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Stress Reduction for busy people!
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items Whether through a hobby (mine are quilting and gardening), enhancing your everyday environment with sound or scent, or calming with position or stretching, we all need stress reduction!
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Quality online fabric shopping with small shops
Add a little scent to your aaahhhh!
Body work de-stressing at home
Quality online fabric shopping with small shops
A passionate (or newby!) quilter in a busy world needs quality fabric and exemplary customer service. As independent fabric stores within driving distance have closed, I find myself relying more often on web merchants. I support local businesses when...
Not just for quilting cotton, Firecracker Fabrics has it all! Apparel fabrics, patterns, craft kits and supplies. Ethical, inclusive, great customer service!
Firecracker Fabrics
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Cottoneer calls themselves “a happy little fabric shop”! They have plenty of cotton wovens for those on the hunt. Cottoneer is a family shop with periodic sales on bundled bits. Support small businesses as you de-stress.
Cottoneer Fabrics
Wovens, chambray, AG pure solids, many kits! Global Fibers supports independent quilt designers and you can see their quilts on display. AND. . .eco-friendly packaging for the win!
Global Fiber
Another great little independent online fabric shop with a modern inventory. I've appreciated their selection of organic fabrics and Charley Harper fabrics! Best selection around, and sometimes there are surprise bundle sales. Fabricworm always has a...
Fabricworm
Cotton and Joy is a small, online modern quilt and more shop. Patterns designed by Fran, yardage, cross-stitch patterns and supplies, and stickers! Just browsing this sweet site reduces stress. Fran has a good back story, as well.
Cotton and Joy
Another small business modern quilt shop to favor with your attention. They offer courses, how-tos for beginners, tutorials, blog posts, and well-curated products. Their fabric is primarily bundles or precut yardage, and they even have pillowcase kit...
Lo and Behold Stitchery
Add a little scent to your aaahhhh!
These release a subtle, non-toxic scent when warmed. The scent is far from overpowering. Think of it as "background scent". You don't know how good it is until it goes away! Don't be fooled by the package size; I use my warmer frequently in the eveni...
Scented Wax Melts
This is the wax melt warmer I've used for about a year. So easy! It's understated and fits in anywhere; looks good in all kinds of places around your house. It definitely has helped my transition from candle use to wax melts. Cleaner indoor air! (Aff...
Wax melt warmer
Add a little more scent! My favorite place to use this is in my car to freshen things up a bit. The lavender is great for my bedroom in the evening. Both are perfect for any room, toxin-free. Subtle scents, not overpowering and artificial like toxic ...
Non-tox room spray
Full disclosure: haven't used this one. Posted it for illustration of how much variety is out there in the wax melt world! (Affiliate link.)
Wax melt warmer
This little beauty is a great non-tox alternative for perfumes or colognes made with toxic fragrance and other dangerous ingredients. No hidden ingredients here! The safe scent is from “fragrance-free” blend of skin-nourishing oils and fruit extracts...
Non-tox rollerball scent
All USDA certified organic, Tranquility is a blend of five oils for diffusing or mixing with a carrier oil for massage: cedarwood, lavender, frankincense, sweet orange, and chamomile. Sleepy body oil, with frankincense and lavender, is used as is, pr...
Tranquility - sleepy body
While this may not be the sleekest or most elegant oil diffuser (there are tons of them out there!), it was rated the best by NY Times Wirecutter. It has many functions: color changing, timer, auto shutoff when water is low. The diffuser I use is old...
Essential oil diffuser
Body work de-stressing at home
Extra bits that when you don't want to leave your house but de-stressing in on your list!
I realize that this looks like a bed of nails, and it pretty much is! I bought this brand when I wanted to try an acupressure mat but didn't want to buy the expensive one that I REALLY wanted without trying it out. Turns out that this one was just fi...
Acupressure mat and pillow
Nap time for me always includes a pillow. One hip has arthritis and is particular about positioning in bed. When it gets cranky, this pillow is my best friend. For years it was a bed pillow but it was never quite right. Then I found this! It works we...
Knee/leg posture pillow
I've stretched my back on yoga foam rollers, rolled up towels, bolsters, and this! It has massage points, similar to but not as sharp as the acupressure mat, and has adjustable settings. If you like your body work corner/room to include all the tools and if your back is a struggle spot for you, this might be a great addition.
Back stretcher
This massager was recommended by a friend who is a PT. Do you hold tension in your neck and shoulders? I do. Lying on tennis balls has long been my go-to, but this takes that theory up a notch!
Shiatsu neck and back massager
Stretch it out on this thoughtfully-produced mat with a lifetime guarantee. Manufactured in an emissions-free facility, no latex, certified OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 PVC (Class 1: Articles for babies & toddlers), no phthalates and harmful substances,...
Eco-friendly yoga mat 6mm
What makes these magic? Just try them on the bottom of your feet and you'll know! Watching tv? Roll these around under your feet for a bit. It's astounding how much tension can be relieved when your feet are happy. I also find them really helpful und...
Magic massage balls
Cool, old-school head massager with pen and wood pressure-point ball! These massagers have been around for a minute, but there really is nothing better! Kids love them; adults love them. Keep this one at your desk. (Affiliate link.)
Head massager pen