JoJo Loves You winner and discount code

Thanks to everyone for entering the JoJo Loves You Mini bling giveaway.

The winner is Rachel from Love a La Mode! Congrats Rachel! 

JoJo loves you has graciously offered a discount code for all the Keep It Classy, Alabama readers. The code, ship28 is good until March 31, 2012 for free shipping. 

Yeah -- LOVE FREE SHIPPING!

Thanks again for entering and supporting the amazing giveaway sponsor, JoJo Loves You!

Bonkers for Bonnanos

I'm a shoe gal. Only on the days I am not a purse girl or jewelry nut. I take that back... I love anything and everything you can wear, tote or carry. I also love fancy schmancy electronics and home decor. I really like anything that cost money and you can put into a shopping bag. There... I said it.

Anyways, since it is practically Summer already. Y'all know I love a good sandal. Wear them EVERY DAY during the Spring, Summer and even Fall. I am especially crazy about ones with lots of color! And in this case...  fun prints!

Classic. Timeless. Never goes out of style... yes, Stephen Bonnanos (I love my Jacks too though)! I seriously love my Bonnano sandals. Here are some I can't get enough of. Or rather my closet would like every single pair in it's possession. Santa better be reading! I've been a goooooood girl ;) (so what, Christmas is like 9 months away... Christmas in July, duh!)

OH. MY. GOSH. I die. I need these for gameday!

Then I die again. Need some houndstooth Bonannos asap.

The Nephrite and White color combo is a perfect beachy color. Makes me think of sea foam!

and of course le traditional perfect color combo ~ Pink and Green! 

Did someone say monogram? I love these! I really like the orange and gold colors together and then monogram adds to it. Love!

And these! Although not colorful or printed -- I love the color combo. So classy and chic. I think these colors go with everything!

If any of you have these color combos, I am jealous. If anyone is wondering -- I wear a size 8.5 and my address is... Just kidding! Do any of you have a color you are wanting? Or are you like me - basically want them all?

I would never buy....

We all have a things we say that we would never buy.


I have lately bought 3 THINGS I said I would never own. It's not that I didn't like them but really just that i didn't think they would look good on me. But alas, I took my aunt's advice (amazing advice as always) and tried them on. Of course I loved them. She has always taught me to never judge something by the way it looks on the hanger that things look completely different on your body. Kind of like not judging a book by the cover except with clothes.


I present to you the things I said I would never buy but now own...

White jeans

A romper

One piece swim suit

I will let you know how all of these work out. I have faith in all of them! Surely there has been something you said you would never buy that you did... Spill.

Lust List

Lust List.... Scratch that. MUST list.

Kenny Scharf for Jack Rogers ~ I die. 

*Photo credit: Jackrogers.com

Francesca Joy Palm Beach "FJ Sandal" in collaboration with Bonnano

*Photo credit: FJ facebook page

Coral Kate Spade Grand Street Melinda

*Photo credit: Katespade.com

 

Oh and let's not forget Lilly Pulitzer Summer 2012...
Nautical, Nautical and more Nautical.

WHO loves bling?

Me, me, me! I love bling. I'm sure you do too.


Well have you ever heard of JoJo loves You? JoJo is a jewelry designer who makes fabulous bling jewelry. No, really... they are fabulous. I may or may not be slightly obsessed. 


Her jewelry is SO fun and shiny, of course! Some of my favorite pieces of her jewelry are earrings. If you know me -- I am normally a bracelet kind of gal but these earrings... So adorbs. I love them! I have extensively added to my bling collection :)

There is the "Bling"...  love these peach ones!

also the "Mini bling" and these pink ones are so perfect.

and then there is the "Party Bling" aren't these two pairs so pretty?!

Don't forget about the "Drop bling" and these in Hazel are my faves!

These are just a few of the beautiful "bling" jewelry that JoJo makes! She makes several other earring designs, necklaces, bracelets... she is your go-to girl for baubles. Be sure to check out her site www.jojolovesyou.com to shop around!


I am happy to be partnering with JoJo loves you who is sponsoring this post and giving away a pair of "Mini Bling" earrings to the winner! Your choice of color! Winning is easy... just follow these simple rules and enter to be on your way to winning a pair of their fabulous bling earrings.

How you can win:

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Be a follower of Keep it classy, Alabama +1

LIKE JoJo loves you on Facebook + 1

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Follow JoJo loves you on Twitter +2

Tweet about this giveaway +2

"Be sure to check out @LindzyLeigh @jojolovesblings giveaway www.keepitclassyalabama.blogspot.com" 

All in all 6 ways to win. Entry runs from Today (Monday) until Friday at 5pm CST. A winner will be announced on Friday night and the winner will be asked to email me -- please stay patient as I may not email back for a week because I leave on a cruise Saturday!

Good Luck!

Happy Birthday, Girl Scouts!

On this day, 100 years ago, Juliet Gordon Low assembled the first Girl Scout meeting. Little did she know her efforts would turn into a non-profit organization that strives to build young women of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.

I spent all of my childhood into my teens as a Girl Scout. I learned so much and was given so many opportunities. My relationship with Girl Scouting furthered into my early 20's when I interned with two Girl Scout councils.

I was NOT the girl that was ashamed of being a Girl Scout when everyone else was. I embraced it! I never once cared what other people thought. I still don't. That includes you, Mr. Indiana law maker!

Girl Scouts is more than campfire songs and canoeing. Sure, those things are fun and a staple in Girl Scouting. But Girl Scouting goes further than the surface. Every time you buy a box of cookies (and you know you do) you are teaching a young girl financial literacy, take a bite out of that!

I am so grateful for the time I spent as a Girl Scout. For the friendship I formed, the wonderful women I met and the lessons I learned. I am the woman I am today because of Girl Scouting. Girl Scouts -- where girls grow strong!

My opinions on KONY 2012 and Invisible Children

As a child the last thing I did before I went to sleep every night was pray, “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord, my soul he’ll take.”



Children in Africa have far greater worries as they lay their heads to rest at night. They fear being abducted in the middle of the night by rebel forces. Rebels who force them to join an army of African children, train and force them to kill, hold them captive and change their lives forever. This is something that you and I will never experience. These thoughts will never cross our minds or our children’s minds. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case for so many. It is painful to think of, imagine how painful to experience.


By now, I’m sure your Facebook and Twitter timelines have blown up with KONY 2012. Whether or not you have chosen to engage in the material, I am unsure of. Over the past week I have seen KONY 2012 pop up; Facebook first, then Twitter. I wondered to myself, “What does KONY stand for?” I thought it was an acronym at first then I realized it was a person. I saw the words “Invisible Children” linked to it. I had heard of IC before, this stood out to me. It piqued my interest but wasn’t something I had the time to engage in until yesterday morning. There I was; just hopped out of a hot shower, before I began my morning routine I opened my iPad, engaged in social media, pressed play and watched something that was emotionally riveting and powerful.


After watching the entirety of the film, I wallowed in guilt. I complain about tossing and turning in the night and not getting a good rest when these children have to worry about being woken by a stranger in the night abducting them. I asked myself the same question many of you probably asked yourselves, “How did I NOT know about this before?”

A lot of controversy surrounds this campaign: finances, exaggerated claims, military intervention and questionable marketing tactics to name a few. See, I did my research. I learned in school that research was the backbone of everything – thank you to my communication professors at The University of South Alabama.
When I had the urge to write about this, I knew that moving forward I would need to get some facts. I see the relevance of all the controversial claims. Visible Children notes, "Invisible Children has been condemned time and time again. As a registered not-for-profit, its finances are public. Last year, the organization spent $8,676,614. Only 32% went to direct services (page 6), with much of the rest going to staff salaries, travel and transport, and film production.” I would like to note a few things about their spending from a variety of perspectives. In today’s economy – no one is going to work for free. I work in the travel industry, airfare rates are high and not coming down anytime soon. Especially when traveling internationally, to remote places in the middle of Africa, where these people are doing a lot of traveling to. Most companies, including non-profits, would say that their greatest costs are salary and travel. Film production, this is part of their business and how they are reaching millions. Without their filming would we have ever seen the YouTube video that has already amassed over 20-million views? They are using their resources to brand and market themselves. What’s wrong with that? Name a company who doesn’t utilize social media these days.


I do have my concerns. I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t. However I feel that no matter how much money is spent on this campaign or fighting this cause, if one child’s innocence is spared then it was all worthwhile.