I never realized how much I used aromatherapy in my daily life until I became involved in making lava bead bracelets and using essential oils. For years I have used massage oils, candles, and bath salts to sooth and calm my mind and body. These bracelets are an incredible way to take your aromatherapy with you throughout the day! The lava beads soak up the oil and are effective for several days (depending on the size of the bead). It's like a personal aromatherapy diffuser, right on your arm!

I decided to open an Etsy shop when my pug, Friday, was diagnosed with herniated discs in his lumbar and thoracic regions. He had a diagnostic CT scan and now we are waiting to find out if the neurologist recommends surgery. We are also still waiting to find out the results of a blood test, which will tell us if he has degenerative myelopathy, a canine version of ALS, which is untreatable. Initially, all money I make in this shop will go toward his treatment. A percentage of any additional money made after his treatment is covered will go toward the organization from which I adopted him, Pug Rescue of Florida (PROOF). My husband and I fostered more than 25 pugs and pugs mixes through PROOF and adopted three pugs and a puggle from them. They are an amazing group of people with the biggest hearts!

My co-creator is my step-daughter, Niki. She loves the creative outlet of making these bracelets and it gives us many afternoons of bonding through beads :-) My husband, Mike provides the professional photography <3

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