Beads - Page 2

[monocyte]

I got mine..sorry, missed this thread!

All the beads are amazing, and the quotes sooo moving. I really need to start a scrap book with them. I'm hoping to get out and get what I need this weekend to make my necklace!

Mine is the banana wood one, kind of yellow oval-ish.


Thanks everyone, I my ddc!

[De-lovely]

Its nice to know who sent what....the quotes and such were amazing....

[AKmomof2+1inNov]

Forgive me if this post isn't coherent...I'm not feeling my best today.

I chose the red aventurine heart bead because it was supposed to help with female reproduction and childbirth, because it was close to the Nov birthstone in color as I thought it would look nice, and because it was so nice being part of this loving group. I'm not usually one for hearts, but when I found my quote in Birthing from Within it all came together. I tend to trust logic/research more than anything spiritual, but being part of this DDC has helped me to look into a more spiritual side of life, so thank you! Hopefully this birth will give me a chance to let go of myself a little and give into something greater than myself.

BTW-I don't have a picture yet, but I have my beads strung long so I don't need a clasp with aqua blue glass beads as spacers and along the back. My bedroom looks out into the woods (where we are frequently visited by moose) so I have no curtains or blinds and hung the beads in the center of the window for now. I envision some candle along the window ledge and my birth pool right in front of that window. I hope it will work that way, but we will have to crawl across our bed to get to the closets if I do put the pool there. I'm really drawn to blue right now-maybe it's for water?

Thanks again everyone for putting so much love and thought into this exchange!

[chrysalis]

Originally Posted by kathteach

I picked the glass bluebird bead. I saw it when I was online shopping and loved it right away. When I was really little, I saw a Shirley Temple movie on tv called The Bluebird of Happiness. I don't remember much of it, but one scene was very powerful and stuck with me. It showed this place where spirits were waiting to be born. When it was their time, they sailed off on ships with their birth year on them. I remember there were two teenagers in love, but one sailed off to the 1800's and another to another century.

I couldn't find any great bluebird quotes, so I picked a favorite poem by Langston Hughes that compares unrealized dreams to a crippled bird. I feel like all of us are realizing our dreams for a healthy birth, and that makes us special and strong.

i LOVE this bluebird bead. megh does too. it reminds me of my grandma margaret who once sent me a bigger version of this and i need to find it and put it in a window...its packed someplace. thank you for this beads...and ALL the bead, mamas!!!

[chrysalis]

my quote was on the largest piece of paper (sorry mamas, i was in a hurry and didn't even think of the size...lol pg brain!) and signed by me, and my bead is the barrel shaped one that is light pastel colors, mainly a light sky blue...

[lisalulu]

Oh somehow I missed this thread before. My beads were the round black banded agate. I picked those because I read this description of them: "banded agate balances and strengthens body, mind and spirit" and I thought that would be perfect for labor.

My quote was "Life only demands from you the strength you possess". It reminded me of when I was ready to give up/in transition when in labor with ds-I would have loved to have had that quote somewhere to read to help keep me going.

I love all the beads and the quotes. I am hoping to get the beads strung this week and will make a page of all the quotes to have handy for labor. Thank you to everyone.

[brooklyn_warbler]

my beads were the ones with the birds and the cherry blossoms painted on them. they really represented peace to me. i signed my quote but it was the ee cummings poem. i think i explained why i chose it in my little message. basically, just a reminder to stay in the moment.

[cheeseRjedi]

Finally put my quotes together!

pg 1:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...CQuotes001.jpg

pg 2:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...CQuotes002.jpg

pg 3:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...CQuotes003.jpg

complete:
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i2...CQuotes004.jpg

I tied the pages together with the same yarn we will be using at my blessing for the bracelets to connect everyone in a circle of strength and support.

[pixiesmommy]

Bump!

Any more? 20 of us posted which bead and why. I'm getting ready to make my book and wanted to make sure everyone was in there!


Manda

[isosmom]

Jeez, I can't remeber the name of my stone (sorry, pg brain). This seems like I sent it out so long ago! Mine was the med size green irregular shaped stone.
Quote was "There is secret in our society..." I think I was one of 4 people who chose that quote. Just reminded me what an empowering gift giving birth is.