I have been a busy bee this week, which is why I haven't had much time to blog. Yesterday was the last day to submit entry proposals for the Etsy for Charity June theme and charity to donate to. The voting will starts today and members will vote for their favorite. It took longer than I thought to come up with a theme for June since I wanted it to focus on Father's Day, but I eventually decided on "To Dad With Love". Since there were no other entries, my theme won by default.
What's next?
EFC members are going to vote on the charity to donate to for June. The other entries are Central Asia Institute (www.ikat.org), Holy Angles (www.holyanglesinc.org), and the Vestibular Disorders Association (www.vestibular.org). I proposed the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), which sponsor programs and raise awareness of the challenges facing the world's children. They are currently working with the Government of China to rush tents, medicine, clean water and other supplies to help children who were affected by the earthquake on May 12.
The following links are press releases on what they are doing:
http://www.unicefusa.org/news/releases/unicef-rushing-medical-suppl...
http://www.unicef.org/media/media_43981.html
And then . . . .
EFC members and non-members can make a handcrafted goody related to the winning theme. These items will then be donated to the Etsy for Charity Shop, in which all proceeds will be donated to the charity of the month.
We'll see what happens . . .
21 May 2008
EFC for the Month of June
04 May 2008
Mom Would Love This Challenge
Submission deadline : 10 May 2008
The poll for voting the winning entry will be from May 11 - 17, 2008.
The winner of the EFC May Challenge will win the following prize kindly sponsored by the EFC members:
1) $10 Shopping Spree (Free Shipping) by UniqueGrabs
2) $15 Gift Certificate by ClaireAndJanae
3) A Pair of Earrings - Blossoming Beauty by ErinToKuuke
4) A Felted Pin - BlueBird by ValeriesGallery
If you are interested in contributing a prize to EFC May Challenge, please convo UniqueGrabs and provide him your prize details.
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View our members' crafts at EFC Gallery !
Come on and join in the fun and help out the community with your crafts!
11 March 2008
Think Green Etsy
I am a member of Etsy for Charity, which is a group of Etsians who donate a portion of their sales to charity. This month's theme is Think Green and the monthly charity is Sightsavers International. Sightsavers work to combat blindness in developing countries, restoring sight through specialist treatment and eye care. They also support people who are irreversibly blind by providing education, counselling and training. They help the people who need it most - those living in poverty in some of the world's poorest countries.
For this challenge I made a green beaded dragonfly. This time I included antenna; the gold dragonfly I made does not have antenna. It measures approximately 3 1/2" in length and wingspan is approximately 5". 100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Sightsavers International.
View my beaded dragonfly and other great handmade items in the Etsy for Charity Shop.
