Girl Behind the Blog Vlog, Part V: Begin, Accomplish, or Change

It's time for another vlog!

I am pretty excited about the prompt this month. It's all about the dreams and goals that you have that may get pushed aside because of practicality. I'm sharing a little bit about where my journey will take me in the next month and how I hope to respond!

Check out the others here and send some love and encouragement to all of the goals and dreams!

Prompt:

Introduce yourself and your blog

What is one thing you are hoping to Begin, Accomplish, or Change?

Why is this goal important to you?

What are your plans to achieve this goal?

I would complain about the thumbnail but aren't everyone's awful? 

* sorry about all of the umms, lost thoughts and repetition! definitely not a speaker ;) *

Swag Bag Sponsor Feature: Amy Cornwell Designs

Just a couple more sponsor features for you. 

Today, Amy from Amy Cornwell Designs

She designs personalized sterling silver and gold filled jewelry 

that's absolutely beautiful!

She sent us a this stunning Faith Necklace

And we were able to have a drawing and give it to one blessed lady! 

It also totally helped me make sure everyone registered for our event

because everyone wanted to be entered to win this beauty.

Check out her blog and shop.

Aren't these pieces just lovely?

Definitely on my wish list!

Swag Bag Sponsor Feature: Bearing Fruit and Naptime Diaries

A couple more sponsor features today!

Meet Andee!

Andee from Bearing Fruit sent over a "Letter from God" for each girl. 

Check out her post here to read the entirety of the scripture laden, 

beautifully written letter. It is a must read for ladies of all ages 

and a great reminder of the vastness of our Father's love for us!

Send Andee some love at her blog!

.... and meet Jessi!

Jessi from Naptime Diaries donated the digital file for this awesome scripture print. 

Even in the middle of a cross country move, she took the time to contribute! 

She just relaunched her Etsy store with some great new mixed media prints. 

Go check out her blog and shop! 

Ladies, thank you so much for sending over some beautiful scriptural truths to encourage our girls! It was very much appreciated!

Swag Bag Sponsor Feature

We truly had some awesome sponsors for our Girls Extravaganza!

Lauren from Seek First creates lovely handmade rolled rosette accessories. 

I purchased the Trio of Grey, White and Teal rosette necklace in the fall and love the feminine touch that it adds to my outfits!

She sent over some beautiful headbands for us!

and an adorable, encouraging card

Here are some of my favorites from her shop:

Go check out her blog and shop and send her some love.

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Erika from Rouge and Whimsy also sent some pretties our way!

Her shop is full of sweet, feminine accessories!

She sent over some beautiful headbands for us. Aren't they beautiful?!

Here are some of my favorites from Rouge and Whimsy:

Thank you so much Lauren and Erika for helping to make the Girls Extravaganza great!

I truly appreciate your prayers and sweet donations!

Swag Bag Sponsor Feature: moxiemandie

After writing out a long email explaining what the Girls Extravaganza was and asking for donations, I sat and prayed over the words on my screen, closed my eyes and clicked send. 

And waited.

Mandie was the first to reply, and I let out a deep sigh of relief 

that other women wanted to support this ministry! 

I absolutely love moxiemandie products. I bought a zip up wristlet clutch a couple of months ago to keep my bulky point and shoot camera in, and it's so beautiful and well-made. 

She sent over 5 zippie pouches for our swag bags, 

and they were a hot commodity with the girls!

Mandie recently announced that her shop is closing, and today is her last day. So send her some love, use HALFOFF at checkout and score yourself an excellent quality and beautiful pillow case! 

Swag Bag Sponsor Feature: Petals, Lace and Pearls

I was surprised and elated when I had not one, but two Etsy sponsors who wanted to donate enough items to have one for every swag bag. That means they handmade 50 items for no charge! It's humbling to say the least. Yesterday, I shared the awesome jewelry that Natalie from NS Pottery sent over.

Today, check out Becky from Petals, Lace and Pearls!

She is a fellow Austinite with a darling family, fun blog and adorable shop.

She handmade a mustard yellow rolled rosette hair pin for every girl.

Aren't they so sweet?

I was also lucky enough to get to meet her in real life to pick these beauties up!

She's the first blogger I've actually met, so that was really cool.

Check out her store and send her some love!

Here are some of my favorite items:

Love the turquoise with the rosette- so feminine and pretty!

 I'm a sucker for anything with polka dots!

 Petals, Lace and Pearls all in one- love it!

Becky, thank you so much!

Our girls loved the hair pins,

and we are so grateful for your generosity!

Swag Bag Sponsor Highlight: NS Pottery

One of my favorite parts as an administrator of the Girls Extravaganza was filling some suhweet swag bags for the girls to take home with them. Over the next few days, I'll be highlighting the amazing store owners and bloggers who generously donated to make this possible!

Natalie from NS Pottery sent a set of jewelry for each swag bag. 

The girls LOVED them, and I saw several wearing 

theirs to church the next morning. 

These were especially awesome to me

because each piece is handmade from stoneware clay

to create durable and beautiful pieces.

We had earrings,

necklaces

and adjustable rings 

She also sells beautiful dishes

and pottery pieces in her shop

Check out some of my favorites!

This colorful trinket dish would look great on my dresser!

 All of the dishes are oven, microwave and dishwasher safe.

Look at those stunning colors!

 Having this mug might convince me to brew my own coffee more often!

Check out Natalie's blog, shop and Twitter

I genuinely enjoy reading her thoughts about

family, faith and business.

She was an absolute joy to work with,

and I know that you will definitely enjoy getting to know her and her work!

Thank you so much Natalie!

Your generosity was such a blessing to me 

and everyone who attended The Girls Extravaganza!