08/25/2026
Update:
On Saturday, I shipped preserved milk, settings and supplies needed for Mason (of Jaxleigh Jewelry) to complete about 70 stainless steel ring orders (mostly Pay Your Birthdate). This shipment includes orders placed through the end of February 2026 and she should receive it by tomorrow.
As long as she remains willing to help, I plan to send her another batch once she has completed most of these and that shipment will include March-June orders. I will preserve all remaining orders I have inclusions for this week. I am so grateful for Mason's help, she is a literal saint for helping when I need it most!
For anyone who has not done so already, we came up with a Google form to keep order details organized. Please fill out this form to help us get your piece/s to you as quickly as possible!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7IfZy4KhA2l5lCJSpaqANO2Y65tBoXluR_VytzdPClzqlYg/viewform
I have not taken any new orders since the last week in June and will not be accepting new orders for the rest of this year and quite possibly longer.
If your order includes sterling silver jewelry, I will be in touch with you regarding your order in the next few days.
A bit more back story (i diidnt want to share too much before our home was sold):
Almost 2 weeks ago, we moved from our former home and threw away many items due to contamination from severe crawlspace flooding. Some of the items we had to throw away: our mattresses, pillows and kids' bedding, all stuffed animals, all books and homeschool supplies, our sectional, washer/dryer and deep freezer-- just to name a few. I might also discard our desktop computer because of the dust it harbored--it is currently still sitting in the shed.
My mental health and my kids' physical and emotional wellbeing are my main focus right now as I work to wrap up orders. I have spent every day since we moved cleaning the items we did bring with us, washing every piece of clothing we own and soothing our four young kids who have been sick with a similar virus they had just 2-3 weeks ago. The constant illness is one of the main reasons we had to move and it leads back to the flooding we endured at our former home. We did disclose standing water issues, but I still did not feel at liberty to share too much detail before our home was sold.
Please rest assured our former home environment did not impact your pieces! The preservation powder I use effectively works to preserve your milk aa well as prevent fungal or bacterial growth.
I worked on pieces from our shed to avoid VOCs from the resin getting inside our home.
I realize I have made poor business decisions in the last year and I take full responsibility for those decisions. First, I took on too much promising two free items for World Breastfeeding Week. Then, the Pay Your Birthdate sale while very successful in terms of response, was much too low of a profit margin to be sustainable.
You all have every right to be upset and I am so very sorry to let you guys down! I am very thankful to have Mason helping me climb out of this hole I dug myself into. Thank you for your support. 💜
