Gifts with Humanity, Redefines Shopping

I stumbled onto the Gifts with Humanity website, it is great for those that can afford to shop for a good cause. All items found in this site are made from fair trade standards. I did some research, and I learned that fair trade is a system of exchange that promotes better trading conditions in developing countries.The Paris wallet, is beautiful and made completely from recycled plastic bags! It can be used as a wallet or an evening clutch. It's versatile, and most importantly, the production of these wallets fights against poverty in rural parts of India!
I say that it is quite the worthy purchase, I'm looking forward to upgrading my wallet after my mini vacation to Islands of Adventure in Orlando.
Till then!

Quote of the day: "The essential thing is not knowledge, but character." Joseph Le Conte

Conflict-Free Diamonds, Beatiful and Pure...

Today is my bestie's birthday, and I've been thinking very hard about what to get her on her special day. I was searching online for eco-friendly jewelry and found Brilliant Earth and to my surprise they only sell diamonds that are conflict free!

Blood diamonds are very controversial because they are mined in war zones like Africa, and are sold to finance war related activities. Sometimes beautiful things come with a price, and so purchasing non-conflict diamonds ensures that no one was hurt or harmed in the process.  A total win-win situation!

Brilliant Earth was created by a couple, Beth Gerstein and Eric Grossberg, through a marriage proposal, the fiance was looking for conflict-free diamonds for the engagement ring, and found it very difficult. Their mission is to use socially and ethically mined gems, and environmentally responsible gold and platinum. As they say, essentially providing luxury with a conscience!

My other bestie is getting married soon, and she opted to get an artist designed ring than rather that investing in diamond ring, her reasons for that was that diamonds were dirty. And I can totally respect her views, and so when I stumbled onto this website, I was instantly drawn to it.

So for anyone that loves diamond jewelry as I do, take a look at Brilliant Earth, and make your contribution in supporting conflict free jewelry.