tinySHINE

When you find that friend who lifts you up, never lets you down, knows how to be honest and makes you belly laugh, grab onto her and never ever let her go!

I created this piece when my family moved many states away from where I had lived my whole life.  I was happy and excited at the possibilities of our new home, but leaving my bff was so so hard. Being able to connect to her through this tinySHINE piece has meant the world and kept our friendship strong even through the distance.

Two necklaces make up this set - one for you and one for her.  The sparkly and shiny infinity symbol will serve as your promise to always be there for each other, no matter how life changes.

Chains are .925 sterling silver and adjustable at 14 and 16 inches.

Be a Llama in a flock of sheep! Be YOU!

Sterling Silver with Rhodium Plating

14-16" adjustable cable chain

Being brave means something different to each one of us.  Bravery is the girl heading to chemo for her first treatment against cancer.  It’s hitting the stage for a big competition. It’s standing up for a stranger that’s being picked on. It’s going to your first day at a new school. Girls our age have so many opportunities every day to be afraid, or choose to be brave!

When you feel like you aren’t enough, the circumstance you’re in is intimidating or way out of your comfort zone, or life feels like a mountain that is just too big to climb, that’s when you get your chance to be BRAVE.  Take a deep breath. Take that first step. Play Philippians 4:13 on repeat in your mind; even say it out loud… “I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.” Jesus will lift you up and over that mountain, whatever that mountain is to you ~ just have faith.

A shimmering bow and arrow {pointing up, of course!} to serve as a reminder to be brave on life’s battlefield, afterall the war is already won by our Savior.

Chain is .925 sterling silver and adjustable at 14 and 16 inches.

Pretty much all of us girls dream of being princesses at some point.  The crown, the dress, the royalty ~ everything that dreams are made of, right?!  But did you know, you are royalty, sweet girl?  You have a Heavenly Father who is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and He calls you His daughter.  The reality of this is far better than anything we could make believe. So straighten your crown and remember who you are, Princess.

“And I will be a father to you and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”  2 Corinthians 6:18

This sterling silver and CZ crown daintily hangs from a 14-16 inch adjustable sterling silver chain and will serve as a daily reminder of your inheritance through Christ.

I have spent the last few years learning about joy.  Not a light-hearted, happy-go-lucky joy. To me, joy is a deeply intimate, soul-refining choice that I must continually seek and grab hold of.   It was not until my sweet mom passed just four short years ago that I could view joy as the difference in overcoming tragedy and grief with faith as opposed to the lack of joy I had without my faith.  

I know that sounds a bit heavy to describe this sweet, bright little necklace that I'm so excited to introduce, but I believe that the daily choice to choose joy is life changing and I want to share this message with the world.  If your day absolutely stinks, it's choosing to find the beauty and the good in just one thing.... a sunset, a stranger's smile, a phone call from a friend at just the right time. If life in general has pummeled you with one bad thing after another, it's a conscious choice to embrace the one good thing, no matter how small, and keep moving forward instead of dwelling in the anger, sadness and frustration.  To seek God in the places where we never imagine we can find Him.

These little choices, observations and the lifting of your eyes from the darkness that may seem all around you~ they snow-ball until you have re-trained your heart to seek the joy in all circumstances.  It bubbles up from your soul and spills out, changing not only yourself but your world too.

The idea of this bright yellow heart at the center of our Joy Necklace is to show a heart illuminated by joy, rejoicing always, as we step into God's light despite all of the things in this world that want to dampen it.  I pray that this reminder encourages my daughters as they grow up and make choices on their own and that it touches the hearts of all who hold it or see it. An outward display of our never-ceasing joy.

.925 sterling silver with a yellow Swarovski crystal heart, strung on an adjustable 14-16" sterling silver chain.

Gosh, the tween and teen years are hard y’all! I just want to keep my girls at home in a big mama bear hug all day and protect them from every last stinkin’ pain this world wants to throw at them. But that’s just not possible (right?!). 😊

So, what’s a mom to do when we can’t be with our babies 24/7? We encourage, teach, lead and hold in every moment we do have with them, so that when they’re out there on their own, they have a compass to guide them. This is the idea behind our sweet, colorful little Kindness Necklace. It comes from my oldest daughter experiencing bullying and the message that I try to instill in her as a response to this unwelcome pain - don’t let it change you; BE the CHANGE. Every morning, as I am dropping her and her friends off at middle school, I remind them {ok, cheerfully shout out the window as they laugh and try to close the door faster than I can yell} to “sprinkle kindness” everywhere they go. We chat every morning about giving compliments; spreading encouragement and joy; being the light; because they never know what kind of hurt that girl or boy in the school hallway is hiding in his/her heart. It’s a reminder that it IS within our control to change the atmosphere wherever we go to an atmosphere of love, and that love is like an explosion of confetti… it gets all over EVERYthing! Sprinkle kindness, turn someone’s day around, and make a positive difference every single day.

A 12mm glass ball filled with fun and colorful confetti for that happy little visual every day. Dangling on a 14-16” adjustable sterling silver chain. The perfect compliment to any outfit and positive attitude.

“Words cut deeper than knives. A knife can be pulled out, words are embedded into our souls.” ~ William Chapman

Being a young girl today is super tough. (In fact, being an adult is also!)  We scrutinize others {and ourselves} to the point that we can feel pretty hopeless.  The way we look, how we walk, what we wear, how we do in school, our athletic abilities ~ nothing is off limits. It seems that anything and everything we do can be a target for unwelcome comments and even bullying from others.

Taming our tongues is one of life’s greatest challenges!  It is our first reaction to respond in defense when others are unkind.  Jesus teaches us that the tongue can speak life or death and it is more powerful than we can imagine.  We can use it to build up or tear down. Let this little cutie bring you a daily reminder of the power of your words.  Let it encourage you to slow down, reflect on God’s Word and positive thoughts, and to react with love rather than hate.  And in the process, watch your world change for the better.

A sweet little sloth is .925 sterling silver and strung on a shimmering 14-16 inch sterling silver chain.

Turn your WORRIES into PRAYERS God cares for you.

Philippians 4:6

Available on a 14-16" adjustable chain, in sterling silver

You are all together BEAUTIFUL, my darling; there is no flaw in you.

Song of Solomon 4:7

Available on a 14-16" adjustable chain, in sterling silver.