Horizon of Hope Hershey is a local organization whose mission is to "educate people on the importance of early detection by bringing attention and awareness to self-breast exams, mammograms, and the benefits of exercise and diet for a healthier body to ward off cancer."

Each year, the Horizon of Hope committee organizes a breakfast fundraiser held at the Hershey Hotel, which is happening this Saturday morning 8/19. All proceeds of the event are donated to local organizations like the PA Breast Cancer Coalition, American Cancer Society Patient Services, and the MS Hershey Breast Center's Karen Dwyer-Jones Fund. The HOH invites special guest speakers, including breast cancer survivors and reps from the ACA. Along with the inspirational speakers, they have door prizes, artist vendors, lots of raffles and a canned food drive for our local food pantry. 

I am excited to be able to give to the cause this year! LPDstudios has donated the Pearled Navy Blue Handsewn Leather Night Out Tote with Star to be raffled off at the event!

LPDstudios will also have a vendor table at the event with several new designs. The new pieces were designed specifically for the attendees of this event, which are predominantly women who are breast cancer survivors and people who are close to someone who has survived.

I will have new Cancer Free Birthday Necklaces with Inspirational Charms at my table:

Sets of Hope Herb Markers:

And Pink Hope Bracelets that are a new twist on my Three of Hearts Vintage Leather Bangle with Hand Cut Rivets.

To make them special for Horizon of Hope, I chose to add silver plated inspirational quotes that are fastened to the leather using silver beaded wire. Here is a little peak into how I created the design!

I am excited to be a part of this inspiring event and contribute to such a worthy cause.

I love our furry companions so much, I couldn't help but make a collection just for them! Back in February, I introduced Mally, my favorite four legged friend, modeling some of the LPDstudios Pet Collection pieces on the blog. 

Now I'd like to give you a closer look into how I make my custom dog tags for each one of my customers.

I recently received an order for a Custom Brass Dog Tag from a couple who adopted a shelter dog in NH. They named her "Lucy" and wanted to give her a special "forever home" gift. Watch the video to see how I made Lucy's personalized gift: 

And here is Lucy! My clients sent me this adorable picture, and I just had to share. She looks so happy in her new doggie name tag!

Check out LPDstudios to see my entire collection of pet gifts, hand bags, jewelry and more!

Color me happy! Today's style board features a palette for those who want color from head to toe.

Starting with the shoes, these funky, yet really comfortable looking, wedges are from Anthropologie. They are a beautiful shade of sunshine yellow that looks so nice with the natural raffia wrapped sole.

The Persimmon Leather Handbag with Floral Motif is an LPDstudios original made of 100% Italian leather. The handbag has a modern square shape with pinked edges and a stag horn closure. The vibrant orange color of the leather gives this classic handbag a spunky twist.

"Tying" everything together is this beautiful brushstroke print, tie-waist dress. I love the modern, geometric print and the colorful palette it's in. It brings the persimmon orange of the handbag and sunshine yellow of the suede shoes to life! 

Check out LPDstudios to learn more about my hand-made collections of custom bags, jewelry and accessories. Looking for more information about the other pieces found on today's style board? See my LPDstudios Pinterest Style Board.