Almost a year ago, my friend Stephanie and her husband announced their plans for adoption. $25,000 was the amount it would cost to adopt a little boy in Ethiopia. They were $25,000 short. It's been so neat to watch Justin and Stephanie raise the money for their adoption over the course of this year. In fact, they are almost there because God has provided through so many different avenues. This includes everything from a little girl donating her piggy bank to them winning a large adoption grant. Another helping hand has been Stephanie's experience working with Noonday Collection. Today I'm here to tell you about Noonday Collection.Here's a bit of their story:

After visiting Uganda in February of 2010 and holding hundreds of children without moms and dads, Joe and Jessica Honegger (the founder) decided to adopt internationally (from Rwanda). Also on that visit, they met up with long time friends who had lived in Uganda for many years trying to create sustainable income opportunities for the Ugandan people. They asked Jessica if she would like to sell the fair-trade locally made goods in Austin, in order to raise money for the costly adoption process. Jessica agreed and the first Noonday Collection trunk show was born!  You can read more about her story here.Word spread quickly about Noonday's envied products and the lives they impact. Other women wanted to style their friends while advocating for women and kids. Soon, the opportunity for women to start their own social selling business with a social impact launched and the Ambassador opportunity was born. Noonday Collection will soon be found in a home near you!

It excites me that there are so many neat businesses out there that not only sell awesome products but provide a stable income to women in need of opportunities. But Noonday goes above and beyond that -- they also donate a percentage towards orphan care and prevention as well as give women here in the states (like my friend Stephanie) the chance to raise money for their own adoption! It's a win, win, win.Thanks to the awesome ladies at Noonday and Stephanie (our Northern California ambassador), we are giving away a necklace from their latest line, valued at $62! It is called the Ancient Ways necklace. This piece was handmade in Ethiopia using melted down metals from old war weapons. How awesome is that? The tribal, macrame beading is stunning and I believe it makes for a great staple piece! Pair it with skinny jeans and a basic tee or turn it up a notch with a maxi dress.

To read more about Stephanie's adoption story, visit their blog here. To purchase a piece from the Noonday store and help support Stephanie and Justin's adoption, click here.

Want to win this necklace? Enter by following the directions for each task.

Your initial entry is given when you enter a comment below the Rafflecopter box. YOU MUST LEAVE A COMMENT IN ORDER FOR YOUR ENTRY TO COUNT. If it asks for a link, you need to copy and past the link so I can see you did what it said, otherwise your entry will not count.The fine print: (This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. We hereby release Facebook of any liability. Winner(s) will be contacted by email 48 hours after the giveaway ends. Items cannot be traded in for cash or returned to the Noonday store. Winning entry will be forfeited if  one of the entries was entered without actually following the requested task. If you have any additional questions - feel free to send us an email! Winner will be contacted via email and shipped as soon as Dianne receives your address. This contest is open to those in the US and Guam only.)a Rafflecopter giveawayCONGRATS to Matt M. for winning this necklace for his girlfriend! Please private message me with the address it needs to be sent to :) Thanks to all that entered at be sure to check back for future giveaways. :)