I don't remember exactly when or how I stumbled across Fred and Far, but I do remember that as soon as I read the core message behind Melody's designs, I knew I had to join the movement. I was in a weird transitional moment in my life, feeling down about myself, my career, my role in the world. Until I found this little black ring. It reminded me that I cannot rely on others for what I was searching for, that my direction and self worth needed to come from within first. It was a gentle reminder to take care...
Do you feel things more deeply than others seem to? Are you easily overwhelmed by crowds and stimuli? Do you at times need to hide away and escape for some needed self care? If so, you might be a highly sensitive person—a term for those who are believed to have a deeper central nervous system sensitivity to emotional, physical, or communal stimuli. The term highly sensitive person (HSP) was first coined in the mid-1990s by psychologists Elaine Aron and Arthur Aron and since then both interest in and further verification of their findings has grown exponentially. A highly sensitive person...
Not sure what to get your favorite mom who somehow manages to do it all? All of the gifts in the Fred and Far Mothers Day Collection are designed to celebrate the moms in your life by reminding them that they too deserve their own magical love and care. If she's always putting everyone else first... now is the time to honor her with a gift that helps her choose herself - without guilt, shame or a moment of doubt. Bonus: none of these gifts require knowing her ring size. <3Â Â Visit the full collection below for more Mother's...
Thank you, mom. For seeing my most authentic self the moment I was born and naming me Melody. Thank you, mom. For bravely leaving your home country and family when you were only 21 and I was only 3 months so I could have a better life. Thank you, mom. For giving me an idyllic childhood, despite having to make a life out of nothing with no one to lean on but Dad. Thank you, mom. For the homemade birthday cakes with pudding centers and handwritten invitations. Thank you, mom. For the singing and piano lessons, the art and dance...
Being the only girl born in a family of six boys was quite hard. I expected more love. However, it was the opposite. Growing up, I felt I never really desired to accept love from any one, be it friends or family. This made me doubt myself often and think of myself as undesirable. But along the way, I sought for help from different people and I have also found comfort in my sisters, mother, and different networks to connect to myself once more and find my inner power. I have learned to love myself more and to give myself more time to be...
Why did I create the Self Love Trillion Necklace when we already have the Self Love Pinky Ring? Because when your hands are as busy as my mom's, wearing a pinky ring just isn't always possible. My mom Jackie is the definition of hands on. Plumbing or electrical issue? She's on it. A meal for twenty that needs to be prepared with two hours' notice? She's on it. A garden with soil that needs to be turned and plants that need to be planted? She's on it. Her hands are a symptom of her busy mind. She is in perpetual...
Meet the illuminator gem! Our limited edition Rutilated Quartz in black is a gem we have dreamt of offering for years. For us, it tells a singular story: instead of representing perfection, it represents truth. It embodies all our scars, our cracks, our mess, our light, our power, our holiness. Rutilated Quartz is the gem that connects us first to ourselves—as it activates every chakra from root to crown—and next to the angel realm. It helps us transcend into our rightful place as divine, self-loving women. She is known as the illuminator—because she unlocks and illuminates your truth. Why Black Rutilated Quartz Is the Stone That Could...
I am an advocate for self love and body positivity. I realized how important my work was when my cousin told me she admired me for being confident and vocal about my self love journey. She didn’t recognize confident, bigger women in the media so when she saw that I was acting, blogging, and modeling it gave her a new perspective and acceptance of her body. After hearing her story, I realized I was on the right path and decided I needed to make a deeper commitment to myself to ensure I continued on this journey of self love, image...
Rutilated Gold Quartz is a gem we have dreamt of offering for years. For us, it tells a singular story: instead of representing perfection, it represents truth. It embodies all our scars, our cracks, our mess, our light, our power, our holiness. Unlike diamonds that are all about being flawless, this gem is far too unique to worry about fitting in with anyone’s limiting standards. Rutilated Quartz is the gem that connects us first to ourselves—as it activates every chakra from root to crown—and next to the angel realm. It helps us transcend into our rightful place as divine, self-loving women. She is...
Why do we stay in relationships that are mediocre, underwhelming, and inadequate—or even unhealthy and sometimes harmful? How many of us have, at some point in our lives, found ourselves working overtime to make a wrong relationship work—dating the same partner three, four, even five times? If not from our own personal experiences, then we’ve all at least had friends and family members stuck in this defeating cyclic shuffle. People that we love and trust who are otherwise healthy people that stay in relationships for the wrong reasons. As women, we surge forward into careers and life goals without comprising...
My husband and I had been married three years when he physically assaulted me. I separated from him and then found out he was ALREADY in a new relationship.
In the aftermath of my life blowing up, I saw the Self Love Pinky Ring. I got it as a daily reminder of the importance of loving myself first as I did at the end of my marriage. I've worn it everyday. The picture is from a recent manicure.
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I decided to choose myself because I was tired of people choosing who they thought I should be. It made me miserable. I choose to love myself for who I am, what I look like, and for my own unique personality, no matter how much of a goober I am. I am me and I love to venture out and do things not everyone would or likes to do. And that's okay. I am ME: a beautiful, untamed person who loves wildly and accepts everyone for who they are, not who I think they should be. —Kelly Ray  You...
