Angela Moore creates adorable beaded jewelry that is chic and affordable. You can check out her entire line of jewelry online at AngelaMoore.com. In honor of Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (September), she created a collection of jewelry featuring white beads with the teal ribbon. Fifteen percent of the net proceeds from the collection are donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research
Fund (OCRF) all year long.
And now, we are giving you a chance to win another piece from the collection — the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Petite Bracelet. To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post and/or tweet this contest …read more

At the risk of sending any “triggers” out there, I’ve decided to publish the link to an eBay listing for a red beaded anorexia awareness bracelet to start a discussion.  (I figure if you’re in the market for pro-ana paraphernalia, you’re going to find it anyway — and I’m sure most anas and mias don’t need my help.)
I must tell you that this as well as the sellers other bracelets and jewelry are quite lovely.  If I saw someone wearing them, I’d surely do a double-take. 
However, although the eBay seller most vehemently denies that these are meant as ”pro-anorexia”, I still wonder.  …read more

Your daughter loves wearing her blue or red beaded bracelet.  Maybe it even has a dragonfly on it or what is known as a “dragonfly” clasp.
Now, her piece of fashion wear could be completely innocent.  Or it could be a sign that she’s telling the world she’s pro-ana (red beads) or pro-mia (blue beads).
I blogged briefly about this topic a couple of days ago, but I wanted to mention it again because I think it’s incredibly important for people everywhere to know the little “signals” that folks in the pro-ana and pro-mia movements send one another.
Again, I’m in no way …read more