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When I saw these friendship bracelets by Scosha in my Daily Candy newsletter today, I fell in love! I was an 80s kid, and spent hours making friendship bracelets with "friendship string" that I had wound on tiny cardboard dividers. I would safety pin a rainbow of colors to my jeans or a pillow and braid, knot and weave the embroidery floss until I had a bracelet to give to one of my besties. Designer Scosha Woolridge creates these delicate bracelets in her Brooklyn-based studio. She has a whole line of fab jewelry, but the ones pictured above are a twofer: buy one for yourself and she'll send one to your friend anywhere in the U.S. for free!

Want a pair? Leave a comment telling me who you would want to send a bracelet to and why. Winner will receive a bracelet in the color combo of their choice, and a matching bracelet will be sent to their friend. Don't forget to leave your email or URL so I can track you down if you win! I'll choose the winner at random on Thursday, August 19.

AND THE WINNER IS...

Kerry of A Little Fashion Romance is the winner of the pair of Scosha friendship bracelets!

Check out these bracelets and the rest of the Scosha collection at ScoshaNYC.com-- a huge assortment of jewelry with very interesting and unique materials and finishes, made in Brooklyn!

I'm usually not one for designer shopping sprees, but when someone is having a really good sale, I'm tempted to pony up my hard-earned cash. Such a situation has come along with Kate Spade's summer sale-- with some items up to 75% off! I picked out my faves below, but you can see the whole sale here.

 
The Darien Darla french purse is available in white and black leather for $45, regularly $75

The Luna Park collection is adorable! I love the color combo, and the lining is blue and yellow polka dots. The whole collection is on sale: Luna Park mini eris for $78 from $195; Luna Park jilly for $110 from $275; Luna Park rudy for $149 from $375 

Assorted cocktail rings are on sale for under $100: Clear as Crystal floral ring, Lady Marmalade mushroom ring, Disco Fever ring

The New York Minute bangle is just my style-- big and bright! It's on sale for $68 from $98. I'm also so in love with the No Sleep till Brooklyn bangle (which is not on sale, but still only $78)

 photo via honeyandhazel.com 

One of the things I really love about living in NYC is being surrounded by creativity. Designers, artists, photographers, writers, and musicians give the city its personality and character. I love discovering local artists whose work I covet-- "made in NYC" just makes things cooler. If you're anything like me, you must shop at Honey & Hazel. Located in Williamsburg, less than a block from the Graham Ave L train stop, H&H is a treasure trove of home decor, jewelry, clothing, baby items, and gifts. The majority of their inventory is sourced from Brooklyn artists-- and at really decent prices. Absolutely check 'em out next time you need a baby gift, housewarming present, something to jazz up your apartment, or just to check out what your fellow NYC creatives are up to!

Honey & Hazel on the web: HoneyandHazel.com; Twitter @honeyhazelshop; Facebook

Am I happy to see you or is that a poppy on my page?! Well, both! (If you can't see the Poppy, click the header on my blog... it's only on my homepage!) Coach has launched the Poppy Project, and Poppy Patterns are growing all over the web. To make them grow, you have to tweet! Once you tweet with my hashtag, my Poppy Pattern here will grow and you and I can both with some sweet prizes from Coach! To get in on the action, tweet the following:

Grow, Poppy! Grow! #CoachPoppy #FollowRabbits www.coach.com/poppyproject

Or you can just click on the Poppy plant on my page and it will give you a link to tweet. Please participate! Want more deets? Here's the whole story, which you can also see over on the Coach Poppy Project site:

I had a craving for something sweet and refreshing to drink. I had cranberry juice and some lemons in the fridge... cranberry lemonade? I found this easy recipe on google, and gave it a go. Super easy and just what I was looking for!