Raising Money This Christmas : Bloggers Christmas Online Charity Fundraiser

Hello my dear friends,

This isn't your usual beauty, fashion or rambly type post (well I could ramble on a bit...) - today I want to talk to you about something a little different.......

Whilst at work the other I was in a daydream (not the first time I might add) - I was thinking about how this year instead of the usual ritual of writing and posting out Christmas cards to everyone, I would just scrap it. Totally get rid of the idea and instead donate that money to a charity instead.
I mean these days I can contact 90% of my family online and the other 10% I can/will see over the Christmas period - with the amount of money cards and stamps cost for them to just be chucked away come Janaury 1st I feel like a charity would benefit so much more from that extra £10 or £20!

So...... this got me thinking.....

How many bloggers are there in the UK? Thousands? And with all those Starbucks and new lipsticks I spot on Instagram and Twitter - I know you can all spare £1.
If we all just gave £1, imagine how much we could raise for a charity on the lead up to Christmas!

I think sometimes we can all take Christmas for granted, we all sit here and create these gift guides and wishlists on our blogs knowing that we will be receiving and giving gifts, having a lovely dinner and being sat at home or even out in a restaurant enjoying ourselves with loved ones. This isn't the case for everyone.
This is why I have decided to create the Bloggers Christmas Charity Fund - an easy way for all of us to give a little to those in need this winter. 

After a bit of research and speaking to a few people on Twitter I have chosen the charity - Crisis.
'Crisis is the national charity for single homeless people. We are dedicated to ending homelessness by delivering life-changing services and campaigning for change.'

Crisis have a program called Crisis At Christmas. This provides are number of things for a small price of just £22.29 per person, this includes :

Welcoming support from people who really care

Three nutritious hot meals including Christmas dinner

The chance to shower and change clothes, have a haircut and get a health check

Expert advice on life-changing issues like housing and employment

An introduction to Crisis year-round services for training and support for the future

ALL I am asking for is each of you to donate £1. Just one British pound - something I know you can all spare (That's literally half the price of a coffee!)
Just think.... just over 100 of us bloggers and we could be changing Christmas for 5 people.

Obviously if you would like to donate more than £1 that is more than okay - anything is welcome for such a great cause!

It only takes a minute and is all done through JustGiving so you can see where your money is and where it is going :)

DONATE HERE

With the amazing community we have I honestly believe we can change a few Christmas' out there, please share on your social medias - lets make this amazing!

Thank you,

Kirstie xxxx

Introducing.......The '#BBFF' Campaign with NOWSEEN.com

I am so excited about today's post! Not only does it involve pretty things BUT it also involves other bloggers - yay to community love!

NOWSEEN.com are a fabulous jewellery brand, priding themselves on their beautiful real gemstones and precious metals, and they have come up with an amazing new campaign for us lucky bloggers!

A huge part of blogging is it's community and it's something I have been so excited and happy to be a part of over the past 13 months or so! 

Talking and getting to know other bloggers is great (funnily enough we all have alot in common!) and it's so nice to get to know the people behind the blogs you read and love. The community is so supportive and it's always great to see other bloggers praising and promoting each other!

The NOWSEEN.com ‘#BBFF’ (Best Blogging Friend Forever... duh!) Campaign that I am starting today is designed to celebrate the community spirit and friendships which have been formed within the wonderful world of blogging!

To do this NOWSEEN has decided to set off a chain! A fabulous gift chain of their infamous Lunar bracelets to 10 bloggers and I am so overwhelmed to be the first link!

To start off the campaign I  got to choose one of the gorgeous Lunar bracelets for myself and after alot of deliberation went with gorgeous Rose Quartz Gold Plated Sterling Silver* version.

This bracelet is gorgeous, I am in love with the pale pink colour, totes perfect for summer! I'm so happy with the choice I made and even more happy that I now get to pick someone else to receive a gorgeous Lunar bracelet of their choice!

Now this was a hard one but I have picked.... (drumroll please readers....) Kate from sugarfixxbeauty as my #BBFF!

Not only is Kate an incredible blogger and youtuber but she has been so lovely to me since joining the blogging community (she's a Buffy fan so it was obvious we were going to get on!) and I thought this would be perfect for her and her gorgeous style!

So keep your eyes peeled for the next part of the chain - Kate from sugarfixxbeauty and see who she picks as her #BBFF to carry on the campaign!

A huge thank you to the lovely Claire and the extra lovely people at NOWSEEN.com who have given me the opportunity to start this fab campaign off for a great community that I'm so proud to be part of!

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