Fundraiser: Jubilee's Jewels

Jubilee's Jewels is an awesome online jewelry store. They carry tons of necklaces and bracelets for men women and kids! Many are customizable and you can add keepsakes onto them. I purchased the Africa cut out necklace shown here. I asked for the tags to say "slowly by slowly" which is kind of the theme of our adoption. You can make them say whatever you like! And see those little pearls and hearts...you can add or change those as well! Tons of amazing options to bless yourself, friends and family all while helping us bring our family together!

The best part is, from today through Saturday we get a portion of the purchases who use our code. All you have to do is go to Jubilee's Jewels and shop. If you are purchasing more than one item, please buy each one in a separate purchase because we can get the max amount of proceeds that way. Use the code NEGRETE in the comments section when checking out.

At the end of the week, Jubilee's Jewels will send our adoption agency our portion of the proceeds!! It's that simple, shop with a purchase and bring an orphan home...does it get better than that?!?

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