Creativity Customized

Today on Mama Finds we feature Andrea Azzopardi, owner of Creativity Customized. Andrea makes the most adorable, handmade felt Christmas sets for children! I ordered a felt Christmas tree for my son Carson and since he is so busy decorating and (undecorating) his own felt tree, he leaves the ornaments on our Christmas tree alone! Plus these are reusable so the kids can enjoy these sets years and years to come!

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“I am married to my best friend for the past 28 years and am mother to two beautiful young women ages 22 and 24. Their childhoods slipped away from us so quickly! I always enjoyed crafting with them. Throughout their growing up years I was a stay at home mom mostly, but at times was a teacher and/or teachers aide for preschool children. I became inspired to start my own small business when items I would make for my children became items that their friends and friends moms also wanted to buy from me. One thing led to another and I found myself enjoying working from home doing what I love to do! I find inspiration for my work everywhere I turn. I am drawn to whimsical ideas and liken myself to an elf sometimes as I am always wanting to make something with my hands!” -Andrea Azzopardi, Creativity Customized

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“I am passionate about my work because it brings me such joy to see peoples expressions when they receive something I made and express to me their love of them.” -Andrea Azzopardi, Creativity Customized

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A few of the favorite items in her shop are:

Felt Christmas Tree has been the best seller  in her Etsy shop and she receives so many great reviews and messages from parents telling her how much their children enjoy the tree and decorating it for hours and hours!

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Fireplace  is  another favorite in her shop. It adds warmth to the room and is a perfect accessory to the Christmas tree. It transforms a child’s room into their own Christmas living room!

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To order go to her etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativityCustomized and follow on Instagram @creativity.customized

 

Medicine Ethereal

Today on Mama Finds we feature Brielle Martell of Medicine Ethereal. Medicine Ethereal was inspired by Brielle’s life long connection to the natural realm, and a calling to help people heal themselves. Aside from all she has learned through herbal programs, extensive self-study and experimenting, it was her own personal experiences that have shaped her business. Through overcoming her own struggles, she learned what plant allies help to heal the body and mind.

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“My hope is that these medicines will bring solace to the heart, nourishment to the body, and inspiration to the spirit, and that all the love and intention that is put into this work is felt.” -Brielle of Medicine Ethereal

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“I have always had a passion for helping people and the natural realm, and this business allows me to pursue both of these passions, while staying home with my 3 children. I have created many herbal products for mamas because when I became a mother at 23, I went through this unraveling of self, which was painful, hard, deep and beautiful all at once. I am grateful for this experience because it helped (and continues to help) me reconstruct and let go of many beliefs that no longer served me. Yet I know the depths that mothers give to their children and how hard it can be to balance finding time to devote to themselves and self-care. I created these products for mothers to help care for themselves through rituals- of tea, tincture, flower essence, or massage- of caring and reconnecting with themselves so they can give to their families from a place of abundance and gratitude.” -Brielle of Medicine Ethereal

 

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“I am passionate about what I do because I feel that the act of mothering is very much overlooked in our society. Many of us get along without much help and support, which can be extremely draining. It all begins with the mother, and when she feels balanced, then her family will feel more balanced as well. I believe this sense of nourishment of the soul radiates out to the community, and eventually the well being of our world.” -Brielle of Medicine Ethereal

 

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“I believe this disconnection that we as a culture have towards motherhood is ultimately tied with our detached view of mother earth. This is why our resources are being depleted, and why our consumerist nature is polluting our planet at a devastatingly rapid rate. I aim to grow many of the herbs that I use in my medicines; not only does this help me feel more connected to the plants, and in turn, the medicines I make, but also helps me support a growing ecosystem in my own backyard. It’s my own small way of giving back to our Mother.”  -Brielle of Medicine Ethereal

Fruitful Fertility Tea

The number one top-selling product is Fruitful Fertility Tea. This nourishing tea helps the body and uterus prepare for pregnancy by balancing hormones, mineralizing the body, and toning the uterus. It helps to ease worries that may arise from trying to conceive by aiding in restoring a sense of calm and ease about what may come.

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Mama Bliss Postpartum Tincture

The second most popular product is Mama Bliss Postpartum Tincture. The herbs combined in this tincture are a deeply healing tonic for the postpartum body. They provide emotional support for the new mama, when hormones are out of their normal ranges and sleep deprivation is at its height. It helps to tone the uterus, eases feelings of tension and overwhelm, helps prevent and lift postpartum depression, and is calming to the physical and emotional bodies. Blessed thistle and fennel seed also help to increase and maintain a bountiful milk supply, while helping to sooth digestion/colic for mama and baby.

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It also helps to bring on rest and sleep when mama is feeling unable to relax, and soothes new mama anxieties and nervousness. Rose quartz essence is added to open the heart center to receive all the sweet and fleeting newborn love. Give this healing gift to yourself or a loved for a little extra support and love for after baby is born.

Womb Embrace Tincture

Another popular product is Womb Embrace Tincture. This extract helps ease cramping and uterine contractions. Not only is cramping a sign that blood is releasing in your body, but it also a signal from the body to slow down, reflect and go inward. This extract helps ease these pains while you release and rest during some of the most sacred moments of being a woman; moontime and postpartum.

Womb Embrace includes herbs that help relieve cramping during moontime. This extract helps the uterus relax because of its anti-spasmodic properties. It is also calming, and aids in reducing PMS symptoms and pain. It is balancing to the nervous system when needed most during a woman’s cycle. This extract can be taken up to one week before your period, and during your period, to help reduce the pain and discomfort of cramping.

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It is also effective in relieving after pains postpartum. After the second baby and births following, women are likely to experience contractions/cramping after birth as their uterus goes back to its pre-pregnancy size and position in the body. While nursing helps the uterus shrink back down more quickly, it can also result in more intense cramping. The herbs in this extract are effective in relieving this pain and relaxing the uterus. It also helps the new mama relax and get some rest, and helps to boost milk supply. Do not take during pregnancy. Womb Embrace is safe to use while breastfeeding.

This extract also contains moonstone essence which helps ease PMS symptoms, and is energetically balancing to a woman’s body when hormones and emotions are at their peak during moontime and postpartum.

To learn more and order go to www.medicineethereal.com and make sure to follow on Instagram to see new products and promotions @medicine.ethereal