Who Doesn't Like a Giveaway?

I have done a lot of giveaways in the past on my facebook page but recently I saw many businesses and blogs using a site called Rafflecopter so I decided to give it a try. So hopefully this works and you can all get in on the chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Bella Joy Creations. What better time than right before Christmas to win this prize! Enjoy!
a Rafflecopter giveaway

La Mia Bella and Bring Porter Home

One reason I wanted to start this blog was not only to showcase my business, but other businesses and causes I believe in as well.  So I am thrilled with this post I get to do both. 

Last year I had the privilege of meeting Sara, at a local show we were both in.  She owns a business, La Mia Bella, which sells bath and body items geared for young girls, although anyone can use them, I do.  Sara is such a sweet person and we instantly connected and since that first show our friendship as grown as we have been in a few more shows together and have gotten to know each other even better. 

Here is a picture of her adorable booth at a local craft fair.

Her business, La Mia Bella, drew my attention right away because they are naturally made in small batches with no artificial colors, sodium laureth/sodium laurel sulfate, or known toxins.  They are also free of phthalates, parabens, formaldehyde, or petrochemicals.  You can feel good about using these quality products.  Her bath and body collection includes lip sugar scrubs, body souffles, sugar scrubs and lotions, lip balms, and fragrances.  They all smell amazing and feel wonderful on your skin. She also has some body shimmer lotion that will add a little sparkle to your skin this holiday season. My favorite item I am using right now is her lip shimmer.  I told you they weren’t just for young girls. :)

So besides being a wonderful person, and selling great products, and has the cutest curly hair :), she also has a lovely family and is in the process of welcoming a fourth child into their family through adoption.  They heard about a special needs boy, Porter, from Eastern Europe who desperately needed a family to adopt him.  God spoke to their hearts and they knew he was meant to be a part of their family and so they quickly started the adoption process.  It really is a wonderful story and you can read more about them and their story here. http://www.operationrescueporter.blogspot.com/

God has provided so much already as they have raised a tremendous portion of their adoption but they still have more to raise before they can travel and bring Porter home.  If you feel led to help make a difference in this boys life you can donate to their adoption through Reece's Rainbow (another wonderful organization I hope to introduce you to soon). http://reecesrainbow.org/41005/sponsoreriksen
They only need about $5,000 more.  I know sometimes we feel like we can't make a difference because we don't have a lot of extra money to donate but just remember every dollar counts and does makes a difference, and is a blessing.  No amount is too small!

I can't wait to be able to do another post announcing that Porter is home!

Names oh Names

So I am having a really hard time choosing a name for this blog and I mean a really hard time.  Nothing is sounding great to me and I feel like my creativity hit a roadblock.  I want it to have Bella Joy Creations in it somewhere, but I can not think of what goes well with it without the name being supercalifragilistically long!  So if any of you can think of a catchy name for this blog I would greatly appreciate the suggestions.  I have my uninspiring list already, so maybe if no other suggestions come in I will just take a vote on my facebook page https://www.facebook.com/bellajoycreations?ref=ts&fref=ts.  For now it will stay Bella Joy Creations Et All.

Ciao

Welcome to my blog!  This idea came to me this morning that I wanted to start a blog for my business, Bella Joy Creations, to post new projects I am working on, shows I am going to be in, latest news and just as another way to stay connected to my customers.  Sounds good right?  However, I wanted  to go beyond that too.  I also wanted this to be a place where I tell you about other business or products I have fallen in love with, as well as business or non profits I admire because I see the good they are doing for others.  And who knows I might throw in random shout outs to other things as well.  So I am so glad you joined me and I hope you will enjoy what you read!