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Bilum For Mama
Bilum For Mama
Aloha Beautiful Women & Mama’s!
Welcome. My name is Em, the founder of Bilum For Mama.
Bilum For Mama pays respect to the women of Papua New Guinea, part of my ancestry on my dad’s side and it also pays respect to all women through lineage, through the present and the future.
Bilum is a Traditional woven bag by Women in Papua New Guinea, they carry stories, energy and meaning. Their capacity to hold, to expand, to remain strong & resilient symbolises what I honour most about women.
Bilum in Tok Pisin means “womb”. I was inspired to name my brand and this space as Bilum For Mama in honour of the spirit & dedication for those that give, care, support and nurture women so unconditionally.
This capacity to hold & support all women and mothers is the medicine this world needs to be well, to recover from what has been and to create a world anew in harmony.
Thank you so much for being here!
I hope you love it in this space and that you feel right at home.
Love Em
We are passionate about caring for you and each other. We connect you to daily use products that nourish, support and uplift you. All ethically sourced and with a deeper social impact.
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It’s time to give something truly thoughtful and useful to a loved one that isn’t going to end up in the back of the cupboard. Bilum For Mama’s Ultimate Bundle features one of everything from our carefully curated products. Each item is deliberately chosen based on feedback of what items have been much loved by our community.
Bundle Includes:
1 x Book (Option of Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts or What About Us)
OR Book Free Option
1 x Cannister of Ceremonial Cacao
1 × 100ml Organic Passionfruit Oil
1 x Organic Sugar Body Scrub
1 x Red Earth Handmade Soap
Packaging Option:
Bundle + Standard Packaging + Express Shipping $20
Bundle + Reusable Luxe Gift Box $10 + Express Shipping $30
Karratha Local Pick Up
If you are wanting to pick up from Karratha, WA please place your order selecting LOCAL PICK UP and we will refund the shipping amount to you.
Receive 3 divine skin treats that you will actually FINISH!
Our Super-Size 100ml, 100% Pure Certified Organic Passionfruit Oil from Peru the ultimate skin hydrator. It is a highly effective, light-weight and silky soft skin moisturiser that also can be used as a deep cleansing oil.
Our ultra lush Certified Organic Sugar Body Scrub featuring precious plant oils and bursting with the dreamiest most invigorating scent profile (pure lavender oil & sweet orange).
A stunning Pilbara made soap by Red Earth Soaps which cleanses the skin beautifully and leaves skin feeling so silky soft.
Bundle Includes:
1 × 100ml Organic Passionfruit Oil
1 × 220g Organic Sugar Scrub
1 x Red Earth Soap
Is this a gift?
Choose the Luxe Gift Box option for this to surprise your recipient with a little extra magic in unboxing. The Luxe Gift Box is re-usable.
Shipping Included:
Bundle $120 with Standard Packaging + Express Shipping $20
Bundle $120 with Gift Packaging $10 + Express Shipping $20
Karratha Local Pick Up
If you are wanting to pick up from Karratha, WA please place your order selecting LOCAL PICK UP and we will refund the shipping amount to you.
Create a daily supportive ritual for yourself or another with our Cacao & Read bundle.
Receive a cannister of Ceremonial Cacao from Papua New Guinea made by Living Koko, a Pacific Islander Owned, Woman-Led business doing incredible things for Pacific Island Food Sovereignty. Karen Kleiman’s books ‘Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts’ and ‘What About Us’ are must-reads for any parent. Comic book style pages made for an easeful and relatable read.
Bundle Includes:
1 x Cannister of Ceremonial Cacao
1 x Choice of Book by Karen Kleiman
Is this a gift?
Choose the Luxe Gift Box option for this to surprise your recipient with a little extra magic in unboxing. The Luxe Gift Box is re-usable.
Shipping Included:
Bundle $80 with Standard Packaging + Express Shipping $20
Bundle $80 with Reusable Luxe Gift Packaging $15 + Express Shipping $30
Karratha Local Pick Up
If you are wanting to pick up from Karratha, WA please place your order selecting LOCAL PICK UP and we will refund the shipping amount to you.
CHOOSE FROM OUR:
Ethically Sourced
Traditional Papua New Guinea Bilums
Woven By Women Weavers
Purchased Directly:
From Women Led Co-operatives
This beautiful mama is a large size bilum and she invites you to let your dreams & visions take flight.
She has a strong, secure and purposeful feel.
She accompanies you on your journey with her art and her armour.
A truly beautiful bilum.
A Bilum is a Traditional Bag native to Papua New Guinea woven by Women. They can take anywhere between 2 weeks up to 8 weeks and longer depending on the bag size. Our bilums are sourced directly from a Women-Led Co-operative which means your purchase is directly supporting PNG Women Weavers who set their fair pricing. Bilums are not only incredibly special, they are beautiful, strong, can hold a surprising amount of items and are built to last a long life. Each bilum is as unique and beautiful as you are.
This beautiful and bright mama is the ultimate “fit everything!” bilum.
If you are the girlie who never leaves the house without ALL the things, this beauty makes it so easy to toss everything you need in and go.
She’s bright, she’s vibrant and she’s even a touch sparkly.
Sporting every colour, she suits any outfit.
A Bilum is a Traditional Bag native to Papua New Guinea woven by Women. They can take anywhere between 2 weeks up to 8 weeks and longer depending on the bag size. Our bilums are sourced directly from a Women-Led Co-operative which means your purchase is directly supporting PNG Women Weavers who set their fair pricing. Bilums are not only incredibly special, they are beautiful, strong, can hold a surprising amount of items and are built to last a long life. Each bilum is as unique and beautiful as you are.
This beautiful mama is the ultimate rad girl.
Her tones take you to instant good feels, she is inspired and inspiring.
She reminds you that your creativity, your joy and your love can truly change the world.
A stunning bilum.
A Bilum is a Traditional Bag native to Papua New Guinea woven by Women. They can take anywhere between 2 weeks up to 8 weeks and longer depending on the bag size. Our bilums are sourced directly from a Women-Led Co-operative which means your purchase is directly supporting PNG Women Weavers who set their fair pricing. Bilums are not only incredibly special, they are beautiful, strong, can hold a surprising amount of items and are built to last a long life. Each bilum is as unique and beautiful as you are.
This striking mama is a medium size bilum sporting a feature tassle piece.
Royal blue, lilac purple, forest green and cacao weave together to create a luxe feeling bilum that is grounding, earthy & tuned in to the rhythms.
She is the perfect bilum choice for daily wear especially if you are looking for adornment that could go with your work attire and remind you to stay connected, to breathe & be true to you.
A Bilum is a Traditional Bag native to Papua New Guinea woven by Women. They can take anywhere between 2 weeks up to 8 weeks and longer depending on the bag size. Our bilums are sourced directly from a Women-Led Co-operative which means your purchase is directly supporting PNG Women Weavers who set their fair pricing. Bilums are not only incredibly special, they are beautiful, strong, can hold a surprising amount of items and are built to last a long life. Each bilum is as unique and beautiful as you are.
Handwoven by Women in PNG & purchased directly from the women.
A Bilum is more than a bag, it is an energy of connection, protection, pride, care and support to accompany you wherever you journey.
Strong, beautiful, resilient and expansive, a Bilum is built to last a lifetime.
When you choose to buy a Bilum from Bilum For Mama you are directly supporting the PNG Women Weavers. It typically takes 4-6 weeks to weave a Bilum depending on size & complexity, some even longer.
The profits made from your purchase are reinvested into purchasing more stock, to keep the circular economy of social impact going.
Thank you for being part of this beautiful cycle of connecting women & families across the Oceans!
Skin Revival
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Skin Revival 〰️
Our Approach To Beauty
Beauty Is Your EnergyAfter 15 Years working in the beauty industry across the Globe, the experience which has taught me the most about beauty was becoming a Mother.
My physical body changed in almost every way when I became a Mother to my first daughter. I found myself in a body that I often resented despite it giving me so much.
It was hard to adjust to a changed and unfamiliar physical home.
It was and has been a process of meeting an evolved version of myself with openness and gratitude. My biggest inspiration has been my daughters who in every way remind me that change can be natural, beautiful and exciting. My body was their home and still is. Watching them grow, change & take up space with their joy and curiosity - reminds me that is my birth rite too.
A ritual I have drawn upon for the past many years has been self massage using plant oils. I believe the plants support us to revive ourselves or to accept the natural process of revival.
Peruvian Grown Organic Passionfruit Oil has been my plant oil of choice for many years now. It is the juicy golden elixir pressed from the seeds of passionfruit that burst with life & vibrancy.
Its natural make up of Antioxidants, Linoleic & Oleic Acid, Naturally Occurring Vitamin C and Essential Fatty Acids make it an ideal oil for balancing congestion prone skin, deeply nourishing & hydrating fatigued skin, softening, smoothing, plumping and restoring a visible vibrancy.
All of the skin care that I offer are products that I use daily, that are loved & used - because products that work and that bring daily joy don’t sit at the back of the cupboard collecting dust.
Wishing you a beautiful and continuing relationship with your gorgeous body. Gratitude to our bodies for helping us to experience the best of this life together.
Your search for the perfect skin moisturiser ends here! Organic Passionfruit Oil which is the elixir pressed from the seeds of juicy passionfruits, yields high levels of naturally occurring Vitamin C, Essential Fatty Acids & Antioxidants. Being high in Linoleic Acid, makes this oil non-greasy, beautifully absorbed, leaving a silky soft cushiony finish on your skin. Use it as a daily moisturiser in place of a cream OR pressed on top of your favourite cream. It also doubles up as a delicious cleanser for your skin. Simply massage a generous amount onto dry skin, using flowy sweeping massage motions. Wet a cloth and remove any makeup or residue. Enjoy your gorgeous, vibrant and balanced skin! Passionfruit Oil can be used on your face, body, hair and nails.
For Dry Skin: Organic Passionfruit deeply hydrates and softens crepey texture.
For Tired Skin: Organic Passionfruit awakens and revitalises the skin.
For Congestion Prone Skin: Organic Passionfruit balances the skin by signalling to the sebaceous glands that your skin is properly hydrated, which can help the cycle of overproduction of oil which contributes to congestion.
For Inflammed/Sensitive Skin: Organic Passionfruit Oil can offer antioxidant support to strengthen your skins natural resilience by feeding the lipid barrier (protective barrier).
SHOP ECO-MINDED SKIN & BODY CARE
Your search for the perfect skin moisturiser ends here! Organic Passionfruit Oil which is the elixir pressed from the seeds of juicy passionfruits, yields high levels of naturally occurring Vitamin C, Essential Fatty Acids & Antioxidants. Being high in Linoleic Acid, makes this oil non-greasy, beautifully absorbed, leaving a silky soft cushiony finish on your skin. Use it as a daily moisturiser in place of a cream OR pressed on top of your favourite cream. It also doubles up as a delicious cleanser for your skin. Simply massage a generous amount onto dry skin, using flowy sweeping massage motions. Wet a cloth and remove any makeup or residue. Enjoy your gorgeous, vibrant and balanced skin! Passionfruit Oil can be used on your face, body, hair and nails.
For Dry Skin: Organic Passionfruit deeply hydrates and softens crepey texture.
For Tired Skin: Organic Passionfruit awakens and revitalises the skin.
For Congestion Prone Skin: Organic Passionfruit balances the skin by signalling to the sebaceous glands that your skin is properly hydrated, which can help the cycle of overproduction of oil which contributes to congestion.
For Inflammed/Sensitive Skin: Organic Passionfruit Oil can offer antioxidant support to strengthen your skins natural resilience by feeding the lipid barrier (protective barrier).
Restore your skins natural vibrancy with this 100% Organic Revitalising Sugar Scrub. Loaded with pure plant oils and sugar, this scrub offers the skin a deep cleansing ritual which leaves the skin supple & soft. Transcendent Lavendar Oil & Invigorating Orange Oil makes for a dreamy sensual escape every shower/bath time. This scrub can be used full body but it makes for a particularly beautiful external abdominal and womb massage cleanser. 1 Tablespoon covers the tummy area, each tin has approximately 21 tablespoons.
Full Ingredients: Certified Organic Sugar, Jojoba Oil, Macadamia Oil, Orange Sweet Oil and Lavendar Oil.
“Half the battle is feeling validated”
After I had my first daughter - a hard pregnancy with Hyperemesis (chronic vomiting & debilitating nausea), a traumatic birth experience and a postpartum where I suffered with anxiety, depression and OCD, I truly felt like I was losing my mind.
Seeing a perinatal psychologist who specialises in birth trauma, being supported by a woman focused GP & building my village of support with my daughter all helped in my recovery.
It was during this time that I found the work of Karen Kleiman, a Perinatal Mental Health Expert with decades long experience working with women & mothers. Her books were the perfect antidote to hard days. Comic book style which made it do-able to open up to a new page, any page and relate hard to the shared experiences of motherhood thoughts and challenges.
These books along with ritualising conversations with friends who are traveling the same path, has taught me that half the battle truly is in feeling validated. This is and can be an enormously hard period & transition of your life.
I hope these books bring you a gentle, daily reassurance that it has for me.
SHOP Motherhood & Parenthood Mental Health Support Books
An absolute must read for any parent!
Nothing turns the switch on for intrusive thoughts and panic mode quite like becoming a parent.
These books are a go-to for any new parent where let’s be real, few have capacity to sit down and read a novel but we all need support on hand.
These highly relatable books are written by Karen Kleiman who is an Internationally recognised expert in maternal mental health.
The comic book style makes for an easeful read and the text provides an instant feeling of being seen in the myriad of mental health changes that parenthood brings.
A wonderful gift to yourself or a new parent.
An absolute must read for any parent!
Nothing turns the switch on for frustration with your partner quite like becoming a parent.
Take a breath from the daily overwhelm and feel seen by this highly relatable book about the common feelings that can arise between partners in parenthood. This book provides gentle guidance to support couples will how to repair during high stress periods.
Written in comic book style, it makes for a very easeful read and is authored by an Internationally recognised mental health expert Karen Kleiman.
A wonderful gift to yourself and your partner OR parents.
Pacific Island Grown Ceremonial Grade Cacao
My journey sitting with Cacao started when I attended a last minute invitation to a meditation circle with a friend.
Being one who found the idea of meditation (what to me was closing my eyes, clearing the mind of stress) difficult with racing thoughts & a hard time ‘settling down’.
Drinking this beautiful Cacao drink immediately had a settling impact on my body.
I went on a meditative journey, along with my settled & grounded body, deepening into the guided meditation I attended.
The grounding and settling allowed for a safety of my mind to access higher thoughts, perspectives and reflections.
That was the start of a beautiful connection with Cacao that would later unfold in dreams & deeper learning. I was grateful very shortly after first sitting with this drink to win a scholarship with one the OG Cacao Sharers in Australia. Through this learning circle I was able to receive Cacao alongside the wisdom & traditional teachings of Ruk’u’x U’lew, Mayan Women Cacao Makers from Guatemala.
I have explored different Cacao, all of which have a unique energetic imprint, taste & experience shaped by the natural elements it has been grown in.
The Pacific Grown Cacao I share is from Living Koko, who sources Cacao ethically from across the Pacific Islands & who is passionately dedicated to Pacific Island Food Sovereignty.
This drink is for anyone who it calls to.
Cacao is the ultimate nourisher, a drink so easy to prepare (simply Cacao & Pure Water blended with a hand-held mixing wand or a quick blitz in the blender) to emulsify - creating a super creamy and soothing warm drink.
It can help to calm a frazzled mind, ground a fatigued body and open up the way for inspired thoughts to take root.
What makes our offering of Cacao Ceremonial Grade is the preservation of Tradition, Highest Quality, Ethical & Sustainable Methods and deep respect for land & people.
Nourishing Foods
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Nourishing Foods 〰️
An invitation to your heart & mind to experience a one of it’s kind Ceremonial Cacao that unifies Ancestral Wisdom across multiple Pacific Islands (PNG, Samoa and Vanuatu). This seasons Ceremonial Cacao is grown in Papua New Guinea.
Taste profile described as: Rich & Fruity. Raspberry-like.
Collective Calm is more than just cacao. It’s born from resilience, collaboration, and the deep-rooted traditions of Pacific Island farming. Crafted from ethically sourced beans from Papua New Guinea this cacao represents generations of expertise, community care, and cultural heritage. With every cup you empower Pacific Island communities through fair, ethical trade. Supporting ecologically sound and sustainable indigenous methods of farming.
Directions: Combine 2-3 tablespoons of Ceremonial Grade Cacao and 1 cup of hot (not yet boiling) water or milk/mylk. Hot tip, use a hand-held blending wand to emulsify for a super creamy drink.
Taste & Sit with Papua New Guinean Grown Ceremonial Grade Cacao sourced ethically through Living Koko!
Connect With Community
BILUM the podcast is available on Spotify and major podcasting apps.
This podcast centers around motherhood & womanhood conversations.
Episodes released weekly/fortnightly.