Showing posts with label Speak Out Loud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Speak Out Loud. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Making new Jewelry and a Special Discount!
Hey! I hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the weekend. Just wanted to share with you what I've be up to. I've been working on new pieces to add to Speak Out Loud, as well as getting together what has already been made to send to California! Ellie, the founder of Speak Now is going to begin to try to get into some local shops there, where Speak Now is located and is known! I've never been one to be able to look at anything for very long without changing it (ya know that if you've hung around for any time!) and my jewelry is no different. As my skills and knowledge grow, I always want to make things better. So I made a few changes and improvements (at least I think that they are) to my inventory. I made some new pieces, added on to some of the already made, changed some of the finishes and the patinas, lowered the prices, and then OF COURSE had to re-photograph them all. I was hoping to get it there before the holiday shopping season, but this morning was the day. It's all done and on its way, and will arrive there tomorrow morning, so fingers crossed! I'd love for you to stop by the shop and take a look! I'd like to offer all of you lovelies to a discount! 'Like' Speak Out Loud on Facebook and receive a 20% discount. Here are some of the items for you to check out...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
A new addition to Speak Out Loud
I can't believe after months of working towards opening up my shop, Speak Out Loud, it is finally a reality. During the beginning stages of Speak Out Loud, I of course I knew that it would be a jewelry shop, but I also envisioned having a variety of products. It is especially important to me that there is variety, because lets face it...jewelry isn't for everyone AND this shop was created as a way to raise money for Speak Now. I have now added printables!! They made their way in, well, kind of by accident. Stamping jewelry and cutting blanks is a very noisy business! I found that when the baby would sleep, the time that I thought would be the ideal time to work, quickly became the worst time to work. So now, I make the jewelry while the kids run wild (just kidding-kind of) and when the baby sleeps, I am able to create printables.
Being a part of the Speak Now team has been such a humbling experience, and anything I can do to offer support, I am willing to do. I will be donating 50% from each sale of the 8.5 x11 Speak Out Loud printables so at only $12, this is a great way to give Speak Now some much needed funds! I want to give you all a chance to check them out....
This is a set of 4 separate printables.....
I hope you all love them as much as I do, and please continue to check back for more!!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Speak Now and Speak Out Loud!!
When I look at the date of my last post, my heart drops a bit, because I don't think that I've gone a week without writing something in almost a year and now I am creeping up on 2 weeks!! I'm so sorry that I have had to take a blogging break (unintentionally), and I have so much to post about! Today is the much anticipated day of the launch of the new interactive website Speak Now!! I couldn't be more proud, and well privileged, to be a part of this non profit organization founded by Ellie Coburn. I introduced you to this amazing young woman earlier in the year, and since that post, Ellie has brought Speak Now to new a whole new level. She has put together an amazing team (which this little lady right here is a part of!) dedicated to bring hope and empowerment to women around the world of all ages. A place where you know, your voice is heard and you are important!
Today is also the much anticipated day of Speak Out Loud, that's where my part in the Speak Now Team comes in. I am the jewelry designer and shop owner of Speak Now's organization! I wanted to be able to help this organizations vision, and a small way that I knew how to, was to open a store where every item is designed specifically for Speak Now.
With the sale of each item, 10% will go to the Speak Now fund, where we are also raising money to open a camp for young girls. Very exciting things to come! Can I just remind you that this is all coming from the heart and soul of a 16 year old girl! This has been such a great thing in my life, although I'm going to have to learn to balance my time better between blog, and jewelry making.
Along with Speak Out Loud, there is a section of Speak Now called The Sponsor Shop. Members of the Speak Now team that have a shop, have dedicated an item from their shop specifically to Speak Now. You can find items from shops such as, J&M's Eyecandy Shoppe, Kimberly Sminkey Designs, knotieties, Billy Jean Jewels. How great is it to shop for such cute things, knowing that your purchase is going to such a great cause!!
Want to help in other ways?? Go like our Facebook page! For every like, 10¢ will be donated to our cause by our sponsors. Doesn't get any easier than that! If you would like to know how to get directly involved with Speak Now click here.
Feel free to grab a Speak Now button for your side bar.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
THIS will NOT defeat ME....
What do you do when someone does something really awful to you? Are you the type of person that let's this something just eat you up inside? Effecting every aspect of your life? How you treat the people around you?
This is something that I have been dealing with for the past week. I had something so unthinkable happen to me last week that has caused me to be a little withdrawn from blogging, short with my family, and unbelievably sad, hurt and angry! Now that I have share that with you, let me back up (let me just say that this may be a bit of a long story, but I have to get it out and move on).....
Quite some time ago, when I became a Speak Now Representative, I knew that this was an organization that I wanted to be an active part of. I began talking to Ellie, the creator of Speak Now, and that amazing girl touched my heart and inspired me in so many ways! It was unbelievable to me, that such a young girl, who had experience tragedy so early in her life, could be filled with such great faith and so much drive! I had received an email with information about the Speak Up Link Up, and at the bottom of the email she asked if anyone would like to donate money or a gift to the Speak Now Fund. Since I didn't have a shop, I asked her for any suggestions for an item to be donated and she mentioned a piece of jewelry. I surely wasn't afraid to make something, but better yet, I have a friend that I grew up with that is a jewelry designer! Her company is Designs by Elise, where she creates absolutely beautiful pieces! She was more than happy to make a necklace, YEA!! Don't ya {love} it! Thanks so much Elise!
So...one day while emailing back and forth, I suggested to Ellie that she have a Speak Now jewelry line, with a portion of all proceeds to go to the Speak Now fund. She said that she loved the idea, but that the organization wasn't there quite yet.
About a month later, the topic came up again, but this time is was to discuss the plans for making this great idea a reality. She was so supportive and excited and I was over the moon. I knew I had to get to work! With my husband out of work at the time (and me a stay at home mom) I knew that this wouldn't be the easiest thing, but with hard work and prayer, it WAS going to come to life! I started doing side jobs painting (which I love to do) and saving every bit I could. During this time came her newsletter, and this is what I read:
Is that MY name I see in there??? YEP!! There was no turning back (not like that was gonna happen)! It was announced :) So I did all that I could to come up with the balance, even selling a piece of furniture to bring me to my goal amount. I did it!! By the next day, I had come up with the amount needed! I talked to the shop that I would be purchasing my supplies from (More than a few times! She probably thinks I'm nuts!!) She was so sweet, and helpful! I spent some time (a lot of time) deciding all that I would need from her. During that week, I needed a bit of the money. No biggie...my husband had started working, so I wasn't concerned at all. He would be getting paid and I would be ordering my kit the next week. I was jumping for joy! I was proud that I didn't need to ask anyone for the money, and that my determination paid off {although it took a little time} ..I did it myself!
Now I can bring you back to last week. Tuesday morning when I woke up, I noticed that the money was gone. I sent my husband a text asking if he had taken it {figuring he would say "yes" and that would have been ok}, but within a second my phone rang....he hadn't touched it. It was stolen. My heart broke. Friday I would have been ordering, but instead, all of my hard work went for nothing. It had been all that I had talked about. In that moment, I felt like it had all been shattered. How could somebody do that? Who would do that? Why now, and with that money? I just couldn't believe it. Still today, the person that took it hasn't come forward, and the money hasn't been recovered. It has caused turmoil and strained relationships in part of my family. I just pray for the person that did this. That is all I can do. This isn't the end. I have more determination than ever before to make this happen. I'm hopeful that I will be able to order my supplies next week, and get this exciting venture started! We are planning to launch the end of August mid September...and there is no way I am going to let myself, or Speak Now down! I'm not going to wait for the storm to pass....I'm going to dance in the rain!
Ya'll didn't know you were going to be my therapist today! Thanks so much for listening!! I'm leaving it behind me now, and putting it in God's hands. I can't wait for the launch of the shop and to think that this could help even one girl, I will continue with a smile ☺
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