Update:

Although my shop was started for moms with nursing and teething babies my customers have driven all my designs over to kids and teens!
We are now making exclusively sensory/fidget/stop nail biting necklaces to assist parents in helping curb damaging habits and create appropriate chewing habits.
We no longer sell beads for kids under 36 months.

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I was pregnant with my second daughter when I won a simple silicone pendant necklace at a party. To my delight it was a huge hit with baby! Being the crazy DIY artsy gal I am I was compelled to improve on the plain design. I went searching for silicone beads and finally found a random string of beads and decided to disassemble a beaded teething ring toy. My colorful creation was not only a favorite toy but looked amazing and was a real conversation piece. I had to make more! I had to share with all my friends! That’s you, and YOU moms are amazing! I'm devoted to supporting parenthood in every way I can. I know how beyond hard it is being on-call mommy 24/7! Anything to relieve some stress and meet some needs is my goal.

Thus, I created Buy One, Give One! For every CHEWSYOU necklace purchased through my website I give one to the local (because we love local!) You Medical for Sexual Health and Pregnancy boutique! They provide parents with free tools to succeed at parenthood. They offer a Learn and Earn Program where moms and dads can learn a variety of parenting skills while earning points to spend in the boutique. With your online purchase you’re teaming up with me to bless another mom! Making YOU the most generous, kind and thoughtful customers ever!

It’s no wonder that women faced with an unplanned pregnancy are afraid of this unbelievably demanding role of parenthood and often consider abortion. I experienced a miscarriage at 11 weeks and my perspective of the value of human life cemented firmly in my soul. Don’t tune me out here… I held our dead baby… the size of a tablespoon… with fully formed fingers and toes… a powerfully transforming experience. I am now passionate about life and helping mothers choose life. Every person is created equal and deserves the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I’ve started CHEWSYOU so I can work from home where my primary focus is nurturing, teaching, and shepherding my children. My hearts’ desire is to use my creative ability for a worthwhile purpose. I hand make my designs with the imagination and inspiration God has given me. Ephesians 4:28 (ESV) says, “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.”

The idea for the name CHEWSYOU came from a message that stirred my heart deeply. I learned that God wants a relationship with me because I am His child. Hesed is the term used to describe God’s loving kindness—the consistent, ever-faithful, relentless, constantly pursuing, lavish, extravagant, devoted, unrestrained, one-way love of God. Friends, this is the love YOU have for your baby. The love the Father has for YOU! Powerful love beyond all measure. It’s because of God's great love for me that He chose me and pursued me when I was lost. I now choose Him, choose love, and choose life. Today is the day of salvation. Choose today whom you will serve.

"Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful." -Colossians 3:12-15 (NLT)

Thank YOU for reading my story!
Arianna