Month with Moxie: Celebration Giveaway
Moxie was born in May 2010 with a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. She had already miraculously healed from her diffuse fetal hydrops and the holes in her heart. She was named "Moxie" as she had shown that she was full of it: courage. Verve. Vigor.
Moxie has challenged us to do the same: to live our life, our one precious life, with a little
moxie.
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This month is Down syndrome Awareness Month and we are celebrating a Month with Moxie – living life with moxie.
We have a host of awesome Awareness Champions that will be helping us all celebrate by giving you really cool products they made or produce.
Today's Champion is Sweet Redemption, and this is a message from owner/creator Jess:
What an honor to be a tiny part of such an important celebration! A beautiful man once said, "If anything matters, then everything matters."
Life is to be lived fully… from the inside out. Every single person on the face of the planet is a unique, perfectly crafted work of art! We long to look in the mirror and find something to celebrate – to look into the face of another person and celebrate! Too often we find instead disappointment, judgement, sadness and rejection.
This month we celebrate the lovely people with (as Meriah calls it) the gift of an extra chromosome – because in my experience – these amazing people reflect back to us what we long to see. A ready smile, a unique perspective, and always… sunshine.
I have gone through struggles… as everyone has… and I have come to hold onto that quote like a lifeline – I matter! You matter! Life is precious and worth every second of living it! My art is a way of celebrating those moments – one step at a time – allowing room for the lament, knowing that the bitter only makes the sweet more sweet. Sweet Redemption is about just that… that beauty can be found anywhere – if you only have the eyes to see it!
I am filled with gratitude as I celebrate with you! I hope that whoever "wins" one of my Moxie Scarves will wrap themselves in a little more spunk… fortify with fortitude… and BE exactly who you ARE!
I will also be releasing limited editions of my Moxie Scarves all throughout the month of October on my Etsy shop. I will be donating $5 from every scarf to a fund to get Meriah and her family on their way to their dream of raising awareness globally and eventually providing employment training for people with disabilities.
So – scurry on over to my Etsy shop and get your Moxie scarf – wear it proudly and celebrate life!
x jess
www.etsy.com/shop/
Facebook: Sweet Redemption Fiber Art
These scarves are BEAUTIFUL – they are made of alpaca wool with SPARKLE – they are butter soft with vibrant, deliciously playful colours
Verve! Vigor!
You know. Kind of like a little girl I know…
Details:
There are two scarves, one that is yellow/green/grey with silver sparkles and the other is purple/pink/fuschia/magenta with silver sparkles
To enter, just answer the following question below (or on the With a Little Moxie facebook page): what's your favorite colour? There will be 2 winners for this giveaway!
[sorry, because of pricey shipping, this giveaway is limited to the US/Canada; giveaway ends October 11th, midnight Pacific, winners announced on the blog on Friday the 12th – email address MUST be attached to comment]
Happy Month with Moxie, and please don't forget to swing by Jess's shop on etsy and show her some love. AND! Did you catch the part about Jess donating $5 off of every order toward our PAN AM OVERLAND trip in which we will seek out our Inn?! YES!
Thank you, Jess!
winners chosen by random.org – #2, Deanna and #9, Jennifer
Meriah Nichols is a counselor. Solo mom to 3 (one with Down syndrome, one on the spectrum). Deaf, and neurodiverse herself, she’s a gardening nerd who loves cats, Star Trek, and takes her coffee hot and black.
My all time favorite color is a dark teal, but of those scarves, I love the purple Moxie one the best!
I think the purple/pink one is my favorite. Great giveaway!
Comment I have a hard time picking favorites but today my pick is blue – like the color of the caribbean sea blue
My favorite color is green, but both of those scarves are exquisite!
My favorite color is of course PURPLE!!! And the scarves are absolutely beautiful, just like Moxie!
My favorite color is green! The scarves are really beautiful!
My favorite color is blue
Pink is my favorite color! Gorgeous scarves. Thanks for the chance to win!mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
My favorite color is green but I love the yellow/green/grey with silver sparkles scarf.
reejen at comcast dot net
Cobalt blue
I'm a pink girl through and through!! I love reading your blog and cannot get enough of you precious babes! I hope and pray that as my 2 lils grow they will become closer and closer!
Thank you!
I really like sunset orange and any kind of loud warm colors. The pink/purple scarf is right up my alley.
I love the pink and purple one. Dazzling!
Purple is my favorite color.
pink and green
My favorite color is Teal!
I LOVE YOUR HAIR!! (sorry just had to say it)
Oh, that’s not mine! I think – but I’m not sure – that the girl in the photo is Jess, the one who actually made the scarves and is giving them away! (and I love it too!)
My favorite colors are blues and greens but of the scarves themselves, I think I like both the same because I could wear them on different days!
I like the Silver Fins scarf. Beautiful!
i love all shades of blue! (and i would like the yellow green gray scarf best.)
i love all colors except red. but my two favorite are probably purple and green 🙂
logansmommy0611@yahoo.com
Purple!
My favorite color is purple!!
My favorite color is purple.
I have been obsessed with Burnt Orange this fall.
Purple! Thanks for the giveaway!
I love red!
Dagmar B.
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I love the pink & purple one, it's gorgeous! And would look great with my purple plaid winter coat. 🙂 Thanks for a wonderful giveaway.
My favorite color is turquoise!
my favorite is blue
I love reds and pinks
my favorite color is green.
My favorite color is forest green!
marija.majerle at gmail dot com
My favorite color is blue
my fave colour is green!
This is a huge toss up between brown and red
My favorite color is orange, as far as the scarves go, I love surprises, so I'd let the other person choose what they want and then I'd take the one that's left.
Thanks for the opportunity!
My favorite color is brown
Hello, I love the Yellow one. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Green
I love purple!
Of the 2 scarves shown I like the purple. Thanks. I'm a new fb fan!
Love fall colours but also purple
Oh so pretty. I'm gonn have to say the bright one with the pinks. I am not a bright color kind of person. I always wish I were and then opt for black or gray. So boring. But Cora inspires the verve and vigor in me, and Moxie does too!
I like turquoise blue.
my favorite color is black, but I LOVE the purple scarf and would go with my dark wardrobe =)
My favorite colors are always the vivid ones….and I really like reds. However, I've noticed that I mostly wear neutrals and blacks. What's THAT about I wonder? Beautiful scarves by the way-thanks for the chance to win!
Love the : yellow/green/grey with silver sparkles scarf.
Olive green! 🙂
I love the color Purple…for real!! Just like the purple in your beautiful scarf & it's cold outside! Thanks for hosting…liked you on FB, too.
Lisa
My favorite color is teal 🙂
Thank you for posting this giveaway. It led me to read about your beautiful Moxie. She seems like a gift of a girl.
And how gorgeous is Jess as well. That hair screams personality.
(Favorite color is dark red… or grey… or blue…. depends on the day)
This scarf is lovely! I just adore it, My favorite colors are Purple and a soft pink!!! <3
purple
my favorite color is green thanks
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My favorite color is pink…..
Ladyblueeyez1960 at all dot com
LOVE the Teall and Brown combo 🙂
My favorite color is purple, but I also have a lot of orange and brown in my wardrobe because those are the colors of my alma mater!
cheatingpiggies at hotmail dot com
I love all shades of purple — from the lightest lavender to the deepest purples.
Terri P
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My favorite color is purple. : )
Shannon F.
meltoole(at)hotmail(dot)com
Blue oh heavenly blue;-)
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CommentMy favorite is yellow
Cynthia.Richardson@azbar.org
gorgeous scarves, my favorite color is orange.
Turqouise is my favorite color!!! Thank you for the giveaway!! The scarves are beautiful!!
samimcsamsam@gmail.com
I love purple!
I love anything teal.
dolniaks at consolidated dot net
I really like the one that is yellow/green/grey with silver sparkles.
I LOVE yellow
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My favorite color is pink pink pink!
blue65829 at aol dot com
My favourite colour is mustard yellow. Or hot pink. Or turquoise. I have lots of favourites.
My email address is nicole at knitnicoleknit dot com
-Nicole
<a href="http://www.KnitNicoleKnit.Etsy.com">Knit, Nicole, Knit!</a>
Fuschia and purple..pinks of all kinds! i love the purple hair color of the person above! beautiful!
My favorite color would have to be pink.
thisisme79 @ gmail dot com
my favorite color is purple
Purple is my favorite color.
My favorite color is lavendar but, really I just love color.