Often Wander

Often Wander Candles, Jewelry, Home Decor, and more! Often Wander is the creation line of Sarah, an artist based in San Francisco. www.ofenwander.com


-Sarah

i started often wander in january 2012 after spending time abroad — i came back to california inspired and ready to create. the first few years started slow; selling my creations to friends, then at farmers markets and pop ups, with my small collection of candles, mala necklaces and other beaded jewelry. in may 2014 i joined forces with friends noon designs to share our first brick and mortar stor

e in ocean beach, san diego. it was in that space where we began to grow our team, our online store, our wholesale business, and our many collections of candles and jewelry. in september 2018, after years of manifesting, our second brick and mortar store in the mission district of san francisco was born. it had always been a dream to have a store on the popular valencia street in san francisco, and i am so grateful to be here. in the spring of 2019 we closed our ocean beach location in san diego to open a new store in little italy in the fall. with two stores in separate cities, we were able to offer much more in store than ever before. we said goodbye for now to our shop in san diego at the end of 2023. we are proud to produce many fragrance items to fill your homes such as candles, diffusers, room sprays, incense, perfumes and more as well as offer our handmade jewelry. we also carry many locally made products from our friends and other local talents, as well as a beautiful eclectic collection of home decor, plants, art, and vintage finds. we pride ourselves in being able to offer product refills to our customers and host candle designing events at our shops. If you'd like to know more, we encourage you to join our mailing list to make sure you stay up to date on all events and what we've been up to.

It’s Labor Day weekend and we’re celebrating with a discount on the entire signature collection. Get 20% now through end...
09/04/2026

It’s Labor Day weekend and we’re celebrating with a discount on the entire signature collection. Get 20% now through end of day Monday on all signature candles, room sprays, and diffusers. Use code: LABORDAY20 at checkout. Offer ends 9/7 at 11:59pm PST.

Hey wholesalers! You know what time it is. Now’s the best time to get your orders in. Not only will you save big, but we...
07/21/2026

Hey wholesalers! You know what time it is. Now’s the best time to get your orders in. Not only will you save big, but we’ve lowered our case minims on scented products so your customers can explore more scents and more products, giving away bracelet displays on jewelry orders, and getting a free summer signature candle when you purchase 12 or more of one scent.

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Thank you for supporting this one woman show, and shopping small, and locally made.

Happy shopping!

-Sarah

It’s my favorite time of year 🌞 and to celebrate these gorgeous long sunny days, I’m sharing the love of this scent whic...
06/12/2026

It’s my favorite time of year 🌞 and to celebrate these gorgeous long sunny days, I’m sharing the love of this scent which is my scent of the season. Bring summer inside with notes of coconut, magnolia, jasmine and fig. Get 15% off our Summer Solstice candle now through June 22nd. No code needed. Enjoy ☀️

☀️ Buy 3, Get 1 Free — All Summer Long ☀️For the first time ever, we’re running our longest bracelet promotion yet.Choos...
06/10/2026

☀️ Buy 3, Get 1 Free — All Summer Long ☀️

For the first time ever, we’re running our longest bracelet promotion yet.

Choose from 50+ natural stone beaded bracelets and build your own stack. Mix colors, textures, and gemstones however you like.

And yes — the offer includes bracelets that are already on sale.

A few of the styles featured here are running low, and once they’re gone, they’re gone for good.

✨ Buy any 4 beaded bracelets and the lowest-priced bracelet is automatically free.
✨ No code required.

Start building your summer stack

new jewelry is liveI’ve been working on this collection quietly for a while.some of these beads I’ve held onto for years...
04/23/2026

new jewelry is live

I’ve been working on this collection quietly for a while.
some of these beads I’ve held onto for years, waiting for the right time.

pieces that are a little more bold, a little more expressive—meant to be layered, mixed, worn however you want.

everything is made by me, in small quantities.
some are one of one.

nothing forced. just pieces I truly love. I hope you will too.

collected is live

Our sale section just got bigger! Letting go, to make room for NEW! Check out the sale section on the site for all the d...
03/13/2026

Our sale section just got bigger! Letting go, to make room for NEW! Check out the sale section on the site for all the discounted items. Most of the sale items will not be making a return, so it’s now or never. Thanks for still being here after a very long IG hiatus. Hope you all are doing ok. Xoxo Sarah

If ever there was a scent for the transition between summer and fall…. this would be that scent. 🍎🕯️🍏
09/28/2025

If ever there was a scent for the transition between summer and fall…. this would be that scent. 🍎🕯️🍏

We asked... you answered. You wanted earlier access to this collection...And since this is our first candle season witho...
09/24/2025

We asked... you answered. You wanted earlier access to this collection...
And since this is our first candle season without a retail store in 11 years, we wanted to make sure you have plenty of time/access to this collection that’s normally available Nov-Jan.

We know you’ll love these scents, the way they glow, the way they crackle. ✨🕯️✨

We asked… you answered. You wanted earlier access to this collection… And since this is our first candle season without ...
09/19/2025

We asked… you answered. You wanted earlier access to this collection…

And since this is our first candle season without a retail store in 11 years, we wanted to make sure you have plenty of time/access to this collection that’s normally available Nov-Jan.

Stock up early!

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