~A small business shop of crystal, minerals and sea artifact for enthusiast and collectors~
There are thousands of different natural crystals that mother earth has created! It is believed that crystals have metaphysical healing properties. In my shop, you'll see a variety of shapes and sizes. Whether it be in the form of a tower, sphere, carving, raw specimen, jewelry, etc.
With the little times I've been to the beach, I enjoyed collecting sea shells. I saw them as pretty "rocks"! Like crystals, sea shells have a variety of shapes and colors, depending on their location! I hope to share my excitement for interesting and unusual sea shells and artifacts!
On my free time, I enjoy wire wrapping raw and tumbled crystals into pendants! I focus on creating simplistic yet elegant styles of wire wrapping, which makes each one of my products both affordable and unique.
My name is Sheldine (shel-dean) and I am the founder of From Land and Sea Co.! I am a Filipino-American, born in Los Angeles, CA and raised in Las Vegas, NV. I am currently based in Philadelphia, PA with my wonderful high school sweetheart, and our two dogs Stella (Basset Hound) and Koko (Cardigan Welsh Corgi). I work full time as a Certified Nursing Assistant at an Oncology Hospital and running this business is my side hustle! If you were to ask anyone who knows me, they would describe me as a sweet, caring and genuine person who is passionate about the things they do. I have a degree in Science and I love learning about anything that is science related! Yes, the world is round my friend! 😉 My favorite things to do is travel, trying new foods and taking photos of Nature-- Landscapes and animals. I also love to collect rocks, minerals and sea shells! Now, you can imagine why I had named this business~ "From Land and Sea Co."
When I was young there were 4 different occupations I wanted to be when I grew up a Geologist, Archaeologist, Marine Biologist and a nurse (being born and raised in a Filipino household, it was the "right" thing to do to become a nurse). I remember at a really young age, I always had an eye for pretty rocks! I was rarely ever able to play with any of my friends outside of school so most of my time spent as a child was playing outside in the backyard. I was always searching for rocks, or anything else that that was bright and shiny. 😂 As I grew older, I continued to collect rocks that I found attractive. In my mid-20's, I met someone who introduced me to crystals. At the time, it never dawned on me that crystals=rocks/minerals 😅 We eventually fell out of friendship when I moved to Philadelphia💔, but my new found passion for crystals continued to grow. Ever since my exposure to crystals, I have been experiencing many synchronicities, which I believe, are signs from the universe telling me that I am heading in the right direction. Each and every day I am astonished how many different types of crystals there are and how many we have yet to discover! I am constantly learning and trying to remember all the metaphysical properties of each crystal and wanted to share this passion and love with others who are part of this loving community!