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lisa leonard and fair trade.

when i saw Lisa Leonard's line of Fair Trade Jewelry i was in love with it.

Lisa's words:  "We believe a necklace can make a difference, a scarf can change a life and a bracelet can feed a belly! Each piece from our hope{full} collection is fair trade and sustainable, giving work to Ecuadorian women and building families and communities. Additionally, with the sale of each piece from the hope{full} collection, Lisa Leonard Designs will donate a portion of the proceeds back to Jungle Kids which enables local kids to attend school, each sale will provide a school lunch to a child in need! Thank you for being a part of changing lives!"

that is awesome!

 

and beautiful.

lisa's shop is FULL of all kinds of beautiful jewelry.

i have several pieces from her collection but i always have a list going of new favorites.

i want you to go and look through her shop.

shop for yourself.

shop for your mom (mother's day is coming up quick!)

shop for any one special in your life.

and then come back here and tell me your most favorite piece.

i am giving away a $50 gift card to Lisa Leonard Designs!

leave me your favorite piece in the comment section

and i will pick one winner on friday!

 ok....GO.

but hurry right back.

:)

 

 

the monday after....

Craft Weekend #14 

this was a pretty awesome group of women.
and they are late nighters!

:)

my kids just got on the bus and i am headed back to bed to sleep the rest of the day.
i will tell you all about our weekend soon.
but right now i can barely keep my eyes open.

 

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i wanted to share with you a beautiful piece of art that Lori Danelle made for me.



it is cut paper!

every detail is so delicate and perfect.
i love seeing how each line is connected... SO creative.

she hand cuts all of this!!

she made this for me based on this post i wrote back in september.
i had had a very bad day related to parenting and this verse was the hope i was clinging to.

isn't Lori's work absolutely stunning?
can you even imagine how long this would take her?!
it is AMAZING.

 
Love never fails.

Go see Lori's great talent at her shop and read her blog.

i really think that i need this print at my house.
and the craft house.
who doesn't need that cheerful reminder daily?

thank you Lori for blessing me with such an awesome reminder of the gift God gave me... LOVE.

 

 

 

 

awesome.

                           

chrissie grace is selling these handmade trees to help raise money for the Jupin family adoption.

chrissie says:

"This piece is 24" high and 14 " across and reads from Isaiah 9:6.
Each one is hand-painted and will be uniquely made due to the variety of wood panel pieces.

This CHRISTmas tree is a very special product to me.
25% of all the proceeds will go directly to the Jupin family to help offset the financial burdens of a lovely adoption.

It is my prayer and intention that this piece will remain in your family as a special Christmas decoration for many years to come.

I really feel like God gave it to me to help Amy and her family bring Davis home.

Amy, I cannot wait to see the gifts it brings.  I pray Davis feels all the love and positive energy out there, just for him :)"

you can order this piece from Chrissie's shop for the next TEN DAYS ONLY.

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the world of adoption processing is nuts.
it can be wonderful and amazing or it can be LONG and painful and completely frustrating.
i think it's safe to say that the Jupin's have experienced the latter for now
but they are HOPEFUL deep down that the wonderful and amazing is still yet to come.

we have been praying for Davis to come home to his forever family for a long time now.
it's heart breaking.

He needs a mama to hold him.
He needs a daddy to tuck him in at night.

God knows this.

He knows what He is doing.
His timing is perfect... He is good.  He loves Davis.  He KNOWS.

You can donate directly to their adoption fund HERE.

You can purchase one of Chrissie's beautiful trees and 25% goes to Davis.

and YOU can pray for Davis to come home soon.