Stella & Dot – Autism Awareness Month

Hello everyone!

April is Autism Awareness month and I’m thrilled to share that Stella & Dot has released a 5-piece collection to benefit this wonderful cause.  20% of the retail sales (aka ALL the net proceeds!) from these items will be donated to the HollyRod Foundation.  The HollyRod Foundation was founded in 1997 by actress Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback, Rodney Peete.  They have done some amazing work thus far to help families affected by autism.  

In 2010, HollyRod introduced the “Give the Gift of Voice” campaign, providing tablet computers and specially-designed apps to help give a voice to those that are non-verbal or minimally verbal.  While these individuals may not be able to speak, they have much to say and through the “Give the Gift of Voice” campaign, they can now make their voice heard. It is our commitment to continue this program so that every individual living with autism has a voice.

I know that the work of HollyRod will continue to grow because of partnerships like this and our ongoing support.  I have an open trunk show this month — if you’d like to support the cause, feel free to shop here!  I will be donating 50% of my own comission this month to a local Autism organization as well

Check out the 5 pieces:

Spirit friendship bracelet ($29)  Such a cute and casual bracelet to wear all summer long.  I love it layered with our Foundation friendship bracelets!

Purple La Folie necklace ($49)  Love this one paired with our gold Demi layering necklace

Purple Pippa necklace ($69)  Great for work and looks beautiful paired with our gold Libby layering necklace!

Silver Tree of Life necklace ($69)  Sterling Silver, a stunning everyday necklace!  Dress it up with a birthstone charm for a fabulous personalized gift!

Multi-Stripe Bring It jewelry roll ($39)  A great little companion to take your jewelry in when you travel   Tons of compartments for your necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings.  The inside is suede to protect everything!!

Thank you in advance for your support!!!

Florida Trip Recap

Hi everyone!  Long time no post   Trying to get back into the swing of things!

Today I thought I’d finally put together a little post about my awesome trip to Orlando last month.

It was so nice to arrive to warm weather!  We wore flip-flops the entire time and I was happy as a clam.

The first park we visited was Hollywood Studios, where we met Mickey!  The kids were soo excited to meet him and it was adorable.  Another part of the park was decorated like actual city streets…here’s Jen and I in a faux New York subway station

My favorite show at Hollywood Studios was Lights, Motors, Action!, a car stunt show.  It was wild!  Check out the grand finale.

Then we headed over to Epcot for the evening!  This was definitely my favorite park.  I could have spent an entire week visiting all the countries!  We had margaritas in Mexico, then headed over to Japan for a hibachi dinner at Teppan Edo.  So fun and sooo delicious!!

The next morning, we woke up bright and early and headed to Animal Kingdom.  My mom and I did the safari and all the animals were out!  It was so beautiful.

We also saw the Lion King show and Finding Nemo the musical!!!  Both were outstanding

That evening, we headed over to the one and only Magic Kingdom.

We did so much!  It’s A Small World, Space Mountain!!, Mickey’s PhilharMagic and the Haunted Mansion!  I felt like a little kid again…it was such a blast.  We saw the electric light parade and then the beautiful castle show and fireworks display.  Breathtaking!

On Wednesday, my mom and I went back to the Animal Kingdom to see Finding Nemo again and meet the cast!!  Yup that’s Jen…playing NEMO!

We headed back to Epcot for lunch because we couldn’t possibly leave without trying some Italian pizza.  We ordered a huge appetizer of fried veggies and calamari, followed by  a margarita pizza.  Everything was out of this world!

That evening we headed back to Jen’s apartment for my very first Stella & Dot trunk show!  I was pretty happy with my display

Jen was a fabulous hostess and it was so nice to meet and chat with all of her friends!  A great girls night

On Thursday we headed to Downtown Disney for shopping and lunch.  Lots of really cute places to check out over there!

I was sad to leave this wonderful trip with my mom!  Jennafer was such a gracious hostess and I can’t wait to go back!

Have you ever been to Disney World?  What were some of your favorite attractions?

Stella & Dot Giveaway

Hi everybody!

I recently teamed up with Gracie of Girl Meets Life to giveaway the oh-so-popular Renegade Cluster bracelet!  This is one of my favorite bracelets.  It goes with everything and looks great layered with other bracelets or your favorite watch.  It’s also super comfortable, despite what those little spikeys may look like

Leave a comment on Gracie’s blog and like my Facebook page to enter!

Good luck