Favourites : Lladro + A Special Mother's Day Giveaway

Dear readers,

You are in for a treat today.

And more importantly, a smile.

I know many of you are mothers, grandmothers or God mothers and like me, would do anything for the little ones in your life. 

When I read about what this amazing company was doing to help children who aren't as fortunate as my/our own - I knew I had to share.

I've long since lusted after admired Lladró Handmade Porcelain for their stunningly handcrafted  items and loved learning about their long-time collaboration with Operation Smile.

Since 2006, they have worked with this incredible organization to help raise more that $311,000, enough to fund approximately 1,300 life-changing surgeries. 

Operation Smile’s free, life-changing surgeries allow children  to have the opportunity to receive an education and a bright future. 
To support Operation Smile’s mission, Lladró has introduced New Beginnings, a special version of an existing piece, featuring a pendant heart decorated in gold in honor of Operation Smile’s worthy cause. 
With the purchase of each New Beginnings porcelain sculpture sold throughout 2016, Lladró donates to Operation Smile $240; the average cost necessary to provide one cleft lip surgery to a child. 

 In the spirit of giving and of the love between mother + child, 
Lladró is offering one of our readers an opportunity to own a  piece from their home fragrance collection, as pictured in the above images, valued at $55.
GIVEAWAY OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF CANADA + THE U.S. 

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ABOUT LLADRÓ 

Lladró was established by the brothers Juan, José and Vicente Lladró in 1953 in Valencia, Spain. Since then, the brand has undergone an amazing metamorphosis from an artisan workshop to a huge firm that holds a presence in over 120 countries and is at the forefront of contemporary porcelain design. All Lladró pieces are the fruit of a painstaking handmade process of creation, still carried out entirely in the workshops of the brand in Valencia. The highest artistic and technical quality is achieved in each phase of this process.  For further information on Lladró, visit www.lladro.com. 

New Beginnings

ABOUT OPERATION SMILE 

Operation Smile, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is an international medical charity with a presence in more than 60 countries, whose global network of thousands of credentialed medical volunteers from more than 80 countries is dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children. Since its founding in 1982, Operation Smile has provided more than 220,000 free surgical procedures for children and young adults born with cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities. To build long-term sufficiency in resource poor environments, Operation Smile trains doctors and local medical professionals in its partner countries so they are empowered to treat their local communities. Operation Smile also donates medical equipment, supplies and provides year-round medical treatment through its worldwide centers. 

Disclosure: I received the product photographed at no charge  for the purpose of this post. All opinions are strictly my own.