Beautiful strand of beads to wear on your belly - great for core muscle awareness or celebrating a pregnant belly. Made to custom length with an extender chain, using vibrant Czech glass beads, lapis lazuli gemstones, and crystals, accented with a movable charm. Makes a wonderful gift for a pregnant mama. Lovely to wear during yoga or belly dancing. Given as a gift to children, it teaches them to love their body. Makes an exquisite accessory to a bikini. Multiple strands can be worn together to wrap the belly in colourful bands. This listing is for one (1) strand of belly beads - choose from over a dozen designs. Click ZOOM on the second photo to see all the variations. Purchase any two (2) strands = get 15% OFF and the shipping is FREE! The belly beads arrive in a gift bag ready for giving. To order, pick a design, pick a charm, add a note with length in the Note to Seller. See below for more on measuring your belly and for gemstone and charm meaning. Available designs: ================= Blue River belly beads - Lapis lazuli, blue crystals Soft Moonlight belly beads - Moonstone, blue chalcedony, rose quartz Faery Garden belly beads - Amethyst, pink and lilac crystals Milky Way belly beads - Moonstone, amethyst, blue chalcedony, lapis lazuli Dreamy Ocean belly beads - Nephrite jade, howlite turquoise, blue and green crystals Wild Flowers belly beads - Amethyst, lapis lazuli, blue and purple crystals Fire Opal belly beads - Red carnelian, red agate, fiery crystals Blue Lagoon belly beads - Howlite turquoise, blue and lilac crystals Spring Leaves belly beads - Nephrite jade, howlite turquoise, blue and green crystals Forest River belly beads - Malachite, green jade, lapis lazuli, green and blue crystals Starry Night belly beads - Labradorite, smoky quartz, black, purple and blue crystals Purple Fire belly beads - Amethyst, red and purple crystals Lush Meadow belly beads - Green aventurine, green serpentine, green crystals When ordering, please pick a custom charm for your beads from those pictured in the last photo and the smallest length for the strand. Any charm you pick will be adorned with a crystal or a gemstone, to match the beads. If you pick the teardrop crystal (#27) I will match it to the colour of the beads. If you are not pregnant, I suggest measuring your waist and using that as the strand length. The beads will have an extender chain to allow you to adjust their positioning by several more inches. You could also wear the beads lower on your belly for a sensual touch. Send me the measurement in Note to Seller when ordering. If you are pregnant, I suggest measuring wherever you would like the beads to lie on the belly and using that as the strand length. If you are early on in pregnancy, let me know and I can put in a longer extender chain to ensure you can wear the beads as your belly grows. Send me the measurement in Note to Seller when ordering. I can make customizations - if you need a different size, no chain, longer chain, a different colour combination, please send me a note. Please note that the item will differ slightly from the photo, as each strand is custom-created to the desired length. Please allow 2-3 days for the completion of the strand. Charms and their symbolism: ============================= Tree of Life - immortality and fertility Birth Goddess - fertility, birth and growth Butterfly - fertility, rebirth, transformation Turtle - fertility, longevity, good fortune Key - liberation, knowledge, initiation, way to one's heart Horseshoe - good luck and protection Dragonfly - joy, lightness of being, good luck, transformation, and harmony Frog - fertility, love, giving birth to new life Elephant - fertility and pregnancy Crystal teardrop - simply beautiful Gemstones and their symbolism: ================================ Amethyst is said to bring stability, strength, and peace, promote balance and healing, and reduce stress. Aventurine is said to bring love, promote luck, optimism, self-confidence, and happiness, encourage pregnancy and enhance fertility. Chalcedony is said to bring tranquility and optimism and to promote lactation in nursing mothers. Howlite turquoise is said to relieve stress, help against insomnia, and calm the mind. Jade is said to be a balancing stone, promoting love, peace and wisdom, healing and stability. It is known for relieving anxiety and calming the mind. Labradorite symbolizes the moon and the sun, and is known for promoting strength, reducing stress and anxiety, assisting with digestion, and transformation. Lapis lazuli aids in harmony, inner peace, and healing, strengthens bonds and brings self-confidence. Malachite is said to bring luck, promote physical healing, encourage creativity and transformation. Moonstone is known for balancing emotions, regulating menstrual cycle, boosting female energy, and calming anxiety. It is said to bring love and grant wishes. Red agate is a stone of relaxation, calm, cleaning, balance, meditativeness, vitality, grounding, pain relief, and balancing Yin and Yang energies. It stimulates analytical abilities, awakes hidden latent talents, strengthens the sight, helps with stress, and stabilizes the aura. Red Carnelian is said to stimulate and balance the female reproductive system, reduce stress and anxiety, and help protect against miscarriage. Rose Quartz is protective in pregnancy and birth. It balances emotions, helps with emotional healing, and is associated with forgiveness, compassion, and releasing anger and fear. Green serpentine is said to help regulate milk flow in nursing mothers, relieve stress and mood swings, and ease cramps and afterpains. Smoky quartz is said to balance sexual energy, promote sexual health in men and women, increase fertility, and alleviate anxiety and depression. All my creations are made with thought and love at my home-based studio in Ottawa, Canada. Please note that I am shipping from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada with Canada Post. Please check my Shop Policies for more details on shipping time and costs. I can guarantee that your item will be shipped in a timely manner. Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee a particular delivery date. Get a glimpse of my inspiration and more jewellery designs at http://www.FingeringZen.com. Make your world beautiful.