Inspired By Finn Review and GIVEAWAY!

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Review and GIVEAWAY!

Inspired by Finn is the "it" store for baltic amber and hazelwood jewelry. I have been asking around for sometime about whom I should go to in order to buy baltic amber jewelry, and both from my "crunchy" and not-so-crunchy real life and internet friends, everyone always suggests Inspired by Finn, even a woman in my library story time group sent me to them!

Now, what is baltic amber you ask? It is not a stone but a fossilized tree resin. Historically, baltic amber has been used in Europe as a natural and traditional remedy and curative for many ailments for centuries. (It is commonly known as "teething jewelry" there because it has been successfully used for treating teething discomfort for hundreds of years.) When baltic amber is worn on the skin, the skin’s warmth releases trace amounts of healing oils from the amber. These oils contain succinic acid and are absorbed into the skin. The lighter and more "milky" the color of the amber, the higher the amount of succinic acid in it. (So, we got the "Milk and Butter" colored necklaces.)

Baltic amber helps by:

• Relieving pain
• Strengthening the body's immune system
• Restoring energy
• Maintaining wellness
• Helping to break a cycle of (chronic) inflammation

Not only are they functional, they are sooo pretty! Inspired By Finn carries many different colors (from butter to cherry colored amber) and designs of both amber and hazelwood jewelry. For many testimonials of their products, check this out!

Our story... Because of the CPSIA Small Parts Legislation law passed last February, Inspired by Finn can no longer sell jewelry specifically for children under three, but many people (including us!) got our baltic amber for "teething necklaces" for our children. We have had great luck using them for this purpose though, so I did want to comment about it! (Baltic amber has been used to help with teething pain for centuries in Europe!)

Since before the twins were born, I have been meaning to get them some baltic amber teething necklaces. Seriously, I thought of how cute they would be on tiny little newborns and how much it would help with their teething. I didn't know what I would do without them... But, I had twins, and I never actually got around to getting any.

Pumpkin and Peanut have been wearing them for just over a week now, and they have been wearing them right in the middle of this sickness mess. But, even with the sickness, I have noticed a difference. The biggest thing that I have noticed is that Peanut has completely stopped "gumming" me while nursing, which leads me to feel that she just doesn't hurt as much. I know that she is still "teething" because she is nursing so much, and because her pediatrician actually cringed when he looked in her mouth the other day. Before we were completely convinced her had a stomach bug, he even said that he wouldn't have been surprised if she just wanted interested in eating because her gums look so swollen. The fact that I have noticed a difference at all with them being so sick is reason enough for me to believe that they work! Pumpkin isn't cutting teeth right now, so I can't saw that I have seen any difference from him (but when he does start cutting teeth again, I'll update you!). (I will be adding pictures of the babies sporting their necklaces later today!)

Wow! Wouldn't you like your own Inspired by Finn beautiful baltic amber necklace?!

One lucky Takin' Care of Twin's reader will win a 16inch (or smaller) baltic amber necklace from Inspired by Finn!

In order to enter:

1. Go to Inspired by Finn and tell me which product is your favorite! (This is mandatory for any additional entries to count!) If you own one of their products already, tell us how much you LOVE it in your comment!
2. Publicly follow Takin' Care of Twins (Google Friend Connect button on the side bar)
3. Follow me on Twitter
4. Become a fan of Takin' Care of Twins on Facebook
5. Tweet/FB about this giveaway (can be done daily but make sure you link it to me each time)
6. Blog about this giveaway (and leave me the link to the specific post) 

Be sure to come back and submit a comment for EACH entry you complete! (So, if you follow me on twitter, come back, leave your twitter username and blog name/email address in a comment, and let me know that you are following me on twitter! Or, if you make a posting on twitter, come back, leave me the exact link, and comment that you tweeted!)

NOTE:  If you don't have a blog (or don't have a public profile on blogger), please leave your email address with any and all entries. This giveaway ends February 28th, 2010 at 11:59pm EST. I will post the winner on March 1st, 2010, and he or she will have 48 hours to contact me or I'll move on to the next person. The winner will be chosen by random.org.