Sweet Saturday: June 8, 2013

Marieke J. won the Sunny Days Earrings from last week's Sweet Saturday.  Congrats, Marieke!  Today, we are giving away one of our brand new statement necklaces. 

Just like your favorite on Facebook.

And win.

Bon Lemon + The Farmstead = ♥ (aka Farm Animals Wearing Sparkly Things)

The Dolores Necklace has never looked better.

Let me start from the beginning.  There was this woman on Facebook posting these FABULOUS pictures of her farm and all of her sweet, furry friends.  Occasionally, she would sprinkle in one of her wearing something fantastic amongst the animals.  I loved it.  I love anything unexpected.  Dresses and goats.  Potato chips and chocolate.  So for me, it was girl crush at first sight.  But I still didn't really know who was behind these wonderful pictures. 

Aren't they just the cutest?

After a fair amount of online and offline stalking, I discovered my girl crush had a name, Rachael Taylor.  She lives at The Farmstead in Olympia, Washington with her hubby Nick.  They share the sort of relationship with such an authentic sweetness it makes you feel happy inside.  When they would coo across the barnyard, "Babe?"  "Yeah, babe." Instead of gagging, I found myself grinning from ear to ear.  Cuteness!  Both are Air Force Academy grads and have lots of interesting stories from the farm and beyond.  If you want to read more of them, check this out.

This is Bjorn wearing a green turquoise Annie's necklace.

I started dreaming about a photo shoot collaboration between The Farmstead and Bon Lemon.  For those who don't know me personally, I am not particularly shy.  (And I LOVE goats!)  So, I sent Rachael a message asking about taking some pictures of her goaties, lambs, ducks, sheep, and pigs wearing Bon Lemon sparkle.  Because she is as fabulous as I had imagined, she said yes!  I was beyond delighted.  We set to planning a date.

  

Duck Duck looking chic in Alexis Bittar.

After one skipped meeting due to weather, we happened upon a Sunday filled with sunlight.  It was the PERFECT day for our shoot.  It was so much fun to see all of these agreeable animals bedazzled in all sorts of sparkle, from Sweaty Bands to scarves.  

GoGo is quite possibly the most friendly AND best dressed goat out there.

Rachael and Nick worked well together, softly encouraging the animals to model for the camera.  Some took to it a bit more naturally, but the uniqueness of each one was so great.  I just found myself walking around grinning at everyone.  Who needs mood enhancing drugs when you have goats, I say.  

This one speaks for itself.

The Farmstead will be raising animals this year for sale.  If you need pork or lamb, I highly recommend you shoot them a note.  They take free range to a fabulous new level.  (I don't think many animals have this much fun.)

Piggies looking snazzy in their fancy hair flowers from One.Striped.Heart.

For every business or great idea, there is a tipping point.  Something that leads to the change you are trying to create.  The flood of orders you are hoping for.  The catalyst for the impact you want to make on the world. Or the notoriety you need to inspire millions of people.  (The last one is my personal goal in life.)  We hope that Jesse, GoGo, Bjorn, DuckDuck, Mrs. Robinson, Sampson, Delilah, and Sweet Lamb will be just that for The Farmstead and Bon Lemon. 

Lulu looks quite regal in her scarf.  Her wool will be used to knit someday.  Completing the circle.

Here's to making the world a better place with fun things like farm animals wearing jewelry.  (It truly is the little things.)  We hope we inspired you to do something fun or just made you smile.  The furry folks on the farm will be happy to hear you enjoyed their modeling skills. 

Sweet Lamb wearing a locally made necklace by one of our very favorite designers, C Rose.

If you are interested in any of the jewelry shown, check out Bon Lemon.  If you are interested in learning more about the farm and their animals, check out The Farmstead.

I will be off finding a goat of my own.

Trend I Love: Stripes

Aren't you just loving the stripe trend?  I don't think I will ever get sick of it.  Stripes, stripes, everywhere.  Pants, shirts, dresses.  Love!  

Would you rock these fab pants?

This tunic from Sail to Sable is a keeper.

I have died and gone to stripe heaven.

How cute is this striped dress from Old Navy?  Love it!  (Although, I would pair it with red tights and black boots + the necklace below...)

Stripes pair surprisingly well with big statement necklaces like this one.  

Give it a shot.  You won't be sorry.

I hope the stripe trend is here to stay.  How do you stripe?

Bon Lemon Spring Uniform

I don't usually copy outfits right out of a catalog, because I like to add my own flare to what I wear. I like to mix things up and add a little punch. But this little number from CAbi (you can order from the best Consultant ever Melissa Haberman) is already perfect! We love the nautical stripes and are obsessed with the acid yellow jeans. We have dubbed this outfit the Bon Lemon Spring Uniform. I wore it today, because I was feeling springy.



Gold Sperrys seemed like the perfect choice for this nautical chic look.



A vintage, gold ball, statement necklace from Bon Lemon completes the look along with my drool-worthy Alexis Bittar O'Keefe Cuff. Drool. Drool... Drooooooool.



No outfit is complete without a Pretty Little Lion hair flower. (Did you know they do custom orders for prom, weddings, or your fav outfit? LOVE!)



Add a navy pashmina and a denim jacket and we are ready to take this spring outfit out into the February weather.

Spring is on its way, but until then, bring a little sunshine into your life with a fun, bright outfit. (And don't forget the sparkly accessories!)

Winner. Winner. Chicken Dinner.

You know we love a good contest. And today, we drew the winner of our Statement Necklace Contest. All you had to do was tell us which statement necklace was your favorite and then you had a chance of winning that necklace. Thanks to everyone who entered. It was a fun one.

Both the Desert Sparkle Necklace and the Ring of Fire Necklace got ten votes each. We were only going to give away the necklace that got the most votes, but because we are softies, we decided to give away one of each. Yay! If you voted for either of those necklaces, you were entered to win. Random.org randomly selected the winners. Do you want to know who won? Is the suspense killing you?



The winner of the Desert Sparkle Necklace is... Erica Grinde! Woo hoo, Erica!



And he winner of the Ring of Fire Necklace is... Julie Sandberg! Yippee, Julie! We will contact both of you ladies for shipping details.

We think that living life necessitates making a statement. If you need a statement necklace of your own, head over to Bon Lemon to pick up your very own. For those of you across the United States facing all sorts of crazy weather, you don't even have to leave the comfort of your own living room. Bliss!

Stay tuned for our next contest. We are already dreaming up ideas...

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Chicken Dinner image from jayroeder.deviantart.com. Love!