💪🏼🤩 "LIFE MAY BE TOUGH…BUT SO ARE YOU! You are stronger, more powerful, and more resilient than you think!" 💪🏼🤩
♡ An original All♥︎Better Critters Weighted Plush Tardigrade ♡ Hot/cold therapeutic companion ♡ Handmade ♡ Unique Gift ♡ Fun ♡ Washable ♡ Custom Colors
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💕 REASONS TO LOVE AN ALL♥︎BETTER CRITTER
🌟 Makes a great gift for yourself or for a loved one…or both!
🌟 Can be a great source of weighted comfort—hot, cold, or room temperature—to help calm busy bodies, ease anxiety and stress, provide comfort and much more. Simply place it on your lap while sitting or on your chest while laying down.
🌟 Perfect shape and size. It provides gentle pressure to induce feeling safe, cozy and calm; similar to a weighted blanket, but smaller, more transportable and much less hefty.
🌟 As a cold pack, it can help with everyday bumps, bruises and headaches. Place the inner bag in a sealed zip-bag and store in the freezer for several hours.
🌟 Makes a great traveling companion or bedtime buddy for children over age 3 and is the perfect size for hugging, snuggling up with while reading, or using it to warm your bed on a cold winters night.
🌟 100% Handmade with Oodles of Love from my own original pattern using super soft fabrics for cuddliness. It is fully lined for durability and insulation. The critter cover is removable and washable. A SNAP CLOSURE ADD-ON for critter's outer cover (instead of the default velcro closure) can be added to your cart here: https://allbettercritters.etsy.com/listing/1401496165
🌟 Removable inner bag is the same size as the critter's main body. It's double stitched for reinforcement and can come empty to be filled by you or be pre-filled with 100% rice or glass beads.
***ALL International Orders SHIP EMPTY***
🌟 Full instructions for use and care included.
Enjoy! ☺️
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⬆️⬆️ CHOOSE MAIN BODY COLOR FROM DROP-DOWN MENU ⬆️⬆️ (see slides #1–10)
The claws, snout and underside are a matching fleece.
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2 SIZES TO ACCOMMODATE DIFFERENT WEIGHTS:
(REG) Regular
Dimensions: 9"x13"
Weights: 4 lbs. rice* / 7 lbs. glass beads**
(XL) Extra-Large / big & heavy-weighted
Dimensions: 11"x15"
Weights: 6 lbs. rice* / 10 lbs. glass beads**
*RICE IS MICROWAVEABLE—it provides a therapeutic weight and moist heat that promotes healing and relaxation. Microwave for 1–3 minutes, testing at 30 second intervals; do not overheat.
**DO NOT MICROWAVE GLASS BEADS—it would be like microwaving an empty glass cup. If you want to use glass beads to capture a heated effect, put the removable insert on a clean baking sheet in a warm oven (below 275°F) or clean crockpot for 10–20 minutes.
♥︎ Both rice and glass retain their heat well.
♥︎ And if you tuck your warmed-up critter under a blanket, the heat can last all night!
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⬆️⬆️ CHOOSE REMOVABLE INSERT FEATURES FROM DROP-DOWN MENU ⬆️⬆️
♥︎ EMPTY (An Empty inner bag has a tight Velcro seal so you can easily fill it yourself to get it "just right". Natural food-grade fillers (rice, flax seeds, cherry pits, wheat berries, pearl barley, millet, dried lentils, buckwheat groats, etc.) can be found in most markets. Some people fill an Empty inner bag with glass beads or poly-pellets to double the typical weight the critter can hold. The inner bag's strong velcro seal makes it re-sealable and re-fillable.
***ALL International Orders SHIP EMPTY***
♥︎ RICE W/VELCRO SEAL (Rice filled inserts are microwaveable. A tight velcro seal allows you to adjust the weight or type of filler you use, or add a scent.)
♥︎ RICE & SEWN SHUT (The scent is directly added to the rice. The inner bag is then sewn-shut, so you cannot adjust the weight, filler or scent. Recommended for small children.)
♥︎ GLASS BEADS & SEWN SHUT (Because glass beads are more dense than rice, it doubles the typical weight of the critter. DO NOT MICROWAVE GLASS BEADS; heat in a warm oven or clean crock pot instead. The scent is directly added to the glass beads. The inner bag is then sewn-shut, so you cannot adjust the weight, filler or scent.)
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📦 PLEASE NOTE THE PROCESSING & SHIPPING TIMELINE so you’ll know when your critter will be ready for adoption and heading to its new home. 🏡
Rush Orders are available to add to your cart and purchase if you have a timeline you need to meet.
https://allbettercritters.etsy.com/listing/1292069680
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**See FAQs below for more info
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💖 OPTIONAL SCENTS FOR AROMATHERAPY! 💖
Choose any of the following organic essential oil scents (pharmaceutical grade).
The scent is added to a tiny wool felt heart and is packaged separately. Open & shake the scented heart into your inner bag along with the filler. It will make your critter smell so good! (The scent is added directly to the rice or glass beads of a sewn-shut inner bag.)
✨ BERGAMOT — has an aroma that is both uplifting and calming, help with focus, anxiety and pain.
✨ CINNAMON + CLOVES — relieving stress and headaches, also useful to boost the immune system.
✨ EUCALYPTUS — a stimulating energy; an elixir of rejuvenation; supports healthy respiration
✨ EUCALYPTUS + PEPPERMINT — invigorates the mind and senses, while inspiring a sense of peace
✨ GERANIUM + WINTERGREEN — helps us to heal, tear down barriers, release anger, and manage overwhelming emotions.
✨ HEADACHE RELIEF BLEND (lavender, rosemary, helichrysum, frankincense, peppermint, wintergreen)
✨ LAVENDER — enchanting fragrance; wonderful blend of fresh, floral, clean, and calm. Relaxation, calming insomnia; eases depression, headaches, stress relief
✨ LAVENDER-ROSEMARY — helps improve the function of the immune system
✨ LEMON — Lemon essential oil is cold-pressed from the rinds of lemons, giving its aroma all the cheerful brightness of the freshly picked fruit; great for bad moods.
✨ LEMON-ORANGE — helps soothe tensed muscles as well as depression. The aroma is cheerful and helps to improve the overall balance.
✨ LOVE BLEND (lavender, jasmine, sandalwood, geranium, ylang ylang, lemon)—experience a sense of calm and joy, reduce anxiety, stress, burnout and fatigue; promote love and compassion and open your heart to romance and love.
✨ ORANGE — has a juicy aroma reminiscent of the fresh fruit; uplifting and refreshing. Used in aromatherapy for anxiety control. Studies have shown that it could reduce depression symptoms and stress levels.
✨ PEACH — The aroma of peach essential oil is that of a fresh sweet peach. It has an intoxicatingly sweet aroma.
✨ PEPPERMINT — gives a cooling sensation and has a calming effect on the body, reliving anxiety and pain. The aroma of peppermint oil has been shown to improve memory and raise alertness.
✨ RELAX & SLEEP BLEND (lavender, sweet orange, ylang ylang, frankincense, valerian root)
✨ ROSEMARY — its complex, woodsy aroma can help create an energizing environment and promote a sense of clarity
✨ STRAWBERRY — love and luck; helps improve mood
✨ VANILLA — Vanilla is for stress relief, relaxation, sleep comfort, and romance. It is a recognized and loved fragrance.
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♥︎ MORE CRITTERS AVAILABLE for adoption at allbettercritters.etsy.com
♥︎ SNAP CLOSURE ADD-ON for critter's outer cover (instead of a velcro closure) can be added to your cart here:
https://allbettercritters.etsy.com/listing/1401496165
♥︎ MORE FELT HEARTS can be purchased here:
https://allbettercritters.etsy.com/listing/1484536706
♥︎ EXTRA INSERTS can be purchased here:
https://allbettercritters.etsy.com/listing/1292070672
♥︎ RUSH ORDER can be purchased here:
https://allbettercritters.etsy.com/listing/1292069680
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© Designed and handmade by all♥︎better critters. All rights reserved.
This tardigrade is my original design and may not be replicated or resold.
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“When something bad happens you have three choices. You can let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” ~ Unknown
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“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us.” ~Pema Chodron