The Etsy Angel and the American Diabetes Association

Join the Etsy Angel's Street Team the entire month of September as we raise money for the American Diabetes Association. Your purchase from any of the shops listed below will help us donate to this wonderful organization that has been helping people for over 60 years.

Etsy Angel shops donating to the cause:

Sewinggranny : sewinggranny.etsy.com .....donating 10% of September sales
Sissysoap : sissysoap.etsy.com ....donating 10% of September Sales
Silkcreekgallery : silkcreekgallery.etsy.com ...donating 10% of jewelry Sales
Maranda : maranda.etsy.com/ ....donating 10% of card sales
Ozarknana : Ozarknana.etsy.com ...50% of every Etsy Angel's "Wise Owl" sale and 10% of all other September sales.
CblandCompany : cblandcompany.etsy.com ....20% of sales from my Charity section and 10% from all other September sales.
BeadedTail : BeadedTail.etsy.com ....donating 10% of September sales
craftsbychris : craftsbychris.etsy.com ....donating 10% of September sales
wildlifer78 : wildlifer78.etsy.com ....donating 15% of September Sales
scrapbookforever: scrapbookforever.etsy.com...donating 10% of September Sales
MountainEagleCrafter: mountaineaglecrafter.etsy.com... donating 15% of Gray items, 10% of remaining September sales
MamaJody54: mamajody54.etsy.com... donating 20% of September sales
MyMiniMocs: MyMiniMocs.etsy.com... donating 10% of September Sales
NovusArt: Novusart.etsy.com... donating 30% of September Sales
MerkabaJewelry: Merkabajewelry.etsy.com... donating 10% of September Sales
Tigerlilystudios: Tigerlilystudio.etsy.com... donating 10% of September Sales
PaperlanternPatterns: Paperlanternpatterns.etsy.com... donating 10% of September Sales


* "For more than 60 years, friends like you and the American Diabetes Association have made great progress in the fight against diabetes. Together, we can continue to make a difference in the lives of the 20.8 million children and adults in the US who suffer from this life-threatening disease. The generosity of our donors is vital as we continue our efforts to search for a cure, help people with diabetes, and invest in the health of future generations."

* "There are 23.6 million children and adults in the United States, or 7.8% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 17.9 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.7 million people (or nearly one quarter) are unaware that they have the disease. "

Below are some signs and symptoms of diabetes, if you have one or more of these symptoms please see your Doctor right away.

* Frequent urination
* Excessive thirst
* Extreme hunger
* Unusual weight loss
* Increased fatigue
* Irritability
* Blurry vision

You can prevent Type 2 Diabetes by eating healthy, being active, lowering your BMI and losing weight. For more information on Diabetes and for info on the American Diabetes Association please visit their website. http://www.diabetes.org/

Come and shop with the Etsy Angel's Street Team and help us help the American Diabetes Association!

* quoted material taken from the American Diabetes website*

There will be other Angels joining our cause and we hope other shops that would like to be Angel Helpers that will be added to our list ...we welcome anyone that will help this worthy cause~!

Lets get this event rolling...we will have special items such as the Wise Owl mascot Ozarknana is making for our event, we will be featuring treasuries and doing lots of promotions!

An Angel on the Front Page

Yes, we have slipped again...it has been awhile since we posted...I will try to do better and hope that some other angels will help me out!

Tonight I have 2 things I want to post about one leads to the other!

First off one of our Angels or rather 2 were featured on the front page treasury on Monday...Sissy Soaps that is a sister team...Maranda from Marandas cards and Michelle of Silkcreekgallery!

Michelle's shop features her jewelry and some of her husband's wrought iron work:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=17694

Maranda makes beautiful cards:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5064214

and their sister shop makes beautiful soaps and gift baskets:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5064214

While checking out some of the gadgets on Etsy I came across this one:
http://www.craftcult.com/vault.php?userid=&name=&pagenum=1&fm=&esn=&m=8&d=&st=1&ls=4490

And from it I was able to do this:


I am so proud of myself to figure this out...lol...it does not take much does it but then I am not very computer smart!

Way to go Girls for a beautiful front page feature and for a successful shop!

Yes, it has been forever since there was a post!!

Well....lets see where do we start...It has been forever since we have been here and posted...I will try to bring things up to speed..

Speaking of speed I have gotten high speed internet and as you can tell I am loving it...I have been blogging, posting, promoting and listing!! I also have been busy with consignment shops for the summer ...read all about it here:
http://monashandcraftedgiftsquilts.blogspot.com/2009/07/wow-my-consignment-shops-are-taking-off.html

Wildlifer....is busy at work and has a new schedule so does not have alot of time on the computer these days but is busy making new jewelry:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28241577

CBlandcompany...has closed her jewelry shop but is still busy with her bead shop and is getting ready for the Sturgis bike rally!

Ozarknana...has added some new items to her shop ....love her new totes:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28255024

Craftsbychris...has become a new aunt and is busy with family this summer as most of us are.

Beadedtail ...is still making and selling her beautiful creations for the benefit of the animals:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28206102

Silkcreekgallery is changing the direction of her shop and selling some vintage items as well as keeping busy with her soap shop with her sister Maranda:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25257951

Arriving angels is having some health issues and is not around much these days but she is trying to keep her shop up:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27829301

Cyn...our angel without a shop is still making beautiful treasuries and features the angels often and has been been very supportive of Slavkos family but promoting his shop to help them out...Way to go, Cynthia ...a true Angel!!

The rest of the angels have been MIA for a number of different reasons but will update on them in a later post...as do not have alot of information right now...

But we will all be back in full force to get ready for our September fundraiser...also Wild and Silk are trying to get our cookbook together...I believe they still need recipes from the Angels...lets get this one on the roll ladies... So if you have not sent in any recipes do so as soon as possible...

Drop back often as I hope to keep the blog updated more often....

Etsy Angels support the American Heart Association during the month of May

Why support the American Heart Association?

*Coronary heart disease is the #1 cause of death in the U.S.

*Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the U.S.

*Every 34 seconds a woman dies from heart disease

Pretty startling statistics. I hope that everyone takes the time to visit the American Heart Association website to learn more about the risk factors and symptoms of heart attack, which vary somewhat for women. It could save your life or the life of someone you love.

Instead of telling you more about the American Heart Association, which I hope everyone is already familiar with. I'd like to share my personal reasons for supporting the American Heart Association.

I was 15 years old and visiting my Grandma in the hospital. She was in the intensive care unit. At first they thought she had a severe case of the flu. My mom and I were visiting with my Grandma one minute and the next minute....

The heart monitor dropped to 7 beats per minute, the jagged line went flat, the alarm went off. Doctors and nurses rushed in with the crash cart just like you see on tv. They were able to revive her and put in a temporary pace maker, but she worsened the next couple of days and passed away. That was more than 25 years ago and I can still picture it in my head like it was yesterday.

At the time I was young and healthy. I didn't think much about heart health. It was an old people thing. That all changed when I became a mother. My 7 month old baby girl needed to have a Patent Ductus Arterious (PDA) repair. Her little lungs were congested with the backed up blood. Her fingernails had a bluish tint to them because the blood was not making its way to the very tips of her little fingers. Her heart was enlarged because it was working so much harder to try to keep the blood pumped through her body.


My daughter a few days after heart surgery.

Surgery went well. Immediately blood flow was back to normal, and within a short time her lungs cleared up and within a year or so her heart was back to normal size. Due to advances in medical treatment they were able to repair her heart through an incision between her ribs instead of going through her chest.


My daughter after she was home from the hospital.

Today she is a perfectly healthy young woman who is going to be a mother herself. She is my personal poster child for supporting heart health.


A recent photo of my daughter with my youngest son.


Participating Etsy Angel shops will be donating a percentage of their May sales to the American Heart Association. Please check out the Etsy forum thread for a list of participating shops.

Etsy Angels Spring Bunny Hop! Come join us for chat, fun and prizes!

The Angels had another successful fun event....THE BUNNY HOP....we had a few angels involved but were missing many! Lots of fun, chatter and prizes! The games were lots of fun except for those of us with dial up...lol...never did get through all the shops!

Thanks to all who took part and that donated prizes.

Boohoo...I did not win one prize...lol...that is ok..next time I plan on cleaning up so look out angels...

Here are the games and the winners!

Bunny Hop Saturday, April 25******************************************

♥ Wildlifer: Scavenger Egg Hunt. 14 eggs have been hidden in Etsy Angels Shops. *1st Place - $10 GC to Wildlifer's Shop AND $10 GC to BeadznStonezSupplies Shop!
2nd Place - Special prize from OzarkNana!
****** 1st Place WINNER IS: Annie******
****** 2nd Place WINNER IS: Belle (I'm assuming Marianne)

♥ SewHappy is doing a jelly bean guess. First correct guess, or closest guess wins a matching kitchen towel and potholder set from SewHappy!
******WINNER IS Scrapbookforever*****

♥ SewingGranny: Scavenger Hunt In Angel (Eangteam) shops
You will be looking for 8 different items in 8 different shops....2 prizes a set of potholders or a baby bib!
*****WINNERS ARE CBLANDCOMPANY AND BEADEDTAIL...thanks for playing****

♥ Sissy Soap has hidden an *Etsy Angels Rock* in one of the listings. The prize will be a small gift set in your choice of scent.
******WINNER IS Sharla*************

♥ Tigerlily Studio with have a Signs Of Spring scavenger hunt with 2 prizes TBA
******WINNER IS Bellebeads and CBlandcompany

♥ Addy (Belle) will be doing a number game...TBA :O)
******WINNER IS TIGERLILYSTUDIOS*******

♥ Mini is doing a "Feed the Bunny Carrot Search" game!
******WINNER IS TIGER, Belle, and Beaded*******

♥ silkcreek will have a wrought iron hook as a prize. This will be given to someone on a certain post number.
******WINNER IS Belle******

♥ BeadedTail will be having a Number Post door prize. Be the first to post at her pre-determined post number and win a prize donated by ScrapbookForever.
******WINNER IS Wildlifer*******


We went looking for eggs that looked like the first picture above for Wildlifers game.

Sissysoaps had us looking for Angel Rocks...lol...all went looking in pictures when it was in the listing description:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23887529

Tigerlilystudios had us looking for some signs of spring in her shop like the dandelions in this listing:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=24160288

Myminimocs had us looking for carrots...I did not find one...sorry mymini!

Sewhappy had us guessing the jelly beans...lol...I was way off!

Our next event will be the May Charity event....American Heart Foundation...some Angels are getting ready for it now.

I have a section started that is dedicated to it:
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5192730§ion_id=6093378

Hope to see all the Angels there!!!

Bunny Hop Jelly Bean Guess by SewHappy!

BUNNY HOP JELLY BEAN GUESS

Hey Angels!

SewHappy has created a fun guessing game for us for the Bunny Hop!

Below is a picture of a jar of jelly beans.


Take a stab at how many jelly beans are in the jar and win a gorgeous matching kitchen towel and potholder set made by SewHappy!





















Some reference info: Jar is 5 inches tall, and 15 inches in circumference.

*One guess per Angel. Please send your guess to SewHappy via Etsy convo, www.sewhappydesigns.etsy.com by 12-noon on Saturday, April 25th.

Angel having the correct guess, or closest guess will be announced on Saturday night!

Good Luck

~Cindy

Did I Hear You Say "5 More Please"?

well since trouble didn't find me last time i thought i'd push my luck again... here's some wonderful goodness from the next 5 Sweet Angels on our Angels List

Plum Crazy Bracelet by CraftsByChris

ACEO "Rock Garden" Limited Edition Print by BCArtwerk

Handknit Pure White Dishcloth Set by MountainEagleCrafter

Blue Jean Bauble Earrings by SilverCrystalJewelry

Jewel Tone Paisley Organic Lavender Dream Pillow by TigerlilyStudios

Our Sweet Angel from SatinPetalSoap is taking a little break and we wish her the best and can't wait for more yummy goodness from her shop!!!