Handmade Blessingway bead with natural peridot gemstone and a Czech fire-polished glass bead, featuring a handcrafted lampwork glass bead, intricate bead caps, and a pewter Tree of Life charm. Great focal bead or pendant for a Blessingway necklace. Flowers symbolize the mother blossoming in birth.



Peridot is a symbol of abundance and prosperity. It is a stone said to bring light-heartedness and happiness.



Tree of Life symbolizes connection between generations, immortality and fertility.



Makes a wonderful gift for someone wishing for a baby, pregnant, breastfeeding, or working in the birth-related occupation. Perfect as a thank-you gift for a midwife, a doula, or an obstetrician. Can be used in a Red Tent or a Croning ceremony as well.



Mother’s Blessing (or Blessingway, or Blessing Way) refers to honouring a pregnant mama. Whereas a baby shower focuses on the baby and on giving gifts to the baby, the Blessingway is held to shower the mother with love and understanding from other women. One of the most well-known Blessingway traditions is making a necklace for the mama. As part of the ceremony, each woman brings with her a bead and strings it on a cord, while sharing words of wisdom and love with the mama-to-be. Together the Blessingway beads make a necklace from which the pregnant mama can draw strength throughout the last weeks of her pregnancy and in labour.



What is a Blessinway?

http://fingeringzen.com/get-organized/what-is-a-blessingway



How to organize a Blessingway:

http://fingeringzen.com/get-organized/how-to-organize-a-blessingway



Length is about 2.3 inches (6 cm).



More Blessingway beads:

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Birth Goddess: http://etsy.me/1fCdes4

Tree of Life: http://etsy.me/Pbj258

Key: http://etsy.me/1iO87Zt

Moon: http://etsy.me/Pbjtwf

Heart: http://etsy.me/QuSi0T

Celtic knot: http://etsy.me/1dFoRDn

Third eye: http://etsy.me/1ho2NMJ



All Blessingway beads: http://etsy.me/1lf0dsY



More birth items in my store:

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Pregnancy tracking necklaces: http://etsy.me/1pEnNj4

Moon cycle tracking necklaces and bracelets: http://etsy.me/1dG2Kgj

Sheela-na-gig necklaces: http://etsy.me/1oepWqa

Belly beads: http://etsy.me/1ofqj3K



Please note that the item might differ slightly from the photo, as each bead is unique and each item created by hand. Since the beads are fragile, I do my best to ensure that the packaging protects them appropriately. Do have a look at the other items in my shop to take advantage of combined shipping costs.



All my creations are made with thought and love at my home-based studio in Ottawa, Canada.



Please note that I am shipping from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with Canada Post. Please check my Shop Policies for more details on shipping time and costs. I can guarantee that your item will be shipped in a timely manner. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee a particular delivery date.



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