HOW TO USE A NURSING NECKLACE

Rotate Your Necklace(s): Nursing necklaces (sometimes called "nursing beads", "breastfeeding necklace" or "breastfeeding beads") work because they are interesting. Babies are interested in things yet discovered. So, if you give your nursing necklace to your baby to play with 24/7 s/he will grow bored of it and you may find that it will cease to distract baby from pinching, pulling and gazing at the dust that floats in the air! So, either only use it when nursing, or buy two or three so you can rotate them. After a month or so of using one, put it away and bring out a nursing necklace that baby hasn't seen in a while and it will be new again! Some moms like to keep one nursing necklace in the van, one in the diaper bag, one in the nursing spot. I'll admit, it IS a hassle moving your necklace around with you. If you only want to keep one nursing necklace as a keepsake, you can give the others to new moms, re-sell on ebay or in consignment stores!
Clean Your Necklace periodically with soap and water. Please do not put in the dishwasher as the detergents have enzymes that “scuff” the beads and they just won’t look as nice.
Check your necklace for wear and tear. Our nursing necklaces are made with safety in mind. However, this does not mean indestructible! Like anything else that you use with your child on a regular basis, necklaces should be checked for wear and tear. Beads with sharp edges can wear the cord over time and actually saw right through it . If you should find that this is happening please contact us and have your necklace restrung. We do this for a small fee ($5.00). Better safe than sorry!
Use as an I Spy toy. Especially great at church, or on an airplane, or at the grocery store. Wear it and ask your child to find a blue bead. Then, increase difficulty by counting the blue beads. Ask, "where can you find a plane? Where is a rough bead (some beads have more texture than others without being 'owee' rough)? Where is a smooth bead?" Use your nursing necklace to teach your child his or her name or the alphabet, as it applies to your necklace.
Remember that you should NEVER leave a baby under 3 years of age unattended with your necklace. Over the age of 3 use caution and make sure that the rules of safety are clearly explained.
DO NOT allow baby to chew on this necklace—EVER! This necklace is NOT a teething toy and is not meant to be in the baby’s mouth.

MOTHER’S JEWELRY/ PRINCESS COLLECTION
Safety Instructions for Children’s Jewelry: Tickled Pink Designs is always concerned for the safety of your little ones. Please remember that our jewelry contains small parts. Never leave infants and small children unsupervised with these products. These keepsake gifts are intended to be cherished family mementos and are not intended for play.
Handmade Jewelry Sizes and Resizing: Please follow our size guidelines as closely as possible. If you have any questions or just are not sure of the gift size, contact us or purchase a gift certificate in place of the item. If there is an error in length made on our part according to the length you ordered (plus or minus 1/8 inch), we will resize your bracelet for free and ship it back to you for free. Handmade necklaces or bracelets that need resized due to a measurement error by the client, will incur a resizing charge. Resizing charges for bracelets are $10.00. For multi-strand bracelets there will be an additional $5.00 charge per strand charge (plus return shipping) Please contact me by telephone or e-mail for return instructions or questions.
Maintenance and General Jewelry Care: Depending on your individual lifestyle and wear and tear on your necklace or bracelet you should have your it periodically restrung to prevent breakage or loss. Tickled Pink Designs uses the strongest jewelry wire suitable for our bracelets/necklaces but with wear and tear the wire does eventually need replacing. Following these few tips will lengthen the period of time between maintenance re-stringing.

• Remove your jewelry for sleeping
• Remove your jewelry during sporting activities.
• Remove your Beaded Jewelry while cleaning, swimming or taking a shower. Chemicals used during these activities are hard on all jewelry and WILL damage silver
• Keep your bracelet/necklace in the special “anti-tarnish bag “provided to keep it looking new and shiny

Guarantee Tickled Pink Designs is committed to providing you with a jewelry that you love. During the first 30 days of purchase, any repairs needed for your jewelry due to a handcrafted nature, will be repaired free of charge. Problems that occur after 30 days, or are caused by the client, must be repaired for a minimal amount at the expense of the client. A receipt is required for use of these options. Please contact me for repair costs and instructions