Craft Hope for Haiti
Hi friends,
In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, I have watched in awe as crafters around the world have sprung into action, doing what they can to help the Haitian people. Last week I posted about Knitters Without Borders and their fund-raising efforts in aid of Doctors Without Borders. At last count, they had raised about $234,000 – just since last Wednesday. (My donation feels like a drop in that bucket...but that's all it takes: many, many drops.)
The women behind the website Craft Hope are at the helm of another fund-raising effort: the Craft Hope for Haiti Etsy store. They are accepting donations of handcrafted goods, which are then listed in the shop; the purchase price goes directly to support Doctors Without Borders. So far they have raised close to $10,000.
The Craft Hope for Haiti shop has everything from downloadable quilt patterns, to soft toys, to jewelry and accessories, to art prints (and much more besides) – and they're accepting donations through tomorrow. Go here to learn more about how to make a donation. If you're not crafty, or you can't make the deadline, or you just have some shopping to do...you can help by making a purchase.
In addition, two Canadian knitting designers will be donating the proceeds from their pattern sales in the month of January to Doctors Without Borders: Glenna of Knitting to Stay Sane (buy here; Ravelry store link) and Kim McBrien of Indigo Dragonfly (Ravelry store link). If you or someone you know is doing something similar, please leave a link in the comments.
I hope you'll go have a look.
See you tomorrow.
January 19th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
I am so proud of all of these people who have been donating to various relief efforts! I personally know a couple of people who donated to the Craft Hope for Haiti Etsy shop, and it really warms my heart!
I posted about the Craft Hope for Haiti shop a couple of days ago; thank you for posting these links here so that others can follow them!
January 19th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
What a great blog post and what a great blog! Just came across this threw Twitter and have now spent over a hour reading your past posts. I'm a wannabe-crafter and I'm always looking to be inspirired. I think I found my inspiration.
January 21st, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Aren't these women amazing? It's such a great shop with fabulous items! I was so thrilled to be able to participate by donating an item, but that was the easy part! I couldn't even begin to imagine all of the work it takes behind the scenes to keep things running smoothly!
January 27th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Thanks for the link!