Wilderness Muse

08/30/2026

We still have room for a few more vendors for our Back-to-School Art Supply Seconds Sale September 4-6 | Labor Day Weekend!

This one works a little differently than a traditional vendor event. You’ll participate as a vendor, but you don’t have to be here all weekend. We give you a vendor number, you price + label your art supplies for consignment, drop them off, and we handle the selling all weekend.

Afterward, vendors get paid out and can pick up anything that didn’t sell the following week OR donate remaining supplies to Wilderness Muse. We’ll independently work to relocate donated supplies back into the community where they can be used.

Want to participate as a vendor? Comment INTERESTED, send us a DM, or email [email protected]. Items must be dropped off by Thursday, and we’re open Wednesday + Thursday from 10–6 this week.

Want to shop instead? RSVP to the event! We’ll continue updating it with participating vendors, sneak peeks and more details as we get closer. The sale is happening ALL WEEKEND, so there will be plenty of time to dig through what everyone brings.

08/29/2026

September at Wilderness Muse is about making time for yourself.

Not finding it. Making it.

The little moments count. A cup of tea, good book, or a soap you actually look forward to using. A few minutes to reset.

Our front table is built around exactly that! With books, teas, soaps, a smokeless smudge spray and plenty of small ways to bring a little more intention into your everyday.

No two moments in this store are ever quite the same. We’ve rearranged, brought in new makers, moved some favorites around and we have a few makers we are going to phase in and out seasonally, which means what you see today might not be what you see next week.

Come make time with us.

New hours start Sept 1st:
Wed -> Saturday 10-6pm
Sundays 10-4

📍 1185 Charlotte Highway, Suite W

08/26/2026

We’ve been restocking all over the shop, and this is only a tiny piece of what’s new! Plants, self-care, pantry goods, handmade work and plenty more worth coming in to see (stay tuned!)

And this is officially our last week closed on Wednesdays. Starting in September, we’re easing into our fall hours:

Wednesday–Saturday | 10–6
Sunday | 10–4

📍 1185 Charlotte Highway, Suite W Fairview NC

08/23/2026

September is when we start easing into season. 🍂

Starting September 1, Wilderness Muse will be open Wednesday to Saturday 10–6 and Sunday 10–4, with new plants hitting the floor every Wednesday at noon.

And from here, the doors only stay open longer. We’ll steadily add hours through the fall until November + December, when we basically open the gates and live here for the holiday season lol.

More hours, makers, and reasons to stop in. Fall in Fairview is about to get GOOD!! 🧡

📍1185 Charlotte Highway, Suite W, Fairview
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08/22/2026

I ask myself this question a lot...

"How can Wilderness Muse create more opportunities for local artists and makers?"

That question is at the center of everything we've built from the beginning, and this holiday season we're approaching it two different ways.

First, we're expanding Second Sundays into Holiday Sundays (with one Saturday peppered in on December 5th because the Fairview Handmade Market (https://www.fairviewhandmademarket.com/) happens on December 6th!).

Every week from Thanksgiving to Christmas, we'll host a rotating market at Wilderness Muse. More dates means more opportunities for artists and makers during the most important selling season of the year, and more reasons for our community to come out, meet the people behind the work, and intentionally shop handcrafted.

Click here to learn more and apply. (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScd7Dh59f_oFDUNwiu-tZ7ioquNQzjmW9_z0Ls4_RSlGVtRGQ/viewform)

We also know that there are very talented humans reading this who don't feel ready to fill out a market application quite yet.

You make something, you're good at it, maybe your friends keep telling you that you should sell it, and maybe you're just sick of having so much of your product in your basement or spare bedroom! Whatever the case may be, if you have thought about doing a market but don't know how much inventory you need, what to charge, what your booth should look like, or even which markets are worth applying for:

We want to help you get there. (https://square.link/u/yXRWNFrY)

This fall I'm launching Hobby to Holidays, a 5-week live learning series designed to help makers get market-ready before Christmas.

There were years when I personally did 250+ markets a year like a crazy person. I've sold at them, worked with market companies, helped organize them and also host them at various levels of organization. I've made plenty of mistakes along the way, and people ask me questions about markets all the time. It finally occurred to me that this knowledge is genuinely useful for others to have in the same place!

For $75, we'll meet live on Zoom once a week for 5 weeks and work through the practical stuff: pricing, product readiness, applications, inventory, displays, merchandising, selling in person, and prepping for market day. You'll get real, tactical advice that doesn't overthink it, and you'll have live access to replays, learning materials, and live Q+A.

We aren't going to end this course with a bunch of information sitting in a notebook.

All class participants will have an opportunity to take what they've learned and put it to practice during our Holiday Sundays Market Season at Wilderness Muse during one of the following four dates:

November 29th (click to see the facebook event and RSVP (https://www.facebook.com/share/1GRwUFzAXy/) )
December 5th (This is a Saturday. click to see the facebook event and RSVP (https://www.facebook.com/share/19WoXDWg5r/) )
December 13th (click to see the facebook event and RSVP (https://www.facebook.com/share/1QACxCv7Yv/) )
December 20th (click to see the facebook event and RSVP (https://www.facebook.com/share/1BiWtgUzVW/) )

You absolutely do not have to take the course to apply for our holiday markets. Established vendors, new makers, and everyone in between are welcome to submit the interest form. Our class participants are just guaranteed a 6' table spot at one date of their choosing!

I want Wilderness Muse to be a place where creative people can sell their work, and also a place where someone who has never sold a single thing can learn how to start.

More doors opening for creative curiosity, more opportunities for local commerce, and more money going directly into the hands of the tradespeople in our community is our goal here.

The Holiday Sundays application and Hobby to Holiday registration is live on our website main page. I can't wait to see what magic we make together this holiday season!

-Leigh.

Leigh Shultis
Founder and Creative Director
WIlderness Muse

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08/20/2026

The world is loud. Everything is urgent. There’s always something else you could be doing.

You’re allowed to move a little bit slower today.

Make tea. Light a candle. Take the long shower. Put your phone down. Your ordinary Thursday can feel better.

Self care doesn’t have to be a whole production. Sometimes it’s just choosing a little less stress where you can.

We’ve got plenty of little ways to do that around Wilderness Muse 🤍

📍 Wilderness Muse Creative Marketplace : 1185 Charlotte Highway Suite W, Fairview

08/14/2026

Back to school always gets me a little bit.

New clothes, first-day pictures, packed lunches, new routines. All those little things that don’t feel that big while they’re happening, and then somehow you’d give anything to have them back.

So happy back to school!! Take the pictures. Soak it up, because they really do grow up fast.

August 15–31 at Wilderness Muse:

25% off all plants • Teachers get 50% off all plants + an extra 10% off non-plant purchases with current school ID.

And we’ve got all kinds of back-to-school things in the shop for all ages too. Laundry soap, essential oil roll-ons, clothes, jewelry, little gifts and plenty of things to make the new year feel special.

Here’s to a really good school year!! 🩷

08/13/2026

Surprise! We’re doing a Back to School Plant + Teacher Appreciation Sale 🌿

August is hot, everything feels a little slow, and we know a lot of extra money is going toward getting everyone ready for school right now. So from August 15–31, all plants are 25% off.

And for our teachers, we wanted to do a little more. Show us your current teacher ID and get 50% off plants + 10% off everything else in the store.

We hope this helps you add a little green to your classroom, your home, or wherever you need it right now.

📍 1185 Charlotte Hwy, Suite W, Fairview

08/13/2026

ICYMI: Element Tree Essentials has expanded their offerings at Wilderness Muse!

What started with a few products has grown into a full selection of their essential oil and body care line, including body oils, body balms, roll-ons, sugar scrubs and more in a range of sizes.

Element Tree Essentials has been part of Wilderness Muse for a longer time now, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to give their work more space and help make it available to more people.

This collaboration is just getting started. We believe in what they make, how they make it, and the business they’re still building after so much success. Getting to grow alongside another local female entrepreneur + brick and mortar is a big part of what Wilderness Muse is about.

Come explore the expanded collection in Fairview!

1185 Charlotte Highway, Suite W