Unity Is Here

Unity Bracelet

PrettyThin has been a website of support for thousands of individuals for many years. The members have asked for bracelets to unite them, and remind them of a community that they understand and that understands them. A website where they can be open and honest about who they are and how they feel, without the fear of being judged or looked down upon.

I have spent a lot of time working on a concept that has value, not in the material that constructs it, but in the idea behind it. As I started writing this section about the bracelets, I was confronted with

something that I often have difficulty with: putting definitions to anything on PrettyThin.

This site has always been about you - these bracelets are too. I did the easy part; the rest is up to you. Before you buy this bracelet, please reflect on what the bracelet means to you. Think about what this community means to you. A chapter in your life, a thread woven in your existence, a vibration that resonates through your soul. What is this community to you, and what does this bracelet reflect and remind you of when you wear it...

This bracelet embraces the unity of our thoughts, and combines the strengths of those who wear it. It is a reflection of the strength of the community, and the proceeds help maintain this community.

* The details about this bracelet:

The colors of this bracelet reflect two things. They are the color of the first edition, and will always be recognized as that. As a result, I will include a card with every Unity Bracelet, along with a number representing which bracelet it is in the series. The deep red color struck me as one that runs through our veins. I don't think that beauty is skin deep - our ideas of it run deep. This community shows that our struggles don't have to remain hidden within us - that we don't have to feel alone - that there is a place where we can express the hurricanes within us, and that place is PrettyThin. PrettyThin unites us through beauty.

The two beads also represent the first edition. In my mind, one represents you, and the other represents the community. Equal in size and color, you are the community, and the community is you. You are never beneath it or above it - at PrettyThin, we are all equal as beautiful beings.

But this is the material. What does the essence of it mean to you?