How one pair of earrings led me home.
Home to myself, to my roots, and to a life full of creativity. This is how beading became my medicine, and how it grew into The Wholeness Shop.
I didn't set out to start a business.
I was just trying to heal.
My journey
(so far)Years of working in animal rescue had taken their toll. I was experiencing PTSD symptoms, working a draining full-time job and navigating my mom's mysterious illness. I was barely holding it together.
I found a pair of beaded earrings my mom had made while she was pregnant with me. We sat together while she was on bedrest, and she taught me brick stitch, using dental floss for thread and candle wax as conditioner.
“It was simple and imperfect, but it was ours.”
Each bead and each stitch became a meditation. In the quiet repetition I found a peace I hadn't felt in years. Beading helped me process grief, trauma and change, and slowly brought my world back into focus.
I started sharing what I was learning through one small YouTube tutorial. I never expected it to reach so many hearts. Thousands of people began beading alongside me, and I realised this wasn't just a craft. It was a community.
What started as one pair of earrings grew into a home for 30,000+ students: tested patterns, the Fringe Mastery Program and the SheCreates membership, all made to help you find confidence, calm and creativity.
Beading is more than art. It's medicine.
Cheyenne
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