Thank you!

First of all I want to thank everyone who supported Sandra these past few days, she so much needed it. Our giveaway has come to an end, but any purchase will still be greatly appreciated by her, she has a lot of beautiful items in her shop so be sure to remember her when you need a gift.

She was supposed to be released yesterday from the hospital, but unfortunately she will be there a little longer. I got a message from her cousin telling that she is doing well but that her clinical status is not completely solved yet. Hopefully with all your help she will have a big smile on her face once she arrives home (hopefully in a few days).

And here is the randomly picked winner from our giveaway:

~~HEYME~~

Please contact me for your address and to let me know in which color you want your tree :)

Last Raffle Day!

We are now announcing the last 24 hours to buy raffle tickets, we are at 871 tickets at this moment, only 129 tickets to go for our target, we can make it!

UPDATE: Last 18 hours, and only 104 tickets left to reach the 1000!!

UPDATE 2: 14 hours to go, and we are at 913 tickets!

UPDATE 3: Will wait 2-3 hours, only 62 tickets to go!

UPDATE 4: Closing the tickets sales now, we got 960 tickets!
Winners will be announced later today.

Please everyone who reads this, share and share again, lets make it happen at this last day!
Every dollar helps Sandra and her son's future, to pay her debts after a year of health expenses, and unfortunatly her husbands funeral. Everyone's help has brought some more light to Sandra's dark days and for that I want to thank you all.

I will update this post throughout the day, here are all the gorgeous prizes once again, there will be 55 winners, you can be one of them by buying a ticket or more, thank you!

Raffle Day #11

Many people have been offering more items to donate for the raffle, thank you all so much!
We will not be postponing the deadline of the raffle so won't be needing any more items, but can use all the ticket sales we can get for Sandra.

Thursday will be the last day to buy tickets, after that we will be closing the ticket sales, send the money to Sandra and of course randomly pick 55 winners, we will announce the winners on Friday!

Please see the previous posts for all the amazing prizes that can be won and the cause for this raffle.

In short Sandra lost her husband just before Christmas and after almost a year with little income and big expenses she and her little boy are now completly depended on her Etsy store. Incase you don't want to join the raffle her shop is full with gorgeous ceramic pieces. Also sharing this raffle at any social site is highly welcome and appreciated, we wouldn't have been able to sell almost 800 tickets if we hadn't got all your help, so thank you again! To show our appreciation you can win extra tickets by sharing the raffle!

Here are 5 more beautiful prizes that you can win!

 Hobbit Art print donated by ucuspucus

Knitted Textile bracelet donated by ylleanna

Polymer clay necklace donated by aplusdesignnn

 Teething textile necklace donated by Simplyacircle

Romantic beaded bracelet donated by missbabacilu

Raffle Day #7

Only a few days left to buy tickets, I'm sure you have been spamming all your friends and family members with the raffle, but please spam them some more :)
We are now at 620 tickets, and you still haven't seen all the amazing prizes that can be won, there will be 55 winners, so you have a big chance to win something!

Please check the previous posts to see what this raffle is about, in short we are collecting money for Sandra, who lost her husband to cancer, and her little boy. This money will help her alot as she had  little income and extra expenses during her husbands illness, so please buy as many tickets as you can or buy from her beautiful shop which is her only income.

You can win extra tickets when sharing this raffle on your facebook page, twitter, tumblr, pinterest and blog etc, here are several links for easy sharing.
For facebook: this post
For tumblr: this and this post
For pinterest: this post and this post
For polyvore: this and this post

Spread the word any way you can, the sadness of loosing your loved one is already painful enough without financial problems!

Here are 5 more beautiful items all generously donated:

 Nickel Silver tree ring donated by Mirma

 Handwoven Silk unisex scarf donated by mammamiaeme

 Sterling silver bird necklace donated by serpilguneysudesigns

 Romantic heart home decor piece donated by mapano

Knitted bracelet bangle donated by kadabros

Raffle Day #5

More then 500 tickets sold!!

This is such great news. It is good for Sandra and good for us as well to see the kindness of people. There is so much evil in the world that we tend to forget the good.

Many people have bought items from Sandra's shop and she is working very hard. Also, for the first time since her nightmare began she wrote yesterday in her blog azuleterra, explaining a bit of what she has gone through.
How she held on the hope that her husband would make it. You know, he is young, he has a family to fight for, he will pull through. And when he died, five weeks ago, she just collapsed.

Life can be so hard, people. This is one of their last pictures as a family together, look at that gorgeous little boy.

 

As you can see in the previous posts we are having a raffle to collect money for the young widow and her little son, if you don't want to buy a ticket Sandra's Etsy shop is her only income and she can use all the sales she can get.

You can win additional tickets by sharing the raffle on your Facebook page, twitter or blog, spread the love!

Here are 5 more beautiful donated items which can be won by buying tickets, buy as many as your budget allows, all the money will be going to the mother and little boy to help them through the first though times and catch up with the hard times they have had.

 Hand knitted unisex scarf donated by foldi

 Bird Necklace donated by JujuTreasures

 Art print donated by LouiseArtStudio

 Quilted coasters donated by PatchworkMill

Unisex Computer Keychain donated by ReComputing

Raffle Day #4

We are very happy with the results of the raffle thus far: four hundred tickets sold!!

You are lovely, lovely people.

We have had comments (and help!) from people that have lived similar tragedies, people with loved ones fighting cancer, people in similarly precarious work situations. All  these persons tells us how very important financial help is. It is not very romantic to talk about money in a mourning situation, but everyone of us needs money, and the lack of it on top of the suffering is enough to get a person paralyzed and clueless.

More good news is that many, many people have bought items from Sandra's shop. Her shop is blooming !!
Sandra was briefly in her team forum yesterday and this is what she wrote:

''...And today for the first time I went to the studio and started working with the passion that I always had, I confess I am quite lost, but you guys gave me the strength to get up in the morning and go to the studio, thank you for everything.
I am so amazed at all that I've walked a few miles out of a 3 meters studio.''

And the strength to work is just what she needs to find her footing and confidence in her capacity as only breadwinner.

Did I tell you that you are all lovely people? Very. Lovely. People.

You can see what this raffle is all about in the previous posts, in short Sandra lost her husband to cancer, and after already months of less income and more expenses she really needs all the help that she can get! Please purchase as many raffle tickets as your budget allows or if you do not want to particiape in the raffle her shop has gorgeous ceramic pieces and is her only income, she has a little boy of 5 years old.
You can earn extra tickets by sharing the raffle on Facebook, twitter and on your blog.
The Paypal page comes for some reason up in Turkish, the language changes once you have chosen your own country.

Here are 5 more of gorgeous items all generously donated for the raffle, the more tickets you buy the more opportunity to win one of these!

 Art print donated by Mysoulfly

 Baby booties donated by SasasHandcrafts

 Fabric and crochetted statement necklace donated by rRradionica

 Gold plated sterling silver stud earrings donated by meltemsem

Ceramic Valentine's plate donated by Ceraminic

Monday Moodboard Raffle Day #3

I'm very happy about how the tickets are going, we are close to 200 tickets now and hopefully many more will sell so that Sandra can stick her head out of the water. This week's moodboard is entirely made with Sandra's items, her shop Azulado is her only income so if you don't want to play in the raffle it is now the perfect time to buy something from her shop!
It would be great if you can also promote both her shop and this raffle on your blog to spread the word!

Please see the previous posts to see what this is all about, in short we are trying to raise money for Sandra who just recently lost her husband to cancer, and her little boy.
More then 50 prizes are donated for this raffle to win, everyday 5 new prizes are shown here on the blog, to be able to win simply purchase as many tickets as you can, all money will be going to Sandra and you might win one of the amazing gifts. You can win extra tickets by sharing the raffle on your blog, twitter or facebook to help us spreading the word.

p.s. I heard that the button brings you to Paypal in Turkish, if you are not familiar with Paypal this might be a bit confusing, so if you need help let us know!

This week not only (either normal or about Sandra) monday moodboards but also normal blogposts about Sandra can be linked, just simply leave your link by clicking on the 'add your link' button so we can all see how we are spreading the love together!
And here are the next 5 amazing gifts that can be won by buying tickets, the more tickets you buy the more help for Sandra and more luck to you for beeing able to win one of these wonderful items!

 Ceramic Lilypad coasters donated by damsontreepottery

 3 bookmarks with vintage images donated by marinaswishes 

 Polymer clay statement necklace donated by HunkiiDorii

 Set of 6 giftbags donated by PaperWhispers

Handmade lampwork beads donated by  CandanImrak

Raffle Day #2

First of all, we want to thank you all for your kindness, your support and encouragement.

140 tickets have already been sold. We aim (hope!) to sell a thousand in these 10 days.

And you know what? It has been raining cats and dogs here for days, but yesterday afternoon the sun broke through the clouds and we saw this amazing huge rainbow in the sky. We could clearly see all its colors. And a bit later ... a second one on top! A double rainbow is very, very rare, I hope that you can see it in the pictures.

We took it to be a good omen of hope for Sandra and her little boy.

I want to share with you a comment that we got here yesterday and found specially moving:

'I was widowed with a one year old daughter exactly five years ago this week. One of the things that helped me get through that awful first year was simply the cash that strangers/colleagues/friends gave me. I don't know if anyone who hasn't been through it can imagine the financial burden losing a loved one places on a family, but it's enormous and long term. '

We can't indeed, imagine the anguish and despair you went through, Sasha. Hugs and many thanks.
It is good to be reminded of what it is from somebody that has lived the same tragedy.

We can not take away Sandra's pain, but we can take take away some of her worries.

Please see the previous post if you don't know what this is all about, there are more then 50 prizes worth more then 2000$ to win, all money from the tickets will go to Sandra and her son.
You can win free tickets by sharing this raffle on your blog, twitter or facebook, the more the merrier. If you don't want to participate in the raffle but would like to help Sandra she sells amazing ceramic pieces which is her only income at Azulado.

Here are 5 more prizes for the raffle, check back every day to see the many more amazing donated gifts!

 Children's hat donated by yellOkids

 Lover's mittens donated by SOLObyME

 Screen printed serving tray donated by Birribe

 Steampunk Brooch donated by HelgaYutt

 Hand felted bag donated by kadabros