If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I cherish my family deeply.
And you know that I love words.
Pretty words. Meaningful words. Words that carry weight.
You know that I’m not real fancy, but I value quality.
So it should be no surprise that I’m a gigantically huge fan of all things Lisa Leonard Designs.
Her pieces are the perfect blend of organic, fun, classic, and simple.
And the fact that I can pick whatever words I want on them?
Be still my letter loving heart.
I wear my jumble of charms necklace just about everyday.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve put something else on, you know, to change things up…only to take it off and put this back on right before I head out the door.
I find myself constantly rubbing the charms between my fingers. Especially if I’m missing my kids.
The bitty feet remind me of my continual good fortune, and of the sweet faces I’ll get to meet someday in Heaven.
When I first saw the open circle bracelet, I knew I had to have it.
Had. to.
I agonized over what to have stamped on it. Agonized.
And then…when I made this little video…I knew precisely what I wanted it to say.
Crazy. Loud. Fun.
And the other side?
Love. Laugh. Family.
Because that’s us. In a nutshell.
We are the loud neighbors. We are the ones you will hear yelling. We are the ones you will hear laughing hysterically. We are the ones you will catch dancing in the kitchen. And if you can’t hear us…well, we’re probably all piled on the couch cuddling and watching Transformers. In full surround sound. So I take that back…you’ll still hear SOMETHING coming from our house.
Always.
Reminders of Joy. In the everyday. In the mundane. In the less than glamorous.
Because we are woefully imperfect.
We lose our tempers.
We have bad days.
Really bad days.
But they are beautifully bad days.
Always.
We’re a family.
Each one of us specifically hand picked by God.
We’re in the trenches together.
But dangit, we’re still together.
And you might think it’s cheesy, but Lisa’s designs remind me of all these things.
They are precious. They are handmade. They remind me to love when it’s the last thing I feel like doing. The words etched into simple silver mean the world to me. Because the people they represent are heavy on my heart.
Always.
Do you own any of Lisa’s designs? Would you like to?
You can take 20% off any purchase with code CONNECT20 through March 15 (hurry…hurry!).
Plus…Lisa has so graciously offered TWO of you to win a $50 gift certificate to her shop!
You have a total of THREE ways to enter:
1) Visit Lisa’s site and tell me what your favorite piece is and what you would have it say. (1 entry)
2) EITHER like Life Rearranged on Facebook OR subscribe to the RSS feed. (if you do both already, just leave a comment letting me know) (1 entry)
3) EITHER like Lisa Leonard Designs on Facebook or subscribe to her newsletter. (if you do both already, just leave a comment letting me know) (1 entry)
Remember, leave a SEPARATE comment for each of a total of three entries. Winners will be randomly selected on Thursday, March 15 at 10 am PST.
{Disclosure: This is not a sponsored post. All items were either previously generously provided by Lisa or I purchased them myself.}
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I love the molded heart bracelet!
I follow Lisa on FB.
I follow you on FB too!
The bracelet you did with all your family words on it is perfect. I love L.L.’s designs and I can pick things for others but when it comes to something for me I go blank…isnt’t that crazy! She has a thin silver bracelet I have to figure out something for….arghh.
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I really like the autumn song necklace, but it doesn’t have any words. If I were to choose something with words, I would like the custom magnets to say ask, discover, delight, brighten for my classroom.
I like life rearranged on facebook and subscribe to your blog.
I like lisa on facebook.
beautiful post!! Liked Lisa on FB
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liked you on FB :)
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I love the sterling open circle necklace! I’d have it engraved with my husband and children’s names!
I love the sterling teenie tiny initials necklace with 2 C’s for my daughter Corinne and son Connor. :)
I subscribe to your blog through Google Reader and on facebook!
I subscribe to your RSS feed.
I like Lisa Leonard Designs on facebook and am subbed to her newsletter!
I had such a hard time deciding which piece of jewerly was my favorite! I decided upon the “I love you heaps” necklace. Love love love
I love the Jumble of Charms necklace, too. I like that I can pick a charm that reflects each of my kids’ personalities if I wanted to.
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I already like you on facbook and suscribe to your RSS feed =)
My favorite is the Thin Stirling Cuff…I would have my Childrens names engraved on it. I have always wanted a piece of jewelery with my Children’s names!
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I liked you on FB.
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I liked Lisa Leonard Designs on facebook!! (Not sure if anyone else mentioned it, but when I clicked the link in your post, it took me to her personal page- not the designs page)
I have been following you on FB and on google reader for a long time now…you are one of my favorite must-reads!!
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I subscribed to Lisa’s newsletter.
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I would choose the petite family crest necklace. I already own 2 necklaces of my own & would love to gift this necklace to a wonderful friend!
I’m loving the Family Tree necklace. I would have all of our names engraved in it.
I subscribe through google reader & like you on facebook ;)
I also am subscriber for Lisa’s newsletter!
I am already following you on FB, but will now subscribe via the RSS feed.
i love the open circle bracelet…gorgeous! i also love the silver ring; I’d have my son’s name and birthdate stamped on it.
I now like LLD on FB.
I’m also subscribed to Lisa’s newsletter!
I love the family crest necklace.
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Love the jumble of charms or the tiny squares. . . something that will fit my whole gang of kids!
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I would LOVE to have the teenie tiny initial necklace and I would have a “O” and “C” charm.
I liked Life Rearranged on Facebook:)
love your post. “i like you on facebook” just in case i randomly get chosen, but i just wanted to say i just ordered my first piece from lisa and it was love at first site. i got the ‘your the cream in my cup of coffee’ because, well i’m addicted to coffee…but then have the names of my boys on charms. it is so amazingly near and dear to my heart that i can’t stand it! it’s beautiful and everything i could have ever wanted it to be. so glad you’re sharing her talents with others.
My favorite piece is the pennant banner and I would customize with the word “smile” I have also signed up for Lisa’s newsletter and liked you both on FB.
I subscribe via RSS to your site.
I also liked Lisa on facebook
I like her on facebook!
(Love her actually!)
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I love a ton of Lisa’s necklaces (been wanting to buy one for a long time), but I think my absolute favorite one is the brave love necklace.
forgot to say what I would put on it. I would put the names of my 4 daughters on it. :)
I subscribe to your blog through Google Reader and on facebook!
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I would get the rectangle key chain for my husband..
I love the one on there that says:
Our daddy is a superhero.
and have our boy’s names Dallas and Griffin on it.
I liked Life.Rearranged on FB
I liked Lisa Lenord on FB.
i received the *jumble of charms* necklace from my parents for christmas ~ had a charm for my hubby and our three children. i also like her open circle necklace and would probably have our names or a short quote engraved on it.
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I have had my eye on the itty bitty hearts neclace… I love the simplicity of it. One charm for my two loves… My daughter and husband. But I *love* your charm neclace with full names too. Hmm… Decisions… Thanks so very much for this opportunity!! It is meaningful and precious… *crossing fingers and toes!*
And I follow you via RSS ;)
And I follow Lisa’s newsletter ;)
I *heart* the charm necklace! I am thinking about getting a charm for each of my boys in a large, blended family. aedan (5), owen (8), oliver (8), wressey (11), jackson (11).
*my* family. 5 boys. 2 sets of twins. two families merged. i wear that proudly.