A few months ago, I got a strong impuse to start beading. I went to the local bead shop and almost bought them out. I got home, organized all of my semi-precious beads and seed beads and go to creating. Then I came across several articles that talked about the significance of waist beads in African culture. I learned about how they are a sign of femininity, fertility and wisdom. Then, I started to make them. I made some for myself (made of Copper and Amethyst seed beads) and I made one for my friend (made of Rose Quartz and Clear Quartz because she needed help healing her heart). I had long known about the benefits of wearing crystals for healing chakra imbalances and I thought it would be wonderful to combine Chakra Healing with jewelry making. As it relates to fertility, the most healing beads are Moonstone, Rose Quartz, Aventurine, Coral, Pearl, Carnelian, and Jade to name a few.
Recently, I 've gotten the beading bug again and I'm going to be a little bit more serious about making healing jewelry. I love the sexiness factor of wearing waist beads (and so does my mate!) so I'm going to focus on making them. This time around, I'm going to add more precious gemstones, specifically fertility-increasing ones. I just keep thinking that as great as it feels to wear a chunky piece of moonstone over your heart (as a necklace), it would feel even better to have it hovering over your womb (as a waist lace). What a wonderful way to honor my ancestry and to further my desire to conceive a child. Not to mention to try and help other people who may have blocked chakras. I will show some pics as I finish some of the pieces.
