spreading love.
i learned of 31 bits & immediately fell in love.
5 college students traveled to Uganda in 2008 and met 6 amazing Ugandan women.
they quickly realized that the women needed a market to sell their beautiful, hand-made paper bead jewelry in order to provide the women with money simply to live:
food, water, shelter & school fees for their children.
31 bits was formed and they now work directly with 35 Ugandan women!
these women are now able to have a sustainable income while being trained in
valuable life lessons about finances and saving.
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| our boy with the Ugandan paper bead necklaces. love. |
this is the real deal; it is saving lives & empowering women that truly need it.
you all know my love for Uganda--my heart aches for it everyday.
i'm honored to spread the word about 31 bits and hope you'll join me.
you can see more of the womens' stories on their blog.
i have personally seen the impact that a dollar has in Uganda. a dollar.
partner several dollars with the steady job 31 bits provides, people who believe in you,
education about finances & becoming a Proverbs 31 women?
how can we go wrong?!
i am excited to bless these women.
[truth be known, i hope to meet some of them one day.]
so, are you in? want to help? here's how:
would you like to throw your own party?
i did at a local coffee shop. it was so easy and so much fun.
just contact them here!
want to have some of your own bits or buy them for gifts?
teachers, friends, bus drivers, moms, aunts, sisters, coaches!
check out these pictures and use the paypal link below.
i have these necklaces and bracelets on hand,
so i will ship them straight to you.
please add your top 2 color choices [from those pictured] in the message to seller.
i only have a limited number of bracelets & very limited necklaces.
also, i love 31 bits AND you so much, that i got a necklace just for one of you.
just comment here on anything
[your favorite 31 bits design, what you're having for breakfast, your day's plans, anything!]
and you'll be entered.
one per person, of course!
happy tuesday, friends.
oh, i just love these! i have spent some time in rwanda and love love love all things africa. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful thing, to love on these women by supplying their needs. Praise Jesus!
ReplyDeletethese are gorgeous!! and what an amazing gift to these beautiful daughter's of God ~ to be able to provide for their families! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteplans for today?! hot date w/ the treadmill, dusting, vacuuming, washing bedding, helping w/ homework, and hoping to crack open my new Nicholas Sparks book in there somewhere!
oh, today is a sad one in my house. I have to take my son to get his first cavities filled! Yikes!
ReplyDeleteOh! I am TOTALLY commenting! The super huge, chunky, purple long strand is amazing! I am very interested in hosing a party for them! What amazing Christmas presents and I LOVE what they are doing! <3
ReplyDeletethis is awesome and i can't wait to go check out that blog. i love the bright blue in those necklaces, so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI just found their site about a week ago...love it!!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your blog as we are in the middle of adopting from Uganda! It's so neat to hear stories from families who have done it!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing thing! What an impact! I must go read their blog, their stories. The beads are gorgeous. I love the vertical bracelet.
ReplyDeleteI really love the paper jewelry but seeing your sweet little boy wearing them makes me love them even more. he is absolutely precious! i've been reading your blog for a while now and i dont think i've ever made a comment but i wanted to say your children are all so adorable and the way you write is just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh, Clay!
ReplyDeleteSteph
LOVE these. I've seen and sold paper necklaces before, but these are the most beautiful I've seen :)
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful! I will definitely be checking out their website!
ReplyDeleteI love them all...seriously. It would be an honor to wear some of their beautiful jewelry and tell others about where it came from! Their story is amazing and inspiring!
ReplyDeleteYou are just amazing! I am just in awe of your giving spirit. :D I found just the one I want over at the store... so beautiful, so much more so knowing that it's helping just a little bit where help is needed. HUGE HUGS to you my friend. :D
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love your blog! The pictures, the commentary...just beautiful!!!!
ReplyDeleteawesome idea, i'm going to do a giveaway soon with these!
ReplyDeleteCandra
http://curiousgeorgi.blogspot.com/
I love those necklaces! The yellow ones are my favorite and would love to tell the story of where they came from and how they help so many.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! They're gorgeous! I love them all! Such talented women.
ReplyDeleteI just ordered some from you! My girls will have a new fashion trend at school! When you mentioned 31 bits in your blog last week I went and looked. Fell in love. Can you get the shoes, too?
ReplyDeleteClay...the light shining in his beautiful eyes brings tears to mine.
Those are so pretty! I was going to have cereal but there was only a tablespoon of milk left :(
ReplyDeleteummm clay seriously is awesome for doing that! he is strong enough to carry all those too :)
ReplyDeleteentering to win a beautiful purple large bead necklace...
these are beautiful. my favorite is the multi-strand multi-colored necklace. {on the agenda today ... starting to make decorations for my little love's first birthday!!}
ReplyDeleteI love those huge chunk-a-lunky ones! Looking forward to supporting these ladies as part of my Christmas shopping!
ReplyDeleteLove these! I have some and have also given them as gifts! They are beautiful and match almost anything.
ReplyDeletei just love all of these and the cause is just so beautiful god bless these amazing women:)
ReplyDeleteI love this and how amazing a project it is and everything about it!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great picture of Clay wearing all the necklaces! I love the big and chunky necklaces myself!
ReplyDeletei love all of the jewelry, plus, the little boy is precious!
ReplyDeleteSo proud of this girls! This project shows their passion that they have to make a difference on this world. Their hearts are amazing, and their creation of the bits more!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, I applaud the college students for helping the Ugandan women. It's so refreshing to read stories about people caring for others.
ReplyDeleteClay looks absolutley adorable modeling the necklaces. He's such a cutie :-)
LOVE it! us girls gotta stick together!
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ReplyDeleteThis is an absolutely fabulous thing! I have a bracelet of Ugandan paper beads and I love how organizations like this empower people and help them learn a skill that we can support! What a beautiful thing, as helping each other always is!
ReplyDeleteSuch a great organization!
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose which ones I like the most!!! The bracelets... the chunky necklaces... all so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteA storm is just about to hit, just in time for nap for my youngest daughter and it makes for a perfect afternoon to snuggle my other daughter. :)
Beautiful! You are doing such a wonderful thing.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful jewelry and an even more beautiful cause. Just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog!!!
their jewelry is so beautiful! i would have never thought that it was paper! i saw they have shoes too! i will def. be ordering some of those :-) your blog is so inspiring! so inspiring that my husband and i have decided to have another baby :-) you and your family are so beautiful! keep writing! its wonderful!
ReplyDeleteClay is such a cutie modeling the necklaces! Love it! =} These are all so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love love all the bracelets! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love these! So beautiful! How does hosting a party work? Will you email me the info of how you did it???? (samarapostuma (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
I love these! So beautiful! How does hosting a party work? Will you email me the info of how you did it???? (samarapostuma (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteThanks!!
31 Bits is a precious ministry and so are those college girls' hearts. The jewelry is beautiful. The purpose is love. I *heart*.
ReplyDeleteThey are so beautiful and different, just what I love in jewelry.
ReplyDeleteMy girls have a softball game tonight and we have to be there at 5:45. Which means eating at 4:45 or so. I hate that because I am always hungry again by 7:30 or so. :(
Wow! Lovely, lovely jewelry for an amazing cause!
ReplyDeleteAll of the beaded jewelry pieces are beautiful! I especially like the bracelets and the purple disc like necklace. Clay looks adorable in those necklaces. I hope you have a great day!
ReplyDeleteit's so beautiful what you're doing! i hope that God just rocks your world.
ReplyDeleteCoffee. Mumford & Sons. A cozy baby. Gloomy skies. My favorite type of day.
ReplyDeleteThat photo of Clay is precious!! What a blessing he is. I always think of him when I wear the necklaces I purchased from you!! :-)
ReplyDeleteOh I adore these! I used to make paper beads like that in college from magazines! (although mine were not as good - ha!) They are so pretty and colorful. What a wonderful idea to help these women.
ReplyDeleteThe vertical bead bracelet REALLY catches my eye. I may just have to buy one (or two...).
I love these. will be checking out the site and reading the stories!
ReplyDelete-sarah
srockney@hotmail.com
these are so lovely!! i can't get over how beautiful the aqua and mustard colored necklaces are. beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI have several of these! LOVE THEM! SO glad you are getting such great feedback. We did a fundraiser for our adoption with paper beads...Big success!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea...great products! Love it!
ReplyDeleteoh, gosh, I love this! What an amazing organization!!! I love all the yellow ones!
ReplyDeleteI'm in. I want to host a party. Great party idea, as people start thinking about Christmas gifts!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful jewelry!
ReplyDeleteI should not be reading blogs right now....I have 3 little boys who need baths and jammies. Off I go....
Love these! And just in time fir Christmas shopping!
ReplyDeleteI love the paper necklace I won from Steph last year so much that when I first saw these I did a happy dance. It's a great way to get the ball rolling talking about Uganda when I'm asked about the necklace....and my niece wore it in many of her first birthday pics last winter so everyone saw it!
ReplyDeleteI love the big graduated one in the first pic! But the colors are all so pretty and look so chic. I think I will do a post about this organization as well this week!
Love Love Love 31bits! Contacted them today about hosting a show out here =)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win one! (even tho I just bought one) Send me the one that makes you the happiest. Cause it's you and Clay I'll be thinking about when I sport it ;-) XO
I LOVE these. I just went to their site and ordered 2 necklaces, and I'm also going to spread the word on my facebook account and to all my friends at work! I cannot wait to get these in..
ReplyDeleteThis is so precious. I love all of the designs so much, but they mean so much more than other jewelry.
ReplyDeleteI think it's inspiring how you always give from your heart and soul, not only to orphans, but to your own children. They are a great example of purity and generosity! 31 Bits is awesome and I will definately do some holiday shopping through the site this year! You inspire me... everyday! Oh yeah, love that multi-strand yellow necklace ;)
ReplyDeleteThe pretty tourquoise one is my favorite :)
ReplyDeletePraise God for these people and the lives they are changing!
Love,
ReplyDeleteI know we don't know each other personally, but I do know a lot of your family through the pictures and stories your sister shares at work with me! My 10 year old daughter and I have been following your story since your adoption of Clayton. You are an inspiration for many.
I have several pieces of the beaded jewelry that I have bought through your sister. I get several compliments on the pieces when I wear them. I too love sharing your story when people ask where I have gotten the pieces from. Your story touches more hearts than you may know!
First heard about these from your tweet about them.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE 31 bits. And I'm planning on packing up and moving there next year with my hubs and 2 boys for a couple years so how exciting to already have a hand in having an impact in Ugandan lives!
Also, today was supposed to be my Sprint run (I'm training for a 10k) but I woke up with mad vertigo. So I lay in bed reading while my awesome Mom drove 45 mins to help out with my boys so my hubs didn't have to miss work.
I am blessed.
(that's just a tidbit about my day today).
i bought one of these from you last spring. i get compliments every time i wear it. i'll email them to schedule a party.
ReplyDeleteYou are an amazing woman and mother. 31bits is also so amazing. I love all of their things and why they do it!
ReplyDeleteawesome. just awesome. gotta get me some!
ReplyDeleteJenn
Love all of them...especially the turquoise and yellow! I think I will have to start Christmas shopping now!
ReplyDeletehow pretty! i love all the bright and vibrant colors!
ReplyDeletesuch a neat idea for a gift. you have inspired me to do most(if not all) of my Christmas shopping this year from places like this. such beautiful gifts for such beautiful people. it will make a difference
How awesome. I love all of the colors. I am thinking of volunteering in Uganda this winter!
ReplyDeleteGod Bless you and your family :]
I leave for Ethiopia 2 weeks from today! Super cool organization and I LOVE the spiral cuff. Its gorgeous!
ReplyDeletepretty! i had a cupcake for breakfast! shhh, don't tell my mom....or my kids!
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss the giveaway part of this the first time I read it? (I know, I was totally distracted picking out jewelry!)
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love these!
This is awesome Love! I should buy some for Christmas presents. I love your big sweet heart.
ReplyDeleteI want to do more in life to bless the lives of others. Thanks for leading me to this. How awesome! All of the products are beautiful! I'm going to check out their blog today. : )
ReplyDeleteVery cool! :)
ReplyDeleteLOVE, love, LOVE the last one on the page. So pretty!
jessicanunemaker at littleindiana dot com
This is such a wonderful thing. I love hearing about stuff like this, people helping people. These necklaces are beautiful and I plan to visit their website to buy one as soon as I have the extra money. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to win one.
ReplyDeleteI am definantley going to look into hosting a party! I think my youth girls would love that! We just had our WMU meeting last night and I am so fired up about missions its not even funny! These necklaces are great and these women truley are blessed!
ReplyDelete~Molly P