About Me
Energy is the building block and source of everything. It all starts with Energy; it all starts with YOU!
Hi I'm Shawna McMillan CEO of Bue's Beads. Bue pronounced Boo like Hey Boo! Welcome to my site.
I had previously made jewelry and something was drawing me back. I couldn’t quite locate the motivation but this time it was body jewelry – also called waistbeads. With each new waistbead completed, I was catapulted into a deeper spiritual journey. Being a natural empath and healer, I discovered what pulled me toward this powerful body adornment. I was connecting to the empowerment and confidence waistbeads brought out in each woman starting with myself.
As you browse this site you will find one of a kind strands to embrace the individuality of each woman using high quality materials.
Each waistbead strand holds a special meaning. They provide mindfulness to enhance and magnify the positives in our lives.
Wear waistbeads today because they are:
- Spiritual
- Sensual
- Used for weight tracking
- Used for self-love
- Used for body appreciation and adornment
History of Waistbeads
Waistbeads have been worn by many cultures for centuries; there have even been mummies found with beads from waistbeads.
Primarily waistbeads were worn for:
· Rituals – Coming of age and naming rituals
· Connection - Show ties to a family or tribe through the use of colors and designs.
· Wealth -The more expensive the beads the more status an individual or family has
· Chasity – Waistbead strands weren’t to be seen by anyone but a woman’s husband. He was allowed to touch them and remove them.
· Body shaping – Worn as a girdle to shape the body and waist