First of all, I just have to say that I LOVED reading through your comments of the different charms you’d include in your Living Locket. Whether you were making a locket for yourself, your mother or your bridesmaids (great idea LeeAnne!) you guys have some really cool ideas on how to personalize the lockets!
We had a total of 77 contest entries through comments on my blog post and “likes” of Angie’s Facebook page. I made a master list of all the entries and then used a random number generator to pick the winner.
What was the prize again? Oh yeah Angie is hooking one lucky reader up with a $50 credit towards their very own necklace!
And the winner is… Valerie Kidd!
Valerie plans to design a medium silver locket to honor her mother, who passed away last August. She would include the November heart birthstone (her mother’s birthday), the “In Memory Of” charm, a four leaf clover (because they would sit on the grass and look for them when she was little), a Vintage Rose (her mother’s favorite), an Angel Wing (because her mother is her angel), and the “Mom” plate.
Oh my gosh, that is such a sweet and touching tribute necklace!
Congratulations to Valerie! I will email you directly in case you miss this post and don’t know that you’re a WINNER! Once you make your locket, upload a picture to the Pocketful of Joules Facebook page so that everyone can see your masterpiece!
Thank you all for participating and if you are interested in purchasing a Origami Owl Living Locket, you can contact Angie through her Origami Owl website or her business Facebook page. She is also looking for team members, so click here if you’d like to email her to find out more.
If you’ve been following along on the Pocketful of Joules Facebook page or Instagram account you may have heard a little bit about my new obsession with Origami Owl.
Origami Owl was founded in 2010 by Bella, a cutie-pie 14 year old who wanted to earn enough money to buy a car for her 16th birthday. Over the past couple years the company has grown from one teenager to thousands of women who are hugely passionate about both the jewelry and the Origami Owl mission: “To be a force for good; To love, inspire and motivate women of all ages to reach their dreams and empower them to make a difference in the lives of others.”
Super cool, right?!
So, I put out a call on my Facebook and Twitter accounts to see if any Independent Designers from Origami Owl would be interested in working with me… and found Angie Carter. Angie is one of those ladies who are so passionate about Origami Owl that it’s now her full-time job! In addition to being excited about the company, she’s also a total sweetheart.
Through Angie, I created my very own Living Locket, which is like a MUCH cooler version of a charm bracelet. You choose every single thing – the locket, the chain, all the tiny little charms, dangle charms and more – to make yourself a one-of-a-kind necklace. The best part is that you can switch the charms out any time your heart desires to keep your necklace fresh and fun!
Here’s the necklace I designed:
How cute is the packaging?! I love the takeout box and the little fortune cookie that you can use to store your necklace when you’re not wearing it!Here’s a super close-up of my Origami Owl necklace! I love every darn thing about it and have worn it every day since it came in the mail!
Here’s what I chose for my necklace:
32″ silver flat oval chain
Large silver locket
Two plates: one large “family” plate in rose gold and a small “love” plate in gold
Round birthstone charms for myself, my husband and our son (September, April and February)
Two shaped charms: a crystal star (which signifies family to me… in fact I have a star tattoo on my foot for that same reason) and a silver “D” for our last name
Two dangles to make it look “charm-bracelet-y” – the silver heart and vintage pearl
To say I love this necklace is a total understatement – we went to Florida last week and I wore it every single day. I LOVE this necklace!
Oh, you want proof? Check this out…
Yeah, that’s me rocking it out on the beach!And here I am with a frosty margarita… and my favorite necklace. And yes, I know I wore this shirt in the first picture but it was totally still clean so I wore it again for dinner the next night!Here I am, eating again. Or modeling the latest in cheddar cheese fish… and my necklace.
The best part is that the locket isn’t just a “mommy” necklace, even though mine signifies my amazing family. You could create a necklace for a special little ladies’ 5th birthday by including a sparkly “5” and charms signifying her favorite hobbies. You could even create a locket for your best friend who survived cancer by including a breast cancer awareness ribbon and the ‘best friends’ charms. So sweet!
So what do you think… do you want to win one of these adorable Living Lockets for yourself? Because Angie is totally hooking one lucky reader up with a $50 credit towards their very own necklace!
How to enter the Origami Owl Giveaway:
Leave a comment below and tell me which charm(s) you’d HAVE to include in your necklace design. (You can see the full list of charms here)
Disclosure: I was provided a Living Locket to review for free; however all thoughts and opinions in this review are my own. Angie is so generously providing the winner with a $50 credit to use towards their locket, chain, plates and charms but not for tax or shipping costs.
This is Brit — she is adorable and I want her to be my friend. (Source: the Brit + Co website)
Have you heard of Brit + Co yet? It was founded by Brit Morin, who has been called “Silicon Valley’s Martha Stewart.” In fact, she’s like a super cool, hottie version of Martha that you wish was your best friend so that you could hang out at her house, drink some wine and borrow clothes from her closet.
Ok, it’s true… I kinda have a girl crush on her. I mean, look at her! She’s adorable!
As you might know I get my son the monthly box from Citrus Lane and I’ve really been wanting something for MYSELF to enjoy. Momma needs a TREAT every so often, you know what I mean?!
I tried out a couple different subscription box companies, but hadn’t really found anything I loved. So when I was offered a Brit Kit to review, I was curious to see if it was the subscription box of my dreams or yet another sad trombone moment.
I was sent the February Brit Kit, which had the theme of Polka Dot Party Popcorn. Um, okay. I mean, I like popcorn and I like polka dots…
The kit came with a little postcard sized brochure explaining what you could make and contained: white chocolate candy melts, nonpareils, cinnamon drops, edible gold stars, popcorn, 5 black popcorn bags, 5 teal cloth napkins, gold paint and a Brit + Co pencil. There was also a bonus discount code for an app called Over.
Project #1: Polka Dot Popcorn I popped the popcorn and melted the white chocolate candy. Once it was all hot, I drizzled the white chocolate over the popcorn and shook on some of the toppings. Okay, this project was totally a winner! I have a TON of ingredients left over to do it again (everything except the popcorn) and it would make a really cute little snack for a kid’s party. Or, even a grown up party. And the best part… it was DELICIOUS!
Project #2: Polka Dot Napkins
I grabbed the container of gold paint, the pencil and the teal napkins for the next project. The instructions showed how to make the polka dots by dipping the pencil eraser in the paint and stamping it all over the napkin. I decided to just do around the edges of the napkin and really like how it turned out. This isn’t something I would think to do on my own, but I really like the finished product. I also have almost the whole tube of gold paint left, so I’ve been scanning the house for more things to paint!
Project #3: Polka Dot Bags
Here’s where I went off course – you were supposed to paint the bags with gold polka dots so that they matched the napkins and then put servings of the popcorn in the bags for your party. Well, I wasn’t actually having a party, but I did play around with the bag and decided that I loved the look of adding polka dotted initials. These will be great as treat bags for Easter or serve as a gift bag for an upcoming birthday party. I also like the look of using them as part of a place setting – maybe for a dinner party or wedding with a candy treat bar? So cute!
So, was the Brit Kit worth it? YES, it totally was!
It contained all the makings for three fun projects that I actually enjoyed doing (and eating) AND there were plenty of leftovers, so I can recreate the projects whenever I’d like. The monthly kit subscription is $19.99, which is less expensive than many other subscription boxes. Each month’s kit is totally different and a surprise — December had everything you need to make a glitter mousepad and gift wrap, January had makings for a cross-stitch Valentine’s Day card AND a necklace and bracelet, and the March kit has everything you need to create your own pashmina scarf.
Have you tried out a subscription box service that you loved (or hated)? Tell me about it in the comments!
Disclosure: I was provided a Brit Kit to review for free; however all thoughts and opinions in this review are my own. In fact, I loved the kit so much I signed up for their monthly service and will be paying for it with my own hard-earned money.
First of all, I just have to say that I LOVED reading through your comments of the different charms you’d include in your Living Locket. Whether you were making a locket for yourself, your mother or your bridesmaids (great idea LeeAnne!) you guys have some really cool ideas on how to personalize the lockets!
