Etsy For Charity

Colourful flowers swaying gracefully and butterflies flying happily in the garden!

What a beautiful scenery for Spring!

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

8″ x 10″ print of my original watercolor, which popped into my head one day.

Printed on semi-glossy Sony photo paper, the print is signed by the artist…me.

The original was done using Winston Newton watercolors on Arches paper. It hangs in my husband’s den. It’s his favorite.

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

I made these two rag quilted pillows out of a bunny print cotton fabric, a yellow flannel and a white vintage chenille. They are comfy pillows to lay on or cute just to sit on your bed or sofa.

Each square is stitched with an “X” to another piece of a lighter yellow flannel. The pillows measure approx. 25 inches around and they are stuffed with “Cluster Fill” polyster fiberfill. They have been washed once to start the raveling process and can be machine washed and dryed. The “Cluster Fill” is not suppose to clump up. Each seam has been triple stitched for extra reinforcement.

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

Rock Baby Onesie Personalized

Notes from the artist :
This little shirt is inspired by my baby who seems to love Justin Timberlake and Hanna Montana music. Every times it comes on in the car she stops yelling at me and starts dancing. So I designed her a shirt to celebrate that she is a rock baby. I love making things personalized for my baby, like burp cloths that match her blankets and shirts with her name on them.

These vintage birdies in love want to help you “Hop into Spring!” The chain is a rustic copper, and is about 18″ long, may be shortened or lengthened on request.

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

These happy bunnies will hop into spring and hop into your diaper bag so you can clean up after a spit up baby.

These custom Made Burp cloths make a great gift. Cloth diapers make the best burp cloths around but they just aren’t that pretty so I pair them with my favorite fabric.

The Taggie keeps your cloth from walking off somewhere like all your babies socks (if you are like me.)

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

Philadelphia GROW Project
http://publichealth.drexel.edu/GROW/

The mission of the Philadelphia GROW Project is to partner with families to improve the growth and nutrition of their children, to prevent hunger and food insecurity, and to promote the health of Philadelphians.

The Philadelphia GROW Project as three interrelated endeavors:

The GROW Clinic
A clinic at St. Christopher’s Hospital for children with failure to thrive. Meet the team.

Policy Relevant Research
Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP)–Philadelphia
C-SNAP is a multi-site research endeavor that carries out evidence-based policy relevant research to track the wellbeing of children in relation to pubic assistance programs. Meet the team.

Local and National Advocacy
The Philadelphia GROW Project works in tandem with the C-SNAP team regarding national advocacy. In Southeastern Pennsylvania, we work with families to provide individualized advocacy, while at the same time, we translate our findings from The GROW Clinic and C-SNAP Philadelphia into local reports for legislators and anti-hunger advocates.

EFC members donated $100.00 to this charity in April.

In April, EFC individual members donated
$225 to Care International
http://www.care.org/

The poll results for the theme of EFC April Challenge is out!

Check it out HERE!

The theme for EFC April Challenge is “Hop Into Spring”!

Please submit your entries to EFC Shop (via EtsyForCharity) now!

Please take note that all submitted entries need to be donated to EFC Shop where the sale proceeds will be donated to EFC Charity of the Month.

Submission deadline : 10 Apr 2008

The poll for voting the winning entry will be from 11 Apr – 17 Apr 2008.

The winner of the EFC April Challenge will win the following prize kindly sponsored by the EFC members:

1) $10 Shopping Spree (Free Shipping) by UniqueGrabs
2) A Felted Pin (Free Shipping) by ValeriesGallery
3) $15 Gift Certificate by ClaireAndJanae
4) Vanilla Apricot Container Soy Candle (Free Shipping) by ShelleAnne
5) $15 Gift Certificate by LulaAndMe

If you are interested in contributing a prize for EFC April Challenge, please convo UniqueGrabs and provide him your prize details.

Blue Pebbles on a Pearly Sand

Notes from the artist :
This necklace is truly unique. I like making lasso type necklaces. They allow for a nice low drop and an asymmetrical design, but I haven’t made any in awhile because they tend to move up to the neckline and some people don’t like that. This necklace has a clasp built into the main body of the piece so that I have all the benefits of a lasso design, without the sliding. The pearls around the chalcedony are on wires, so that they rise up and surround the base of the chalcedony, giving the look that the chalcedony is embedded in the pearls. I like it so much I made one for myself.

Description :
Beautiful sky blue chalcedony faceted briolettes emerge from a bed of fresh water pearls in white, grey, light blue, and magenta. The sterling silver lobster clasp attaches to a clasp embedded in the middle of the bed of pearls and chalcedony. The necklace is seventeen inches to the clasp and sits close to the neck. The total length is 19.75″.

Sterling Silver Seashell Pendant with chain

Notes from the artist :
This seashell pendant is cast from sterling silver. The original model was made by me with a real seashell, and is made using the lost wax casting process.

This piece has a nice organic feel and is one of my favorite necklaces. Each pendant is signed on the back with my initials, and includes a 16″ sterling ball chain.

Comfort Food

Notes from the artist :

This print was inspired by my sister’s stay at The Children’s Hospital in Boston — we ate a lot of free ice cream! At 22 she went there for hip surgery due to a dislocated hip when she was a baby. I was just so touched by how well they treated her and how they “fixed” her, I wanted to do something back as a thank you and to honor my younger sister — of all three of us sisters, she has spent more time in hospitals…happy to say, she is doing well…

The print is a five color serigraph in an edition of 18.”

… And the winner is Coskel with her winning entry – Green Fairy Ornament!

Her lovely green fairy is flying happily in the woods helping those in need with a flicker of her glittering fairy dust.

She has won for herself the following prizes kindly sponsored by the EFC members :
1) $10 Shopping Spree (Free Shipping) by UniqueGrabs
2) A Card (Free Shipping) by Mvegan5
3) A Pair of Earrings (Free Shipping) by BuzzBuzzBee
4) $20 Shopping Spree (Free Shipping) by DesignbySunzeri
5) $10 Shopping Spree (Free Shipping) by AyanaCreations

Multi Function Yarn Bag and Beanie

Notes from the artist :
It’s a yarn bag that doubles as a beanie!

I love this bag because it can serve so many purposes and is very bright and colorful. It would also make a fantastic Easter Egg bag for a child!

The green is appropriate for a St. Patrick’s day feature, and I’m very happy to share it with all of you!

French Beaded Orchids

Notes from the artist :
These are my phalaenopsis orchids, the first flowers I have ever made.

Orchids represent rare beauty, love, refinement, and long life. I made these orchids using the vintage art of French beading, in which thousands of seed beads are strung onto flexible wire and shaped into flower parts. These parts come to life when the are first bound together with floral tape and then with embroidery thread.

My inspiration and passion to make beaded flowers comes from real flowers and nature.

Peace dove cards

Notes from the artist :
These Gocco peace dove with peppermint background is a chace to spread the message of peace.

50% of the proceeds will go to charity Amnesty International USA.

About the charity:
“Amnesty International’s mission: To undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of our work to promote all human rights. ” – From Justgive.org

Custom Order Pet Portraits in Black and White

Notes from the artist :
Enzie Shahmiri is a professional portrait artist who creates realistic 2 dimensional looking portraits of people and pets. Her work has won awards and has been published.

To place your own order for a customized portrait visit http://artenzie.etsy.com

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An *8 x 10″ print on semi-glossy Sony photo paper, this print is signed by the artist…me.

I took the original photo in my front yard in the summer of 2007.

100% of the sale proceeds will be donated to Etsy for Charity (EFC) Charity of the Month.

St Pattys Concave Trashion Shamrock pop art earrings with red stripes

Notes from the artist :
What do you get when you combine an Irish holiday with a shamrock and empty mountain dew can? st patty’s pop art earrings!

These very dangly earrings are also lightweight made by hand from recycled aluminum soda pop cans by me and my dear husband and hung from Sterling Silver ear wires. The edges are lovingly filed for smoothness.

Dangling art with a social conscience!
What more could you ask for?

My Charity
For nearly 15 years I have directed an arts program at Patchwork Central in inner city Evansville, IN.

I enjoy making art with the children from the neighborhood, who often bring me cool items they find themselves in walking through our city’s streets. I like to feel I am helping to create a new generation of redeemers who will look at life in new creative ways.

10% of the proceeds form my shop goes to support free art programs for inner city kids at Patchwork Central. See http://www.patchwork.org for more information.