What is a Heal Better?

CheyLoCreations Heal Better products are hot/cold therapy packs filled with 2.5lbs. of 100% organic golden flax. Each comes with a removable, washable cover and measures approximately 13" by 8". Heal Better products come unscented, so everyone can use them; if you would like a scent, you can add a drop of fragrance oil or essential oil to the inner pouch. Note: Essential oils are not recommended for children or pregnant women; please do your research before using these potent fragrances.


What can I use it for?

Heal Better products can be used for nearly any task that is usually reserved for ice packs, heating pads, and hot water bottles. They are reusable and combine hot/cold options into one product. The versatile sizes make them great for all ages and uses! Note: Heal Better is not intended to replace the advice/care of your doctor. Here are just a few options:

~Bumps and bruises
~Sore muscles
~Arthritis
~Menstrual cramps
~Headaches/migraines
~Bed warmers
~Fever
~Engorgement for nursing mothers
~Surgery recovery (felt great after my wisdom tooth removal)


Why flax?

Flax seeds are tiny, flat, and smooth, so these packs form oh so gently to your body; no more hard ice, no more pokey rice! Flax contains 30-40% oil, which heats reliably, every time, unlike grain products which rely on water to heat, and eventually dry out. Flax provides a soothing moist heat and comfortable cool relief that lasts.


How do I use it?

Using a Heal Better is easy as can be! Store in the freezer (in a zip bag if you choose) and pull out for cool relief. If heat is what you need, remove from freezer and microwave for 20-30 seconds at a time, until desired heat is reached. Please be cautious when removing from microwave, product will be hot. Always check temperature before using on a child, and always supervise children using Heal Better products.

Heal Better products are made with care in my smoke-free home studio.

Gee, I guess time really flies when you are busy, moving, getting surgery, and just generally having your life turned upside down...

To sum it up the last *cough*4*cough* ahem, months, since I last blogged, in February, my husband's internship got switched around, resulting in a bit of a financial crisis, which led to an unexpected move to live with my grandparents who have extra space and so generously are willing to share it with our family. The move was in mid march and is a bit of a process with a 1 1/2 year old who really wants to help. Early April, my hubby's new internship began and I had all four of my wisdom teeth out. Yay for 3 weeks of jello, mashed potatoes and my savior, egg drop soup. During all this, I was trying to my business back on track after all these said upheavals, and got accepted to the Redmond Saturday Market (www.redmondsaturdaymarket.org) (yay!) and Urban Craft Uprising's 1st summer show (August 1-2) (double yay!) Did I mention that after UCU in December I took a bit of a creating hiatus...leading to much scrambling the 1st week of May to prep enough product for the RSM?

So that us here and now...I have a well-stocked booth of crayons, wipes, boutique burps, 5 sizes of Heal Betters, little lovies, and nursing covers. So what am I working on now? Burps and Hela Betters for this weekend's RSM, and my demo doll ( a reborn I am diligently rooting 1-2 hairs at a time). At the market this weekend, I should have tanner to work on his hair (he will be painted this week, and will make an adorable newborn!).

In family life, my hubby's internship is going great, we are loving getting to spend time with my grandparents, and seeing them with Cheyenne is just so fun! Speaking of Cheyenne, she is, constantly..talking that is. The child is runnign circles around us all, and learns at least3-8 new words a day. Basically if she hears it, she says it. Today's 1st new word of the moring was "safe", pronounced so proudly as "fafe." As in "baby is fafe" which is a real accomplishment around here, what with 4 dogs attempting to eat her (baby is Cheyenne's doll) all day. The garden is planted and now all we need is some sun (can I hear an amen?) so our plants can grow.

I am also trying to get new products up in my shop as quickly as I can, if there is somethign you need though please ask, as I will always have more complete than I will have listed.

Naturally,
The lame, but back in action blogger
Me

I have a new project up my sleeve and I need your used crayons! Broken, small, wrapper or not, brand name or brand x, doesn't matter! If you have old crayons you want to get rid of, let me know! I can't pay top dollar, but may be able to reimburse for shipping! Comment here, or email me at cheylocreations{at}yahoo{dot}com if you have crayons for me, or know where I can find them!

Alright helpful internet folks...I need your help! I am very excited about a new product I will be launching at Urban Craft in December (it will appear online on lollishops and etsy after that), but I need your help naming it!

The product is a fabric pouch filled with flaxseed (and probably a fragrance oil) that can be microwaved or frozen and used for sore muscles, bumps and bruises, cramps, headaches and more! There will be four sizes to accomodate babies through adults, and small bumps to backaches. The bags themselves are made from 100% cotton remnants from my other products...

So, the contest is this, comment on this post (or my thread on etsy). If I choose your name, I will send you a FREE flax pack after the product debut in December! You will be contacted for your address! This contest will remain open til I find the perfect name! So get creative, and the soooner the better; I need to start on packaging!

Well, I have heard about it...I have wondered about it...I have read about it...and now, I am part of it! It being twitter, of course. Sure sure, I am a bit late, but I got there eventually, and that is really what counts, right? It really is pretty easy to sign up and set up, so that is very nice, and it may prove to be a useful marketing tool, time will tell. For those of you on twitter, I am www.twitter.com/cheylocreations. If you'd like to follow me there!

Overall, tonight has been a techno update night! I am visiting my folks,who have pets, so I didn't bring any of my products to work on, which means I have time (finally) to get all my online stuff updated instead! So tonight I started by updating my personal website with new info and new pictures (click on the logo to the left to check it out). Then I complied my list of newsletter subscribers and worked on my template. I just switched from constant contact to mailchimp and it is taking some getting used to, but there will be a newsletter sent out by the end of the week, so make sure you sign up! I also wrote up the main article for the newsletter. Then I joined twitter and got that all set up and now here I am, blogging...For someone who is kind of techno-challenged, I am quite proud of myself!

What have you been up to tonight?

The North Beach Elementary Arts and Crafts Fair is this Saturday, October 11th, from 10am-7pm at North Beach Elementary.

Here is the address:

North Beach Elementary School
9018 NW 24th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98117
(206) 252-1510

I will be there along with many other great vendors! Check out this link for more info!

Arts and Crafts

There will be along with great vendors:

Raffles
Activities for Kids
Food
Bake Sale
and inflatables if the weather is not a mess!

If you are in the area, come check us out!

I will have new carriers in super fun prints that you will want to see, and lots and lots of paci keepers (can anyone say Halloween?) in designs for every style and taste, as well as versatile cloth wipes, boutique burps, little lovies, and double sided nursing covers!

Owls are in, big time! I keep selling out of my owl wipe prints, and have had requests for little lovies to be made in the same prints (still thinking on that). So what is it you love about owls?
I love that the prints out there have a retro feel, and a modern feel too (don't ask me to explain, I don't get it either!). I have a couple more cute owl prints to come, but in the meantime, these are both currently available in my etsy shop!

Check out the new etsyBaby Treasury by ZadyBall!

It is so funny...September has far and away been my best month on etsy, until the last day or two. My cloth wipes have been selling like gangbusters (what a weird phrase by the way...anyone know what it means?), but then yesterday and today, I feel like someone pulled an invisibility cloak over my shop, views have been next to non-existent. So strange. I suppose it could have something to do with the economy freak out...Either way, I am sure it will get better! Just means it is time to hit the sewing machine hard! Well, not literally "hit," but you know what I mean!

In other news, good news, I got into Urban Craft Uprising 2008! I am so beyond excited! It is a super huge 2 day show, December 6-7th in Seattle, WA. I applied and got in! So, it is certainly time to up the inventory....up a lot! I have heard some folks even sell out (wow, how cool would that be!)! I generlaly do very well at shows, so I am very happy! Should make for a busy fall/winter!

I have been busy this evening and because of that, you all can look forward to a new stock of cloth wipes in the CheyLoCreations etsy shop within the next couple of days! There will be some old favorites making a reappearance as well as many new goodies!

In more news, look for a link to a CheyLoCreations giveaway in the next day or two! It will be an awesome prize, so you will definitely want to enter!

Go Green Tip: Cloth wipes make great lunch box napkins! They come in so many fun prints, every kiddo can find one they love!