A Nepali Give-away!

In all my travels, there have been very few times I have been tempted to buy many souvenirs. 

i think you'd agree with my reasonings below that most souvenirs are....

1) insanely tacky: 

"oh, I can't wait to display this horribly painted figurine of the Leaning Tower of Pisa on my mantel!" 

- said no one ever

2) incredibly useless: 

"what the heck am I going to do with this gigantic chinese mandolin I don't know how to play and that will collect dust in my living room corner until I give it away to goodwill, where no one will buy it!?!" 

3) the same crap in every country:  

"I swear I saw that scarf in Italy. And in Kenya. And in Costa Rica....what the heck!" 

am I right? 

however...I have been blown away by the items here in Nepal. 

They are gorgeous, useful, and incredibly original and indigenous to this area! 

and so today, I want to give away two of my favorite items:) 

the first is turquoise!!!! 

oh turquoise, you have stolen my heart! 

i love you and I want to marry you. 

teal teal!!!...anything teal! 

necklaces, bracelets, earnings, you name it, I now own it! 

Turquoise is actually found here in Nepal, so there is an abundance of it. 

I saw this picture on pinterest, and knew I had to get you one of these bracelets to add to your summer wardrobe....

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here is the bracelet...isn't it cute? 

the second item is one that i've NEVER seen before. 

It's a brass dish that has been hand painted with gorgeous colors. 

i'm not gonna lie...I loved it so much I bought a bigger version of it to put all my jewelry in! 

I thought this little dish would be perfect for storing your rings or earrings.  

now,

how.adorable.is.this?

Here's how to win the the bracelet and brass bowl....

1) Leave a comment! 

2) Be a follower of Hope Engaged on Bloglovin and GFC

3) Like Hope Engaged's Facebook page (here) 

that's it:) 

easy peasy!! 

You have until Friday, July 19th to enter! good luck! 

...and exactly a week from tomorrow Kev and I leave for Europe for Paris!
ahhh summer romance in paris, I love you.
what are your summer plans?
love Katie