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Haiti
It’s been awhile but today I thought I’d do another country profile. I’d really like to get more into these since I think they’re a great way to get to know countries around the world including where...
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Puppets and Dolls
What a strange title for a post? Maybe… but you’ll see! I’ve been trying to find some good craft ideas lately for this time of year. Winter isn’t gone… Spring isn’t here… and there’s just not much...
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Ann’s 9th Birthday
Although I’m sure she’ll probably never see this : Happy 9th Birthday to my beautiful sponsor child Ann Grace! I’m so happy to write this post today in celebration of one amazing little girl’s...
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Boanerges Deaf Initiative
Today I figured I would briefly talk about an organization that I feel has a lot going for them and their future. I think that many people often forget about all the different types of children that...
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But First, Coffee.. Sharing
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a “But First, Coffee” entry and I figured I’d do one this fine Monday morning! My question/thought of this morning is sharing. What do you know about your sponsor...
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World Water Day
It’s officially World Water Day! And it’s no secret around here that I am all about clean water. After all during the holiday season 20% of all of my sales on Vanilla & Rose went towards Clean...
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Harlem Shake : Goat Style
Yea, you read it right… I’m posting about the Harlem Shake today. It was only a matter of time before this happened on Confetti Love! If you’ve been reading the blog for a while then you know how...
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… and Hello April!
Good Monday Morning everyone! I hope everyone had a great weekend. The last few weeks have seemed pretty crazy for me. I’m not sure about everyone else. It feels like we just got into March then St....
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Letters : The Basics
Writing to your child can be overwhelming at first… and even after a while. I’ve written about it many times. I thought today I’d just cover a few basics to keep in mind when starting to write to your...
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But First, Coffee… Why Sponsor?
A while back I wrote this article about why people should become sponsors. But I bring it up today, again. I want you to think reasons. Why do you sponsor? What made you start? Why have you stuck with...
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Ann’s Letters : Six
I’m so happy to write today about my most recent letter from Ann. I mentioned a few weeks ago on Twitter that I received a letter and I, of course, wanted to share it! I was pretty surprised when I...
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Star of Hope
Star of Hope. Ever heard of it? If not, keep reading! Back in December I did many features about various organizations for Animal Week and briefly mentioned Star of Hope but I figured that now I would...
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A Simple Good Job
Last week I sent out a letter to Ann in reply to the last letter I received from her cousin and her report from Child Fund. It was a pretty simple letter and just a basic follow up to let her know...
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One Day Without Shoes
Ready to get involved? Tomorrow is it! It’s One Day Without Shoes! I heard about ODWS a couple of years ago and have loved the idea ever since. Unfortunately, I always ended up at a meeting or home...
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Charity Miles
I thought I’d mix it up a little today and talk about an organization that helps organizations. Sounds odd, right? It’s awesome actually. I ran into Charity Miles through Instagram in late 2012 and...
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But First, Coffee… How do you decide?
Let’s talk today about your child choice. Different organizations do things different ways. Some organizations just match you with an available child, others put your donation towards a group of...
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Letters : Your Life
It’s been a little while since I’ve mentioned letters and what to write. So, I thought today I’d focus on us, the sponsors. If can be overwhelming when writing and trying to think of what to write....
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Just.
The word Just. We all are guilty of using it. “It’s just a little.” “It’s just nothing.” It seems like a pretty unimportant word, right? Well, this past week with everything going on I saw a tweet...
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Spring Letters
With Spring here for most of us I thought I’d put together some inspiration for letters. Last year in May I started sponsoring Ann and with her first letter I sent her some pretty spring items. These...
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Guatemala
Good Friday Morning! Today I thought I’d cover another country profile. I think it’s so important that sponsors know as much as possible when it comes to the country that their sponsor child is from!...
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