Sunday, October 18, 2009

Bracelet Design Update

I'm in the process of redesigning several of my bracelets. I'm replacing the clear crystal rondelles with sterling silver bali-style beads. Due to manufacturing changes, the crystal rondelles weren't holding up to my standards the way they used to. The bali-style beads are beautiful, durable, elegant and I think you'll like them as much as I do. Here are the bracelets that have been updated already, click on the image to be taken directly to the product description:



Angel Bracelet-Pearl: 1 bead


Angel Bracelet-Pearl: 2 beads


Mom's Bracelet-Pearl: 2 beads


Mom's Bracelet-Pearl: 3 beads


Mommy's Little Girl Crystal Bracelet:
1 bead



Mommy's Little Boy Crystal Bracelet:
3 beads & footprint charm



Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness/
SIDS Crystal Bracelet



Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness/
SIDS Pearl Bracelet



TTC/Pregnancy Bracelet




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And the Winner is...

Thank you to everyone who took the time to post their children's names, dates, stories, and even photos on our Blog and Facebook Page for Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I was overwhelmed with emotion and humbled by the amount of people that stopped by to honor their children's memories. My candles burned brightly as I read all the names and stories of each. I wish you all peace and comfort as you continue to grieve and miss your babies. Their light will shine brightly in your heart forever.

As promised, I have two t-shirts to give away from My Very Own Angel
The blog winner is Jessie Lastre
The Facebook winner is Ali Carter
Please email me with your shipping address.

If you'd like to order your own t-shirt from My Very Own Angel, click here to be taken to their Angel Store.

I wish I could give gifts to everyone who came out to post their child's name. Unfortunately I am not able to do that. But please remember that you can take 10% off your online order at My Forever Child by being a fan of our Facebook Page and then entering code FACEBOOK at checkout.

I made a mistake last week. Stephanie of My Very Own Angel is hosting the Thinking of You Customized Footprint Charm giveaway on her Facebook Fan Page right now through Tuesday afternoon. Leave a comment under the giveaway posting to be entered to win. Good Luck!

My friend Holly of Caring for Carleigh is still going to be hosting some giveaways from My Forever Child and other prizes for the rest of October. Hop on over there and subscribe to her blog, plus it's a real pleasure to read.

Raising awareness of miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancies, birth defects, terminal illnesses, SIDS and infant death does not end on October 15th. It's a year round endeavor that takes continual time and effort. The more we speak out to the public that our babies lives mattered, no matter how brief, the more change we can create for the future, and maybe other baby's lives will be saved and their families will be spared from the sorrow we know too well. (((Hugs))) to you all, my friends.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Five Free Giveaways for October 15th!

As you know, October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. All across the world, people will be lighting candles at 7pm in their time zone so that a continuous wave of light will circle the globe in memory of our precious babies, gone too soon.

I have donated my personalized jewelry pieces to these special ladies who are hosting their own remembrance services and giveaways on their blogs.

Stacy of He Will Carry Me is the mother of Isaac, born and passed away after 16 minutes from congenital birth defects. Stacy will pray for whomever shares their angel name or story on her blog post. My Baby Footprints Personalized Necklace will be given away to one lucky winner:


Baby Footprints Personalized Necklace



Holly of Caring for Carleigh is the mother of Carleigh, a precious baby girl stillborn 6 months ago from anencephaly. Holly will be giving away the Personalized Angel Wing Necklace, as well as many other generous gifts to her readers.


Personalized Angel Wing Necklace



Stephanie of I Have My Very Own Angel is the mother of Vayden, her baby boy that lived for 3 hours and 45 minutes. Shortly after Vayden's passing, Stephanie created the 345 Teddy Bear Project which donates teddy bears to hospitals to be given to women who have a pregnancy or infant loss. The Thinking of You Customized Footprints Necklace will be given away.


Thinking of You Footprints Necklace



Make sure to visit three blogs listed above today, the remembrance services and giveaways will be for 1 day only, October 15th.

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Stephanie of My Very Own Angel created her website to offer positive and healthy ideas for dealing with grief of child loss. She sells lovely t-shirts and other items for those wanting to say "I have my very own angel". Stephanie has generously donated TWO ladies XL t-shirts to My Forever Child in honor of October 15th.



Here's how you can enter to win one:
~Leave a comment on this Blog post with the name of who you will be lighting a candle for today. You can share as much or as little info as you like. Click Here to be taken to my blog to comment.

~Leave a comment on my Facebook Fan Page with the name of who you will be lighting a candle for today. You can share as much or as little info as you like. Click Here to be taken to my Facebook Page to comment.

The t-shirt giveaway will only be on October 15th, and the winner announced on October 16th. All participants have an equal chance of winning.

Light your candles tonight at 7pm and remember all the precious babies in our hearts, but not in our arms. (((Hugs))) to you all on this very special day.


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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

October 15th is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. My Forever Child has been donating the Always in My Heart lapel pins to numerous organizations that are distributing them to newly bereaved parents. We are also going to be making monetary donations to our favorite pregnancy and infant loss charities.


October 15th is the Worldwide Recognition Day. Please light a candle at 7pm on October 15th. Leave it burning for at least an hour, so that there will be a continuous wave of light around the globe in remembrance of our precious little ones, gone too soon.

To view a downloadable pdf brochure of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Info, please visit http://myforeverchild.com/Oct15.pdf

To view remembrance events taking place in your area, please visit http://www.october15th.com/activities_walks.htm




There are some lovely videos on YouTube regarding Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Here are a couple of recent ones:
~Light a candle on Oct. 15 for babies lost to miscarriage or stillbirth
~October 15th part 1 (there are 5 parts)

Miscarriage.about.com has some great info about how you can spread awareness of pregnancy loss and miscarriage. Be sure to sign up for the email newsletter for all the latest articles.

MiscarriageHelp.com is a wonderful site in which Ellen DuBois answers letters of readers struggling with the grief of miscarriage and child loss.

PregnancyLoss.Info has a lot of great info on frequently asked questions regarding pregnancy loss.

Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss Resources- I have a large number of online resources listed here. I continuously add more as I discover them. Do you know of a website that should be listed here? Please list it in the comments section of this post, or use the Contact Us form Here.

I have a few Free Giveaways going on during the month of October for Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Check back often for updates, or sign up for our email list, facebook page, or twitter page for all the latest happenings.

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