions that hold angels central to their beliefs. I love a good alliteration, so once I had "Angels," I knew the rest of the name needed to start with an A. The second piece arrived on a hike with my husband and daughter. I felt one of those same angelic tugs toward a side path — and there were hundreds of acorns. Extra large ones, as it happened, which was particularly timely since I had been searching for exactly that size for a crafting project. But then something bigger clicked. Acorns. Angels and Acorns. Every mighty oak begins as a small acorn. The oak is often considered the tree of life, deeply rooted in pagan tradition. And that little acorn holds something extraordinary inside it: the potential for something enormous. That's hope in its most elemental form. It all fell into place. Angels and acorns together span the spiritual spectrum. Both carry a message of hope — a core belief of my own. And the pairing reflected something else central to my practice: as above, so below. Angels above; acorns below. The celestial and the earthen, holding hands. My grandmother used to say about raising children: "Give them roots, then give them wings." Ground them well, and trust them to go out and do good in the world. I loved how deeply Angels & Acorns reflected that same philosophy. And so the name chose me, on a wooded path, surrounded by acorns. I like to think the angel on my shoulder was pleased.