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Today, I bring you a giveaway from SouleMama Sponsor, Seed & Sky Jewelry. In their words:
"The jewelry at Seed & Sky begins as an illustration or painting that is then scaled down and made into a miniature, high quality print. These tiny prints are then set into metal bezels and are sealed for protection and beauty."
Follow along with Kelcey on her blog!
SouleMama: What inspired you to start your business?
Kelcey: Like many parents, as soon as my husband Alex and I had a baby we started dreaming up ways to integrate our work lives with our home life. Alex and I are novice homesteaders, co-owning a small piece of land in the Blue Ridge mountains with Alex’s brother and his family. We started out by building our own small home five years ago. At that time we had 7 goats, 15 chickens, a large garden, and a home with a million projects still unfinished (anyone who owns, or has built a home knows what I am talking about!) Time and money became tight when we had our first baby the following year. Alex is a carpenter, and he started working crazy long hours so I could be a stay-at-home mom. We were happy, and at the same time it was stressful. We finally sat down and looked at what was important to us and made a plan to make big changes.
Our priorities were:
#1. Being present for our two children
#2. Creating a high quality and meaningful product we felt proud of
#3. Having our business integrated into our homesteading lifestyle
We made some hard choices (like selling the goats and letting the garden go wild for a couple of years) to free up some time. Alex cut back on his carpentry, and then we set about turning my art into a viable business. It has been a lot of work and scary at times to take this plunge~ but ultimately it feels so good to do what we love!
SouleMama: How are your children incorporated into your business?
Kelcey: We have a ½ mile walk to the mailbox, and my kids love to take a walk and be in charge of putting the Seed & Sky orders in the mailbox and raising the flag. Often when I am doing some of the more menial business tasks, my daughter Lili will come sit at my desk and draw or work on her letters.
~ a piece of jewelry, winner's choice, from the Seed & Sky shop
In addition, Seed & Sky is offering SouleMama readers 20% off all orders placed in the month of March. Use code 'soulemama' at checkout.
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Thank you to Seed & Sky Jewelry!
To enter today's giveaway, please leave a comment (one entry per person, please) in today's post. I'll close comments by 8am EST on Sunday, and announce the winner(s), chosen via Random Number Generator, shortly after.
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The winners are...
what beautiful jewelry
Posted by: Chase Young
How beautiful! Thank you!
Posted by: PlainJane
