7000 Bracelets For Hope Blog Hop

 

Lori Anderson of Pretty Things and Bead Soup fame has a new, very easy, blog hop sign-up going on: 

7000 Bracelets For Hope 

 

In Lori's words:

To join the hop, you need to make ONE (just one) bracelet in an adult size in a denim/blue jeans-inspired theme.  Basically, any blue bead will do!  The bracelets will be sent to  The Global Genes Project, an advocacy group who launched "7000 Bracelets for Hope", a children's rare disease campaign.  The bracelets are given to one of 7,000 families having children with rare diseases to show them love and support.

 

Sign-ups end tomorrow,

April 5th, at midnight

so hurry on over to Pretty Things for all the details and join in!

"Art For A Cause" Treasury

I just found out that beadcandi has included my "HOPE" etched copper crosses in their "Art For A Cause" treasury:

Breast cancer awareness is a cause that is near and dear to my heart, and 100% of the proceeds from the sale of these crosses go directly to my local chapter.  I've also included free shipping on them, so go out and check them out in my store, and give the other generous artists in this great treasury a look as well.

Thank You For Giving The Gift Of HOPE

While walking in the park, a child came upon a cocoon that obviously had a butterfly struggling to get out. The child felt sorry for the butterfly, and helped it to break free from the cocoon. As she watched the newly freed butterfly, expecting it to take flight, she noticed that its wings were not strong enough to lift itself off of the branch. You see, the butterfly’s ability to fly comes from the strength that is built during the struggle to free itself from the cocoon.

Just as it is true with the butterfly, it is also true for people: without the struggle, we cannot grow stronger. We cannot always choose the condition of our adversities, but we can choose to engage in the struggle. In doing so, we sustain hope in the knowledge that we will emerge stronger than we were when we began.

HOPE is what gives us the strength to fly.

I wanted to send out a big THANK YOU to everyone who has purchased one of my etched copper crosses in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.  Because of your support, I have sold 15 crosses and was able to send a $225 check to my local Breast Cancer Awareness chapter.

If you would like to support this wonderful cause, the crosses are still available in my Etsy store for $15 each, shipping included.

Again, thank you so very much!