I recently bought a mood ring at Sisters on Tate St in Greensboro (a gorgeous women-owned small business, visit if you’re in the area) and it brought back so many nostalgic memories. I have a fondness for mood objects of any kind–a ring that can predict my feelings? I’m in. I need a magic ring to tell me how I’m feeling, to be honest. How else will I know?

I love objects that can help us process the world around us, or interpret signs and meaning. Anything that helps us look inward is valuable, I think. Star signs help us investigate our personalities and the personalities of our friends and family; same for enneagrams, Myers-Briggs, and Harry Potter houses. They’re often conversation starters, ice breakers. They’re a shorthand for something meaningful, speaking a similar language with each other.

Lucky objects probably serve the same purpose, aside from superstition. After buying that mood ring, I really wanted to create art that felt like someone’s lucky object. I wanted to manifest meaning into the craft and help someone meditate on their needs, focusing their energy inward in a peaceful way.

Undoubtedly we could all use help these days with cultivating peace, quiet, and stillness internally. I don’t know the last time I’ve meditated on my own without an app to guide me. Silence can be very loud when we’re not used to it. There’s always a subtle hum of life in the background: music in the car, conversations at work, voices on the television, phones chirruping with texts and TikToks.

With that in mind, I made mood hearts for meditation! On the surface, they’re just cute little heart-shaped sun catchers and plant stakes. But for someone who may need a few minutes to stare, think, breathe through a problem, they’re a reminder to slow down and be in the present.

Below is the little how-to guide I made to correspond with the colors of the hearts. They’ve got as much meaning as you bring to it, so take what you want and leave the rest.

Mood hearts can help anchor an intention or just be a pleasant reminder of what you’d like to manifest in the coming years. Just focusing inwardly, even for a few seconds when you catch the colorful light of a heart out of the corner of your eyes, can change perspective and alter the course of the whole day.

I hope you try it sometime! Catch my hearts at upcoming markets, the Minkology store in Asheboro, or contact me for bespoke hearts!