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1// Of One Sea // Canvas Zippered Tote

2// Free People // Flamingo Harbour Crop Top & Remi High Waist Brief

3// Birkenstocks // Arizona Sandal

4// Swell// Replay People Mover Sunglasses

5// Sun Bum // Day Tripper SPF, Lip Balm, & Aloe 

6// Little Pieces of Hope // La Luna Necklace

1// Topo Designs // Rover Pack

2// LovedStoned // Thunderstruck Shag Jacket

3// Little Pieces of Hope // Harlow Necklace 

4// Sorel // Women's 1964 Premium CVS Boot

5// House of Marley // Uplift In Ear Headphones

6// Free People // Capsule Slouchy Beanie

Who // What // Wear

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Who: Ivana Revic // 

What: ivanarevic.com // 

Wear: Little Pieces of Hope Harlow Necklace & Sienna Knuckle Ring //

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A lot has been going on with Little Pieces of Hope these past few weeks and I thought I would write a little post to keep you all informed. 

Firstly, Little Pieces of Hope will be at HOPE Farmers Market this Sunday from 11am-3pm. The Market's address is 412 Comal St, Austin, TX 78702. There will be tons of local vendors, and delicious produce for you to stock up on. So even if you aren't in the market for jewelry, definitely stop by to say hello and check out what all the Market has to offer. 

Secondly, for the month of January Little Pieces of Hope has been sending proceeds to Eco Rise Youth Innovations. If you didn't see my recent post regarding this organization, take a peek here. Since things went so well in January, I figured why not keep fundraising for them throughout February! 

Lastly, I want to hear from y'all what the next charity Little Pieces of Hope should support. I have one in mind and I would love to hear your thoughts. When I went to school in Colorado there was a terrible wildfire really close to our town. When I was watching the news one day I saw a Wolf Sanctuary located in La Porte, Colorado. Due to the High Park fire the wolves were being displaced, and needed help finding  temporary homes. After the fire was resolved, the company then needed help to repair the destruction the fire caused. I immediately got on their website and donated a few bucks right then and there. Since then, I have been an absolute sucker for keeping up with Wolf Sanctuary. If you have some free time, look at their Facebook page. It's full of pictures, videos and updates regarding their beautiful Wolves. If Little Pieces of Hope does decide to jump on board with Wolf Sanctuary the money would be going to repair, and build a better environment for the wolves to live and play in. So cool, right?! So let me know what y'all think, or if you have any other charities in mind. 

Who // What // Wear

Who: Ivana Revic

What: http://www.ivanarevic.com/

Wear: Little Pieces of Hope Studded Horn Necklace & Buffalo Skull Ring

Who: Amberli Jahn

What: http://amberlijahn.blogspot.com/

Wear: Little Pieces of Hope Studded Horn Necklace & 3 Tier Chevron Necklace

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The wait is over! The Little Pieces of Hope Spring 2014 collection is here. The Collection is inspired by all things tribal and geometric. I spent a lot of time going over each design and figuring out a way to create stylish yet functional jewelry. I hope y'all like it! 

To see more of the Spring Collection look here.

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Sunglasses: Ray Ban Wayfarer // Bracelets: Kendra Scott "Lucca Bangle" // Necklace: Little Pieces of Hope Eclipse Necklace // Booties: Jeffrey Campbell "Everly Bootie" // Hat: Free People 

Eco Rise Youth Innovations

This past week I had the opportunity to work with Eco Rise Youth Innovations. Eco Rise is a nonprofit organization based out of Austin, that inspires youth to tackle real-world challenges by teaching environmental literacy, innovation and hands-on design skills. My job this week was to be a guest judge for the Fulmore Middle School 6th grade class where they presented their final projects. Their teacher taught an Environmental Science class where all the students learned all about environmental issues and the importance of recycling. As a result their final projects were a test to see how much the students learned and how creative they could get with their resources. 

 I honestly had no idea what I was getting into when I first agreed to be a judge, but right once I walked in the class I knew this was going to be a blast. Basically the idea of this final project was for the kids to create a environmentally conscious product, and then develop an elevator pitch in hopes that a company (aka us judges) would buy into their product. It was absolutely adorable, and so very awesome. I was able to talk to just about every kid in the class and brainstorm about their products. It was so cool to toss around ideas with them and see how smart and creative they all really are. 

Here are a few pictures below of the kid's projects. Compliments to Eco Rise's facebook page.

The "Piggy Can" - A piggy bank created with the two ends of recycled coke cans

"Retired" - a plant holder made completely from recycled tires!

This lil' guy created a chess board from cardboard scraps. 

"T-Koozie" - these boys created Koozies from recycled t-shirts! Not to mention their elevator pitch was absolutely awesome. They were definitely one of my favorites!

"Bows to Wear" - 2 girls came up with the idea to create hair bows and bow-ties out of recycled t-shirts

I had so much fun this week that I decided I am sending my January proceeds to Eco Rise in order for them to continue to do what they do! Such a great company, and so many nice people. Can't wait to team up with them :)