For Japan With Love…

bloggers day of silence.

Please click on the image below for information on how to donate.

On behalf of For Japan With Love, thank you.

Please Join Us In Helping Japan

“There is no greater human tragedy perpetuated by man than the act of ignorance towards suffering and despair.”

I wrote that quote some time ago not knowing that it would be fitting for what is happening in Japan every second, every minute of every day.

If you could take a minute to think what it would be like to lose everything you have ever had including family members you will never be able to bury properly, with literally nowhere to turn to, you still will not be able to comprehend what the people of Japan are going through. Pictures cannot do this tragedy justice. Neither can our imaginations.

Join us for a day of silence on Friday, March 18, 2011. If you cannot then please donate here. Thank you!

Please help us help Japan. Donate here.

Holiday Gifts That Give Back – Days 8, 9 & 10

{The Baguette Bag- Day 8}

{Ecoist}

Made from 100% upcycled  DORITOS® tortilla chips bags (LOVE THEM!), the Baguette {a long and rounded clutch resembling the namesake bread} is never too big or too small. The perfect choice to grab when you need more room than the average clutch allows but less than a handbag.

This bag is handmade with Love, Fair Trade.

Made from recycled candy wrappers and other food packages.

Buy a Bag, Plant a Tree. A tree is planted for every bag sold.

{The Mekong Blue Scarf Collection – Day 9}

The Stung Treng Women’s Development Center (SWDC) is a not-for-profit organization in Cambodia that helps the women of Cambodia’s Stung Treng region. The center provides education and vocational training for the women producing these hand woven silk scarves, and their children allowing them to create a better life.

{Mekong Blue}

{Buy RED– Day 10}

{RED} works with iconic brands {Gap, Nike, Starbucks, Apple and many more} to make unique consumer goods, giving up to 50 percent of their profits to the Global Fund to invest in HIV and AIDS programs in Africa. {RED} transforms our collective powers as consumers into a financial force to help others in need around the world.

  The Global Fund invests 100% of {RED} dollars in HIV/AIDS programs in Africa, including interventions targeting women and children.

{RED}

This Jonathan Adler designed Starbucks card generates 5c/5p for the Global Fund every time it is used. Did you know that every time you purchase a Starbucks product, Starbucks contributes directly to the Global Fund?

{RED}

When purchased, this special edition Diptyque candle will help provide medicine for those living with HIV in Africa.

To learn more about {RED} and see more gift options, click here. To learn more about the Global Fund click here.

Happy Shopping!

Holiday Gifts That Give Back – Day 6 & 7

Shop the Rainforest

The Rainforest Site is an amazing place to find a cause that is near and dear to your heart. You can choose from many causes such as world hunger, breast cancer, animal rescue, rainforest, and many more. Just want to make a donation can be as small as  $1. Here is the best part after you have chosen the cause you’d like to support it is broken down further to into categories such as clothing, home decor, and the best Gifts That Give More so you are not limited in gifts to give.

A handmade gift such as this tea set and lapis lazuli bracelet, when purchased, will each funds 50 cups of food.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

                                                                                               -Khalil Gibran

Holiday Gifts That Give Back – Days 3 & 4

Yesterday my plate was very full and after being away for so long, the domestic part of my life  was in need of some TLC. Sorry for missing a day in the Holiday Gifts That Give Back series. Today I have posted two great gifts that will warm the heart of the giver and receiver while helping those who always need our help the most…children.

Lidded Candle Pot Benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research

{Pottery Barn}

 For every St. Jude Collection piece, Pottery Barn will donate 50% of the proceeds directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, helping to support research and treatment for pediatric cancer and other catastrophic children diseases.

Who doesn’t like candles? This is the perfect gift for a teacher, co-worker,  mentor, neighbor or hostess of a holiday dinner party.

Toms One for One Movement

{Toms}

With every pair of TOMS you purchase, TOMS will give a pair of now shoes to a child in need. As of September 2010, TOMS has given over one million pairs of new shoes to children in need through Giving Partners around the world.

Holiday Gifts That Give Back – Day 2

 

Sweet Home Medley – Helping the Homeless

The homeless population in our country is ever growing. Many feel there is nothing we can do to help them. I am not one of those people. Here’s a sad and factual reality:

Families with children are among the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population.
According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, 2008

Homeless children are usually the ones who suffer the most from being on the streets. They often cannot enroll in school, and when they do, they are often bullied and teased. Homeless children are also more susceptible to abuse and illnesses of all kinds. The last thing a child should have to worry about is a place to sleep or live.

That is why I love this do-good box of yummies by the Dancing Dear Baking Company! When you shop the gingerbread cakes and molasses cookies in the Sweet Home Project collection, 35 percent of the retail price goes to One Family, an organization dedicated to getting homeless mothers and their children fund educations, find jobs and move into homes of their own.

The treats are one Dark Chocolate Sweet Home Cookie, two 6" cakes (Chocolate Espresso and Deep Dark Gingerbread), 16 Maple Pecan Shortbread Nuggets, a 9-pack of Molasses Clove and two 4-packs of Chocolate Chunk Brownies.Yum!

Once Worn Wedding Dress – An Affordable & Green Idea

At EDWA, we promote the beauty of weddings, life, decor, love, and being good to mama earth. With the state of our economy and the state of our earth, it makes sense to be earth conscious and penny wise.

I love consignment shops because I adore vintage clothing. However, bridal consignment shops are different from the traditional consignment shop. Not only do they have vintage dresses they also have the latest dresses by some of the hottest bridal designers that may have only been worn once and is now for sale.

Simply put, would you rather pay $5000.00 for a designer wedding dress or half that price for one that was worn only once? Think about it; you could use the money you saved toward something else like the live band you been wishing for.

Below are a few examples and the sites you can visit to find your dream dress.

This Priscilla of Boston gown was originally $2600.00.
On Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses it is listed for $1900.00.

A beautiful Melissa Sweet gown originally purchased for $4500.00.
Now listed for $2200.00 on Bravo Bride.

Maggie Sotero gold dress originally $1500.00 now listed on Once Wed at
gorgeously priced at $350.00.

Happy shopping!

            Naomi