Friday, March 14, 2014

Lenten Auctions - Part 1

Along with offering a "Mini-Challenge" for the 40 days of Lent, I decided to do a series of auctions to raise money for Thornwell Home for Children - an orphanage in my home state of SC. I reached out to several amazing people/companies to team up for this charity collaboration.
First up was a tee that was donated by www.unlockhope.com. This company uses a portions of all proceeds to provide young refugee girls in Uganda with food, healthcare, and a safe place to live.



Second was a custom necklace by www.pennypowersjewelry.etsy.com. They stamped my mantra "Take less. Give more." onto a repurposed penny. The gals at Penny Powers also made a personalized necklace for every little girl at Thornwell! And, if that wasn't enough, they even sent me a little gift - a key chain with "1YWR" on it. They are continuing to offer the "Take less. Give More." necklace on their website for the month of March and will be donating 10% of all proceeds from the sale of those necklaces to Thornwell.


Third was a bracelet that is near and dear to my heart. It was made from the handles of an old Louis Vuitton handbag that got ruined with water damage. I called up my good friend Ashley Hoffman (www.ashhoffmanjewelry.com) and asked her if she would help me create something. She was more than happy to help! And the results were amazing!! 4 bracelets and 3 necklaces. I auctioned off one of the bracelets on my Instagram feed. And I am giving another to the winner of a "Teammate Contest". Check out my Instagram feed for all the fun details! You can also see our video on "Everyday Ash" by clicking here.

Part 2 coming soon...
So stay tuned and follow along on Instagram if you are interested in bidding on any auction items.





4 comments:

  1. I'm not on social media for Lent, but Lisa filled me in the contest! Obviously I'd be entering to win for her. ;-)
    Don't have any purses or jewelry I can repurpose, but my brain is working to find something!
    -Adam

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    1. Good for you! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

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  2. BTW... your blog/site looks great! So happy you got it up!
    -Adam

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    1. Thanks Adam! I had lots of help from the gals at Designer Blogs and my good friend Katherine. :)

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