About Us
The Story of Moonstoned Alternative
The idea for Moonstoned Alternative started to come together in January of 2021 when I was out shopping for my first ever bong. I was struggling finding unique smoking accessories that were easy to clean and were cute. Everything was either inspired for the "typical stoner male" or was just pink, cheap or not my vibe at all.
My grade 8 teacher had taught us how to paint on glass picture frames and it was an art skill I kept practicing over the years for fun. My naive artistic audacity figured this would be no different and I decided to picked up a plain 12' beaker bong and painted violet tentacles surrounded by black-light reactive green toxic clouds that were inspired by Ursula from the Little Mermaid.
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I started to share photos and friends encouraged me to make more pieces to test out the market. I bought my first shipment of glass and started my first collections. 4 months later on April 20th 2021 I did the first official online drop and have never looked back!
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Moonstoned Alternative has slowly grown over the years and have had the honor to attend some amazing events including Capital Pride, Wall Candy Art Shows and pop-up markets all over the Ottawa Region. I since shifted Moonstoned's focus online to continue to grow the brand and expand the product line giving me the great pleasure of shipping custom painted cannabis accessories all over North America and the World.
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Thank-you so much for supporting this artists dream! I'm so grateful for how this "silly little idea" has grown and can't wait to see where it continues to go!
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Meet The Artist
My name is Monica Pereira.
I'm the Owner and Artist behind Moonstoned Alternative.
I've always been involved and inspired by the art world from a young age.
About me: Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, currently live Ottawa, Canada.
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I'm inspired by: Space, Nature, Occult, Mental health, and the mundane spaces in-between life.
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Fave food: Can never go wrong with a good pizza. Pineapple has its place on pizza. Fight me.
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Somethings you wouldn't guess about me: I'm pansexual, I lost 100lbs over 7 years ago, I worked in the restaurant industry for 15 years.
Why Cannabis?: I started experimenting in 2012 after my family doctor recommended it to help treat my symptoms. I was suffering from 2 different autoimmune disorders, struggling with pain and the side effects from conventional medicine. Looking for relief and with guidance from my doctor I turned to this amazing plant and haven't looked back since!
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A quote I live by: Consistency over Perfection.
