I recently made two Reiki charged healing bracelets for wisdom, clarity and intuition. The bracelets are a combination of freshwater pearls, pink moonstone and clear quartz beads. Mostly I like the colors together! I also made them into two separate bracelets so that you could wear them together or individually.
Andrea Pavia Nicola
I'm a vegan and very passionate about animals...I'm an energy healer for both people and pets...I love long walks by the ocean :) ...My fiancée is a dog whisperer! ...I wish there were more hours in the day...I like wine tasting, a lot....I really want to go to Cyprus this year for a holiday!
What got you started crafting?
I was always artistic as a child, I remember it being what I was best at doing in school. Somehow, along the way I got lost and thought it would be a good idea to become a lawyer, instead of following my heart. I lawyer-ed it up for a while but I kept being reminded by the universe that I didn't love that and that I should be doing what I love. So I had a bit of a young-life crisis and...
Studied Reiki and became attuned, I learnt about crystals and I was hooked, I love their energy and their ability to heal. But, I wasn't terribly keen on the idea of carrying large chunks of gemstone around in my pocket so I thought what if I made crystals into wearable bracelets or necklaces and charged them with Reiki energy to enhance the healing and other properties of the stones...I remember that creative person inside of me and I took it from there!
I've also started drawing and painting again, which makes me ever so happy.
What is your source of inspiration?
I feel a call to heal people and assist them through energy and this is an excellent way to transfer healing energy in a non-intrusive way, there is no healing session only a decision by a buyer that the energy contained in a piece of jewelry is what they would like to invite into their lives.
I'm also inspired by pretty things, flowers, butterflies, beautiful colours, sunsets...the ocean... :)
What have you made recently?
I recently made two Reiki charged healing bracelets for wisdom, clarity and intuition. The bracelets are a combination of freshwater pearls, pink moonstone and clear quartz beads. Mostly I like the colors together! I also made them into two separate bracelets so that you could wear them together or individually.
I'm normally drawn to the stones that match what is going on in my life at the time...and I guess I'm going through a particularly powerful period of learning and moving towards clarity, developing my intuition to assist with healing and I'm gaining the wisdom I need to answer the questions I have.
It makes the bracelet seem deeply personal to me, but the truth is that we are all the same in a lot of ways, we all go through learning, through periods of trying to understand what is going on in our lives, we all seek to gain wisdom...and we should all listen to our intuition.
When someone orders the bracelet I then clear it and charge it with Reiki and other energies to promote the healing and other properties of the stones, I do so with the specific buyer in mind to ensure that it is charged with the energies that would serve the highest good of that person.
Where do you sell your crafts presently?
I sell my jewelry through Etsy.
Custom orders are available through my website.
It is also available in an art gallery in Cape Town :)
Why are handmade crafts important to you?
I chose handmade because I know the kind of love and attention that a crafter/artist puts into making something. Unfortunately you don't feel that kind of goodness when you pick up something that has been mass produced in a factory somewhere where those involved in making it had no personal attachment to it. Energy is everything for me!
Also I know how much I love crafting and being artistic, and for me to carry on doing that I need people to support me and buy my product, every crafter/artist feels like that, so I like to support them where possible :)
Handmade is so accessible now! There are thousands of sellers on Etsy and it is way more fun than browsing in department stores!
Find Me
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Email Address
Andrea Pavia Nicola
Personal Website
http://www.pavia.co.za
Store Website
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pavia
@paviahealing
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