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The Woman Behind Wild Mother Arts
I always like to ask a few questions of my sponsors. Not only do I like to get to know them a little better but I think its good for readers to learn a bit about the people behind the business. Let me introduce Jacquie, the talent behind Wild Mother Arts. Wild Mother Arts specializes in fertility jewelry, jewelry for pregnant and breastfeeding moms and jewelry for the goddess inside all women.
What is something you would like people to know about you and/or Wild Mother Arts?
I’m a mama of three children (4, 8 & almost 13), a doula and a trained breastfeeding counsellor. I have a background in Early Childhood Education. I adore science fiction and happily consider myself a geek. I love to read and write both fiction and non-fiction. I am also a reiki master and practice the wise woman tradition of herbalism with my family. I’m thrilled by how well my jewelry has been received over the last eight months and in the new year I’ll be branching out with new jewelry, new products and a series of e-booklets, too.
What made you decide to start making jewelry for mothers?
I started making jewelry when I was pregnant with my daughter who is eight. I was looking for something to celebrate fertility and pregnancy and birth, but I couldn’t find anything out there so I decided to learn how to make my own. After lots of trips to the local bead shop, some books & lots of practice I made myself a necklace, bracelet and earrings. I received so many compliments on it that I starting making pieces for family and friends, and it naturally evolved as a small business.
How do you balance work and home life?
Balancing work and home life is an ever-changing, daily challenge! What works one day for us might not work the next, so I’m pretty flexible. I tend to work in short spurts with my dining room table as my work space, and in our house everything that is going on happens within a few feet of that table. It’s like our hearth – the heart and soul of our home. So everyone and everything is close by and I can do 5-10 minutes of creating or packing at a time and then play a game with the kids or go and make dinner. It’s not perfect and the table is always covered in beads, envelopes or the light tent but it works for us.
I also couldn’t do this without the help of my husband. When I get really busy with orders, creating or packing, he makes dinner, does the laundry and sometimes takes my packages to the post office. My children are also learning how to help too: the youngest picks up stray beads, my daughter gives great input on color combinations and my older son does a lot of chores around the house & helps take care of his siblings. He’s good at naming necklaces, too!
What do you love most about what you do?
Last week I had a mama tell me that the necklace that I had made for her was not only one of her favorite pieces of jewelry, but also one of the things she treasured most. Hearing that it was so meaningful to her really touched me! I love creating pieces that honour and celebrate the journey of women’s lives, and that many of them – like the nursing necklaces – are practical, too. I am so very grateful that I’ve found something that I love to do, that I can do from home and be with my family.

The Giveaway
Wild Mother Arts wants you to win one of her great necklaces. Up for grabs is this gorgeous Red Jasper Nursing Necklace. This is what Jacquie has to say about it.
“Red jasper is one of my favorite stones for pregnancy, birth & nursing. The beautiful brick red stone often has black lines and tiny bits of white or clear quartz running through them. They are thought to encourage fertility, protect against miscarriage and harm during pregnancy, and make excellent worry stones. This necklace is made with a 40mm red jasper donut – just over an inch and a half in diameter.
Nursing necklaces are worn by mamas while breastfeeding to capture baby’s attention and to distract baby from pinching, tugging, or twiddling on mama. The donut-shaped stones are smooth and lend themselves to being fiddled with as well as being stylish and fun on their own. Necklaces are also wonderful for anyone who will be feeding baby while mama is away, and can also make for easier diaper changes, and are perfect for babywearing.
It’s dressed up with a Celtic-style, antique-silver pewter bead made in the US by Tierracast – a company which prides itself for producing beautifully detailed beads made from food-grade, lead-free pewter.
The tightly-woven cotton cord is tied carefully with knots including over top of the bead for safety, making the necklace strong and adjustable for when you’re nursing and want it to hang lower for baby. Then when you’re done, you can just adjust the knots for a shorter look.
Each Mama Nurse necklace comes in its own unbleached, cotton gift bag with the International Breastfeeding Symbol hand-stamped on it. These are the thicker muslin bags, with nice strong lace ties and make a great place to store your necklace when you’re not wearing it. You can just toss it in with your diaper bag and you’re good to go.”
To Buy
Head on over to Jacquie’s Wild Mother Arts Etsy page. Breastfeeding Moms Unite! readers will get an additional 10% off until December 3rd. Code: BFMOMSUNITE2010
To Win
This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Marah who left the 71st comment!
To qualify to win you must first do the following:
Go to Wild Mother Arts Etsy page and come back here telling me another one of her items that you like.
For additional entries (leave 1 comment for each thing you do)
Good luck to everyone who enters. This contest is open worldwide and will close on December 3rd at 5 PM PST. The winner will be chosen randomly using random.org and be contacted by email. The winner will have 48 hours to reply to my email before I choose another winner. Good luck!
My apologies to Jacquie and my readers for the poor formatting of this post.
I tried to fix it many times but the html wouldn’t take. Very odd.

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I love the Carnelian Fertility Bracelet.
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I subscribe to Breastfeeding Moms Unite via RSS.
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Added them to a fave on Etsy (Did it before I even saw it was an entry!) – I’m hollowstar.
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I ‘Like’ Breastfeeding Moms Unite on FB.
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I like Wild Mother Arts on FB.
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I LOVE the Namaste Nursing Necklace!
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Shared this giveaway on my Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/pages/.....rlovegrove
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I “liked” Wild Mother Arts on Facebook.
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I really love
Unakite Beaded Pregnant Goddess Necklace!!!
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ooooh – i like the Opalite Moonstone Mama Goddess Necklace!
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i “like” Breastfeeding Moms Unite on facebook!
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i “like” Wild Mother Arts on facebook!
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Just wanted to share that I purchased a nursing necklace back when Wild Mother Arts became a sponsor, and my daughter and I love it! It keeps her entertained while nursing and when she’s in the carrier (front or back!), and it looks beautiful. It was a great purchase!
(BTW, I subscribe via RSS)
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but they’re all so beautiful! Loving the lunaception fertility gift set
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tweeted about your fab giveaway
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beautiful products! I also like the lunaception fertility earrings.
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I love the Aurora Borealis Nursing Necklace! I really need to get a nursing necklace because my little one likes to pinch!
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I added her shop to my favorites list on Etsy.
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I like Breastfeeding Moms Unite on FB.
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And of course I subscribe to your blog!
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Lots of beautiful things on her site! I could really use the Good Luck BabyDust Fertility Bracelet.
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I subscribe to your blog by email.
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I love all of the wild mother arts items, but i reckon my nurslings would best like the good night moon nursing necklace!
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I “like” breastfeeding moms unite on FB
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I shared it on FB:
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I love the Live Long and Breastfeed The Sequel – Black Striped Agate Nursing Necklace
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I LOVE the Aurora Borealis Nursing Necklace – 40mm Bloodstone <3
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I absolutely love the Namaste nursing necklace.
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I like Breastfeeding Moms Unite! on Facebook.
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I like Wild Mother Arts on Facebook.
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Added Wild Mother Arts on Esty to my favorites.
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I already like Wild Mother ARts on Facebook.
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I liked Breastfeeding mom’s unite on Facebook.
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I added Wild Mother Arts to one of my favorites on Etsy.
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I shared this giveaway on my Facebook page.
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I love the red hot mama fertile myrtle necklace!
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I like WIld Mother Arts on Facebook!
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I love the Lucina birthing necklace
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already like Breastfeeding Moms Unite on FB
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Favorite-d the Wild Mother Arts Etsy shop.
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Absolutley love the Gaia Birthing Necklace
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Love the Rainbow Mama Fertile Myrtle Necklace – Fancy Jasper, Sterling Silver, Moonstone
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became a fan on Fb!!!!
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already a fan of breastfeeding moms unite
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I like the seahorse nursing necklace- how unique!
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i like the fertile myrtle necklace – - and i like the name of it..lol
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I found (spent an hour perusing and coveting!) and favorited WMA on Etsy before I discovered this fabulous giveaway!
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My daughters will surely receive the menarche necklaces in a few (plus) years, but I personally adore the Moon Mama Howlite and Turquoise nursing necklace!
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I also “like BMU! on FB…
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I shared this awesome giveaway on MamaExpress on FB: http://www.facebook.com/pages/.....4879502368
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hi! I love your Lucina Birthing Necklace!
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love the iceberg nursing necklace!
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[...] While you are here why don’t you enter to win a Wild Mother Arts Celtic Fire Nursing Necklace. Follow the link to see this gorgeous handmade necklace. Breastfeeding as well as non-breastfeeding [...]
Thank you for the offer!
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i love the iscicle nursing necklace
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etsy faved wild mother arts
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LOVE Lucina Birthing Necklace – Focal Point for Labor & Birth
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I love all her fertility bracelets!
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*drool* love the luscious green Garden Goddess Fertility Necklace
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i love the icicle nursing necklace
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Already like Breastfeeding Moms Unite! on FB
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Already follow @bfmom! =)
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[...] If you wanted to make me 17% happier you could enter to win this gorgeous Celtic Fire Nursing Necklace by Wild Mother [...]
I like the Icicle Nursing Necklace. Classy looking.
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I’m an email subscriber.
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I love the Icicle Nursing Necklace.
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i love the Sapphire Nursing Necklace!
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I love the Red Raspberry Leaf set
I don’t have a twitter account, though, or any other way to enter. I have been wanting to get a nursing necklace for my daughter; she pinches!
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Do I have to pick just one thing I like?? There are so many, lol. I like the Gala Birthing Necklace, the Goodnight Moon Nursing and Storytelling Necklace, the Moon Mother Nursing Necklace Set, heck, all of the nursing necklaces are beautiful, many things on this site I am coveting.
For extra entries and also because I love this site I just subscribed to you by email.
I am also a facebook fan.
I just liked Wild Mother Arts on facebook, I have a feeling hubby will be getting a Christmas wishlist from them.
Thanks so much for sharing this site, here’s hoping I win and here’s hoping hubby goes shopping!!
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I visited the site and love the greenleaf mother’s necklace
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I like wild mother arts on facebook too
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I follow wild mother arts on twitter…
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and I follow you on twitter as well
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I like the Guardian Angels of Pregnancy & Birth Earrings – White.
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Love the iceberg nursing necklace. But that Lucina necklace . . . that’s GORGEOUS.
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I really like the amethyst nursing necklace!
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The Birth Warrior bracelet is awesome!
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I like you on facebook!
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I like wild mother arts on facebook!
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I added Wild mother arts to my favorites on etsy!
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I like the Goodnight moon necklace more and more each time I see it!
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Also shared on my own facebook page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=608123278
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Liked BF’ing moms unite on FB.
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LOVE the phases of the moon necklace. Im trying hard to get that one for Christmas.
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…and added to favorites on Etsy yesterday!
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I like the holly jolly nursing necklace… actually, I love a ton of her stuff! I added BF moms unite on FB & I already have liked Wild arts on FB. Not a twitter girl or Etsy, so that’s where I’m at…
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http://www.etsy.com/listing/63.....mm-howlite
I love this one
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I’m following wildmotherarts on twitter!
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wildmotherarts is a fav on etsy
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I tweeted the contest
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Eileithyia Birthing Bracelet-love this!!!!
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Subscribed to breastfeeding moms unite
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I like breastfeeding moms unite on facebook!
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shared the giveaway url on my facebook
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I like the seahorse nursing necklace.
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