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Dawn is a dear friend of mine who makes the most beautiful art. I remember looking over her flickr stream a few years ago and wanting so bad to be her friend because she is so wonderful in so many ways. She has given me so much encouragement and love; and I want to be able to give her something back for all the times she heartened me. In her own words:

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This piece was created with thoughts of Valentine’s Day. I did not have anyone in mind for this piece, meaning there is no one who is waiting to receive it. So, it will need a home to go to.

I would like to offer this piece to that one person who can inspire me and give me hope for the future.

Being an environmentalist I am constantly reminded of what lies ahead for us and the environment and I can start to feel the great disconnection people have with nature, with themselves and even with the people they love, and I feel hopeless. Share with me your thoughts of what it means for you to get out and enjoy your surroundings (by yourself or with family/friends).

Please give me hope.

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Be that someone special, and pass on some hope to dear Dawn. I know it will mean a lot to me if you did.

Milly of Cutiepie Company alerted me to this news: Two ladies over at periodicstyle.blogspot.com are doing a fund-raising event to help fund for Rusty the dog’s cataract surgery. I have a soft spot for animals in need, so I thought I should pass this on. From Milly:

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“She hopes to be able to have a fundraising giveaway on the blog and is looking for etsy and indie designers to donate some of their goods in exchange for being featured on their blog and knowing you helped Rusty the dog see.

So basically a bunch of us etsy sellers responded, and what we are doing is donating an item from each of our shops. Every day there are one or two items listed on the blog. It is free to enter, all one has to do is leave a comment. there is also a link for making a donation to Rusty’s fund, and every donation earns extra entries into the giveaway. So far there are 10 giveaways going on, all of which end on friday.

So basically, I thought it would be wonderful to get some more exposure for this. Hopefully it will help raise money for Rusty. Readers enter simply by commenting on their favorite item from each shop.”

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{Thanks Milly! (she contributed this lovely gocco print for the cause.}

A few months ago the awesome Reuben invited me to become a contributor to his lovely site called Share Some Candy (or SSC for short). The site is a curated collective of inspiring design finds and art which includes finds that are universally inspiring, beautiful and thought provoking. It was a beautiful idea and simple in execution, and somehow along the way I lost all touch with it (this happened), but I was so glad to have found it again a few weeks ago.

I’m now contributing to the eye candy almost everyday because it can get really addictive! There’s the lovely Yael Miller, the fabulous Erin of Design for Mankind, Yuri Majic, Jan Leenders and now there’s me! I’m so honored to be among these talented bloggers — thank you Reuben!