INTENTION BEADS

Hey there.  It’s me.  Writing again….its only taken a pandemic to get me back here.  REGARDLESS.  Here we are.  All of us. Stuck in COVID lockdown land.

Everyone is experiencing all levels of hardships right now.

Amongst other struggles here, I feel stuck in a creativity wasteland.  When I don’t have spaces to design I quickly start looking for other outlets.  My brain just always wants to be producing, designing, CREATING.

I had started making intention beads 3 years ago after wanting to have a larger version of a mala to hang on my bathroom wall.  I sourced the largest gemstones I could find and pulled together a wall hung piece that I really liked. And I still have it hanging in the same spot.

Then I made a few more, and a few more, and intended to continue to make them and sell them…..but I just got really busy with design work, and chose to focus on that, and before I knew it, 3 years had past.  THREE YEARS.

And now here we are, for the most part stuck inside, with little to do. BUUUUT I had all these beads still here…and some silk thread. So I started making intention beads again.

Its a very calming activity, stringing and knotting, stringing and knotting, stringing and knotting. Then designing the next set; the colors, the textures, how they move, what they mean…..  It’s a small thing I can do that feels good. It fills my cup, and I can put out there for others to enjoy.

Also….yes.  In my mind I dream up interiors that coordinate with them.

I finally finished all the beads I had intended to make for family members over the years. I gave them to new parents, and friends going through big life changes.

But then I just kept going. and going. andddd going.  Then I ordered more beads to feed the creativity beast, and yep, kept going.  Now I have a bit of a supply…

It’s been a great way to cope during these wild times.  But these intention beads also hold significance.  They can represent needed vibes for people.  Yeah. Ok. Does that lean a little too woo woo? Maybe, but I’m ok with a little woo woo, with my science and psychology.

I don’t know that howlite will actually let you sleep more peacefully.   I DO believe that if you intend to sleep more peacefully, and you have a visual reminder that this is a goal of yours, you might be reminded by that visual to implement other actions that do support a good nights sleep.  Like staying off your phone before bed, taking some melatonin, having a warm bath, generally behaving in a way that supports how you’d like to feel.

The intention beads are meant to be a visual reminder of a state of being you’re yearning for, or working towards.  They also represent a sort of permission to do this work. Particularly for women. Allowing yourself to focus on positive change, and personal growth FOR YOURSELF.  To be worthy of taking care of yourself, filling your cup, and your soul.

I won’t lie, of course I work to make them beautiful.  And I think that is the key to good home decor; beautiful, meaningful, or functional.  Or all three.  Using the beads for your own joy, is the point, whether its through their beauty, or purpose.