one (powerful) word
Head on over to Ali's blog today to learn about "one little word." Ali chooses one word each year as a focus for that year and invites her readers to do the same. In her post, she explains the idea behind "one little word" and has a giveaway that includes a chance to win one of three creations inspired by this project, including a necklace from The Little Room. I have already really enjoyed reading the comments for her readers that include their words and reasons why. There is also a discount code for all Soul Mantra necklaces (good for the entire month of January...so you might want to check it out).
If you visit my shop today, you will find that I now have a new series of necklaces called "one (powerful) word." After spending so much time thinking about and literally twirling inside hope this fall, especially on election day and the days that followed (along with many other people in this country...in this world), I have been deeply thinking about how focusing on one word can push us to action and change the direction of our lives. My hope is that these necklaces will invite you to think about the words that you need in your life...the words you want to surround yourself with on your journey as you breathe and live and walk tall in your life.
I have also added three new Soul Mantra necklaces: Inhale . Exhale, Trust In This Moment (pictured below), and Just Hold On.
In addition, you will see some new brass and sterling shapes available for pendants. And I have added round silver nickel pendants, which are perfect if you like the look of sterling but would like to spend a bit less.
There have also been some slight adjustments to pricing (including the lowering of the price of some sterling silver necklaces). I have finally figured out a custom necklace approach; so you will see new "custom" listings for "one (powerful) word" necklaces and the "custom soul mantra" necklaces that are for pendants with embellishments and multiple words.
And just for fun: as I was updating the shop last night, I decided to have a little impromptu apron sale. All aprons are currently 25% off!
Thank you so much for supporting my little shop this year! I greatly appreciate the opportunity to share my creations with you. It makes me smile to think about all the adventures the aprons, bags, scarves, and necklaces take on their journeys in your corners of the world.
from the little room
Reader Comments (5)
Happy, happy new year, Liz! (And thanks for the apron sale -- it gave me the perfect excuse to buy the one I've been eyeing for a while!)
liz, honey, here is an interesting (to me)little story: i read your blog entry about focusing on one word for the coming year. ok, i thought. one word. i turned off the computer and began to cook dinner, and forgot about the one word concept. but, echoing in the back of my head was this one word that kept cropping up, a word with which i was not familiar, and i finally had to go over to the dictionary and look it up. i was startled - so much so that i circled it (gasp! first time ever for a dictionary word) and wrote today's date in the top blank margin of the page. the word? here 'tis:
nascent - adj. Beginning to be, just coming into existence, as, "a nascent idea". i don't know where this word came from today - did someone write it in a comment to me? did i read a poem with it in the words? i don't think so, it doesn't matter - what matters is that the word kept pushing itself on me (granted, i had added an "i" to the spelling, as in nascient) enough to make me sit down and look it up. so, then, my friend, that is my word. i like it. i am going to grow into it, i am going to hammer it into silver, i am going to wear it proudly around my startled neck.
i love you. happy new year to you and jonny, and miss millie too. xo
Happy New Year!
Your necklaces are beautiful and you are inspiring in ways you will never know.
i read ali's comment and then nina's story and then let it all simmer. about an hour later a word came to me: CHOOSE. i know it is the right word for me. this is the year when i need to make some big choices about who i am, how i live my life and who i want to be. thank you so much for putting your word out there. i read your blog a lot but don't comment. this time, i had to.
My word is "Presence" I read the sug. to choose a word for the year during Dec's full moon in Gemini - & I've been reading & thinking a lot about being more present . . . I pulled angel cards both at home & at my office later that day - 'presence!" Ok, OK! I blogged on it over on my 'creation station' site http://dia-creationstation.blogspot.com/2008/12/word-of-year-presence.html I like it! & how fun Nina's story is!
Blessings on your year :) The aprons are LOVELY! I have several in the 'bbq' with loop over the head style, two that were here when I moved in (in the laundry closet :) Looking at yours, I think of making a short one again . . .