Handmade With Love Feature Interview: LHB Jewelry

I’m very excited to introduce you all to the first of the fabulous shops which are sponsoring my Handmade With Love Winter Giveaway; LHB Jewelry! Please read below to learn a little about Lauren and take a look at the gorgeous jewelry she has to offer in her store.

Please tell me about yourself.

My name is Lauren Hope. I am 24 years old and when I am not working as a preschool teacher, I am creating unique pieces of jewelry. I love blues and greens and browns and can find inspiration is almost anything I see. I live with my husband, Tripp. My dog, Dahlia, and my two cats, Tobey and Jack. I have my own art room in my house, but I usually sit in the living room with a box full of supplies and create next to my husband.

What kinds of products do you offer?

Jewelry and hair accessories.

How long have you been in business?

About a year now.

What sets your business apart from others in your niche? 

LHB Jewelry is all about creating unique and stylish wearable art with a modern simplicity thats inspired by nature with a big emphasis on FUN.

What is your most popular product?

It depends on where I am selling. At farmers markets my most popular item is my wire wrapped rings. At bazaars my necklaces do really well. Online its a bit of a mix.

What inspires you?

Anything! I really love nature, but that sounds so cliche. I love clean and simple lines, bright bold colors, and photography. Any of these things inspire me to create.

Where do you see your business heading in the future?

I hope to one day have children and be able to leave my teaching job and work from home. My dream would be to open up a shop with my Mom by my side in the downtown Portland area.

Which countries do you ship to?

US, Canada, Worldwide

How can people find you online?

LHBjewelry.com
LHBjewelry.etsy.com
facebook.com/lhbjewelry



Is there anything else you would like to mention to my readers?

Use coupon code "Handmadelove" to recieve 15% off your purchase!




Teaser! Here's what you will have a chance to win!

Get closer to the beauty of nature while wearing this stunning flower earrings. A green flower layered over a white flower with a light green crystal inside, and a another light green crystal above the flower. Earrings hang on sterling silver earwires. So delicate and beautiful.

Earrings hang 2 inches long



Bonus Entry!

Visit LHB Jewelry and comment here with your favorite item before the giveaway goes live at 12AM EST February 2nd for an extra entry!

Fantasy Jewelry Box ~ Review and Giveaway!

I love getting and showing off new jewelry, what girl doesn't? One little problem, I rarely get new pieces. Partly because I can't afford them, and partly because my husband refuses to buy any for me. If I want something new, I have to buy it on my own. At this point you are probably thinking he is being stingy and ungenerous, but let me explain why he no longer buys me jewelry.

When we were dating, he bought me a cute gold necklace with a heart pendant. It was my absolute favorite, and one day I came home to find it missing from my neck. The chain must have broke without my noticing. He later bought me another gold necklace after we had our first baby. The pendant spelled out "Mom" in diamonds and, guess what, it got broken. Even my wedding ring, even though it wasn't a fancy expensive ring, was still special with a lot of meaning to it - the gem fell out and it was going to cost me more to replace the gem than it would to just buy a new ring.

He is convinced that I have bad luck with jewelry, and his reasoning for not buying me any? Is that he doesn't want to see me devastated every time something got broken or lost. Sweet, in his own twisted way I suppose. If I was to ask for money to buy something, he would give it to me, I think it is just his way to avoid doing the actual shopping! For the record I haven't lost any jewelry recently, my misfortune seems to have moved on to other items - like the third handset to my cordless phone set and my sunglasses!

I received this gorgeous Horn Shaped Smokey Black Cat Eye Necklace for review from Fantasy Jewelry Box a couple of weeks ago and haven't taken it off since it arrived! I even wore it in the shower and swimming at the beach and haven't had any problems with it. It hangs close to my neck and looks nice with pretty much anything I choose to wear and I really love it. It is more like a silvery gray rather than black and almost gives a luminescent effect. It came in a cute little pink box with a silver cord tied in a bow and would be perfect for gift giving or just for storing.

Same necklace, different angle and lighting

I have gotten a few compliments on it wearing it around, my baby hasn't been able to break it by pulling on it which she does quite often so the quality for less than $45 leaves me really impressed. A few years ago my husband bought me a gold necklace for around $200 and my baby pulled on it and the chain snapped less than a week after owning it! Remember the Mom necklace I mentioned above? Yup, that was it. So far the silver chain on my necklace has held up to everything my baby and I have put it through.

If I wanted to replace my broken wedding ring they even have a substantial selection of Imitation Diamond Wedding Ring Sets. I almost chose a lovely heart shaped set for this review, but decided to hold off, maybe for our next anniversary? The prices throughout their site are astonishingly reasonable and everything is very easy to navigate too! A few other pieces that caught my eye were the Fancy Gold Studded Lizard bracelet and the Ruby Red Cubic Zirconia Heart Pendant.

Make sure you have some time set aside and take a look around at the 3000+ styles of jewelry that Fantasy Jewelry Box offers for yourself! Choose between celebrity and designer replica jewelry, fashion or costume jewelry and more! I hope you find something you like, because here is your chance to win your own piece of jewelry valued up to $35!

Win it!

One reader will win their choice of jewelry, valued up to $35

How to Enter:

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These entries are optional , and worth 1 extra entry each unless otherwise specified! Please make a separate comment for each entry ~ If you enter all in one comment it will only count as ONE entry! Please leave your email in your first entry if it is not in your profile.

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This Giveaway is open to Canada and the US and will end on September 25th at 11:59pm Central time. The winner will be notified by email asap and will be posted on my blog once they have confirmed! Please reply to my email within 48 hours or I will pick a new winner! I received a necklace for review and no other compensation.