girl effect.

Just when I thought Kal couldn't get any more awesome she's gone and done it: her art shop is currently stocked with these girl power bracelets. The bracelets - designed by Winnipeg based jewelry designer Hilary Druxman - have been created in support of girleffect.org who put it best: The math is simple: Girls + Girl Champions = Something Way Bigger Than All Of Us. Now that's a movement I can stand behind. 

Pop on over to Kal's corner of the internet to have a look (after all, these pretties would make a great gift). More information about Girl Effect can be found here.

Oh, and while you're there: make sure you check out these rad key tags (link with love, y'all).



(Photographs courtesy of Kal Barteski).

Japan.

I cannot get these sounds and images out of my head. This country - still very much in peril - needs help.



There is just over a week left in the For Japan with Love initiative. Please visit Shelter Box to contribute to the amazing efforts of bloggers all over the world. This community of wonderful people ceases to amaze me.






For Japan with Love.

For Japan with Love

I will be taking tomorrow off from blogging along side the amazing ladies of ever ours and utterly engaged and the increasing list of bloggers who are supporting this cause.

Tomorrow is the bloggers day of silence. Join us & help by making a donation to Shelterbox.

For more information please contact the organizers:
info@utterlyengaged.com and/or lydia@ever-ours.com

Thank you for organizing such a fantastic initiative, ladies. Bit-by-bit, we can make a difference together.


Image via For Japan with Love.

Help Japan.

I have taken almost a week to blog about Japan. I think I was initially waiting for the right words to come to me to describe the images, news coverage, and devastation that has plagued this country. The words haven't come and I have since realized that I may not be able to find these words for some time. And that's OK.

What I can do is find ways to HELP. And so can you.

There is community of bloggers that has pulled together to do some amazing things. Besides contributing to the relief efforts of the Red Cross and World Vision, we can purchase such thoughtful pieces as this print, created to raise funds and awareness for the relief efforts in Japan.



There is a minimum donation of $25, although you have the ability to donate more. 100% of the profits are going to the Red Cross. (Click here to visit the donation page).


Have you made a donation to Japan, yet? If so, how?

Prints & Photos via W+K Studio.