12/3/10

Gifts for Life: BEAD FOR LIFE

OH friends...
today brings you so much goodness from the
...





to eradicate poverty
in the lives of the women
with the hands
to roll and string
and gather and process and prepare

so we can help



Today, Bead for Life is offering one winner all of this:

the 5 strand necklace


the Madaala Necklace


one pair of the single earrings


THREE bangle bracelets


the band bracelet


the 3 strand bracelet


one shea butter soap


a fabric jewelry bag


one shea butter lip balm


and a Bead for Life CD

(the jewelry will not necessarily come in these colors)


Thank you, thank you, thank you Bead for Life...

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post to enter for ALL OF THE ABOVE. Just imagine the gift-giving opportunities (and of course, gift a little something to yourself).

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Because our goal with this Gifts for Life gift guide is to support the wonderful cause of Bead for Life, we have made it possible for you to increase your entries (and odds of winning!) by doing a couple of things:

1) Buy jewelry at the Bead for Life store and earn ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT for every $10 spent (or donated) on ONE GIVEAWAY (not one additional entry on each giveaway or more than one).

2) Registering to host a Bead for Life Bead Party earns you FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL COMMENT entries in Gifts for Life giveaways.

These are simply options for extra entries to win, they are not required to enter the Bead for Life giveaway. Still have a question about extra entries? Check out the full details here.

This giveaway (and all other Gifts for Life giveaways both here and at O My Family from this week) closes at 10:00pm CST Sunday December 5th. The winner will be announced the following day.

If you happen to have them in your pocket, you can use your extra entries on today's or any of the giveaways from this week. Please leave a separate comment for each $10 spent/donated. But keep in mind all your extra entries must be used on ONE giveaway of your choice, not separated.


Previous Gifts for Life giveaways for your entering pleasure:

This giveaway is now closed.


82 clicked right here to comment:

Corinne Cunningham said...

How absolutely generous of them... gorgeous. I have them bookmarked for later use :)

One Crafty Mother said...

HOLY MOLY!

This is pure awesomeness.

Thank you so much, Heather (and Alison, too!) for doing these giveaways.

SUCH a worthy cause.

You guys rock.

-Ellie

Joyce Gray said...

what a great giveaway, and a great cause, I am going shopping at their site right away.

Kim said...

Heather, I have some Ugandan paper bead jewelry that I adore that I bought to support Feed My Starving Children. They are some of my favorite necklaces I own.

I've bookmarked the party info and plan on talking to my sister and aunt about it in the next few weeks.

Thanks for helping me learn about such a great program!

Brian and Kelly Jo Kallevig said...

very nice!

muysar said...

I can over from Allison's blog. Absolutely beautiful jewelry. I might have to buy some even if I don't win :)

happygeek said...

Those are all so beautiful. I am hoping by next Christmas to only shop fair trade for gifts, so thank-you for another good source to shop from.

The Three 22nds said...

beautiful- what a great idea!

Brian and Jess said...

Absolutely beautiful...What an awsome give away!!

Unknown said...

Can i enter from Canada?

This is so incredible. Wow.

Mendie said...

what beautiful items! made with love.

Erin said...

I'm not gonna lie, I'd probably keep this all for myself.

MollyinMinn said...

What beautiful things you guys are doing this week. Proud to call you my friends.

Angie said...

I love, love, LOVE that you're doing this! I'm going to be buying all my girl friends' Christmas presents from Bead for Life this year, that's a guarantee!

joolee said...

So wonderful what you're doing! Who knew that a blog could be such a powerful tool?

SUEB0B said...

Heather, you're awesome for doing this!

Sarah Smith-Frigerio said...

What an awesome giveaway! Sign me up!

Anonymous said...

Wow, those are fantastic. Might be hard to part with any of it:)
Chelsea Lesley

BallerinaToes said...

all do lovely, as are you.

Wendi@EveryDayMiracles said...

I love this giveaway. The jewelry is beautiful, but I mostly love it for the meaning behind it. Awesomeness.

Robin said...

you saved the BEST giveaway for last!!! Such gorgeous jewelry, and such a gorgeous story. I have loved following this journey all week long.

Robin said...

I just went and spent $30, so here's additional comment #1

Robin said...

comment #2

Robin said...

comment #3

Becca said...

Love that you're doing this. I love the idea of "microfinance" - where my little-bit of available donation can make a real difference.

Erin said...

Wow, that's amazing! Such a wonderful cause! Thank you for doing this!

Becky said...

such a cool giveaway. you should be really proud of yourself for making this happen!

Shaina said...

What a fantastic giveaway. Love the series, Heather!

Anonymous said...

Love love love!

Unknown said...

I have visited their website in the past, very cute products. I'm going to forward their website to family and friends too! Thanks!

Celeste said...

I posted yesterday that items I purchased from beadsforlife. I visited the site 3 times since Wednesday before making a purchase because I loved everything and couldn't make up my mind! I'm loving the Madaala necklace. What an awesome organization.

Chrysanthemama said...

Wow. What a great opportunity to spread the word by gifting each of these things to the special people in our lives! I bought a beaded necklace awhile back when "Moments with Love" was raising money to adopt their son. Since then, I've had so many people ask me where it is from. Anyway, my 8 year-old wants to host a mother/daughter party once we make some friends here (we just moved with the Air Force). I can't wait to spread the love of the women from Uganda. Thank you for a fun week!

Ryley @ That's My Family! said...

WOW!! I LOVE my Uganda paper bead necklace and would LOVE to have more!!! :)

Kaycee said...

Wow. Wow! Beautiful idea, beautiful people, beautiful products!

Shelbey F. said...

That is amazing! So much stuff!

shelbey02@yahoo.com

San Diego Momma/Two Funny Brains said...

Such a lovely, wonderful, amazing, inspiring, awe-inducing cause.

Thanks, Heather, for being a part.

Karen Duggan said...

Love this whole giveaway extravaganza you put together. Truly EXTRAORDINARY. (But you knew that...I hope!)

Ann Imig said...

My head just exploded like the heads of the guest on the SNL spoof on Oprah's favorite things.

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

It's that good folks.

Stephanie said...

Oh my goodness! Who wouldn't love to win this? I can already imagine all the gift giving opportunities as well as some goodies for myself.

K and/or K said...

Bead me up lady!

Nicci @ Changing the Universe said...

This is SUCH a wonderful thing you are doing! And what a great cause! My sister is into beading as well as the idea of fair trade, and decent wages and helping the less fortunate. I turned this over to her and she is positively in love. I'm sure Bead for Life has a life long customer in her :)

Oh, and this would all make a WONDERFUL gift for her :)

Kori said...

I have been reading all the other posts about The Bead For Life project, but havne't commented or entered any of the giveaways-until now, because these? Are all SO gorgeous, and think of the gift giving possibilities!

Lee said...

Heather! What an awesome giveaway from this insanely worthy cause! I am so inspired by you my friend for always digging in with your full heart and soul.

What a wonderful way to get immersed in the holiday spirit!

And....I want that gorgeous stuff. :-)

xo
Lee

Stephanie said...

Awesome. It's like a Christmas jackpot!

Elva said...

Beautiful jewelry and a good cause.

Sarah said...

You guys are amazing -- as is bead for life! Those pieces are gorgeous.

Smileyhappychan said...

Beautiful! That is VERY generous!

.:Heather:. said...

what a wonderful giveaway! I would love to win & I know just who I'd gift some of the pieces too! :)

The Clines said...

SO beautiful! I hope you raise tons of money for this worthy cause!
teresacline2001(at)yahoo(dot)com

Janet Oberholtzer said...

Love the beads and love the idea behind beads for life.

Unknown said...

WHOA!!!!! This is amazing!

V said...

Oh I love this company and I LOVE this jewelery! Beautiful.

LutherLiz said...

So so lovely.

Nina said...

Wow amazing and gorgeous

Sara said...

What an awesome company, I would love to give the giveaway as gifts to my friends and tell them about Bead for Life. I have never heard of them before, thank you for opening my eyes!

Melissa Haak said...

Amazing and gorgeous, just like the ladies running it :-)

mjirsch said...

Wow that is so generous of them! Thank you to Beads for Life!

angie on maui said...

What a beautiful collection. I love the heart, the meaning and the goodness behind each piece!

Michelle said...

Heather...I love what you've been doing with awareness on your blog. What an awesome, generous gift. Your blogs are so great! Keep on Keep'n on GIRL!

Michelle

tracy said...

What amazing items. xoxo

Melanie Jacobson said...

I love their stuff more and more every time I see it. I'd love to win this stuff.

Within Kingston said...

Thank you for this great opportunity! Such beautiful gifts!

I am finding myself much more aware recently of what I am speaking through my gift giving, this definitely speaks to me, with heart and soul :)

Tate and Abby said...

What a jockpot! Those all look amazing and would make wonderful Christmas presents!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful...they would make great gifts or great for myself!
christinejohnson77@gmail.com

Sarah said...

I love what Bead for Life is doing!!

Lora said...

So amazing! One of the coolest give-aways I have ever seen!

Stacy Monaghan said...

I'm going to their site now to see what I can find for the little girls in my life who were born with so much more opportunity. Thank you for bringing this group to my attention.

Kelly @ Love Well said...

Wowzers. What a giveaway!

Heidi said...

What greatness this EPIC was! Using your talent to create awareness.

Cassandra Beverly said...

Gorgeous - both inside and out!

Kelster said...

These beads are so gorgeous!

Anonymous said...

Awesome organization! What a beautiful giveaway! I'm glad I stopped by!~Amy

Unknown said...

I just spent $85 in their store. Do I need to leave six more comments? Okay...

Unknown said...

I'm not sure where my first comment went but it said that I was having trouble deciding what to buy since there are SO many great products. Now off to leave the rest of my comments. I'll just tell you what I bought... :)

Unknown said...

I bought a 3-bead bracelet in blue for a teacher gift.

Unknown said...

I bought ANOTHER 3-bead bracelet for ANOTHER teacher gift! :)

Unknown said...

I bought my Mom a 5 strand necklace in green. It's going to look FABULOUS on her!

Unknown said...

I also bought a Madaala necklace in blue and I may just keep it for myself...

Unknown said...

I also like the Katogo necklaces bracelets...

Unknown said...

I ate some really good dark chocolate today (can you tell I'm running out of things to say?)

Unknown said...

Tired of my picture yet?

Seriously, thanks for doing this and what a wonderful cause. So glad I could buy some beautiful gifts too!

K, I'm done... ;)

Laura said...

Gorgeous products...thanks for the great gift ideas!

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