Locks of Love

Not very long ago I saw a little video on YouTube of a (about) 10 year old girl who cut her hair off to donate to charity for other children in need of hair due to Chemo or Alopecia, I was so touched by it that I decided that when I had the time for it I would have my hair cut so short that I could donate my hair.

Yesterday I finally did it, funny enough normally I would not easily cut off so much at once but for this reason it was very easy. There are several charities who make wigs for people in priority those who suffer from Alopecia as the hair does not grow back with that illness and secondly for people who loose their hair because of Chemo treatment.

It was so weird to see my hair like this, 35 cm (almost 14 inches) and 125 gram gone from my head and off to the USA, Florida, where I have never been even near but my hair will :)
I choose Locks of Love mainly as it is for children who need wigs and being a kid especially a teenager is already hard as it is so I think they need it more for their self confidence, but you can read here more about how to donate and more charities. Most accept dyed hair (not bleached), at least 8 inches long, check out the charities if you would like to help these kids or adults! So cut off those ponytails, it will grow back and there are about 8-10 people's hair needed for 1 wig so lots of hair needed! Just in the US 4.1 million people suffer from Alopecia and there is no treatment for it.

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 :)

The Season of Kindness

I am sure that all our readers remember our Etsy friend Sandra, who lost her husband almost a year ago.

Sandra has a hellish year behind her. Besides her grief she has encountered lots of ill will from the people that were supposed to stand by her.

Sandra and her little boy lived in an old farm house and used an other space as a workshop that both belonged to her husband and his siblings. It was accorded that she could stay there and pay the taxes and the upkeep.

A few weeks after her husband's death, they told her to vacate the workshop. She didn't protest and converted  the stable of the farm in a new workshop. She did most of the work herself, but still, she had to make expenses to do it that she could hardly afford.

And, of course, when that was done, they wanted her out of the house. They started a pestering campaign , cutting her phone, her electricity, when she had work in the kiln, etc.
She has resisted as much as she could, but the stress was too great and finally she caved in and has moved to a rented apartment.

Sandra is a very brave young woman, and in the middle of all those unsavory maneuvers, she never stopped working, making products to sell locally and on Etsy.

Despite her best efforts, she is really struggling financially.

Kindness should not be limited to this season. But it is the season of celebration, family warmth and joy, and the season to remember those who lack all that.

Sandra has a bunch of great new items in her shop. She has the most lovely Christmas ornaments for a price that most people can easily afford. And we all need Christmas ornaments, don't we? And presents for a bunch of relatives, right?

If every one that reads this would buy at least a small item from her shop, Sandra and her little boy would have a Christmas, maybe not happier, but at least a bit more carefree.

To thank you for your kindness, we will send one of our Christmas trees (in the color of the winner's choice) to one or more of the people who buys from her. We will lot a Christmas tree  for every fifty entries.
Leave the transaction nr. in your comment here (or contact us through Etsy if you like to keep it private) to enter the raffle to win a Sea Urchin Tree.

Please, spread the word among your friends and let's share the kindness.  It is the Season of Kindness.


P.S. We had written and planned this post for the weekend, but are posting it earlier because Sandra is in hospital since last Wednesday.
She has pleurisy, and they have put a chest tube in her back to expel air from the pleural space.
She will be home probably on Monday, but as you can imagine, the situation is even more dire now.
Please help if you can.

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 #12

Tomorrow will be the last day to buy tickets!
We are now at 820 tickets, the aim was 1000 so hopefully all you guys will share this raffle these last two days in hope that we will reach it!

Please see all the previous posts to see the amazing prizes that can be won and the reason for this raffle, buy a ticket to heaven and you might also win a prize :)

Here are the final 5 gorgeous prizes that can be won:

 Carved wooden leaf Barrette donated by theancientmuse

 Crochetted Collar donated by polixeni19

 Cat mask and tail set for Children donated by BHBKidstyle

 Vintage Penguin Salt and Pepper Shaker donated by SoYesterdaySoCool

Baltic Amber necklace donated by HeymesBalticAmber

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

Monday Moodboard Raffle Day #10

This week again some beautiful items from Sandra's shop!
Incase you don't want to join the raffle her Etsy shop is her only income and she can use all the sales she can get. Please check all the previous posts to see many more beautiful prizes and the cause of this raffle!
You can leave your moodboard here by clicking on the 'add link' button.


Please keep on sharing the raffle we really hope to reach the 1000 sales to give her a lighter future.
You can win extra raffle tickets by sharing this raffle any place possible.

Here are 5 more beautiful prizes that can be won by buying ticket(s).

 Knitted head band donated by warmandsoft

 Embroidered Fox plush donated by WoodlandTale

 Baby booties donated by Hopphopp

 Beaded bracelet set of 3 donated by selenedream

Dangle earrings donated by sianykitty

Raffle Day #9

We are having huge internet problems after a heavy storm during the night, so just a very quick update before the connection breaks again. We are at 720 tickets now!

Please check the previous posts to see how you can win gorgeous prizes and where the ticket money will be going to!

I'll somehow update you with new prizes tomorrow!

Raffle Day #8

We are almost at 700 tickets now, the target is a thousand tickets, so still 300 to go!

There have been some amazing promotions for Sandra on many sites, please also see this event site on Facebook for the raffle and invite your friends to it so that they can see it and hopefully will support it. Facebook has changed alot and sharing things is only seen by a few people but inviting them to the event will bring more people.

Each share brings something, and every ticket counts!

Please see the previous posts were this is all about, in short we are trying to collect money for Sandra who lost her husband just before Christmas. She has a little boy and now depends only on her income from her Etsy shop. She had a tough year with lots of extra expenses and less income so every dollar helps her and her son's future.

Thank you everyone who has been so generous with helping this cause, please keep on helping with spreading the word, it only takes a few minutes of your time, lets make this world a better place :)

To show our graditute for your sharing you can earn extra tickets by sharing on any social media site possible, each share really helps!

Here are 5 more beautiful prizes that can be won, the more tickets you buy the more chance you win one of these and the more help will go to Sandra.

 Leather Journal donated by MedievalJourney

 Knitted cowl donated by theYarnKitchen

 Polymer art necklace donated by JagnaB

 Hand drawn card donated by PaperAndPaintRocks

Leather and beaded bracelet donated by BijuBrill

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 #6

We are appoaching the 600 tickets, please keep on sharing the raffle!

Sandra has, beside her son, a reason to get out of bed and go in to the studio and is looking more hopeful to the future thanks to everyone who has helped her either through the raffle or buying from her shop, for that we want to thank you all once again! Despite her grief she is working hard to get all her supporters their packages which brings her both money and work to keep her occupied.

You might think that we already have raised alot of money, but please remember that she had a low income with alot of extra expenses the past year, and that she hasn't have any help beside her Etsy shop, making ends meet isn't easy as it is these days, so each and every ticket is very much needed.

Please see all the previous posts to see what this raffle is about and look at all the gorgeous prizes that can be won by buying a ticket.
You can win extra tickets by sharing this raffle on facebook, twitter and your blog!
If you do not want to buy tickets she has a gorgeous ceramic shop where I'm sure you'll find something for your taste or a perfect gift for someone else.

Here are 5 more beautiful donated prizes that can be won!

 Screen printed Tshirt donated by nikacollection

 Sea urchin ornament donated by GiftsandStars

 Teething necklace donated by EjaEjovna

 Hand sculpted and painted owl brooch donated by SeleneMini

Set of 5 cards donated by ilovecreatingcards

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