Healing Hearts Touching Hearts

Healing Hearts are taking off and touching the hearts of others.  Earlier this week I shipped the first Healing Heart to a buyer who is not connected to me in any way.  She found my Etsy shop and ordered a Healing Heart for her daughter whose kitty recently passed away.  The customer asked if I could add a green crystal with the charm because the cat's eyes were green.  I had been considering adding an option for a crystal.  I am so pleased with how it turned out that I will be adding this as an option as soon as I order the crystals.  You can see for yourself what a nice touch it is (in the lower right hand corner).

I have a few more fabric colors to add to the current fifteen shown in my Etsy shop.  I need to make samples and get them online.  But before I can do that, I have a couple of Healing Hearts that I need to complete and ship.

There is a story behind each Healing Heart and I'm familiar with most of them.  Many have gone to pet parents who have recently lost a pet.  Winston, Reese, Scout, Grace, Patches, and Ozzie left behind owners/parents who were devastated by their deaths.  Others have gone to friends struggling with life's challenges:  a young woman recently diagnosed with cancer, a high school girl struggling with the difficulties of growing up, and a woman who lost her mother.

The photograph to the left is Reese's "mom", Amanda when she received her Healing Heart.  She sent the picture to my friend who gave her the Healing Heart and graciously gave me permission to use it.

My sister received this response about a Healing Heart she gave to a friend:

I just got your beautiful Healing Heart and it touched me so tenderly.  That was so thoughtful of you.  Thank you!  With the whirlwind week preparing for mom's memorial service and having my sisters around, I know the full impact of her death has not hit me.  The Healing Heart will help with my feelings next week and in the weeks to come when the service is over and the family goes back to their usual routines.

A recent custom order really tugged at my heart.  This heart with the polka dot bow was purchased by my friend, Terri Lynn.  Her cousin's three year old son, Brayden was nearing the end of a 15 month battle with cancer.  Brayden carried a polka dot blanket everywhere he went.  Terri Lynn wanted to incorporate elements of the blanket in the Healing Heart she purchased for her cousin.  She sent me a couple pictures of the blanket and I headed off to the store where I purchase my ribbon and found this polka dot ribbon that was a very close match.  It was a successful custom order.   Sadly, Brayden passed away on March 24, 2014.


It is such an honor to know that my Healing Hearts are touching the hearts of others.  Healing Hearts are sold exclusively in my Etsy shop, The Pink Contessa.

                                                

Introducing Healing Hearts

Blogging has obviously taken a backseat this month.  I have been spending my time getting my Etsy shop, The Pink Contessa up and running and, more importantly, working on my signature product: the Healing Heart. What is a Healing Heart?  Below is the description directly from my Etsy shop and a little information about how they came to be.

Healing Hearts are handmade in my studio.  They are a stuffed and weighted fabric heart measuring approximately 7” x 7” and adorned with a charm and an option for personalization. The Healing Heart makes a perfect gift for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one, a miscarriage, still born baby, or loss of a pet.  They are a thoughtful gift for someone going through a difficult time. . .just a simple way to tell them you care.

Healing Hearts are made from a variety of sensual, soft to the touch fabrics and can be adorned with the charm of your choice.  Your Healing Heart can be personalized with a 7/8 inch hand-stamped, stainless steel disc.

Many people find the Healing Heart a comfort to have nearby when grieving or struggling with life’s difficulties.  Some find the weight of the Healing Heart when placed upon their own heart to bring relief and comfort. Others display it as a remembrance of a loss or difficult period they’ve overcome.  There really is no right or wrong way to use a Healing Heart.



Healing Hearts were born out of a discussion between my sister, Faith and I.  We're both avid pet lovers as are many of our friends.  Pet loss is something we deal with on a regular (sometimes all too regular) basis.  We've had to say goodbye to our own pets and have comforted friends when they've had to say goodbye to theirs.  The discussion centered around the want to give something appropriate yet different to a grieving friend.  Healing Hearts are a result of that discussion and I couldn't be more pleased to introduce them to you.

The pictures above and to the right are completed personalized Healing Hearts made from ultra suede fabric.





The photos to the left show a personalized and non-personalized Healing Heart.  I offer a variety of charms so the Healing Heart can be customized for the person receiving it.  The picture below shows the three Healing Hearts that I shipped today packaged and ready to go into their boxes for shipping.

If you'd like to send a Healing Heart to someone, please visit my Etsy shop: The Pink Contessa.