Sparkles!!! { a giveaway }

Some of you might be familiar with my slight obsession with sparkles.

We were pretty happy to come with with a pretty little necklace that sparkles like crazy.
Choose either Champagne, Fuchsia, or Peacock.
The Champagne would be gorgeous on a bride. Or the Peacock could be her "something blue".
And you really can just never go wrong with a bold hot pink. Love it.

Drops of Glitter necklace


We also listed a new style of our popular cuff bracelet.
This is a great gift for someone else or a great everyday piece for yourself!
(choose heart or flower)

Deeply Rooted bracelet


Now let's give something away! Two of you will win $50 gift certificates to TheRustedChain.com!

To enter: Leave a comment telling one simple thing that's made you smile today.
For additional entries: Blog it. Facebook about the giveaway with a link here. Tweet it. Pin one of the above images (or something else from our shop) to pinterest.

Please leave additional comments for each thing you do.

We'll draw a random winner soon!

Hey Girl... it happened again.

I've received so many emails from the last round of "Hey Girl"'s I posted.

In case you missed it. Click here.

It started with Ryan Gosling. And as I mentioned last time, I have nothing against him. (Hello... have you SEEN him?!)
But there are some other men that really would like to share the Hey Girl love too.

By request...













Again, forgive me...
I know not what I do.

Fingerprint Friday

There is a song by Steven Curtis Chapman that says:
I can see the fingerprints of god
When I look at you
I can see the fingerprints of god
And I know its true
You're a masterpiece
That all creation quietly applauds
And you're covered with the fingerprints of god
So look around you and see where YOU can see God's fingerprints. Is it in nature? Kids? Animals? Where do you see them? Here's how to join in.

1. Blog with your interpretation of God's fingerprints. Be sure to link back here so others can find the entire list of participants!
2. After you've posted your blog, sign the Linky below. Have fun exploring the other links as well! Please only sign in if you're participating. Hopefully this will make us look at things through fresh eyes throughout the week!
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I know it's still February... I know it's still very winter-like for many of you.
But this week we saw our first tiny glimpse of Spring when the crocus started popping up!
They're little and delicate and don't last long.
But what a breath of fresh air it is to see bits of pretty color and signs of life!!

Mid-February...

It's very tough for us to find a babysitter sometimes.
(no real reason, our kids aren't little terrors. Really. It just never seems to work out.)
So several years ago The Man and I finally gave up on the idea of having a Valentine's Date.
We have a family Valentine's dinner instead.


And it's wonderful!
It's always the same things, really... Red foods and candlelight.
Spaghetti, red jell-o, red apple slices, salad with strawberry vinaigrette dressing, red velvet cake, and the kid's favorite - sparkling red grape juice out of champagne glasses.
(I grabbed the sparkling grape juice on clearance after Christmas, knowing that I'd save it for Valentine's day. Score.)


The Baby calls it a "dark dinner."
We turn off all the lights, light candles, and they're expected to use their best manners. (more than a normal night at the dinner table.)

They toasted each other... so sweet!


It's still cold out. And today it's so foggy I can barely see the barns.
The fields are all white.
It's pretty.
I'm working on jewelry orders, by myself today, wearing my Mickey Mouse sweats.
Listening to country music. I go through phases... sometimes it'll be non-stop Christian music, then adult top 40 for several weeks until I can't handle another song by Pink, then I switch to Country.
Right now I'm back in my country phase.


I should probably change into real clothes before I head out into public this afternoon.

If you're home, do you wear "real clothes" or lounge clothes?

Your voice...

Not your literal physical voice, but the voice God's given you to impact those around you.

What is your voice like? Gentle? Encouraging? Booming? Relatable? Distant? Angry?
Maybe you have a blog...
Maybe you're a teacher...
Maybe you're a gifted painter...
Maybe you work with Sunday School kids...
Maybe your voice is through photography...
Maybe you work in a homeless shelter...
Maybe you're a stay at home mom...
Maybe you work in an office cubicle...

Whatever the situation, God has given you a voice.
Me? I believe my voice is silly. Funny. Sometimes sarcastic. But usually encouraging.
It's not a huge voice. I have a few thousand followers here on this blog, a few thousand more on Facebook and twitter.
That's more than some, not nearly as many as others.
But the number of people my voice is reaching doesn't matter so much.
It's the tone. It's what I'm saying. It's how I'm using my voice.
Am I building people up or tearing them down?
Am I using my voice to focus on me and my accomplishments? Or am I using my voice to reflect God and his gifts?
Am I sharing the love of God through my voice?

I'm happy to now have another avenue to share my voice, through a new website called Beautifully Rooted.



If you've never thought about your voice, now's a good time to.
Think about who you're impacting and how.
For me, now's a good time to reflect on it, and refocus my voice on what it should be.


Happy Valentine's Day to you!!